Hi, I too am researching the McAdam family line. The McAdam's moved around a lot as most have some connection to John Loudon McAdam of TARMAC fame. John Loudon McAdam came to NY before 1776 and is related to Crawford's via his father's line. John came to work with his uncle William in New York and he was married in 1776 at Old Trinity Church, Wall Street, New York. There are also other McAdam's buried at this church. I would check out the mcadam history society website for a lot more information. (Note - not all of is accurate or complete). The family home must have been either the Waterhead or Craigillan estates. I too am trying to complete my link to this line. My 4th great grandfather is William W. McAdam married to Isabella Russell and my 5th great grandfather is James McAdam and Margert Allason of Ayr. Have you tried Ayrshire or Wigtownshire for McAdam's??? I would love to share my research with you as I have a ton of McAdam's. Regards, Janet Oshawa (Toronto), ON -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: August 15, 2006 8:34 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [DUNB] McAdams/Crafourd This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McAdam/Crafourd Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WeC.2ACI/1342 Message Board Post: Good morning. I'm new to the list and the search in Scotland. I'm a decendant of Andrew and Ann McAdam who are buried in the Roseneath Old Church yard. Their stone reads: In Memory of Andrew McAdam late in Cursenogh who died May 17 1789 aged 77 years also Ann Crafourd his spouse who died May 18, 1807-they are plot #152. >From information I have Andrew and Ann had 11 children, their son Andrew came to the New York in 1781 on a ship he and Andrew Sr's brother James called "The Dalosa". The brother left in Scotland Duncan McAdams is my link to this family-he had a twin brother Dugald. Other siblings are Janet- the oldest, William (who came to NY with Andrew Jr.) John, James, George, Robert, Grace and Patrick (the youngest). I believe John also came to NY with Andrew jr. I am trying to find traces of Duncan. He eventually came to NY was married 3 times and had 21 children! The question most foward on our minds is is this Duncan our GG-grandfather or did he have a son Duncan? The dates for Duncan son of Andrew and Ann would make him too old for the Duncan here in NY-who's birth we are guessing to be around 1800. In the book being written the Duncan who is son of Andrew and Ann was old enough to help with responsibilites with the running of the family business when his brothers left for NY in 1781. My other question is the Crafourd family. In the book it's spelled Crawford, having seen the picture of the headstone the mis-spelling is why we can't find anything. Does anyone know of this family? My Aunt remembers her mother telling her of a solicitor from Scotland coming to see her father and telling him he needed to come home and claim his lands (apparently a large home and property) he refused to leave NY and let it go to who ever was next. Would there be records of such matters still around. Here in NY we're subject to the clerk of the time and how good of a record keeper he was-which often was good at all! I'd like to find out where and what the house looked like to add to the history album. Any help would be greatly appreciated, research from across an ocean is a bit challenging! Thank you..... Vesti ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx