However, it is the comment of "Mary Boyd (an orphan brought up by his mother)" that I want to look at. David McGregor's mother was Marion, daughter of David Cargill. From the Jameson Paper, it tell us "Janet Smith, daughter of John and Annie Smith, who married Capt. David Cargill, were from Templemore and later settled in Aghadowey Parish before setting off to the colonies in 1718. They, too, settled in Nutfield, New Hampshire." Hear I am ASSUMING that the two David Cargill's are the same person. So it raises the question "what relationship did Mary Boyd have with Marion Cargill/McGregor?" Could Mary's mother have been a Cargill or was Marion simply taking in an orphan of the district - perhaps whose parents were Presbyterian Church Members at Aghadowey. As she married Marion's son David, who was born in 1710, it could be assumed that she was born in a similar time period. There is a third linkage. James McGregor's father is termed "Captain" and so is David Cargill. Could these to have been at the Siege of Londonderry, with the Rev Thomas Boyd? [This will require additional research to "prove".] So could Mary Boyd's parents have been a son or more likely a grandson of the Rev. Thomas Boyd and she was adopted because the three families had if it has her age on it. ] I am not very familiar with what may have been the practice in County Londonderry in the early 1700's when someone's parents died. There would be no formal adoption Agencies. I have seen of time where relatives took in all or some of the children. Can anyone say what might have happened in rural Aghadowey in this period to try to work out who were Mary Boyd's parents. Thank you. Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS