Archibald Glendenning of Westerkirk to Amanda (Moyer) Torrey

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: [unknown]

Process

Study: Referring to In Defense of Small Segments ^[1]

Archibald Glendinning of Westerkirk Connections to Amanda (Moyer) Torrey [1]

As there is a gedmatch between Ian and Amanda we need to establish Connections to find where their paths intersect on the Tree as the connection isn't yet clear.

DNA Match

Refer: Jim Barlett In Defense of Small Segments [1]

Primary Sources:

Scotland's Parish Records, Gedmatch results and Wikitrees "Relationship to Me"

Identify the family through Y-DNA test results. Ian Glendinning on Wikitree's Surname Index.

Compare Autosomal results Amanda (Moyer) Torrey with Ian. Shares a common ancestor through trace 3-4 cMs over 5 segments. The closest MCRA possible would be Mary's father Archibald Glendinning: Immigrant to Cowpasture. That means by applying Jim Barlett's formula, we would need 10 matches with me, all of whom are known or suspected descendants of Mary's Clendennin "father", and all of whom match on the same one or two segments. DNA GEDMATCH

Ian Glendinning lives in Aberdeen has results for both autosomal and Y-DNA results. Appears on Archibald Glendinning, Fred Nix PM. [1]

Matching Ian Glendinning Autosomal DNA that would mean once we connect our Archibald with Ian Glendinning's extended family, he will appear on the male profiles on our line and we'll be closer to applying the plaid to the colonists as well as resolve William Gillespie's wife as Mary Glendinning.

Result:

Amanda (Moyer) Torrey and Ian Glendinning Comparing Kit T961533 (Ian Glendinning) [Migration - F2 - T] and Kit UZ9855520 (Amanda Torrey) [MyHeritage] have a match. Total Half-Match segments (HIR) 20.3cM (0.567 Pct); 5 shared segments found for this comparison. 202798 SNPs used for this comparison. 51.164 Pct SNPs are full identical with Chromosomes 2, 8, 10, 12, 13. A match of 3-4 cMs is consistent when shared 18th Century MRCA.

Since Ian has the Y-DNA for Glendinnings then if This branch descends from one of his branches his data will automatically appear on our profiles and tie us together.

Connection to Me 23:05, 25 April 2022 (UTC)

Archibald Glendinning

Archibald Glendinning m. Agnes (Little) Glendinning Westerkirk Dumfries 5 children (Sourced)

Archibald's son James Glendenning m. Isabel (Beattie) Glendenning Westerkirk 8 children (Sourced)

James' daughter Mary (Glendenning) Thomson m. David Thomson Meikleholm Dumfries 10 Children (Sourced)

Mary's son Andrew Thomson Westerkirk m. Clarissa (Stephens) Thomson New York Clarissa's half-sister Mary (Stevens) Wright m. Malcolm Wright

Source

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• Family Search [2]