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From: C Freethy <>
Subject: Re: Mack - Ireland bef 1800
Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2001 22:51:02 -0800
In-Reply-To: <3AA6D9B3.8020600@mindspring.com>


Hello my great grandmother on my mom's and gramma's side was a campbell. I
will be visiting my gramma in a few days so i will get some info from her then.
At 20:00 03/07/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>Repeating a post with modifications>>>>
>It is reported that Macks came from northern Ireland with Robert and
>Alexander Campbell of Guernsey County, Ohio in about 1800. And indeed there are
>Macks living close by and intermarrying these Presbyterian Campbells?
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>I posted this note on the Mack list and so far Marge and Ray have noted
>that John Mack born 1740 in Scotland had descendants in this country, in
>Tennessee who married Campbells, one in 1838, the other about the same
>time, but we see no connection to the Ohio Mack/Campbell I
>mentioned.(thank you Marge and Ray.)
>
>But from their answer it is clear that there is a Mack family in Scotland
>before 1800. If I broaden the question to <<Can anyone in the Mack or
>Campbell tribe add more about Macks in Scotland or Ireland before
>1800. What was there origin? Were there Macks in Northern Ireland before
>1800? Perhaps in Antrim?
>
>That might give me a clue as to where our Robert Campbell was living when
>his near neighbors were Macks and so close that they came to Guernsey
>County together. Robert was born 1741, Alexander, probably a brother was
>born in 1796 - family believes in Antrim, Northern Ireland but one family
>researcher who went there could not find them among the many Campbells who
>were there.
>
>We do have a Mack family in Brownsville, Licking County, Ohio, but they
>are Brethren and came from Germany not Scotland.
>Regards and thanks for your patience... Hal
>
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