Kelly McDonald
Honor Code SignatorySigned 6 Aug 2016 | 802 contributions | 38 thank-yous | 517 connections
My tree here is far from complete, and may have some errors. A more current and expansive version (but always a work in progress - never trust an entry without sources) is here: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/102313594/family/pedigree?cfpid=220015170832. I'm always happy to hear from cousins & will try to get back to you as soon as possible.
My paternal line, McDonald, goes back to Kilkenny, Ireland and to Skye, Scotland before that. This is my greatest interest, and the most challenging (of course). We are somewhat unique among McDonalds in that we are I haplogroup, not descended from Somerled but from a Gillespie family that were his contemporaries. I encourage all McDonald men to have their Y-DNA tested at FTDNA.com, and would love to hear from any McDonald descendants.
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