Clan Erskine - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: James Erskine - B:July 25,1757

MBennett19 — 2007-12-09 18:23:00Z

oh and i have a date of death for him: March 25, 1846 @ Anderson, SC, USA

Re: James Erskine - B:July 25,1757

MBennett19 — 2007-12-09 18:21:11Z

Hi! i am doing the same research and looking for the same person... I have been able to trace Nancy Agnes Duncan's lineage into the 1600s but at James i have fallen short. Have you found anything of note since you posted this?

Board Administrator Change - Thank You Todd Myers

CarrieEdith — 2006-06-27 12:03:49Z

Many thanks to Todd Myers who served as the Board Administrator. Todd has decided to pursue his research efforts and since I'm the new administrator of the ERSKINE Mailing List, he asked if I would take over the tasks connected with administering this board as well.

Please join me in thanking Todd for his hard work and I'm looking forward to being part of this board.

Carol Reed Kennedy
Direct descendant of Christopher (Charles) Erskine (Askins), b. abt. 1700, d. Abington, MA, m. Susanna Robinson, dau of Gains (Gaius) Robinson.

Erskine research

2004-03-31 00:15:05Z

Karen, Your story of hitting a genealogical brick wall is not uncommon. For example, the United States federal census records for 1890 were all but lost in a fire in the 1920's. This has caused me great problems trying to trace my grandfather's family through Chicago and back to Sweden.

I have heard about the Belfast fire as well. How far have you traced Erskine back in the United States? Have you found the immigration records/ships records? Those records probably exist here in the US and with those records you can begin tracing Erskine back into Ireland and you might then be able to trace Erskine from Ireland back to Scotland. It is impossible to work the other way unless you have some ancient family documents. Don't give up. There are many ways to get around the lost Belfast records to research your Erskine line back to Ireland and hopefully Scotland.
Best regards,
Todd Myers

Clan Erskine

2004-03-31 00:13:51Z

Dear Todd,

My family migrated from Scotland to Ireland in the 1600 or 1700's. My Dad told me every male descendent in our family has the name Erskine in it. Ex: my Dad's name was Charles William Erskine Duncan, his father was named William Erskine Duncan, his father before him was also William Erskine Duncan and so on. The first William migrated to New York from Ireland prior to 1800. Apparently years ago there was a fire in the Belfast records Office and only 11,000 documents were saved. This is heartbreaking. These were records for Scotland, Ireland, Wales, etc. This have proven to be a huge roadblock in going further back in my family tree. If you or others have any info as to how my family might have incorporated Clan Erskine into Clan Duncan, I would be greatly indebted to you. Thank you very much.

Karen Duncan

James Erskine - B:July 25,1757

2004-02-19 13:29:35Z

Hi All -
I'm trying to locate some information on my immigrant ancestor, James Erskine. He was born in Ireland (I think) on July 25, 1757. He married Nancy Agnes Duncan, born Dec 24, 1764. They were married about 1788 in Ireland and departed Co Antrim, Ireland, for the USA and arrived in Charleston, SC in 1789. I have everything from this point on, but would really appreciate anything earlier than 1789 in Ireland. Many thanks for your help!
John

Re: I'm the new administrator

2002-11-24 23:55:22Z

Thank you so much for the info. I've traced the family back to 1833 where they lived in New York for 2 generations. For some reason when I try to go further, records appear showing a Charles Elias Duncan as being the father of the first heir given the Erskine "middle" name. My dad said we could trace our line clear back to Ireland because of that one unique identifier and yet it's missing from the 1833 Duncans. I don't know if it's a mistake in documentation or a mistake on my dad's part. I did learn something rather interesting though. The first surnames were matriarchal. It appears the name "Erskine" was attributed to women in our early days. The thought occured to me that at some point a ggggggrandmother's maiden name was Erskine and rather than giving that up when she got married to a Duncan, (when patriarchal surnames became customary), her name was incorporated into the names of the male heirs. That's kind of wild, huh? Of course, I could be way off base :-)

Karen

Christopher Erskine-Lexington, Mass.1700

2002-11-24 16:25:58Z

I am trying to research my ancestor Christopher Erskine who was born about 1700 in Scotland and died 19 April 1775 in Lexington Mass. I have been unable as yet to find immigration records in the U.S. to trace him back to a particular location in Scotland.
Best regards,
Todd Myers

Scottish Clan DNA Testing

jahansen — 2002-02-01 22:39:26Z

Events , Gatherings, and Reunions

jahansen — 2001-12-18 05:22:01Z

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Alexander Erskine (b 1790) & Grace Wishart m 1815 by Jennifer

jahansen — 2001-12-17 23:42:05Z

Subject: Re: Scottish Clan Research and Events
Author: Jennifer
Date: 10 Dec 2001 1:24 PM GMT
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John,
I hope that you may be able to help with some information. I am interested in an Alexander Erskine. He was born about 1790 and married to Grace Wishart in about 1815. They had a daughter, Grace who was born in about 1817 and married Robert Edmond on March 2,1839. I was hoping that you had any information on this line. I would appreciate it greatly. Thank you so much.

Clan, Sept and Surname URLs and Reference Web Sites

jahansen — 2001-12-16 01:50:33Z

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jahansen — 2001-12-12 02:57:27Z

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jahansen — 2001-12-11 04:47:26Z

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Re: Admin-guidelines for posting

jahansen — 2001-12-11 01:41:40Z

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Scottish Clan Research and Events

jahansen — 2001-12-07 04:42:49Z