Wendy, The surname Ranson turns up in the second volumeof the 'Registry of Deeds, Dublin, Abstracts of Wills. 1746-85.' Edited by P. Beryl Eustace. Published by the Irish Manuscripts Commission in 1954. There is a deed or will belonging to a William Ranson and then there is another deed or will in which people by the surname Ranson are mentioned. The names being, Benjamin, John and Mary. I only have an index to this volume and so can't tell you anything about the dates or where these people were from. The name does not turn up in either of the other two volumes of this work. I can check it out for you, but it would be a good few weeks before I can do this. It's definitely not a common spelling. Jane ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wendy Cosper" <rambodog@shianet.org> To: <IRL-MONAGHAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 2:06 AM Subject: RANSON - ADAMS - 1811 & 1814 > Hi, > I am searching Robert Ranson born 1811 ,Ireland, not sure if it is County > Monaghan .