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CTyankee

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51. I never was really interested in how the Williams side came over. But I should have

Tue Sep 4, 2012, 02:22 AM

Sep 2012

been, and now I am sorry I didn't ask. I do have a bunch of very old photographs with people I haven't a clue about. I have looked at their faces trying to face the trace of a resemblance to someone in the family, but to no avail...

My grandfather (whom I never knew, he died before I was born) was a Southern Baptist preacher and that was enough for my father to leave for the big city when he graduated from high school. He went to Dallas. That's where I was born and was raised...

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Is anybody here descended from Scottish families who left Scotland because of [View all] CTyankee Jan 2012 OP

We're not sure about our Scottish ancestors csziggy Jan 2012 #1

does ancestry.com help un-complicate these things or not? I really wonder... CTyankee Jan 2012 #2

It depends a lot - they do not have much from Scotland csziggy Jan 2012 #3

Thank you for the info. Very helpful. CTyankee Jan 2012 #5

I've got Williams, but way, way back csziggy Jan 2012 #6

My husband's Scottish Ancestors came long before that. kdmorris Jan 2012 #4

Have you looked at the Virginia State Archives online? csziggy Jan 2012 #7

Thanks for Posting Sherman A1 Jan 2012 #8

THe worst thing is that their links do not allow bookmarking csziggy Jan 2012 #11

Don't know if this would help... pipi_k Mar 2012 #15

Ohhhhhh that is awesome! kdmorris Jan 2012 #9

There were later Samuel Clarks and many other Clarks csziggy Jan 2012 #10

A lot of good information. Thanks. AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #30

I'm glad it helped! csziggy May 2012 #32

I went to school with a Samuel Clark in the Mountains of Va. dgibby Mar 2012 #13

WHAT? kdmorris Mar 2012 #19

My Scottish ancestors came prior to about 1750. Not sure how much prior. kestrel91316 Jan 2012 #12

My Scottish ancestors dgibby Mar 2012 #14

I'm not recalling the exact reason why my Scottish family came over The Genealogist Mar 2012 #16

It is interesting. Are your forbears Southerners at all? CTyankee Mar 2012 #17

The Campbell I have is not southern at all as far as I can tell The Genealogist Mar 2012 #18

I don't know about 1790 per se or scots but savannah boomed shortly thereafter. HiPointDem Jun 2013 #52

late to the party ... iverglas May 2012 #20

Thanks. I'm interested in why these Scots went to America, how they secured help to get CTyankee May 2012 #21

googling: scotland emigration 1790 iverglas May 2012 #23

Wow, I'm glad I found you! CTyankee May 2012 #24

almost 100% English iverglas May 2012 #26

oh crap, eh? iverglas May 2012 #22

According to family lore, his wife's name was Sarah... CTyankee May 2012 #25

go play at scotlandspeople! iverglas May 2012 #27

according to tattered family records, his son was named Watt Campbell. Later I was CTyankee May 2012 #28

I wish I knew. I have Scottish ancenstry on my father's side RZM May 2012 #29

A girl once ask me (who was not familiar with the Scot-Irish mix): "What's the difference between AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #31

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lots of good info here--thanks marions ghost Aug 2012 #39

Thanks. I don't understand why we don't have MORE understanding of the Scots experience CTyankee Aug 2012 #40

Somebody could collect some stories of Scottish heritage in America marions ghost Aug 2012 #41

ack CountAllVotes Sep 2012 #42

I have no idea. My mother's mother was a Campbell. She married James Brown in El Paso. CTyankee Sep 2012 #43

Many Campbells and Browns were Indian CountAllVotes Sep 2012 #44

Well, all I have is family lore than our forebear is Alexander Campbell who emigrated to the CTyankee Sep 2012 #45

There was no mention in mine either CountAllVotes Sep 2012 #46

It's really interesting. My son is married to a MacKenzie and somewhere I heard that CTyankee Sep 2012 #47

Some Campbells were indeed Irish CountAllVotes Sep 2012 #48

My father was a Mason, but he was of Welsh heritage, a Williams...can't get more CTyankee Sep 2012 #49

I've got Williams relations too CountAllVotes Sep 2012 #50

I never was really interested in how the Williams side came over. But I should have CTyankee Sep 2012 #51

Thanks for mentioning this -- I hadn't considered the role of the Clearances in my family history htuttle Jun 2013 #53