"John Paul" <jkershaw2@cfl.rr.com> wrote in message news:uUYyf.4662$Zj7.1879@tornado.tampabay.rr.com... > My GG Grandfather, Benjamin Witherhead came from Glenwherry with his wife > [Mary (Millikin) Witherhead] and 5 children around 1818. They settled in > upstate New York [Oswegatchie: near the present-day Ogdensburg] > It seems clear that Benjamin had at least one brother, who stayed in Antrim. > I'd like to (1) identify Witherhead family members in Antrim and (2) > determine exactly how/when the Witherheads moved from Glenwherry to > Oswegatchie. On theory is that they went via Glascow, Nova Scotia, > Montreal/Quebec. > FWIW...... Here is the list of Withered, all in Glenwhirry, from the Index to Griffiths Valuation 1848-1864. Index to Griffith's Valuation of Ireland, 1848-1864 Withered, Benjamin County : Antrim Parish : Glenwhirry Location : Glenwhirry Withered, George County : Antrim Parish : Glenwhirry Location : Glenwhirry Withered, John County : Antrim Parish : Glenwhirry Location : Glenhead Withered, Robert County : Antrim Parish : Glenwhirry Location : Glenwhirry ----------------------------------------------------------------- 'Hope thats some help. Brian