Hello Larry, nice to hear from another McPherson researcher, I don't know if we are related as I have'nt found any McPherson links to North America I am named James from my mothers Smith side of the family Archibald is my most common McPherson christian name with Hugh,Donald, Malcolm,Lachlan,John in the male line and Flora, Annabella, Marion, Euphemia being common on the female line. My roots go back to Craignish Parish Mid Argyll in 1758 the last member living there being my G G Grandfather Hugh McPherson who died in 1781, I would like to know where his second wife and children from his second marriage went after his death they were Christian Muir and 6 children Christian born Craignish C 1850, Annabella 2/12/1852,John C 1854, Alexander McIntosh McPherson 27/4/1856, Hugh 12/11/1858, and Janet 17/9/1861 I suspect they emigrated but don't know where too as I can find no further trace in Scotland since Hughs death in 1881.I am descended from Hugh McPherson's first marriage to Annabella Livingstone of Inveraray they married in Craignish in 1819 she died in 1845 their children were Euphemia 2/12/1821, Sarah 2/12/1821, Janet 17/2/1822, Flora 17/6/1824, Archibald my Great Grandfather 21/11/1827/ Margaret 16/6/1833,Malcolm 25/7/1835, Lachlan 27/3./1838 all Craignish. Our McPhersons in oral tradition came from Isle of Mull and I have looked for them there to no avail, supposedly they may have come from Boisdale, South Uist before that as McPherson is not a common name in Mull and Lord MacDonald of Boisdale, South Uist transplanted Uist people on Mull circa 1700 some of whom were McPhersons, they then went onto the Argyll Main land eventually settling in Glasgow. Are you a member of the Clan Macpherson Association see < www.clan-macpherson.org > ? Jimmy McPherson Stirling.Scotland _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com