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From: "Thomas Tucker" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA-R1B1C7] DNA-R1B1C7 Digest, Vol 2, Issue 72
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:54:17 -0400
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Ok Frank,
Best in your research.

On 4/28/08, frank mcgonigal <> wrote:
> Thomas
> I have been watching the Y DNA matches,I get the messages from Family Tree
> DNA about various matches,but nothing ever seems to be close enough to help.
> As I said,I need some living McGonigals who are willing to have their Y DNA
> done,but the ones that I have contacted, and would probably be the most
> helpful, don't seem to want to spend the money on this.
> My McGonigal info is posted all over the Internet and on the Rootsweb lists.
>
> Some day it may get results,but finding a birth in Ireland around 1812 will
> not be easy.
> Thanks for your input,
> Frank
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Thomas Tucker" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2008 10:12 PM
> Subject: Re: [DNA-R1B1C7] DNA-R1B1C7 Digest, Vol 2, Issue 72
>
>
> > Frank, besides names, I have more confidence in matching on y-search.
> > I have a close match of 64/67 and the name is different. To me names
> > are new DNA is older and more reliable.
> >
> > I am sure if you inquire and petition for help in your name project
> > you will get an associate in our R1b1c7 that will give you the
> > information that will help you.
> >
> > Good luck.
> >
> > Thomas Tucker
> >
> > On 4/27/08, frank mcgonigal <> wrote:
> >> Thanks Thomas,I'm glad I'm not the only one confused with this.
> >>
> >> It's great to know that my Y DNA matches Niall of the Nine Hostages,but
> >> I'm
> >> more concerned with finding McGONIGALS and variant spellings in the
> >> present
> >> day that I'm related to,in the hope that they have a paper trail that I
> >> can
> >> use.
> >> The history 'lessons' are great,and I admire and thank the people who
> >> take
> >> the time to do the research and pass it on to us.
> >>
> >> My main purpose in joining this group was to find people with close
> >> matching
> >> Y DNA to see if I could break down some brick walls in my search for the
> >> origins of my gr.gr.grandparents Hugh McGUNIGAL sic,and Sarah COYLE in
> >> Derry,Londonderry
> >> ~~~~
> >> Info from National Archives,Kew,
> >> Hugh McGunigal was discharged from the 91st Ft invalid depot at Chatham
> >> on
> >> 21 Feb 1857 with no claim to pension. He was noted as born:Londonderry;
> >> trade:tailor. His date of enlistment was given as 15 Jan 1856.
> >> ~~~~~
> >>
> >> I hope I haven't offended anyone with my opinions,but I find it
> >> frustrating
> >> trying to understand the concentration on the "BIG PICTURE" rather than
> >> present day relationships to help in our research back to Ireland.
> >>
> >> By the way..I was born in Scotland,.....and I'm probably "Out of Order"
> >> with
> >> this posting.:o).
> >>
> >> Frank McGonigal Ont.Canada
> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Thomas Tucker" <>
> >> To: <>
> >> Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2008 6:52 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [DNA-R1B1C7] DNA-R1B1C7 Digest, Vol 2, Issue 72
> >>
> >>
> >> I am with you Frank. I know we are related to Nial..are we not ?
> >>
> >> On 4/27/08, frank mcgonigal <> wrote:
> >> > I don't really understand all the ins and outs of the technical side of
> >> > R1b1c7 Y DNA etc.,but this posting leaves me completely at a loss.
> >> > I know it wasn't supposed to come thru as a blob as it did,but couldn't
> >> > it
> >> > have been formatted differently so that we who are technically and
> >> > historically challenged could understand it better.
> >> > Same with the previous one ..
> >> > Frank McGonigal Ont.Canada
> >> >
> >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >> >
> >>
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