The main object of this project to trace men to their ancestors to Scotland or Ireland, find cousins, determine family location and movement, determine if they are descended from Somerled in their purely paternal line, and determine clan branch or cadet line. <br><br>A second objective is to obtain reference point information from persons with known lineages willing to share their crucially important information for the benefit of other Clan families. Those persons may also wish to confirm or clarify written sources concerning their lines. <br><br>Non-MacDonald name participants (any spelling) should have some belief that their ancestor originated in historic Clan Donald lands: i.e. the western Highlands of Scotland including Kintyre to Ross, the Inner or Outer Hebrides, or Ulster or Leinster in Ireland or County Derry. <br><br>Our focus in determining “relatedness” is during the period from 1300 (the major growth of the Lordship) until 1750 when the Clan began to emigrate.

This surname project is open to all males with the McReynolds name or any spelling variation. The purpose of this project is to help determine the relationship, through Y-DNA testing of all individuals participating, to a common ancestor.

Updated 14 September 2024. The Big Y 700 is our test of choice for males. Scottish Clans - DNA research on Scottish Clans and Families. PLEASE do NOT join us if your name does not appear in the Surname list! https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/scotclans/surnames If your name is not listed, do not be surprised if you are removed from the project.

Updated 14 September 2024. The Big Y 700 is our test of choice for males. We do ask that ALL who join the project be of actual Scots-Irish ancestry. In your application to join please describe how you meet this criteria. This is a Y chromosome project so men only test. Ladies may participate by proxy (have a male relative take the test. The majority of the Scots-Irish are of Ulster Scots ancestry. Generally speaking there were three migrations of Scots into Ulster; these are 1)Scottish Lowland settlers to Ulster during the Plantation of Ulster (1610-1700), 2) Highland Scots that migrated to northern Ireland in the 1500s, and 3) Gallóglaigh Scots that migrated to Ireland circa 1300 to 1400. There are other families that identify as Scots-Irish that are native Irish, Manx, and Border English, but married into and are part of Scots-Irish society.

The project was split into Y-DNA and mtDNA projects in Spring 2016. <b>Project goals • Provide a database of Scottish yDNA test results useful for personal and academic research • Encourage participants to join a surname, clan or family and relevant haplogroup project • Enable participants to identify their ancestral origins and make connections with their genetic kin • Explore interrelationships between clans and families • To provide education and information on genetic genealogy and Scottish family history research Visit our blog for news or information about the project: http://scottishdna.blogspot.com <p> We advise all participants to join an appropriate surname, clan, family or haplogroup project as the best way to find genetic matches. The <b>Scottish Y-DNA Project</b> aims to support and promote the best possible participation of these projects.