Finding the origins of the Robertsons of Atholl.
The picture below was taken in 1928, by the front porch of 6 Clinton St., Ware, Massachusetts. Four generations. Childern, left to right: James (Bud) McQuaid 1926-2004, John (Jack) McQuaid 1925-2012 and Thomas McQuaid 1927-1966, being held (my father). Adults, left to right: Agnes McQuaid nee Lynch 1902-1970 (my grandmother), Rose Lynch nee Flynn, 1877-1932 (my great grandmother), and Rebecca Flynn nee Robertson, 1858-1930 (my 2nd great grandmother, holding my father). Rebecca married Thomas Flynn in Scotland. The Flynns had came to Scotland from County Leitrim, Ireland, between 1843-1848. The Robertsons are from Perthshire County, Scotland. Rebecca was born on April 24, 1858, in Rattray, Perthshire, Scotland, and married on February 12, 1877, in Blairgowie, Perthshire, Scotland. She came to the USA in 1887 with her husband, Thomas Flynn, and four children, ages 9 years to 4 months.
Fourteen BIG-Y tests at FamilyTreeDNA have documented the Robertson Y-DNA line as R-S588 > R-S603 > R-FGC19831 > R-FGC57924 > R-FGC19839 > R-FGC19833 > R-FGC19832.
The genealogies of the Robertsons of Struan, starting with Andrew of Atholl, were documented in
reasearch carried out by Gordon MacGregor as part of the Red Book of Scotland Project. This ties current Robertson genealogies to the historic lineage of the Mormaers and Earls of Atholl.
The Cenél Eógain Y-DNA project at FamilyTreeDNA has identified haplogroup R-603 as belonging to Muireadach, son of Eógain, son of Neill Mor (Nial of the Nine Hostages).
Over the summer, I completed a research paper that shows how the Robertsons of Atholl descend from Suibne mend, High King of Ireland, Gandson of Feradaigh (Cenél Fearadhaigh), son of Muiredaigh, son of Eógain (Cenél Eógain) , son of Neill Mor (Nial of the Nine Hostages).
