David O’Killea - Disputed origins

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David O’Killea was not the son of John Mac Teige O'Kellia & Anna Daly Y DNA testing of descendants do not match. They’ve been detached.

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  1. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/O'Killia-1 comments: “23 October 2023 (UTC) Y-DNA evidence at FTDNA does not support John Mac Teige being the father of David O'Killia (abt.1640-1697). Self Identified descendants of David O'Killia all are grouped in the Kelley surname project in group x29. They do not match Walter Lionel O'Kelly (1921-2017) Count Walter is a documented descendant of John MacTeigh's grandfather Conchobhar nag Cearhbach (O'Killia) O'Kelly (abt.1540-abt.1612)”
  2. https://www.familytreedna.com/public/kelley?iframe=yresults R1b Group 14: [confirmed L21+ DF49+ DF23+ Z2961+ Ui Mhaine (Ireland R-BY3446) William Boy O'Kelly's 7th grandson (The Count)
  3. https://www.familytreedna.com/public/kelley?iframe=yresults (page 2) R1b Group X29 (L21+) David O'Kellia Ireland R-M269

A lovely story about David & his wife Jane O'Killia

Derick, Burt. “Gaelic Love on Cape Cod: David, the Irishman, and Jane, the Welsh Maid.” Dennis Historical Society Newsletter. Volume 31 Number 2. February/March 2008. < PDF >

Jane, who died in October 1711, probably rests beside her husband in the old Quaker Burying Ground on Mayfair Road in Dennis. They both died honored by the community in which they lived and by their neighbors. They were the progenitors of thousands of descendants, including this author.

And was this a love story? You bet it was!!!

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