Susan It was simply LDS data. I typed Empey - Ireland (any event/any time). It came back with 25 possibilities. The one I mentioned seemed the closest. He would have been about 17 in 1786. I think we should not be too sceptical about the LDS info. I would say that 98% of the details they give (on Pipers, at least) are exactly as I recorded them in the Rathkeale Rectory some 20 years ago. One or two dubious ones, but that's all. Terry PS If you (or anyone) should wonder where I get the time to spend here with the List, it's because I've taken a week off work, just for the heck of it. I needed a break. <g> (Is this right?)

Hi, Terry - ><<It was simply LDS data. >> I see. Thanks. ><< I think we should not be too sceptical about the LDS info. I would say >that 98% of the details they give (on Pipers, at least) are exactly as I >recorded them in the Rathkeale Rectory some 20 years ago. >> Well, there are two kinds of LDS data online in that search-able file at www.familysearch.org... One type is IGI, and the other kind consists of family files submitted by church members. For many years church members could submit their family pedigrees without much in the way of a source citation. All those files were simply added to the mix - unverified and often totally undocumented. Even though the IGI information is more reliable than the family files, it is advisable to use it/them only as a starting point from whence to verify the findings... Thanks. Susan