> > Thank you to all of you who are constantly giving me > and so many other > budding genealogists and historians so much > information!! > > I have a question to help me begin my new research > project: > > The rumor in my family is that a grandparent > survived a Ship wreck off > the coast of virginia or north or south carolina in > the 1700s. The > person was scottish (but do not from where) and > immigrating here but > may have been sailing from England. No one else > survived...maybe one > other person. > > From 1700-1800: > 1. did these ships have passenger lists? > 2. where are they kept? only as records/documents or > as books? > 3. where can I best see them: in person, in book > form, microfiched or > on the internet? > 4. how reliable are the records/ship transcriptions > on the net? > 5. were there very established ports of call for > these three states at > that time? can i limit my search to a few ports? did > scottish > immigrants only come into one or two ports? > 6. were there very few recognized ship lines so i > can search each > company? > 7. would such a wreck be in the newspapers of those > days and should i > check each cities major papers? > > Thanks for your help and advice. > > Carole in NYC > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com