MacNeil

Have you searched for those names on Scotland's People site? If not, I recommend starting there.

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Hi, it's interesting that you mention Jamaica as my 4xgreat grandfather William MacNeill (b. abt. 1767), also spent time in Jamaica as part of his trade links with the West Indies. He was a merchant based in Glasgow, and later purchased Hayfield Estate on Loch Awe, but was buried on Islay, so I suspect that's where he came from. I have discovered that his mother's name was Flora, but am keen to trace his parents and any siblings. I'll check GedMatch to see if we're a match.

Paul McNeil, email me! write.mari@gmail.com

S F McNeil it shows us matching at a distance of 4. My McNeill family first started being recorded in 1739 in Augusta Co Va.

Hi, I have a Rachel Tipton on my match list as a 3-5th cousin. Know idea the connection, however am looking for my grandfather - James Donald Macneill. You can reach me at seanmacneill@bellaliant.net

If you are a descendant of Neill McNeill I'd imagine your haplogroup is I-M253? Do you match anyone in this project? Do you match anyone in the Torquil MacNeill/Taynish group?

I would definitely test A17052 given it's position in the tree. Jura is not out of the question, it is right between Colonsay and Gigha and I'm sure as the population of MacNeills grew in Argyll they dispersed and spread out to other areas too. Perhaps your search is progressing past your brickwall? That's some good news!

That I'm not too sure of. The naming pattern doesn't line up. I have Neil as Jonathan's father. But none of the descendants are named Neil. On any of the lines. I have found descendants from 2 of Jonathan's brothers and even in their lines there isn't any Neil's. Thomas, James, John and Jonathan are in all 3 lines. Those 4 names have been carried down 5 or more generations in every descending line. As for the female names only Margaret and Mary has been carried down. That is what has me stumped.

Warren there is an Isle of Jura project at FTDNA https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/diurach/about

Alasdair Macdonald I thank you very much. As it is now I do not have a DNA connection to Isle of Jura. I have only taken the Y37 and my connection is to Northern Ireland. But I would love to join to see if there may be a possible connection.

I'm IN18542 you are one of my closest relatives on here. I recently found out that I had Y-DNA Haplogroup R-L21 but not sure what that means.

N30638 from Northern Ireland, I'd like to contact you as we are very similar with the same Haplogroup and almost identical DNA

Malcolm, it isn't a big joke. Unforeseen results can come from non-paternal events, adoptions, improperly linked paper trail information, etc. Do you match other I-M253 MacNeils? I'm also in the I-M253 haplogroup. It should also be pointed out that Vince could still be related, just not through your direct paternal line. Y-DNA and autosomal DNA are two very different things and shouldn't be confused.

this is Malcolms mother who paid for and monitors all my MacNeil children's results from FTDNA and some of Malcolms results and mine are kind of "screwed Up " and I did my MTDNA also, I have nieces on my maternal line that have some of the exact MacNeil/McNeil matches as do my children, so obviously, my mother's line is intermarried with my husbands line.. and since I did Malcolm's Y DNA it keeps saying "give us more money " basically " and we will test more faulty areas...and then there is the other Viking groups that are saying I M253 is a very rare Viking Type..give us money also.. I go back so far on my "predicted origins" I am as old as the earth..I myself would never buy anything but the Basic Family finder if I was to do any of the 8 family people i have bought tests for..My daughter matches "many" of the MacNeil/McNeils in her fathers line. and My husbands mother also has MacNeil marriages in hers..There have been MacNeil/McNeil cousins marrying, as did my husbands 2 cousins married McNeils.so there you go, intermarrying fairly close.. I did try Ancestry for Fun and it is a bigger money grab and took my cousins and myself info from our Trees with Family search, and Ancestry wants me to pay money to complete my tree with them, when they got my information for free!! as far as I am concerned FTDNA is one of he better ones to use, but they too are not without faults.. Gedmatch seems to be "more on" with origins. we are related to a "Smith" in USA who had 40 wives, so do the math..

Justin McNeill. again from Malcolm's mother, our MacNeils are related to Vince MacNeil.. we found this out years ago..when he started doing the research..and we have Faulkners on my maternal line..

Gary, did you ever find your ancestors? Mine also came to PEI, though from Barra. And to complicate things, we are Gillises, not MacNeils, though I can confirm my haplogroup being derived from there. There is a certain lack of information on the PEI Gillis; not sure if same for the MacNeils, but reach out if you'd like some resources. I do also have MacNeils in PEI as distant ancestors.