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From: Gary Childress <>
Subject: Re: Sample/Semple
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 1998 03:31:51 -0700


The dates and locations of your ancestors are consitent with the Ulster-Scots
migration into the Allegheny mountains as Indian fighters. The Scotch-Irish were
Indian fighters and lost about 50 Scots for every Indian killed according to some
authors. The Scots who had first settled in Ireland before migrating to America,
populated the counties of Tyrone, Londonderry and Antrim but " if there was one
thing the Ulster people were not, it was 'Irish' " according to Ronnie Hanna, Land
of the Free, Uster and the American Revolution, Ulster Society Publications,
Armagh, Ulster. (note, the Ulster Society, in Northern Ireland refers to these
emigrants to America as Scotch-Irish not Scots-Irish). Gary

wrote:

> John SEMPLE died in E. Pennsboro twp. will 15 Feb 1758/3 March 1758. oldest
> son John, 2nd son James 3rd son David, 4th son Robert, 5th son Samuel, son
> Joseph. DAughter Jannet.
>
> I think he had a son John who died in Cumberland co 10/1/1794. Grandson
> James died in 1830 and was an Indian fighter in Allegheny co, PA.
>
> I would like to find out where John came from Ireland. I am going there in 3
> weeks and would love to find out where in Ireland he came from. Margo

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