Maybe I do have Scottish roots.

[Benning Boy]

Looks like you potentially have a range of choices. Check it out here http://worldnames.publicprofiler.org/Main.aspx

[SuperKnott]

Looks like you potentially have a range of choices. Check it out here http://worldnames.publicprofiler.org/Main.aspx

thanks for the site. It does confirm there are alot of Woodburns from Glasgow and Edinburgh. Hopefully I can find some direct lineage, still no Tartans however.

[KSmedic]

There may not be a specific Woodburn tartan. My family doesn't have one, being a sept of Clan Graham. If you look on the Scottish Tartans Authority website, they have a surname search feature in their Tartan Ferret that should tell you which tartan is the "correct" one. It's possible for a family to be a sept of more than one clan, so you may have a few to pick from. In that case, you can go with the one you like best or think is the most likely, or can continue to dig into your roots to see if you can find a solid link to a particular clan and tartan. Based on my own experience, I could easily trace my roots to the Edinburgh area, but records prior to 1700 get a bit more difficult to find. Graham is my tartan, but I still haven't been able to find out when the families linked.

[TomFromBama]

Looks like you potentially have a range of choices. Check it out here http://worldnames.publicprofiler.org/Main.aspx

Fantastic resource! Thanks for sharing!!!

Not to hijack the thread, but it confirms/supports my "concern" re. my Thompson ancestors, as well as my "hope" re. my Wilson ancestors!