Re: Thomas Widdis of York Co., Ontario
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Re: Thomas Widdis of York Co., Ontario
5/19/01
Hi Michael,
Thanks for your reply, though it does not sound as if we are descended from the same line. I am not an expert of the family, but a number of other researchers agree that the family were Irish Protestants. The English gov't attempted to colonise Ireland in the early 1600's by settling poor Protestants in the country, thereby displacing Catholics. Also, during the religious strife in Scotland, Scotch Protestants left their homeland to settle in Northern Ireland. Anyways, another researcher has found a large group of Widdis settlers from Ireland to the U.S. as early as the 1750's. There is even a great Confederate General in the Civil War, Cornelius Widdis.
If you send me your email address I will pass it on to some American researchers who may be able to help you re-connect to your ancestors.
Perhaps you have not heard that the Social Security Death Index is available online? You may be able to find your grandparents there. If you access it through Ancestry.com, you can even print off a letter requesting more information. There is a $7.00 fee to actually get a copy of the original application, but sometimes these can be extremely helpful. (It takes a few months to get a response, but it can be worth it.)
Hope this helps a little,
Tim
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