Hi Cuz: Are you a descendant of Edward by any chance - he lived in BC, I believe. This is terrific. I'll let you know about our distant kin in New Zealand, too after I get your stuff. Looking forward to it! Hilary David Palmquist wrote: > Hilary from Ontario wrote about her great-great-grandparents John and > Margaret O'Neill from New Abbey. They are also my great-great-grandparents, > and I will be contacting Hilary by private email to follow up. > > Rootsweb is fantastic - I have been into genealogy for a dozen years now, > with about 6,300 people in my database, and had discovered (and met) > numerous previously unknown family members, most notably a living > half-brother who I had always been told had drowned. > > Many of my tree lines petered out around 1800. I discovered Rootsweb and > joined two lists in early April, and already have been discovered by three > living relatives from our Orkney family branch. Now I have discovered a > living relative from the O'Neill list from Kirkcudbrightshire. This is > wonderful. > > A huge thank you to the people who put Rootsweb together and al the > volunteers who maintain the various lists. It has been very fulfilling for me. > > David Palmquist > Delta, BC. > >Today's Topics: > > #1 [ONEALL-L] John O'NEIL / O'NEILL / [Hilary Dorricott <dorricott.davies] > > >Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2000 19:21:01 -0400 > >From: Hilary Dorricott <dorricott.davies@sympatico.ca> > >To: ONEALL-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: [ONEALL-L] John O'NEIL / O'NEILL / O'NIEL and Margaret CALVERT > married 1841 > >Hello Listers: > >I am new to this list, having just found out about it through a posting > >to the CALVERT-L list. > >My interest is in the O'Neill family (spelling variations found > >throughout the generations) which emigrated from Ulster to New Abbey, > >Kirkcudbright, Scotland around 1800. I have considerable information > >about them which I'd like to share. > >My 2xgreat-grandfather John O'NEILL (1818-1896) was born and married > >(1841) in New Abbey. His wife was Margaret CALVERT (1822-1899) of > >Canonbie, Dumfries. > >Lots more information if anyone is interested. > >Cheers, Hilary near Toronto, Ontario, Canada > >