Larry, Many thanks for your response to my earlier query about Scotch-Irish immigration into Tennessee. And thanks for your encouragment that I may yet discover the origins of my elusive ggrandfather William Wood. I seem to have already tracked down and examined every document and every scrap of paper that exists for this man who was killed while still young, thereby seriously limiting the paper trail he left behind. I'm hoping to trace William's own ancestors back into the Colonial era, a time when there was indeed a distinct population of Scotch-Irish immigrants with settlements in the Mid-Atlantic region and southward. If only I could discover his own father's name, I might have success. For now, though, I hope to learn whatever I can about this population and their early movements southward. Thanks again! Sincerely, --Mark __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/