Hi --   I've been trying to hunt down my 4g grandmother, Agness McPherson.  Agness married John King in Dalry, Ayrshire in 1786.  They moved to Beith and had eight or possibly nine children:  Janet, Hugh, Alexander, John, Ann, James, Robert and one or possibly two sons named Robert.  According to a little notebook kept by her son Robert, she was born 8 Dec 1763 and died 22 May 1833 (no places given for either date).    In the OPRs (Old Parochial Registers) I've found an Agness McPherson christened on Dunoon and Kilmun, Argyll on 1764 (no exact date given).  Parents were listed as Hugh McPherson and Ilspy McNeilage, who were married 19 Jul 1754.  No further children are listed for this couple.   So my questions are these:   1.  Is Dunoon and Kilmun close enough to Dalry and Beith to make this a viable match?   2.  Is anyone else researching this family or anyone connected with it (would be happy to share information)?   3.  Does anyone have any suggestions as to where I can go next with this?   Any help would really be appreciated. Judy Bingham In Southern California where the wildfires are raging