and maybe be an apprentice to another tradesman much like joseph woodhouse was.the other thing that i would like to mention that is a common thread is people are wanting to have a place of their own. whether it be english or irish or german. and so if the oldest son gets everything, then the second and third sons are going to need to leave to go to america if they want to have land. and if you came to america, before 1700, paying your passage, of course, on a ship bound to virginia, you had the right to receive 50 acres of land for free. so that was an enticement for many of the second and third sons. >>> my name is jerry kester and i'm a costumed interpreter on the scotch irish farm. the time period here is between 1720 and 1740 and the farm comes from ulster, from the northern province of ireland. and this is the home of a farmer as well as a weaver. and 1720s, 40s, that is what the people start leaving ireland to come to america because they want a better life. and part of the reasons they are leaving is there has been a big depression in the linen market beca

much like joseph woodhouse was. to other thing i like mention that is a common thread is people are wanting to have a place of their own, whether they are english, irish, or german. so if the oldest son gets everything, then the second and gord sons need to leave to to america if they want to have land. if you came to america before 1700, paying your passage on a ship to virginia, you had a right to receive 50 acres of land for free. that was enticement for many of these second and third sons. >> my name is jerry koester and i am a costumed interpreter on the scotch irish farm. the time between 1720 and 1740. the farm comes from the northern province of ireland. this is the home of a farmer as well as a weaver. is when people start leaving ireland to come to america because they want a better life. part of the reason they are leaving is there has been a big depression and the london market because there has been a series of droughts. you are also having food shortages and famines. the quality of living is bad. there