Greetings. My 4th great-grandfather James Gardner arrived in Philadelphia from Derry in 1811, but that was all I had for a long time. I've since found a Y-DNA match on Family Tree DNA for another Gard(i)ner here in America who is a close match, and who has documented the location of his Gardiner family in and around Raphoe.
I am very interested in find any Gard(i)ner men currently in the area who might be willing to take a Y-DNA test to make a local connection. Our Y-DNA is pretty rare in Ireland (the "N" haplogroup) and I can show the migration path using DNA from Ireland to SW Scotland to Norway to Finland.
Thank you in advance.
Paul Gardner
Shoreview Minnesota USA
PaulGardner
Sunday 18th Jul 2021, 09:15PMMessage Board Replies
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Hi Paul,
I have forwarded your query to our local partner who hopefully will be able to office some advice.
Best wishes
Denise
IrelandXO Moderator DC
Friday 30th Jul 2021, 06:13PM -
Thank you!
Paul
PaulGardner
Saturday 31st Jul 2021, 01:31AM -
Hello Paul
I have some suggestions that may assist your research:
The Donegal Historical Society are a very active group and this is the webste details.
http://www.donegalhistory.com/
Also the Donegal County Archivist is based in Lifford and covers the whole county, she may have further contacts for local Raphoe based groups:
https://www.donegalcoco.ie/culture/archives/aboutus/
regards
Bernadette
IrelandXO Volunteer Partner
Bernadette Walsh, IrelandXO Partner
Friday 6th Aug 2021, 09:34AM -
Thank you kindly. I will follow up with your suggestions.
Paul Gardner
PaulGardner
Saturday 7th Aug 2021, 03:06AM