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).

‘Genetic Footprints Explored: Unraveling the Ancestry of Y-DNA Haplogroup R-FGC19831 in Cenél Eógain’

https://www.academia.edu/107997361/Genetic_Footprints_Explored_Unraveling_the_Ancestry_of_Y_DNA_Haplogroup_R_FGC19831_in_Cen%C3%A9l_E%C3%B3gain

8 McQuaid / Lynch Family Branches Added to the Genealogy Report Page

 
I’s official, I can know wear a Scottish Family Tartan. I have known that several generations of my Flynn ancestry were born in Scotland. Blairgowrie & Dundee. But their ancestors came from Ireland in the 1840’s. What I discovered today is Thomas Flynn B1855 married into the Robertson family from Dundee & Rattray, Scotland. James Robertson B1822, from Dundee is my 3rd Great Grandfather. The Robertsons took up arms for the Stewarts in 1689, were pardoned in 1703 but took part in both the 1715 and 1745 Jacobite Uprisings. If you remember my post from Aug 24th, History, Genealogy and Historical Fiction: or How to find a Huguenot in a Papist’s Attic, my Mother’s ancestors fought on the other side. There are Robertsons in many parts of Scotland with a concentration in Dundee and Perth.
I will be going to the 36th NH Highland Games, at Loon Mountain Ski Resort, Lincoln, NH, September 16, 17, 18, 2011, to  get fitted for a kilt.
McQuaid / Lynch Descendants Reports

1. The McQuaid Line,  Paternal Lineage of John Leo McQuaid 1902-1981
   
2. The Barrett Line,  Maternal Lineage of John Thomas McQuaid  1871-1953
   
3. The Moriarty Line,  Maternal Lineage of John Leo McQuaid 1902-1981
   
4. The O'Day Line,  Maternal Lineage of Mary Ellen Moriarty (McQuaid) 1881-1962
   
5. The Lynch Line,  Paternal Lineage of Agnes C. Lynch (McQuaid) 1902-1970
   
6. The Collins Line,  Maternal Lineage of James A. Lynch 1874-1939
   
7. The Flynn Line,  Maternal Lineage of Agnes C. Lynch (McQuaid) 1902-1970
   
8. The Robertson Line,  Maternal Lineage of Rose Ann Flynn 1878-1932