This is a pretty good website about Scots and Scots-Irish and their immigration to America, especially if you scroll down to the immigration chapter. A history book claimed that the Scots came looking for business opportunities while the Irish came looking for jobs, it gave a list of prominent Scots business men such as Carnegie of U.S.Steel as examples. Gerry
http://www.everyculture.com/multi/Pa-Sp/Scottish-and-Scotch-Irish-Americans.html Scott Ritchey wrote: > Certainly not the case with my Yankee ancestors. Considering the non-slave > populations of Northern vs. Southern states (pre 1860) and the fact the > potato famine was 1845-1860, probably not the case for most Scots-Irish. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Rich Thomas via Mercedes > > > > Scots Irish were imported to this area to run the plantations and be the > > overseers of the slaves. Buckras. They seemed to have some sort of > affinity > > or background in that role but I forget what it was. > > Apparently a lot of them came over to do that. > > > > --R > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2015.0.6176 / Virus Database: 4477/11108 - Release Date: 12/04/15 > -- arche...@embarqmail.com <arche...@embarqmail.com> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
