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Basically the info I have is that William was born in Penn. The worst part is that even
his wife's family doesnt go back very far. Since William's father came over
before 1800 then Ellis Island does no good. I am not sure where to begin when it comes to
searching ship logs, which would be the only way to find his father. I have called Penn
Gov places and they said that since he was born in 1800, I have to go to the specific
county he was born in. However, I have no idea what county that would have been. I cant
afford to call every county court house to find it. I am running out of leads. It is
cool to know he was born shortly after the revolution, but a pain when trying to find out
what Clan he belonged to. Mcconnehey was a part of 3 different clans, so it makes it
harder to track. I dont have the 400+ bucks to have someone else search it out for me.