Hi Dick, Do you know if any of his children went to Maryland? Chuck > > Hi, Listers: > > My 5g grandfather, William WATTS, "appears out of nowhere" in 1737 at > Falmouth, ME USA and marries Margaret McLellan. They move to Boston, MA > and have 3 children (John, Samuel, and Elizabeth). > > Margaret is probably the daughter of Bryce McLellan and Jane who > emigrated from Ballymoney, "North Ireland" in 1719 to the Wells, ME > area. Margaret was born in transit. > > I have no family information for William before this date. The only clue > is that some genealogy entries say he came from "Northern Ireland" and > "was born before 1720". I'm looking for his parents and siblings. > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, > > Dick Watts > rlwatts@webtv.net > Sponsor of RootsWeb > http://www.rootsweb.com > Watts: > http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Foothills/5212/short.html > > Genealogy: researching in MA, ME, NH. > Paternal -- WATTS, MURPHY, HART, STONE, LUKE, ROBINSON. > Maternal -- TAYLOR, DAVIES, KALER, HAMILTON, ROBIE. > . > >