Hi Susie, Best of luck with your search and your trip. Do plan, and execute the plan. But also mention your quest to everyone you meet. This past May I completed such a journey, and failed completely to turn up anything useful. But at breakfast one morning in a B&B in Belfast another couple related that they had wandered around the church where they thought their people might have lived and struck up a conversation with a fellow cutting the grass. Being polite the fellow asked what brought them to Ireland, while I am sure knowing only one thing brings Yanks to churchyards in Ireland. "We're looking for ancestors, you wouldn't know anyone named ...." and it turned out the fellow was married to the daughter of a somethingth-grandson of the common ancestor. They found nothing helpful in the official records. So regardless of your findings from this side of the pond, go have a wander and good luck to you. It doesn't happen often, but it does happen. Carey On Mon, Nov 4, 2013 at 1:05 PM, Susie Brusa <[email protected]> wrote: > I am planning a trip to Ulster to visit and to trace roots, and want to > make > the very best use of the limited time I will have. I wondered if you could > answer a few questions for me and perhaps make some recommendations that > would help me avoid wasting the precious time I will have when there. > > > > I live in California, and through my ancestry research, have found > relatives > in Australia and NY who are also working on this same Hamilton branch. We > are lucky to be part of a large Hamilton DNA project conducted out of the > University of Pennsylvania that connects us directly through DNA to the > first Hamilton in Scotland. Unfortunately, we are at an utter standstill > prior to 1742 in Ulster. In my research, it appears as though most of the > records from that time that might be able to identify the father's name and > break the log jam have been destroyed. I'm hoping to make an itinerary > based on the most likely success of finding such records. > > > > Here is what we know: > > There were four brothers Hamilton who all immigrated to the US before the > US > Revolutionary War (1775). The only place name is a passing reference to > Derry at the birth of one of the brothers (all of this is from printed > history of US sources), and the mention of coming from County Tyrone in one > of the other documents. > > > > They are: > > Henry Hamilton born 1742, comes from County Tyrone > > John Hamilton, born 1745, mention of Derry > > Archibald Hamilton, born 1758 > > James Hamilton, born 1761 > > > > All left Ulster before 1775 > > All married and died in the US > > > > One of the other researchers believes that the father might likely be > James, > based on naming conventions from the time. Does that ring true? > > Do you know of any sources from this time period that would help? What > steps > should I take in your view? > > > > > > Susie Brusa > > www.ranchocieloyc.org > > > > Rancho Cielo offers education, vocational training and employment referrals > for disconnected youth aged 16-24 who embrace our vision of > self-sufficiency. > > > > The Drummond Culinary Academy Dining Room serves dinner on Friday nights. > > Call 831.444.3521 for reservations. > > Voted #1 on Trip Advisor of 258 restaurants in Salinas! > > The elegant 3-course prix fixe is entirely prepared and served by the > students. > > > > > > ------------- > Our community web-site: http://cotyroneireland.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- http://parkswhistles.com/ http://www.facebook.com/carey.parks http://twitter.com/LuthierCarey