I'm a new subscriber and I know my query is a total long shot. But I'm at a 'brick wall' in my research. My 4th great grandfather was Isaac Sutherland and I have traced him in the US back to 1750 in northern Virginia where he lived with his wife Sarah on land he inherited from his only brother Abraham who never married. I don't know his birthdate or place, his parents, his marriage date or place or any other children than the one I am descended from. He ended up in Tennessee about 1790 and probably died there. My 3rd gr grandfather is probably his youngest son, Thomas. Just always hoped he came from Scotland or maybe his parents came from there. If you know of anyone who has these names in their tree that can help me get farther back, I would be ecstatic!! I live in Indiana and have been researching Sutherlands - my maternal line since 1986, tho not so heavily in the last several years. I got interested in doing it after a vacation to Scotland in 1984. Plan to go back for the Sutherland Clan Gathering in September 2001. Thanks, Diane Rice Hope never dies in a real gardener's heart.