Thank you, Ellie -------------------------------------------------- From: "Lee K. Ramsey" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 7:56 PM To: <[email protected]> Subject: [S-I] 1718-1719 S-I Emigration > For those pursuing the 1718-1719 Scotch-Irish emigration to Boston or > Philadelphia from Ireland, I have one ship which has two documented > voyages > from Londonderry, Ireland. > > > > The MACCALLUM arrived at Boston from Londonderry with 100 passengers 2 > Sept > 1718, (Capt. James Law). > > > > The MACCALLUM arrived at Philadelphia from Londonderry with passengers and > servants 15 Oct 1719, (Capt. Linn). > > > > The large contingency aboard the Maccallum to Boston was led by James > Woodside, Presbyterian minister. These settlers went directly to Casco > Bay > (Maine). > > > > Sources thus far are not able to address the problematic migration problem > from New England to Pennsylvania. Hopefully, someone on this list will be > able to make a breakthrough with a positive I.D. showing their ancestor's > move to the Penn Colony. > > > > I am not familiar with any overland migrations during the period in > question, but there was "The Boston Post Road" which ran from New York to > Boston starting in 1673. This was a two week trip by horseback and had 3 > routes and was constantly used for mail. > > > > There is a lot of local history publications for Pennshylvania counties > and > townships on Google Books. > > > > Lee Ramsey > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message