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/7466.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: That's too bad, because we really need to establish some lineages with a known ancestry directly to a county... or even a country... of origin. Many of our Carrolls in North America cannot yet say beyond a shadow of a doubt that their ancestors came here from Ireland, or even from The British Isles. A few who assumed they were Irish have learned they were Palatines, Huguenots, or Germans. It really doesn't matter to most of us where they lived before arriving here. We just want to learn who they were. Thanks for the reply, 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.