Dottie, Try these sites. I think I descend from James Callison's sister, Rebecca, who married James Haddock. Let me know if you have problems. Tommy Bryant Birmingham, Alabama _http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~markfreeman/callanth.html_ (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~markfreeman/callanth.html) _http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/CALLISON/2005-03/1110685743_ (http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/CALLISON/2005-03/1110685743) _http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/pageload.cgi?quaker::callison::173.html _ (http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/pageload.cgi?quaker::callison::173.html) Trying to find when the Callisons came to Ulster and from where. There were no Callison or Wethereld names in the 1630 Muster Roll or the Hearth Rolls of 1666 which showed a majority of native Irish - surprising when Cromwell is supposed to have driven them out after the 1641 rebellion. After the Williamite wars, the lands of those Irish who had supported James II were confiscated and re-let to Protestant settlers. The Test Act of 1704, discriminating against Presbyterians, discouraged the Lowland Scots, who were mostly of that persuasion, from going to Ireland during the reign of Queen Anne but in the 1720's they flocked to Ulster outnumbering the Episcopal Church members. Most came from Ayrshire, Galloway and Kirkcudbrightshire and the Callisons may have come from there as later evidence suggests that they were Presbyterians. Anthony Callison may have been converted to the Quaker faith on his marriage to Abagail Wethereld on Apr.30, 1734. Among the witnesses were William and Luke Callison while the Wetherelds were represented by William, Joseph, John and Sarah. A list of leaseholders in 1738 includes the names of William, Luke, Anthony and Ann Callison. Another list in 1759 shows William, Anthony and James Callison while a further list in 1772 shows only William and Anthony Callison. When Abagail, daughter of Anthony married John Mitton on Jan.21, 1773, Anthony only was present which indicates that William may have died that year. Anthony died in June 1779 in the townland of Mullalelish. his will which had been made exactly a year earlier, was the subject of several discussions in the monthly meetings of the Quakers which dragged on for about a year. Some objections were made to the bequests to his four daughters and their husbands. No details can be gathered in the recorded minutes but the other Callisons appear to have been so annoyed that they left the congregation. Subsequent records of the family are found in Presbyterian church. It would appear that a William Callison may have been a brother of Anthony born 1709, Margaret born 1720 and James born 1721. James married Isabella (surname unknown) and emigrated to America, living first in Albemarle Co.,Virginia before moving to Augusta Co.,Virginia about 1748. His children . . Jane born 1743, Elenor 1744, Mary 1745, John 1746 and Isabella 1747 were born in Albemarle Co. It is recorded that on Feb.28, 1749 James acquired a total of 556 acres of land, part of the Beverly Manor patent (near the present town of Greenville, Virginia. James attended the North Mountain Presbyterian Church and is on record in the Hanover Presbytery as having entered a complaint against the Rev. Brown over him refusing to baptize one of the Callison children because James was 'Old Light' and the minister had 'New Light' beliefs. The differences need not be explained now but it reinforces the view that James' origins were Lowland Scots as only they were so particular about their type of worship. ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour