That's exactly true; the Scots immigrants to Ulster generally married other Scots. I have never considered my Cowan ancestors at all Irish. Yet the term "Scots-Irish" is a legitimate historical term, and particularly important to genealogists, as it designates a source of immigration. My only point was to emphasize that the source of the "4 brothers" immigration may have been Scotland, rather than Ulster. -----Original Message----- From: Kay Hoover [mailto:shutterbug390@earthlink.net] Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 12:59 PM To: Terry Cowan Subject: Re: [COWAN-L] Abandon Cowan brothers of Ireland? I think the term Scotch-Irish is just a term anyway. I've read that the Scots and Irish didn't get "together" much. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry Cowan" <jcowan1@tyler.net> To: <COWAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 10:04 AM Subject: [COWAN-L] Abandon Cowan brothers of Ireland? > Dear Becky, Jim and others, > > > > I'm enjoying this discussion. Here's something else to consider: the DNA > study has shown no real connection between the 7 brothers Cowans and the "4 > brothers" Cowans. The research in recent years which tentatively ties the > "7 brothers" to County Derry consequently has no bearing on the "4 brothers" > Cowans. The DNA study also shows a connection between the "4 brothers" > descendants and a Cowan family that came directly from Dumfreeshire in > Scotland. So, might it be time for us "4 brothers" researchers to re-think > the Irish part of our Scots-Irish tradition? > > > > Terry Cowan > > > > > > > > ==== COWAN Mailing List ==== > Messages over 30000 bytes (30k) will not be accepted by the list. > Shorten your message into as many parts as necessary for successful > transmittal, and distinguish by naming "#1", "#2", or something similar. > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 267.1.0 - Release Date: 5/27/2005 > >