Hi! I have recently discovered that there's a strong possibility that one of my ancesteral families may have come from Ireland to NY with Dr. Thomas Clark and his congregation. The group sailed on the ship "John" departing from Newry, Ireland on 10 May 1764 and arrived in NY on 28 July. Here is what I found on one website about the excursion: "The ship's arrival was reported in the New York Gazette, August 6, 1764: 'Last week in the Ship John, from Newry, Ireland, Luke Kiersted, master, there arrived about three hundred passengers, a hundred and forty of whom, together with the Rev. Clarke, embarked on the 30th ult., with their stores, farming and manufacturing utensils, in two sloops, for Albany, from whence they are to proceed to the lands near Lake George, which were lately surveyed for their accommodation, as their principal view is to carry on the linen and hempen manufacture to which they were all brought up.' I have scoured the internet and thus far haven't located a passenger list. Does anyone know if a passenger list exists? Thanks so much for your time! Best, SueB

On 9 Aug 2006 at 23:26, Sue & Bobby Bates wrote: > I have recently discovered that there's a strong > possibility that one of my ancesteral families may have > come from Ireland to NY with Dr. Thomas Clark and his > congregation. The group sailed on the ship "John" > departing from Newry, Ireland on 10 May 1764 and arrived > in NY on 28 July. Here is what I found on one website > manufacture to which they were all brought up.' I have > scoured the internet and thus far haven't located a > passenger list. Does anyone know if a passenger list > exists? Thanks so much for your time! It's unlikely. Before 1820, such lists did not have to be archived (although Pennsylvania has them back to 1800) So, you might just consider yourself lucky to have found the detail you did :-) However, there is always a small chance that someone has reconstructed the list or that one did survive - somewhere. Finding it may be a problem! For help with Immigration to USA Before 1820 (Ideas, suggestions) see http://olivetreegenealogy.com/articles/immusapre1820.shtml Also try http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote/ships/ as there are some early 1700s lists of immigransts there ** http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/ choose US-SHIPSLISTS-PRE1820 to join USA Ships List ** http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/CAN/ choose CAN-SHIPSLISTS-PRE1865 to join Canadian Ships List