Odd coincidence

Canadian Livingstone · Fri Mar 30, 2007 3:35 am

There was a time a year or more ago. You can actually search rhe forum for this one. A time when I speculated that John McMolmore VcKevir the Baron recorded at the

Kyle2 MacLea · Post by **Kyle2 MacLea** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 3:01 pm

There is definitely, I think, some possibility we have acknowledged for crosstalk between MacAulay / McOnLea / and even MacKinlay, given the evolution of our name. Also interesting to note that two of my DNA matches are McColly and McCauley, of no known origin (all USA).

Kyle2 MacLea · Post by **Kyle2 MacLea** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 6:33 pm

It seems like it would be a good idea to look into the history of these (MacAulay and MacKinlay) tartans a little bit too, if anyone knows anything about them. Kyle=

Canadian Livingstone · Fri Mar 30, 2007 7:14 pm

Hi Kyle, I dont know what to think about these other remote highland Macleays connected with Mackenzies or Macauleys or Mckinleys. There is some body of evidence provided by published clan historians that Macauleys and McKinleys are not a part of our clan history. THese other MacLeays connected with Clan Mackenzie I am not so certain that they are not some sort of ancient strays that were at one time part of our clan group. Isnt there some reference to this branch of the clan in the McLea history document of 1743? It would be interesting to hear Niall's take on these MacLeays. We know that there was a large influx of Scots into Antrim, my mother whose maiden name was Bryson is an

Hamish Mcleay · Post by **Hamish Mcleay** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 9:27 pm

Mckenzie / Mclea connection through , Strathconnon Mcleas Rosshire . Apparently Mckenzies married mclea daughter and took over land / title . Not too clear have sketchy memory and going off for a week but definately big connection between two fomilies in Dingwall area.

Andrew Lancaster4 · Post by **Andrew Lancaster4** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 12:48 am

I do not remember the details but I remember that our late friend Rob spent had quite a burst of looking for Ivor matches in either DNA or documents. I am not sure it led to anything yet, but it might one day. I believe Rob also had a working hypothesis that place names in areas associated with Livingstones also reflected a very old connection to Yew trees, but I don't know if this was something he dropped. Regards Andrew