Hi folks, if you are new to this list and wondering what we are doing, a couple people are doing lookups. I am looking up in Defenders of the Plantation of Ulster by Brian Mitchell. If you want a lookup post to the list with the names in the subject. Why? Because otherwise you'll have to read every email to find out if I responded to you yet. Could get aggravating. If I've not responded to your post yet, relax. I'm getting there. When I think I've answered them all I'll let you know and if I missed yours, you can resend. I won't look the m up a second time. Check here: http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/NIR/Scotch-Irish.html Browse to November 2011 and check the emails to see if your surname has been done. These are largely English surnames from a small area of Ulster. Most Scots surnames aren't there. Many of us have Irish surnames. There are a few there but not very many. It's a little like looking for Arab names on Israeli muster lists. there are Arabs in the Israeli army, but not a lot. The archives are full of lookups so your surname might be there. See http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/NIR/Scotch-Irish.html. Linda Merle