Hi folks, in the ISOGG list (for admins of DNA projects) there is a discussion on records relating to Loyalists in the American Revolution at the National Archives in collection AO. You cannot see them on line though there are on line records of two types: free and paid for. This site indexes not only documents and manuscripts in Kews but also in other repositories like PRONI. So it is valuable for a number of things: looking for more recent relatives that you might want to DNA test to see if you match (records relating to awards made to soldiers, etc), looking for where the estate papers where your ancestor lived were deposited, Etc. It is not for beginnings. People attempting to use it need to use the help and the Research Guides here: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/ . See AO, http://tinyurl.com/y4v79fc for the entry on Loyalist records. These are indexed by colony. I do not know if this material is microfilmed and in the Family History Library. Easy to find out though. Here's info on the Ranfurly estate in Tyrone, where a client's ancestor lived: Knox, Thomas (1786-1858) 2nd Earl of Ranfurly 1826-58: corresp, diaries and estate papers D/4370 17th cent-20th cent: deeds, family and estate papers D235, 1932, T871, 3707 1610-1940: solicitor's and estate papers D/4183 Some or all of these ae microfilmed and in LDS. I've checked some of them. I have McGearys: Admiralty: Royal Marines: Attestation Forms ADM 157/333/174 Folios 174-191. William McGeary, born Donegal, Ireland. Attestation papers to serve in the Royal Marines at Plymouth 1876 (when aged 18). Discharged 1883 as an Invalid. . Folios 174-191. William McGeary, born Donegal, Ireland. Attestation papers to serve Date: 1876 - 1883 KEY to working with British military records is knowing the regiment. This provides the regiment! Using it you can look up more information....which you cannot do if you don't know the regiment. Passenger lists!! Passenger list of the COLOMBIE. Departure Port:WES Indies... BT 26/1372/7312 NDIES, Arrival Port:PLYMOUTH.(Selected records only) Date(s): January 1957 SOBERS Cecil W. TROTMAN Ulric McG. THOMPSON Daisy WELCH Ruby M. WILLOUGHBY Norma ASHBY Wylda GARNES Cynthia E. HAREWOOD Sylvia HARRIS Nellie Ismay FORTE Esther T. JACKMAN Una C. JONES Erna LEWIS Waple L. McCLEAN Marva H. McGEARY Wilbert McKENLEY Claudette Old court cases: Deposition. Examination of Michael McGeary of Armagh, Ireland, vagrant, with pass to convey Michael McGeary from Manchester to Ireland QSP/2766/44 1819 23 Dec These documents are held at Lancashire Record Office (Link provided to it; you'd email to see how to get more info) Royal Hospital Chelsea: Soldiers Service Documents WO 97/1247/10 BERNARD MCGEARY Born LISDUFF, Leitrim Served in Royal Artillery Discharged aged 41 . BERNARD MCGEARY Born LISDUFF, Leitrim Served in Royal Artillery Discharged aged 41 Royal Artillery: McG - McK Date: 1799 - 1818 A soldier in the family is fantastic -- lots of records on these guys, but you'll need to learn how to find them by reading up on British military records. Don't expect to get far if you don't do this. Royal Hospital Chelsea: Soldiers Service Documents WO 97/1247/11 JAMES MCGEARY Born MOHILL, Leitrim Served in 9th Dragoons; Royal Sappers and Miners Discharged aged 56 . JAMES MCGEARY Born MOHILL, Leitrim Served in 9th Dragoons; Royal Sappers and Miners Discharged aged 56 Royal Artillery: McG - McK Date: 1801 - 1814 I had no idea there were a group of McGearys in Leitrim. Thought it was an "Ulster Surname". Also search for information on places. Last example, I wondered where the Boldon Book was kept. County Durham was not included in the Domesday Book, but was in this book, 1100s. Found "Bishopric of Durham: Complete survey made in the time of Bishop Hatfield, with copy of the Boldon Book." Info on it: http://everything2.com/title/Boldon+Book with more useful information: "It was naturally enough originally written in Latin and survives in the form of four manuscript copies, the earliest of which is the British Library, Stowe MS 930 which dates from the thirteenth century. Since, as noted above, the Domesday Book itself omits any reference to Durham and Northumberland, the Boldon Book is often 'bundled up' with the Domesday in various facsimile and reproductions of that work. " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boldon_Book http://www.medievalgenealogy.org.uk/guide/feu.shtml Linda Merle