This is a message from today on the Scotch-Irish list. The Kincaids of New England and possibly Pennsylvania & Virginia should be included in this project. Barbara “The 1718 Migration is the first mass migration of Scotch-Irish from Ulster to America. It occurred in the summer of 1718. I co-authored a website on the migration with folks from Ulster: _http://www.1718migration.org.uk_ (http://www.1718migration.org.uk) The Project is to document the first families of this migration. Items included are residence in Ireland and America; first family data including spouses of children; time of arrival; port of arrival; last known America location, and living family researchers. Unlike many after their arrival, these folks had skills and financial capabilities. They split on arrival and went to places where enterprise was available. So we have the Gregg family with brothers in NH, PA and VA in 1720s or the Moses White family that was in NJ, PA, VA and SC by 1750 as examples. Due to a lack of research materials available these first emigrants have never been documented as a major ethnic group in American emigration history. I started the project to find these early arrivals. My personal database exceeds 1,000 people. Any and all contributions are welcome. Linda keeps yelling at me to publish ( as she should), and it may be my #1 New Years resolution for 2011.” " Thanks, Colin Brooks The 1718 Migration Project Quakertown, PA