Thank you for sharing this, I printed it all out since I can't trust that I will remember it all. This will help me on my wild McCleary hunt!!! Ellie -------------------------------------------------- From: "Daniel Wilson" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 1:17 PM To: "Scotch-Irish Discussion List" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [S-I] Migration of 1718 group from Casco Bay to Northampton Co.,PA > I too have been searching for some hard evidence of the migration from > Casco Bay to Northampton Co., PA. I haven't read Collier's book, but > I've seen a quote attributed to William Egle, former PA State Historian > and prolific writer of PA history. I don't have the exact quote on hand > but it was something in his attempt to explain the so-called "irish > Settlement" which began at Mt. Bethel, PA not far from Easton, PA, and > spread west to the Lehigh River around Allentown, PA. In his statement > he mentions the difficult winter at Casco Bay and the migration to > eastern PA. There is also an anecdote that the group got lost on the > way, and thought they were settling in NY, so they named their > settlement the "Hunter Settlement" supposedly in honor of the Governor > of NY at the time. A contingent from the Hunter Settlement moved on to > E. TN and settled around Greenville, Greene Co., TN ca. 1791, where they > founded the Mt. Bethel Presbyterian church, named in remembrance of > their former home in PA. If you want more specific information, let me > know, and I'll dig out what I have. > > Dan Wilson > > > From: "Ruth McLaughlin" <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2010 9:52 PM >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Subject: [S-I] a question about a possible Scotch-Irish migration from >>> NH >>> toPA in 1719 >>> > >> >>> Below is an excerpt about the 1718 arrival of "the 5 ships" to give >> >>> the context. The bit of the excerpt that catches my attention is the >> >>> last sentence beginning "The majority of the Scotts-Irish could not >> >>> wait any longer...." Here's the paragraph: >> >>> >> >>> Elmer Roy Collier begins his book, Weir, Wear, and Ware, by saying, >> >>> "The... families petitioned in 1718 to the Governor of New England to >> >>> come to America...they arrived in Boston Harbor in 4 August 1718 but >> >>> were forbidden to land by the intolerant Puritans. ...Sixteen >> >>> families >> >>> sailed to Casco Bay to claim a tract of land there but were frozen in >> >>> the Bay by early winter weather?When the ice broke in the Spring they >> >>> journeyed to Haverhill, Mass., where they heard of a fine tract of >> >>> land about 15 miles northeast called Nutfield?James Gregg and Robert >> >>> Weir sent a request to the Governor and Court, assembled at >> >>> Portsmouth, New Hampshire, for a township ten miles square. The >> >>> majority of the Scotts-Irish could not wait any longer and traveled >> >>> overland to the Scotts-Irish settlement at the Forks of the Delaware >> >>> (Northampton County, Pennsylvania)." >> >>> >> >>> Is anyone familiar with this 1719 movement of families from New >> >>> Hampshire to PA, after the terrible winter in Casco Bay, ME? Who were >> >>> they, why there in particular, how did they get there? I am familiar >> >>> with the families who stayed and settled in Nutfield/Londonderry, NH >> >>> and environs. The idea makes sense that others, perhaps within the >> >>> same families, couldn't wait for the decision of Governor and Court, >> >>> not wanting to endure another tough winter as yet unsettled, and >> >>> moved >> >>> on to PA, thus losing contact with siblings, cousins etc. in NH. But >> >>> I >> >>> am out of my depth on PA! So any insights or help would be much >> >>> appreciated. >> >>> >> >>> Ruth > > > ------------------------------- > 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