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Date: Mon, 01 Jan 1996 23:44:14 -0800 From: Vance McSwain Organization: ARnet X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.0b3 (Win16; I) Mime-Version: 1.0 To: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU Subject: Scotish Geneology X-Url: http://mcnutt.mit.edu/ross.html Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Ross, My dad asked me recently if I knew of websites relative to Scotland and geneology. I came across your page. Do you know of reliable sources for tracing Scotish ancestors? Thanks, Vance McSwain vmcswain@arn.net PS. congrats on your twins. You are embarking on a great adventure.I wish you all the best. *** EOOH ***

Date: Tue, 02 Jan 96 10:57:31 From: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU (Ross T. McNutt) To: Vance McSwain Subject: Re: Scotish Geneology Vance, Sorry, I really have not found much information yet. My grandfather put the geneology together back in the mid eighties and I just put it on the net. My Grandfather used several texts of others who had studied the Macnaughtan clan (Our clan). There are some services out their but I do not know their names and I'm not sure if they are on line yet. The Morman Church does a lot with geneology and might be a good place to start asking questions. There are also a lot of town records in Scottland dating back centuries. Not much is on line. The best way to search I believe is to find a good library and see if they have scottish books and look for similar names. Birth records are relatively difficult to trace but can be done. Other than that the best thing to do at the start is to ask grandparents to write down all that they know so that it is captured for later generations. I am finding many people writing me and filling in holes. I am waiting for some one to tell my that their grandfather had done a similar study and that they all link together. I find it interesting to know my roots and I find the net an easy way to share the information. Good luck and sorry I could noit be more help. Ross McNutt *** EOOH ***

Comments: Authenticated sender is From: "Vance McSwain" To: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU (Ross T. McNutt) Date: Wed, 3 Jan 1996 09:32:02 +0000 Subject: Re: Scotish Geneology Return-Receipt-To: "Vance McSwain" Priority: normal X-Mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (v2.01) Ross, Thanks for the information on geneology. Vance McSwain vmcswain@arn.net **** EOOH ***

Date: Thu, 11 Jan 96 14:33:33 From: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU (Ross T. McNutt) To: dmcnutt@macnauchtan.com Subject: Re: McNutt Geneology Transfered Dad, I had mom complete the McNutt Geneology and I have placed additional stuff on line. Still working on getting to GW Instruments and should be able to do that today. Hope all is well and I am getting really tired of shoveling snow. Ross *** EOOH ***

Date: Thu, 11 Jan 1996 18:03:14 -0500 From: GGRy@aol.com To: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU Subject: Re: [mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU (Ross T. McNutt): McNutt Information] Ross: Thanks, Have gone over what was there previously and found it very interesting, but havn't had a chance to spend much time on it as of this date. Will be out from behind the power curve sometime soon - I hope, and look forward to trying to get to the bottom of some of the data you have made available. George Ryon *** EOOH ***

Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1996 20:26:13 -0500 From: 70412.2066@compuserve.com To: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU Subject: Fellow McNutt Content-Type: text/plain Content-Length: 564 X-Mailer: AIR Mosaic (16-bit) version 4.00.08.32 Ross, My name is Jack T. McNutt, originally from Grove City, PA. According to our family tree, I am descended from Colin McNutt, who came from Donegal to Western PA around 1792. I have perused some of the home pages from yours and see that we are probably related, but from the Ireland days. My Uncle Merle McNutt, along with others has compliled a detailed tree. As I am new to the Net, I am just learning how to do things, but maybe I can load the tree into a home page someday. Thanks for the interesting page. Jack McNutt Bloomfield, Indiana *** EOOH ***

Date: Tue, 16 Jan 96 10:38:58 From: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU (Ross T. McNutt) To: 70412.2066@compuserve.com Subject: Re: Fellow McNutt Jack, Thanks for the note. My Grandfather put together the report I placed on the net. I am interested in collecting any other information on McNutts, including additional lines. If you could to put the information together in any type of format (file, e-mail, etc) similar to the pages that I arleady have, I will format it and include it in the information I have together on the net. If you found a specific place where you could make a connection, please include that also? My Grandfather found that the most important thing is to get the information written down so it is not lost. He wished he had done it when he was a child and not when he was 80. It would have been a lot easier. I have really enjoyed learning about my heritage. It provides a sense of history and accomplishement. I hope that you found the information useful. I have recieved quite a few nice letters from people who have enjoyed it from Scotland, to California. I have also been talking with a George Ryon from Indiana, any relation? Thanks again for the nice note. Ross McNutt *** EOOH ***

Date: Thu, 25 Jan 96 22:17:09 EST From: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU (Ross T. McNutt) To: Thomas Frank Rhodes Subject: Re: McNutt Descendent Thomas, My Grandfather put together a rather lengthy report on the McNutt's and our geneology. I have placed in on the net. It's address is http:/mcnutt.mit.edu/mcnutts_of_saugus. If for some reason that is wrong it can be pointed to from my home page at http://mcnutt.mit.edu/ross.html. If you find any links please let me know. Once you are done or at some point before than if you could send me any information you have I would be happy to include in in the geneology pages. I would like to make a more complete listing and fill in some of the more distant branches. I have also been in contact with several other McNutts trying to do the same thing as yourself. If you can not find a good connection, there are other references listed in a section of the report. Eventually I will place a complete copy of the report in a down loadable format. Good luck, Ross *** EOOH ***

Date: Thu, 25 Jan 96 22:19:41 EST From: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU (Ross T. McNutt) To: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU Subject: [Thomas Frank Rhodes : McNutt Descendent] ------- Forwarded Message Date: Thu, 25 Jan 1996 08:57:04 -0600 (CST) From: Thomas Frank Rhodes To: Ross McNutt Cc: Douglas McNutt Subject: McNutt Descendent Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Dear Ross: I am presently working on my mother's family history. I am an outdoor education teacher: I have recently located your name on Netscape. My mother was a McNutt. We are descended from a Major Robert McNutt who fought in the Texas war for independence. We are at a deadend in that we have traced Robert (Circa 1795) back to Maury Co. Tennessee. We know that he fought in the War of 1812. We have been unable to place him into any family preceeding his birth. He came to Texas in the early 1830's and was a Major in Sam Houston's army fighting for Texas Independence. On the chance that you or Douglas could give me a new lead, I thought that I would drop you a line. Tom ------- End of Forwarded Message *** EOOH ***

Date: Thu, 11 Jan 96 14:30:18 From: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU (Ross T. McNutt) To: GGRy@AOL.com Subject: [mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU (Ross T. McNutt): McNutt Information] George, I have added a significant amount of information to the McNutt Geneology Page including other lines. I hope you find this useful. Ross ------- Forwarded Message Date: Tue, 26 Dec 95 14:47:31 From: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU (Ross T. McNutt) To: GGRy@AOL.com Subject: McNutt Information George, I'm glad you liked the home page. I have had a lot of fun putting it together and yes I am very proud of my family. I looked thought the list of my ancestors and I see several John, James, and even Mary McNutt's but they are quite a ways back. The birth times do not correspond exactly but it may be a start. I have put most of the report my Grandfather Homer McNutt had done on-line. It can be accessed through my home page at http://mcnutt.mit.edu/ross.html (at the bottom of the page) or directly at http://mcnutt.mit.edu/mcnutt/McNutts_of_Saugus.html. I would look under Early McNitts and McNutts families in America direct line. Some close names are James (McNitt) McNutt b. 1739 in Palmer MA who married Mary (or Margaret). They had one son, William. John McNutt b. 1749 and married Mary Fuller in 1777. They had three sons and 5 daughters. Mary McNutt born in 1765 but died in 1765 in Onslow Nova Scotia. And her later sister also Mary McNutt who was born in 1773 and married Benjamin Lynds. They had 6 sons and 4 daughters. Again this information is available on line and just may take some picking around. My Grandfather did a really nice job searching out information. If you find something please let me know. I would love to make the history more complete. I have received several e-mails from other McNutts, MacNutts and a few others trying to find information. However, I too have not found any connection to Paul V. McNutt but my grandfather was also a staunch Republican and may have also left him out. My direct family derives from the McNutts of Saugus in Massachusetts where my Grndfather was born. I attended Culver Military Academy for two years before going to the Air Force Academy. We have a big family reunion in New Hamphsire every year and have around 60-70 people attend. Thanks for the wonderful letter and please let me know if you find a connection. Thanks. Ross McNutt 261 Broadway Arlington MA 02174 (617) 641-0590 ------- End of Forwarded Message *** EOOH ***

Date: Thu, 11 Jan 96 14:31:35 From: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU (Ross T. McNutt) To: loki.atcon.com.by.ns-1.csn.net@MIT.EDU Subject: [mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU (Ross T. McNutt): McNutt's and MacNutt's] Trent, I have added a significant amount of information to the McNutt Geneology Page, including information on mcnutts from Nova scotia. Hope you find it interesting. Ross ------- Forwarded Message Date: Tue, 26 Dec 95 15:01:21 From: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU (Ross T. McNutt) To: loki.atcon.com.by.ns-1.csn.net@MIT.EDU Subject: McNutt's and MacNutt's Trent, Thanks for the letter. You actually sent the e-mail to my Dad (Doug) in Colorado but he forwarded it to me. Our clan has long roots in Novia Scotia also near Onslow and the spelling of McNutt has changed many times over time. I would really appreciate any information you had about the MacNutt's and would like to include it in our Geneology. I have received several letters from others requesting additional information and offering information. I hope to expand the list of the clan as more information is available. It is really easy to include additional pages with other lines of the family. The hard part is making the proper connection as most people can only remember back a few generations. As you can see the early people had a lot of kids and that can multiply the tree quickly. Thanks for the note and I'll be looking for any information you can provide. I am in the process of completing entering my Grandfathers report and I have just re-hosted the geneology onto my own computer. The new address is http://mcnutt.mit.edu/mcnutt/McNutts_of_Saugus.html. Ross McNutt mcnuttrt@mit.edu ------- End of Forwarded Message *** EOOH ***

Date: Tue, 06 Feb 96 11:19:16 From: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU (Ross T. McNutt) To: cla@daka.com (John H. McNutt) Subject: Re: Hi! Hi John, Thanks for the quick note. I always enjoy hearing from other McNutts. We too have a 15 year old half Arabian and half Morgan. Its great to ride but a little hard to find open areas on the East coast. Did you get a chance to look throught the McNutt Geneology that is at the bottom of my home page? My Grandfather put it together back in the late 80's. If you did see it, did you happen to find any connection between with your side of the family? If you did, could send me a note I would appreciate it. I'm trying to extend the listing further to include more people. My home page is http://mcnutt.mit.edu/ross.html and the geneology is at the bottom. It goes back about with names and dates and locations for abouit 10 generations with a narative back to scottland in the 1200's. Thanks Ross McNutt *** EOOH ***

X-Sender: cla@mail.daka.com X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Version 1.4.4 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU From: cla@daka.com (John H. McNutt) Subject: McNutts Date: Wed, 7 Feb 96 05:48:28 -0800 (PST) X-Info: DAKA CompTel Inc. For all your computing needs. Our Arabian was a chance pickup. She's purebred, yet the owner had no place to put her. So, she was going to put the horse down. I stepped in and offered to take her. So, we got her for $50 freight. I haven't looked through your geneaology yet. I will when I have more time. My family originated from the east, mostly from Nova Scotia. The origins start in Londondary. I'll get my uncle's family tree and look it over for a connection. He researched way back too. As a trivial footnote: My mother was a MacNutt. John McNutt *** EOOH ***

Date: Wed, 07 Feb 96 11:10:14 From: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU (Ross T. McNutt) To: cla@daka.com (John H. McNutt) Subject: Re: McNutts John, Sounds like the horse was a great find. Our ancestors moved to Nova Scotia in the mid 1700's and many McNutts still live there. There is a detailed list of McNutt's from Nova Scotia in the Geneology, particularly Londonderry, Shelburne, Truro, and Onslow. There is also a McNutt Island there. The Geneology also covers many MacNutt's, MacNauchtans, McNitts plus a few others. Take a look when you get the chance at http://mcnutt.mit.edu/mcnutt/McNutts_of_Saugus.html Ross *** EOOH ***

X-Sender: cla@mail.daka.com X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Version 1.4.4 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU From: cla@daka.com (John H. McNutt) Subject: McNutts Date: Tue, 5 Mar 1996 23:29:03 -0800 X-Info: DAKA CompTel Inc. For all your computing needs. I've gone through your geneaologies. Very good. The oldest living McNutt on our branch thanks you. I made a connection in the "McNutts of Nova Scotia". We are in the lineage from Hazen Botsford McNutt. From Hazen came Warren Peck MacNutt (In Truro Mc's were Catholic and Mac's were Protestant), from whom came Eva Leona MacNutt, my mother. Also from Hazen came Harlan McNutt, Sr., from whom came Oscar McNutt, my father. Mom & Dad were first cousins. Harlan McNutt, Sr., married Ina Thompson, his first cousin. Harlan McNutt, Jr., and Eva McNutt are still alive. Through our lines, the McNutt, Morse, Thompson, and King families were closely linked. *** EOOH ***

X-Mailer: WordPerfect Office 4.0 Date: Mon, 11 Mar 1996 16:18:11 -0600 From: PRMCNUTT@teexnet.tamu.edu To: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU Subject: Re: Note from your relatives in Texas -Reply Ross: How much info do you want on each McNutt? If you are like the rest of the McNutt clan, we better leave off the phone numbers since you will be selling the list to telemarketers. Gary *** EOOH ***

From: "Malcolm S. McNutt" To: "'mcnuttrt@mit.edu'" Subject: Visited Home Page Date: Sat, 3 Feb 1996 01:14:39 -0800 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable My name is Malcolm Scott McNutt and was suprised to find this page. I served in the Navy in P-3's on active duty a few years and am now = developing software in Florida. Lee McKnight is a close friend of my = brothers and he works on internet development at MIT where he is a = teaching professor. I hold a masters in AeroSpace Engineering from the University of = Cincinnati and a masters in Electrical Engineering from the University = of Massachusetts. I had worked for Avco (now Textron) on the MX RV program before they = closed their door and then for a consulting firm to ESD in Bedford = before they were downsized on Air Force and Navy Projects. =20 Best of luck, if you run into Lee tell him Malcolm says hello. *** EOOH ***

From: Peter Manoogian Date: Wed, 17 Apr 96 12:23:01 -2400 To: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Mozilla/1.0N (Macintosh) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Subject: http://mcnutt.mit.edu/mcnutt/McNutts_of_Saugus.html X-Url: http://mcnutt.mit.edu/mcnutt/McNutts_of_Saugus.html Hello, if you would like to have this linked to the "SHS Family" section of the SHS Homepage (http://www.shore.net/~shs) then please let me know. Thanks P.Manoogian SHS social studies dept. *** EOOH ***

Date: Thu, 18 Apr 96 20:28:07 CDT From: "Douglas P. McNutt" Subject: McNitt2 To: "Ross McNutt" Reply-To: JMNEWSWEEK@aol.com X-Mailer: VersaTerm Link v1.1.6 ----- Forwarded message follows ----- Received: from ns-1.csn.net (root@ns-1.csn.net [199.117.27.21]) by teal.csn.net (8.6.12/8.6.9) with SMTP id MAA25333 for ; Tue, 16 Apr 1996 12:56:22 -0600 From: JMNEWSWEEK@aol.com Received: from emout06.mail.aol.com ([198.81.10.43]) by ns-1.csn.net with SMTP id AA17746 (5.65c/IDA-1.4.4 for ); Tue, 16 Apr 1996 12:56:05 -0600 Received: by emout06.mail.aol.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) id OAA07443 for dmcnutt@macnauchtan.com; Tue, 16 Apr 1996 14:56:02 -0400 Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 14:56:02 -0400 Message-Id: <199604161856.OAA07443@emout06.mail.aol.com> Apparently-To: dmcnutt@macnauchtan.com X-UIDL: 829702042.007 companying E-mail for explanation. The McNitt Family -- Origins and Ancestry (Part I) By Jim McNitt The McNitt Family and their name descends from the MacNaught "sept," or branch, of Scotland's ancient Clan MacNauchtan. The MacNaughts held the royal estates known as Kilquhanity, Dalwhairn and Dundeugh in the Lowland region of Galloway near the English border from about 1250 to 1650. The surnames "McNutt" and "McNett" are variants adopted by sons whose fathers called themselves McNitt. "McNutt" can be traced to one son and four grandsons of Alexander McNitt (Palmer, Mass. 1656-1746), although it is possible the "McNutt" name had other origins as well. The the name "McNett" was also adopted by serval of Alexander's descendants in the early 1800s, including the families of Samuel and Andrew McNitt in New York State. How large is this extended McNitt Family today? A search of 1994 U.S. residental telephone directories, reveals the following: "McNitt" residential listings -- 481 "McNett" residential listings -- 579 "McNutt" residential listings -- 3,266. The total number of individuals is, of course, much larger than these figures, perhaps by a factor of three or four. Among families using the name McNitt, "James" and "Robert" are the most common given names today, followed by "Richard," "John," "William" and "David." Curiously, as of 1994, the name Alexander, which was used by the Family's three most important "immigrant ancestors," appears to have fallen out of favor. Not a single Alexander McNitt was found listed in the 1994 residential telephone directories. In terms of geographic distribution, McNitts are most numerous in the Northeast and Midwest. McNetts are concentrated in in the Midwest and Central states and the largest number of McNutts are found in the Southeast, Central and Midwest regions of the United States. Three Alexanders and a John The "McNitt" name first appears in the records of Ulster Province, Northern Ireland in the mid-1600s. John, Robert and Alexander McNitt are included on the Hearth Money Roll around 1666. All three lived near Culylee, Raymocky parish where they doubtless fled to escape the turmoil and persecution that swept their ancestral home in the Scotish Lowlands during the 1600s. Robert McNitt of Aghadacor, Mevagh parish in Ulster also appears on the Money Roll, which was a tax levied on the basis of the number of hearths in each house. It is probable that from among the cousins, brothers, sons and grandsons of these four known "Ulster Scots" McNitt families came the immigrant ancestors who founded the principal McNitt lines in the American Colonies in the early 1700s. Thirty-five years before the first McNitt arrived, however, John McKnitt of Ulster settled on a 1,000 acre tract called the Strand in Somerset County, Maryland during 1684 . Two sons, Robert (b. 1685) and John (b. 1687) were born here. John later moved to Cecil County, Maryland and son John McKnitt II acquired the Strand. Other decendants included John McKnitt III and John McKnitt IV who, according to Cecil County records, amended his name to John McKnight. In "The MacNauchtan Saga," V.V. McNitt speculates that "members of the Maryland McKnitt family may have removed to the Carolinas and other places in the South, where the surname McKnight is often encountered." There is no evidence that any of these McKnitts/McKnights changed their name to McNitt in the Colonies -- although they did use a remarkable total of 18 surname variants. Unquestionably, however, these Ulster Scots and the McNitt Family share a common ancestor, probably named McKnight or MacKnight, who lived in Galloway some 500 years ago. The first McNitts known to settle in the new world were Alexander McNitt, his wife Sara and son Barnard, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts from Donegal County, Ulster Province in 1720. Barnard (ca 1700 - 1773) became "town clerk, selectman, ruling elder and mediator" of Palmer, Mass. Four of his sons -- Alexander, James, John, and Andrew -- served in the Revolution along with at least one grandson. Barnards sons Joseph, Arthur, William and James all took the surname McNutt. The descendants of Alexander and Sara can be said to comprise the "New England" branch of the McNitt family, although the New England designation should not be taken too literally. Within several generations, McNitt, McNutt and McNett families decending from Alexander and Sara were found not only in Massachusetts, but in Canada, New York State, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio and as far west as California. In the early 1800s several of Alexander's great-grandsons modified the spelling of their name to "McNett," perhaps to reflect the way it had come to be pronounced. Keith McNett of San Jose, Calif. reports that, "my great grandfather Edgar appears to have used both McNitt and McNett, but seemed to stick with McNett in the later years. I don't have any idea why the name transitions, but would guess because of illiteracy, with the names handed down verbally." On the lighter side, Keith McNett also offers this recollection: "A long time ago, I was communicating with a McNett woman in Georgia. She claimed the legend in her family was the name went from McNitt to McNett because of teasing of the kids in school regarding 'nits' in their hair! Not totally sure I believe that one, but . . ." A second branch of the McNitt family was founded in 1722 when Alexander and Jean McNitt of County Donegal in Ulster Province and their three children -- Margaret, Robert and Jean -- settled in Donegal, Pennsylvania, near Lancaster. Robert's five sons -- Alexander, William, John, Robert and James -- served in the Revolution and warranted farms in the Kishacoquillas Valley in the vicinity of what is today Milford, Pennsylvania. The descendants of Alexander and Jean McNitt became the "Pennsylvania" branch and in contrast to the New England McNitts, it was exceedingly rare for members of the early generations to leave their family homesteads in the Appalachians near what is now State College, Pennsylvania. Among the few who did leave was James McNitt, one of Alexander grandsons, who sold his homestead and departed for Kentucky where, in 1786, he was involved in an indian ambush which is still remembered as the "McNitt Massacre." Another Pennsylvanian, James Glasgow McNitt, great-great grandson of Alexander and Jean, moved his family of seven to a farm near Logansport, Indiana in 1845. Today, descendants of the Pennsylvania branch of the family are vastly outnumbered by our New Enlang cousins, probably by a factor of 10:1 or more. The third Alexander, an Ulster Scot who used the name McNutt, settled in Maryland in 1735 and moved to Virginia in 1744. V.V. Alexander McNutt is generally considered to be the oldest son of the "New England" Alexander McNitt. Alexander's many descendants include a founding father of Nova Scotia and a governor of Mississippi. Common Ancestors Anyone hopeful of tracing the McNitt Family tree back to the Scotish Lowlands is destined for disappointment. V.V. McNitt -- whose research established him as the foremost authority not just on the McNitt family but the entire MacNaughtan Clan -- devoted himself to this task during much of his adult life. He found many tantilizing clues, but no proof positive to link any of the McNitt immigrant ancestors to specific Ulster Scot families -- although the four McNitts listed on the Heath Money Roll of 1665 are certainly good candidates. Birth, baptism, marriage and death certificates which might forge a conclusive genealogical link could not be found and, in some cases, were presumed destroyed. For geneaological purposes, then, the McNitt family tree starts at the water's edge in 1720 and 1722 -- at least until someone else mounts a fresh assault on the Presbyterian parish records of Northern Ireland. Still, thanks to the efforts of V.V. McNitt and others, we know an enormous amount about our Scotish heritage dating back 1,000 years and more as well as the origin of our surname. The story of the McNitt surname begins with a tribe of Celtic peoples known as the Picts which history records as fierce warriors with a penchant for full body tatoos -- so fierce that the Romans built Hadrian's Wall rather than conquer them. Pictish kingdoms dominated northern Caledonia (in what is now Scotland) until they were subsumed by another group of Celts, the invading Scots tribes from Ireland. Of the Picts, who had ruled Caledonia for perhaps a millennium, little more was heard following Kenneth MacAlpin's conquest of the Central Highlands in 846 AD. By 1000 AD a tribe descending from the Picts -- although now unmistakably Scotish in their speech, customs and religion -- was well established along the valley of the river Tay in the Central Highlands north of Edinburgh, living in rough stone cots, tending sheep and farming what fertile soil could be found. Around 1100 AD, when Scotish Clans first took permanent surnames, members of this tribe designated themselves as MacNauchtan, and were granted extensive land holdings in the Strathtay, eventually becoming recognized as the "Thanes of Lochtay," or barons of the Loch Tay region. Clan MacNauchtan itself is older than recorded Scotch history. Many genealogies of early Scotland suggest that the MacNauchtans descend from three Pict kings of Caledonia named Nechtan who ruled at various times between 458 and 730, although the validity of this assertion cannot be proven. continues with "The McNitt Family Part II" ----- End of Forwarded message ----- -> From the USA. The only socialist country that refuses to admit it. <- *** EOOH ***

Date: Thu, 18 Apr 96 20:28:15 CDT From: "Douglas P. McNutt" Subject: McNitt1 To: "Ross McNutt" Reply-To: JMNEWSWEEK@aol.com X-Mailer: VersaTerm Link v1.1.6 ----- Forwarded message follows ----- Received: from ns-1.csn.net (root@ns-1.csn.net [199.117.27.21]) by teal.csn.net (8.6.12/8.6.9) with SMTP id MAA25235 for ; Tue, 16 Apr 1996 12:55:25 -0600 From: JMNEWSWEEK@aol.com Received: from emout04.mail.aol.com ([198.81.10.12]) by ns-1.csn.net with SMTP id AA17713 (5.65c/IDA-1.4.4 for ); Tue, 16 Apr 1996 12:55:20 -0600 Received: by emout04.mail.aol.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) id OAA10447 for dmcnutt@macnauchtan.com; Tue, 16 Apr 1996 14:55:14 -0400 Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 14:55:14 -0400 Message-Id: <960416145513_192283150@emout04.mail.aol.com> To: dmcnutt@macnauchtan.com Subject: Congratulations and a Request from Jim McNitt X-UIDL: 829702042.005 To Douglas P McNutt The MacNauchtan Laboratory 7255 Suntide Place Colorado Springs, CO 80919-1060 Telephone Voice: 719 593 8192 Telephone Fax: 719 594 6643 MCI Mail 323 7922 AppleLink D1715 Email:dmcnutt@macnauchtan.com From Jim McNitt (James D. McNitt III) 697 Steamboat Road Greenwich, CT 06830 Tel: 203-622-1254 Fax: 203-661-8570 E-mail: jmnewsweek@aol.com Hello Douglas: I've been working on a general history of the McNitt Family for several years and was amazed to discover "The McNutts of Sagus, MA" on the WWW last night. I've downloaded it, read much of it and have a couple of questions. First, I found the part of your essay on Clan MacNauchtan dealing with the MacNauchts of Galloway and their eventual flight to Ulster Province to be far superior to my own work on the same subject and wonder if I could have your permission to include the entire section in my essay in the following manner: Douglas McNutt of Colorado Springs, offers this concise summary of the history of our Galwegians ancentors. His complete essay on the history of the MacNauchtan Clan can be found on the World Wide Web under the title "The McNutts of Sagus, Massachusetts. "King Alexander II had trouble in controlling residents of Galloway, in the Scottish lowlands, south of Glasgow, and must have been assisted by the MacNauchtans of Argyll, because shortly thereafter, members of the clan appeared in the area, led by John MacNachtan. This name was shortened, as we find that the chief, who signed the Ragman Roll in 1296, swearing homage to King Edward I of England, was Gilbert MacNaucht. The MacNaughts prospered and expanded in Galloway, with headquarters at Kilquhanity, an estate of some 1800 acres of farm lands. As vassals of the King, the chiefs were required to give military service and bear a coat of arms. Other estates acquired by the family included extensive farms at Dalwhairn and Dundough and grain mills at Crossmichael and Cumnock. The MacNauchts of Galloway were neither feudal barons or retainers of warmakers. They were quiet people of the middle class who lived in simple houses of stone, kept cattle, horses and sheet, and raised oats and barley. Variations in surname spelling in the records include Makenaght, MacNaight, McNaight, MacNaught, and McKnight (the Anglified form). Unlike the MacNauchtans of Argyll, the MacNauchts of Galloway were not consistently loyal to the Scottish and later British Kings. During the mid-1600's, many of the MacNauchts joined the Covenanters, as they were staunch Presbyterians (Church of Scotland) and objected to efforts by King Charles I and Charles II to force the Church of England upon them. When King James IV of Scotland became King James I of Britain in 1603, he inherited the problem of what to do about Ireland which was considered part of the United Kingdom. In 1607 King James I confiscated large areas of Northern Ireland and assigned them to English and a few Scotch supporters, who, in turn, leased the last to Scotch and English immigrants for farming. In the 1633-35 period, it is estimated that some 10,000 Scotch moved across the irish channel to Northern Ireland, including a few MacNauchts from Galloway. Then, after the Irish Rebellion of 1641-52, when King Charles II began active persecution of the Convenanters in Scotland, there was a wave of Scotch Covenanters who moved to Northern Ireland. It was during this same period that the English Puritans and Quakers accelerated their migration to the New World. The MacNauchts who migrated to Northern Ireland during this period apparently changed their surnames to McKnitt, McNutt, McNitt, McNott, Nutt, etc., so that it is not possible to identify the family group in Galloway from which they came. More members of the Galloway MacNaucht families seem to have settled in the Laggan section of Donegal, than in any other area although there are records of some in other counties of Northern Ireland. The Laggan, or lowlands, lies south of Lough Swilly, and just west and southwest of Londonderry. The Laggan section in the county of Donegal, is now part of the Irish Republisc. This is where our oldest identifiable ancestor, Alexander McNitt, was born in 1656. The Scotch who settled in Laggan must have been inconvenienced by the siege of nearby Londonderry in 1689, until the French and Irish forces, under the disposed Stewart King James II were finally driven back and out of Ireland, by the army of King William III of Orange. In the early 1700's, the Church of England was again applying pressure on the Ulster Scotch to give up their memeberships in the Presbyterian church, without success. At the same time, English merchants and industrialists succeeded in repressing the industrious Scotch, by having legislation approved requiring that all wool produced and processed in Ireland be shipped to England. This step led the Ulster Scotch to start up a new industry of growing and processing flax to linen, which could be sold and shipped anywhere. This industry continues to flourish today in Ireland. Before 1720, many of the leases held by the Ulster Scotch came up for renewal, and the landowners, supporting the church of England, and the English merchants, made it extremely expensive for the Scotch to renew their leases. These repressions were sufficient to push the Ulster Scotch, who owned no land, into emigration to the New World. Although a few of the Ulster Scotch had migrated as early as 1684, the large numbers did not move until after 1718, and continued until the American Revolution of 1775. It has been estimated that between 1730 and 1770, at least a half a million people, mostly of Scotch origin transferred from Ulster to the colonies in America, thus making up not less than one sixth of the entire population at the time of the Revolution. It is also estimated, that, in 1770, one third of the population of Pennsylvania was of Ulster Scotch origin." --------------------------- My second question regards the inclusion of Alexander McNutt in your geneaology as: "11 Alexander (McNitt) McNutt b. Laggan, Donegal, N. Ireland d. 1751 Virginia. m. N. Ireland, Jane. Came to Hagerstown, MD in 1735 and moved to Staunton, VA in 1744." This Alexander is a pivotal figure in our family history, since he was the founder of a line that has been enormously influential in terms of achievements and sheer numbers. My recollection from V.V. McNitt's "Saga" is that this Alexander McNutt can be presumed to be the oldest son of Alexander and Sara, but that the evidence for this was not conclusive. I'm wondering if perhaps you've turned up something further in your research, or are you using V.V. McNitt as your source for adding Alexander McNutt to the family tree? For your information, I sending a rough draft of my essay in two additional E-mails. Eventually, I plan post this essay in the Genealogy Formus on AOL and CompuServe and to use it on a WWW site that will include a detailed family tree of the Pennsylvania branch of the family and as much in the way of material on the descendants of Alexander and Sara as I can distill from the "Saga." I inherited from my grandfather Robert Joseph McNitt (1879-1974) several detailed genealogies of the Pennsylvania McNitts (some of which were used by V.V. McNitt in the preparation of "Saga") along with hundreds of photos -- a few going back to the 1860s and including tintypes and several daguerretypes. I would eventually like to make as much of this available as possible via the Internet. I am greatly impressed by what you have already accomplished in this area with "The McNutt Family of Sagus." Congratulations on a job well done! At some point, I would also like to make use of some of your material on the McNutts, although this perhaps is project for another day. Sincerely, Jim McNitt ----- End of Forwarded message ----- -> From the USA. The only socialist country that refuses to admit it. <- *** EOOH ***

Date: Thu, 18 Apr 96 20:28:22 CDT From: "Douglas P. McNutt" Subject: Re: The McNitt Family Part II To: JMNEWSWEEK@aol.com Cc: "Ross McNutt" X-Mailer: VersaTerm Link v1.1.6 Permission granted. As far as I'm concerned it's all in the public domain. BUT: Credit for the research should go to my father Homer Edward McNutt (1905-1989) who was in Philadelphia PA when he did it. All I did was to put it into HTML format. My son Ross has done some more and some of the pages which were "under construction" have been converted with the help of his mother's typing. They are on: http://mcnutt.mit.edu/ email mcnuttrt@mit.edu Check out: http://www.stfx.ca/people/jandrea/projects/tartans.html if you haven't found it already. >Douglas McNutt of Colorado Springs, offers this concise summary of the Homer McNutt of Philadelphia??? >history of our Galwegian ancentors. His complete essay on the history of the >MacNauchtan Clan can be found on the World Wide Web under the title "The >McNutts of Sagus, Massachusetts." Do you have any idea how others can obtain copies of "The MacNauchtan Saga" by V. V. McNitt? I keep getting questions and I don't dare lend mine out. I really think this kind of stuff should be continued by assigning a page to each person with pointers to dad, mom, and kids. If everyone did it research would be trivial in the future. But then - there's the government to worry about. -> From the USA. The only socialist country that refuses to admit it. <- *** EOOH ***

From: Pamela Jane Smith Date: Thu, 04 Jul 96 11:21:19 -700 To: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Mozilla/1.0N (Windows) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Subject: Message from Brittani hi andy. Kit set up my computer. I can type, Can you? l12345678901 Send me mail. Brittani pjsmith@frii.com *** EOOH ***

Date: Mon, 08 Jul 96 09:55:52 EDT From: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU (Ross T. McNutt) To: Pamela Jane Smith Subject: Re: Message from Brittani Hi Brittani, I am glad you sent me a message. I hope that you will write often. I use my mail quite a bit to keep in contact with a lot of people. You how ever are the youngest and the cuteist one of them. I am currently in Boston and the sun is out and shinning. Andy and the girls are doing fine. Hope you and your mom and grandparents are doing fine. Please write back when you get the chance. Ross Received: from MCNUTT.MIT.EDU by MIT.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA12908; Mon, 8 Jul 96 09:53:26 EDT Message-Id: <9607081353.AA12908@MIT.MIT.EDU> Date: Mon, 08 Jul 96 09:55:52 EDT From: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU (Ross T. McNutt) To: Pamela Jane Smith Subject: Re: Message from Brittani Hi Brittani, I am glad you sent me a message. I hope that you will write often. I use my mail quite a bit to keep in contact with a lot of people. You how ever are the youngest and the cuteist one of them. I am currently in Boston and the sun is out and shinning. Andy and the girls are doing fine. Hope you and your mom and grandparents are doing fine. Please write back when you get the chance. Ross *** EOOH ***

Sender: lynnk@mdhost.cse.tek.com Date: Wed, 10 Jul 1996 20:29:44 -0700 From: Lynn A Killam Organization: Tektronix, Inc. X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.0 (X11; U; SunOS 4.1.4 sun4m) Mime-Version: 1.0 To: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU Subject: The McNutts X-Url: http://mcnutt.mit.edu/mcnutt/References.html Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dear Ross, I just discovered your McNutt Family site, and what a surprise it was! I've grown curious of late about possible Celtic ancestry, and remembered that my grandmother's name was McNutt. In an effort to determine what clan McNutt might belong to, I did a search, found your site, and much to my surprise, found a segment listing my grandmother and grandfather - Grace McNutt and George Killam. Just for your information, in the list of Grace and George's children, there's one missing. The second youngest should be Virginia. I don't know any dates, but she married Joe (?) McLaughlin, and had 3 children: 2 boys and a girl. I believe that the youngest child, Miriam, died in 1984 or 85. It's wonderful that you put all this information online. I've just skimmed the surface, and intend to read as much as I can of the history. Thanks so much! Regards, Lynn Killam *** EOOH ***

Date: Tue, 16 Jul 1996 20:57:21 +0100 From: lyn McNutt X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0b4Gold (Macintosh; I; PPC) Mime-Version: 1.0 To: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU Subject: McNutts Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi- I'm out trying to find fellow McNutts. Were you born that way? My family is from Kentucky, but originally from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Lyn McNutt Fairbanks, Alaska *** EOOH ***

Date: Wed, 17 Jul 96 09:55:22 EDT From: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU (Ross T. McNutt) To: lyn McNutt Subject: Re: McNutts Lyn, I was born a McNutt. I actually have a sister Lynn McNutt but she is now a Herring. Our Familily has long roots in Novia Scotia but that was a long time ago. Our version of the McNutt family history shows a lot of the McNutts from Novia Scotia. Our family, and most likely yours also, came from Scotland and Irland back in the mid 1600's. My Grandfather traced our entire linage back to when they came from Irland. In doing so he complied a long list of families and names and dates. His report is a good place to research the McNutts and their history. I have placed it ont he net and it is at http://mcnutt.mit.edu/mcnutt/McNutts_of_Saugus.html If you have not seen it I think you will find it interesting and helpful as you research McNutts. Let me know how you make out. I also have a lot of information on the McNutt's that people have sent me because of my home page. Ross McNutt *** EOOH ***

Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 11:30:00 +0100 To: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU (Ross T. McNutt) From: lmcnutt@images.alaska.edu (lyn) Subject: Re: McNutts Dear Ross: Most excellent reply. Thanks vey much. Todd McNutt sent me the same homepage address. You two related? Here is a blurb I sent to Ralph McNutt at Johns Hopkins: Dear Ralph- Your information is similar to mine, but slightly different. I come from the Alexander McNutt side. He landed with another brother (I will have to lookup his name). They arrived in Halifax sometime in the 1740's, and the boatload of them was known as "McNutt's Irish". There is a book on McNutt's Irish allegedly available from a branch of the Canadian Historical Society in Nova Scotia. I've not located it, but I've also not looked to strenuously yet. One of the brothers who went to Halifax left and went to Virginia, and left again almost immediately for the Ohio River Valley. There is a family legend that the first caucasian child born west of the Allegheny River was a McNutt. One of my distant cousins, a Tommy McNutt of Texas, has done a Mormon geneology for my side of the family. My Great-great grandfather fought with the Tennesee Volunteers. McNutts have been very busy--my great-great Uncle helped found the University of Tennessee. I also hear that another McNutt family helped found the University of Kansas. Yet another group of McNutts was instrumental in the creation of the city of Eugene, Oregon! My Gramma used to say that McNutts were "preachers, teachers and pioneers". My family follows the tradition. My sister is an Episcopalian Minister, I'm a Prof, My brother Mark lives on an electricity-free homestead in Oregon. My other brother, Chris, was a homesteader in Alaska. When he died in an accident in the Bush, I went to the state land records to find the information on his property. Out of several hundred records there, five were McNutts! Lyn McNutt *** EOOH ***

Date: Wed, 17 Jul 96 20:05:02 MDT From: "Douglas P. McNutt" Subject: Re: McNutts To: "lyn McNutt" , "Ross McNutt" X-Mailer: VersaTerm Link v1.1.6 Donno where you were looking. The real stuff is at http://mcnutt.mit.edu at least until my son Ross has to leave. I think he would have time to incorporate your stuff, but it has to be up to him. I'm sure it would be easier if it's in html format. My brother's name is Robert Lynds McNutt >Loved your homepage, cousin. Do you want me to send you >our part of the family? > >Lyn (not your Lynn) McNutt > -> From the USA. The only socialist country that refuses to admit it. <- *** EOOH ***

Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 22:15:06 -0600 From: "Ward Lynds, Lethbridge, Alberta." X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0b5aGold (Win95; I) Mime-Version: 1.0 To: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU Subject: Lynds Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I have information regarding the Lynds family from Nova Scotia that you may be interested in. It turns out that Jacob family name was originally LYNDE. His ancestors came, as far as I can tell, from Dunstable, Beds, England. They landed in Mass. Colony in the early 1630's. I would be happy to share more with you if you email me. It also appears that Pres. Franklin Pierce figures in the genealogy. regards *** EOOH ***

Date: Sat, 27 Jul 1996 17:19:23 -0500 From: Brenda Woods X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.02Gold (Win95; U) Mime-Version: 1.0 To: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU Cc: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU Subject: mcnutt family X-Url: http://mcnutt.mit.edu/mcnutt/McNutts_of_Saugus.html Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dear Ross, I ran across your home page while surfing the net. I am so happy to write you this note. I am a McNutt from Bristol, Tn./Va. , my father was Claude James McNutt. I'm not sure about the history of my fathers side of the family. His mother and father died before I was born and the subject wasn't mentioned. I do remember that they called his father Doc and that his mother was in some way connected to the Creek indians. I want a book about his family so bad and yet I have no idea of where to obtain it. If you could share any information that could help, I would appreciate it. Thank you for your wonderful home page it brought back many memories since my father has since passed away in 79. You can email me at uptown@wrldnet.net. If you prefer to write, Brenda Wood, 1487 Henderson Rd., Lowndesboro, Al. 36752 Thanks Again!! *** EOOH ***

Date: Mon, 29 Jul 96 09:44:42 EDT From: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU (Ross T. McNutt) To: Brenda Woods Subject: Re: mcnutt family Brenda, I have been ammasing information n Mcnutts from what people have been sending me. I do not know if your father is a diredt relativ4e of mine but I have listing for several other mcnutt families. Eventually I plan to put all the information on the net. Their are several books published on the mcnutts unfoirtunately they are wll out of print. I have been searching used book stores but to date no avail. My father has one copy of the mcnutt saga listed in the reference section of my home pages. I really enjoy getting information on mcnutts from all sorts of people. I unfortunately have not had enough time to organize it and put it on the web. I will be sharing all the information I have collected at our family reunion in August in New Hampshire and see if any one can help me organize all the data. If you could find the names of your grandparents or any other relative that may aid in determining a direct connection. Again I have several other family lines in a folder but have not had time to organize the information or even absorb the extent of the information provided to me. Thanks for the kind words and I will try to look through the information I have in the next month or so. Please feel free to tweek me everyone in a while to get my act together and get the information on the web. Ross *** EOOH ***

Date: Tue, 14 May 1996 08:37:19 -0500 (EST) X-Sender: pwaters@falstaff.ucs.indiana.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU From: pwaters@indiana.edu (Pamela Waters) Subject: Book Search Mr. McNutt: I am searching for a book entitled, "Six Decades of My Life" by Francis A. McNutt. I read the Web pages with a reference to Francis A. McNutt. If you can assist me regarding this matter, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you. Pamela Waters *** EOOH ***

Date: Thu, 16 May 1996 08:12:02 -0400 (EDT) From: Stewart To: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU Subject: Possilbe Family Relationship & Further Information on a Branch Content-Type: text/plain X-Mailer: AIR Mosaic (16-bit) version 4.00.07.36 I James Harrison Stewart: Son of George William Stewart Jr: Son of George William Stewart & Elizabeth Mc Nutt Stewart Side from John & James From Scottland ( Some Where & How) George Jr Had a Brother ? and Sister Alice Was Present at the sigining of the Peace Treaty with Japan ending the WW II Have a Letter to a James of Vermont (Stewart or Steuart) to raise men to fight in a war. Would like family information and loacations if You have them. We Lived on a McNutt Farm in Lincolnville Maine that My father bought from the Family in 1930. House had wood pegs in the rafters and large granite slabs pulled by oxen for the foundation. More if you want *** EOOH ***

Date: Thu, 16 May 1996 08:44:54 -0400 (EDT) From: Stewart To: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU Subject: Branch of McNutt Married to Stewart Of MA Content-Type: text/plain X-Mailer: AIR Mosaic (16-bit) version 4.00.07.36 I may have sent you a note earlier on this but not sure. I am interested in information related to the following have have much to add to an extended family branch. I am James Harrison Stewart Son of & Arda Doris Myers (Mayflower D) George William Stewart Jr. Son of & Elizabeth ? McNutt) George William Stewart Son of ? ? Back here some where are James and John who came over from Scottland to establish a Weaving Shop in Lowel Mass. ? or Woster Mass My father went to Boulder to become a Mining Engineer and endeded up spending 34 years in the Army. Was at the signing of the Peace in the Pacific. We lived on a McNutt Farm near Lincolnville Maine which my father bought sometime in the 1930's that had wooden pegs in the rafters and large granite slabs as a foundation. I have an extended Myers Family Tree that gets involved in New Hampshire & Vermont More upon request *** EOOH ***

Date: Sat, 18 May 1996 19:56:30 -0700 From: Steve Bevilacqua Organization: The SubGenius Foundation X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.0 (Win16; I) Mime-Version: 1.0 To: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU Subject: Rev. McNutt- Houston, TX X-Url: http://mcnutt.mit.edu/mcnutt/Family_Addresses.html Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Would you know of a Rev Mc Nutt who eventually wound up in Houston, TX around the 1800's I noticed one Rev, but he lived in Ohio. Thanks Steve *** EOOH ***

Date: Mon, 20 May 96 09:22:20 EDT From: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU (Ross T. McNutt) To: Steve Bevilacqua Subject: Re: Rev. McNutt- Houston, TX Sorry that is a little out of my area. I have received a number of e-mails from McNutts in Texas although I do not know when or how they got there. Ross *** EOOH ***

X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 4.1 Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 16:37:42 -0400 From: William H. McNitt To: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU Subject: McNitt/McNutt Family I was excited to run across your McNutts of Saugus Web page. I am descended from Barnard McNitt's son by his first marriage - Alexander. I have downloaded some of the material from your page and will compare it with what I have. Thank you for making this information available. Bill McNitt Ann Arbor, Michigan *** EOOH ***

Date: Wed, 4 Sep 96 15:51:08 MDT From: "Douglas P. McNutt" Subject: McNutts in Ireland To: "Ross McNutt" Reply-To: mcnuttmp@btsales.bt.com X-Mailer: VersaTerm Link v1.1.6 ----- Forwarded message follows ----- Received: from ns-1.csn.net (ns-1.csn.net [199.117.27.21]) by teal.csn.net (8.6.12/8.6.9) with SMTP id LAA18947 for ; Wed, 4 Sep 1996 11:23:58 -0600 Received: from mailhub.axion.bt.co.uk by ns-1.csn.net with SMTP id AA09883 (5.65c/IDA-1.4.4 for ); Wed, 4 Sep 1996 11:23:56 -0600 Received: from btsales.bt.com (actually 147.150.218.103) by mailhub.axion.bt.co.uk with SMTP (PP); Wed, 4 Sep 1996 18:23:31 +0100 Message-Id: Date: 4 Sep 1996 18:17:06 U From: "McNutt, Mike." Return-Receipt-To: "McNutt, Mike." Subject: McNutts in Ireland To: Douglas McNutt X-Mailer: Mail*Link SMTP-MS 3.0.2 X-UIDL: 841873089.005 I am Mike McNutt, of Liverpool, UK. I read parts of your family history with great interest. I remembered some information I had read about the McNutt Central Library in Liverpool, to find the relevant tome, details of which are below. Incidentally my branch of the McNutts is traceable back to Greenock, near Glasgow in Scotland. I hope you find the info useful, and if it leads you to any further matters of interest, please forward to: mcnuttmp@btsales.bt.com. The Surnames of Ireland. Edward Mac Lysaght. Extracts from page 238: (Mac) Nutt. Mac Nuadhat, fairly numerous in Ulster, for derivation see O' Nowd (O) Nowd. O' Nuadhat, this name is found in Wicklow and Kildare. It is also spelt Knowd. Nuadha was the name of an ancient sea god, which is a possible derivation. The Surnames of Ireland. Edward Mac Lysaght. Sixth Edition (Dublin 1985), ISBN 0 - 7165 - 2336 - 3 Edward Mac Lysaght is reported (on the book sleeve) a leading authority of Irish Names and Family History. He has been the Chief Herald and Genealogical Officer at the Irish Office of Arms, and Keeper of Manuscripts at the National Library of Ireland, and Chairman of the Irish Manuscripts Committee. Earlier in explanatory notes Edward, explains that Mac/Mc is neither Irish or Scots in origin, and that the Mc form of names should be considered as exactly the same as Mac as it is an abbreviation, in fact he gets quite tetchy on the subject, and berates some scholars for such suggestions, although within the UK and Scotland my personal experience is that generally the "Mc is Irish" lobby prevails. Also I gained the very strong impression when in Scotland that the addition of the McNutts to Scottish Clans (McNaughton was most commonly suggested) was one of convenience, I am not sure if the convenience was a purely a tourist ruse. I was fortunate enough to visit Ireland (1960), in particular Donegal, where a small fishing village called Killybegs is dominated by the McNutts, domination in this particular case means McNutts was the local Post Office, Bar, General Store, in other words "the cultural centre of Killybegs" I hope to holiday in Ireland again soon, and will try to discover if the idyll still exists, or if progress has triumphed. The information gained in Killybegs, indicated that the McNutt families of Killybegs/ Donegal have populated the area for hundreds of years, in particular there has been a strong link with the traditional weaving industry of the area, although I believe it would be difficult to provide recent evidence of these links. I have certainly found much of interest in your internet pages, and admire the obvious industry of your father, I wonder if have any information re McNutt families that migrated elsewhere, ie Australia? Regards, Mike McNutt. End of document. ----- End of Forwarded message ----- -> From the USA. The only socialist country that refuses to admit it. <- *** EOOH ***

Date: Fri, 2 Aug 1996 15:48:35 -0400 From: Riti2@aol.com To: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU Cc: dmcnutt@macnauchtan.com, GKMW@aol.com Subject: Family History I have copied much of the family history you have online. Next week 8-9 there will be a Mc Nutt reunion for the family of William and Amanda Armstrong Mc Nutt from Tay Creek New Brunswick . My sister and I will visit that area next spring to visit our grandfather Leonard Mc Nutt's home town and birthplace. William Mc Nutt Amanda Armstrong BD 1860 married June 24, 1886 D April 30, 1921 Born Died Lena Mar 10, 1887 Nov 12, 1974 Abbie Mar 11, 1889 May 21, 1972 Leonard Mar 5, 1891 Oct 12, 1968 Amos May 31, 1893 Dec 11, 1972 Clarence Dec 8 1895 June 6, 1972 George Mar 18 1899 Aug 28 1970 Horace Nov 23, 1900 Dec 29 1958 Myrtle Jan 3, 1903 June 22 1960 Hazel Nov 12, 1904 still living in Vancover Vera Mar 4, 1906 Dec 17, 1952 My dad is Leonard and Nellie only son 3rd of fourth Irene, Jean, Melvin , Erva Dad is the only sibling left in his family now. What information might you have that would connect us to the Saugus Ma. family and any information about the family in Fredericton NB ? Thanks for your help. Marita Joy Mc Nutt Gladson Fullerton Ca. MJG1845@AOL.com Gayle Kathleen Mc Nutt Weber Elk Ridge Ut GKMW@AOL.com *** EOOH ***

Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 09:03:25 -0500 X-Sender: jdquiz@saluki-mail.siu.edu X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 1.5.2 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU From: "James D. Quisenberry" Subject: McNutts, McNitts, etc. Aloha, Captains McNutt, and mahalo nui loa (thanks a lot) for the most complete history of the McNutt family I have seen--or should I say, thanks to your dad! I am printing out a copy for my mom, and one for my brother, Morris, even as we speak. My interest in the family stems from the fact that my mom's maiden name is McNutt. Her father was called John E. McNutt; born in Indianapolis, Indiana (I think), with the given name of Roger. He told me he didn't like the guy he was named after, so he changed his name to John E. Nothing legal through the courts, I gather, but John E. is the name on his tombstone. His father's name was (You guessed it!) Alexander, born somewhere in southern Indiana in the Madison area. My mom and I (and perhaps brother Morris) are going down there next month to track further information on him down. Photos I have seen of my Grandpa and all his brothers, with their dark eyes focused on the camera. I do admire your home page and appreciate the photos of your good looking family. I see nothing in your information about the dark complexions of most of us McNutt descendants. The Picts and Celts were, of course, light complexioned. A former Army buddy of mine (who just passed on recently), Antonio F. Gomez, told me that the "black Irish" were descendants of the survivors of the Spanish Armada, which, according to him, was not broken up by the British Navy, but by a hurricane. Many of the survivors made it to shore in Ireland and whose descendants, because of their darker complexions, were called "black Irish." That may explain my penchant for Spanish music! The Quisenberry side dates back to one Heinrich or Henri Quest-en-berg 600 or so years ago. He was reputedly kicked out of the Hanseatic League for marrying an English girl, but I have located no evidence of the family in England. It has been in this country since before 1650. It is a small beginner's attempt, but you may want to glance at a home page I did for our condo in Hawaii: jaka.ece.uiuc.edu/~jpq/condo.html or my own home page here at Southern Illinois University: www.siu.edu/departments/coe/jquiz.html Again, many thanks for your good work (& Dad's) and best wishes in the Ph.D. program. I had the good fortune to guide more than 60 Ph.D. students here at SIUC in my own career. *** EOOH ***

Date: Wed, 25 Sep 96 16:06:58 EDT From: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU (Ross T. McNutt) To: "James D. Quisenberry" Subject: Re: McNutts, McNitts, etc. James, Thanks for the great comments. I have not given much thought to the dark completion arguement but then again I had never thought of it either. I have actually collected a significnat amount of additional data on the McNutts from others who have seen the pages. One of these days I will organize it and put it all on the net. Probubly after I have graduated, as time is tight and I my priorities are on my disertation. I think you understand the situation. Thanks again for the comments. Ross *** EOOH ***

Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 07:13:21 -0700 From: scott_l@ix.netcom.com (Robert Jones) Subject: Thank you To: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU Our family main Clan is Buchanan but we have a line of McNutt's and this may be our link in Scotland we have been searching for. If I can help in any way I will. Scott Jones, mother's maiden Buchanan scott_l@ix.netcom.com *** EOOH ***

Date: Tue, 24 Sep 96 09:22:53 EDT From: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU (Ross T. McNutt) To: maritag@earthlink.net Subject: Re: Any Information Marita, I have some other information that people have sent me as they have done thier searches but it is unorganized and unfortunately often not in electronic format. I will try to get the information onto the net. All of the information that I directly have is from my grand father and is all on the net. Once I get the time I will put the other stuff people have sent me on the net, but it will take some time as I am trying to finish school and that is my priority right now. Sorry I can not be more help at this time. Ross *** EOOH ***

Date: Tue, 24 Sep 96 13:52:02 MDT From: "Douglas P. McNutt" Subject: Re: Any Information To: maritag@earthlink.net Cc: "Ross McNutt" X-Mailer: VersaTerm Link v1.1.6 I'm afraid all of the work was done by my dad - Homer E. - and it's either there or it's not available. There are a couple of pages in my copy, the one on www.macnauchtan.com but I believe they have all been entered on Ross' at mcnutt.mit.edu. One of these days we'll get them all together. Probably when Ross no longer can use MIT's facilities. I distinctly remember that there's some stuff on Samuel A. McNutt, b 1799 Onslo. After scanning Dad's original, I believe you have all he could have done for you. Good luck. cc Ross. >I have used your Family History in search of mine. > >Loren Mc Nutt, Editor of a Fredericton news paper ( name of paper) >Loren mc Nutt printer son of Ferguson and Martha Mc Nutt. >Both are referenced in Appenxix VII. > > >I am trying to find vital statistics on my 3great grandfather Samuel Mc Nutt. >He married Jane Tomilson, in Sheffield, Sunbury County NB. I don't have any >dates... > >Their son William was born 2 Feb 1831 died 1906 > married Jane Tomilson 1855 > b 16 Oct 1830 d 19 Mar 1932 >I will look in the references listed. > >Thanks for you help.. > >Marita Joy ( Mc Nutt) Gladson >1845 W Southgate Ave >Fullerton, Ca 92833 >714 )773-5172 > -> From the USA. The only socialist country that refuses to admit it. <- *** EOOH ***

Date: Tue, 24 Sep 1996 15:18:31 +0000 From: Marita Gladson Reply-To: maritag@earthlink.net X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.0 (Macintosh; U; 68K) Mime-Version: 1.0 To: "Ross T. McNutt" Subject: Re: Any Information References: <9609241318.AA09836@MIT.MIT.EDU> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Ross T. McNutt wrote: > > Marita, > I have some other information that people have sent me as they > have done thier searches but it is unorganized and unfortunately often > not in electronic format. I will try to get the information onto the > net. All of the information that I directly have is from my grand > father and is all on the net. Once I get the time I will put the other > stuff people have sent me on the net, but it will take some time as I am > trying to finish school and that is my priority right now. Sorry I can > not be more help at this time. > > Ross Thanks for your response. I'lldo the digging from the data you have aready put on the net. There is a lot there and should be able to unravel it. Thanks for making this information possible. Marita Gladson *** EOOH ***

Date: Mon, 23 Sep 1996 21:29:03 +0000 From: Marita Gladson Reply-To: maritag@earthlink.net X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.0 (Macintosh; U; 68K) Mime-Version: 1.0 To: Ross T Mc Nutt Cc: dmcnutt@macnauchtan.com Subject: Any Information Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I don't know which of you has the answer to my question, so I'll address it to you both. I have used your Family History in search of mine. I am a Mc Nutt, my dad being from Vancover and my grandfather from New Brunswick. You history lists many from Nova Scotia and some from NB... Do you have in added information about Loren Mc Nutt, Editor of a Fredericton news paper ( name of paper) and Loren mc Nutt printer son of Ferguson and Martha Mc Nutt. Both are referenced in Appenxix VII. I am trying to find vital statistics on my 3great grandfather Samuel Mc Nutt. He married Jane Tomilson, in Sheffield, Sunbury County NB. I don't have any dates... Their son William was born 2 Feb 1831 died 1906 married Jane Tomilson 1855 b 16 Oct 1830 d 19 Mar 1932 I have a sense that my family connects to your somewhere in that extensive list, I just have to search it out. I will look in the references listed. Thanks for you help.. Marita Joy ( Mc Nutt) Gladson 1845 W Southgate Ave Fullerton, Ca 92833 714 )773-5172 *** EOOH ***

X-Sender: shooksd@clps.k12.mi.us (Unverified) X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 1.5.4 (32) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Thu, 07 Nov 1996 11:10:39 -0500 To: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU From: Denise Shooks Subject: McNitt Genealogy Ross I am just getting into Genealogy on the internet and came across your page. My great-grandmother was Irene McNitt Gunsolus(Gonzales). Until a few weeks ago I went back to her grandparents: Daniel McNitt m Jane Moores - Daniel John McNitt m Susan Arnold - Irene one of thirteen children. Then I found a William McNitt of Ann Arbor in Rootsearch, who gave me the following ancestors: Alexander McNitt m. Sarah - Barnard McNitt m Maragaret - Alexander m Elizabeth McLem - Daniel m Mary Rogers - Irene's grandparents. Irene's family came from Ravenna, Michigan. Its late and I started printing some of your material to read at work tomorrow. Have you ever corresponded with William McNitt? Denise *** EOOH ***

Date: Sun, 3 Nov 1996 16:26:11 -0500 From: Tomcn@aol.com To: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU Subject: MacNachtan research I recently saw your name on an Internet page "The McNutt Family of Saugus MA". I am researching the McNaughten-MacNaughton-McNaghten name. I've traced my family back to a Neil and Elizabeth McNaghten who lived in Pennsylvania in the mid-1700s. I'm told Neil may have been a brother to an Alexander MacNaughton who migrated from Scotland to New York state in 1738. Do you have anything on either of the names mentioned -- Neil or Alexander -- specifically that would show a relationship between the two? Thank you. Tom McNaghten in Oceanside, CA Tomcn@aol.com *** EOOH ***

Date: Tue, 05 Nov 96 11:16:05 EDT From: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU (Ross T. McNutt) To: Tomcn@aol.com Subject: Re: MacNachtan research Tom, Basically what I know I put into the home pages. My Grand Father did most of the research. Take a good look at them and see what you can find. Thier are some ther references listed. Sorry I can not be more help. Ross McNutt *** EOOH ***

Date: Sat, 09 Nov 1996 13:38:13 -0700 From: "Robert M. Deppen" Reply-To: thorn@northlink.com Organization: Thorn Design X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (Win95; I) Mime-Version: 1.0 To: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU Subject: McNutt Geneology Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To whom it may concern, My name is Shane McNutt. I am searching for my families past history and geographical locations throughout the years. I am new to the internet, and do not know exactly how to go about this search. How many McNutt clans exist, and how did they split up into the various families. I need as much help as possible with this, and I hope that you can at least point me in the right direction. I have tried the net searches, but there are literaly thousands of documents to examine. I cannot thus far find any special key words that will narrow my search down any further than I have already been. Thank you for your time, Sincerely, Shane McNutt *** EOOH ***

Date: 13 Nov 96 02:44:54 EST From: James.D.Lawrie@Dartmouth.EDU (James D. Lawrie) Reply-To: bonobogod@Dartmouth.EDU (bonobogod) Subject: McNutt Stuff To: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU How interesting to look up and find my name on a web page! If you want some more info on my sister (Dawn Jennifer Lawrie) and I: We're both at Dartmouth. She's Majoring in Computer Science (a senior) and I'm just a freshman so I'm not sure yet. I'm thinking of molecular bio. We're originally from Reno, NV where my parents (Beverly McNutt and James Lawrie) still live. Maybe we'll meet at a McNutt reunion sometime! James Lawrie *** EOOH ***

Date: Fri, 6 Dec 1996 14:31:46 -0600 (CST) X-Sender: alexa@net-master.net X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 1.5.4 (16) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU (Ross T. McNutt) From: Palexa Subject: Re: McNutt Family History At 03:31 PM 12/6/96 EDT, you wrote: >Absolutely you can use it. > >And thanks for asking. I have a lot of other information that people >have sent me about their side of the mcnutt family but have not had an >oppurtunity to get it on the web. Some of it goes back pretty far but it >is spotty at best. If you would like to see that stuff let me know but >again I have not had much of a chance to see what is there. > >Once your done I would love to get a copy of what ever you do for my >mcnutt record. Just let me know how much. > >Ross McNutt >261 Boradway >Arlington MA 02174 >(617) 641-0590 > >Dear Ross, Thank you so much! I would love to have the information you have, if you don't mind.I started out doing direct descent on my mother, but I got hooked and couldn't leave brothers and sisters alone.Thank you so much for all your help and you will be listed as a reference. Alexa McSteel 1381 Bird Spring Road Hartselle, Al 35640 205-355-8068 *** EOOH ***

Date: Fri, 06 Dec 96 15:31:49 EDT From: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU (Ross T. McNutt) To: Palexa Subject: Re: McNutt Family History Absolutely you can use it. And thanks for asking. I have a lot of other information that people have sent me about their side of the mcnutt family but have not had an oppurtunity to get it on the web. Some of it goes back pretty far but it is spotty at best. If you would like to see that stuff let me know but again I have not had much of a chance to see what is there. Once your done I would love to get a copy of what ever you do for my mcnutt record. Just let me know how much. Ross McNutt 261 Boradway Arlington MA 02174 (617) 641-0590 *** EOOH ***

Date: Fri, 6 Dec 96 11:04:54 MST From: "Douglas P. McNutt" Subject: Re: McNutt Family History To: "Palexa" Cc: "Ross McNutt" X-Mailer: VersaTerm Link v1.1.6 Check out http://mcnutt.mit.edu/ My son Ross has put everything we have there as HTML pages. It was prepared by my dad, Homer E., before the days of the www. Some of the stuff is also at http://www.macnauchtan.com/ but it's not complete. It'll be brought up to date when we lost the account at MIT. You should have a copy of "The MacNauchtan Saga" bu V.V.McNitt, published privately about 1950. No. I donno how to get one. >Dear Mr. McNutt, > >My name is Alexa McSteel.I am doing a book on the McNutt Family up to the >present. I would like to include the information your family has gathered in >this. I would appreciate your consideration in this matter. Needless to say >I would state inthe book who contributed the material. > >Thank you, > >Alexa > > -> From the USA. The only socialist country that refuses to admit it. <- *** EOOH ***

Date: Fri, 6 Dec 1996 12:31:43 -0600 (CST) X-Sender: alexa@net-master.net X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 1.5.4 (16) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU From: Palexa Subject: McNutt Family History Dear Ross, My name is Alexa McSteel.I am doing a book on the McNutt's(My Mothers' family) and would like to included the information I've found on the MacNauchtan's from your research.I will, ofcourse, include where the incormation was obtained. May I use it? Thank you, Alexa *** EOOH ***

Date: Sat, 30 Nov 96 16:43:29 From: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU (Ross T. McNutt) To: "John Hammans" Subject: Re: family history I got it. I think Paul V. McNutt was a governor of Indiana or at least attorny General. I believe that they have a dorm named after a McNutt at Inidana University. I believe he is listed someplace onder other side line families but not a direct ancestor. I heard a story that he was outcased from the family as one of the only a very few Democrats . I got that from a nother person via e-mail about 6 to 8 months ago. By the way welcome to the internet. Ross McNutt *** EOOH ***

Date: Thu, 07 Nov 96 10:29:31 EDT From: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU (Ross T. McNutt) To: Denise Shooks Subject: Re: McNitt Genealogy Nope, I have not talked to Willaim McNitt, but the names alexander and Bernard I know are in the pages early on. My grand Father did most of the research for the pages I mostly put them on the net and try to update them. I have been collecting a lot of other information about McNutts as people have been sending stuff to me.McNutts and McNitts were pretty much interchangable in the mide 16 and 1700's. Unfortunately I am trying to finish a dissertation and have not had enough time to compile everything yet. Someday. Ross McNutt *** EOOH ***

Date: Wed, 11 Dec 1996 14:02:06 -0600 (CST) X-Sender: alexa@net-master.net X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 1.5.4 (16) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU From: Palexa Subject: Family History Dear Ross, As much as you've given me already, I hesitate to ask for one more thing;Okay I hesitated.I would love to have any stories you might have on the McNutt's.Anything would help i.e. letters, diaries,copies of Bibles. Would you , if you've time, write something about yourself and your family? I don't want the book to be just about so and so was born,but something that will make them come alive on paper. I look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, Alexa *** EOOH ***

To: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU Cc: dmcnutt@macnaughtan.com Subject: Internet MacNauchtan Entries X-Mailer: Juno 1.15 X-Juno-Line-Breaks: 5-6,11-12,17-18,26-27,32-41 From: williammcnett@juno.com (William M McNett) Date: Fri, 20 Dec 1996 16:53:38 EST Since I have been working on descendants of the MacNauchtan clan since 1988, I was really excited about finding your internet addresses. I am a direct descendant of John McNaught (1) b. 1610, to John McNaught (2) b. 1630, to Alexander McNitt (1) b. 1656, to Barnard McNitt ca.1700; [you will notice the spelling biases of my family researchers] therefore, our families are directly tied together. I just entered the internet in October with very halting attempts at first; so, I am really a novice in all these workings. In fact, I just got e-mail in November. However, I have been on a computer in one form or another since about 1980, but primarily with word processing. So I feel that my entry into the internet has been extremely fruitful. I haven't had an opportunity to compare names, dates, places, and annotations yet, I did want to make connections with you and let you know that your material has made a significant contact. I tried to read e-mail references noted in your Index, but my request would not draw it up. Hopefully, we can share much more info as we correspond. My line proceeds from Barnard McNitt to Andrew McNItt (1) 1750 to ca. 1778, to Samuel McNitt (1) 1772 to 1861, to Nelson McNett 1808 to 1891, to DeWitt Clinton McNett 1845 to 1915, to James Nelson McNett 1876 to 1925, to my father William DeWitt McNett 1900 to 1985. I have one son, an M.D. in Normal, Illinois, and one granddaughter Michelle. I was an high school English teacher in Washington for 13 years, then attached to Illinois Central College in East Peoria, IL, where I was Chairman of the English Department, retiring in 1984. I have gathered a good deal of information over the years, collecting 2500 names in the family. Not being able to purchase V.V. McNitt's book, I was lucky enough to have someone loan me his copy so that I could xerox it. I will be glad to share that material with you as best I can. Just let me know what I can do. Snail Mail: Dr. William M. McNett 707 Yorkshire Ct. Washington, IL 61571-1234 e-mail: williammcnett@juno.com Phone: (309) 444-4181 *** EOOH ***

To: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU Date: Sun, 22 Dec 1996 20:45:00 PST X-Mailer: Juno 1.00 X-Juno-Line-Breaks: 0-2,9,12,14,16-25 From: mmcnutt@juno.com (merle v mcnutt) Dear Mr. McNutt: I have just recently gotten onto the internet and found your home page. For a number of years I have been trying to locate all of the descendants of Collin McNutt born in 1758 Donegal Ireland and came to this country in 1790. This tree has been mostly filled in and along the way I found other McNutts and have been trying to tie them all together. My tree is 3365 lines long and 13 columns wide at present. This does not include Collins line or another line from Indiana Co. Pa. In your E mail I saw a letter from my nephew to you. When time permits I will send you a copy of this tree with much of your line on it and if possible add any on your line that I do not presently have. At this time it does not look like the early lines can be connected. There are several others working on this also. We spent a afternoon on McNutt island this summer. It was the highlight of a trip to Nova Scotia. I shall keep in touch and appreciate your help. Merle V. McNutt 212 Fox Run Circle Kinston N.C. 28504 919-522-5138 mmcnutt@juno.com *** EOOH ***

Date: Thu, 11 Jan 96 14:33:33 From: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU (Ross T. McNutt) To: dmcnutt@macnauchtan.com Subjecthas made a significant contact. I tried to read e-mail references noted in your Index, but my request would not draw it up. Hopefully, we can share much more info as we correspond. My line proceeds from Barnard McNitt to Andrew McNItt (1) 1750 to ca. 1778, to Samuel McNitt (1) 1772 to 1861, to Nelson McNett 1808 to 1891, to DeWitt Clinton McNett 1845 to 1915, to James Nelson McNett 1876 to 1925, to my father William DeWitt McNett 1900 to 1985. I have one son, an M.D. in Normal, Illinois, and one granddaughter Michelle. I was an high school English teacher in Washington for 13 years, then attached to Illinois Central College in East Peoria, IL, where I was Chairman of the English Department, retiring in 1984. I have gathered a good deal of information over the years, collecting 2500 names in the family. Not being able to purchase V.V. McNitt's book, I was lucky enough to have someone loan me his copy so that I could xerox it. I will be glad to share that material with you as best I can. Just let me know what I can do. Snail Mail: Dr. William M. McNett 707 Yorkshire Ct. Washington, IL 61571-1234 e-mail: williammcnett@juno.com Phone: (309) 444-4181 *** EOOH ***

To: mcnuttrt@MIT.EDU Date: Sun, 22 Dec 1996 20:45:00 PST X-Mailer: Juno 1.00 X-Juno-Line-Breaks: 0-2,9,12,14,16-25 From: mmcnutt@juno.com (merle v mcnutt) Dear Mr. McNutt: I have just recently gotten onto the internet and found your home page. For a number of years I have been trying to locate all of the descendants of Collin McNutt born in 1758 Donegal Ireland and came to this country in 1790. This tree has been mostly filled in and along the way I found other McNutts and have been trying to tie them all together. My tree is 3365 lines long and 13 columns wide at present. This does not include Collins line or another line from Indiana Co. Pa. In your E mail I saw a letter from my nephew to you. When time permits I will send you a copy of this tree with much of your line on it an have. At this time it does not look like the early lines can be connected. There are several others working on this also. We spent a afternoon on McNutt island this summer. It was the highlight of a trip to Nova Scotia. I shall keep in touch and appreciate your help. Merle V. McNutt 212 Fox Run Circle Kinston N.C. 28504 919-522-5138 mmcnutt@juno.com