Greetings: I am pleased to announce that Jim "Pops" Jackson will be picking up the reins for the FORBES-L list and for CLAN-FORBES-L as well. I am confident he will do a good job, as "Pops" is a veteran list admin on RootsWeb, with connections to the FORBES family. Jim has been assured that I will be happy to help with technical details about running the list, if he asks. But it is unlikely he will need to, and effective earlier today, the lists are his. Darrell Darrell Allen MARTIN a native Vermonter currently in exile in Addison, Illinois darrellm@sprynet.com www.darrell-martin.net/genealogy/

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Forbes Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/EEX.2ACIB/831.1.1 Message Board Post: Thanks for the info. I'll keep that in mind. I am also pretty certain that my Forbes side on my Father's side descended from James & Alice. Since I'm 100% certain that my mother's Forbes side also descends from that line I was hoping that there was a different family out there. My family tree is turning into a vine :(

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Forbes, Evans, Christman, Tyson (Tison) Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/EEX.2ACIB/831.1 Message Board Post: I'd say there's a good chance that your grandmother descended from James & Alice Forbes, who were granted land in the Shiloh area of Camden County NC in 1715, after migrating to N. Carolina from Accomacke County VA in 1701. One of their grandsons was named Caleb Forbes, and I think there is a Simeon Forbes in the family tree as well. If you try a web search with keywords like "Forbes Camden County North Carolina" I think you will hit a number of web sites that might help. This line has produced many descendants, both in NC and elsewhere in the U.S. I'm about 90% sure of being related to it, but I'm one generation away from establishing a definitive link. There are so many Americans who have descended from James and Alice Forbes that I'm considering starting a Forbes family project on FamilyTreeDNA, with a goal of confirming descendancy from this James Forbes (~1657 - a.1726) or not. The project would be restricted to Forbes males who are willing to have their yDNA tested at! FamilyTreeDNA. Cost of a definitive, 25-marker yDNA test currently runs around $170 per individual, but it is a sure thing to confirm blood relations with others who have the test. Please email me if interested. You can find out more about DNA testing at FamilyTreeDNA.com. Bob Forbes bforbes@carolina.rr.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Forbes Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/EEX.2ACIB/235.240.263.283 Message Board Post: I have a Betty Forbes in my ancestry that I have no info on. Do know about when your's was born? My Betty would have been born between 1870 - 1890. She married Caleb from (hopefully) another Forbes family who lived in Eastern NC. Let me know if your dates are in the same ballpark.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Forbes Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/EEX.2ACIB/831 Message Board Post: I am trying to find my grandmother's ancestors. Her name was Maurice Forbes born Abt 1929 to Wilson (Wilkes) and Annie Forbes. Located in 1930 Shiloh Township Census, Info indiates that both Annie and Wilson were 21 when married abt April 1928. Wilson's parents were Sim & Middie Forbes. Annie's parents were Caleb and Betty Forbes Maurice married Willie Samuel Cutrell and had 2 sons, Harold and Wayne. (Wayne is my dad) Willie Cutrell's family dates back to the 1800's in Fairfield, Hyde County, NC. Iny info on the Forbes line would be greatly appreciated.

Hi,   My gggrandmother Mary Elizabeth (b. 1850 in GA) was a daughter of George Jackson Forbes/Forbis(b. 1813 in North Carolina). Her mother's name was Nancy Allen Headen. She had two brothers...Green Bush Forbes/Forbis and Thomas Forbes/Forbis. Has anyone ever heard of this line?            Need help in finding more information regarding this family. Any help appreciated. Thanks in advance, CHRIS

Hi, My gggrandmother Mary Elizabeth (b. 1850 in GA) was a daughter of George Jackson Forbes/Forbis(b. 1813 in North Carolina). Her mother's name was Nancy Allen Headen. She had two brothers...Green Bush Forbes/Forbis and Thomas Forbes/Forbis. Has anyone ever heard of this line? Need help in finding more information regarding this family. Any help appreciated. Thanks in advance, Chris

Greetings, everyone: Long experience has confirmed that messages with subjects like, "Help!" are much more likely to be discarded, without being read, than messages with subjects like, "Andrew FORBES 1792-1905, Scot" (not that such a person existed, that I know of). In other words, "Help!" makes you **less** likely to get it. And that doesn't take into account the effect on the archives, which shows the subject but not the contents. Someone browsing the list of messages won't know if you are pleading for assistance in identifying a FORBES, or need help configuring your e-mail client. The list does not have a prescription for subject lines, but common sense should prevail. Darrell RootsWeb List Admin - 4 VT and 1 MA location lists Darrell A. Martin - 15 surnames lists, 1 Scottish clan list darrellm@sprynet.com - 1 genealogy software list

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/EEX.2ACIB/739.2.1 Message Board Post: What state were they born in ?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/EEX.2ACIB/830 Message Board Post: Regarding the marriage of Avery Carter to Luncinda Cloyd ,she wouldn't be the same Luncinda Carter of Benton co Oregan???? also, was avery carter married to a Susan Carter in Morgan co Ill....the same avery?????

Looking for any information on Margaret Forbes who married a McDonald ( either James or William) around 1800 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Doreen.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/5519/EEX.2ACIB/804.2 Message Board Post: hi my relatives on my fathers side are forbes' from NC and im just getting started. anything you can give me will be a help. i know my grandfather was edwin gray forbes and he has a twin ray.

Where? ----- Original Message ----- From: <r4bees@cox.net> To: <FORBES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2003 9:45 AM Subject: [FORBES] Re: Peter B. Forbes and Thomas J. Forbes > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Forbes > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/EEX.2ACIB/739.2 > > Message Board Post: > > Thomas J. Forbes Born 1801 > Wife: Elizabeth Dillion or Dillon > Born: 02/05/1807 > Died: 04/11/1852? > Married: 06/29/1825 > > Peter B. Forbes Born 1799 > Wife: Sarah R. Dillion or Dillon > Born: 10/29/1804 > Died: 04/11/1852? > Married: 03/20/1823 > > Parents of Peter and Thomas: John Forbes Born: Before 1765. Died 1826. Mother: Sarah R. > > Siblings of Peter and Thomas. > > John R. Forbes: Born Abt 1794 > William Forbes: Born 1784 > Elizabeth Forbes: Born 1796 > Nancy Forbes: Born: 1794 > Catherine Forbes: Born 1804 > Mary M. Forbes: Born 1804 > > > ==== FORBES Mailing List ==== > -- List admin. FORBES-admin@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Forbes Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/EEX.2ACIB/739.2 Message Board Post: Thomas J. Forbes Born 1801 Wife: Elizabeth Dillion or Dillon Born: 02/05/1807 Died: 04/11/1852? Married: 06/29/1825 Peter B. Forbes Born 1799 Wife: Sarah R. Dillion or Dillon Born: 10/29/1804 Died: 04/11/1852? Married: 03/20/1823 Parents of Peter and Thomas: John Forbes Born: Before 1765. Died 1826. Mother: Sarah R. Siblings of Peter and Thomas. John R. Forbes: Born Abt 1794 William Forbes: Born 1784 Elizabeth Forbes: Born 1796 Nancy Forbes: Born: 1794 Catherine Forbes: Born 1804 Mary M. Forbes: Born 1804

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: forbes Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/5519/EEX.2ACIB/829 Message Board Post: can anyone give me any information about edwin gray forbes of north carolina? this is my grandfather, any info you have would be greatly appreciated.

Greetings: ** Please do not "REPLY" to this message in such a way that the response goes to the list, unless you believe that your response truly is for the whole list to see. ** It is with a sense of sadness that I announce to you that a sudden, unexpected, and very significant change in the demands on my time will require me to turn almost all of my RootsWeb list administration duties over to someone else. I enjoy what I have been doing for the lists, and I wish I could continue. There are three lists that I will still admin; if you are reading this message, this list is not one of them (or is LISTOWNERS-L, which is receiving an FYI copy). The choice of whether to continue being an admin for any list, and if so which one(s), was a very difficult one for me. For the curious, this is not a disaster, like a death in the family, a health problem, or the loss of my job. Life has just taken a sharp turn, and I need to be flexible enough to reset priorities and move on to the new challenges and opportunities that present themselves. Beyond that, I hope you understand that it is a personal matter that I will not be discussing except with immediate family. I encourage anyone who may be interested in being admin for this list to contact me. For each list, if there is more than one person qualified, I will pick the person who in my opinion is best suited to support the list and move it forward. This will *NOT* be "first come, first served" in any way, shape, or form. To the extent that it is a contest, all the entries are already in. It may be a matter of weeks rather than days before the list changes hands. If there is no interest, the RootsWeb staff will be informed and the list will be handed back to them. I will of course be available for assistance to the new list admin, for a while. I have come to appreciate and know many of you, over the last few years, as you have posted messages ranging from brick wall queries; to long pedigrees with documentation; to announcements of births, marriages, and deaths in your own families; to Christmas greetings. That is one reason why for most of "my" lists I will remain a subscriber. As Bilbo Baggins said, quoting from memory, "I know less than half of you more than half as well as I would like; and more than half of you less than half as well as you deserve." ** Again, make sure that any replies that go to the list are those that belong there. Please send any requests to take over the reins to me, privately, *ONLY*. Thank you. ** Darrell This message is being sent to: VTGEN-L@rootsweb.com, VTCALEDO-L@rootsweb.com, VTLAMOIL-L@rootsweb.com, VTORANGE-L@rootsweb.com, MANORFOL-L@rootsweb.com, ALLGAR-L@rootsweb.com, CANDY-L@rootsweb.com, CANE-L@rootsweb.com, FELCH-L@rootsweb.com, CLAN-FORBES-L@rootsweb.com, FORBES-L@rootsweb.com, FORBUSH-L@rootsweb.com, FURBUSH-L@rootsweb.com, GARDNER-L@rootsweb.com, HARTWELL-L@rootsweb.com, HULBERT-L@rootsweb.com, KNOWLTON-L@rootsweb.com, LAMSON-L@rootsweb.com, LOWER-L@rootsweb.com, NELSON-L@rootsweb.com, ROUSSEAU-L@rootsweb.com, RUSSEAU-L@rootsweb.com, WILDGOOSE-L@rootsweb.com RootsWeb List Admin - 5 VT and 1 MA location lists Darrell A. Martin - 18 surnames lists, 1 Scottish clan list darrellm@sprynet.com - 1 genealogy software list

My Forbes family that I am researching were also light complexion also. . my ggg grandfather Ephraim Forbes was light skinned. my gg grandf. Elijah Forbes was 5' 10" and light complexion his brother John MC Forbes was 5' 8" and the same. (from their civil war papers) Bill Forbes ----- Original Message ----- From: "Margie" <marscot@ellensburg.com> To: <FORBES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 2:56 PM Subject: [FORBES] FORBES CHARACTERISTICS > Hi, I read that a certain John FORBES had a swarthy complexion and am > wondering if this was characteristic of most > Forbes or unique. I had an ancestor who was described as being extremely > dark. No other reference was made to any > of our relatives external appearances other than this. I'm clutching at > straws to pin down an elusive John Forbes. > Any comments? > > > > ==== FORBES Mailing List ==== > List rules at > http://home.sprynet.com/~darrellm/list_rules.htm > -- List admin. darrellm@sprynet.com > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >

The Forbes' family I am researching were not very large men and were referred to as "Black Irish", Not such dark skin, but black hair, curly a little, and light eyes. They were from the Sligo area of Ireland, but I can't quite lilnk with the Forbes who wrote the book of Lechan. Margie wrote: > Hi, I read that a certain John FORBES had a swarthy complexion and am > wondering if this was characteristic of most > Forbes or unique. I had an ancestor who was described as being extremely > dark. No other reference was made to any > of our relatives external appearances other than this. I'm clutching at > straws to pin down an elusive John Forbes. > Any comments? > > ==== FORBES Mailing List ==== > List rules at > http://home.sprynet.com/~darrellm/list_rules.htm > -- List admin. darrellm@sprynet.com > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

----- Original Message ----- From: <CSCUNC@aol.com> To: <FORBES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 8:44 PM Subject: [FORBES] Scotch-Irish Genealogical Research Materials > It is only on rare occasions that I add a book to the list of "must haves" > for the study of Scotch-Irish genealogy. This one is for our friends with > Pennsylvania connections and it is certainly a rare item. Published in 1856 > > "by a descendant" it is titled: > > "A Tribute to the Principles, Virtues, Habits and Public Usefulness of the > Irish and Scotch Early Settlers of Pennsylvania," Chambersburg, Pa., > Printed by M. Kiefer & Co. 1856, 171 pages. > > >From the preface the following: "The writer of the Tribute contained in > this work, had long desired to see from the Historical publications in > Pennsylvania, a vindication of the character and principles of the Irish and > Scotch early settlers of this great State and their descendants against > reproach, as well as aspersion, cast upon them in some modern publications > having pretensions to Historical accuracy...The writer, feeling as if the > sand of his Time glass was nearly run out, and that he ere long must be laid > aside from labor... has hastily thrown together in his leisure hours, taken > from other avocations, the remarks contained in the subsequent pages." > > Those other avocations are Dr. Foote's Sketches of North Carolina and > Virginia, Day's Historical collections, Dr. Smith's Old Redstone, Dr. > Alexander's Log College, Dr. Miller's Life of Dr. Rogers, Dr. Elliott's Life > of McCurdy and others, Craig's History of Pittsburgh, Hazard's Colonial > Records and Archives of Pennsylvania, and American Archives by Force and > Gordon's History of Pennsylvania, Mr Rupp's Histories of Lancaster, > Cumberland and Franklin counties. > > The style of writing and knowledge of early Presbyterian history indicates > the author may have been a member of the clergy*. There is a lot of detail > on the early members of the church as well as problems with the Indians and > the struggle over land rights during the westward expansion. The book reads > > a bit like Prof. Hagy's thesis on the early frontier settlement at Castle's > Woods, Virginia and it is a combination of history, genealogy and geography. > *I have been told recently that Judge Chambers is the author of this work. > > Listed below are the other books and manuscripts previously offered to the > various surname lists that are predominately Scotch-Irish: > > The Laggan and its Presbyterianism and In the Days of the Laggan Presbytery, > 1905,1908, by the Rev. Alexander Lecky, B.A., member of the Royal Sociey of > Antiquaries of Ireland, Belfast, Davidson & McCormack, 54 Kings St. 211 > pages > On our recent trip to Donegal we met J.B. Shannon, age 90, who assisted in > > the 1975 reprinting of this book. He is the last living person who had > anything to do with these books and he says they are still the BEST source > for Ulster Presbyterian research. From Lecky I quote, "The lists of names of > > former generations of Lagganeers, and their places of abode, that are given > in the Appendixes, and which NEVER before appeared in print, whilst they may > of necessity prove dull reading to those who have no acquaintance with the > locality, will not, I hope, be altogether uninteresting to those who bear the > > same name, or live in the same places..." > > Fighters of Derry, Their Deeds and Descendants, being a Chronicle of Events > in Ireland during the Revolutionary period 1688-1691, by William Young, Eyre > and Spottiswoode, London, 350 pages. > One of the most difficult sources to locate, in fact almost impossible. > Months worth of reading and packed with great genealogy. Contains the > following biographical sketches: > 1. The leaders of the County Associations who, with their levies, took > part in the preliminary operations and contributed much of the man power for > the Defence. > 2. The Apprentice Boys and those responsible for shutting the gates on the > 8th Dec. 1688. > 3. The actual Defenders during the 105 day siege (over 1200 genealogical > sketches) > 4. Those engaged in the relief of the city > > A History of the Siege of Londonderry and Defense of Enniskillen in 1688 and > 1689, with Historical Poetry and Biographical notes, by the Rev. John Graham, > > M.A. Rector of Magilligan in the Diocese of Derry. Includes the Battles of > the Boyne, Athlone, and Aughrim and the siege and Capitulation of Limmerick > by Lord McCaulay, Toronto, 1869 > The historical poems are family genealogies about those who were at Derry > and where they came from. Along with "Fighters of Derry" these two sources > contain more actual genealogical information than any others I have seen. > > Three Hundred Years in Innishowen, Being More Particularly an Account of the > Family of Young of Culdaff with Short Accounts of Many Other Families > Connected with Them, by Amy Young, 1929, The Linenhall Press, Belfast, 311 > pages. > Some of the names included are Young, Hart, Harvey, Cary, Vaughan, > McLaughlin, Skipton, Richardson, Knox, Ussher, Smith, Nesbitt, Chichester, > Ball, Lawrence, Crofton, Boyd, Stuart and many others. > > The Laggan and its People, by S.M. Campbell, privately printed. > A look at the history of the Laggan (Presbyterian Derry/Donegal) through the > eyes of a local historian. Draws on local lore, Abercorn papers, records from > > PRONI. > > The Tinkling Spring: Headwater of Freedom, A Study of the Church and Her > People, 1732-1952, by Howard McKnight Wilson, 1954, Fisherville, Virginia 542 > > pages > The best source of information on the Scotch-Irish of Augusta/Rockbridge > Counties in Virginia. Includes the Baptismal Records of the Rev. Craig. > In-depth study of the early families of the Shenandoah Valley. > > Castle's Woods: Frontier Virginia Settlement, 1769-1799, a thesis presented > to the Faculty of the Department of History, East Tennessee State University > in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of master of Arts, > by James W. Hagy, 1966, 150 pages. > The most popular of the documents offered, this covers the families who > settled in Russell county, Virginia when it was considered the frontier. If > your ancestors came through southwestern Virginia, this document is the > history of your family. Contains information on specific families as well as > > the farmers, speculators, artisans, and preachers who resided there. Lots on > > the Indian battles that were a daily feature of life on the frontier. Names > like Russell, Walker, Porter, Cowan, Houston, Boone, Montgomery, Fraley, > Thompson, Anderson, Kilgore, and 50 or so other "Scotch-Irish" families make > this an invaluable resource for your family history. > > The Reverend Samuel Houston, V.D.M., by George West Diehl, 1970, McClure > Publishing Co. 125 pages > History of the early Virginia Presbyterians through the life of the Rev. > Samuel Houston, kin to Sam Houston of Texas fame. > > The Stirling Merchant Gild and Life of John Cowane, founder of Cowane's > Hospital in Stirling, by David B. Morris, Town Clerk, Stirling, Jamieson & > Munro, LTD. 1919, 367pages. > This is really two books in one. The first part deals with the Gild. Laws, > history, struggle with Unfreemen and with the Crafts, Administration, > Merchandising, Conditions of entry, etc. and the second part which is about > the life of John Cowane, Dean of the Gild and his contributions to it. > > Well there you have it. The best documents I have found. If you are > interested in purchasing any of the above items (I would like to make copies > for free but I can't) > contact me at cscunc@aol.com for details. > > Regards, > Robert Cowan > 525 Harrogate Rd. > Matthews, North Carolina 28105 > > > > > > ==== FORBES Mailing List ==== > List rules at > http://home.sprynet.com/~darrellm/list_rules.htm > -- List admin. darrellm@sprynet.com > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

It is only on rare occasions that I add a book to the list of "must haves" for the study of Scotch-Irish genealogy.  This one is for our friends with Pennsylvania connections and it is certainly a rare item.   Published in 1856 "by a descendant" it is titled: "A Tribute to the Principles, Virtues, Habits and Public Usefulness of the Irish and Scotch Early Settlers of Pennsylvania,"   Chambersburg, Pa., Printed by M. Kiefer & Co. 1856, 171 pages.   >From the preface the following:   "The writer of the Tribute contained in this work, had long desired to see from the Historical publications in Pennsylvania, a vindication of the character and principles of the Irish and Scotch early settlers of this great State and their descendants against reproach, as well as aspersion, cast upon them in some modern publications having pretensions to Historical accuracy...The writer, feeling as if the sand of his Time glass was nearly run out, and that he ere long must be laid aside from labor... has hastily thrown together in his leisure hours, taken from other avocations, the remarks contained in the subsequent pages." Those other avocations are Dr. Foote's Sketches of North Carolina and Virginia, Day's Historical collections, Dr. Smith's Old Redstone, Dr. Alexander's Log College, Dr. Miller's Life of Dr. Rogers, Dr. Elliott's Life of McCurdy and others, Craig's History of Pittsburgh, Hazard's Colonial Records and Archives of Pennsylvania, and American Archives by Force and Gordon's History of Pennsylvania, Mr Rupp's Histories of Lancaster, Cumberland and Franklin counties. The style of writing and knowledge of early Presbyterian history indicates the author may have been a member of the clergy*.  There is a lot of detail on the early members of the church as well as problems with the Indians and the struggle over land rights during the westward expansion.   The book reads a bit like Prof. Hagy's thesis on the early frontier settlement at Castle's Woods, Virginia and it is a combination of history, genealogy and geography. *I have been told recently that Judge Chambers is the author of this work. Listed below are the other books and manuscripts previously offered to the various surname lists that are predominately Scotch-Irish: The Laggan and its Presbyterianism and In the Days of the Laggan Presbytery, 1905,1908, by the Rev. Alexander Lecky, B.A., member of the Royal Sociey of Antiquaries of Ireland, Belfast, Davidson & McCormack, 54 Kings St.  211 pages    On our recent trip to Donegal we met J.B. Shannon, age 90, who assisted in the 1975 reprinting of this book.  He is the last living person who had anything to do with these books and he says they are still the BEST source for Ulster Presbyterian research.  From Lecky I quote, "The lists of names of former generations of Lagganeers, and their places of abode, that are given in the Appendixes, and which NEVER before appeared in print, whilst they may of necessity prove dull reading to those who have no acquaintance with the locality, will not, I hope, be altogether uninteresting to those who bear the same name, or live in the same places..." Fighters of Derry, Their Deeds and Descendants, being a Chronicle of Events in Ireland during the Revolutionary period 1688-1691, by William Young, Eyre and Spottiswoode, London, 350 pages.    One of the most difficult sources to locate, in fact almost impossible.  Months worth of reading and packed with great genealogy.  Contains the following biographical sketches:    1.  The leaders of the County Associations who, with their levies, took part in the preliminary operations and contributed much of the man power for the Defence. 2.  The Apprentice Boys and those responsible for shutting the gates on the 8th Dec. 1688. 3.  The actual Defenders during the 105 day siege (over 1200 genealogical sketches) 4.  Those engaged in the relief of the city A History of the Siege of Londonderry and Defense of Enniskillen in 1688 and 1689, with Historical Poetry and Biographical notes, by the Rev. John Graham, M.A. Rector of Magilligan in the Diocese of Derry.  Includes the Battles of the Boyne, Athlone, and Aughrim and the siege and Capitulation of Limmerick by Lord McCaulay, Toronto, 1869    The historical poems are family genealogies about those who were at Derry and where they came from.  Along with "Fighters of Derry" these two sources contain more actual genealogical information than any others I have seen. Three Hundred Years in Innishowen, Being More Particularly an Account of the Family of Young of Culdaff with Short Accounts of Many Other Families Connected with Them, by Amy Young, 1929, The Linenhall Press, Belfast, 311 pages.    Some of the names included are Young, Hart, Harvey, Cary, Vaughan, McLaughlin, Skipton, Richardson, Knox, Ussher, Smith, Nesbitt, Chichester, Ball, Lawrence, Crofton, Boyd, Stuart and many others. The Laggan and its People, by S.M. Campbell, privately printed. A look at the history of the Laggan (Presbyterian Derry/Donegal) through the eyes of a local historian. Draws on local lore, Abercorn papers, records from PRONI. The Tinkling Spring: Headwater of Freedom, A Study of the Church and Her People, 1732-1952, by Howard McKnight Wilson, 1954, Fisherville, Virginia 542 pages    The best source of information on the Scotch-Irish of Augusta/Rockbridge Counties in Virginia.  Includes the Baptismal Records of the Rev. Craig.  In-depth study of the early families of the Shenandoah Valley. Castle's Woods: Frontier Virginia Settlement, 1769-1799, a thesis presented to the Faculty of the Department of History, East Tennessee State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of master of Arts, by James W. Hagy, 1966, 150 pages.    The most popular of the documents offered, this covers the families who settled in Russell county, Virginia when it was considered the frontier.  If your ancestors came through southwestern Virginia, this document is the history of your family.  Contains information on specific families as well as the farmers, speculators, artisans, and preachers who resided there.  Lots on the Indian battles that were a daily feature of life on the frontier.  Names like Russell, Walker, Porter, Cowan, Houston, Boone, Montgomery, Fraley, Thompson, Anderson, Kilgore, and 50 or so other "Scotch-Irish" families make this an invaluable resource for your family history. The Reverend Samuel Houston, V.D.M., by George West Diehl, 1970, McClure Publishing Co. 125 pages History of the early Virginia Presbyterians through the life of the Rev. Samuel Houston, kin to Sam Houston of Texas fame. The Stirling Merchant Gild and Life of John Cowane, founder of Cowane's Hospital in Stirling, by David B. Morris, Town Clerk, Stirling, Jamieson & Munro, LTD. 1919, 367pages. This is really two books in one.   The first part deals with the Gild. Laws, history, struggle with Unfreemen and with the Crafts, Administration, Merchandising, Conditions of entry, etc. and the second part which is about the life of John Cowane, Dean of the Gild and his contributions to it. Well there you have it.  The best documents I have found.  If you are interested in purchasing any of the above items (I would like to make copies for free but I can't) contact me at cscunc@aol.com for  details. Regards, Robert Cowan 525 Harrogate Rd. Matthews, North Carolina 28105