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CTyankee

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

Mon Aug 27, 2012, 06:17 PM

Aug 2012

in this country! It's a shame, really, when you think about it. I am from Texas and my forebears obviously were immigrants to a coastal city, probably Charleston but maybe Atlanta, before they settled in Georgia. The other side of my family, the Browns, were in Griffin, GA when Sherman's army went through on its mile wide march to the sea and they were in the way. They got in a covered wagon and left for Texas. These are all interesting stories and should be told. We know less about our heritage than the Irish, because theirs is more recent and there was better record keeping. It's too bad...

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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