We are researching the following families in our quest to find our family roots;DOUGLAS,DOUGLASS,BELL,LYNN,SORREL,MONTGOMERY, CARSON, and BIGHAM. The earliest DOUGLASS that we have is Alexander Douglass, who came  to America in 1791 with his wife, Grisell Grace Brown, and their two first born children. He was born in New Galloway, Scotland(B-1758 D-1822), and she was born in Antrim,County Antrim, Ireland (B-1763 D-1843). They settled in Fairfield County, S.C, raised eight children, and are burried in Stone Mance Cemetery in Fairfield County,S.C. The oldest BELL that we have listed is William Bell. He was born in Antrim County, Ireland in 1727 (D-1790).He arrivied in Charlestown,S.C. aboard the Brigantine Chichester, January 5, 1768. King George lll granted him  500 acres of land. King George ll had granted William's brother,John Bell, 50 acres of land, eleven years earlier, when he arrived at the same place. William and his wife, Isabell Brown (B-1728), raised four children and both  are buried in Old Brick Church, Fairfield S.C. The Montgomery family married into the Bell family. Hugh Montgomery,  born 1795-died 1849, married Isabella Bell, born 1797-died 1891. They are both burried in the ARP Cemetery, Starkville, Mississippi. The oldest member of the Carson family is Andrew Carson (B-1744 D-1799). He was born in Antrim County, Ireland, and married Margaret Blackwood. They had ten children. He was the first of our Carson family to come from North Ireland with his wife to America. They were in a group of immigrants that settled in what is now Gaston County, N.C. around 1760. Andrew fought in the Battle of Kings Mountain, October 4, 1780. His will can be found in  the Lincoln County Court House. Robert Bigham(B-1712 D-1777) is the oldest of this branch  of the family.  He was born in Antrim County, Ireland. He and his unidentified wife had two children. There are many more names in this database, with many interesting notes and facts. We, however, don't have the time or space to do them all. If  you have reason to believe that you are kin to any of my ancestors, I will be happy to research any name that I have on file. Genealogy is a true passion of mine, but I only have so much time that I can devote to it. Any request will be answered as quickly and thorough as possible. I am linking my database to this page. It has over 2700 names, as of this  date, so please be patient while it loads. I have tried to streamline it and make this move as quick as possible. It will not contain many notes, so if you would like to know more, drop me an email  message. Please click on any of the following names to bring up an index of that  branch of the family. There is also a general index for ALL names in the database.  DOUGLAS  DOUGLASS      BELL BIGHAM   CARSON  LYNN  MONTGOMERY