That's interesting. I too was always told my Thomas family was Scots Irish, but a book on the Scots Irish that I bought did not list the name. I was in Wales a couple of years ago and there were tons of Thomases. When I mentioned my Scotch Irish Thomases, everyone said,"Can't be." My family was in New England. Fisher Hartson b. abt. 1803 supposedly in Vt. Can't get beyond him. And they went on to Wisconsin and Iowa. So it's not just a Southern tale. Thoughts on this Scots-Irish story? pat smith .