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Aberdeenshire / Re: Joseph Rainey Robertson lookup
« on: Sunday 07 August 05 03:00 BST (UK) »
The children of my Joseph Rainey Robertson were born, as far as I can tell, from 1798 (James R. Robertson) to 1820 (Mary Ann), which appears to be earlier than your Elizabeth.
As for the Rainey middle name of Joseph, his son Solomon Rainey Robertson makes me pretty sure that it is truly Joseph's middle name.
However, I do not know where that name came from. I do know that he devolved from a Hamilton line sometime in history, from my 37 marker FT DNA test. In fact I match very closely to both Hamilons and Robertson, at about a 3:1 ratio in favor of the Hamiltons. I even tried checking DNA agains the Rainey name, (thinking that he might have been named after his mother), and didn't get any matches.
I haven't been able to find the Hamilton connection yet, tho.
Someone suggested "the Laird and the Scullery maid", but I suspect that a Robertson married a Hamilton widow who had at least one male child, and they were raised with the Robertson name.
Good luck in your searches.
John
As for the Rainey middle name of Joseph, his son Solomon Rainey Robertson makes me pretty sure that it is truly Joseph's middle name.
However, I do not know where that name came from. I do know that he devolved from a Hamilton line sometime in history, from my 37 marker FT DNA test. In fact I match very closely to both Hamilons and Robertson, at about a 3:1 ratio in favor of the Hamiltons. I even tried checking DNA agains the Rainey name, (thinking that he might have been named after his mother), and didn't get any matches.
I haven't been able to find the Hamilton connection yet, tho.
Someone suggested "the Laird and the Scullery maid", but I suspect that a Robertson married a Hamilton widow who had at least one male child, and they were raised with the Robertson name.
Good luck in your searches.
John