1. CAROLINA SCOTS by Kelly has some interesting things to say about loyaltieI am now looking for some of my own ancestors; think they are Scots-Irish but may be Irish or Scottish surnames: BLAKLEY CALFFEE / KALFIE JONES WILLSON 2. Do you have any suggestions for reading about Carolinians of this background? 3. I have a copy of CAROLINA SCOTS by Kelly but found none of my direct ancestors there. Diane in VA using screenname<HUGUENAUTE@aol.com> researching Mama's GIBBS (RI to MA to NY to SC) / HAMILTON (a Church of Ireland minister)/ HARALSON (SCANDINAVIAN SEA CAPTAIN) / SMITH (CORNISH INDENTURED SERVANT to VA then BERMUDA then in 1776 SC where he was a legislator/ SPENCER / McCLELLAND (BLADEN co NC to TN to MS then SC in time for the CW) / ROBINSON (1700s Bladen NC)/ MAYRANT (Fr Hug to SC to MS to SC) / POTTS (Northumberland to SC to MS) / WILLSON (SC to NC)/ WYNNE (VA) BLAKLEY (Kingstree Williamsburg Co SC) and Papa's NEW ENGLAND BERRY / BOLLINS / BOWEN / ESTEY / CARPENTER / DWINNELL / GOULD / HARRIS / HAYWARD/HOWARD / KENNISTON / LEONARD / NEAL / PRAY / STRATTON / MOREY / WHEELER / WILBER / WOOLEY / WILLIAMS / WITHERILL Most of these surnames are probably my direct ancestors but I write their names and information in my charts with pencil because the information is in family history books- I have not yet done the research for myself. Since my ancestors were from every one of the colonies except (so far) DE, I am doing a general overview so if I go to an archive or repository I will have a number of back-up plans. I just don't have the time or money to waste on trips where I can't find anything. SURNAMES COX and HENDERSON occur in my husband's family. I was born in NC; mother SC; father VT; husband and grandmother GA...