Your source mentions the "Tolerant Act of 1689". Ths could be the Toleration Act. However I've read through a couple of on line versions and as far as I can see it doesn't specifically mention the defenders of Londonderry. It is concerned with exempting Protestants from existing laws restricting the worship, practice of their beliefs. It's possible I missed something re Londonderry while in a post Christmas haze. I have also previoulsy found that some Acts of P have addenda that don't make it online- all those boring lists of names that are meat and drink to family historians! The source for anything like this is the Calendar of State paper (CSP) Domestic- there's another one for overseas. You may find it in a good university library - it is also in the National Archives in London.(TNA). However you are in luck as a lot of this is being put on line http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ The site is still growing but the William and Mary era is there http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=46304 The Toleration act is listed under 1688 and not by that name. If you go further down the list of Statutes you will find various relating to relieving distress in Ireland . The site enables you do a search for for words or phrases , though putting in 'Londonderry' quite often brings up the Earl of Londonderry. This site gives amodern English version of the Toleration Act http://www.agh-attorneys.com/4_act_of_toleration_1689.htm My own feeling is that if provision was made for William's supporters it would have been along the lines of a general grant/exemption-whatever- and individuals would have applied for it. I don't think there is something specific in an Act naming all those supporters - though I notice he did naturalise many of his commanders. However I could be wrong - if you do find further info, let me know. On your other questions, I'd say any records still existing would either be in TNA in London or if held in Dublin could have been destroyed in the 1922 fire. As to how useful these records are to family history, they are useful if you had an ancestor who made good, was an aristocrat or gentry,or well known for some reason. For the footsoldiers and small farmers of history, there is a chance they will turn up in some return, someone was required to make or something compiled as evidence for a parliamenary committee. Rachel __________________________________________________________________ snip............................ While reading the Jameson Paper again last night, I came across this quotation:- "So important was Londonderry's defense that William obtained the Tolerant >> Act, May 24, 1689, which exempted from taxation throughout the land, >> "...all >> who bore arms in the city during the siege, and of this act those who >> settled in Nutfield [NH] availed themselves until the American >> Revolution, >> occupying lands known as the "exempt farms." " >> >> When was this Tolerant Act of 1689 deleated from the Statue Books? >> >> To enforce this Act some records must have been maintained. If so, where >> would they be today? >> >> It would seem that at least in America this exemption was in force until >> 1776. >> >> Has anyone had experience researching these and how useful are they in >> trecing your family of the years? >> >> Mike Boyd >> Historical Commitee, HBS >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NIR-DERRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >