I love reading this message board also. I have found that most of the people who post here are very well informed. That led me to think that maybe someone would have a strategy for solving my brick wall. My Douglases are first found in Maine in 1730. There was a relationship of some sort between them and the Gordons around that time. It may have happened in Maine or in Great Britian. You see I had my (Douglas) DNA tested and it matched PERFECTLY with several Gordons. A perfect match means there should be a common ancestor WITHIN the past 200-300 years. Another Douglas on my family tree had his tested with the same results. One scenario is a Douglas had an illegitimate child by a Gordon or visa versa. Or there may have been an adoption. There are other possibilities also, I am sure. So if there is anyone out there who has both Douglases and Gordons on their family tree or know of any situation that might have caused the above situation or have any other suggestions, please let me know. Thanks. Jane -----Original Message----- From: Linda Merle [mailto:merle@mail.fea.net] Sent: Friday, November 25, 2005 1:44 PM To: Scotch-Irish-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [Sc-Ir] I LOVE THE POSTINGS Hi David, Can't help you with connections with the Abernathys. However if you check past posts and the website you may find tips on how to proceed with y our genealogy. If you are the pioneer researcher in your family then you will have to learn how to do the research as no one else has the info to post it here. That seems to be MY case in most of my lines, groan.... I ha "The Scots-Urish in the Carolinas the Kennedy here before me. He is not a scholar and does not footnote his work, so you must locate his sources. He does have info on HAMILTON in SC. It's possible that the Abernathys knew the Hamiltons in Ulster. ONe of the commonly used strategies is if you can't move forward on one line, research the other line (the spouses). The HAMILTONs he writes about are in Abbeville. The town was owned by Major Andrew Hamilton, s. of Archibald and Frances Calhoun Hamilton of Augusta Co, VA. The grandparents were Audley Harrison and Eleanor Adams Hamilton, whose estate was in Tyrone, Ireland. Audley descended from Lord Claude Hamilton, a son of Sir James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran and regent of Scotland and guardian of Mary, Queen of Scots. (This makes sense as the HAMILTONs of Tyrone were Catholic). Major Andrew Hamilton married Jane McGarra. In 1765 they left VA for Abbeville to join his wife's kin, the Calhouns. Major H is associated with General Andrew Pickens, who moved from SHenandoah at the time. They were both elders of the Long Cane PResbyter Church and commanding officers in the Revolution. (P 164-165). He has two pages of sources at the rear of the book, no idea where he got this info, but given the prominance of the Hamiltons, a history of Abbeville would be one place to look. You got a few clues here of places to look for your Abernathys. Also its' important to recall that 95% of the folk in the south hoofed it down from the Middle Atlantic states. So esp. for South Carolina, you trace them from the NORTH, just like the Hamiltons, who came down from VA. Many in VA came down from PA or MD. SOme from the New ENgland colonies. only 5% floated into a Virginia or Carolina harbor in a boat. So I'd do a fast check of Augusta County (this is about half of VA at your time....) to see if you can place Abernathys there. The court records are published and are easy to search. Best of luck! Linda Merle ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "David C Abernathy" <DaveA@schmeckabernathy.com> Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 08:21:56 -0800 > I am new to this mailing. Is any one connected to my line. I have hit a >brick wall on Hugh's connection prior coming to the "Colonies". > >HUGH ABERNATHY was born Bet. 1738 - 1743 in Ireland, and died February 21, >1826 in Franklin County, Indiana. He married MARY ANN HAMILTON 1773 in >South Carolina. She was born 1770 in South Carolina, and died September 16, >1838 in Fountain County, Indiana. > > >Thanks, >David C Abernathy >Email disclaimers >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- - >This message represents the official view of the voices in my head. >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- - >http://www.SchmeckAbernathy.com >== All outgoing and incoming mail is scanned by Norton AntiVirus 2005 == > >-----Original Message----- >From: CBGILBERT@aol.com [mailto:CBGILBERT@aol.com] >Sent: Friday, November 25, 2005 7:27 AM >To: Scotch-Irish-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [Sc-Ir] I LOVE THE POSTINGS > >Happy Day after Thanksgiving to one and all! >I've lurked around this wonderful site for a few months now waiting to see >if anything pertained to my families. I've discovered that while most of >the info has nothing to do with my family names it does open up avenues for >thought. >My local Genie Club at the library just had a study on Scots-Irish and now >there's a discussion on this site! How great is that! >While I can't relate to the "newbies",people who came over in the >1800's,(GRIN!!!!) because my families, the Atwell's and the Abernethy's, >came to America in the late 1600's I still learn something from everyone. >Thanks to all who take the time to post questions, provide answers and >steer us to other places to explore. >Also, concerning the delete key, I've use mine many times when things >aren't interesting to me and guess what, it works! (a little joke) Bless >you all. >Cynthia Bolick Gilbert > > ________________________________________________________________ Sent via the WebMail system at mail.fea.net ______________________________