"http://www.borderreivers.co.uk/Border%20Stories/ballad_of_kinmont_willie.htm Looks interesting Best regards"
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Morton - links to Douglas
Started this discussion. Last reply by Ronald Drysdale Dec 24, 2025. 16 Replies 0 Likes
My paternal line Morton has always regarded itself as of the Douglas clan. As a consequence through my years I have acquired my father's Douglas kilt, my grandfather's sporran, two Douglas kilts of…Continue
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"https://douglashistory.ning.com/profiles/blogs/redheugh-15th-sasine-chief-robert-elwald-10-20th-century-acquire
File:Sasine deed 1484 for Robert Elwald (Elliot), Redheugh, Larriston, Hartsgarth.jpg - Wikipedia"
"Jackie Stoddard
I note that my gedmatch kit was uploaded in 2017. I have just uploaded my latest file
37_B_Morton_Chrom_Autoso_20250629.csv.gz to gedmatch with kit no YZ4859013"
"Jackie Stoddard
I have taken all DNA tests with FTDNA including Big Y 700.
I can download SNP or STR data from FTDNA or Build 37 Concatenated Raw Data
I have a gedmatch kit no T682942 and a gedcom no 1042808
Please let me know…"
"Bruce Stewart Morton if you are still here you can join the DNA group on here (The website) and give a gedmatch number then I can post compares here for you in the dna group then you dont have to have social media ! Willam Douglas pass this onto…"
"My aim is to prove kinship with the Douglas line(s).
Over the years I have used FTDNA for Y-DNA, mtDNA and Autosomal tests. My last test was Big-Y which has taken me to R-B123 which appears to be out on a limb on its own!
FTDNA have the largest…"
"That is a mute point.
Start here: http://www.douglashistory.co.uk/history/clan/what_is_a_clan.htm ;
and then follow the link to here: http://www.douglashistory.co.uk/history/clan/border_clans.htm"
"A member of WikiTree has rejected there being a Douglas clan and says they are just a Lowland family. Is it clan or family?"
"I use Family Tree Builder (FTB) from MyHeritage. It is free. I have 18 trees on the go, for friends, all of which I add to FTB on my PC as I research. MyHeritage offer free web-sites for up to 250 persons, and FTB and the relevant web-site sync with…"
"Found a c.1200 Morton Castle in the locality of Thornhill, and nearer to the concentration the census surname Morton, it is obvious this would be the major surname locality for the surname Morton, though it is possible, but few in proportion that…"
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- Which Douglas line are you researching? Dates and places help making connections.
- Morton
- Who is your earliest known Douglas ancestor?
- MORTON, John b. circa 1711 Scotland, Edinburgh, St. Cuthberts
- dna haplotype
- R-B123
FTDNA results
Kit No: 153271
Y-STR 67 marker
Deep clade R-L21 (R1b1a2a1a1b4)
P312+ M269+ L21+ U106- P66- M37- M222- M126- L4- L20- L2- L1-
mTDNA haplogroup H1cc
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Bye bye
Posted on June 28, 2025 at 18:22 4 Comments 1 Like
The use of Google, Facebook, Twitter etc has caused me to re-think my membership. I can't join the DNA group because it requires a "social media" login.
After 40 years in IT I refuse to use social media to continue my research.
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- At 11:03 on May 7, 2012,
William Douglas said…
Welcome to our Community Network, Bruce.
Are you a member of the Douglas DNA group? http://www.familytreedna.com/public/Douglas
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