i have been looking for my family line for a while and it seems i hit a wall when i found that some records have been destroyed. you see i am Scotch-Irish and trying to find out where my family comes from. We have gotten as far as the first generation to come to the US. but all we know is that they came from county down His name was John Cowan born about 1758. would anybody be willing to help me get to my Scottish roots so i can find which clan my family belongs?