Hello, I just joined, and am hoping to ultimately find where my Matthews ancestors originated, which I think is most likely somewhere in Ireland.. The most helpful evidence I have is the result of a DNA test through Family Tree DNA. The vast majority of my genetic matches are to old Irish families, but I haven’t had a match to a Matthews individual in Ireland yet, and this is what I am hoping to find. Once I find this individual, it will guide my future research, using the resources of IGRS which I expect will be very helpful. My question is whether you have any suggestions for me making contact with living Matthews descendants in Ireland, especially in county Louth, so that I can attempt to recruit any interested individuals to participate in genetic genealogy? I appreciate your thoughts.
Best regards,
Gerry Matthews
Thursday 19th Nov 2015, 09:19PM
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Hi Gerry
Just replied to your earlier post. Perhaps others will have some suggestions for you
Best wishes
Clare
Genealogy Support
Friday 20th Nov 2015, 10:55AM -
Hello. I just joined but i hope someone can help me trace my birth grandmother. I have little information but this is what I do have. Her name is Margaret Matthews born in Co Louth in 1939. I don't have the names of her parents but she has a sister Frances. She went to kilrush in the UK but I've no luck tracing her there.
Thursday 26th Oct 2017, 09:56PM -
Gerry ...I have a Thomas Matthews who married Catherine Moyles in 1856 in parish of Monasterboice where they had lived and went on to have several children. Have you had your DNA tested ... I have tested through Ancestry and 23 & ME and also had my four siblings tested as well. We have a tree on Ancestry if you would like to view names. Maybe we can find a connection. What Matthews names do you have?
Colleen M Wheeler
COLLEEN M WHEELER
Friday 27th Oct 2017, 11:50AM