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RE: [Bann Valley] 1718 Immigrants who settled in Maine
Hi,
My name is Darryl Miller and I live in Alberta, Canada. My direct connection on the Miller side was Alexander Miller, who left Ireland permanently with his family - wife Mary?, three sons Joseph (~1712), James (~1714), Samuel (January 15, 1716) and daughter Mary (~1717) in October of 1718 and settled in Saco Maine.
Alexander was the Master of a ship - the "Elizabeth and Mary" that sailed out of Londonderry, Ireland bound for Boston. On arrival in Boston with his family, he gave up his Captaincy and his first mate Robert Homes took over and renamed the ship, "Elizabeth" This was a small ship for its day, being only 45 tons.
Primary Source: Public Records Office, C.O. 5/848, f.83
Secondary Source: "Ulster Emigration" (Use browser "Bookmark" or "Back" to return to this page.)
Ship and Passenger Information:
Burthen: 45 tons
100 passengers (names not available at present)
According to the Boston Newsletter he made his last trip in 1718:
Boston to Ireland - in the March 24-31, 1718 Newsletter
Ireland to Boston - in the October 20-27, 1718 Newsletter
[Name Not Given.] Alexander Miller, master, Robert Homes, mate, from [not given] ; arr. [not given] at Boston. Cleared for Ireland (N. L. March 24-31, 1718; Rev. W. Homes in his Diary says sailed April 10th).
Mary and Elizabeth, Alexander Miller, master, Robert Remes [Homes], mate, from Londonderry; arr. Oct. at Boston (N. L. Oct. 20-27, 1718; also Rev. W. Homes 's Diary). Full of passengers. Cleared (N. L. Pec. 8-15, 1718)
1719
Elizabeth, ship, Robert Homes, master, from Ireland ; arr. Nov. 3 ?, at Hull and Boston. (Mass. Resolves, 1719, chapter 68.) About 150 passengers, some with small- pox. List of warnings (Record Com. Rept. 13, p. 63).
1720
[Name Not Given.] Robert Homes, from Ireland; arr. Aug. 28, at Boston. (Rev. W. Homes 's Diary
Alexander's son Samuel was born in Derry County. He married a Margaret Caldwell in Portsmouth, NH in 1736
Although his ship left from Londonderry - family history says the Miller's had lived in Belfast - son James was the first settler in Belfast, Maine (1770) and won the right to name the town in a coin toss - he chose his birthplace - Belfast, Ireland.
Another son Alexander was born in Saco, Maine ~ 1725.
Would anyone have any information on the Irish side of their lives before they left Ireland. I am led to believe that they were Lowland Scots from the Dumfrieshire area and arrived in Ireland around 1610.
I would appreciate any help in making a connection in Ireland.
John Darryl Miller
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-----Original Message-----
From: Linde Lunney [mailto:family@xxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2015 1:19 AM
To: BannValley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Bann Valley] 1718 Immigrants who settled in Maine
Hello Sue
John Jameson is ejjameson@xxxxxxx
I will be in touch with you again as our ideas develop, we want to try to tell the people in Ireland something of the stories of the relatives who left in 1718 and were never heard of again on this side of the Atlantic.
Not yet sure what will be the outcome; we need to get down to work on it pretty soon!
Any other people with 1718 links, please note and do get in touch!
Linde
On 27 June 2015 at 02:43, Susan Melville <melville1.genealogy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Dear Linde,
> Thanks for your e-mail. I would appreciate contact information for Mr.
> Jameson.
> Please keep my folks in your databank as you prepare for your 300th
> reunion. My great grandfather was Thomas Means - a descendent of
> Robert Means - who lived in Maine until 1859 when he left (his Maine
> family) for California where he met my great grandmother.
> Sue Melville
> Shoreline, Washington
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Linde Lunney [mailto:family@xxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, June 26, 2015 2:45 PM
> To: BannValley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Bann Valley] 1718 Immigrants who settled in Maine
>
> Your information is very useful; thanks for posting it; a group of us
> here in Ireland are beginning to plan for 300 year commemoration of
> the emigration in 1718, and we are hoping to be able to provide at
> least a partial list of the early emigrants from the Bann valley. I
> can't at the minute add to your information, but if anything comes to
> hand, I'll certainly pass it on. I am in touch with a John Jameson who
> has antecedents in the 1718 migration but I'm not sure if his are the
> same as yours. Happy to put you in touch if that would assist.
>
> best wishes
>
> Linde Lunney
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