The Scotch English did not consider the Scotch Irish as their social equal. Marriages were not common between the two groups. Most English (Anglos) were Episcopalian, and the Scotch Irish were Presybeterians. The Scotch-Irish did the dirty work for the English, such as killing the Indians, and overseeing slaves. In Britain they were seen as a little higher on the Social scale then the Irish. 
 
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Anita > Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 22:51:06 -0600> From: [log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Mulatto +Scotch-Irish> To: [log in to unmask]> > Colonial American 'Irish' were mostly 'Scotch-Irish' emigrating Northern > Ireland during 1700-1775. For the most part they moved into the inland > areas of MD-PA and many thence to frontier areas of VA and further south but > including a 'new' frontier of western PA by the mid-late 1700's -- along > with many English frontiersmen from the Scots-English borderland area and > other English origins. So English-'Irish' marriages were indeed fairly > common in frontier areas of Colonial America. Comparatively, there weren't > many Irish immigrants in Eastern Seaboard areas in Colonial American times, > these came later resulting from the potato famines.> > Neil McDonald> > Anita Wills said, in part:> > Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 7:29 PM> Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] Mulatto> > > ....There were divivisions within the white community, as to who would marry > whom, based on economics. I would venture to say that there were not a lot > of English and Irish marriages in Colonial America.> > ______________________________________> To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at> http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html
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