I too have a RICHARDSON from the Dumfries area. Margaret RICHARDSON born abt. 1830 married John JACKSON born abt. 1823. The couple was farming in Canada by 1846 with children William, Mary, Helen, Isabella, Janet, John, Andrew, Archibald, James, and Robert. Have no earlier information on Margaret I'm afraid, but just wondered if anyone had a connection. ______________________________ > ATTACHMENT part 6 message/rfc822 Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2004 21:42:33 -0600 From: Mary Mattila To: DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-D Digest V04 #248 Hi Chum....I don't think we are connected, according to the information I have at the moment...my Richardsons are farmers in the parish of Torthorwald in Dumfrieshire. Mary