Recently I was sent some information by Perry Streeter concerning Mary Boyd who married firstly William Thompson and moved to Greenwood, Steuben County, NY “In 1803, information was gathered in Northern Ireland to prepare for the possibility of invasion by Napoleon. (John Craig and Constable, Antrim List of Stock 9th Nov 1803: 23 Townlands in the Barony of Cary [hereinafter ALS]; transcription by Harry Doyle). Boyd and Thompson are very common surnames throughout Antrim. However, McHatton or variations thereof, appears to be quite rare. McHatton appears to be a variant of McIlhatton, a surname primarily found in Loughguile Parish (ALS). The householders of 1803 were of earlier generations than the parents of William Thompson, Mary Boyd and Robert McHatton. However, analysis of surname clustering when coupled with the Irish tradition that the eldest son was named after his paternal grandfather, provides us with possibilities for more in-depth research. It is important to note that an Irish Townland is a much smaller unit of land than a Town or Township in the United States. In all of ALS, there is only one Parish in which the surnames of Boyd, Thompson, McHatton, and McIlhatton co-existed. In Derrykeighan, there were fourteen Boyd households, two Thomson/Thompson households, and two McHatton/McIlhatton households. John "McHattn" of Dervock Townland, Derrykeighan was the only bearer of the McHatton spelling in all of ALS. Alexander and John Hatton both resided in of Ballybregagh Townland, Loughguile Parish. There were five Boyd households in Dervock: Alexander, James, Joseph, Samuel and William. There were four Boyd households in Ballybregagh: Daniel, Hugh, John and Robert. The only households held by Thompsons named William were in Stroan Townland, Derrykeighan and Balnalube Townland, Loughguile. Edward and Joseph Boyd were also residents of Stroan. Robert Thompson resided in Cool Townland, Derrykeighan.” Do any list members know the families for any of these Boyd families? Thank you Mike Boyd