Hi Sam, My Murdocks and related families and friends with other names came from the Killinchy area of County Down around the 1850s. Some settled in Arkansas and others on both sides of the Kentucky/Ohio border. In 1853 many of them formed up a wagon train and crossed the plains to California with a herd of cattle. I am trying to find more information about the migration by researching the families with names other than Murdock hoping to find a journal or history of the wagon train trip, but am not having much luck. Also looking for any information about their trip to this country and what other families might have helped them settle when they first arrived here. I am not aware of any Murdochs that were part of my family that settled in Chicago. Ken T ============= In a message dated 2/11/2008 5:50:32 PM Pacific Standard Time, sgmurdock@dsl.pipex.com writes: Hi Ken I know of Murdochs from Co.Down who settled in Chicago in the late 1800's I'd be interested in seeing your Murdock info to see if maybe some link regards Sam ----- Original Message ----- From: <Ktsc100@aol.com> To: <nir-down@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 6:36 PM Subject: [NIR-DOWN] Names from County Down > > Hi, > > Does anyone have information on these families that came form County Down > in > the mid 1800s and settled first in northern Kentucky or southern Ohio. > > Charles Stewart > Harper > Murdock > Woodsides > > Ken T. > > > > > **************Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. > (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp003000000025 > 48) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NIR-DOWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NIR-DOWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message **************The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the Grammy Awards. Go to AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys?NCID=aolcmp00300000002565)