I'm just a little curious Yes! I know nothing about my Adams family in Ireland with the exception that it is said they were friends/neighbors with the Marlin family that lived in Londonderry. The Adams/Marlin families intermarried. My Adams line starts here in SC with 3 Adams brothers. John A. Adams b. 1822 William J. Adams b. 1824 Archibald Stewart Adams b. 1829 These boys all married Marlin sisters. Your mention of the name Archibald peaks my interest. It is said the Adams came to America prior to 1820 and most likely around 1800-1815 area. The Marlin family (parents of above sisters) came to SC in 1834. So it would be the parents of the Adams boys and the parents of the Marlin girls that probably grew up together in Ireland. My John Morrow Marlin and wife Rachel Graham, parents of the Marlin girls were born 1795-1799 respectively. PS.... I do not recognize any of the other names you mention. Janean ----- Original Message ----- From: <cawol@bright.net> To: <ADAMS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 10:32 AM Subject: [ADAMS-L] Grasping at straws > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CI.2ADEB/9408 > > Message Board Post: > > My Adams family probably came from Balleymoney, Antrim Co. N. Ireland, possibly the town of Cloughmills. Alexander Adams supposedly married Katie Miller. Children, William, Robert, Archibald. This was in the late 1700's, early 1800's. > Does this mean anything to anybody? > > Also do the names, David Schnell, Polk, Breen or Gray mean anything in connection with any Adams family or with Antrim County? > > Grasping at straws. > > > ==== ADAMS Mailing List ==== > To UNSUBSCRIBE in MAIL mode use: Adams-l-request@rootsweb.com > To UNSUBSCRIBE in DIGEST mode use: Adams-D-request@rootsweb.com > List-Manager's Address: Adams-admin@rootsweb.com > Archives: http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/a/d/ADAMS > For Virus help: http://www.wvi.com/~wb/virushelp.html >