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  1. 27-07-2010 11:15 PM #1
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    Default ROBERT ORR and JANE/JEAN LYLE to N. Carolina

    Sometime after 1750's these folks emigrated from Renfrewshire (Houston & Killellan) across the pond to North Carolina, and settled in Mecklenburg. Sure could use some knowledge on this...
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    What year was the first confirmed sighting of this couple in America?
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    I expect you have their marriage Houston 22 June 1753 on Scotland's People.

    I would guess that they most likely travelled to America from Glasgow or Greenock.
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    They had a Jean Orr born in Houston and Killelan, Renfrewshire in 1770 and a Hannah Orr born in North Carolina in 1772. That's as close to a 'sighting' as I have...
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    Yep- but I am beginning to think it must have been by fishing boat, there doesn't seem to be any record of their transit!
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