Joyce, Thank you for replying to my query re: Arthur McCormick. Our stories sound similar, however, the names are in reverse. The military record I have showing desertion is in the name of Devlin which we surmised his name was in Ireland due to family stories that he took the name of his grandmother McCormick when he deserted(??) Give me your e-mail address and I will e-mail you a copy of his desertion record. My Arthur emigrated in 1834 so to be linked to your family he would have to have left a wife and newborn behind. However stranger things have happened. Looking forward to any information you can provide. Janet