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From: Julie Butter <>
Subject: Re: Colonsay Immigrants to NC
Date: 5 Oct 2000 11:16:07 -0400

> New to the list so not sure if there has been any past discussions
> concerning this topic, but I have recently learned of a shipment of Scots
> from Colonsay into Wilmington aboard the "George Washington" in 1791. Does
> anyone have any specific info concerning this ship, more specifically an
> existing passenger list? My family (Currie) settled in Robeson County from
> Western Scotland around this time, and I am very curious if this was the
> ship they boarded.
> Thank you in advance for whatever info you can provide

I think the rootsweb web site has a link to the ship transcriber's
guild. It's a searchable database.

I would be very interested in what you find out about the ship, since I am
trying to find out who was the first Guthrie to come over from Scotland to
Shackleford/Diamond City NC.

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JB

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• Colonsay Immigrants to NC by "B Currie" <>

  • Re: Colonsay Immigrants to NC by Julie Butter <>