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VOLUME 4, ISSUE 1 DECEMBER '03 Where Have We 4 Been

Quartermaster’s 6 President’s Address Report By: Peter Dunlop, President Treasurer’s 7 Report My best Holiday Greetings to all The state of our Society contin- to be a member in good standing members of the Dunlop/Dunlap ues to improve, although we still to be eligible to vote - that Family Society. I hope you are all have a lot of work to do. Most means your dues have to be Membership 7 looking back on a most enjoyable of the major issues facing us are current! Please send your 2004 Report summer, and forward to a happy being resolved, albeit at a some- membership dues of $25 to me and healthy 2004. what measured pace. First and in the new year. Your continuing Scottish 8 foremost, however, we feel that support of our Society is greatly We had lots of rain this summer Publications we have ensured the continua- appreciated. in my part of the world, but did tion of our Society. We con- manage to squeeze in 6 beautiful Enjoy the holiday season and all Upcoming Events 8 tinue to attract new members sunny days. As luck (or good the blessings that it brings. As and, most encouragingly, we fortune) would have it, those always, I look forward to hearing continue to receive many enquir- were the days I attended 6 High- from you - please send any com- Are You Scots- 9 ies from potential new members. land Games - in NY, PA, Ohio, ments or suggestions that you Irish? We are hopeful that 2004 will North Carolina and Ontario. have for the Society to me - prove to be a watershed year for We had a really great time at all mail: P.O. Box 652, East Aurora, Major Alistair 11 the growth of our Society. Dunlop events. We had a Dunlop tent NY 14052 or e-mail: for the first time ever at the Next year will be an election [email protected] Fergus Games (Ontario), and we cycle for all officers and direc- Genealogy 12 Yours Aye, Queries hope to have a first-time Dunlop tors. We will deal with the tent at the Ohio Games in 2004. nomination process in the spring Peter Dunlop I look forward to meeting many issue of Merito, with the election Society Officers 13 more of our clan members (both (balloting) during the summer. existing and new) next year. Please remember that you have

Early Scots in the 14 Republic of Texas EACHDRAIDH DUNLOP - FOOTSTEPS OF OUR CLAN HERE BE TRUE HISTORIES OF OUR NAMESAKES READ…AND WALK WITH THEM THROUGH TIME… By: Mike Dunlap, Clan Historian

Major General Sir James patam, India. Returning to Britain, troops for service in India. And on Dunlop of Dunlop, 21rst of he attained the rank of major October 25th it was directed that that Ilk, third son of Frances general under Wellington during it should be known as the 77th Wallace. He succeeded his the Peninsular War of 1808-1814 Foot.. Each company had 4 offi- brother Andrew in 1804 to the and was present at Waterloo. . cers, 3 sergeants, 4 corporals 2 Estate of and Chiefship of Dunlop. (House of Dunlap, John Hanna, drummers and 71 rank and file. He served in the American war 1956) The first Lieutenant Colonel was where he attained the rank of 1787 James Balfour, who was appointed Major in the King's service. He on October 12th from the 6th then commanded an assaulting In the autumn of 1787 it became Foot, in which he had been com- column at the siege of Seringa- necessary to provide additional missioned as ensign on March PAGE 2 Eachdraidh Dunlop - cont’d

28th, 1762. The actual com- serving in India. Both in 1789 mand of Lieutenant-Colonel mand of the regiment rested and in 1790 strong drafts were Dunlop of the 77th, whilst Lieu- with him, and so many of the received from home, so that at tenant-Colonel Montesor, also early officers of the 77th were the end of the latter year the of the 77th, had the right bri- Scots that it seems probable total of all ranks was 755. gade of native troops. The 77th that Balfour was responsible for itself was commanded by Major In 1788 Lord Cornwallis came their selection. The senior cap- Spry. Major Laclan Macquarie of out to India as Governor- tain was Bulstrode Whitelocke, the 77th was major of brigade General. At the close of the who had entered the army as a to the King’s troops. Lieuten- following year an attack by Tip- boy of fifteen on May 1st, 1776, ants Gray and Archibald Camp- poo on the Rajah of Travancore, and was a captain of five years’ bell were also serving as brigade who was an ally of the English, standing in the 17th Foot when majors. precipitated war. he was appointed to the 77th On February 21st the Bombay on November 1st, 1787. Other In April 1797 four companies army set out from Cannanore, officers of whom we shall hear under Major Spry embarked for and for the third time the 77th of again were James Dunlop, Tellicherry to take part in an crossed the Ghauts by the pass who came from the old 76th expedition against the Rajah of of Poudicherrim to the Foot, John Montresor from the Cotiote under the command of neighbourhood of Peripatam. old 99th, and William Frederick Lieutenant-Colonel Dunlop. In On March 1st the 77th, a little Spry of the 64th, who, though the Detachment Orders on May “An attack by under 600 strong, was en- only eighteen had already seven 13th they were thanked for camped at Verajunderpett. The Tippoo on the years’ service. Dunlop and their steadfastness, zeal and nature of the country, which Montresor were captains; Spry obedience to orders, whilst was everywhere covered with Rajah of was the first captain-lieutenant special commendation was given thick jungle, compelled Stuart to of the 77th. Nor must we omit to "the conspicuous intrepidity, Travancore, who place his army in several divi- to mention amongst their jun- coolness and gallantry" with sions, and Montresor’s Brigade iors, Lieutenant Lachlan Mac- which a party under Lieutenant was an ally of was some miles in advance on quarie and Ensign Archibald Lawrence had dislodged the the hill of Sedaseer. On the Campbell. Out of these seven enemy from a house near the the English, morning of March 5th a recon- officers five rose to the rank of Canote River. noitring party at Sedasser de- precipitated general. On August 1st, 1797, White- tected a large encampment to war.” 1788 locke had leave for Europe and be forming under the fort of Dunlop took command. Peritapam, where a green tent The 77th embarked in the seemed to be betoken the pres- Downs off Deal between March During 1798 Tippoo was ac- ence of the Sultan. Early on the 28th and April 10th, 1788, on tively engaged in intrigue with next morning the enemy ad- board the Indiamen Dublin, the French. The Earl of Morn- vanced through the jungle with Northumberland, Prince Wil- ington, who was then lately such secrecy and expedition liam and Winterton. The arrived as Governor-General, that they attacked Montresor’s destination of the regiment was determined on vigorous action. position in rear and front almost Bombay, where it arrived on As in the previous war, the main at the same instant. Directly August 4th and remained rather army operating from Madras Stuart received the intelligence over two years. The comple- was to be assisted by a force he started with the two flank ment of officers was made up in from Bombay. For this purpose companies of the 75th and the November 1787 by the appoint- 6000 men under Lieutenant- whole of the 77th. At about ment on the nomination of the General James Stuart were half-past two they came in sight East India Company of Major assembled at Cannamore in of the enemy on the west of Marlborough Parsons Sterling February 1799. Sedaseer, and after a smart fire from the 36th Foot, of Captain 1799 of musketry for nearly half-an- Charles Gray from the 52nd, hour completely routed them. and of twenty-one officers from The European brigade of three By twenty minutes past three various other regiments then regiments was under the com- the attack on the front of Se-

MERITO daseer was also abandoned, and ued, till at one o’clock Baird drew his add, that his wound is not mortal -- but PAGE 3 Tippoo’s troops retreated in all di- sword, with the words, "Men are that he is in a fair way of being well -- rections. Montresor, though hard you ready?", "Yes" was the answer. and of even recovering, in time, the use pressed, had held his position with "Then forward, my lads," and both of his Right Hand again. --- great gallantry, and was highly com- parties started for the breach. L. Macquarie, Camp before Ser- mended by General Stuart, who also From the trench to the breach was a ingapatam - 5th. May 1799. praised the spirited conduct of quarter of a mile, and the rocky Macquarie University. Dunlop and his brigade. riverbed with water in places waist- When the breach was carried Tippoo had thought to crush Stuart’s deep had to be crossed, whilst under Dunlop’s column turned the left and force before the arrival of the main the fort lay a broad ditch. A fierce Sherbrooke’s to the right. The for- British Army under General Harris, fire from the enemy met the storm- mer quickly cleared the northwest which consisted of 26,000 European ers, and when Lieutenant Lawrence bastion, and then made their way and native troops, besides the Hy- reached the top of the glacis he eastward along the northern ram- derabad contingent of 16,000 under found that the forlorn hope "had part. Here at a distance of some Colonel Arthur Wellesley, Harris, formed and commenced to fire in- three hundred yards their advance after many difficulties, but without stead of rushing in". Lawrence, was checked by a traverse, which much fighting, arrived before Seringa- though already wounded, "ran from was defended by a large body of the patam on April 5th. Without delay right to left hurrahing them on, and enemy under Tippoo himself. When, he opened communication with Stu- was at last compelled to run through however, fresh troops had come up, art, who, late in the afternoon of the the files to the front calling out, “One of the traverse was carried with a gal- 14th, arrived in the camp. ‘Now is the time for the breach.’ " lantry which swept the terrified My- Then they dashed across the ditch Tippoo's The provisioning of the army in My- soreans in headlong panic towards and swarmed up the slope so im- sore was difficult. Harris therefore the nearest gate. There in the press Sirdars… cut petuously that in spite of the delay determined to push the siege with of the fight Tippoo was slain unrec- on the glacis, the British colours the utmost vigour, and selected the ognized. Then as the left column at Colonel were planted on the summit of the northwest angle of the fort for his pushed on they raised a mighty breach within six minutes from the Dunlop, across assault. On the 16th Stuart’s Division shout, when they came in sight of commencement of the attack. Law- was sent across the Cavery, where it Sherbrooke’s troops and knew that rence fell with a second wound his Right Wrist was posted with its right on the river Seringapatam was won. Yet for two whilst climbing the breach, and in the and its left on the ruins of the Eadgah hours the carnage continued, and it fight on the top Dunlop was disabled -- cutting it Redoubt. A few days later Stuart was reckoned the ten thousand of by a sword-cut. seized the village of Agrar over the enemy perished in the assault. almost quite against the fort, whilst on the south ---As Lieut. Colonel Dunlop was leading The total losses of the British in the of the river the British pushed for- in the Bombay European Flank Compa- through.” Siege of Seringapatam were 300 ward to the Little Cavery. Batteries nies up the Breach, he was met and killed, 1042 wounded and 122 miss- were erected at both points, and on opposed in the middle of it by one of ing. The 77th had 10 killed 51 the south side parallels were carried Tippoo's Sirdars -- who made a desper- wounded and 1 missing. Captain forward by dint of some hard fight- ate cut with his sword at the Colonel -- Owen, who commanded one of the ing, till on May 2nd the bombard- but which he was fortunately able to companies, was killed in the breach. ment of the western face of the parry, -- and instantly making a cut with General Harris specially praised northwest angle began. Early in the his sword at the Sirdar across the Breast Dunlop’s corps for the spirit that it cannonade a magazine of rockets in -- laid it open, and wounded him mor- had shown. His own regiment had the fort was exploded, and by the tally, the Sirdar, however, had still well earned its first battle Honours. evening of the second day the breach strength enough left to make a second was declared practicable. cut at Colonel Dunlop, across his Right Wrist -- cutting it almost quite through; - General Baird, who had volunteered - Tippoo's Sirdar immediately on this [?] to command the assault, formed his reeled backward -- and fell on the troops in two columns, the left un- Breach -- where he was instantly dis- der Lieutenant-Colonel Dunlop in- patched by the Soldiers as they passed cluded the flank companies of the him. ---Colonel Dunlop after being thus 77th, the right was under Colonel severely wounded, still went on at the Sherbrooke. A sergeant and twelve Head of his men until he gained posses- volunteers, followed by twenty-five sion of the Top of the Breach; but by men under a subaltern, led each that time he was so much weakened by column; Lieutenant Lawrence, senior the loss of Blood, that issued from his of his rank in the 77th was chosen Wound, that he fell to the Ground -- for this service on the left. All and was obliged to be carried off by through the morning of May 4th the some of his men to the Rear. ---It is with bombardment of the breach contin- great pleasure however, that I have to PAGE 4 Where Have We Been?

Fergus Scottish Festival & end of the day (it started pour- drinks the classmates were Highland Games - The ing just as we got everything buying I went around and intro- Dunlop banner was proudly on packed into the car). You can duced myself. I also told them display for the first time at the find out more about these what a nice surprise it was to 58th annual Fergus Games on Games at: have them entertain and how August 9, 2003. It was, indeed, www.fergusscottishfestival.com. they had really saved the eve- a grand day. Fergus, Ontario is We will have a Dunlop tent at ning for me! You can only stand a fairly small town of about Fergus again next year, and we around listening and smiling to 5,000 people. However, a huge hope to see even more Dunlops grown adults relive their teen- transformation takes place on then. Including Fergus in your age years just so long as a the second weekend in August 2004 travel plans would be well spouse J when the Fergus Games are worth the trip. - Peter Dunlop, As for the clansmen in service, held. This is a major event - 50 President my son Adam, age 21 did not go clans represented and overall Las Vegas, Nevada - As com- to Iraq in March after all. His attendance of some 40,000. missioner for Nevada, I was unit was the one that was to go Championship level dancing, disappointed when I got sick through Turkey and that didn’t piping, heavy event athletics, and and was unable to set up our happen, lucky us! However he lots of great scottish entertain- tent during the Las Vegas High- did receive new orders and will ment. I especially like the tug-o- land Games this spring. I had be leaving for Iraq in February. war matches - they have heavy- baked lots of using a He’s a Specialist with the 1st weight, junior and, yes, even new mold and bagged them up Infantry Division going to Sam- ladies teams competing. The really nice. My family and ara. Thankfully they are giving Dunlop tent was very visible at friends made sure it didn’t go to his unit Christmas leave before one of the entrances to the clan waste when I didn’t get to go. I they start their 18-month de- area. We had a steady stream appreciated their sacrifice! ployment and will be coming of visitors, including a couple home from Germany. I’ve been from , (a The first weekend in November extremely active in the support neighboring town to Dunlop) I attended my husband’s 25th area of our troops this year and who were visiting Canada. They class reunion. It took place at ask that you please pray for were delighted to see a Dunlop the beautiful Bali Hai Country them in Iraq and Afghanistan as tent, and stopped by for a nice Club. While watching the class- well as wherever else they chat (about Dunlop , mates all mingle, I thought I maybe. I kept track of the mem- amongst other things). We also heard a whining noise coming bers of the Scottish Army in had a number of Dunlops visit from outside? Could it be bag- Basra during the early stages of our tent, and made a lot of pipes? Could it just be my bore- the war as well. - Pamela Dunlop great new friends. There are a dom of being a spouse at a re- Goodwill, Nevada Commissioner lot of Dunlops living in Ontario, union and I was hearing things? and Fergus draws people from a Why would it be bagpipes? Charleston, South Carolina considerable distance. We got After all his school was Chapar- - We had a very large turnout a very nice reception when our ral High School, home of the for both the clan and the daily clan was announced at the cowboys, not the pipers. The attendance for these games. The grandstand during the clan pa- noise became louder and the weather was normal in Charles- rade. doors from outside were ton for the Middle of Septem- thrown open to welcome the ber, hot and humid. Day time Several days of rain had pre- Desert Highland Pipe Band, high was 89 with 70% humidity. ceeded these Games, but we indeed piping. It turns out that We were visited by several got a good break from the 2 of the members were gradu- Dunlop/Dunlap members and weather on Saturday. Sunshine ates from the school. What a had several pick up applications in the morning, followed by great surprise to have them! to join. No one joined during mostly clouds in the afternoon, When they finished playing 3 the games. I did have the chance but the rain held off until the songs and were enjoying the to talk to the owner of E-Scots

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(he sponsors the GMHG reception) sented by Paul Dunlap and Pauletta who has started a Tartan Weaving Dunlap Gain. I was able to attend the company. He has some very low Estes Park Highland Games, having prices on both wool and cotton traveled to Denver for a wedding... tartan, the wool comes from Canada the Games are a three day affair and the cotton is done in Gastonia, there, and I was able to attend on NC. He weaves the cotton just like Sunday. the wool and I saw several different Our Commissioners there won the tartans done in cotton that looked award for Best Clan Tent, an award perfect (one was the Elliott and they they have taken home more than were beside us and it looked just like once!! It was my privilege to walk the wool they were wearing) I will with them at the Kirking of the Tar- send out his price lists for clans in a tans, when the award was an- later e-mail. The minimum for wool nounced. This is a very large Games, is 10 yards and I think cotton was 30. Kneeling--Penny Renwick & Ron Dunlap, Standing with scores of clans. On this page - Ron Dunlap, Commissioner South L to R Joe Cunningham, Margie Cunningham, are a few pictures of them and the Carolina Jennifer Girard, Kappy Rogers, Lib Girard, Diana tent.....again our very small Family Dunlap, Perry Cathcart, & Perry Anne Renwick. Estes Park, Colorado - All is well walks proud! Merito! - Mike Dunlap, with the Dunlops in Colorado. We High Commissioner are strong there and well repre- PAGE 6 Quartermaster’s Report

A number of members have and 11.5 ounce weights (the handling (coordinating) all contacted me regarding where various weights are to accom- orders, rather than members they can purchase Dunlop modate different uses - i.e. going directly to Dunedin. I tartan and other clan items. kilts, ladies skirts, ties, tams, am presently handling the The Society used to have a scarves, sashes, baseball caps, President's, treasurer's and Quartermaster function in etc - all of which Dunedin can membership duties and I sim- bygone years, as Dunlop clan provide). Other clan items ply don't have enough time to items were generally not avail- include badges and kilt pins. handle quartermaster duties. If able in public shops. However, anyone is interested in volun- Some members have also ex- purchasing from vendors and teering for this, please contact pressed an interest in both re-selling clan items to mem- me. The main requirement is a Dunlop hunting tartan and bers became a serious problem commitment to respond to dress tartan. Dunedin doesn't a few years back, with the members queries promptly. presently have these in stock, result that the Society ceased but can order them if there is You can contact Dunedin Scot- carrying an inventory of items. sufficient demand. If you are tish at 1-800-237-5836 or e- At present, Dunlop tartan and interested in either hunting or mail at [email protected] other clan items are available dress tartan, please let me Their web site is at Dunedin Scottish (owned by know so we can determine if www.dunedinscottish.com Darryl & Fran McDonald) in there is sufficient demand to If anyone is aware of other Tampa, FL. Incidentally, Darryl justify a minimum order from vendors that carry Dunlop is a Dunlap on his mother's the weaver. tartans and other items, please side and a member of our We can establish an arrange- let me know so that informa- Society. They presently have ment with Dunedin whereby tion can be posted in future in stock Dunlop modern tartan our Society could earn a com- newsletters. (the old black 'n blue) in 8, 10, mission from Dunedin for

Scottish Badge or Irish Brooch Kilt Pin Hilton McLaurin will be releasing a Antique Finish Antique Finish new design Dunlop Cap Badge in nickel pin back 3 1/4" nickel finish 2004. The1 3/4" diameter badge will Scottish 1 1/2" across brass safety pin be available in Dalriada Pewter and Irish 1 3/4" across Sterling Silver $75.00 Sterling Silver. A half size will also be Sterling Silver $75.00 Dalriada Pewter© $19.00 available for Pendants etc. Dalriada Pewter© $18.00 Key Fob —————————- Pendant Antique Finish Hilton McLaurin Antique Finish all leather fob Celtic Design Studio Products waxed cotton cord Sterling Silver $70.00 2209 22nd Street or pin back Dalriada Pewter© $19.00 Scottish 1 1/8" across Lubbock, TX 79411 Irish 1 3/8" across Toll Free 866-744-9747 Sterling Silver $65.00 website: http://www.scotmall.com Dalriada Pewter© $16.00 email: [email protected]

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Our financial situation, while show- for next year, along with more new Name:______ing some improvement, continues members, we should be able to go Spouse:______to be very strained. Our main a long way toward stabilizing our source of revenue is members financial situation by the end of Address:______dues. During 2003, only 20 existing next year. Please send in your 2004 members paid renewal members renewal dues in the new year. Apartment Number:______dues, although this newsletter gets Please remember that dues can also City:______sent to over 100 people. In addi- be paid through PayPal - all you tion, we have received some addi- need to know is my e-mail address State/Province:______tional contributions from members, ([email protected]). The Soci- which has helped greatly. Postal Code:______ety is most grateful for your contin-

If we can get a good increase in the ued support. Country:______number of members renewal dues Phone:______

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CEUD MILE FAILTE (100,000 Wel- Society's By-laws, and a Directory President comes in Gaelic) - Seven New listing of our members. Unfortu- Peter Dunlop Members have joined our Society nately, progress in getting our P.O. Box 652 since our last newsletter. Lets membership records straightened East Aurora, New York 14052-0652 welcome the following new mem- out and the new member packets (716) 655-2521 email: [email protected] bers (spouses): together has been slow. I finally

got in touch with the clan pin Patricia Ann Dunlap Lyons Please don't forget to include the $25.00 Mem- manufacturer, and expect to get the (William) - MA bership Dues and a family History of your branch pins by the end of January. As such, of the Dunlops, Dunlaps, or Delaps. Marvin Joseph Dunlap, Jr. (Lettie) - hopefully, all new members that TX joined since 2002 will finally get their new member packets by Feb- Shawn Patrick Dunlap (Natalya) - ruary. It has taken longer than VA expected to sort some of these Laurie Maynard McConnell problems out, and your patience is (Richard) - LA greatly appreciated. Russ Dean-WV In addition, I have received mem- bership enquiries from many other Daryl Diane Dunlap - NC Dunlops/Dunlaps regarding possible Carlton Joe Dunlap - TX membership in our Society. Please note that as soon as I receive a new All new members will receive a member's dues ($25.00), they will New Member Packet, which will be listed on our membership rolls, consist of - a membership certifi- and put on the list for the new cate suitable for framing, a clan pin, member packet. a booklet on the history of the Village of Dunlop (Scotland), the PAGE 8 Scottish Publications

Two publications have re- published free in return for a year. Their magazine is in- quested that we relay the fol- postage donations, and they teresting and informative, with lowing information to our are increasingly having difficulty lots of full color pages. They members. making ends meet. If you sub- simply want to be brought to scribe to the Family Tree, they your attention, if you are in- We advertise in the Family would be very grateful if you clined to consider a subscrip- Tree paper, which also pro- would consider a small dona- tion. They also have set-up a vides us with advertising space tion to help keep their publica- web site to provide clans with on their related web-site, Elec- tion going. Visit them online at: better exposure tricScotland, where we also www.electricscotland.com. (www.usscots.com), and will post Merito. We think that create a page in their Clans & the FamilyTree / ElectricScot- A new magazine called SCOTS, Societies Index for the Dunlop/ land group (Beth, Alastair and which celebrates Scottish heri- Dunlap Family Society. the rest) do a great job. As tage, is being published by you know, the Family Tree is Scots Heritage Society 4 times

Upcoming Events

West Virginia - The third Heritage Society of North annual Scottish Festival and Central West Virginia does a Celtic Gathering will be held great job of handling the festi- on April 30 - May 2, 2004 in val. Bridgeport/Clarksburg, WV. HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL AT www.scots-westvirginia.org BRIDGEPORT! - Carroll Dunlap The Dunlop/Dunlap family will - W. Va. Commissioner be the honored clan. Texas - Once again, I will be I hope that we will be well attending the Texas Scottish represented at the Festival and Festival and Highland Games in parade of Tartans on Saturday, Arlington, June 4-6, 2004. This May 1. event usually draws the highest attendance of any festival in We will provide each person the state, and usually has some who attends and marches in great “headliner” entertain- the parade of Tartans a ment. After single-handedly Dunlop/Dunlap tee shirt if they staving off an attempt by Clan do not have a kilt to parade in. Young to abscond with our flag Please contact Carroll Dunlap last year (during the parade, if you plan on attending and mind you!) I am looking for- marching and need a family tee ward to another great year. shirt. Provide Carroll with Come out and join me at Mav- your tee shirt size ASAP. The erick Stadium on Saturday or tee shirts will have to be or- Sunday. For more information, dered. visit the festival site at: Clann An Drumma and IONA www.texasscottishfestival.com. will be two of the entertain- - David Dunlap—Texas Commis- ment groups. The Scottish sioner

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By: Emalu Hart, Clan Genealogist First, lets get this little bit of irrita- Province. They could and would eventually into Canada. Many of tion to a Scot out of the way. The intermarry with English and French them came as indentured servants correct word is SCOTS-IRISH. Huguenot settlers in Ulster, but as a means of getting passage to Scotch is a drink, not a nationality. NOT with the native Irish Catho- America. But, unfortunately, SCOTCH-IRISH lics. is the popular American term cur- They were highly literate. The rently used. The name, Scots-Irish is At least one quarter of ALL AMERI- Scots-Irish valued education as a purely American, and was not used CAN PRESIDENTS have Scots-Irish way of promoting their religious until about the time of the Revolu- ancestry. Among them are AN- zeal. When 319 Scots-Irish immi- tionary War. Up until that time, DREW JACKSON, JAMES POLK, grants filed a request to settle in those Scots, coming to the Colo- ULYSSES GRANT, THEODORE Massachusetts in 1718, all but 12 nies, who were living in Ireland at ROOSEVELT, WILLIAM could sign their name to the peti- the time of their emigration, were MCKINLEY, WOODROW WIL- tion. SON, RICHARD NIXON and called Irish in all the records. They We usually think of the Scots-Irish didn’t mind that too much until RONALD REAGAN. migration as a colonial migration. there was a large migration of the We can blame King James I for This migration continues today. true Irish immigrants into the now starting all this confusion over the Over one-half million Scots-Irish United States of America. They Scots-Irish. When he wasn’t over- came to America in the 19th cen- were called, at their own insistence, seeing the writing of the King James tury. Many, later, also went to Aus- Scots-Irish from that time on. The version of the Bible, this Scotsman tralia, New Zealand and Canada. correct name for this group is Ul- was planting British colonies in Although Scottish Lowlanders ster- Scot. America and confiscating the Irish (those Still living in Scotland after Not many Scots-Irish Americans lands in Northern Ireland (Ulster). Ireland, he repopulated with LOW- the Plantation wars) and Highland- know that they comprise one of the ers sometimes Settled among the country’s oldest, largest, and most LAND SCOTS and BORDERS from the border country of Scotland and Ulster Scots, the original immi- assimilated ethnic groups. There are grants viewed themselves as a dis- England. over 20 million Americans, which is tinct group. about 1 person out of 12 who can The Lowlanders were eager to No other immigrants during the claim Ulster-Scot ancestry. accept what they hoped would be a Revolutionary War were so patri- Among these early settlers are better life. They were mainly tenant farmers and craftspeople. They had otically unanimous in support of the DAVY CROCKET, SAMUEL CLEM- Colonial cause as they were. In ENS (MARK TWAIN), GENERAL been toughened by centuries of border wars with the English. In contrast the Scots, especially the THOMAS ‘STONEWALL” JACK- Highlanders were mostly pro Brit- SON, EPHRAIM MCDOWELL Ulster, they could and did prosper as gentlemen farmers, or as linen ish. By the end of the War, 1 out of (surgeon), ANDREW MELLON 10 Americans were Scots-Irish. (financier), THOMAS EDISON, J. and wool manufacturers. However, PAUL GETTY, JACK DEMPSEY their Presbyterianism and economic It is the Scots-Irish and the German (boxer) AND AUSTRONAUTS, successes created more conflicts people who made the pioneer trek NEIL ARMSTRONG AND JOHN with the English mercantile and into the wilderness. It is these two GLENN (who’s ancestry dates hack religious interests, and with the groups who have given us many of to the DUNLAP family in Londan- dispossessed Irish Catholics. our images of what the pioneer was - the log cabin, the Conestoga derry, Northern Ireland). Between 1717 and 1776 they began wagon, the Daniel Boone leather Few American ethnic groups are as sailing to the American colonies. They arc the 2nd largest colonial clothing, the one room school- integrated into American Society as house, Protestant camp meetings is this group. One class I attended, immigrant group. Some 250,000 persons came to America from and the CORN LIQUOR STILL. taught by a very well known colo- Wherever they went they started a nial researcher and author, stated Ulster. school, including many universities. that the Scot kept his bloodlines They soon discovered that Pennsyl- They were the major group settling pure until he reached America, then vania was far more religiously toler- the South, Midwest, Texas, and he married into any and all nation- ant than New York and New Eng- California. The frontiersman had alities. I was offended, but it is true. land, who also considered them great influence in shaping many of Actually, the Scots-Irish are Protes- poor and dirty. Those going into the American’s values, and gave rise tants from the LOWLANDS of New England, either got back on to the “American” accent and Scotland, who spent up to several the ships going south to Pennsyl- country music. Watch cloggers and generations in Ireland’s Northern vania, Maryland, Virginia, the Caroli- then compare their dancing to the nas and Georgia or went inland and fling. PAGE 10 All of these things are neces- Naturalization after the War cords. Many Scots-Irish immi- sary to understand before was required. The records are grants were skilled craftsmen, trying to trace your ancestors. more available after about and they founded many Ameri- 1800. Many people from Ire- can and Canadian businesses. Family traditions are especially land and Scotland came into Take Andrew Mellon for in- important. Never, never dis- Canada and then into the Mid- stance. The Mellon family im- count them. Where was the west states. There are several migrated in 1818 to the Penn- family living in America, Can- good passenger ships’ lists sylvania frontier. Thomas Mel- ada, or Europe? What was the from about 1810-1860. These lon later moved to the city, date of emigration, their ship’s lists include where the person where he made a fortune in name, and was the family’s came from including street law and banking. His son, An- name changed address, his age and occupa- drew, founded GULF OIL and It is imperative that you search tion. U.S STEEL. He served as an U.S. Treasury Secretary and thoroughly all the possible Naturalization papers give American and Canadian re- established the NATIONAL information as to an ancestor’s GALLERY OF ART in Wash- cords before beginning the date of emigration, where he Irish research. ington DC to house his art came from and their vital sta- collection. Others include the Remember also, the Scots-Irish tistics. New York merchant Alexan- were listed as Although the Scots-Irish were der Stewart and James Irvine Irish until the traditionally Presbyterian when the California land baron. Revolution. they immigrated into Ireland in Biographies are useful for trac- Many research- the 1600’s, they converted in ers are thrown ing ancestors as a high percent- large numbers to the Baptist age of American residents, off the track by and Methodist faiths in the late not under- politicians, inventors, business- I 700s and early 1800s. You do men, educators, journalists, standing this. need to check the church re- To add to the clergymen and military figures confusion, cords for all those faiths. come from this group. In fact; some of the Another interesting aspect to the American Revolution is Scottish immi- the Scottish people is their sometimes referred to as the grants, who deep love for their heritage. Irish rebellion. It was the never lived in Here I am, knowing all my life, Scots-Irish who were most Ireland, were I am a Scot, that my Dunlop dedicated to that cause. dubbed Scots- family came from Ayr It also was the Scots-Irish and Irish once they Scotland, and then I am strug- the German people who were arrived in gling with Ireland, as my to establish new western and America. Dunlop family as early as 1775, southern frontiers. This group, if not earlier. The Scots left Especially useful records are shortly after the establishment this knowledge everywhere, in of the U.S. Government re- census and tax lists, military their church records, on their records, ship’s passenger lists belled again against taxes levied cemetery headstones; in the on whiskey (the Whiskey In- and naturalization papers, names they gave their homes church and educational re- surrection or Rebellion as it is cords, business records and and their children. sometimes called). biographies. Census records The Scots-Irish were strong It is also important to remem- are especially valuable, as the believers in education, as I ber that histories, both histori- Scots-Irish were extremely have mentioned before. They cal and family, are only as accu- mobile. The later census re- were responsible for founding rate as the writer’s research. cords record where each many schools from the log member in the household was colleges to universities. They Don’t take them verbatim. born, and where their parents established PRINCETON Large libraries are helpful. The were born. It isn’t at all un- DICKINSON College in Penn- National Archives, Library of common to find a different sylvania and Virginia’s HAMP- Congress, Historical Societies place for each entry. DEN-SYDNEY among others. of Pennsylvania and New York, It is important to check the Family History Library of the Ship’s passenger lists are rare school records; both in Amer- LDS Church, Newberry’s etc before the Revolutionary War ica and in Scotland. Many Scots are all valuable sources of in- simply because the Colonies living in Ireland sent their chil- formation but never overlook were a part of the British Em- dren back to Scotland for the the records in the small com- pire and people moving be- college education. munities. It’s worthwhile and tween England’s holdings were sometimes advantageous to not considered immigrants. Don’t overlook business re-

MERITO VOLUME 4, ISSUE 1 PAGE 11 join the local genealogical societies. Northern Ireland. Be careful that It is imperative that you know the you don’t misunderstand the place place where your ancestors resided Check cemetery records. Families of your ancestor’s emigration as to have much success in finding the often traveled together. Contact being the birth place or home. family in Ireland. mortuaries for their records. Finally, there are two organizations Unfortunately, the concerned with Scots-Irish heritage. fire in the Dublin 1. The Scots-Irish Society of the Public Records Office United States of America, and, 2. destroyed many of The Loyal Orange Institution, with the records in 1922. membership made up partly of The indexes to these more recent Protestant immigrants records were not at from Northern Ireland. This organi- zation is focused more on the fra- that site. They can be ternal rather than genealogy. researched. The parish records and Once you have found everything cemetery records are possible in America, you can turn to Ireland for further research. two of the best What if your family tradition is that sources. A later col- your family came from London- umn will be dedi- derry? Londonderry is both a city cated to the research with a seaport; and a country in in Ireland. Major Alistair Dunlop

Major Alastair Dunlop, who has commissioned into the Indian Army unable to go; but he was always in died aged 85, was awarded the MC and spent his first year on attach- the right place to encourage the and Bar while serving with the ment to the 1st Battalion Wiltshire most hard pressed, and the confi- Bombay Grenadiers in the Burma Regiment. In 1939, he was posted dence that was established between campaign. to the 1st Battalion (101st) 4th the 150th Regiment RAC and his Bombay Grenadiers, but trans- Indian troops was the result of his On February 1 1945, A Company ferred to the 3rd Battalion the fol- outstanding leadership and military 3rd Battalion 4th Bombay Grena- lowing year and accompanied them skill far above the standard of his diers, commanded by Dunlop, then a major, dug in across the Ir- to Burma in September 1943. rank." rawaddy from Kyaukmyaung and In January 1944, Dunlop's company After the end of the campaign in held the bridgehead. During the was attached to the 25th Dragoons Burma, Dunlop returned to India. subsequent advance to relieve Ye- as tank protection infantry and took On one occasion, at breakfast in shin, the company was protecting a over the defence of the Naf Penin- the Officers' Mess, he found himself squadron of the 150th Regiment sula in the north Arakan. The Japa- sitting next to a fresh-faced, newly- Royal Armoured Corps when the nese launched an offensive in Febru- joined subaltern. Unable to resist Japanese managed to get within ary, but the company held firm, the temptation to play the battle- range of the tanks and inflicted despite coming under sustained hardened veteran, he asked the heavy casualties. mortaring and attacks from enemy orderly to fetch him a glass of and poured it over his corn- At one point, Dunlop seized a Bren dive bombers. flakes. gun from a wounded man and, In March 1945, after heavy fighting without any regard for his own in the attack on Kule, A Company, In January 1947 Dunlop was ap- safety, engaged the enemy while the in support of the 150th Regiment pointed second-in-command of the casualties were evacuated; not a RAC, as part of 19th Indian Infantry 1st Battalion Indian Grenadiers. He single Japanese was able to close Division, took part in the capture of returned to England in 1948, and with the tanks and destroy them. Mandalay and Fort Dufferin. Dunlop was attached to the 82nd Heavy For his gallantry and skilful handling was awarded a Bar to his MC. The Regiment Royal Artillery. After of his company, he was awarded an citation stated that: "Major Dunlop transferring to the RA, he attended immediate MC. had shown the most magnificent Staff College at Quetta, Pakistan, example of coolness and courage." and subsequently served with 48th Alastair Henry Johnstone Dunlop Field Regiment RA in England and was born at Greenock, Clydebank, It added: "The task of tank protec- BAOR. on October 30 1917 and educated tion took his company into situa- at Sedbergh and Sandhurst. He was tions where other infantry had been PAGE 12 Having dinner one evening in a be taken to hospital. On his With characteristic generosity, Gunner Mess, Dunlop decided return, he spent several weeks he opened his house during the to perform his party piece. with wrinkled cheeks and no school holidays to the children This was to take a mouthful of facial hair. of officers serving overseas. paraffin from a glass brought by After moving to a village in an orderly, light a match and Following a posting to HQ Norfolk, he remained active in blow a sheet of flame down Rhine District and then to the 20th Field Regiment RA, he the life of the local community. the dining room table. retired from the Army in 1958 Alastair Dunlop died on June Unfortunately, he had no in the rank of major. In 1968 12. sooner filled his mouth with he joined 219 Squadron Royal the paraffin than he started to Corps of Transport TA, based He married, in 1949, Beryl laugh. The paraffin dribbled at Doncaster, as a Permanent Holden. She died in 2000 and down his shirt front and, when Staff Officer. he is survived by their four he lit the match, he was en- sons and three daughters. gulfed in the blaze and had to Dunlop was involved in chari- table work of many kinds.

Condolences Genealogy Queries Our condolences go out to Society member, Toyna Jesko Jerry Dunlap - California I am familiar with what Mary Dunlap, Born October and her family. Tonya’s I have an old family Bible happened to Samuel’s sons 26, 1817 grandmother, Garnet Dunlap that belonged to my great- (Mark (my grandfather), Married Samuel Truby(?) Cecil, passed away December grandfather, Samuel L. James B., and George) and on September 3, 1836. 19 at Hamlin, Lincoln Co., WV. Dunlap, who is buried in their descendants. If any- Garnet was 90 years young Clarion County, Pennsyl- one knows anything about Isaac Dunlap, Born Novem- the any of the others in the and was a life long resident of vania, where I grew up. ber 13, 1819 following list, I would ap- Lincoln Co. Garnet was the The names go back to Was evidently married 3 preciate it if they would daughter of Andrew and Viola 1780, to Samuel’s father times, to Sarah Griffen on contact me. Moore Dunlap. John Dunlap. I thought April 6, 1838, to Elizabeth that John may have been Jerry Dunlap Crosier(?) on July 29, 1846, related to the John Dunlap Santa Monica, California and to Jane Kistnor(?). who was a newspaper pub- (310) 393-4770 Jane Dunlap, Born March 6, lisher and printer in Phila- [email protected] 1822, Died September 12, delphia and who was the Some of the dates and 1842. printer of the Declaration names were unclear in the of Independence. (See Samuel L. Dunlap, Born Bible. They are noted by a “Dunlap Broadside.”) My September 29, 1823, question mark (?). uncle told me that the In 1853(?) married Laviniah Dunlaps (who were in John Dunlap, Born July 4, (?) Slaugenhaupt, Born in Western Pennsylvania from 1780, Died July 14, 1857. the early 1800s) had come 1829. On April 26, 1814 married from “over the mountains”, John Dunlap, Born March Jane Steel, Born October presumably Eastern Penn- 15, 1826, Died July 2, 1873. 18, 1795, Died February 10, sylvania. From what I 1848. have been able to find out, Elizabeth Dunlap, Born March 10, 1828, Died Sep- John Dunlap of the Decla- Children of John and Jane tember 28, 1828. ration of Independence had Steel Dunlap: five daughters, but no sons. James Dunlap, Born Sep- Martha Dunlap, Born Feb- So we are evidently not tember 15, 1829. ruary 4, 1816, Died March direct descendants. My uncle also told me that 11, 1864 Margaret Dunlap, Born February 27, 1831, died Dunlap, Iowa was named Married Jacob Bennagar(?) April 1, 1831. for one of our relatives. July 22, 1852.

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Children of Samuel L. and Lav- George McClellan Dunlap, 1825 to Robert Little, Jr. in On- iniah Slaugenhaupt Dunlap: Born 1865, Died 1915 tario. They settled on Russell Island by Sept. 1827 where her first child Wilhelmina Dunlap, Born 1853 John F. Dunlap, Born 1869, Died was born. They settled in Clinton (?) July 2, 1873. Twp., Macomb Co., Michigan by Martha L. Dunlap, Born 1856 Howard Hall - Would like infor- June 1830 where her second child mation or any confirmation of the Mark Dunlap, Born 1858, Died was born. She died there on Sept. following on Margaret Dunlap, born 1925 5, 1889. March 31, 1808 at Greenoch, Scot- Contact [email protected] - Laura Dunlap, Born 1860 land to ? and Jenetta Dunlap. Thanks, Howard Hall. James Brady Dunlap, Born The family immegrated to Ontario, 1862 Canada. She married on June 19, Society Officers Officers Director (Honorary) President Sir Dr. John Carson Dunlop Commissioner Louisiana Peter Dunlop Ryan Bay Park E.Joseph Dunlap, Jr. P.O. Box 652 Innermessan Stranraer, Scotland 18 Cara Court East Aurora, New York 14052-0652 DG9 8QP Mandeville, La. 70471 (716)655-2521 01776 703346 e-mail: [email protected] email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Commissioner Colorado Vice President Commissioners Paul Dunlap Mike Dunlap High Commissioner 3711 Latham Avenue 1156 Weybridge Lane Commissioner Florida/Georgia Evans, CO 806200 Dunedin, Florida 34698 Mike Dunlap (970) 339-5690 (727)460-3591 1156 Weybridge Lane email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Dunedin, Florida 34698 (727)460-3591 Commissioner West Virginia Secretary email: [email protected] Carroll Dunlap Jeannie Hampton 948 Midway Drive 1121 Edgewood Road Commissioner North Carolina Dunbar, WV 25064 Charleston, West Virginia 25302 David B. Dunlap (304) 768-3321 (304) 345-9839 11724 Renee Savannah Lane email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 399-7714 Commissioner Australia email: [email protected] Christopher Dunlop Board of Directors PO Box 7375 Director Commissioner Texas Qld 4870 Christopher Dunlop Cairns, Australia PO Box 7375 David Dunlap P.O. Box 988 61-7 4051 1934 Qld 4870 email: [email protected] Cairns, Australia Salado, Texas 76571 (254) 947-8933 61-7 4051 1934 Commissioner Canada email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Blair Dunlop C/O David Dunlop Director Commissioner South Carolina Ron Dunlap 2466 Fairmile Road Ron Dunlap Kempville, Ontario 112 Windy Oaks Way 112 Windy Oaks Way Greer, SC 29651 Canada, KOG 1JO Greer, SC 29651 email: [email protected] (864) 675-9634 (864) 675-9634 email: [email protected] Email to get contact information email: [email protected] for Blair Dunlop.

Director Commissioner Nevada Carroll Dunlap Pamela Dunlop Goodwill 948 Midway Drive 8017 Orchestra Ave. Dunbar, WV 25064 Las Vegas , Nevada 89123 (304) 768-3321 (702) 896-1588 email: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Dunlop/Dunlap Family Society Merito - David A. Dunlap, Editor P.O. Box 988 Salado, Texas 76571

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Early Scots in the Republic of Texas

In the introduction to David Dob- ica. A vessel with emigrants is in- population of Scotland of industri- son's new book "Scots in the tended to sail from the Clyde for ous habits and limited capital who American West 1783-1883," he Texas in the course of the next might in that country place them- provides an extract from the Glas- month. Persons availing themselves selves at once in comfort and inde- gow Herald dated January 17, 1842. of this opportunity will receive pendence. The grants of land being This article was to promote emi- grants of land on very advantageous to a limited extent, early applicants gration to the American west. It terms. The salubrious climate of will have a preference. should be noted that in 1842 Texas Texas with the rich productiveness Texas opens up a new and promis- was still the Republic of Texas, as and soil clear and unencombered ing market for shippers of goods. Texas did not join the United by forests present unusual advan- Macgoun and Paterson, 41 Virginia States until 1845. tages to the settler, above all to Street, Glasgow. 14 January 1842" small farmers and to the rural "Emigration to Texas, North Amer-