Why would a clan chief pay servants to assume his last name? Joann Gordon, U.S. Genealogist, House of Gordon House of Gordon Research <http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/5917/HOG.htm> Wright Tidbits <http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/5917/Tidbits.htm> Perry Co., AR <http://www.homestead.com/perrycounty/files/Index.htm> Researching: Gordon, Wright, McDonald, Rucker, Little ----- Original Message ----- From: <SGordon817@aol.com> To: <GORDON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2001 8:55 AM Subject: Re: Seeking Assistance from GORDON's > Dear Tom, I, too, am researching a Gordon family in Co. Down. NIR is > heavily populated with Gordon's. They are in every county, parish, and > townland. But they aren't all related. There was a Gordon clan in Scotland. > The head of the clan paid all the servants to assume the last name of > Gordon. So, even in Scotland, there are many Gordon's unrelated to one > another. > > My Gordon's lived in Ballyhay, Donaghadee parish. If I venure outside the > 843 acres of Ballyhay, I find many Gordon's. But can't tell who are mine, if > any. > > For Gordon research in NIR, you will need to find the townland and parish. > That's a major hurtle, but a necessary one. Good luck, Sandra >