I have been told there are approx. 22 Crooks families today in Antrim or at least those with telephones. Does anyone know of members of a Crooks family immigrating to the USA in the early 1700's. In 1669 there were 5 known Crooks families and I am trying to determine which are mine and believe it might be a James Crooks & family living at Ahoghill, Glagorm Estate which was a Alexander Colville property. As a matter of interest I am surprised that how few Crooks are left there. My first American born generation consisted of 19 children, their parents all Ireland born (3 of them). To make matters even worse, just 2 cousins of this batch had 22 children all of which were born between 1760-1810. Perhaps it was a good idea that they did migrate as the Isle would have sunk long ago under the weight of these progenies. Gordon Crooks, the 8th generation