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'''THE LINN / LYNN AND WIDNEY / WOODNEY FAMILIES'''
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==Who I Am==
  
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My 30-year study of the Linns/Lynns of Scotland and Northwest Ulster (Counties Londonderry, Donegal, and Tyrone), and my more recent work on the Widney/Woodney family of Ulster, have prompted me to create the following web pages, which examine the history of those families through the end of the 18th century:
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My nom de plume is Loretta Lynn Layman, but Ann is my middle name and Lynn my maiden name. I am blessed to be one of eleven children of remarkable parents named Milton Omer Lynn and Mary Elizabeth Keever Freeman. I am as American as I am Irish as I am Scottish as I am English as I am Flemish. My blood also carries a smidgen of Welsh and Dutch and a hefty dose of German. To a certain degree, my family's history has made me what I am.
  
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'''+''' http://scotlandinmay.house-of-lynn.com/LynnsofLondonderryDonegalTyrone.html
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My historical interests are rooted primarily in our sojourn in Scotland and, thus, in Scottish history generally. ("Braveheart" was great entertainment but highly fictionalized.) I spent little time in college but have studied a few hundred Scottish historical writings of the 18th-19th centuries and nearly as many 12th-19th century document extracts at the National Archives of Scotland. Having worked for nearly 30 years as a legal administrative assistant, I understand the importance of citing credible sources and constructing a good argument (not the cat-and-dog kind of row but an analytical presentation of one's views). Since my Lynn ancestors also lived for a time in Ulster, that Irish province also places high on my list of interests.  
  
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'''+''' http://scotlandinmay.house-of-lynn.com/WidneyWoodneyUdneyIreland.html
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Finally, I also am actively pursuing the DNA evidence for my family's origins and serve as administrator of a [http://www.familytreedna.com/group-join.aspx?Group=Lynn Lynn surname project] at Family Tree DNA. Please feel free to contact me at Lynneage@h-o-l.com.
  
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Some of my conclusions may surprise you.  I hope they will at least interest you.  They are based on two dozen sources each for both the Linns and the Widneys.  Also of interest should be my study of the Lynns of that Ilk in Ayrshire, Scotland, which includes twenty-eight sources.  There is weighty (though not conclusive) evidence for the Lynns of Northwest Ulster having sprung from cadets (younger sons) of the Lynns of that Ilk.  It is certain that the earliest Lynns of record in Londonderry, Donegal, and Tyrone were Scots settlers in the first plantation of Ulster.
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==What I've Written==
  
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'''+''' http://scotlandinmay.house-of-lynn.com/LynnOfThatIlk.html
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'''Books''':
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# "Henry and Hannah (Bryan) McDaniel and the McDonalds, Bryans, and Lincolns", The House of Lynn, Carroll Valley, PA (2005)<br />
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# "Lynneage - The Lynns, Linns, and Linds of Scotland and Ulster", The House of Lynn, Carroll Valley, PA (2010)
  
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The minor barony owned by the Lynns of that Ilk is in Dalry, Ayrshire and includes the lovely Lynn Glen and Lynn Falls. Some of the photos at the following page were taken when my husband and I visited in 2004.
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'''Periodical''':
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# "Barony of Lynn", ''The Scottish Genealogist'', Vol. LVII No. 1, Edinburgh (March 2010), pp. 16-22
  
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'''+''' http://scotlandinmay.house-of-lynn.com/LandsOfLynn.html
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'''Websites''':
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# [http://lincolnmythsandrumors.house-of-lynn.com/ Lincoln Myths and Rumors]
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For older pictures of Lynn Falls (written Linn in some photos) and the village of Dalry, see - http://www.dalryburnsclub.org.uk/olddalry/olddalryphotos.html
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# [http://scotlandinmay.house-of-lynn.com/LynnOfThatIlk.html Lynn of that Ilk in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland]
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# [http://scotlandinmay.house-of-lynn.com/LynnsofLondonderryDonegalTyrone.html Lynns of Northwest Ulster (Counties Londonderry, Donegal, and Tyrone)]
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# [http://ru198lynns.house-of-lynn.com/ Lynns in the Y-DNA Haplogroup R-U198]
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# [http://scotlandinmay.house-of-lynn.com/WidneyWoodneyUdneyIreland.html Widney/Woodney Family of Ulster]

Latest revision as of 01:28, 20 July 2011

Who I Am[edit]

My nom de plume is Loretta Lynn Layman, but Ann is my middle name and Lynn my maiden name. I am blessed to be one of eleven children of remarkable parents named Milton Omer Lynn and Mary Elizabeth Keever Freeman. I am as American as I am Irish as I am Scottish as I am English as I am Flemish. My blood also carries a smidgen of Welsh and Dutch and a hefty dose of German. To a certain degree, my family's history has made me what I am.

My historical interests are rooted primarily in our sojourn in Scotland and, thus, in Scottish history generally. ("Braveheart" was great entertainment but highly fictionalized.) I spent little time in college but have studied a few hundred Scottish historical writings of the 18th-19th centuries and nearly as many 12th-19th century document extracts at the National Archives of Scotland. Having worked for nearly 30 years as a legal administrative assistant, I understand the importance of citing credible sources and constructing a good argument (not the cat-and-dog kind of row but an analytical presentation of one's views). Since my Lynn ancestors also lived for a time in Ulster, that Irish province also places high on my list of interests.

Finally, I also am actively pursuing the DNA evidence for my family's origins and serve as administrator of a Lynn surname project at Family Tree DNA. Please feel free to contact me at Lynneage@h-o-l.com.

What I've Written[edit]

Books:

  1. "Henry and Hannah (Bryan) McDaniel and the McDonalds, Bryans, and Lincolns", The House of Lynn, Carroll Valley, PA (2005)
  2. "Lynneage - The Lynns, Linns, and Linds of Scotland and Ulster", The House of Lynn, Carroll Valley, PA (2010)

Periodical:

  1. "Barony of Lynn", The Scottish Genealogist, Vol. LVII No. 1, Edinburgh (March 2010), pp. 16-22

Websites:

  1. Lincoln Myths and Rumors
  2. Lynn of that Ilk in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland
  3. Lynns of Northwest Ulster (Counties Londonderry, Donegal, and Tyrone)
  4. Lynns in the Y-DNA Haplogroup R-U198
  5. Widney/Woodney Family of Ulster
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