In a message dated 26-Apr-2007 01:28:08 PM Eastern Standard Time, fifi36@comcast.net writes: I honestly didn't know that there was a Pawtucket, MA; I thought there was only Pawtucket, RI. Anyway, I had Irish ancestors who lived in the RI Pawtucket, as well as in North Providence. The problem is that in several cases I am uncertain of the place of their roots in Ireland ---------------- Hello, Fran. The CARROLL family that I knew of was Co Monaghan ... but no known relation. Pawtucket was one of those places that grew up on both sides of the river back when the river defined the border between MA & RI. There was a multifacetted exchange of pieces of land between RI & MA involving portions of Fall River, Pawtucket, Attleboro Gore, Little Compton, and what is now East Providence. Pawtucket on the east side of the river was MA until somewhere about 1860. if you look at census in 1850, there is Pawtucket, MA. At the same time, across the river to the west was the village of Pawtucket, RI which was part of the township of North Providence. Later (seems like about 1868, Rhode Island took land from North Providence, combined it with what had been Pawtucket, MA and created the City of Pawtucket, RI. Hugh J CARROLL, Jr born 29 Oct 1854 had a mother named Ann McElhaney born Ireland about 1818 and I have always suspected her of being from Co Monaghan. None of the other surnames that you mention have turned up in my research as best that I can recall. Al ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.