Greg--since you are from NZ you might not be aware that Mullins is a very old and historic name in the US. William Mullins and his wife, their daughter, Priscilla, and son, Joseph, came over on the Mayflower from England in 1620 and helped to establish the Plymouth (Massachusetts) Colony. Sadly, all but Priscilla died in the general sickness that occurred during their first winter. Priscilla and her husband, John Alden, are ancestors of mine. Back to Derry -- I have Reid ancestors that came from there to New Brunswick, CAN from 1830's to 1840 or so--one family. A few of the sons came and them more of the family, the parents in 1840, George Reid and his wife, Elizabeth Buchanan. The last family member, daughter Elizabeth, came over with her husband, Thomas Kennedy in 1853. Any connection? - polly shaw > > Subject: > Re: [Derry] New Listers Interests - Reid, Barlow, (O')Reilly, Hogan, > Kelaghan, M(i?)leary, MacDonald, O'Kane, O'Hara, Caldwell, Mullan, > Taylor, McGinness, McIlroy. > From: > Kay and Greg Blackburn <kayandgregb@paradise.net.nz> > Date: > Tue, 27 Jun 2006 13:23:48 +1200 > To: > NIR-DERRY-L@rootsweb.com > > To: > NIR-DERRY-L@rootsweb.com > > > Hello Jack. Sorry I have taken so long to get back to you and thank you for your response > to my posting. I have had some success from the posting and now have contact with some > new Barlow cousins, which is all very exciting to say the least. I do hope that my luck > holds up and I find some more cousins of a different stamp. > > I see that the author of the book "Aghadowey" is a Mullin. I wonder if this could be a > connection to my Mullan line. In New Zealand there is a family of Mullins who are said to > be related to our Barlows. Some of the records for this family show a marked variation in > the spelling of the name and because the name seems to be not common could there be a > connection. Oh well here we go down another lane or is that up another tree? > > Thanks again and best regards Greg.