Good Morning: I have traced my maternal ancestry back to John NELSON of Clones, Monaghan, Ireland. The problem is, there seems to be an abundance of John NELSON's in Clones in the time frame I'm researching. In an Upper Canada Land Petition, dated June 12, 1820, John NELSON states: "That your Petitioner is a native of Clones, county of Monaghan, Ireland, that he arrived in this Province a fortnight ago with his wife and eight children, three of whom are of age and five under..." In another Upper Canada Land Petition, dated June 28, 1820, John NELSON states: "That your Petitioner is a native of Clones in the County of Monaghan, Ireland, from whence he emigrated about a year ago, and has resided in this Province about one month. That your Petitioner has a family of a wife and two children..." Based upon other land records which I have obtained, the two John NELSON's were referred to as "John NELSON the elder" and "John NELSON the younger" I have searched the IGI, but have been unable to find two families of John NELSON's that meet the descriptions above. I know for a fact that one of the John NELSON's was married to Sarah BLAKELEY, and that they had a daughter named Isabella, who was Baptised in Clones on 31 Dec 1803. Can anyone offer any suggestions on how to sort this out? Thanks in advance... Dennis Galley, Port Elgin, Ontario, Canada