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Who Are the Scots-Irish The Thirteenth Tribe The Scot-Irish history (1650-1750) From Scotland to Northern Ireland to America Kirkpatricks & Kilpatricks of Co Tyrone, Ireland Starts with Francis Kirkpatrick, born about 1730. The name Francis Kirkpatrick is not on the 1796 Spinning Wheel list as the website claims. The actual name is Francis Kilpatrick. Kirkpatrick Family Surname Distribution in Northern Ireland by County To locate your ancestors from Ireland it is important to know some history: In 1610, King James I, set up the Ulster Plantation in Ireland. The first Kirkpatricks in Ireland were William Kirkpatrick, John Kirkpatrick, and Robert Kirkpatrick. They came from Dumfriesshire, Scotland around 1616, and settled in the Barony of Raphoe, Co Donegal, Northern Ireland. The Province of Ulster is today's North Ireland. These original settlers from Scotland, a group of about 200,000 Protestants, are known as Scots-Irish. On June 27, 1922, during the Irish Civil War, the historic Fort Courts building's was obliterated in a huge explosion, destroying the the Irish Public Records Office at the rear of the building.Nearly a thousand years of archives were destroyed by the explosion, the ensuing fire, and water that was poured on the fire. Irish census began in 1801, but 1821, 1831, 1841, and 1851 census were almost entirely destroyed in 1922. Civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths began in 1864. Ulster is one of four tradional Irish provinces: Six of these counties make up Northern Ireland: Great help in identifying which coded family you may have descended from. Coded families from twelve USA states and also Scotland and Ireland 2) Alexander Kirkpatrick - born about 1650, Dumfriesshire, Scotalnd - He has six children: Alexander Kirkpatrick, born 1685 in Dumfriesshire, Scotalnd. In 1725, Alexander moves his family to Belfast, Ireland. In 1736, Alexander embarks to America with his family and four brothers (Andrew, James, John, Thomas) to become the Kirkpatrick Family of Somerset Co, New Jersey 4) ...