Thanks for the reply.  Here is everything that populated on Ancestry.com after I added my DNA result and while I still had an active subscription. I can't afford it now unfortunately, but it did preserve the people that it found.  The workings of this, I am unsure of. 

I have a different set of ancestors for Alexander Drysdale, who married Christian Donaldson.

https://www.douglashistory.co.uk/famgen/getperson.php?personID=I143... 

I am not sure that they were 'Sir' and 'Lady'.

William

Congratulations on finding the Dollar Magazine.

I think that other editions may well help with Douglas and Burns family research.

Dollar Academy is about 45 minutes from my home, so I may arrange a visit.
Better if they were online!

Thank you for the information. Most kind.  I am particularly interested in the last part of your message regarding him receiving a pension so I shall look further into that. Kind regards

I did look at that record but couldn't quite match him to the Thomas Twidale/Twidle I'm looking for so it's onwards and upwards but thank you for your efforts and contribution.

https://douglashistory.ning.com/group/drysdale-archives/page/argent...

How good of you to reach out. Thank you. I am a real greenhorn on this. Can you explain where I find the "Familysearch" site and what is the code you attached? Many thanks!

Thanks again for your help. Just learning to navigate Ancestry.com site and finding more information from diligent research by many connected to Samuel Marksberry that is verified by my DNA match to Samuel Marksbury styled the III, where others have found records documenting his existence in America and service as soldier in the American rebellion. It appears documentation ends there and no evidence for his parentsand grandparents exists except in family lore. Time for an advanced DNA test it seems? 

Oh my gosh THANK YOU!  I do not know how this site works yet.  I found FamilySearch the same day as this site so I am toggling back & forth trying to figure it all out.  Definitely on the right track now; thank you again!!!

Hello,

How lovely, thank you for the link.

Cheers.  

Thank you for your help/info Ronald.  I feel I keep going down the wrong rabbit hole in my searches.  I did not have the 1920 census for William Dayton Douglas, so that was helpful and was able to follow some other leads.  However, I don't know what you meant by "However, the ancestors indicated in the FS family line for William appear to be erroneous."  I confirmed his father and mother this morning.  I have only used Family search a few times and was curious to what ancestors you found to be incorrect?  Regards, Daphne

Thank you, Ronald.  Yes, those are the correct family members.  I did some research yesterday and Elkhart County, Indiana didn't keep birth records during the period William was born, so that is why I  won't find a birth certificate.  After doing some research on William's sister, Neva (not Nera), I concluded that that is the correct family.  Aunt Neva raised my grandmother's daughter, when she and my grandfather moved to find work.  So, thank you again you have been extremely helpful!  Regards, Daphne

Thank you so much Ronald!  I will be following up with the census links that you have sent me to continue my search. They are very helpful!  I wish that Nova Scotia had more complete census data from 1850, I may have to make a trip there to ultimately find William's parents. I greatly appreciate your help. Suzanne

Thank you for your welcome, Ron, and the very useful information! I will check it out!

Hi Ronald. The marriage to John Lovell is definately my grandmother. The other may well be her as well. I'm not sure if her birth year or what year she came to Australia. 

Thankyou. 

https://douglashistory.ning.com/forum/topics/passports-of-southeast...

Hi Ronald, Yes, this is my GGGGF.

Hi Ronald, not quite sure.

Yes Ronald, that is the line.

Sue

Hi Ron, have an attachment that may help. IMG_20251010_0001.pdf

thank you for your help. Kind regards

thank you so much, Ronald and William. That's definately our family line with all the information. best regards, Sue Douglas

Thank you Ronald Drysdale for the warm welcome and the links to fascinating information!

Answer to your question of my earliest known Drysdale ancestor - My great x4 grandfather was William Drysdale (1748-1815). He had two brothers, John & Alexander. He married Barbara Walker. We know his (Drysdale) father lived in Dunbar & Innerwick, but don't have a first name or date of birth/death for him.

OMG - this is incredible info!! How can I thank you? Very exciting... I'm just thrilled! I never expected that this info would be available... So eager to look at everything, thank you!

OK, getting confused!
1. For James Drysdale, on your chart, the marriage date 1745 is AFTER the death date 1727

2. Adding my info on familysearch.org is a bit of a challenge. For example, I can't edit once I've entered (or the editing is limited... I've entered two of me and can't delete one or I'm trying to correct a name (Margaret Drysdale not Beech until after she was married). Also, suggestions came up from other people's info which was connected but with your recent info that you've added, I can't seem to hook up to it.

Very grateful for your work! I just joined this group days ago and am stunned how helpful you have been! I have a lot more info to add to the familysearch.org site, I just put in the minimal. My uncle had done a fair amount of work on our family tree back 50 years ago that I can enter and these documents you keep finding are thrilling to see! One thing, however, is my family was fairly convinced of the Douglas connection via the 1503 incident. I've read the debate about it in the link you posted and realize that there could be errors that have crept into the account over the past 500 years. Our version has a few differences (the Johnstone residence was called "Ewe Hill" rather than "Greenston(e) Hill" for example). So I am hopeful to find that family connection to the brothers Thomas, William and James "Drysdale" (Douglas).

Well I'm the fortunate beneficiary of all your hard work Ronald!! Deeply grateful, thank you.

I'm trying to squeeze a few minutes in here and there to keep up with all the info... just fascinating! 

Re: William Drysdale 1748-1815 - we have that he was born in Belville so that's helpful to know that was a name of a farm as we couldn't find a town of that name! But we have that he died in Great Tosson.

About our version of the 1503 incident, I've transcribed it from the hand-written text - I'll send you a message about it soon, as I'm concerned about possible errors and don't want to post until I've better verified it.

Thank you, Ron. The earliest ancestor about whom I am certain is James Francis Drysdale, b. ca. 1835 in New Albany, Ind. (I have documented his and his family's subsequent lives fairly extensively.) James' parents almost certainly were Thomas (~1786-1850) & Martha (~1795-1849) Drysdale, landing in New Albany ca. 1825. Both are buried there. They apparently had several children, likely including dau. Nancy E. whose obit states she was b. ~1814 in Co. Down, Ire. There were numerous other Drysdales living along the Ohio R., in the 1820s and beyond, but their relationships are not clear at this point. So, my assumption is that Thomas & Martha, along with their earlier children, emigrated from Ireland. Where and when they may have been before that is an open question. I have always assumed they and/or their ancestors originated somewhere in Scotland, Dryfs R. area per the historical legends, but that path is totally obscure. Thanks for your interest, I'll appreciate any info or suggestions you may have!

Thanks, Ron. What little sleuthing I've done has been hampered by my lack of familiarity with the records in Ireland and Scotland. Plus, I've heard that many records were destroyed over the years.