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[HappyBill]

I am trying to do my genealogy; I need some help
my ancestors came from Scotland ,all I know is they were from the Highlands.
I have 3 names;
William John Fleming,William James Fleming,William Fleming
also I was told the Flemings name used to have 2 m's in it but I dont know for sure.
the years for my ancestors was about 1750 to 1875
can any body help me??
Thank you
HappyBill
PS. I am using Family Tree Maker ver.11
I have a pc,windows xp home edition pentium 4, 2.66ghz,512ddr mem

[blue_skye]

Hiya, have you tried using the family search website? (www.familysearch.com I think!!!!) either that or the Scotlands People website/Scots Origins would be your best bet. Family Search is free so it might get you started and you can search specific areas, I've foound it a great help in my own research. Good Luck, it is satisfying but can be frustrating searching the family tree!

[HappyBill]

Hello ther blue_skye
I recived you reply to my post,glad to here from ya,yes I would like to email you and be a penpal,I have a friend in Scotland that I chat with alot on msn messenger.his name is Bill Thompson.
I am Bill Fleming,sure would like to chat with you ,what messenger do you use
I live in Arkansas.my email address is;
moma4@earthlink.net
so if you want you can email me
se ya later blue_skye

[Mamie]

What makes you certain that your particular Flemings are from the Highlands?

The spelling is variable over time and includes the variations in the subject header.

Most Flemings are from Lanark with some also from Aberdeen, Ayr, Midlothian, Renfrew, and Stirling. It is a very common name- there are 3535 entries for William Fleming on the IGI. If you are certain yours are "highlanders" concentrate on Aberdeen.

There are some very famous Flemings - one of the Ladies in waiting to Mary Queen of Scots was Mary Fleming. This family had extensive holdings in Lanark.