Genealogy and a few surprises.

[Jerry]

Hey...we were neighbors!

The McNeil branch of my family was deported to Donegal from Scotland, as was the Adams branch. Both ended up marrying into the Dougherty clan a generation or two after their arrival here in the US, which is another big name in Donegal. But both branches are Scots, not Irish in origin.

Be very careful...kilting and geneaology is a dangerous combination to one's bank account!!!! By the way, the Donegal tartan is quite beautiful...damn..see what I mean?

Another McNeil, I see. My family spells it,McNeill,and we came from County Tyrone. But like most of us, we are also Scots.

[kypnkilt]

So I'm trying to find out more about my family history and have found out that my Crawford line came not from Scotland, but rather County Donegal, Ireland.

Interesting. Your family background is almost the same as mine. Might be related...

Anyway...my aunt traced our family from Ireland that came from Ayrshire area Scotland. There was a small branch of Crawfords listed in the church records in Ayr dated 1799. The direct line of my fathers came from 3 brothers that settled in North/South Carolina in the 1750's. One brothers family stayed in South Carolina, the other 2 brothers' families went west. One settled in Missouri and the other Colorado then California. My mother told me that my great-grandfather told her he had distant relatives in Galway, Ireland and Ayr & Dumfries, Scotland. My aunt is still kooking into those leads. Did find out that 250 years ago there were not that many Crawfords...so the tracibility factor is a little easier as long as the old records are still intact.