That PBS show on cemeteries of Allegheny County was great as was the one on the French and Indian War THE WAR THAT MADE AMERICA also WHEN THE FOREST RAN RED. Let's send an alert to the list when we know something good is scheduled for broadcast on PBS or the History Channel Carolyn > [Original Message] > From: Bill McKinney <sholly@adelphia.net> > To: <Scotch-Irish-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 2/18/2006 6:43:14 PM > Subject: Re: [Sc-Ir] sites for MILITIA OF PA > > Linda, > > Thought I'd say Hi again. > > I just received a small packet from the Allegheny County Prothonotary's > Office. I asked for and, for $2, received the naturalization papers for my > g-g-g-grandfather, William McKinney. > > They couldn't find the papers for his son, even though I gave them similar > information. They suggested other places that might have John's records. > > Anyway, I was thrilled to again see William's signature. It appears very > similar, but with less flourish at the end, to the signature on his will. > > Unfortunately, the papers -- initial petition in 1833 and final in 1836 -- > identify him only as a native of Ireland. Nothing about his county or his > family or his port of entry (which we believe was Baltimore in 1822). > > I really thought there'd be more in there to identify him. In those days, > was it only necessary to enter a petition in court and have the proper > witnesses? > > In William's case, I had already traced the deed to his land back to > previous owners, just for fun (and because the land was situated on > Braddock's Field). One of his witnesses, a John Frichman, happened to have > been a previous owner of the land William bought. A fun fact. > > Next step is to find what's available at the Allegheny County Cemetery > office. I'm virtually positive William and his clan were Presbyterians, but > I'm hoping the cemetery records have something to confirm that -- inasmuch > as the whole lot of them, along with a few inlaws, were buried there. > > I'm hoping, now that I'm retired (going on three weeks now) that I can get > down there for a day to look around. I'd been searching for their burial > ground when I was put in touch with a lady from Arizona whose husband's > ancestors are an offshoot of mine. > > We're sharing info, of course. Like me, she'd searched unsuccessfully for > the place of burial for her husband's Curry family. Then, she happened upon > a PBS TV show about Allegheny Cemetery, where all the "movers and shakers" > were laid to rest. She contacted them and hit gold. > > Amazing how genealogy links are discovered. > > I'm hoping to get a specific church out of all of this, so I can try for > information via that avenue -- knowing ahead of time that dealing with most > churches can try anyone's patience. > > Anyway, thought you'd like a success story of sorts. > > Take care and good hunting. > > Bill McKinney > Erie, Pa.

Hi Carol, >James Wesley (Jim) Renfro, 1869-1936 I would not ignore Methodist records. His middle name suggests that he or a parent was Methodist. Could be a cold trail but why ignore a possible clue? ? Does anyone know where to search for >Renfro/Renfroe/Renfrew/Renfrow, etc., in Northern Ireland? The same places you search for all other surnames in Northern Ireland <grin>. You need to learn to do this research. If you don't, you will not succeed. >Does anyone >know where this family originally landed (one place or many)? No one will ever know since we have no landing records. We also don't know how many came -- can't count them. The way you get an idea is check several types of indexes like cd 130, a colonial 'census'. IGI, www.ancestry.com are two others. Also colonial military records and of course the 1790 census will give you an idea of where these families were in the USA. >mystery. Does anyone know whether there were Dunlaps in Ulster or where >I could find this information? Yes, tehre were plenty of Dunlaps in Ulster. There is no single database that provides the information you seek. I could say check the archives for Rev. Martin but he left no descendents of that name in the USA. I have MARTINs directly from Ayrshire. My ex husband has two lines of MARTINs who never left Britanny where MARTAIN is a very very very common surname. Probably more common than Ayrshire. So don't assume they are British though they probably were. French did come over. Best of luck! Linda Merle ________________________________________________________________ Sent via the WebMail system at mail.fea.net

Hi Jane, You asked: >Need help in tracing him back to Belfast. Any suggestions? Yes, learn some more -- it'll help. Seriously! I don't know what you've already studied, but www.genealogy.com/university.html has several very good courses in migration research. These are aimed at US records but it works for Canadian. The point is there are no emigration records with a few exceptions in Belfast. You must find the homeland from this side -- just like for all the other folk who came to America. There's German Emigration records but of course the port where my Germans left was bombed <grin>. So....it's back to what I learned at this website and a couple expensive books and courses: you gotta get REAL good at using new world records to do what you want. Me, I'd check the Canadian censuses that sometimes give the exact location they left from (except in your case as well as my clients <GRIN>) and local history. I'm no Canadian expert but I have done some research in Ontario and the area I was checking had lots of local history. I found everyone with that surname in Ontario except for my client's ancestor. He died young and left no oral history. Well...there's always DNA <grin>... I did find family with the same surname from Sligo... There's always Ye Olde Irish Surname Study -- discussed in most Irish genealogy classes, whereby you use certain census substitues to map the surname to locales in Ireland and then attempt to find records in those locales to prove or disprove they are your family. If y ou haven't heard of this one, it's a sign you can possibly benefit from getting a background in standard Irish genealogy. In Irish genealogy courses one is often told it is impossible to trace non gentry before the early 1800s. It is not impossible, but you DO have to learn how to do it. You have to start with what all the people who can't know -- what they are learning in those classes and books. I've used it for some personal research (few can aford to pay someone to do this for them). Works...kinda!! Best of luck! Linda Merle ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: JaneSDJones@aol.com Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 14:10:38 EST >Am researching the McClenaghan family--George McClenaghan emgrated from >Belfast to Prescott, Ont., Canada about 1817, married Ann uniknown, had children, >and died there in 1832. He is buried in the Blue Church Cemetery in >Maitland, Can. Need help in tracing him back to Belfast. Any suggestions? >Jane Jones > > ________________________________________________________________ Sent via the WebMail system at mail.fea.net

Hi Sarah, I do not know which email or site you can't find, but if it's the PA one, check the email by Richard McMaster. If it's 'ours', check again at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~merle. Right thar in the middle of the page it says: "What is in the published PA Archives? See our Info and topics at free on line PA Archives here. (View them at www.iarchives.com. Click on Public Demos, scroll to genealogy and CLICK.): This link will not work. you need to go to the webpage http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~merle and CLICK there. Best of luck! Linda Merle ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Sarah" <agape2u@msinter.net> Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 14:24:00 -0600 > Hi Linda Merle, >I was very interested in the militia list for early PA. >Went to the site mentioned but could not find a link. >Do you have these list in the archives of this list or can you give me some help reaching this site. >It may give a clue to our FLEMINGS in early PA and would appreciate any help. >Sarah > > ________________________________________________________________ Sent via the WebMail system at mail.fea.net

Hello, Everybody! I'm new to the list and have been reading postings for a few weeks, so I thought I would respond to Linda's invitation to list my surnames. I don't have lineages as far back as Ireland or Scotland, however, but any help would be appreciated. RENFRO Various spellings. My husband's line goes as follows (male line from his paternal grandfather): James Wesley (Jim) Renfro, 1869-1936 Gaither (William Gaither) Renfro, b. 1847 Billy (William) Renfro, 1820-1900 James W. Renfro, abt. 1790-1861 John? Renfro, believed to be from Virginia. There were several John Renfro's in Virginia, and I have not found proof of which was James W's father. The James W. born in 1790 pioneered into the mountains of North Carolina, possibly with a sidestep into Tennessee or Kentucky. All this family, like many in the area, is and was staunch Presbyterian and firmly believed to be Scots-Irish. Perhaps the name is connected to Renfrewshire? Does anyone know where to search for Renfro/Renfroe/Renfrew/Renfrow, etc., in Northern Ireland? Does anyone know where this family originally landed (one place or many)? DUNLAP May or may not have been Scots-Irish, but was probably at least Scottish. One branch (Lyda) was Lutheran and may have been Dutch or German, but the Dunlap side was Episcopal. Husband's mother's line, going back from his maternal grandfather: France (Francis) Dunlap, 1880-1932 Joseph H. Dunlap, 1856-1929 Henry Dunlap, 1808-after 1880 Ezekiel? Dunlap, 1790-after 1870 Cannot prove Ezekiel with any spellings. Family history is mixed as to where they came from (port of entry). Joseph, Henry and Ezekiel lived in South Carolina, with Joseph being the one who moved to Henderson County, N.C. Many Scots-Irish, of course, came down from Pennsylvania; one source believes this line came in through North Carolina. There are numerous Dunlap-Dunlop families in South Carolina, any one of which could be "our" line. The generation above me had storng contacts with Charleston. There were several men of Dunlap name (and apparently of some fame) who were transported from Liverpool to South Carolina (assume Charleston?) in 1717 as "Jacobites", thus political dissenters. The ship they arrived on was the Wakefield. That name has continued in the family to the present day, including an uncle and first cousin. Big mystery. Does anyone know whether there were Dunlaps in Ulster or where I could find this information? MARTIN My mother's father's line in North Georgia (Cherokee County> Jackson County> North Carolina, USA) Jasper Newton Martin, 1845-1895 Jesse Martin, 1802-1870 John Martin (probably), 1780-1847 There is a long lineage for this line on FamilySearch, but I have not been able to prove it even as far as John Martin. If that information is true these were Highland Scots, but another origin is possible. Any source for information on Martins in Northern Ireland would be appreciated. Other lines being searched, with unknown country of origin: COLE, FLOWERS (probably German), WOOD, JONES (!!!), REED, NEWMAN, ELLIS, SELF, SEABOLT, LAY, LANDRUM, JOHNSON (!!!), GARLAND, PATTERSON, PHILLIPS. Thanks! Carol -- Carol Cole Renfro 5931 West Avenue Lavonia, Georgia (706) 356-1254

Hi Linda Merle, I was very interested in the militia list for early PA. Went to the site mentioned but could not find a link. Do you have these list in the archives of this list or can you give me some help reaching this site. It may give a clue to our FLEMINGS in early PA and would appreciate any help. Sarah

Am researching the McClenaghan family--George McClenaghan emgrated from Belfast to Prescott, Ont., Canada about 1817, married Ann uniknown, had children, and died there in 1832. He is buried in the Blue Church Cemetery in Maitland, Can. Need help in tracing him back to Belfast. Any suggestions? Jane Jones

The PA Militia Act of 1777 required every male from 18 to 55 to be enrolled and fined if they did not muster and drill on appointed days. It also set up an appeals process, of which records survive, so that a disabled person or someone who was younger or older would not be fined every time their company mustered. As a result, you will find Quaker, Mennonite and Amish conscientious objectors as well as Loyalists listed as private in the 7th class of Captain Nemo's company of militia in such and such county - even though they never served a day. The Pennsylvania State Archives website will allow you to quickly find all the people named Maxwell (or whatever) who were of military age in Pennsylvania. Go to _http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp?view=ArchiveIndexes&Archiv eID=13_ (http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp?view=ArchiveIndexes&ArchiveID=13) All the best, Richard

HI all, I am re -posting the names I am researching. JAMES , shoemaker & MARY (BOYD) GRAY both born in Ireland as were the following children: Elizabeth, Esther, Martha, James, Mary, (no dates of birth), Mary b abt 1825, Hannah, 1827, Agnes, 1829, & Robert, 1833. They moved to GLASGOW & showed on 1841 census, (the younger children). Don't know just where in Ireland they were born. CHARLES, 42, tailor, & ISABELLA MC CARTON , 38 b Ireland (probably Co. Down where most of the McCartons come from & I think I remember hearing that, but I have been into genealogy long enough to know not to trust my memory). They showed on the 1851 census for GLASGOW with their children JOHN, 19, also a tailor , ANNE, 18, & MARY, 11 all born in Ireland.. THOMAS MCARTHUR, 48, shoemaker showing on the 1881 GLASGOW census, b in IR ELAND The name is misspelled as MC CARTY The rest of his family & wife were born in Glasgow. His sons birth record is misspelled as MCCARTNEY JOHN BOYD, 40 on 1851 census, for GLASGOW, printer (pressman) b Ireland .(His wife JANET- JEAN SPIERS 36, born Glasgow , their children born GIRVAN & GLASGOW. I believe that JOHN & JAMES BOYD were brothers of MARY GRAY above. JAMES BOYD 52 on 1851 census , handloom weaver (cotton), b IRELAND, was married to AGNES BOYD 50 also born in IRELAND. (No children listed on census-probably all married). I am trying to trace them all back to Ireland, but so far I have been unsuccessful. I am also sending CC to LANARK to see if I can find out more & possibly find more siblings for the BOYDS & JAMES GRAY. Any help you can give me will be much appreciated. This is my Mom's side. I have been more successful tracing my Dad's in England. Hope this will change. Janet New England USA

Morning all There seems to be a bit of a feeding frenzy at the moment !!. Before you go splashing out money you might like to look at my web site www.thereformation.info and click on the tab at the bottom for Ulster Scots. This will give you an index for various aspects of the Hamilton and Montgomery Plantations as well as other Ulster Scot matters. I have both the Hamilton and Montgomery Manuscripts which appear to have been made into pdf files, and I should warn that there is no magic list of early settlers to Ulster. There are some names but these are usually relatives of the main families - the common man doesnt get a look in. The lists that every hopes for are very few and far between and at best might be a mention in a Muster Roll, the Hearth Tax lists, and in a few estate records. If they have survived 3-400 years, these will probably be in PRONI and need a personal attendance to view. Good luck Brian

Hi folks, please put your surnames in the subject line. Why? Because after about three 3 emails go out entitled "News", we delete them unread. We are getting a lot of emails. Most people don't read them unless they can tell from the subject that it is of interest.d By the same token, a subject that is the name of a digest is gonna get trashed unread by most (We all do this occassionally). Ditto for posts entitled "Family", "PLease Help", etc. Hey, we're all looking for family and need help <GRIN>. ONe of the first things the books and articles on how to succeed with internet genealogy tell you is to create a subject that'll let readers know if your post is of interest to them. THink of the subject line as bait. Later on when people are searching the archives for links, your informative subject line will assist them too. Linda Merle (acting as SI admin) ________________________________________________________________ Sent via the WebMail system at mail.fea.net

Here are my 9 year Brick Walls: My great great grandparents; William Wright [Orangemen] b: abt 1820? in Edinburgh, Scotland, married Mary Graham b: abt 1823 in Edinburgh, Scotland, migrated to Northern Ireland near Dublin. William Wright was very wealthy at one time, he raised Hay. My great grandparents; S/O William & Mary [Graham] Wright: Robert Wright [Orangemen] b: 15 August 1843 in Northern Ireland, d: 4 February 1911 in Northbridge, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, married abt. 1878, Eliza/Elizabeth Beattie/Beatty b: 27 April 1858 in Northern Ireland d: 17 June 1927 in Northbridge, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. Robert & Eliza/Elizabeth [Beattie/Beatty] had the following children in different counties in Ireland: Mary aka Minnie Graham Wright b: 27 July 1880 in Killyleagh, County Down, Ireland Emily aka Emma Love Wright b: September 1882 in Ireland Sarah aka Sadie Viola Wright b: 18 December 1884 in Armagh, County Armagh, Ireland Robert Wright was a forman in a flax mill in Killyleagh, County Down, Ireland. Eliza/Elizabeth Beattie/Beatty's parents were: Joseph Beattie/Beatty and Rose Love. Joseph was married 2 times and his second wife was Rose. Some of the children from the first marriage went to Canada and I do have a picture of a Aunt Sarah/Sara Beatty that was taken in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. I don't know if Sarah/Sara was a Beatty or married to a Beatty. I am pretty sure that Rose [Love] Beattie/Beatty was in Lonsdale, Providence Co., Rhode Island around 1885 - 1886 as my great aunt wrote a letter to my mother stating that she and her parents, Robert and Elizabeth Wright came to Lonsdale to be with 2 sisters' of Elizabeth when their mother Rose died. I can not find any records of a Rose Beattie/Beatty or any other variation of the spelling in Providence Co., Rhode Island. Robert and Elizabeth immigrated to America in 1886 per census records. Also in another letter written to my mother from her 2nd. cousin was the fact that a Mary McEwen was a niece of either Robert Wright or Eliza/Elizabeth Beattie/Beatty. I have traced Mary [McEwen] to no avail as to parentage except that in the 1900 census it states that her father was born in Scotland and her mother was born in Ireland and she immigrated in 1885. Mary McEwen married Sparta Edwards in Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island. Another interesting bit of information is that Mary [McEwen] Edwards had a daughter Sarah Viola Edwards also. So, if anyone has any information on these families from Scotland and Ireland I really, really would love it. My mother Elizabeth [Wright] LaNier passed away 17 March 2005 and I promised her that I would someday find out about her father's family. Cheryl

Hello, Looking for information on Andersons in Antrim , Bushmills area. Could possibly be connected to Old Bushmills Distillery. Specific names of interest Joseph, Hugh, Robert, Elzabeth, Margaret, Jane, and Ann. 4th gr grandfather born 1759 in Ballyhemlin. I am also interested in Cargills from Mallendober & Ballyhemlin. Possibly the Andersons from Clougher Anderson. Anyone with information please E-Mail me. Thanks Judy Anderson

Osiyo [Greetings] Madam ListOwner & Folks, My families, OLIVER and McMAHAN/McMAHON, were in the USA prior to the American Revolutionary War. The "Family" has always maintained that we were Ulster-Irish [Scots-Irish, as some say]. It has been established that both surnames were in the Old 96th District, South Carolina prior to 1800 and in Christian County, Kentucky before 1810. Recently, through an OLIVER surname YDNA project two of us matched 35 of 37 markers. That family is of Lislane, Parish of Balteagh, Liniavady, County Derry. Robert and Ellen Andrew(s) Oliver emigrated from Lislane to the United States of America in 1874, arriving in New York City on the Anchor Line's SS Victoria on June 11, 1874. Feeling that the Robert and Ellen OLIVER family has a common ancestor with my family sometime since the Plantation system was inaugarated in NI, I'm beginning to study the Derry area history of Northern Ireland and the Border area of Scotland. Since I do not know when the first of my OLIVER family arrived in North America, yet following their migration pattern in the United States, I'm presuming that they left Ireland between ca 1720 to 1770 and entered through Philidelphia, stopping in Lancaster County for awhile, then moving south through the Cumberland valley down through North and South Carolina before reaching Christian County, Kentucky. Part of my reasoning is because John McMAHAN's RW service was with the North Carolina Continental Army listing that he was from Lancaster County, PA. Since the OLIVERs and McMAHANs seemed to move together as well as intermarry, my first searches for my OLIVER family are following the migration pattern of the known McMAHANs. I've spent some time reading all of the archived messages for several of the Ulster boards. Unless there is a lurker on this list there does not seem to be much research on the surname OLIVER here, but there does seem to be much general knowledge of the history of the Reivers and Scots-Irish. Therefore, any advice and source of records that I can access from Northwestern Ohio would certainly be gratefully accepted and appreciated. Wado [thank you], Bill Oliver at the mouth of the Maumee River in Ohio, USA -=- Linda Merle wrote: >Hi folks, if you are receiving this email you are on the Scotch Irish list. If you are a new member (or old) let us know or remind us of your research interests. There may be cousins alurking or someone with a helpful suggestion. > >Meanwhile back in the homeland, our cousins are hard at work preserving our heritage and history. The following website looks nice. Not much there now, but sign up for the enewsletter: >http://www.hamiltonmontgomery1606.com/ > >

Hello, I am researching my husband's McKeown line. James McKeown b.1784 and Ellen and their children Mary, Robert, William, Sarah, John and Thomas were all born in Ireland. They were Presbyterian farmers and came to DE about 1832.Sarah married Walter J Cloud and a published Moore family history gives her birthplace as Co Down and Ellen's maiden name as Carter. Some of the children spelled their name McKeowan. I would like to learn more about where they may have came from in Ireland. Any suggestions on how to research further would be greatly appreciated. Gerry McKeown

GlacierAnyone have any information on parents of Grace Johnston/Johnson. She was born about 1769 in either Ireland or the Carolinas. She married Matthew Kirk, born in Ballymoney, County Antrim ca 1760, immigrated with his brothers in 1772 and settled in Lancaster Co. SC where they married ca 1785. Matthew and his brothers served with a James Johnston/Johnson in the revolutionary war but we haven't found a connection to Grace. One of Grace and Matthew's sons was named James Johnston Kirk. Grace Johnston Kirk died in Lancaster in 1858. A letter by someone who knew her said that she was Irish and read to the children from Irish language books. Any information appreciated. Ludie

My interest is HAMILTON, but 200 some years later. John (William) was born some time between 1825 and 1831, depending on who gave the enumerator the census information, 1860-1870-1880-1900. His Father, name unknown born i Scotland around 1800, went to Ireland, married an unknown Irish women. John came to America in 1840, how? unknown. He married in Grant County, Wisconsin in 1858. Have no idea where he was between 1840 and 1858. Ron HABEL (HEBEL) Vista, CA, USA

I am searching for Murray and Ligget relatives. Murray's back to North/South Carolina from 1790's to 1829/30 (Probably Spartanburg, SC). Don't know when they came over, but my Dad said they were "Scots-Irish" and sailed from Ireland. Ligget's back to PA/W VA/VA - then to Ohio abt. 1807. There were 3 (maybe 4) brothers. Their father ( I believe John Ligget), came over from Ireland in the 1700's. Other relatives, including a sister, stayed in Ireland. Believe brothers were John, George, Alexander and maybe William. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Merle" <merle@mail.fea.net> To: <Scotch-Irish-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 1:06 PM Subject: [Sc-Ir] News > Hi folks, if you are receiving this email you are on the Scotch Irish > list. If you are a new member (or old) let us know or remind us of your > research interests. There may be cousins alurking or someone with a > helpful suggestion. > > Meanwhile back in the homeland, our cousins are hard at work preserving > our heritage and history. The following website looks nice. Not much > there now, but sign up for the enewsletter: > http://www.hamiltonmontgomery1606.com/ > > Before Jamie Stewart came up with his idea for a public plantation, two > Scotsmen started one of their own in Ireland. They had -- and it remains > so 400 years later -- that they settled more Scots than anyone else. Yet > we continue to associate the early 1600s migration to Ireland with the > publicly planted counties -- though few of our ancestors lived there. They > instead infested Antrim and Down -- private plantations with (DANG!) far > fewer records. > > To quote from an article on Hamilton and Montgomery in the current issue > of "The Ulster-Scot" (see www.ulsterscotsagency.com for info on getting > it), "They pioneered a massive settlement from the Lowlands of Scotland > to County Antrim and Co unty Down. Starting in May 1606, over ten thousand > Lowland Scots made the short voyage across the North Channel, transforming > barren Ulster into an industrial powerhouse". (eventually! Of course our > ancestors had to endure the 17th century, not an easy thing to do in > Ireland). > > We're familiar with the early papers published in Hanna "The Scotch > Irish". Dr. Michael Montgomery, who has been known to join us on this > list, has uncovered a new stash of Montgomery papers, not in the > Montgomery papers because these were in Scotland. They include the > marriage proposal of Hugh Montgomery to his second wife. His first > Elizabeth SHAW, died. She was Sarah MAXWELL, daughter of William, Lord of > Herries. > > The newspaper also contains an article by Dr. Montgomery that reprints the > marriage proposal. It was first published in "The Annandale Family Book of > the Johnstones Earls and Marquises of Annandale" ed. William Fraser. Vol. > 2, Edinburgh, 1894. > > And no, I do not know where you can get a copy. > > Another new website is http://www.breadyancestry.com/. It covers an area > in North Tyrone. It has a rich history including a medieval monastery and > a castle built by Turlough Luineach O'Neill, chieftain of the O'Neills. > Then the english built a fort. In the early 1700s the Earl of Abercorn was > granted the area (huge amounts of estate records are in LDS). Many from > Scotland settled here. > > Some of the records digitized on the website include: > The registers of Bready Reformed Presbyterian Church, Donagheady Church of > Ireland, Donagheady Presbyterian Church, Leckpatrick Presbyterian Church > and Magheramason Presbyterian Church. > Gravestone inscriptions from Grange, Old Donagheady and Old Leckpatrick > burial grounds > Names of former pupils at Bready, Glenagoorland and Sandville schools > Names extracted from maps, leases, letters and rentals of the Abercorn > estate from the 18th and 19th centuries > 1901 census returns in full for the Bready area > 19th-century valuation records > > Linda Merle > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > Sent via the WebMail system at mail.fea.net > > > > >

Hi, I am researching the names Mathew SHANKS, born possibly in Carnmoney, Antrium Co., Ulster about 1740 or so, he married ? Wilson and they had a son James about 1761. His wife died before 1767 when Mathew and son James came to Charleston, S. Carolina, USA where they were given land. His son's uncle Robert Wilson lived in that area of S. Carolina and in Robert's will, James was listed as his nearest relative. They lived in Abbeville County. But have nothing on them prior to arriving in the USA, I have the boat they came over on. I find several Mathew Shanks in Lanark area in Scotland in that time frame and later. Any help greatly appreciated. Mary Widener

While my main interest remains the Francis HOBSON family line, I am developing an interest in **any** Ulster HOBSON from County Armagh. Forrest Plumstead fplum1@gmail.com Researching the following Surnames: Bushouse, Plumstead, Risser, Schroeder, Senne, Thayer, Quaker Families: Coppock, Heald, Hobson, Hollingsworth, Potts, Ross, Watt Plumstead and Associated Families: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~fplum/ Military Kool Lynx: http://geocities.com/fplum/ Ham Radio WB5HQO http://forrest.3h.com/main.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Merle" <merle@mail.fea.net> To: <Scotch-Irish-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 3:06 PM Subject: [Sc-Ir] News > Hi folks, if you are receiving this email you are on the Scotch Irish list. If you are a new member (or old) let us know or remind us of your research interests. There may be cousins alurking or someone with a helpful suggestion. > > Meanwhile back in the homeland, our cousins are hard at work preserving our heritage and history. The following website looks nice. Not much there now, but sign up for the enewsletter: > http://www.hamiltonmontgomery1606.com/ > > Before Jamie Stewart came up with his idea for a public plantation, two Scotsmen started one of their own in Ireland. They had -- and it remains so 400 years later -- that they settled more Scots than anyone else. Yet we continue to associate the early 1600s migration to Ireland with the publicly planted counties -- though few of our ancestors lived there. They instead infested Antrim and Down -- private plantations with (DANG!) far fewer records. > > To quote from an article on Hamilton and Montgomery in the current issue of "The Ulster-Scot" (see www.ulsterscotsagency.com for info on getting it), "They pioneered a massive settlement from the Lowlands of Scotland to County Antrim and Co unty Down. Starting in May 1606, over ten thousand Lowland Scots made the short voyage across the North Channel, transforming barren Ulster into an industrial powerhouse". (eventually! Of course our ancestors had to endure the 17th century, not an easy thing to do in Ireland). > > We're familiar with the early papers published in Hanna "The Scotch Irish". Dr. Michael Montgomery, who has been known to join us on this list, has uncovered a new stash of Montgomery papers, not in the Montgomery papers because these were in Scotland. They include the marriage proposal of Hugh Montgomery to his second wife. His first Elizabeth SHAW, died. She was Sarah MAXWELL, daughter of William, Lord of Herries. > > The newspaper also contains an article by Dr. Montgomery that reprints the marriage proposal. It was first published in "The Annandale Family Book of the Johnstones Earls and Marquises of Annandale" ed. William Fraser. Vol. 2, Edinburgh, 1894. > > And no, I do not know where you can get a copy. > > Another new website is http://www.breadyancestry.com/. It covers an area in North Tyrone. It has a rich history including a medieval monastery and a castle built by Turlough Luineach O'Neill, chieftain of the O'Neills. Then the english built a fort. In the early 1700s the Earl of Abercorn was granted the area (huge amounts of estate records are in LDS). Many from Scotland settled here. > > Some of the records digitized on the website include: > The registers of Bready Reformed Presbyterian Church, Donagheady Church of Ireland, Donagheady Presbyterian Church, Leckpatrick Presbyterian Church and Magheramason Presbyterian Church. > Gravestone inscriptions from Grange, Old Donagheady and Old Leckpatrick burial grounds > Names of former pupils at Bready, Glenagoorland and Sandville schools > Names extracted from maps, leases, letters and rentals of the Abercorn estate from the 18th and 19th centuries > 1901 census returns in full for the Bready area > 19th-century valuation records > > Linda Merle > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > Sent via the WebMail system at mail.fea.net > > > > >