Hello Dave, Many thanks for your appreciative response to the post re. the “General Washington” and your forebear Francis Lyttle. Francis must have been quite an entrepreneur: emigration agents tapped into the genuine feeling of enquiry amongst many Ulstermen in the mid-late eighteenth century although there was concern amongst them for the potentially hazardous journey to America and the unknown awaiting them upon disembarking. It was the task of emigrants to attend fairs and market days and perhaps jumping up on a barrel and engaging with the curious eager to know the benefits of emigration. So effective was his self-believe that he emigrated himself! The village of Augher is located within Clogher Parish, Co. Tyrone and you will find an extensive collection of records for the parish on the CTI website www.cotyroneireland.com/menus/clogher.html<http://www.cotyroneireland.com/menus/clogher.html> It is also useful to find records of Francis’ family who did not emigrate and remained at home. Spellings are Lytle, Lyttle and Little. If you make it to PRONI, Belfast, it is also worthwhile enquiring what Estate records (rentals, lists of tenants) they may have amongst their holdings. Referring to Dr. William Roulston’s Researching Ulster Ancestors (2018) there were several estates covering the parish: Clogher Bishopric, Forbes, Gorges, Mervyn, Montgomery, Mountjoy, Moutray and Speer which are listed amongst their records. You will have a great time learning more of the native place of your emigrant forebear. Regards, Len Swindley
________________________________ From: David Lytle via CoTyroneList <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, 17 August 2026 4:22 AM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Cc: David Lytle <[email protected]> Subject: [CoTyroneMailingList] Re: Emigration Agents for the Ship General Washington Thank you Len and Jim for that clipping! That was a 'brick wall' breakthrough for our family. We've been searching for specific records relating to our 4x great grandfather, Francis Little, who came to PA with his family in 1792 from Tyrone. That's about as much as we knew. There he is in the clipping, an emigrant recruiting agent for the ship "General Washington" that apparently left Londonderry on June 1, 1792, or at 'first fair wind after.' Also, that he was from the area of Augher (SE of Omagh), something else we learned. Now, we hope to find a passenger list for that sailing to see if the family is listed... may turn up in some Pennsylvania records. We are planning a family trip to that area next summer if anyone has any suggestions for such a visit. Hope to get to PRONI archives for a bit. Best regards, Dave Lytle Rosenberg, Texas On Sun, Aug 16, 2026 at 2:30 AM <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Today's Topics: 1. New Content - Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland Marriage Announcements 1829-45 (James McKane) 2. New Content - Emigration Agents for the Ship General Washington Sailing from Londonderry for Newcastle, Wilmington & Philadelphia 1792 (James McKane)
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