Posted on: Buteshire Scotland Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/Scotland/Bute/406 Surname: McCurdy ------------------------- In tracing back my McCurdy line, I get as far as John Turk McCurdy (born date unknown but who, according to notes passed down to me through my father, sailed "about 1666 from Bute, Scotland, in an open boat for the North of Ireland." He settled in Londonderry. I have no information on his wife, but do know he had a son (from whom I descend) named James McCurdy, b 1690 in Ireland and who came to America about 1720. James settled in Salisbury Twp, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. James in turn fathered Robert McCurdy (b 1736 in Salisbury, Lancaster Co, Pa, M Anne Creighton b 1710 D 1790) Robert was an officer in the revolution(capt/Penna). Hope I've given enough info to get a bite. I want more on John Turk McCurdy and his son James!