Posted on: Guthrie Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Guthrie/10194 Surname: Guthrie ------------------------- The following is the brick wall I've run into, can you shed any light on any of the questions that I have inserted. This is info that I recieved from a shirttail relative. "Covenanters were a sect of Presbyterians dissenters who revolted against the liturgy which King James I had forced upon them. In 1638 they entered into a covenant in behalf of true religion and freedom of the Kingdom, but Charles II, after his restoration in 1661, shamefully broke the Covenant and cruelly persecuted the Covenanters. Richard Cameron was their leader and was beheaded as a warning to those who dared to oppose the dictates of the Crown. The above is pretty much a matter of record and history. This gave rise to an exodus. A vessel was fitted out in 1680, ( what was the name, and where did it depart from and on what date ) it's destination was Hudson Bay, however, because of adverse weather they were driven off course, landing on the New Jersey shore.( where and when ) Among these refugees were a number of Guthries.(what were their names and where were they from) Here, instead of being hunted among dens and caves of the mountains, they went to work in peace and security on fertile fields. Schools and Churches multiplied. At the time of the Revolutionary War, George Nelson Guthrie decided to move his family with his belongings as they could conveniently take away from the combat zone.(when and from where) Four of George N. Guthrie's brothers ( who were they) stayed behind to fight the British and two of them ( who )distinguished themselves as officers of high rank. While en route from New Jersey, and when in the mountains,( what mtns) George's wife ( what was her name )gave birth to twins, one of them was Richard.( who was the other ) They settled around Pittsburgh and after the war others ( who )followed. By 1806, the Guthries had settled in Columbiana County, OH. Richard and William were in Captain William M. Laughlin's Company of the First Regiment of the Second Brigade, Fourth Division, Ohio, which was organized in Columbiana County, Ohio on May 8, 1806." The above is from a paper written by Henry F. Guthrie in 1946. Who is/was Henry F. Guthrie ?