Try this it is a "clan finder". It may prove troublesome finding Irish records as they are few and far between unless one is of blue blood. I believe Londonderry was in Ireland not Scotland. But for a long while the Anglo-Irish and the Gallowglasses as the Hebridian Scots were called were mercenaries in the Elizabethan wars and there was a lot on traveling going on. Anyway, it could provide some links. Some of the Irish and Scottish clans have their own list serve for clan members. Let me know. http://www.tartans.com/cgi-bin/clans.cgi Perry Goss POB 191 Fayette, MO 65248 660.248.6335 work 660.827.0821 home tcsi@murlin.com -----Original Message----- From: EchoBabe@aol.com [mailto:EchoBabe@aol.com] Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2001 7:42 PM To: TNRUTHER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TNRUTHER] McQuary/McCrary/McCrery I've hit a brick wall-ANY ideas or suggestions? The family oral history states that the following family landed at Wilmington, NC from Londonderry ca. 1755/65. I haven't had any luck trying to find a record of them in either place/time: The family I'm searching for PRONOUNCED their name "McQuary" until 1910. I've found records for them listed as "McCrary" and "McCreary" in Rutherford, TN and in Texas (first names John b. 1792, Arthur b.1820 and John b.1854). They may be related to Arthur McCrery of Abbeville, SC (1790 census & Abbeville church records), but haven't found a link. Also, if their are any Gaelic students out there, I would love to hear some opinions on a possible clan origin of the name as it was pronounced by my ancestors prior to 1910. Thank you kindly for any ideas/info. Elise Hoffman ==== TNRUTHER Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from the digest mode send a message to TNRUTHER-D-Request@rootsweb.com and put UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line. Put nothing in the message field.