JandeCBS@aol.com wrote: > > Barb, > I have 2 Dobson books which both have the name Bruce. Let me know who you're > looking for and I'll be happy to see if they're in there. I have "Directory > of Scottish Settlers in North America 1625-1825" and "Scots on the Chesapeake > 1607-1830". Anyone else that might need a lookup out of these 2 books let me > know. I'll be happy to help. > Judy Anderman > > ==== SCOTLAND-GENWEB Mailing List ==== > Genealogy Help List > http://posom.com/hl/ > > ============================== > Support free genealogy on the Internet! Join RootsWeb.com today! > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html Dear Judy, Read the above offer with great interest. I have the LDS printout for my US BALLANTINE ancestors back to the 1st to migrate from Scotland. This was William BALLANTINE, b.1627 in Ayr. He came to the Colonies between then and 1652 when he m. Hannah Hollard in Boston, Mass. The record for William B. stops there and there is no mention of whether William came with his parents or on his own. The names of the parents are not given and without this, I am unable to search backwards. By any chance, does your Dobson's "Scottish Settlers in North America 1625-1825" contain a reference to William BALLANTINE, parents, his occupation or any bits of data that might help me to begin to pick up the links on the Scottish end. I appreciate this very much because I've done Lookups in the past and its exhausting. Gratefully, Daphne