Hi! I am interested! How or where did you find where your ancestor departed from? My mother's side of the family - Ridlon - came from Orkney - Magnus came to Maine - the story goes that the English "took him" and he jumped ship in what is now Maine (was Massachusetts). I went to Scotland in 2002 with a tour group and have been back (to Orkney) twice since. Marion Brooks, Naples, Maine

Dear Marion, What year did your ancestor arrive in Massachusetts (Maine)? What was his name? My family left Orkney in the 1500's for London and lived in London until they were moved as officers by the Army and Royal Navy to Barbados in the 1800's were they purchased several estates in Barbados and the British West Indies. They still apparently primarily lived in London but they had there plantations in the BWI. From London and the BWI they moved to NYC in the 1900's. It is interesting that the parishes in London they came from are the same parishes that settled the Massachusetts and Virginia colonies. If you give me more detail perhaps I will know something of the history you are interested in. Edward Cromarty ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marion" <marion@pivot.net> To: <ORCADIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 10:45 AM Subject: Re: [<orcadia>] HBC > Hi! I am interested! How or where did you find where your ancestor departed > from? > My mother's side of the family - Ridlon - came from Orkney - Magnus came > to Maine - the story goes that the English "took him" and he jumped ship in > what is now Maine (was Massachusetts). I went to Scotland in 2002 with a > tour group and have been back (to Orkney) twice since. > Marion Brooks, Naples, Maine > > > ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the word > 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com > >