Hi Steffenie, I’ve been lurking for years, occasionally browsing messages that looked like they may have some helpful info, but alas, not much has come along to get me any further back than 1765.

Hi Anne, Sadly I have very little on this marriage. Here’s what I do know: Margaret was born on Islay, 7-20-1831 to William & Sarah (nee McCuaig) The entire family came to Simcoe

Valorie, I know all the words below, but can’t understand anything that was said. My DNA was tested 15 years ago by FamilyTreeDNA and, in spite of frequent messages from them that they’ve found

The learning curve is not so steep, and if you tested at Ancestry you already have over half the matches possible, since their database is larger than the rest, combined. Start with what you already

Anne, I have John McNabb married to Mary McDermed (date/place unknown), with 8 children born in Ontario starting in 1849. I also have John’s parents and siblings, plus some grandchildren. You and

Hi Steve, Do you have further details of this marriage? dates, location. I am trying to trace the wife of John McNabb b 1816 at Ballychatrigan or Lurabus. There were numerous McNabbs on both farms. I

Hi Steve- It's nice to hear from you! I'm still out here, but I dead-ended with my Gilchrists and other Islay family lines (McDougall/Kilbride, Kerr, Campbell/Mulindry, et al.) long ago, so I just

Do you have a tree that includes Duncan Taylor? I am trying to trace my Taylor line Shelley

Absolutely!

Is Ann Sutherland related to Elizabeth Sutherland who also came with the Argyle Patent group? Elizabeth was married to Alexander Gillis. They are my 6th great grandparents through Mary Gillis, wife

Have seen McAffer before as an alternate spelling of MacArthur. Certainly the Gilchrists and MacArthurs from Islay who emigrated to Eldon County in Ontario and later to Saskatchewan were related.

I think Alexander and my Neil and your Charles were all related I assume. Many of those passengers on those ships were. I have a line worked out that is popular knowledge on Ancestry but I’m

I'm going to have to watch this thread as I too have been researching the McArthurs of the Argyle Patent, trying to find a link to a dead end in my tree. What I can confirm is James Law McArthur b.

I have looked through my binder and don't see any mention of an Archibald Currie born in 1839. Glynn

Never mind, I got the invite to this email I use here on this message board. Cheers

Hi Lois, I just figured out today that I am matching high with Curries. This is a new discovery for me, but my cousin in Edinburgh is a Currie I have learned, so we are working on this together. I

Hi Shelly and Glynn I, too, am searching for CURRIE ancestors of Islay. My gr-gran Archibald CURRIE (b1839 Islay – d 1910 Oro Twsp, Simcoe County, Ontario). Parents James and Lizzie –

Also Annette (sorry for several emails All) forgot to add that Neal McArthur and Mary Campbell were married in 1722 in Kildalton parish 541 on Islay and George McKenzie and Katherine (Catherine)

Btw Annette, not that your research reaches to America, but Neil McArthur and Mary Campbell on that boat sailed with their children Alexander, John, and Christine, who is my 6th great grandmother.

Omg Annette! Thank you so much! I can be reached at Shelley.McKnzi@... I am working hours every day to find these ancestors. My surnames are McArthur, Campbell, and McKenzie (spelled McKinzie on ship