Sorry, no direct connection that I am yet aware of.. but could be at some point - so I am answering. I have Ewing's that are said to have been from Co Tyrone, here is some info on them. Earliest known Ewing: Mathew Ewing married Anne Kelly Confirmed - son James Ewing b. 1785 (married Jean Peircy (Jane Percy)) Research has lead me to believe that these children are also of this couple: Samuel Ewing b. abt 1780 (married Amelia Blaney) Nancy Anne Ewing b. 1790 (married John Lang) Robert Ewing b. 1797 (married Mary Williamson) (this person could be a grandson of Mathew. I have all kinds of research on the children of this couple, so if you would like more info, contact me. Perhaps our Ewing's are somehow related as your Ewing's are from a later time period. My Ewing's all moved from Ireland to Ayr Scotland about 1812 or so. I don't know if the entire family moved to Ayr, there could have been some relatives that stayed in Ireland. This is a brick wall for me for sure. I do have the book Ewing's of Scotland, which is supposed to have a lot of info for some Ewing's that were born in Ireland too.. I just got the book the other day, and have not had a chance to look thru it yet. No index of names for the book, so I think finding a certain Ewing might take some time. Cheers Tammy BC, Canada gc-gateway@rootsweb.com wrote: > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: jackstorey1 > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.tyr.general/2393.1.1.1/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > OK - the discussion is drifting off the original question - the Ewing & Forbes names predominate in South Ulster & as far south as Longford. I've never heard of Hamptonsburg & the Stuart / Strewart name occurs widely all over Ireland, but particularly in South Ulster & in County Antrim > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NIR-TYRONE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message