This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --part0_917886643_boundary Content-ID: <0_917886643@inet_out.mail.aol.com.1> Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII --part0_917886643_boundary Content-ID: <0_917886643@inet_out.mail.aol.com.2> Content-type: message/rfc822 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline From: Bkstgmama@aol.com Return-path: <Bkstgmama@aol.com> To: MrMacF@aol.com Subject: Re: [CLANS-L] RE: Benefit of Clans Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 11:29:31 EST Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit I am also interested in this question as to the benefit of clans. My GINGLES (pronounced "Jingles") were a family under the McALISTER clan. My Samuel GINGLES received a land grant from the English Crown for land in NC. Samuel married Margaret McALISTER and came to America in 1754 via Antrim, N. Ireland. The McALISTERs were of Kintyre, Scotland. Does anyone know of the GINGLES/McALISTER connection? About why the transplanting to N. Ireland? Why they should have received a land grant from the English Crown? I looked in the McALISTER info in www.tartans.com amd there is very little info. With Margaret and Samuel came Angus McALISTER and Charles McALISTER to the Philadelphia port of entry. Angus and Charles stayed with their families in York Co., PA>Taneytown, MD. Samuel and Margaret journed down to Mecklenberg Co., NC to establish their land grant. Please help with info. Sheila GINGLES Lorenz in San Diego --part0_917886643_boundary--