This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: alicia_d_watt Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.baskin/62.123/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I'm also descended from William Baskin Sr. and actually paid to have the PRONI records searched to find any evidence of the family in Northern Ireland. Records that old are apparently very fragmentary if they exist at all, but my researcher's best guess (based on the repetition of names, etc.) was that the family came from the Killybegs area in Co. Donegal. I did mention the Pickens connection thinking that it would help, but the Pickens name is very rare in Ireland as well. No real help, just guesses... Good Luck, All! Alicia Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.