Thank you so much! My ggg grandfather Samuel Burnside's brother married an Elizabeth Gray and one of their children was named Matthew Elder Burnside. I'll pursue this at PRONI. I think the John in PA is going to have been there too soon for me but one never knows. I did a Google search on Matthew and found several people researching Elders and saw your posts and name! Linda On Jun 20, 2008, at 7:19 AM, DIB wrote: > I doubt if there is very much about Matthew E anywhere; the > Presbyterian Historical Society in Belfast might have a few details; > there is probably an entry for him in the Fasti of the Presbyterian > church, the first series, edited by the McConnells. he is mentioned a > few times in family history websites, (I am sure you have seen this > He married Mary Gray in Antrim, Ireland, 1782. Mary was born March > 20, 1760. At 28 years of age Jack became the father of Matthew Elder > Balleymoney, Antrim, ... > www.familytrail.com/elder/YahooFiles/A.Craig.Elder.pd ) > > > There was another very well known Presbyterian minister, James Elder > of Finvoy, b. 1755, who was known as the "Gun of the Gospel",, and > still another John Elder 1706-92 b. c. Antrim who was a Presby > minister in Pennsylvania > > Linde > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message