The Palatines that we are interested in (generally) were the five groups that came out in 1709, brought by the British Government and given British citizenship. These people were intended for New York and North Carolina. It was for political/economic reasons that some of them were diverted to Ireland. The rest went on to their original intended destinations in the main. However, over the next few decades Palatines continued to leave the area and make their own way to America. Most of them not enjoying the sponsorship of the Government as "our" original group did and they suffered greatly with hundreds, perhaps thousands, never reaching their destinations. They settled all over the US but mostly in the Mid West. Many of the Pennsylvania "Dutch" were from the Palatine (Dutch = Deutsch). Maryland, Illinois and Michigan were other favoured settling points. Here endeth the lesson. Chris _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp