Re: Mordecai McKinney's Descendants
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In reply to:
Mordecai McKinney's Descendants
Anya Mind 9/11/10
Anya:
Since that information was posted in The McKinney Maze there has been a revolution in the proof of McKinney ancestries based on genetic testing.
Several of the lines that you mentioned in your message have since proved that they are NOT descendants of Mordecai.
If you would post your entire McKinney line from, for instance, your grandfather going backwards it might be possible to determine if anyone in your collateral McKinney line has already tested and either proved or not proved ancestry to Mordecai.
There was a time when every McKinney genealogist tried to fit all McKinneys into the Mordecai mold. I liken it to Cinderella's step-sisters trying to fit into the glass slipper. Way too often we McKinneys don't fit . . . .
Out of all McKinney participants in the McKinney yDNA surname project who are POSITIVE that they are descendants of Mordecai actually only about half are. There has just been too much bad research done and published that people copy thinking it is accurate.
So post your McKinney line and see if anyone can help.