James
"Seumas a' Chaisteil"
MacDonald
Born after in Inverness-shire, Scotland
Ancestors 
Brother of
John MacDonald, Archibald MacDonald, Alexander MacDonald [half], John MacDonald [half], Angus MacDonald [half], Donald (Macdonald) Macdonald of Sleat [half] and Anne (Macdonald) Mackenzie [half]
Husband of
Unknown (MacLeod) MacLean
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died after
at about age 89
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
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| Preceded by First of that house |
1st of Kingsburgh |
Succeeded by John MacDonald |
Contents |
Biography
James is recognized as the progenitor of the Kingsburgh branch of the family even though it was his 4th Great grandson, Alexander MacDonald, who was first to take possession of the estate.
Sources
- Macdonald, Rev. A. and Macdonald Rev. A. (1904). The Clan Donald: Volume 3. Inverness, Scotland. Northern Counties Publishing Company Ltd.http://archive.org/stream/clandonald03macduoft#page/498/mode/2upThe Birth Date is a rough estimate. See the text for details.
Footnotes
Acknowledgments
Thanks to Eugene Quigley for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Eugene and others.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Richard McKain
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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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Categories: Estimated Birth Date
He may be a mixed line one, of course.
Alan MacDonald, Ysearch MURRG, is, with extremely secure verification.