Re: Ralston/Ireland/PA/KY/MO/TX

My family came over on that ship.They consisted of Ann (a widow) and 6 of her children:Robert (b. 1784), David (b. 1785), John (b. 1790), Jane (b. 1795), Ann (b. 1798), and Joseph (b. 1799).She had two older married daughters who came over at some other time with their families.They were Mary (b. 1777) and Rebecca (b. 1779).The family stayed in Baltimore for several years, then went to Armstrong County, PA, where they are in the 1810 census, except for Robert whom I have lost.The family of John and Sarah (David, b. 1794), Andrew (b. 1796), James (b. 1798), and William (b. 1800) also settled in Armstrong County.I have not been able to find the family of James and Mary.Otherwise all of these Ralstons and their offspring for at least 2 generations seem to have stayed in PA so I can't be of much help to you.I find that these given names are very common among the Scotch Irish.Some families continued the old naming customs but others didn't.