Some years ago when constructing a Boyd family from Ardgour, just west of Fort William I found this:- In 1597 James VI of Scotland and I of England had "planted" the troublesome Isle of Lewis off the west coast of Scotland with 500 dependable settlers who, alas, died from hunger or were murdered. In 1607 he similarly "planted" Kintyre and it was relatively successful ... ." (The Irish Link, 5 June 1985, p 3) Besides Boyds, this family had Kennedies marrying into it. Does anyone on this list know anything about these various "Plantations" of the Scootish West Coast? And do they know if any Ayrshire families took part in this migration? Mike Boyd Historical Commitee, HBS