Not sure if this is the proper forum for this...

As I've mentioned in a few previous threads, my personal heritage is cloudy. Here's what I have to go on.

1) My surname, Barnett. I find conflicting information on the history of this name... EITHER it's an English name with no connection to Scotland, OR it's a Scottish surname that is a derivative of Burnett, which as I understand is either a Lowlands House or a sept of MacAllister.

2) My family history that I have been able to trace thusfar goes back to about 1820 or so. We're all from Central North Carolina that far back. From what I understand, North Carolina, and especially the Charlotte area, was where a lot of Scots settled.

My trouble is that I have no proof of Scottish ancestry, just conjecture, i.e., Barnett's from Charlotte/Central NC during the early 1800's are most likely Scottish.

Any suggestions for further research? Or is "a pretty good bet" the best I'll ever have?