McConnell Coat Of Arms

 

MCCONNELL FAMILY HISTORY

This web page is designed to help McConnells trace their ancestry. There are more than 25,000 McConnells and their relatives here; most lived in the U.S. from 1700-1900. On this site you will find McConnell genealogy information including a link to a McConnell history book, a collection of McConnell crests and coats of arms, tips for researching and finding McConnells (how to know how to search and where to look), and current information about the McConnell/McDonald DNA project.

 

The surname McConnell is the most accurate English phonetic spelling of the name for the MacDonald Clan in Gaelic, "MacDhomnhuill." Early English documents usually refer to the MacDonalds as McConnells. McConnell is one of the more common of hundreds of spelling variations which also include MacDonald, McDonald, McDaniel, and McDonnell.

 

McConnells share the same genetic ancestry as MacDonalds and Clan Donald USA is the place to go for DNA comparison. They have the world's largest DNA project. So far about 70 McConnells and about 1,000 people with various spellings of McDonald have tested their DNA. Recent results show that some early U.S. McConnells with tens of thousands of descendants are direct descendants of the MacDonald Clan Chiefs and Somerled. This includes descendants of Alexander McConnell who died at Octorara Creek in 1729 (see the Brief Sketch below) and descendants of the early North Carolina McConnells.

Index of Persons

25676 individuals, 8110 families, last updated 23 MAR 2011.

Amanda M. - John C. F. MCCONNELL
John Calvin MCCONNELL - Sallie _______

SURNAMES

McConnell History:

A Book: A Brief Sketch of the McConnell Family, by R. Kirk McConnell and E.W.J. McConnell

McConnell History & Coat of Arms

Clan Donald USA DNA Project

Questions, queries and additional information are welcome.

My e-mail address is: robert@mcconnell.com

Robert McConnell
7815 SW 97 Place
Miami, FL 33173
Telephone: (786) 325-7329


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