Last year, my brother took a DNA test throught FTDNA. So far, he has matched NO ONE -- with the notable exception of a known 3rd cousin. He doesn't even match another family with the same surname living since c 1780 in the same small Scottish farming community where our LIND ancestors have lived since a
It appears that somewhere in one of the two Lind families in the FTDNA database with roots in West Calder, there is a male ancestor whose father was not a Lind. Could be the son of a Lind daughter who was raised by his grandparents. Could be a a child born out of wedlock who took his mother's maiden surname. Could be ..... ????
Since there are only two families in the database who hail from "our" neighborhood, and since they don't match each other genetically, it is difficult to say which family has the disconnect.
SO ---- we are looking for men with the surname LIND, LINN, LEIN or any of its variations with known family links to the Scottish lowlands -- particularly Lanarkshire and West Lothian (formerly Midlothian) around the parishes of West Calder and Carnwath.
We are also interested in comparing the DNA of any surname with known associations with farms MOSSHAT, AUCHINGRAY, TARBRAX, WOOLFORDS and COBBINSHAW. These are all on the old border between the parishes of Carnwath and West Calder. Surnames with known associations to Linds include INGLIS and SOMERVILLE, but it's worth looking at any family that lived in the area at any period 1650 onward.
All help appreciated!
