What you are actually looking for is: Calendar of the State papers relating to Ireland preserved in the Public Record office Adventurers for land 1642-1659 Edited by Robert pentland Mahaffy, B.A. of the Inner Temple, Barrister at Law published by the Authority of the Lords Commissioners of his Majesty's Treasury under the Directio nof the master of teh Rolls London: and etc (Ican't remember but this was published sometime in the mid 1800's I think ) In the above on the pages which list adventurer's I found the following Whitakers' (I've only checked the bit dealing with Co. Laois) Barony of Cullenagh: Wm. Whittaker & his wife. Baonry of Tinnehinch (Tinnahinch) North East Quarter: Henry Whitaker What I have here with these names does not say where these people came from - the original applications probably do - the calendars are really only abstracts of papers held in the PRO Jane ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy" <NANCYML@WORLDNET.ATT.NET> To: <IRL-LAOIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 10:09 PM Subject: Adventurer's List > John Case Whittaker and his wife Susan Carter came from Abbeyleix County > > Laois, Ireland. John C. Whittakers ancestors were in County Carlow up > to > 1798 when several were killed in the "Uprising of 98". They got to > Ireland > in 1650, they were awarded lands for their support of Cromwell's Irish > invasion under the "Adventurers" Act. Do you know of a book that lists > the > Adventurers, where they came from and what lands they were awarded? > This > source says there is one at the University of California in the Irvine > Library. Thats for reading this. > > > > ==== IRL-LAOIS Mailing List ==== > > >