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Hi anyone that has access to the excise men records-Am unfamiliar with Athens!
The name I am wanting to find is Thomas Ronald. Our family records say this:Great grandfather Thomas Ronald (1760-1844) in his youth worked on a large stock farm in Ayrshire for a man who was in with the smugglers along the Ayrshire coast.
 He, with the other men on the farm was sent on horseback to bring in the kegs of wines and other liquor, bales of silks, etc. brought from France. He changed his ways and some years after his marriage to Margaret Stewart in 1793 was made excise man. Now according to my records they were married in Paisley, I suppose this means he worked in Renfrewshire possibly anywhere between 1793--1800 This is all I know.
Thanks for any help
kingtonmagna

Looking for a family named Thomson that used to live at Bannockburn a long time ago.
Arthur Thomson born about 1800, lived at Bannockburn & became a stone mason. He married and had at least three children, Gennia who later married a man named Reid, Alexander (sandy) and Arthur Reid Thomson, who became my great grandfather.
Arthur Reid Thomson was born Jan 1, 1827 at Bannockburn (his home was made of stone & had a stone fence around it) and lost both parents when he was quite young (maybe age 5)
He & Alexander (probably born 1824/1825) were then taken to Edinburgh where they were raised by their grandfather.
It seems that they probably lived within walking distance of Leith docks.
The grandfather was an Innkeeper & kept a public coach in Edinburgh.
Arthur left Edinburgh on board the sailing ship Margaret Bogle on May 9, 1843 being 16 years of age headed for an uncles place in Rochester NY. He never made it, instead with friends he went to the Port of Quebec, then Montreal.
He later made his way into the USA settling in Wisconsin then to Nebraska.
He made contact through the mail with Alexander some years later.
I have always hoped I might come in contact with a Thomson family who had a tradition/record of a young boy sailing for America many years ago.
Dean
 Thanks for any help

Tom,
Thanks for your answer,
why Midlothian? Just a mistake, I guess, I don't know if I can move it or not, guess I should read the directions.
I haven't visited roots chat for a very long time & guess i kind of forgot about  the other message I posted.
As far as getting the other Tarbolton tree, i didn't get a reply from the gentleman that I sent a personal message to, i don't know why, maybe something went wrong somehow!
so no, I am not in possession of the Ronalds, Tarbolton tree.
Dean

Whoa, in refernce to last posted message, i was still stuck in the year 1849 when you clearly said boat arrived in 1854.
I understand your message completely, I'm not confused1
Dean

Wish help to find ship Michael Ackermann sailed to to America on in 1849. (1900 census of Pittsburgh states immigration 1849.>
Michael Ackermann born Dec. 31, 1832 Hesse Darmstadt
Married Elizabeth Wittmer 5 October 1862.
eight children were born to them
Michael was a naturalized citizen
Michael died August 24, 1900
Any help appreciated
Dean Thomson