Tim & Kim: I do not normally research in Maryland as my roots are just across the border in Pennsylvania, however I might be able to offer some suggestions. First of all the name is Scots Irish and their most probable religion was Presbyterian and for that period time for his parents I would say the Associate reformed branch or the old Seceder branch, both parts of the Prsebyterian church. Maryland Archives has a pretty good list of death records on line which you could check at the Hall of Records in Annapolis. I am assuming that the parents were settlers or their parents were so to try and trace their origins in N. Ireland, I would try the quick reference (005A) on my web site for their surname and if you find it there, then read ref. #005 which is the entire book written by S.R. Carleton (The hearth rolls for County Antrimn 1660-69) . There is also the Protestant Householders list of 1749 which is a later periof of time. Once you establish where they came from, it can help you trace them to here. Go to my web site at the Allison Antrim Museum their URL is: www.greencastlemuseum.org and scroll down to ULSTERSCOTS and my name and click on that to open it to the memu for the above numbers. Gordon Crooks