Based on y-DNA results and generally accepted genealogical records, the following ancestors of our project members within each group are related to the other ancestors in the group, i.e., share a common ancestor. Please note that the information provided is not an endorsement, nor a disclaimer, of the genealogical record, but is merely to identify the given ancestor.
Matched Group 1: I-M223 | [Subclade BY194140] | |||
Paternal Ancestor Name | Birth | Death | ||
William Roulston/Rolstone | c1708? | possibly Boston, MA | 1767 | Augusta (Rockingham), VA |
Robert Ralston | 1725 | possibly Scotland | 1789 | Anderson, SC |
David Ralston | 1741 | Northern Ireland (Poss Tyrone) | 1831 | Davidson, TN |
James Roulston | 1746 | Donegal, Ireland | 1852 | Donegal, Ireland |
James Rolleston | c1750 | Tyrone, Ireland | Tyrone, Ireland | |
John? Ralston | 1751 | Unknown | c1802 | Tyrone, Northern Ireland |
Joseph David Ralston | 1760 | Ireland | 1812 | Lancaster, PA |
James Rolston | 1761 | Unknown | 1847 | Fermanagh, Ireland |
Samuel Roulston | 1765 | Donegal, Ireland | 1825 | Donegal, Ireland |
William Ralston | 1779 | Ireland | 1850 | Washington, PA |
Robert Roulston | 1786 | Donegal, Ireland | 1860 | Hants, Nova Scotia |
Basil E. Ralston Sr | 1805 | KY (Poss Greenup) | 1895 | Pike, IL |
David Roulston | 1813 | Donegal, Ireland | 1906 | Donegal, Ireland |
William S Ralston | 1815 | Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland | 1890 | Grant City, IA |
Henry McCalvin Rolston | 1822 | Muskingum, OH | 1908 | Hardin, OH |
Matched Group 2: R-M269 | (Subclade R-BY15421) | |||
Paternal Ancestor Name | Birth | Death | ||
Gavin Ralston | 1655 | Paisley, Renfrewshire | c1720 | Paisley, Renfrewshire |
Gavin Ralston | 1678 | Campbelltown, Argyll | 1733 | |
Peter Ralston | 1708 | Argyll, Scotland | 1795 | Argyll, Scotland |
John Ralston | c1749 | Scotland | 1837 | Paisley, Renfrewshire |
John A. Ralston | 1760 | Argyll, Scotland | 1823 | Beaver, PA |
John Ralston | 1778 | Paisley, Renfrewshire | ||
Matched Group 3: R-M269 | ||||
Paternal Ancestor Name | Birth | Death | ||
Robert Ralston | 1757 | Armagh, Ireland | 1841 | Armagh, Ireland |
Robert P Ralston | 1780 | Tyrone, Ireland | 1862 | Morrow, OH |
Samuel Ralston | 1781 | Ireland | 1835 | Lancaster, PA |
Matched Group 4: R-M269 | ||||
Paternal Ancestor Name | Birth | Death | ||
William Ralton | 1722 | East Dunbartonshire, Scotland | unknown | |
Thomas Raltoun | c1589 | Glasgow, Scotland | Glasgow, Scotland | |
James Rolston | c1794 | Ireland | 1866 | Armagh, Ireland |
Robert Downey Ralston | 1782 | Paisley, Renfrewshire | unknown |