Your contrast of the German and the Scoth-Irish is intriguing if not insightful. I would love to hear more. What are your sources. I am of German and of Scotch Irish descent, so I couldn't let your remarks just drop. Ray Handley ray2292@aol.com ==== NCORANGE Mailing List ==== Larry Noah - lrnoah@bigfoot.com - Listowner - NCORANGE mailing list Orange Co, NC USGenWeb site is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncorange USGenWeb Orange Co, NC Archives site is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nc/orangnc.htm