Barb: Records of that period are scarce, to say the least. Here are some websites you might want to access that could give you some information: <A HREF="http://www.irishorigins.com/">Irish Origins - Genealogy data for family history research in Ireland</A> <A HREF="http://www.censusdiggins.com/irish_surname_search.html">Irish Surname Search and Genealogy</A> <A HREF="http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp">FamilySearch Internet - Search</A> According to MacLysaght's "The Surnames of Ireland": CROSBIE. This English toponymic was adopted by a family of MacCrossan of Leix who espoused the English cause and migrated to Kerry in the seventeenth century. I hope this helps. Carol Granville