Have you joined the DUNLOP and DUNLAP mailing lists on RootsWeb. You might have some luck there. Joan in Tucson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Wilson" <wilso127@yahoo.com> To: <NIR-ANTRIM-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2006 6:36 AM Subject: [Antrim] Cullybackey/Ballywatermoy/Ballymena Ancestry? >I was in Antrim last month with my son, looking for connections to my WISEMAN >and DUNLAP/DUNLOP/DELAP (take your pick) ancestors in the >Culleybackey/Ballywatermoy Townland area of County Antrim. > My ancestor, Archie Wiseman, left B'moy in 1835 to join his brother James and > to settle in Newburgh, NY, USA. A man from Ballymena, who is also a Wiseman > family descendant from this area, toured us through church graveyards and over > some of the acreage of B'moy which might have once been occupied by a possible > direct ancestor (or a nephew or greatnephew of Archie's) named Patrick > Wiseman, and showed us a picture of Patrick's which appears in a pamphlet > printed by the equivalent of the Ballymena Historical Association. We still > haven't determined the direct relationship, but my Ballymena "cousin" is > convinced that it exists. > I have also been searching for some time to learn more about Archie's and > James' parents. I believe that their mother was named MARGARET DUNLAP (or, in > possible vriant spellings, DUNLOP or DELAP), and that she married their father > named Wiseman (first name unknown) in around 1800 somewhere in about 1800, in > this immediate vicinity. > I'd sure like to hear from someone who might have a connection to this > Margaret, who > could provide more information on her ancestry. > Bob Wilson > Beaufort, SC > USA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. PC-to-Phone calls for ridiculously low rates. > > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > >