Gary Rea is running into some kind of technical glitch that I will have to research for a fix. In the meantime, here's the message he was trying to post: On Feb 7, 2009, at 12:09 PM, Gary Rea wrote: I'd be interested to know if anyone researching the REA families of Ballynahinch happens to have any data showing a connection between them and the Reas of Newry during the 1700s. I have a theory that the William Rea christened at Ballynahinch Presbyterian Church in 1715 may be the same William Rea Esq. whose will was probated in Newry in 1749. Gary Rea [email protected]

Gary What "evidence" do you have to suggest this link? Same name, same "general" location. Just hope that your Rae familis is not like the Boyd families of the 1700's - evenone had at least one William as a son. Mike Boyd Brisbane ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diane Hettrick" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2009 7:37 AM Subject: [NIR-DOWN] REA of Ballynahinch, 1700s > Gary Rea is running into some kind of technical glitch that I will > have to research for a fix. > > In the meantime, here's the message he was trying to post: > > On Feb 7, 2009, at 12:09 PM, Gary Rea wrote: > > I'd be interested to know if anyone researching the REA families of > Ballynahinch happens to have any data showing a connection between > them and the Reas of Newry during the 1700s. I have a theory that the > William Rea christened at Ballynahinch Presbyterian Church in 1715 may > be the same William Rea Esq. whose will was probated in Newry in 1749. > > Gary Rea > > [email protected] > > --------------------------------- > 476 list members as of 1 Feb 2009 - how many are related to you? > --------------------------------- > Searchable list archive at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/NIR-DOWN > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message