Quote Originally Posted by flyingscotsman
In the past couple of years I have tried to find something out about my heritage. The bits and pieces I've been able to gather up from my parents have left me with not much. I know my maternal grandmother was a McCutcheon and my father told me he was 1/4 Scots/Irish (which should make me about 1/8 or so from his side)

(McCutcheon is sept of McDonald clan)
Welcome aboard. It seems as though you have enough bits to be comfortable with a connection.

Note: There seems to be a move afoot to drop the "Mac" in the surname such as Donald instead of MacDonald when referencing the clan. Has anyone else noticed this?

Cheers! Bill