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Great news: Over the last few weeks, members of the project have ordered several tests. We have 13 people who upgraded their STR results to Big Y700 tests that are pending. We have two people who have updated their STR tests to 111 markers. We have 2 members who have ordered a y37 they were members already, but had not taken a ydna test. These people are continuing to build the block tree of SNPs for their male MacMillan Groups. Many times people join after receiving results. We have 423 y dna results 130 of those are already Big Y 13 more on the way. Several other types of tests were ordered at well, including SNP tests and MtDNA tests. Ladies, encourage husbands, fathers, brothers or cousins to join us. Don’t forget about our MacMillan Y DNA Facebook Group Robert McMillan

A Facebook group is something we can try: https://www.facebook.com/groups/223666152110872/?ref=share Robert McMillan

Just want to say hello. I am working to confirm my Scottish lineage. Our family has lived, and grown, are in southwest Louisiana, USA since the late 1800s. Anyone know how long it takes to get some data back for a Big Y 700 test? We submitted one for my father a few weeks ago.

On documentary evidence I can trace my McMillans back to Fort William/Maryburgh/Gordonsburgh at the beginning of the 19th century. So far no close matches on BigY or Y. On autosomal I have some some matches but unsure as such a long way back in time and a lot of potential branches for other surnames to be considered. Would be interested to hear of others considering taking autosomal or Y or BiG Y with ancestry that can be traced back to that area. I think there are some funds available for people to take a test who can trace their ancestors back to Lochaber. Best Wishes Duncan

Welcome everyone. The old email list is scheduled to be turned off by rootsweb in the next few weeks. I thought we would start a new list to encourage discussion among members of the MacMillan Project. Though the project is a YDNA project, by default we will have members who may have just tested the “Family Finder” ADNA tests. That is fine too. A little introduction, I’m Robert McMillan. I did my first test in 2005. They started us out with YSTRs. I’d upgrade ect until the 111 marker test. With that type STR test, I became discouraged as I would have matches in Scotland and Ireland that showed closer than my 5th cousin (our family has been in the US since the 1770s). Now that FTDNA has started the Big Y 700 test, that includes SNPs, it is worthwhile. These SNPs create a tree, and there is no doubt about your genealogical place in that tree after a test has been conducted. There has emerged several Y lines of MacMillans. There is no right or wrong line, this is the story of all Gaelic surname projects that I have looked at. This is the way the clan system worked. About 20% of MacDonalds for example match the Lords of the Isles. I encourage you too look for your matches both within and outside of your surname on your YDNA matches page. Invite them into the MacMillan project. In my own case, I have contacted McVickers, McMunns, McCallums, McCoy/McKays. So, welcome everybody. This is your project- let’s make the most of it. Suggestions and ideas are welcome. Here are some suggestions that I have: 1. Make sure your most distant common ancestor is listed (on FTDNA’s website, your personal page) . A large portion of my personal matches are no longer with us. I knew who they were, but those who come after us will not. Many never listed their known ancestor. Their results will be useless to future testers who match them. While we naturally take these tests for ourselves, do you want your results to be useful to others who test next year? The next decade? I believe we recently had a connection, or at least one worth investigating between two people in Kentucky. Their results had been in the ptoject for years. 2. List the country of origin of your ancestor. Did they come from Scotland or Ireland? 3. Consider adding a family member as a beneficiary to your results. You can do this on your settings page. I’ve listed my son. If something comes up after I’m gone or an upgraded test can help someone who comes along after me, I am willing to allow that. If you do not have someone you can list, consider giving the project administrator “advanced” settings. I’ve done both. I would estimate that 25-30 percent of results in our project are from people who have passed away. Based on the amount of bouncing emails I received when I sent the email out to members inviting them to this group. 4. Download your raw data. Especially if you have taken a Big Y test. It contains valuable information that doesn’t pass the “call” test in FTDNA’s interpretation. In other words, the data contains more results than what FTDNA shows. As time goes on, there will be more programs developed to interpret the results. One interpretation service is YFull.com. There is a MacMillan project there to take in results from MacMillans who have tested at other companies. Members who have tested at FTDNA are welcome to join. Robert McMillan