I am working on my gggrandfather, George McCarron who was born somewhere in Pennsylvania in 1796. That seems to be my "brick wall". My father, Edward always told me that we were Irish and to be proud of it but we have never been able to get the Irish connection. If anyone can help me I would really be thankful. I have his family down to myself in case anyone is interested. Thank you. Marge McCarron DeGear

> > >my gggrandfather, George McCarron who was born somewhere in Pennsylvania in 1796. That seems to be my "brick wall". > On one hand, you're are searching a difficult time...not many records and if there were, did they survive time....censuses only listed head of household...so difficult to find which family is actually yours. However, how many McCarrons were in PA in 1796? Doing a very quick search I found a James Carron in Derry Twp but with time, you might be able to search the census better. What were the names of George's children? He may have named his first son after his father...then there are some passenger records and naturalization records for that time period. May be even some church records...have you look at the LDS Family History Holdings for PA? -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com All outgoing mail virus free, scanned by Norton