This McKinstry line is found in the Chapin genealogy, so I guess the line is honorary
Chapin. John Fairfield McKinstry, son of Rev. John Mckinstry the immigrant of one of
three New England McKinstry families, married Eunice Smith. Eunice Smith was the daughter
of David Smith and Experience Chapin, and Experience was the great granddaughter of Samuel
Chapin and Cicely Penny.
I am trying to use Y DNA to look into whether the three New England McKinstry families
were related. Since all McKinstry families appear to stem from a small rural area of
Scotland, it is very possible. I need male line McKinstry descendants of this line.
John's is one of the main lines of descent from Rev. John McKinstry.
Please contact me if interested, at tiggernut24(a)yahoo.com . Family Tree DNA is running a
sale through December 30 or 31, and if I get you into a project you get a further
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Yours,
Dora Smith
Austin, Texas