This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: southard Surnames: CARROLL Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.carroll/7494.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I should have added that Peter Wilson Coleman made it clear in his book that he knew he did not have all the names of persons transported to the American colonies - only the ones for whom he could find records. The ship captains sometimes did not record the name of those in bondage. Many of the records had gotten wet and simply decayed. A fire at the courthouse in Dublin destroyed the rolls of manuscript with the names of many. So just because you do not find a person in the list I posted, that does not mean they might not have been brought to the colonies as a convict, a kid on the street at the time the patrol was picking up the "trouble makers", or a man who could not pay his debts. If that is how my CARROLL ancestor got to the colonies, I'm very glad the decision was made to "transport" him. Lura 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.