Return-path: Envelope-to: bannvalley@4qd.co.uk Delivery-date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 17:27:56 +0000 Received: from web611.mail.yahoo.com [216.115.104.95] by golden.argonet.co.uk with smtp (Exim 1.82 #3) id 13zj7D-00009y-00; Sat, 25 Nov 2000 17:27:56 +0000 Message-ID: <20001125172751.14490.qmail@web611.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [129.120.217.171] by web611.mail.yahoo.com; Sat, 25 Nov 2000 09:27:51 PST Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 09:27:51 -0800 (PST) From: Barbara Subject: STEWARTS OF GORTON COOLHILL, AGHADOWEY PARISH, CO DERRY To: bannvalley@4qd.co.uk, NIR-DERRY-L@rootsweb.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Status: Here are the Stewarts of Gorton Coolhill, Aghadowey Parish, Co. Londonderry, Ireland as known to date. I. Thomas STEWART, farmer, of Gorton Coolhill mar. Mary? IRWIN abt.1780.(He may have been a son or grandson of John STEWART of "Gortan" whose will was probated in 1786) Three of their children were: A. NANCY STEWART, b. abt. 1786,of Gorton, mar Andrew MCCAUGHRIN (sic). Their children, born in "Gortonculhilly" were (definite birthdates for the oldest and one other): 1. Thomas MCCAUGHRIN,b.1805,mar. Letitia LUSK--emig.to USA in 1833(Children: Nancy(1828), Martha(1831), Robert Lusk(1834), Susan Elizabeth(1837), Andrew Jackson(1840), Samuel Thomas(1843) 2. Daniel MCCAUGHRIN, b. abt. 1807--farmer in 1833 TAB 3. John MCCAUGHRIN, b. 1809,(on gravestone) mar Huldah CROSBY--emig.to USA--no children 4. Andrew MCCAUGHRIN, b. abt 1811, mar. Mary Ann SMYTH, daughter of James SMYTH of Gorton (earlier of Caheny),Dec. 17, 1846--migr. to Glasgow 5. Mary MCCAUGHRIN, b. abt 1815, mar John STEWART of Killymuck, Tamlaght O'Crilly Parish abt. 1834 (Children: Andrew(1835),Nancy1838),Andrew1839),Elizabeth(1841),James(1843), James(1845), Robert(1846), Elizabeth(1850), Matilda(1854)---you can tell by names which died in infancy, I believe) 6. Martha MCCAUGHRIN, b. abt. 1815--Mary's twin who died young 7. Samuel MCCAUGHRIN--did not marry--emig.to USA 8. James MCCAUGHRIN--may not have married--emig.To USA B. JOHN STEWART, b. abt 1800, mar. Jane? CRAIG (possibly related to Robert CRAIG of Caheny) Their children were: 1. Robert STEWART, b. abt. 1823, mar. Elizabeth DINSMORE, daughter of John DINSMORE of Tamlaght, April 10, 1846 2. Thomas STEWART, b. abt. 1825, mar. Mary Jane JOHNSTON, daughter of James JOHNSTON of Movenis, August 26, 1853 3. John STEWART, b. 1827, mar. Martha LOWRY dau. of Alexander and Sarah STEVENSON LOWRY of Taughboyne Parish, Co. Donegal, 1851, after emig. to Philadelphia about 1848 (Children: Sarah Jane(1852), Robert(1857), John(1860), Martha Stevenson(1862), Margaret Lowry(1867), Elizabeth(1870), Lillian Craig(1873) 4. Hugh STEWART, b. abt. 1829, mar. Jane HOGG, daughter of John HOGG of Gorton 5. William STEWART, b. abt. 1831, mar Ann ALEXANDER, daughter of John ALEXANDER of Culnaman, Jan. 15, 1874 6. Jane STEWART, b. aft. 1831 Census, mar. William WILSON,son of Robert WILSON of Gortin Hill, March 23, 1855 7. Mary STEWART, b. aft. 1831 Census, mar. Samuel ERWIN, son of William ERWIN of Carnrow, Mar. 27, 1857. C. JANE STEWART was probably also a sister (unmarried in 1831Census) Would like to hear from anyone who might have possible connections---especially early Erwin/Irwins and Craigs in Aghadowey or Scotland. Barbara Braswell ===== Researching: Stewart,Fulton,Craig,Irwin---Aghadowey,Tamlaght O'Crilly,and Maghera Parishes, Co.Derry,Ireland Lowry, Stevenson, Colhoun, and Rogers---Taughboyne Pa.,Co. Donegal, Ireland Stewart--Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland Stewart--Philadelphia, PA, USA __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. http://shopping.yahoo.com/