Need some input; Alexanderr Sutherland md Margaret Mackay , had a child Alexander b 1789 at Ponsie, Sutherlandshire Alexander Matheson md Christina MacKay and had a child Catherine b 1796 at Ponsie, Sutherlandshire My GGGramp is claimed to have named the area that he settled in Birichen, after the area he came from in Scotland.Birichen being just outside Dornoch. My gggramp and gggram Settled in the Earltown area of Colchester Co. in the area called Birichen, I am hoping that some one can find some info on any of the above names and relatives and etc. Frank in Pictou N.S.

Hello Franklin Is this your family? CHRISTIAN MACKAY married ALEXANDER MATHESON Christian and Alexander had the following children (MATHESON) born in Dornoch parish: John, born 19 December 1784; Thomas, born 10 March 1787; John, born 10 January 1791; James, born 1 September 1793; Catherine, born 24 November 1796 Proncie [married Alexander Sutherland]; Alexander, born 5 May 1799. MARGARET MACKAY married ALEXANDER SUTHERLAND Margaret of Torboll, Dornoch, and Alexander of Skelbo, married in Dornoch on 14 November 1784 (OPR). They had a son: Alexander SUTHERLAND, born 8 March 1789 Dornoch (SCR). Catherine Matheson of Proncie daughter of Christian Mackay and Alexander Matheson, married Alexander Sutherland, son of Alexander Sutherland and Margaret Mackay. Alexander Sutherland and Catherine Matheson had Margaret, born 1864; Marion, born 1867; John, born 1874 and Elizabeth, born 1876 - all born at Birichen. There is another researcher working on this family. By private email I will send you her address. Christine -----Original Message----- From: Franklin Fiske [mailto:ffiske@north.nsis.com] Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 3:27 PM To: SCT-SUTHERLAND-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Sutherland, MacKay, Matheson Need some input; Alexanderr Sutherland md Margaret Mackay , had a child Alexander b 1789 at Ponsie, Sutherlandshire Alexander Matheson md Christina MacKay and had a child Catherine b 1796 at Ponsie, Sutherlandshire My GGGramp is claimed to have named the area that he settled in Birichen, after the area he came from in Scotland.Birichen being just outside Dornoch. My gggramp and gggram Settled in the Earltown area of Colchester Co. in the area called Birichen, I am hoping that some one can find some info on any of the above names and relatives and etc. Frank in Pictou N.S. ==== SCT-SUTHERLAND Mailing List ==== You may, at times, wish to check out previous messages to this list. You can do this at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/SCT-SUTHERLAND-L/ ============================== Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 Source for Family History Online. Go to: http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.237 / Virus Database: 115 - Release Date: 3/7/01 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.237 / Virus Database: 115 - Release Date: 3/7/01