Susan: My ancestors - Scot Presbyterians, Surname LOW, emigrated to Pennsysylvania in the early 1700s; do you have any LINKS to more information? Thanks, in advance, Wally Lowe Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan McFeatters" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 11:40 PM Subject: Re: [PITTSBURGH] Re: Ann and Thomas...RE surnames...... > And to continue on with Pennsylvania history: > > In the early settling of the colony, the English, primarily Quakers, > established themselves in the eastern part of Pennsylvania, primarily > in Philadelphia. The Germans came in several waves and settled outside > of Philadelphia (Germantown) and to the west. The Scotch-Irish also > came in waves and settled further west, seen by the Quaker > powers-that-be as a convenient buffer between the colony and the > Indians, the Scotch-Irish having no compunction about fighting. The > Scotch-Irish were lowland Scots who had migrated to Ulster (now > Northern Ireland) in the 17th century. Due to one revolt or another, > there were not many Irish left in Ulster, thanks to the England's > policy of clearing out the lands and bringing in other settlers. When > the Scotch-Irish started migrating to Pennsylvania in the early 1700s, > they were really a breed apart -- neither Irish (they brought their > Presbyterian faith to Ireland with them which later caused problems > when England wanted them to pledge loyalty to the Anglican faith) but > neither fully Scots after their sojourn in Ireland. One of their most > fervent wishes in coming to America was to be left alone which helped > make them ideal frontiersmen and women. (Part of the attraction of > going to Ulster was to get away from the Highlanders who tore through > their lands to fight the English across the border and English troops > who did the same going north after the Highlanders.) As more and more > of western Pennsylvania was purchased from the Indians, they continued > moving west (as well as south down the Shenandoah Valley to North > Carolina and eastern Tennessee). The Amish and Mennonite Germans who > became known as the Pennsylvania Dutch largely stayed around York and > Lancaster, but other Germans moved west into the areas the Scotch-Irish > vacated, establishing great breweries such as Yuenglings all across the > state. (I have a theory that history has covered up the real reason Jeb > Stuart was late getting to Gettysburg -- the south was sorely lacking > in good beer and Stuart had heard about this fabulous brewery in > Pottsville and on the map it didn't look that far away ...) > > It's probably a stretch to say they shared a language with the English, > at least initially. The Philadelphians were horrified by their dress > and manners and glad to see them head out to the frontier. Since they > had no allegiances to the old country and no particular love for the > English, there was never any doubt where their loyalties lay during the > 1770s. They provided Washington's army with fierce fighters and skilled > marksmen. They did retain their Scottish respect for education and > Presbyterian faith and left a trail of schools and churches on their > way west. > > More than you wanted to know, eh? > > > ==== PA-PITTSBURGH Mailing List ==== > How to unsubscribe. Send a message to:[email protected] that contains ONLY the word, 'unsubscribe' in the text area. > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >