There are a few Alexander's mentioned on this list. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Polk" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 10:23 PM Subject: Re: [LDR] plot names and settlers origins > Here are a few mostly Scotch-Irish tract names I picked up along the way: > > Sligo - Samuel Alexander > Rapho - William Alexander > Ballindret - John Polk > Moanen - William Polk > Ballybuggin - John Caldwell > Clonlett - John Caldwell > Kirkminster - Matthew Wallace > Kirkington - Adam Wallace > Castle Fine - Andrew Wallace > Castle Finn - Hugh Stevenson > Monyn - Ninian Dunlap > Ballyhack - Robert Polk, Jun. > Desert - John Caldwell > Ballyshannon - William Owens > Daintry ? -William Alexander > Clainfastin? - Daniel Quillane (from Southern Ireland?) > Camp - Robert Wallis > Clonmell - Pierce Bray > Clonmell - Ephraim Polk > Moanen - William Polk > Ramas? (Ramoth) - William Polk > > > John Polk > > > >> [Original Message] >> From: <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Cc: <[email protected]> > > Date: 2/23/2007 9:37:44 AM >> Subject: Re: [LDR] plot names and settlers origins >> >> John had done some research for me in the past. >> The initial tract of land my Somerset ancestors settlers named was called > (sic) "Abergaveny on the Quantico Creek. the real Abergavenny is a small > "market" town in Monmouthshire, Wales, but within 50 miles of Bristol, the > port they sailed from as indentured servants. >> Their landing port was at Jamestown VA where I have assumed they served > their indenture, though I have not ruled out the possibility that they > were > transported to Somerset MD to serve the indenture >> The Somerset plot adjacent was named "Warwick". Warwick (pronounced > "Warrick" with the 2nd w silent) is the market town for Warwickshire in > the > English Midlands (just North of Stratford upon Avon) and still close > enough to make Bristol the nearest port in 1660 >> >> Regards, >> Ben MacDonald >> Glendale AZ >> >> ---- [email protected] wrote: >> > In a message dated 2/22/2007 3:42:31 PM Eastern Standard Time, >> > [email protected] writes: >> > > Hock's Norton, village in Leicestershire? Interesting. And could > bear on >> > > origin of certain Somerset landowners. >> > > >> > >> > Of course. In recent times, as a spare-time enterprise, I've started >> > flagging each property having such place names with their likely > origins. It's not >> > only the individual tracts I'm curious about, but the aggregate sense > in >> > neighborhoods coterminously settled. I think this will result in some > interesting >> > new conclusions. >> > >> > John >> *************************************** >> QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? >> Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: >> http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > --- John Polk > --- Havre de Grace MD > --- [email protected] > > > > > *************************************** > QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? > Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: > http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.412 / Virus Database: 268.18.3/699 - Release Date: 2/23/2007 >