Hello Bruce! We are definitely kin. My great-great-grandfather was Redmond Wilburn Aldy/Alday/Allday. But please be advised that upon close scrutiny there is no evidence to support the notion of an O'Day connection as first (???) put forward by Ralph J. Alday. Redmond was the first of the family to settle in northeast Attala Co., MS, around the Shady Grove area. Apparently, that is approximately the time and place where the change in spelling the surname seems to have occurred--the "Aldy" spelling almost always suggests a family member who originated in Attala Co., MS. After Redmond W. Aldy died, it seems the rest of the family moved further down into the county and all settled around the small farming community of Sallis, MS. Some of the family still farms there today. And the Aldy name is still in common use to this day. Best regards!