Dear List Service Members, The following is the reason why people join these list services. On April 27, 1999, Alan Muntz responded to Annie Sloan regarding her message on John Sloan from Ireland: "Sorry I can't answer your question but I would be interested in any response you may get. My connection starts in Renfrew just outside of Glasgow SCT. Where Sarah Sloan bc 1836 married John Reid in 31 Dec 1857 at Paisley. Sarah's parents were John Sloan bc 1806 and Agnes Auld bc 1807. ...... Sarah's brother's and sister as I know them to be were; Alexander bc 1826, John bc 1828, Elizabeth bc 1831 and William bc 1838." Dear New Cousin Alan, John Sloan and Agnes Auld are my ggggrandparents. John and Agnes Sloan had at least one other child, a son named James, b. 1843/44 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. James Sloan married Margaret Murray in 1862 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Margaret Murray, b. 1843/44 in Govan, Lanarkshire, was the daughter of John Murray and Violet Patrick. John and Margaret Sloan had eight children: * John Sloan, b. 1864 in Govan, Lanarkshire * Violet Sloan, b. 1865 in Govan, Lanarkshire * James Sloan, b. 1867 in Govan, Lanarkshire * Margaret Sloan, b. 1869, d. 1877 * Jane Murray Sloan (my ggrandmother), b. 1871 in Govan, Lanarkshire, m. Hugh Smith 1893, d. 1910. * Agnes Sloan, b. 1872 * Margaret Sloan, b. 1877 in Govan, Lanarkshire, m. Alpine McAlpine in 1896 * Rebecca Sloan, b. 1879 in Govan, Lanarkshire, m. Patrick Kilraine in 1899, then m. Daniel Wycombs, d. 1944 >From the union of Jane Murray Sloan and Hugh Smith, you have just increased your family tree and data base by five generations, over 200 individuals, and living relatives from Scotland, England, the United States, Canada, Australia, and Germany. I sincerely look forward to hearing from you and exchanging information. Thank you SLOAN-SLONE-L, Ron Dollmann 7261 Chestnut Ridge Rd. Orchard Park, New York 14127 U.S. dollmann@buffalo.edu <mailto:dollmann@buffalo.edu>