It's called Scots Irish! My great great grandfather was born in Mullawinny, Co. Tyrone, but referred to himself as being from Scotland in about half of the census records, after he moved to New Jersey. Apparently, Scots Irish is an American term, and not particularly accurate, in terms of describing where people with that designation came from. Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:59:16 -0600 From: kentnerwilson@gmail.com To: COTYRONEIRELAND@rootsweb.com Subject: [CoTyIre] 1816 Wilsons In regard to the Wilson that came to the USA in 1816-- is there a reason they would have used Co. Tyrone if they really were from Scotland? One side of the family says they were from Scotland. _________________________________________________________________ Rediscover Hotmail®: Now available on your iPhone or BlackBerry http://windowslive.com/RediscoverHotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Rediscover_Mobile2_042009

My understanding is that the original American term for someone from Ulster was Scotch-Irish, which led to the often incorrect assumption that the person thus was of mixed Scottish and Irish ancestry. The term Scots-Irish was an early but ineffective attempt at rectifying the situation. Today, I believe Ulster Scot is the preferred, and certainly clearer, term for a person whose ancestry was Scottish but who lived for one or more generations in Ulster. Loretta -----Original Message----- From: cotyroneireland-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:cotyroneireland-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Gary Richardson Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 07:21 PM To: kentnerwilson@gmail.com; cotyroneireland@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [CoTyIre] 1816 Wilsons It's called Scots Irish! My great great grandfather was born in Mullawinny, Co. Tyrone, but referred to himself as being from Scotland in about half of the census records, after he moved to New Jersey. Apparently, Scots Irish is an American term, and not particularly accurate, in terms of describing where people with that designation came from. Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:59:16 -0600 From: kentnerwilson@gmail.com To: COTYRONEIRELAND@rootsweb.com Subject: [CoTyIre] 1816 Wilsons In regard to the Wilson that came to the USA in 1816-- is there a reason they would have used Co. Tyrone if they really were from Scotland? One side of the family says they were from Scotland. _________________________________________________________________ Rediscover HotmailR: Now available on your iPhone or BlackBerry http://windowslive.com/RediscoverHotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Rediscover_Mob ile2_042009 ------------- Our community web-site: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COTYRONEIRELAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message