May 1, 1996 Irish and Scottish Newsletter NAMES OF THE MONTH This month the Irish surname taken from EDWARD MacLYSAGHT's book IRISH FAMILIES Their Names, Arms & Origins, SciPrint Limited, Copyright Irish Academic Press Limited, ISBN # 0-7165-2364-7 is: (Mac)BRADY In Irish the name Brady is Mac Bradaigh so that it should correctly be MacBrady in the anglicized form; the prefix Mac, however, has seldom if ever been used in modem times; the modem use of the prefix 0 instead of Mac with this name is erroneous. The MacBradys were a powerful sept belonging to Breffny, their chief holding sway over a territory lying a few miles east of Cavan town. The Four Masters record many illustrious chiefs of the, name there. The historian Abbe MacGeoghegan says that the MacBradys are a branch of the O'Carrolls of Calry, Co. Leitrim, a statement which has been often repeated, but modern authorities refute this. In any case they have always been pre-eminently associated with Co. Cavan; and it is in Co. Cavan and adjacent areas the Bradys are mostly found to-day. They are indeed very numerous in Ireland with an estimated population of nearly 10,000 persons so called. A number of families of Brady are also to be found in the district around the village of Tuamgraney, Co. Clare. These are in fact not truly Bradys at all but O'Gradys, of the same family as O'Grady of Kilballyowen, Co. Limerick (see O'Grady,): from the time of Henry VIII onwards these O'Gradys identified themselves with the English cause: for that reason, perhaps, they adopted the form Brady instead of Grady. The first Protestant Bishop of Meath, for example, was Hugh Brady, a Clareman, son of Donough O'Grady. The Limerick branch, on the other hand, having been Brady for a generation or two, reverted to the correct form O'Grady. All the Bradys who have distinguished themselves in the cultural and political history of Ireland were from Co. Cavan. The most notable of these are Fiachra. MacBrady (fl. 1710), and Rev. Philip MacBrady (d. 1719), both Gaelic poets, the latter of whom became a Protestant clergyman and was very popular with the people of Co. Cavan, perhaps because he satirized his colleagues. In this category we may also place Phelim Brady (fl.1710), usually referred to as "bold Phelim Brady the bard of Armagh". Thomas Brady (I752-1827), a farmer's son from Cootehill, Co. Cavan, became a Field Marshal in the Austrian service; another who was prominent in military service outside Ireland was Michael Brady: he was executed for his part in the service of the "Young Pretender" in 1745. In the ecclesiastical sphere Gilbert MacBrady was Bishop of Ardagh from 1396 to1400; and three MacBradys were bishops of Kilmore in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries: in 1580 John MacBrady was succeeded in the same see by Richard Brady a distinguished Franciscan. Andrew MacBrady in 1454 was the first bishop of Kilmore to provide a cathedral church for the diocese. A Catholic descendant of Hugh Brady, first Protestant Bishop of Meath, Edwin James Brady (1869-1952), had an adventurous life in many lands and was the author of some fine sea ballads. He was born at Carcour, New South Wales. Apart from the Gaelic poets the most important literary man of the name was William Maziere Brady (I 825-1894), author of Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland. From Roddy Martine's "SCOTTISH CLAN AND FAMILY NAMES Their Arms, Origins and Tartans", Mainstream Publishing, Edinburgh and London, 1992, ISBN # 1-85158-418-8 CAMERON THE CLAN NAME is said to derive from the Gaelic cam-shron, which means 'crooked nose' or 'crooked hill'; the latter is considered to be the more likely explanation by, for example, Sir lain Moncreiffe of that Ilk. There were three main branches: the MacSorleys of Glen Nevis, the MacMartins of Letterfinlay and the MacGillonies of Strone, and they inhabited the lands of Lochaber lying on the west side of the loch and the River Lochy, acknowledging the superiority of the Lord of the Isles. Donald Dubh, progenitor of the Camerons of Locheil, is believed to have led the clan on the side of the Lord of the Isles at Harlaw in 1411. The Camerons of Erracht are said to descend from a marriage between a MacMartin of Letterfinlay heiress and a member of Clan Cameron. Through all the struggles with the English, the Camerons staunchly supported the Stuart cause. In 1715, Sir Ewen Cameron of Locheil made over his estates to his grandson Donald enabling his son to muster-the clan, for which he was eventually driven into exile. But Donald, known as the 'gentle Locheil', was so impressed by Prince Charles Edward when he invaded in 1745, that he decided that he too would bring out the clan. In 1793, Cameron of Erracht raised the 79th Highlanders - later -to become the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders. Cameron lands included Glen Loy and Loch Arkaig, Glen Kingie, Glen Dessary, Glen Pean and Glen Mallie - the lands of Locheil confirmed to an earlier Ewen Cameron by King James IV after the fall of the Lords of the Isles early in the sixteenth century. The clan seat, Achnacarry, stands beside the original castle burned by the Duke of Cumberland in 1746. HISTORY: The following brief histories for the counties of Ireland are taken from "Irish Records Sources for Family & Local History" by James G. Ryan, Ph.D., Copyright Ancestry Incorporated (USA), ISBN # 0-916-489-22-1 COUNTY DOWN A Brief History County Down was the first Ulster county to be colonized by the Normans. The knight John de Courcy took the area around Downpatrick after the Norman invasion, and the county was formed around 1300. The county later came into the possession of the De Lacy's. Most of this county came to be known as the Earldom of Ulster during this period. One of the few Norman families who settled in the county is Savage. The major Gaelic families were O'Neill, McGuinness, McQuillan, McCartan, and MacGilmore. In 1569 Sir Thomas Smith unsuccessfully attempted to bring English settlers into the Ards Peninsula and County Down. In 1594 a general rebellion in Ulster, led by the major Ulster chieftain Hugh O'Neill began (see Co. Tyrone). On the defeat of O'Neill, his lands and those of his allies were confiscated and divided among English and Scottish "adventurers." A well-planned plantation of Ulster began in 1609 involving the introduction to the province of thousands of settlers. These were brought in by adventurers who, in return for title to the land, agreed to bring in a specified number of settlers to their estates. One Scottish adventurer, James Hamilton, brought over 10,000 Scots to northwest Down. Scots names such as Boyd, Fraser, Johnston, Lindsay, Morrison, Patterson, and Maxwell are consequently common in Down. English adventurers in Down who brought over English families included Annesley, Hill, and Montgomery. These settlers brought the names Wilson, Johnson, Young, Taylor, Walker, Jackson, Watson, Bradshaw, and Bradford to Ulster. The new settlers developed a prosperous linen industry in Down and surrounding counties. The industrial center of Belfast also grew rapidly during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The relative proportions of people of Irish/Norman, Scottish, and English extraction can, in very general terms, be estimated from the proportions of Catholic, Presbyterian, and Episcopalian (Protestant) respectively in the county. In 1841 the respective proportions were 32, 45, and 21 percent. County Down was less badly affected by the Great Famine than many others. One of its effects, however, was a large exodus from the rural areas to the city of Belfast, part of which is in County Down. The population of Down in 1841 was 368,000. In 1851 this had reduced by around 11 percent. Of these, 46,000 died, mainly in the years 1847-50. The level of emigration from the county was among the lowest in Ireland, only 6 percent of the population against a national average of 11.4 percent. During the remainder of the nineteenth century the town of Belfast and other towns in the county grew enormously. Some notes on the history of Belfast are included in the history of County Antrim. Belfast's prosperity attracted further immigration of workers from rural Ireland and Scotland to the city and to the outlying towns of the county. In 1921 Down was one of the six counties which remained part of the United Kingdom when an independent Irish state was formed. COUNTY DUBLIN A Brief History The earliest accounts of Dublin city go back as far as A.D. 140 when Ptolemy mentioned a settlement on this site. The major development of the city began in the eighth century when the Vikings or Norsemen established a settlement which developed into a powerful Viking base. The power of the Dublin Norsemen lasted until 1014 when they were defeated, at the Battle of Clontarf, by the native Irish, led by Brian Boru (see Co. Clare). However, the Vikings remained in much of the county, particularly north of the city. The Vikings did not use hereditary surnames or family names and therefore their influence is not obvious in the family names which exist in the county. In 1169 the Normans made Dublin the center of their activities following their successful invasion of Ireland. It has remained the effective seat of government almost ever since. The north of the county was granted to the Norman Hugh de Lacy in the thirteenth century. Other Anglo-Norman families who settled in the county include those of Baggot, Sarsfield, Luttrell, Delahyde, Talbot, Barnewall, St. Lawrence, Cruise, Archbold, and Segrave. The city grew considerably during the fourteenth to sixteenth centuries, despite the continuing attacks by the O'Tooles and O'Byrnes of Wicklow (see Co. Wicklow) and the O'Moore and O'Carrolls (see counties Laois and Offaly). As the seat of English administration of Ireland, Dublin was largely a Protestant city during the Middle Ages. In 1644 the total population of the city was only around 8,000. By 1682, when the rebellion of Irish Catholics (see Co. Kilkenny) had been defeated and English power was imposed on most of the country, the population of Dublin was estimated at 60,000. Extensive growth outside the walls of the old city was occurring at this time. By 1728 the population was 146,000, and by the end of the century it was over 170,000. The influx of people to Dublin included English administrators as well as people from all over Ireland. From abroad there have also been influxes of Huguenot, Jewish, and other peoples. The eighteenth century was the great period of growth of Dublin city when the great streets were laid out and many of the great public buildings established. In this period Dublin was one of the great cities of Europe. In 1800, however, the Irish Parliament was amalgamated with the Westminster Parliament in London. As a consequence Dublin lost much of its glamour and many of the gentry moved to London. Although the administrative capital, the city did not develop extensive heavy industry as did Belfast, for instance. The population continued to grow, however, and by 1841 it had reached over 230,000. During the Great Famine of 1845-47 the population expanded due to migration of people from other badly affected parts of the country. The population of Dublin county was 372,000 in 1841, and by 1851 this had grown to 405,000. There were, however, over 75,000 deaths in the city between 1845 and 1850, and thousands emigrated through Dublin port. The number of natives of the county who emigrated was relatively low, less than 4 percent of the population, compared to 18 percent in Tipperary and Clare. The city's population grew only slowly during the remainder of the century but has grown rapidly since the foundation of the Irish state. The current population is over I million. The following brief histories of the counties of Scotland are taken from "A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland" by Samuel Lewis, reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc. ISBN # 0-8063-1256-4 CAITHNESS-SHIRE, a county, in the north-east of Scotland, bounded on the north by the Pentland Firth ; on the east and south-east, by the North Sea ; and on the west and southwest, by the county of Sutherland. It lies between 58 degrees 10' and 58 degrees 40' (N. Lat.), and 3 degrees and 3 degrees 65' (W. Long.), and is about forty-three miles in length, and thirty miles in breadth; comprising an area of 618 square miles, or 395,520 acres; 6965 inhabited houses, and 216 uninhabited; and a population of 36,343, of whom 17,135 are males, and 19, 208 females. On account of its remote situation, Caithness had little intercourse with the principal parts of the country, and is consequently connected with few historical events of importance, except occasional hostilities with the Danes and Norwegians, of which there are some memorials in various monumental relics. From ancient records, it appears to have been erected into an earldom in 875; the title, after being for a long period in abeyance, was revived in favour of William Sinclair, a descendant of Robert II., in 1455. Many of the men of Caithness attended James IV. at the battle of Flodden Field, under the Earl of Caithness; and scarcely an individual of the number survived that fatal conflict. Before the abolition of episcopacy, this county, with Sutherland, constituted a diocese, of which the cathedral and episcopal palace were situated at Dornoch; it is at present in the synod of Sutherland and Caithness, and comprises one presbytery and ten parishes. For civil purposes it is divided into the districts of Wick and Thurso, where the quarter-sessions and other courts are held alternately, Wick being the seat of the sheriff court. It contains the royal burgh of Wick, which is the county town; the town of Thurso; and a few inconsiderable villages. The SURFACE is generally level, with the exception of some mountainous tracts on the borders of Sutherland, and a few eminences in other parts. The chief mountains are, the Ord of Caithness, which has an elevation of 1250 feet, the Scarry hills, 1876 feet; and the Maiden Paps, an elevation of 2000 feet, above the sea. One of the principal valleys is that of Berriedale, at the base of the last ridge of mountains; and the plain of Caithness, extending to the Pentland Firth, comprises about four-fifths of the lands it is interspersed with detached hills, some of which are of considerable height. There are numerous lakes, but none of any great extent; and of the streams which intersect the county in many parts, only the Forrs and Thurso waters in the north-west, and the Wick and Berriedale waters in the south-east, approach the resemblance of rivers. The coast is bold, rocky, and precipitous, indented with numerous bays, and marked by lofty promontories. Along the shore of Pentland Firth are caverns in the rocks, from which the agitated waters, ascending with prodigious force, overspread the neighbourhood with incessant foam; and about four miles to the north of the coast, and nearly in the centre of the Firth, is the island of Stroma, which forms part of the county. The bays are those of Sandside, Thurso, Dunnet, and Gills, on the north; and Duncans, Freswick, Sinclair, and Wick, on the east: the most prominent headlands are Holburn, Dwarrick, Dunnet, Duncans, Skirsa, Noss, and Wick. A little more than a fifth part of the land is in cultivation, consisting chiefly of tracts near the rivers, and the slopes of the various eminences; the remainder is mostly moor, some parts of which are nearly 300 feet above the sea. During the last thirty or forty years, the county has made extraordinary progress in agricultural and all public improvements. The annual value of the real property in the county is 66,572, of which 57,982 are returned for lands, 6870 for houses, 1035 for fisheries, and 685 for quarries. The principal seats are Barogill Castle, Thurso Castle, Dunbeath, Freswick, Hempriggs, Ackergill, Barroch, Forrs, and Sandside. The herring-fishery off the east coast is extensive and lucrative, indeed the most important in Britain. There is a spacious harbour at Wick, besides several other small harbours for the vessels engaged in the fisheries; and considerable quantities of grain, cattle, and wool are shipped. The county gives the title of Earl to the ancient family of Sinclair. CLACKMANNANSHIRE, a small county. in the interior of Scotland, bounded on the north and northwest by Perthshire, from which it is separated by the Ochil Hills; on the east, by the county of Fife; and on the south and southwest, by the river Forth. It lies between 56 degrees 5 minutes and 56 degrees 14 minutes (N. Lat.), and 30 degrees 33 minutes and 30 degrees 56 minutes (W. Long.), and is about ten miles in length, and eight miles in extreme breadth; comprising an area of fifty-two square miles, or 33,280 acres; 3517 dwelling- houses, of which 3406 are inhabited; and a population of 19,155, of whom 9386 are males, and 9769 females. This county is in the synod of Perth and Stirling, and comprises four entire parishes, with part of another. For civil purposes it is associated with the county of Kinross, under one sheriff, who appoints a sheriff-substitute for each county. It contains the towns of Clackmannan and Alloa, in the latter of which the sheriff-substitute resides, and holds his courts, though the quarter-sessions are occasionally held at Clackmannan. Under the act of the 2nd of William IV., the county, jointly with that of Kinross, returns a member to parliament. For a considerable breadth from the shore of the Forth the surface is level, but towards the north rises rapidly, forming part of the Ochil range of hills, of which Bencleugh, the highest, has an elevation of 2000 feet above the sea. The principal rivers are, the Forth; the Devon which, after a western course through a beautifully romantic district, falls into the Forth to the west of Alloa ; and the Black Devon, which, after traversing the county in a direction nearly parallel with the Devon, flows into the Forth not far from Clackmannan. There are some small lakes, and an artificial sheet of water called Gartmorn Dam, which is 160 acres in extent. About two-thirds of the land are arable, and the remainder hill pasture; the soil in the lower districts is exceedingly rich and fertile, producing crops of grain of every kind, and the higher lands afford good pasturage for sheep and cattle. The system of agriculture is in a highly improved state. The annual value of real property in the county is 52,923, of which 35,1249 are returned for lands, 7608 for houses, 9699 for mines, and the remainder for other kinds of real property. The chief minerals are ironstone and coal, both of which are extensively wrought; of the former, more than 1200,000 tons are annually raised: silver-ore has been also found in some places. Among the manufactures are those of flint and crown glass, steam-engines and all kinds of machinery, the woollen manufacture, which has been latterly much extended; large potteries, and brick and tile works, various distilleries, breweries, and tanneries. Ship-building, and the making of ropes and sails, are likewise carried on. The Stirling and Dunfermline railway intersects the county. There are several remains of antiquity, among which are the Towers of Alloa and Clackmannan, the latter of which was the residence of Robert Bruce; Roman coins have been found, and some sepulchral urns, and various other relics. CONTRIBUTIONS: Irish descendants I've found an interesting article in the strangest place. The May 1996 issue of Bon Appetit is dedicated to Ireland. On page 24 at the bottom is an article called "Table Scraps" in this is a tidbit of info I thought I'd pass on...."Those with at least one Irish-born grandparent can qualify for Irish citizenship. Call 212-319-2555 for information." I wish some of my ancestors hadn't come to the US so early. This just came across the Business Wire on AOL, and you may want to share it with your fellow Irish SIG folk: * The Green Pages -- the Irish Internet Directory http://www.paddynet.ie/pages The Green Pages is a comprehensive, searchable index of Irish-related Internet resources, including Irish businesses, individual home pages, newsgroups, genealogical information, and more. Links have an one-line description written by the authors. * A while back, there were discussions about a project that was to collect cemetery research by individual genealogists, and then make the data available across the 'net. That discussion proposal was picked up by a volunteer group and is now in place with an active list-server, a searchable database and a web site! The name of this free service is "Cemetery Listing Association", or "CLA" for short. Early testing has just been completed. You are encouraged to visit the web site and/or join the listserve. Your comments are requested. The addresses are as follows: Web site: http://mininet.smu.edu/cla Listserv: listserv@mininet.smu.edu To subscribe, put the words "subscribe CLA-L" (without the quotation marks) followed by your name all on one line in the text portion of an e-mail message. Send this message to the above address. An example of a valid subscribe command is: subscribe CLA-L john doe E-mail contact: ForEpitaphs@aol.com CONTENTS The CLA database contains submissions and publicly posted data. Contents include: name of deceased; date of death and cemetery. It may also include: date of birth and/or marriage; name of spouse(s), cemetery, epitaph; location of burial ground and grave. If you would like to join us, subscribe to the listserv or e-mail to the address above. Either way, feel free to check out our web site and let us know what you think! GENERAL INFORMATION Subj: Keenan Family Bible KEENAN Family bible: Family from Portglennon, County Antrim, Ireland. An entry states" William James KEENAN immigrated to America in 1879," The bible is in the possession of: T. Norman Crook 5527 SYLMAR, Houston TX 77081 MURPHY Family Bible 1819-1881 I have in my possession the Murphy Family Bible of the Baltimore-St. Michaels, MD Murphys starting with my G-G-G-Grandfather George W. Murphy. I have a complete transcript of the Bibles family records online at: http://www.webbuild.com/~tkemp/murphy.html Anyone interested in the Murphy family is welcome to this info. Hopefully someone will be able to extend it beyond what I have. Thank you. Emigrant Bank records at NY Public Library I used these records about three weeks ago and I must say they are a must for anyone doing Irish research in NY. The records are in excellent condition and they are very accessible. I found the place of birth of my husband's GGGrandparents by way of an account which was opened up by his GGGrandmother in 1859. It gave the name of the town from which they came, the date on which they emigrated to NY and the name of the ship. It also told me how many children she had and her address in 1859. I can't wait to go back to check out some more relatives! * FYI-NEW OREGON LISTSERV **Oregon State Archives launches Oregon Genealogy Listserv.** The Oregon State Archives, Office of the Secretary of State, has established a new listserv called OR-ROOTS for individuals interested in Oregon genealogy. OR-ROOTS is an electronic forum focused on Oregon, where genealogists can share the results of research, assist newcomers to the field, inquire about the location of resources, debate issues, raise questions, and learn about current events in the field. To subscribe to the list address your e-mail message to: or-roots@archive14.sos.state.or.us. In the **subject** of the message write subscribe. The OR-Roots list will complement the other electronic/Internet services provided by the Oregon State Archives, such as its World Wide Web site (http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us) and its e-mail reference services (archives.reference@state.or.us). Irregular Border Marriages Irregular marriages were legal marriages in Scotland - but irregular because they were not in church. There were many sites along the English/Scottish borders where these irregular marriages took place - the most famous being Gretna Green where the custom persisted until recent times. Sometimes the marriage was also recorded in the couples' home parish - often under the heading 'Scottish marriages'. These irregular (ie not regular church) marriages required no banns and no registration fee - and thus were popular with the local working classes. Some registers survive - some from Gretna Green at Durham, some from Berwickshire sites in Northumberland. The Northumberland & Durham FHS has produced a book listing irregular marriages at Lamberton Toll (north of Berwick), and intends to produce other listings in future. ON THE INTERNET OHIO LAND RECORDS NOW AVAILABLE ON CD-ROM Federal land records for Ohio are now available on CD-ROM for $15. The CD contains data only (not document images) of homesteads, cash entry patents, Virginia military warrants, Canadian Refugee and United Brethren Patents from 1790 to 1907. Document images may be ordered. >Federal land records are now available on CD for Ohio, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. The price is $15 for each state. Make your check payable to Superintendent of Public Documents and send your order to: Superintendent of Documents P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954. Remote access is also available for 10 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin. You may request a GLO remote access information packet from: Bureau of Land Management, Eastern States 7450 Boston Blvd. Springfield, VA 22153. CDs have not yet been issued for Mississippi, Alabama, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and Iowa and 16 western states. Land information for the original 13 colonies must be obtained from those states. The Public Land Survey System was created by the Continental Congress on May 20, 1785 and government surveys began in Ohio that year. The first land records were field notes made during the survey. The Bureau of Land Management, Eastern States, maintains 10,000 tract books containing land records for 13 states under its jurisdiction. For further information, contact the Public Affairs Office at (703) 440-1713. Scot prisoners to US John of London in 1651 after the Battle of Worcester, listed in Massachusetts Historical Society PROCEEDINGS October, 1927 - June, 1928, Vol. LXI, pub. Boston MDCCCCSSVIII, pp. 22-23: Macknith, Patrick Robinson, Alester Mackrore [MacCreary?], Robinson, Charles Alester Robinson, Daniel Macktentha, Cana Robinson, James Macktomas, Glester [Alester] Robinson, John Mackwilliam, Gellust Robinson, John Man, Daniel Robertson, Patrick Mann, John Ross, Alester Mann, Patrick Ross, Daniel Martin, Daniel Ross, David Michell, James Ross, James Micknab [MacNabb], James Rosse, John Miller, Sander Rosse, John Milleson, Sander Rosse, John Milward, David Ross, Jonas Monlow [Monroe?], Daniel Row, James Monrow, Hugh Roye, Donald Monrow, (torn) Russell, Simon Munrow, John Montrose, Laughlell Scott, John Monwilliam, Daniel Sessor, Daniel Monwilliam, David Sheron, Ansell Morcot, Sannder Shiva (torn), Samuel More, (torn) Shone, James Moore, James Shume [Hune?], John Morre, John Simson, Alester Morre, John Simson, Daniel Morton, Patrick Simson, Daniel Munckrell, William Simson, David Murrow, James Simson, Patrick Murrow, John Simson, Sander Murrow, John Sinclare, Salaman Murrow, Jonas Smith, Henry Murrow, Neile Sotherland, Ansell Muckstore, Neile Sotherland, Patrick Sterling, David Oneale, Daniel Sterling, John Stewart, Austin Patterson, David Stewart, Charles Pattison, James Stewart, Neile Perry, George Stewart, Robert Punn, Edward, (?) Stewart, William Querne [Queen, MacQueen], Tanniell, John Amos Teller, David Quenne, George Teller, William Tenler, David Wilson, John Tenler, John Wilson, John Tenler, Robert Woodall, John Terris, Andrew Woodell, John Tiler, Evan (torn), Daniel Thompson, Alexander (torn), Patrick Tooth [Touch?], Alester (torn), Patrick Tower, Patrick (torn) . . . (torn) . . . Wallis, Nicholas (torn) Alester Wilson, Andrew (torn) . . . Wilson, Christopher The persons afore named past from hence in the ship afore mentioned and are according to order Registered heare. dat. Search office, Gravesend 8th November 1651. Giles Barrow | Edward Pelling| Searchers John Morris | This list contains 261 names, but Becx in a subsequent letter said that Capt. Greene "had with him 240 Scots." The additional number may have been embarked at the last moment before sailing. [Accounts of Lynn Iron Works, fol. 39. Baker Library, Harvard University] I hope this helps someone find their ancestor. I had one for sure (James Pattison) and one maybe (John Broun/Brown). Subj: News: New On-Line Digital Library (fwd) From: H-Net Central: Humanities On-Line The Library of Virginia is pleased to announce the completion of Phase I of its Digital Library Project. The Project, initiated in 1995, preserves significant Virginia archival and library collections and extends access to these collections to anyone with Internet access. The Project is available via the Library of Virginia Home Page (http://leo.vsla.edu/lva/lva.html). Over 600,000 images were scanned, and 40 electronic finding aids were created to access the images as well as other materials in the Library's collection. The major components of Phase I are the Virginia Colonial Records Project, the U.S. Army Signal Corps Photograph Collection, the collection of family Bible records, and the Electronic Card Indexes Project (indexes to 36 separate archival and library collections). The Virginia Colonial Records Project was established in the 1950s to survey and reconstitute Virginia's colonial documentary history located in more than 100 British and European repositories. The Library's bibliographic index contains references to more than 500,000 personal names and ship names found in 28,000 pages of Survey Reports which describe the archival holdings located in the various repositories. Links are provided from the index to the digitized images of the Survey Reports. The U.S. Army Signal Corps Photograph Collection consists of 3,500 black and white photographs taken during World War II at the Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation. Signal Corps photographers and port historians documented the enormous amount of activity which took place at this major military center. The scanned images of the photographs are linked to a database that is keyword searchable by personal name, ship name, place name, and other terms. For more information about the Digital Library Project, contact Elizabeth Roderick, Project Coordinator, The Library of Virginia, email: eroderic@leo.vsla.edu phone: (804) 786-2975. Elizabeth Roderick email (eroderic@leo.vsla.edu) Assistant Director, Library Development voice (804) 786-2975 and Networking Division fax (804) 225-4608 The Library of Virginia home (804) 231-1774 11th at Capitol Square Richmond, VA 23219 ***************************************************** http://leo.vsla.edu/lva/lva.html The LVA Digital Library Initiative ***************************************************** Subject: Irish Illegitimate babies sent to USA I have just read in my daily paper an article which will be of importance to anybody who was sent to the USA from Ireland under an adoption scheme for babies born to single mothers. The National Archives in Dublin have recently uncovered 1500 files relating to a scheme under which "illegitimate" babies born to unmarried mothers between 1948 and 1962 were sent to the USA for adoption. Dick Spring the Irish Foreign Minister said that they hope to overcome legal difficulties quickly to allow information to be released to enable individuals to trace their roots. The article did not say how to go about getting this information but I would guess from the National Archives in Dublin.