Thanks to Boyd and Len!! So amazing to have access to this “remarkable” information as Len so aptly described it!
Although, this family isn’t connected to mine (as far as I know!!) my Presbyterian ancestors lived in the same place, same time! Not often all the stars align but it’s a buzz for family historians when they do! Sent from my iPad > On 25 Jan 2018, at 5:05 pm, Len Swindley <len_swind...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Hello All, > Boyd has compiled some remarkable data relating to the Maxwell family of > Drumlegagh, Ardstraw parish, Co. Tyrone for Gerald – seemingly without effort > and all at no cost. Three stars, Boyd! > Perhaps it may be possible add a little to the knowledge of the Maxwells > having located their origins in Garvaghy, Co. Down from the extracts below. I > hope so. The following data comes from my personal library: > > HISTORY OF CONGREGATIONS OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN IRELAND 1610-1982 > (PRESBYTERIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF IRELAND, BELFAST, 1982) > DRUMLEGAGH (SECOND ARDSTRAW) (p. 422) > In 1782 the Secession Synod decided to inaugurate a cause in Ardstraw and the > REV. THOMAS DICKSON of Aughentaine was put in charge of a two-point charge, > Ardstraw and Sixmilecross, each to contribute £20 a year to the stipend. By > 1784 it was reported that both causes had prospered and Mr. Dickson was > working full time at Ardstraw. He was called to Sandholes in 1787 and was > succeeded by MR. ANDREW MAXWELL (lic. Down), who was ordained in 1788. He > died on 2 Feb. 1816 to be followed by his eldest son also called ANDREW (lic. > Upper Tyrone). ANDREW MAXWELL Jun. was ordained as assistant and successor to > his father on 20 Nov. 1815. The charge here also included Castlederg > (Dergbridge) and Mr. Maxwell died on 2 Feb. 1866 exactly 50 years after the > death of his father, having only retired the year before. > > THE SECEDERS IN IRELAND WITH ANNALS OF THEIR CONGREGATIONS – REV. DAVID > STEWART (PRESBYTERIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF IRELAND, BELFAST, 1950) > DRUMLEGAGH (p. 272) > By 1787 Mr. Dickson removed to Sandholes and was succeeded by MR. ANDREW > MAXWELL, a native of Garvaghy [Co. Down]. Mr. Maxwell who was licensed by the > Presbytery of Down on May 10, 1786, was ordained in 1788. He died on Feb. 2, > 1816, and was succeeded by his eldest son, also named Andrew. > MR. ANDREW MAXWELL, M.A., graduated at the University of Glasgow in 1810, and > was licensed by the Presbytery of Upper Tyrone on June 29, 1811. On November > 20, 1815, he was ordained as assistant and successor to his father. In 1829 > he married a daughter of MR. ANDREW BAIRD of Castlefin [Co. Donegal]. At the > time of his ordination Dergbridge (Castlederg) was an adherence of Ardstraw. > Mr. Maxwell retired in 1865 and he died on February 2 1866, exactly fifty > years after the death of his father. > > ANDREW BAIRD, CASTLEFIN, CO. DONEGAL. > Londonderry Sentinel > October 24 1835 > Suddenly, on the 10th inst., at the residence of his son in law, the REV MR > MAXWELL, of Castlederg, MR ANDREW BAIRD, of Castlefin > > April 7 1849 > On the 27th ult., at the residence of her son in law, the REV ANDREW MAXWELL, > Castlederg, ISABELLA, relict of the late MR ANDREW BAIRD, Castlefin, aged 81 > years > > There is probably more waiting to be found and hope this adds to your > knowledge of your Ulster-Scots forebears. > Regards, > Len Swindley, Melbourne, Australia > > Sent from Mail for Windows 10 > > From: Boyd Gray > Sent: Thursday, 25 January 2018 12:20 AM > To: Gerald Raymond > Cc: cotyronelist@cotyroneireland.com > Subject: Re: [CoTyroneMailingList] Maxwells of Drumlegagh > > Hi Gerald, > > I would have no doubt whatsoever that you are descended from Joseph Maxwell > from Drumlaghagh. > > 1. Joseph Maxwell of Drumlegagh was still alive at the time of the 1858 > Griffiths Valuation, where he is shown as holding Plot 7 in Drumlagh, a 43 > acre farm, inclusive of a Flax Mill. QED, I would say. > > 2. If you have a marriage cert for a Joseph Maxwell and a Margaret McCay > from the CTI website, and your Andrew Maxwell has those names as his parents > on his death cert, then, since there will probably be no other such marriage > in the whole of Ireland, this must be the same couple. Again, QED. > > You are extremely lucky to have such definitive links. Most people are left > making educated guesses. > > One thing does puzzle me. As you can see, there was another Andrew Maxwell > living in Drumlagagh, probably a brother of Joseph, after whom Joseph named > your Andrew, and he was a Presbyterian minister. So, no wonder your Andrew > had to flee to NZ to marry a Catholic! But, what puzzles me is, how did he > find a wife from Tuam in Galway, Back then people simply did not go that far > afield to find a wife. They rarely went further than "over the schugh", as > we say here, which means over the ditch to the next field. > > Anyway, you now have a fascinating project to pursue because you should be > able to follow the Maxwells down through the two censuses into the modern day > and perhaps find yourself some Irish cousins. Check my Fb page under the for > hints and tips on how to do this: > https://www.facebook.com/westulstergenealogy/ > > Regards, > > Boyd > > https://www.facebook.com/westulstergenealogy/ > > http://familytrees.genopro.com/boydgray26/Boyd/ > > _______________________________________________ > CoTyroneList mailing list > CoTyroneList@cotyroneireland.com > http://mail.cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/cotyronelist_cotyroneireland.com
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