Member Count
30
Email
Contact Group Administrator
Description
This is a project to study the DNA origins of Clan Lennie and those with similar sounding surnames. Anyone with a surname etymology that is possibly derived from Mac an Làmhaich( Lennie of that Ilk ) or O'Lainidh,O'Lainne( the blade of the sword ) are encouraged to participate. Other possibilities include Mac Giolla Choinnigh ( MacElhenny, MacIlKenny), O'Laighin( O'Leyne ) or O'Dubhshlaine ( Delany, De Lany, Laney ).
According to the tradition of the Leny family, it long held possession of it's lands in Stirlingshire by the preservation of a sword with which it's ancestor first acquired them. Whoever had the custody of this weapon and a tooth of St. Fillan was presumed to have a right to the estate.
Although the name Leny/Lennie is generally supposed in Scotland to come from the Gaelic leanaidh meaning "wet meadows" - and as such it appears else where in the country as a place name - the symbolic significance of the sword amongst Gilleasbuig Mor's descendants in Scotland suggests that it may in fact derive from lann or lainne meaning "the blade of a sword".
The Leny lands eventually, were passed to Buchanans through marriage to a de Lany heiress.
Requirements
A Surname Project traces members of a family that share a common surname. They are of the most interest in cultures where surnames are passed on from father to son like the Y-Chromosome. This project is for males taking a Y-Chromosome DNA (Y-DNA) test. Thus, the individual who tests must be a male who wants to check his direct paternal line (father's father's father's...) with a Y-DNA12, Y-DNA37, Y-DNA67, or Y-DNA111 test and who has one of the surnames listed for the project. Females do not carry their father's Y-DNA. Females who would like to check their father's direct paternal line can have a male relative with his surname order a Y-DNA test. Females can also order an mtDNA test for themselves such as the mtDNAPlus test or the mtFullSequence test and participate in an mtDNA project. Both men and women may take our autosomal Family Finder test to discover recent relationships across all family lines.
Surnames In This Project
Clenney, Clenny, de Lany, Gillespie, Lane, Laney, Layne, Lennie, Lenny, Leny, MacColmin, MacGilbile, MacLenny, MacMaoldonich, MacMillan, Maoldonich, McClenny, McColmin, McGilbile, McLehaney, McLenny, McMaoldonich, McMillan