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    Ancestry.com is very useful if you do have specific names, marriage details and dates of birth. The cost isn't particularly prohibitive and it's certainly helped my mum get really far back.
    That said, if you get back to a certain point you will have to start visiting specific records centres.

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    You and I seem to be in the same boat. Only you know where in Ireland your ancestor came from. Mine was just known to come from "the North of Ireland". Since you've traced them that far, about the only thing you can do is contact PRONI and pay someone to do the research for you. The Public Records Office of Northern Ireland doesn't have any records online. They have a website, but only to give you the hours and directions to the office. Oh and to put you in contact with a researcher. Good luck.

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    County Down is in Northern Ireland, look at the map. Just South of Antrim which was part of the Lordship of the Isles.. the MacDonalds... Lord MacDonald.

    Besides it's in Ulster, which is where the plantations are and the location where the Highland Scots were transplanted to during the Highland Clearances.


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    Quote Originally Posted by sirdaniel1975 View Post
    County Down is in Northern Ireland, look at the map. Just South of Antrim which was part of the Lordship of the Isles.. the MacDonalds... Lord MacDonald.

    Besides it's in Ulster, which is where the plantations are and the location where the Highland Scots were transplanted to during the Highland Clearances.
    Sorry but your timeline is a hundred years or so out. Also Down was O'Neill country until the flight of the Earl Hugh O'Neill. The highland clearances were in the 18th century starting about 1760, Co. Down was settled in Elizabethan times around 1606. The people cleared from the Highlands mainly went direct to North America or Australia, they didn't stop off in Ireland as it had already been settled previously by lowland Scots. Have a read of this piece which might give you a clearer idea - http://www.ulstervirginia.com/eastulster1606.asp and here - http://www.hamiltonmontgomery1606.com/home.asp
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    Another important point to remember when doing geneological research is that names tend to get spelled differently according to who was doing the recording, especially the farther back you go. Whatever the name sounded like was how it was spelled. In my research of my family line, I have documents with the last name spelled five different ways: Clemens, Clements, Clemons, Clemmens, and Clement. Makes it harder to connect the dots sometimes.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CelticSire View Post
    Another important point to remember when doing geneological research is that names tend to get spelled differently according to who was doing the recording, ...
    Not to mention that they can be altered in other ways. For instance, Johansson might become Johnson might become Jonas. And an individual may change his name completely when coming to the new world for some reason (avoiding a past, etc.).
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    Quote Originally Posted by Phil View Post
    Sorry but your timeline is a hundred years or so out. Also Down was O'Neill country until the flight of the Earl Hugh O'Neill. The highland clearances were in the 18th century starting about 1760, Co. Down was settled in Elizabethan times around 1606. The people cleared from the Highlands mainly went direct to North America or Australia, they didn't stop off in Ireland as it had already been settled previously by lowland Scots. Have a read of this piece which might give you a clearer idea - http://www.ulstervirginia.com/eastulster1606.asp and here - http://www.hamiltonmontgomery1606.com/home.asp
    I apologize, I missed his c.1758 AD date.

    PS I mentioned Antrim as being MacDonald territory.

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    WHAT IS AN ULSTER-SCOT?

    Ulster Scots is a term used primarily in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It refers to the Scots who migrated to the northern province of Ireland (Ulster) beginning about 1605. Although sometimes in North America they are referred to as ‘Scotch-Irish’ or ‘Ulster-Irish‘. All these terms most commonly refer to those Lowland and Border Scots who settled in the northern counties of Ireland during the Plantation scheme. However, there were Scots in Ireland as early as the l400s, such as the McDonalds of County Antrim. There was also a steady stream of Highland Scots migrating to the north of Ireland in the early 1800s as a result of the highland clearances in Scotland. It can therefore be considered that anyone whose ancestors migrated from Scotland to Ulster from 1400 onward is of Ulster-Scot descent.
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    Take a look at the Clan Colquhoun and Clan McDougall websites. Many clans have a clan genealogist who may be able to help you out. Look at www.rootsweb.com, there is loads of free information available on rootsweb. While you are on rootsweb look at the Surname Mailing List for the the name Cowan and variations thereof, you might find someone else who is looking for information on your family line, it is possible there is someone who has already researched the line and can help you.

    Do you know where your ancestors lived in the mid to late 1700's, if they lived in the mid Atlantic states of VA, NC, SC, GA, KY or TN, they most likely migrated down "the great wagon trail" from the Bucks County Pennsylvania area to Virginia, then on to the next state.

    If you know the names of any brothers, sisters, children or grandchildren from any of the later generations try searching for their names on rootsweb.com or ancestry.com you may find a connection there. Look for a Cowan family association on google, sometimes you get lucky.

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