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The Donegal Bay Strongs:  A Hypothesis Fitting the Puzzle Together      
Based on the Research of various members and DNA evidence       
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Hypothesis:    
Updated to 19 December 2007    
     
  Refer to the DNA Results page:                    
  DNA #32186 Speculative Ancestor Speculative Ancestor       PRESENT  PRESENT   
  & Generation ???? Generation ???? GENERATION   # ?? GENERATION   #6 GENERATION   # 5 GENERATION   # 4 GENERATION   # 3 GENERATION    # 2 GENERATION    # 1  
  DNA #6761 Unknown  
  & | ----------??--------??--------------> George Strong  
  DNA #8431 | see: DNA Descendancy Hypothesis  
  & ?? DNA#13952  
  DNA#6643 |  
  & ??  
  DNA#13952 |  
  & ??  
  DNA#5811 | ----------??--------??--------------> Thomas Strong  
  & dob: ~1640  
  DNA#25317 dod: ~1700  
    see: 1665 Hearth Money Roll  
    Killaughtee Parish, Co. Donegal Ireland  
  Y-Search Database, ID#s: relationship to George Strong is unknown  
             A9FZK = Strong_of_Donegal_Bay- Ancestral Haplotype (see descendancy chart)  
             QQUFE | ----------??--------??--------------> Thomas Strong  
             STTTJ | dob: ???  
             T32D5 | dod: ???  
  ?? Leasehold on Meenanery Townland  
  | c. 1770  
  | ----------??--------??--------------> | ----------??--------??--------------> Patrick Strong  
    | | dob: c.1780?  
  SEE: dom:c1805-10, Catherine Strong (maiden name)  
  Chronological Framework    for Hypothesis | | dod: c.1845?  
  ?? ?? tenant on Shanaghan Townland,   
    | | Loughros Point, Ardara, Donegal  
  The Strong Family | | See IDB 1391, Catherine Strong, bpt 1April1786  
    | | dau. Of Geo.&Catherine Dudgeon Strong,Durnish   
  The Donegal Strong Puzzle ?? ?? "The Strongs from Donegal",   
    | |    by Alec Strong, NSW, Australia  
  DNA Note #7 ?? ??  
    | | | --------------------------------------> James Strong   
  Irish Trip Narrative ?? ?? dob: ???  
    | | dod: ???  
  "The Morgan County, Ohio, Descendants | | arrived Broughton Bay,  
  of John Strong & Martha Watson, of  | | NSW,  Australia ~16/1/1864  
  Drumhome Parish (Church of Ireland), ?? ??  
  Co. Donegal Ireland", by Dale G. Strong | | | --------------------------------------> Alexander Strong   
  Privately Published (1983) | | dob: ???  
    | | dod: ???  
  "Devitt Family History", Privately Published  ?? ?? Berry, NSW  
         by Calvin Devitt, Rochester, MI | |  
    | | | --------------------------------------> Alexander Strong   
  "From Drumhome, Donegal to Cartwright, Upper  | | dob: ???  
  Canada: the Dinsmore, Freeborn, Strong Families", ?? ?? dod: ???  
              by Nancy H. Conn [1998]: ISBN 0-9699321-1-1 | | Corndale, NSW  
    | |  NAME WITH-HELD:  
  "Past Years in Pickering", by Rev. Wood,  | | | --------------------------------------> STRONG  
           published in Ontario (1911), p.234. ?? ?? dob: ???  
    ?? ?? dod: ???  
    | ----------??--------??--------------> | ----------??--------??--------------> | ----------??--------??--------------> Hugh Strong  Lismore, NSW  
  Irish Strong Data Base ?? ?? dob.c~1830, Drumhome Parish, Co. Donegal, Ireland?  
    | | dod.January 1919, Brighton Twp., Ontario, Canada | --------------------------------------> #32186 STRONG  
  Irish Strong Births, Marriages & Deaths Index ?? ?? Note: Kit #32186 exhibits the   
    | | | --------------------------------------> William Thomas Strong apparent "modal" haplotype  
  PRONI MIC 1/217/A-C, page 6, line 49 | | dob: 5 April 1858, Brighton Twp, Ontario for the "Donegal Bay Strongs"  
    ?? ?? Most Recent Common Ancestor Calculations:  dod: January 1939, Brighton Twp, Ontario, Canada  
  SFAA Vol. V,   | | Ancestor #K003  
         re Hugh Strong, >Morgan Co., Ohio: pp.107-113 ?? ?? Note, the Actual MRCA for kits # 6761 & 8431   
         re Thomas Strong, New Brunswick:  pp. 548-550; | | is William Thomas Strong.  However, it makes more  | ------------------------------------------> William Frank Strong   
         re Thomas Strong, Arran Twp: pp.559-580 | | sense to calculate to Hugh Strong as the Oldest Known | dob: 8 July 1890, Brighton Twp, Northumberland Co., Ontario  
    ?? ?? Common Ancestor in their case | dod: 11 Dec 1962, Guelph, Ontario, Canada  
  "The Strongs from Donegal",  | | |  
     by Alec Strong, NSW, Australia | | Note:  The Mutation to DYS385b=16 vs 15 could |  
    | | have occurred in William Thomas Strong or | | ------------------------------------------>  NAME WITH-HELD:  
  Research Notes of Rupert Strong ?? ?? any prior generation back to a common ancestor  | STRONG  
    | | with Patrick Strong of Ardara or before. |  
  Research Notes of Dale G. Strong | | | | --------------------------------------> #6761 STRONG  
    | | Note also, both kits #6761 and #8431 exhibit DYS 389i / ii = | Note: Kits #6761 & 8431 exhibit  
  Chronological Framework    for Hypothesis ?? ?? 14 /30, net 16; vs 13/29, net 16.  This implies they share a  | the apparent "modal" haplotype  
  | | mutation dating from their common ancestor, William Thomas | for the "Donegal Bay Strongs"  
    | | Strong or before.  The net difference between them and the | within a 23 / 25 match.  
    | | other Donegal Bay Strong kits is zero. |  
    ?? ?? |  
    | | | ------------------------------------------> NAME WITH-HELD  
    ?? ?? STRONG  
    ?? ?? dob:  1902, Brighton Twp, Northumberland Co., Ontario  
    | ----------??--------??--------------> | ----------??--------??--------------> | ----------??--------??--------------> Thomas Strong dod: 198_, Toronto, Ontario, Canada  
    dob: 29 April 1821, Co. Donegal, Ireland  
    dom: 15 July 1845, Mary Ann Vance, Drumhome Parish | --------------------------------------> #8431 STRONG  
    dod: 27 April 1892, Arran Twp, Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Y-Search STTTJ  
    Emigrated to Cartwright Twp, Northumberland Co., emigrated to Australia  
    Ontario, c. 1850, & later to Arran Twp, Bruce Co.  
    |  
    | ---------------------------->   # Descendants in Ontario and elsewhere  
    SFAA v.V: re Thomas Strong, Arran Twp: pp.559-580