Its amazing how you can look at the same piece of the genealogical puzzle over and over and see nothing until one day the little light bulb goes off and there it is.... Elizabeth Walker married John Campbell from Kirnan, in Ireland First we send out a post to see if anyone knows where Kirnan is an right away Nina writes back and says she has been there. We change the spelling to Kernan, send the information to John Giacoletti, who has some rather detailed source materials on the place-names in Ireland and find out that it is in County Down, within walking distance of Sheeptown, a know Cowan hangout. This supports Emma's contention of a County Down location for the Walker family when they moved from Wigton. Should be the end of the story, but... A couple of days later Jerry sends this post about Joseph Walker, youngest son of John and Katherine Walker which he got from information in Chalkley and from Emma's book pages 492-494 which states that Joseph Walker was born in or near Londonderry, July 15th, 1722. That by itself would be stunning, but it gets even better. Not only does it show the westward migration of the Walkers from Down to Derry right before the families departure to America, it comes from a source that predates White by almost 100 years. In 1806 the Reverend John Campbell wrote a letter about the passing of "our venerable uncle" Joseph Walker. This obit even contains the words of the songs sung at the funeral and specifically states that uncle Joseph Walker was from Londonderry. The Reverend JOHN CAMPBELL should know since he is the nephew of JOHN CAMPBELL of KERNAN, in Ireland. See Emma White's book page 3. This connection between Down and Derry through the Campbell family is priceless. Four years later (or thereabouts) John Walker, John Campbell, Elizabeth Walker Campbell, and others hop on Richard Walker's ship and head to Pennsylvania. I would like to imagine that Richard Walker, resident of Portaferry (Nina, you found a Richard Walker in Portaferry at the correct time, correct?) set sail for Lough Foyle as the anticipation began to build for the trip to America. The Walkers and all the other families went down to the docks to watch the ship arrive that would soon take them away. That evening a great wake was held, goodbye's were said and much poteen consumed and on the morning tide they left, sailed out of Lough Foyle around the most northernly point of Ireland, Malin Head, and headed west. All the passangers stood on the port stern to have one last look at the green hills of Innishowen knowing they would never return. Regards, Cowan of St. Johnstown, Raphoe Parish, Donegal