This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McIntosh Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.mcintosh/1521/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Looking for any information on the McIntoshes listed on the 1850 Virginia Prince William County Census. They are listed as follows: Group 1: William L. McIntosh - b. abt 1803 James McIntosh - b. abt 1770 Frances McIntosh - b. abt. 1815 Group 2: Rachel McIntosh - b. abt 1798 Jane McIntosh - B. abt 1826 Caroline McIntosh - b. abt. 1815 Hartley McIntosh - b. abt. 1819 James McIntosh - b. abt. 1828 Group 3: James McIntosh - b. abt. 1820 (I know this date to be false. James was actually born about 1828.) Adeline McIntosh - b. abt. 1833 Sarah McIntosh - b. abt. 1850 Living with Group 3 is a Sally Mathews, b. abt 1798, William L. Mathews, b. abt 1837, and a Robert Brady, born abt. 1810. If any of this looks familiar to you, please let me know ok? I'm also interested in McIntoshes in the counties surrounding Prince William, i.e. Fauquier, Loudoun, Fairfax and Stafford. Thanks, Michele

Good morning Michele. You do have a good List to chase. Our McIntosh's came out of an area called Kirkmichael in Perthshire, Scotland along way back from the dates you have mentioned. You will probably be aware that "James" was a popular christian name for the sons and was often passed down from the Father to the oldest Son, which forces one to be alert to strange Birth dates. We have many "James" in our bunch. >From our point of "McIntosh" view, the large family(8 children) left Perthshire area from 1820-1840, and our "James" came to New Zealand (which is our lineage), the other 7 children of that family, both girls and boys, disappeared. We think they could have gone via Canada. Back to your message, none of the other Names mentioned ring any bells with us. Please retain our contact details for the future. Good luck. Ross McIntosh In sunny New Zealand