I also answered Martha's message, but I inadvertently chose Reply instead of Reply All. My great nth grandfather Anthony Rudd left Clone, Co. Wexford in 1816, to go to Landsdowne/Gananaque, Ontario, Canada. He took his family with him. Sometime in the past few months I found a letter of intent to leave Ireland posted on one of these genealogy lists. I thought it was this one because, as I remember, it was all Wexford families. Although I knew Anthony Rudd left Wexford in 1816, I didn't know he was part of a *mass* exodus and I was surprised to find his name on the list. I saved that list somewhere on my hard drive, but don't have time to hunt for it right now. I do know he was a farmer in Clone, and he was a farmer in Canada. I also know the tiny settlement, right on the St. Lawrence Seaway and the gateway to the Thousand Islands, was filled with Irish and Scots immigrants. My great grandfather Rudd married a Scots descendent. They ultimately moved to Grand Rapids, MI, at the end of the 19th century and I ended up a US citizen. The letter of intent to leave didn't have any clues as to why they were leaving, as I recall. I have always thought he probably left because he was a younger son and there wasn't enough land for him if he remained since he was clearly a farmer and nothing else would do. The Scots family in to which my great grandfather married were lumbermen and farmers. I've visited the homesteads in Canada which is a shining light in my life. I met distant cousins. But, I believe I have more still in Wexford, if I can ever get there. Hoping to go this coming summer. Ellen Rudd ----- Original Message ----- From: John Connors <chrisone@nf.sympatico.ca> To: <WEXFORD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 1999 4:30 PM Subject: Re: [WEXFORD] Why emigrate from Wexford in 1816? SULLIVAN > Hi Folks > > My ancestors emigrated about this same time. In my case, I have this > unproven theory. The Napoleonic War ended about this time and conditions in > Ireland were worsening. This also coincided with the large influx to > Newfoundland where conditions, at that time, were more favourable. I > further suspect that my ancestor may have found in this war and after > returning home and seeing the conditions, decided to move. > > As I say, unpriven at this time. I would welcome any information that > researches may have on this subject. > > Regards > John Connors > -----Original Message----- > From: Martha Guthrie <mothra@erinet.com> > To: WEXFORD-L@rootsweb.com <WEXFORD-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: September 28, 1999 1:59 PM > Subject: [WEXFORD] Why emigrate from Wexford in 1816? SULLIVAN > > > >Shirley, > > > >That is about the same time my gg grandfather, Daniel SULLIVAN, emigrated > >to Louisiana from Wexford. I've wondered the same thing. > > > >Martha Hardcastle Guthrie > > > >At 09:33 AM 9/28/99 -0400, newbolds@home.com wrote: > >>Larry, > >>Do you have any idea why emigrants would have left Wexford in 1816? Seems > >>to late > >>for 1798 to have been a factor. My history is sketchy. > >>Thanks for the nice web page. > > > >Martha HARDCASTLE GUTHRIE > >"The cheese stands alone" > > > >You can see my pathetic wobbly first web page at: > >http://hometown.aol.com/lofiwoman/myhomepage/index.html > > > >Coming soon! Martha's "I Used to be a Babe" page! > > > > > >==== WEXFORD Mailing List ==== > >County Wexford on Rootsweb: > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~fianna/county/wexford.html > > > > > > > ==== WEXFORD Mailing List ==== > To add names to the Wexford Surnames List, go to > http://www.flashbase.com/forms/wexford > >