Hello Folks -- Part of my wife's ancestry includes the following: ** Susanna McIntire; b. 16 May 1709 in York, York, ME; m. Joseph Main on 6 Sep 1733 in York. ** John McIntire, father of Susannah; b. abt 1677 in York; m. Susannah Young aft 1698 in York; d. 1771 ** Malcolm "Micom" McIntire, father of John; b. Scotland; captured by Cromwell's army at Battle of Dunbar in 1650; shipped to North America; m. Dorothy Pierce/Pearce; d. aft 17 Apr 1700 in York. We estimate that Micom's birth would have been about 1630, plus or minus a few years. He was presumably an adult when captured at Dunbar (I assume 16+ years old), but still a young man. After all, his son John was born in 1677, and he lived past 17 Apr 1700. Micom's friend and fellow Scotsman, Alexander MacKaneer, had married a Maine woman, Dorothy Pierce/Pearce. Part of the legend of that era is that as MacKaneer was dying, McIntire promised that he would take care of Dorothy. So McIntire married Dorothy. That would explain his relatively old age when his son John was born. [Micom and Dorothy had two other sons, Micom Jr and Daniel, but I have no birth dates for these guys.] I have made halfhearted attempts to identify Micom's ancestors in Scotland, without success. Has anyone been there/done that? Thanks in advance for your help. Bruce Bardes Cincinnati