Unfortunately, I know very little about my Irish ancestors-- which is a shame, since it's their name I have. But "Smith" makes it very difficult to hunt for them.
What I know:
"David Smith was born in Madison county, Kentucky, and is one of the only two now living of a family of nine children born to James and Margary Smith, who settled in (Madison County) Kentucky from Ireland in a very early day. Both parents died many years ago in the state of their adoption."
This was written in 1883. David's brother James was born in 1804 in Madison County, Kentucky, so they must have settled there before then.
Wednesday 13th Mar 2013, 06:19PM
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Hi
Thank you for your message.
Do you have any further information regarding these individuals which might assist others in furthering your search? Please post as much information as possible.
British parliamentary papers on Ireland can be found at: http://eppi.dippam.ac.uk/documents/9824/eppi_pages/215093
The National Archives of Ireland http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/
The National Library of Ireland http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx
The National Archives UK ? genealogy search: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/
The Public Records Office of Northern Ireland http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm
The US National Archives: http://www.archives.gov/
Kind regards,
Genealogy support
Monday 25th Mar 2013, 11:30AM