Marcus
MacDonnell
Born [date unknown] [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Brother of
Ranald MacDonald [half], John Macdonald [half], Godfrey Macdonald [half], Mary MacDonald, Margaret Macdonald, Donald (Macdonald) Macdonald Lord of the Isles, Alexander MacDonald, Angus MacDonald, John Mor Tanister MacDonald, Hugh Macdonald and Elizabeth Macdonald
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died about
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Confusion over identity
Marcus is the son of John "Good John of Islay" Macdonald and Princess Margaret Stewart. He is often confused with Marcus MacDonnell the son of Somerled MacDonald, the son of Alexander "Alasdair Og" Macdonald Lord of the Isles, the son of Aonghas Mor) "Lord of Islay".
Biography
Marcach (Marcus) MacDonnell was the 1st Chief of Knocknacloy, County Tyrone. [1][2] The McDonnells of Knocknacloy are a branch in Ireland of the Scottish Clan Donald; descendants of Somerled Macdonald, the son of Alexander Macdonald and Juliana MacDougall. [3]
They were Gallóglaigh, mercenary soldiers who offered their services to the O'Neills of Tyrone, and fought against the MacDonnells of Antrim.
Sources
- ↑ Knocknacloy (Cnoc na Cloiche) Clonfeacle (Tyrone portion) a Civil Parish in the Barony of Dungannon Middle, County Tyrone Open Street Map : Knocknacloy Townland, Co. Tyrone
- ↑ http://macdonnellofleinster.org/page_4__history.htm#The MacDonnells Of Knocknacloy
- ↑ Wikipedia : McDonnells of Knocknacloy
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Marcus by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Marcus by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
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AncestryDNA Paternal Lineage (discontinued) 46 markers, haplogroup R1b, Ancestry member mckainmckean - Alan MacDonald :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-CLD27, FTDNA kit #231598, MitoYDNA ID T11456 [compare]
- Nigel Alan Finlayson MacDonald :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 67 markers, haplogroup R-M198, FTDNA kit #393845, MitoYDNA ID T15973 [compare]
- Skip McDonald :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-L193, FTDNA kit #190210 +
Y-Chromosome Test 40000 markers, haplogroup R-L193
- Wylie McDonald :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 12 markers, haplogroup R-L193
- Bret McDaniel :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-A940, FTDNA kit #438540
- John McDaniel :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test, haplogroup R-M198, FTDNA kit #897567 +
Y-Chromosome Test, MitoYDNA ID T10775 [compare]
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Valerie Willis
Valerie Willis
Valerie Willis
Mcdonnell-84 and MacDonnell-70 are not ready to be merged because: different parents - one or other has to shed a wife &/or find a different death date
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by Valerie Willis
Valerie Willis
Mcdonnell-84 and MacDonnell-70 appear to represent the same person because: same name, dates, spouse
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