Hi, Charles, I just noticed that not all were always moving west. Seems my Ancestor John Copeland was born in Ireland in 1748 and wife Margaret Blakely was born in Ireland in 1788. John died in Duncan Creek Presbyterian Cemetery, South Carolina in 1826, but Margaret's mom, Rachael Orr Blakely, daughter of William John Blakley was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Marian Alabama. Did Margaret ever live in Alabama then move East to Clinton, S.C. or both with roots in Mecklenburg County , N.C. and the older parents going west after John and Margaret were married and had moved to Duncan Creek. ? I have a Copeland Family History for the 1930's Copeland Reunion in Clinton , S.C. which lists down to Grandmother Nancy Hipp Carey , daughter of Charles Madison Hipp and Sarah Copeland of Huricane Baptist Church, S.C.It had all of Grandmother Carey's grandchildren born before that listed in the records printed in South Carolina. I also found a record in Waco City library, Geneaology Department which told of these settlers in Duncan Creek meeting to hear Rev. Hezekiah Balch , press. from Greeneville College, Greeneville, Tennessee . He came by horseback from Greeneville to Duncan Creek and preached to them about the older Documents of Presbyterians who were admonished to refuse Instrumental music in worship and stick to singing the Psalters (Psalms) rather than the "Sinful modern music" like Amazing Grace. Robert Wyly had married Dorcas Balch and gave land or in some way he and Rev. Balch are listed in Cleveland Family History of 1899 as founders of the College. Great Grandad Gov. John Sevier ( 8 times back)and William Blount were on the first Board of Greeneville College (Now Tuscullum)- the oldest Coed College with all courses open to both sexes and oldest west of the Appalachian Ridge in the U.S. it seems our ancestors in Duncan Creek - brought their rifles to church and wore Buckskin Shirts and Legging Wraps and women wore long Sack Dresses and had Deerskin Moccisans similar to the men, except the women had tacked Wood Blocks on them for high heels. Also, The Laurens District land between the Episcopal Bluebloods on the Coast, and some Quakers, was assigned to Presbyterians first- but next generations of Copeland- Dillard- Blakley- White- Hipp-Nabors- Neighbors- Vaughn- Vaughan were mostly Baptist. I visited the Church there by the Huricane Cemetery near Newbury and Duncan Creek. The Charleston group preferred the Scotch- Irish as their inland neighbors to stop the Indian Raids from the Smokies. In other words, they were human barriers. Also, Do you have the connection to the Carleton's Store in Stephenville or the Community of Carleton or the Carleton or Blakley lady who taught our daughter in Walnut Springs first Grade? She lived between the Hwy and the at Park and was retired from Malakoff Schools. She lived next door to Retired Merchant Marine Capt. Mitchell Massey and a block from us. Also, one survivor of a Ww2 Battleship sinking was a Copeland in Oklahoma. One Nephew with Copeland connections claimed that Rev. Kenneth Copeland of Fort Worth we somewhere on the family tree- more like a Kudzu Vine. Take Care, Charles Wyly On Fri, 4 Feb 2005 22:21:52 -0800 mygen@att.net writes: > Charles, > > I seriously doubt that "political correctness" had anything to do > with it. The > term "Scots-Irish" was around at least 200 years before we became > what was or > was not politically correct. > > Margaret > > -------------- Original message from Charles Blakley > <geneb@htcomp.net>: > -------------- > > > > > > > > Although it is not politically correct in some circles, I still > consider > > myself to be Scotch-Irish. > > > > That's what my Dad said I was, and I've found nothing in my > background > > to lead me to a different conclusion. > > > > > Blakely/Murphree/Blackburn/Hancock/Goyne/Byars/White/Woodard/Burson/McIni sh/Ray/ > > > Buckner/Phillips/Nall/Winder/Herrin > > etc. etc. > > > > > > mygen@att.net wrote: > > > > >Scots-Irish is the correct term. > > > > > >-------------- Original message from Rick and Susan : > > >-------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>The term Scotch-Irish is an American invention for the Scots > that moved to > > >>Ireland for nearly a century & then moved to America. 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