In a message dated 4/28/01 1:26:42 PM Eastern Daylight Time, gmwhite@bellsouth.net writes: > my grgrgrgrgrandfather was Malcolm McCourry and was born 29 August > 1742 in ISLAY, Scotland Hi Phyllis - There is a very active Rootsweb list for Islay with a great archive of useful Islay info which the list owner maintains (includes link to mailing list): http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~steve/islay/info.htm Be aware however that research of Islay records is notoriously difficult as records were not always kept with the same integrity as in some other areas in Scotland. They even vary in quality/quantity among the various parishes on the island. You may want to post your interests and see if there are others researching the same. Sheila Hopewell, NJ Researching: FERGSUON, McDOUGALL, McLUGASH, McALISTER and McINDEOR on Islay