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Bann Valley Families: Morrell family

MORRELL FAMILY HISTORY BALTEAGH

Morrells at Ballyquin in the Parish of Balteagh 1700-1850

1700

Samuel Murrell	Ballyquin		Received lease from William Connolly
Mary Muriel	Balteagh	1717	Married William Douglas
John Muriel	Drumachose	1721
Mary Murrell	Belteagh	1718	Married Mr.Henry
Robert Muriel	Belteagh	1739	Married Mary Allison
Robert Murrill	Belteagh	1740	Protestant Householder
James Murrell	Ballyquin	(1710-1785)	Married Margaret Torrance
James Murrill	Bellywhine	1740	Protestant Householder
Daniel Murrill	Balinaharry	1740	Protestant Householder
Samuel McMurrill	Arregarvan	1740	Protestant Householder
Robert Murrell	Ballyquin	(1739-1823)
Ann Murrell	Belteagh	1767	Married William Lewis
John Murrell	Ballyquin
John Murrell	Belteagh	Married Peggy in 1780
John Murrell	Belteagh	Flax grower in 1796
John Murrell	Belteagh	Flax grower in 1796 (two Johns are shown)
Henry Murrell	Terrydremond	(1745-1815)
Henry Murrell	Belteagh	(1739-1770)
Henry Murrell	Belteagh	Flax grower in 1796
H. Murrell	Belteagh	Registered Bleacher
Robert Murrell	Belteagh	Flax grower 1796
Robert Murrell	Ballyquin	(1770-1840)	in 1831 Census
John Murrell (Senior)v	Limavady	1805	Emigrated to U.S.A.
John Murrell (Junior- son?)	Limavady	1805	Emigrated to U.S.A
John Murrell	Drumsurn	Bleacher
John Murrell	Millbrook	(1784-1858)
Mary Murrell	Terrydremond	Died unmarried in 1826
Samuel Morrell	Drumachose	Census 1831
Robert Murrell	Ballyquin	(1770-1840)
Samuel Murrell		1813	Emigrated to South Carolina
Henry Murrell	Limavady	(1796-1850)
Alice Murrell	Lower Drumneecy	Married William Haslett
Maria Murrell	Upper Drumneecy	Married Henry Haslett (1770-1860)
John Murrell	Maine	Census 1831
Eliza Morell	Belteagh	(1785-1850)	Grave at new church Belteagh
George Hazlett	Belteagh	(1790-1824)	Grave at old church Belteagh
Henry Morell	Terrydremond	Emigrated to Canada

Balteagh descendants elsewhere

Rev, Samuel Morell	Tullylish	(1744-1772)	Killed in civil disturbance In 1772
Rev, James Morell	(1773-1833)		Married Letitia Harris
Rev. Charles Lucas Morell	Dungannon (1820-1896)
Rev. Charles Lucas Morell	Drumkeen (1854-1932)
Six Morell clergy served at Drumkeen and Ballybay from 1800-1914
Hessie Morell of Tynron, Thornhill, Scotland married Rev, William Mc William (CofS)
Rev, John Morell McWilliam			Wrote a family history.

The same person may appear more than once in the above lists.

NOTES

1. James Murrill (1710-1785) was known as ”big Jack•.He was a founder of a dissenting church at Drumachose in1743 and attended Synods in 1745 and 1755.
2. A John and Henry Murrell of Terrydremond had a bleach green at Mill Road Drumsurn which, according to Henry in 1835, closed in 1810.
3. A John Murrell ran a mill at Maine which was owned by Andrew McCausland and employed six men.
4. A Henry Haslett was an elder of Drumachose Church and possibly a United Irishman.
5. A John Morell of Terrydremond, alive in 1920, was certain that the Belteagh and Dunboe families were related to each other.
6. The Rev James Morell (M.A. Glagow 1794) was Ulster Synod Moderator in 1831. The Rev. Charles Morell was Moderator, Presbyterian Church of Ireland in 1861
7. In 1835 Robert Murrell and Henry Haslett were members of the Kennaught Branch of the North West Society (for agricultural improvement.

Other families from Ballyquin who have members buried at Balteagh Presbyterian Church include Garsons, Christies, and Torrens.

MORRELL FAMILY HISTORY DESERTOGHILL

A list of Murrells, Morells, Morrells, and Murrills identified at the Townland of Moneydig and in the Parish of Desertoghill from1796. Records from the area in 1663 and 1740 do not reveal the presence of any Morels. About 1796 no Morels have been detected in any of the five neighbouring Townlands around Moneydig. This list includes individuals identified from many sources and some appear more than once. Definite dates are given when known but estimated and approximate years of birth are guesswork designed only to assist in the identification of generations and to provide a possible chronological sequence.( Contractions are explained at the end.

	NAMES	. Y.O.B.	DETAILS.
Murrell William	1755	PHH 1796 W Janet/Robert, Samuel.
Murrell Samuel	1755	PHH 1796 W Agnus/ James,Nathaniel,Samuel,
	John, Mary, Agnus.
Murrell Nathaniel	1755	PHH 1796 W Martha/ Martha,Mary,Jennet, etc
Murrell Samuel	1755	Flax grower 1796.
Murrell Nathaniel	1755	Flax grower 1796

Maurel Nathaniel	1775	m. Martha Gilmore 10/10/1797
Murrell John	1775	PHH 1813 W Margaret/Samuel.
Murrell Nathaniel	1775	PHH 1813 W Margaret/John,Samuel,Lydia,
	Margat.
Murrell Nathaniel	1775	PHH 1813 W Margaret/John,Samuel,Mary,
	Jane,Agnes,Martha..
Murrell Samuel	1775	PHH 1813 W Jane/Alexander,John,William,
	Jenet,Agnes.
	At Moneylettra.
Morrell John	1780	m. Agnes Mc Alexander .
Morrell Samuel	1780	1831 census W Anon/ 1 male, 3 females
	At Craigall.
Morrell Mary	1790	m. John Woodrow 6/11/1809.
Morell Samuel	1790	1831 census W Jane(Alexander)	/Samuel,
	Alexander,John,William,
	Jane,Mary,Agnes,Eliza,
	At Lisachrin.
Morell John	1790	W Jane Alexander.
Morrell James	1790	W Martha. At.Coolnamen riot 6/7/1810.
Morell Nathaniel	1790	Found halberd at Moneydig in 1829.
Morrell Samuel	1790	1831 census W Nancy/1 male 1 female,
	At Movenis.
Murrell Samuel	1798	Son of Nathaniel, Baptised 23/1/1798.
Morell Nancy	1795	Widow of Samuel of Movenis, died, 1875.
Morrell Robert	1800	1831 census , Moneydig.
Morrell Robert	1800	m. Mary Ann Giffen.
Morrell James	1800	farmer, father of William.
Morrell Samuel	1800	m. Agnes Gilmore 26/7/1828
Murrell Elizabeth	1800	m. Robert Young 28/11/1823
Morel	John	1800	Mason.m. Agnes McAlexander 1828
Morrill Samuel	1807	of Coolyman.Emigrated to Glasgow 1833
Morrell Alexander	1807	son of Samuel. Baptised 1st Garvagh 10/8/1807
Morel Robert	1805	witness to find of halberd,Moneydig,1837
Morell Robert	1805	m. Dau of John Scalty.
Morrell Martha	1810	m. Arnold,emigrated to Ballarat 1831.
Morrell John	1810	m. Margaret Torrance 26/7/1836, Witness
	J. Murrell & Peggy Torrance.
Morell Samuel	1810	His son William John baptised 7/8/1837
Morell Samuel	1810	His dau.Eliza baptised 9/3/1831
Murrell William	1810	m. Isabella Wilson 20/3/1835
Morell William	1810	m. Sissy(Cecilia)	McNeil,2sons,3daus.
Murrell James	1815	m. Mary Torrance 27/1/1836
Morrell John	1815	m. Margaret. Farmer died 187
Morrell James	1815	Weaver. m. at Ballynameen CofI.
Murrell William	1815	m. Reachel Nevin.
Murrell Samuel	1815	m. Agnes Torrance 16/2/1837, Witness
	J. Murrell.
Morrell Samuel	1816	1901 census.Farmer.CofI. Grandsons,
	Samuel882,John1886,Alexander1892.
Morel William	1820	Griffiths list 1858/9 Moneydig.
Morel Samuel	1820	Griffiths list 1858/9 Movenis.
Morel Samuel	1820	Mason. M. Jane Alexander circa 1845
Morrell Joseph	1820	Witness at m. of Mary in 1845
Murrell James	1820	m. Jane Murrell 19/1/1838, witness J.Murrell
Murrell James	1820	Witness as Above.
Morell William	1820	Griffiths list 1857 at Moneydig.
Murrell William	1823	Son of Bob at Moneydig 14/9/1823.
Morell Jane	1825	Dau of John m. Joseph Starrit 31/10/1848
Morrell William	1825	Son of James (farmer)	m. Margaret Shirley,
	20/8/1845
Morrell Mary	1825	Dau of John. m. Joseph Tumelson 20/10/1845
Morrell Ellen	1828	Dau of Samuel & Mary McCartney 24/8/1828
Morrell Robert	1830	Witness to marriage of Mary 1845.
Morrell Alexander	1830	Son of John (farmer)	m. Mary Semple ,
	Witness Samuel Morrell 13/8/1837
	Had son William and 6 daus incl.
	Jemima 1881 and Nancy 1877.
Morrell Matilda	1830	Witness m.Thomas Torrens to Eliz. Semple,
	24/1/1864.
Morrell George	1830	Witness as above.
Morrell Mary Jane	1833	Dau of William and Sissy.
Morrell Ellen	183?	Dau of William and Sissy.
Morrell John	183?	M. Margaret Torrens (PENSEAR 1851)	.
Morrell Nancey	1835	Dau of John (farmer)	m.Torrens Davidson,
	4/1/1855
Morrell Samuel	1835	Son of John (farmer)
Morrell Elizabeth	1835
Morrell Mary	1839	Lived with William Semple and Mary Torrens

Morel Jane	1840	Dau of Samuel (mason?)	m. Archibald.
Morrell Margaret	1840	m. 1865 Garvagh CofI.
Muriel Mary	1840	Dau of Alexander of Lisachrin 1/6/1840
Morrell Peggy Jane 1840	Dau of John and Nancy m.Jackson 8/4/1858
Muriel Martha	1842	Dau of Alexander of Lisachrin 19/6/1842
Morell James	1842	Son of William and Cecilia 3/6/1842
Morell Sissy	1845	Died 1851.
Morell Isabella	1845	6/4/1845.
Morel Margaret	1847
Morrell Robert	1850	Son of Samuel (mason)	m.Eliza McCandless1871
Morrell Thomas	1850	Emigrated to Philadelphia 1865
Morrell Samuel	1851	m. Margaret,born1859,Daus Annie, Jane, Maggie
	Mary(1890)	.
Morrell Samuel	1852	Postmaster Moneydig.m.Margaret Morrell ,
	5/12/1878 Witness Mary Morrell.
Morrell Margaret	1855	m. Samuel Morrell, Witness Nancy Morrell.
Morrell Mary Jane 1858	26/7/1858.m.Henry Walker 30/4/1888
Morrell Mary Jane 1858	13/5/1858.
Morell Alexander	1858	Son of John and Jane (Alexander)
Morell Mary	1859	23/2/1859 Dau of Samuel (mason)	&Jane(Alex)
Morrell John	1860	Son of John,farmer,m. Elizabeth Torrens 27/1/81
Morrell Nancy	1860	Dau of Samuel,farmer,m. Hara 1882.
Morrell Margaret	1860	Dau of John,m.McCahon 20/1/1881,
	Witness Mary Jane Morrell.
Morell Mary	1865	m. McCahon 1887,witness Mary Jane Morrell.

Note on Contractions

PHH = Protestant Householder
W=wife.
m.=married
CofI=Church of Ireland
Dau=daughter.

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