Publisher's Synopsis
This book details a search for the origins of three brothers who appeared in Virginia about 1770. They later moved to Greene County, Tennessee. There were various theories about them: one that they came from Pennsylvania, another that they were Scots from Ulster. The book explains what is proven and what is conjecture. It details the methodologies pursued in an attempt to locate their place of origin and finally what that is. It contains much information about the surname in Scotland and Ireland. It contains the first compiled family history of the three brothers and provides sources for all the information.
