In a message dated 8/19/2004 4:39:12 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > When I researched the Palatines four or five years ago, I discovered that > about 30% of them were in fact Catholic. This had not been the intent of > Queen Anne's government, and some of them, but not all, were promptly sent > back to where they had come from. The rest settled in the British Isles, > including Ireland. Those who who were serving in the British army were > particularly likely to settled in Ireland, especially around traditional > garrison towns. > > Nancy Gray i have found dennings sometines with an i in lancaster pa/north carolina they married 3 brother to 3 sisters so i would asume the dennings could be palatane also. the more i look at my family they do seem to be more puritn then normal irish. palatanes were that. we are dyed in the wool catholics . then came my dna test which shows german english blood for a longford stone mason. even more intesting a halopgroup eb which indicates sub sahara jewish background. recent tioes to greece and germany with england. i did some research and the palatane hit me across the forehead like a brick. it seemed to make sence maybe it wont pan out but i am on that trail. the british military did give access to a world full of people to be related to:) Jim Denning Chelsea,Ma.-Woburn,Ma.-denning-dennen-danin-dinan-dinihey-denningston-dinning- carlon-carroll-dever-cogan-malone-heslin-piscopo-mazzola-martini-farrell-mchug h-farley-grimes-lynch-doherty-SanDanto,Ita-Adargh,longford-Revere,Ma-Wintrop,M a.-sprague- and ever growing list