McDonald - Sources / Documentation

Additional info on the previous post.

This is a direct ancestor on my son's paternal side that Ancestry has DNA matches from the McDonald - Sells lines connected to:

Bryan McDonald

which is the Irish line.

There are at least a dozen trees on Ancestry showing the Irish connection instead of the Scottish connection here on Geni. I could conclude the Ancestry trees have an error, but I can't dismiss the fact that each of the tree owners is a DNA match not only to my son but to his dad's 1st cousin whose DNA matches I also have access to.

I just found this site that lists Alexander McDonald and wife Hannah Kirkpatrick:

https://www.angelfire.com/al2/McCalebs/Alexander_McDonald.htm

Desc. of Alexander McDONALD, II by Alan Vance McDONALD

1. Alexander McDonald II b. 25 Jul 1768, Beverly Manor, Orange County, Va, (son of Alexander McDonald I and Margaret Randolf/Harrison) m. 11 Oct 1798, in Jefferson Cnty, Tenn, Hannah Kirkpatrick, b. 6 Mar 1779, Watauga Cnty, N.C., d. JUN 1857, Green County, TN. Alexander died 5 Sep 1834, Whitesburg, Jefferson Cnty, TN.

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It has his parents as Alexander McDonald I and wife Margaret but they're not the same Alexander and Margaret connected here on Geni.

They are listed on Wiki:

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/McDonald-7388

and Margaret's maiden name shows as Harrison

There are a number of descendants whose DNA results are noted on the righthand side of the Wiki page.

I haven't seen anything to validate that he had the middle name Sells and I doubt he did, as the Sells name came in farther down his descendant line from one of the wife's maiden name.

From what I've seen and haven't seen, I believe this Alexander Sells McDonald is connected to the wrong parents here on Geni, which would explain why I can't tie him to my son's McDonald line from Ireland even though the descendants are DNA matches. I'll be working tomorrow to see if my son is a DNA match to any of the ones listed on the Wiki page.