Loch Lomond Clans DNA Project

08/24/2025

🔥 The Lennox has receipts — and we’re pulling them out.

Forget the dusty family tree charts you’ve seen a hundred times. What if I told you the real story of the Lennox is hiding in thousand-year-old charters, heiress dowries, and Y-DNA mutations… and we just cracked open the Ark to unleash it?

⚔️ Isabail de Luss — the so-called “Fair Maid of Luss” — finally has her name back. Her 1368 dowry charter shows she brought all of Luss into the Colquhoun family. And that’s just one of the bombshells we’ve uncovered in the first 11 days of building The Ark: A Living Document.

We’re talking:

Castles that vanished beneath Loch Lomond 🌊

Heiresses whose marriages redrew clan borders 💍

DNA trails that prove the myths were real 🧬

This isn’t your grandma’s genealogy. This is history with teeth.

👉 Click the link below! Read the blog.

And remember: The Lennox never forgets.

https://thelennoxchronicles.blogspot.com/2025/08/launching-soon-ark-living-document-of.html

08/24/2025

💥 Y’all know me — when I grab onto a family mystery, I don’t let go. Well… buckle up.

In just 11 days (and 166 hours of work 🤯), I’ve started building something I call The Ark: A Living Document. Think of it as Wikipedia on steroids for the Lennox — every charter, every dowry, every DNA trail indexed, sourced, and searchable.

And guess what? We just cracked open a thousand-year-old secret: the so-called “Fair Maid of Luss” finally has her name. Isabail de Luss. Her dowry in 1368 didn’t just marry her to Robert Colquhoun — it handed him all of Luss. That changes everything.

I’m not playing small anymore. This isn’t about dusty records — this is about rewriting Scottish history with DNA and charters as proof. Castles under the loch, heiresses who changed clan power forever, and Y-DNA results that tie it all together.

⚔️ It’s bold. It’s controversial. And it’s going to ruffle feathers.

But you know me — I live for this.

👉 Read my new blog post here:

And share it if you dare — because the Lennox never forgets.

🔥 The Lennox has receipts — and we’re pulling them out.

Forget the dusty family tree charts you’ve seen a hundred times. What if I told you the real story of the Lennox is hiding in thousand-year-old charters, heiress dowries, and Y-DNA mutations… and we just cracked open the Ark to unleash it?

⚔️ Isabail de Luss — the so-called “Fair Maid of Luss” — finally has her name back. Her 1368 dowry charter shows she brought all of Luss into the Colquhoun family. And that’s just one of the bombshells we’ve uncovered in the first 11 days of building The Ark: A Living Document.

We’re talking:

Castles that vanished beneath Loch Lomond 🌊

Heiresses whose marriages redrew clan borders 💍

DNA trails that prove the myths were real 🧬

This isn’t your grandma’s genealogy. This is history with teeth.

👉 Click the link below! Read the blog.

And remember: The Lennox never forgets.

https://thelennoxchronicles.blogspot.com/2025/08/launching-soon-ark-living-document-of.html

07/26/2025

🧬 Welcome to the Loch Lomond Clans DNA Society 🏔️
Where DNA meets legend—and the Lennox legacy lives on.

We’re here to map the genetic legacy of the clans who once claimed the rugged shores of Loch Lomond. Using cutting-edge Y-DNA research, ancient charters, and the whispered truths of Highland lore, we’re connecting modern descendants to the mighty Earls of Lennox—and to each other.

From Colquhoun to MacFarlane, Buchanan to Galbraith, and yes—even Clan MacArthur, whose mythology links them to King Arthur himself. Loch Lomond was once called Arthur’s Lake, rumored to be the true Avalon—where swords, secrets, and sovereignty once met. Whether rooted in myth or bloodline, we’re following every clue.

With the launch of The Lennox Chronicles, we now dive deeper than ever—exploring Maol Domhnaich, 3rd Earl of Lennox, his land grants of 1226 AD, and the royal drama that reshaped Dumbarton Castle and all who surrounded it.

✨ Join us as we separate truth from tall tale—and rediscover Scotland through the helix.

🔗

https://thelennoxchronicles.blogspot.com/2025/07/TheLennoxChronicles.html

07/25/2025

🧬📜 WANTED: 14th-Century Paperwork
Because let’s face it—DNA doesn’t need a scribe. 😂

We’ve got tartans, we’ve got chromosomes, and we’ve got ancestors who definitely weren’t thinking about document preservation.

Join us as we trace the real stories behind the clans of Scotland—one SNP at a time.
No scrolls required.

💥 Share if your lineage runs deeper than your paper trail.
Tag your cousin who thinks they’re the real clan historian. 😉

07/22/2025

07/22/2025

“Loch Lomond After Dark: Why Maldoven Became the Earl Everyone Quoted (and Feared)”

https://lochlomondclans.blogspot.com/2025/07/AncientEarlsofLennox.html

07/22/2025

Welcome to the Loch Lomond Clans Blog—where tartan meets test tube and history refuses to behave.

We’re the digital campfire for everyone obsessed with the Bonnie Banks, from dyed‑in‑the‑wool clan chiefs to first‑time surname sleuths. Here, medieval charters rub elbows with mitochondrial haplogroups, and every post aims to turn dusty lore into goose‑bump revelations.

What you can expect:

DNA Deep‑Dives – Plain‑English breakdowns of the latest Y‑DNA and autosomal discoveries that link today’s Calhouns, MacFarlanes, Galbraiths, and Lennoxes back to the ancient Earls who ruled these shores.

Archive Adventures – Field notes from courthouse basements, kirk session vaults, and castle attics where we coax secrets from brittle parchment (and battle the occasional spider colony).

Clan Spotlights & Scandals – Tales of love, land feuds, heroic last stands, and the occasional sheep‑stealing escapade that shaped our shared DNA.

How‑To Guides – Bite‑size tutorials on everything from interpreting Big Y‑700 results to translating 15th‑century scribbles without losing your sanity.

Community Roar – A global cousin crew cheering each breakthrough, swapping stories, and proving that kinship is louder than any bagpipe riff.

Whether you arrive with a fully mapped pedigree or just a hunch about a Highland grandparent, pull up a virtual stool. Together, we’ll dive into the loch’s mirror‑still waters, dredge up buried truths, and celebrate the ancestors who made us possible.

Ready? Let’s write tomorrow’s history—one chromosome, castle ruin, and cup of tea at a time. Slàinte mhath!

Unlock Highland history! Loch Lomond Clans fuses DNA science, scandalous clan lore & loch‑side myth. Track Colquhoun, MacFarlane, Galbraith, Lennox, MacArthur, Graham, Stewart, Bruce & more back to the ancient Earls of Lennox through snappy guides, shocking finds, memes & a globa...

07/22/2025

07/22/2025

07/22/2025

Official Announcement: A New Chapter for Loch Lomond Clans DNA

Clan friends, researchers, and DNA adventurers,

After much reflection (and more cups of tea than any lab coat should legally allow), we’re widening our lens. 🔍 While the Colquhoun name—and all its spirited spellings, from Calhoun to Cahoone—remains dear to our hearts and very much in our database, it will no longer be the sole compass guiding our research.

Where we’re headed

Back to the roots: Our primary beacon is now the Fair Maid of Lennox—her paternal line of de Luss traces to Maldouen, 3rd Earl of Lennox. By following this ancestral branch, we’ll illuminate how the Earls’ descendants—Clans MacFarlane, Galbraith, Lennox, and the wider Loch Lomond kinship network—intertwine on the tree of mankind.

Broadening the genetic net: Expect deeper dives into R‑M269‑L21 Calhoun testers while still tracking our trusty E‑M35 Colquhoun cousins. Understanding why “Colquhoun” sprouted so many orthographic offshoots is half the fun—and half the mystery.

We part ways with Clan Colquhoun International Society (CCIS). No hard feelings—our visions and goals on our different paths now. But I wish them all the best and success.

Freedom (cue Wallace shout) lets us cultivate every branch without external pruning.

On deck—Clans of Scotland DNA Society: Paperwork is shuffling, T’s are being crossed, I’s dotted. Look for an official launch later this year. The new Society will give all Scottish clans a genomic home under one tartan‑rich roof.

What stays the same

Colquhoun/Calhoun/Cahoone research continues—just no longer hogging center stage.

Our Loch Lomond Clans project lives on, now laser‑focused on lines descending from the Ancient Earls of Lennox.

The One Tree database remains your go‑to living document—only now it’s growing some exciting new limbs.

Why it matters

By stepping back to the medieval roots, we’ll uncover how today’s surnames splintered, married, migrated, and sometimes mutated. If you’ve ever wondered how a MacFarlane and a Galbraith ended up as genetic next‑door neighbors, this journey’s for you.

Call to action

If you carry R‑M269‑L21 (or suspect you might), reach out—we’re hungry for fresh Y‑DNA samples.

Stay engaged: share records, stories, and spirited debate. Every data point is another ring in the Lennox oak.

Thanks for sticking with us as we swing from branch to branch—Tarzan yells optional. Together we’ll climb higher, see farther, and reveal the hidden pathways that connect Scotland’s clans to the ancient Earls who started it all.

Onward and upward,
Tiffany McCarter Evans
Founder & Administrator
Loch Lomond Clans DNA Project — soon to seed the Clans of Scotland DNA Society

(Because roots matter, but so does the view from the top of the family tree.)