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McDaniel/McDonald Genealogy. |
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McDaniel, another form of McDonald, mainly found in the American South, where the two names were almost completely interchangable. Derived from: Gaelic MacDohomhnuill - "son of Donald (world ruler)". Angus Mor MacDonald, son of Donald MacRanald MacSomerled, was first of the name. Originally the title of the Lords of the Isles, in the 16th cen. it started being used as a last name by those who could claim to be a "son of Donald". The MacDonnell & MacConnell spellings are mostly found in Clan Donald SOUTH, while MacDonell is mainly GLENGARRY, but more anciently KEPPOCH. The MacDaniel derivations are not territorial but are simply due to "free" spelling by clerks, census takers, ships captains, etc., particularly in the American South. There is absolutely no difference in Mac, Mc or even M', and any of these spellings, even with a big D or a little d, may be found today in any of our main branches. |
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Haplogroup I is a branch of haplogroup F*. According to current theories, Haplogroup I first arrived in Europe around 20,000-25,000 years ago from the Middle East. It is believed to be associated with the Gravettian culture. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravettian Currently four subclades of I2a2 - Isles have been identified.
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South Pacific Region
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Clan Donald is one of the oldest, and probably the largest and most famous of all the Highland clans. Its Celtic heritage goes back into antiquity, beyond the 6th Century AD, to the great clans in what today is Ireland, Conn of the 100 Battles, Cairfre Raida, founder of Dal Raida in Antrim, Eire, and Colla Uathais. Our Viking heritage goes back to Ingiald "Ill-Ruler" and Olaf "Tree-Hewer" in 7th Century Sweden and Norway. All of these traditional blood lines came together in the 12th Century Somerled MacGillebride MacGilladamnan, the historic founder of Clann Domhnaill. Our ancestors were regarded as the heads of the ancient race of Conn, and the lineal heirs of the kings of the Dalriadic Scots. |
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| Seeking the parents of Benjamin McDaniel (McDonald) and Susannah Hughes. They were married 23 June 1799 in Lousia County VA. I can find no record of either of them before that date. |
Albert Russell McDaniel |
Robert Alexander McDaniel & Emma (Lipp) McDaniel |
and Stephen age 2 |
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Henrici Hamaker, born 1650, Werkhausen, Rhine Valley Germany.
Thomas Farmer, born bet. 1586 - 1594, England. Immigrated to Virginia 1616
Nicholaus Jahraus, born 1672, Wilferdingen Germany
Rudolf Von Tschudi, born abt 898, Canton Glarus, Switzerland Robert Bowyer, born abt 1500, Chichester,Sussex England
John Hurlbatt, born abt 1457, Farnham England
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