This is a transcription of a conveyance for a land transfer between John Craig, my 9th great-grandfather and Archibald Craig, my 8th great-grandfather on 10 APR 1702. It was enacted the same day and in the same area as a purchase by James Craig, my 8th great-uncle on my maternal grandfather’s side.
My great-grandfather, Daniel William Mullan, was born 2 JAN 1871 on the grounds of the Lime Park Estate in Moyaver, County Antrim. He spent over 30 years working for the Postal Service.
My great-grandmother was born in Dundee, Scotland to parents who were born in Scotland, and grandparents who were born in Ulster, Ireland. In the Scotland of her day, that made her Irish – not Scottish.
My great-grandfather and his siblings are buried together under one stone with their parents at St. Olcan’s Cemetery in Armoy, Antrim, Northern Ireland. When I visited my grandfather’s birthplace, I took the opportunity to document all the gravestones in his churchyard – 797 souls – and 39 of them were born before 1830, the earliest…
As a kid, I remember thinking that my grandfather’s family owned a farm called ‘Moyaver’ in a place called ‘Armoy’ – – but none of that turns out to be true. Here’s what’s true…
Margaret Lang Odding and John Porter were my 10th great-grandparents. Their daughter Hannah Porter was my 9th great-grandmother. They moved to Roxbury, then Boston, but were banished and founded a new colony on Aquidneck Island, holding properties in Portsmouth and Newport. John was also party to the Pettaquamscutt Purchase in South Kingston. Margaret successfully sued…
Samuel Wilbore Sr. and Anne Smith were my 10th great-grandparents. Their son, Samuel Wilbur, Jr. was my 9th great grandfather. They moved to Boston (MA Bay colony) in 1633, were banished, settled Portsmouth (Rhode Island colony) had property in Taunton (Plymouth colony) and later property in Boston (MA Bay colony). Samuel jr. was party to…
One of my Forman ancestors loaned money to Henry VIII – bad idea. One arrested the governor of NJ for holding court while Scottish. There was a patriot tarred as a traitor for ages, and a religious refugee who persecuted Quakers on Long Island. Knights, vicars, patriots & scoundrels – 12 generations of Formans.
Robert Engle Forman. 1605 is my 10th great-grandfather. He was 1 of 18 men, mostly English, who received a charter to settle Vlissingen [Flushing] on Long Island in 1645 from Willem Kieft, Director of the Dutch West India company. Flushing’s early records were destroyed in a late 18th century fire so we know nothing about…
Robert Engle Forman (1605-1671) is my 10th great-grandfather. He was 1 of 18 men, mostly English, who received a charter to settle Vlissingen [Flushing] on Long Island in 1645 from Willem Kieft, Director of the Dutch West India company. Flushing’s early records were destroyed in a late 18th century fire so we know nothing his time there,…
Daniel McAllen was a shoemaker born in Ireland around 1821 to James McAllen, a labourer. He emigrated first to England before the age of 20, and then to America at the age of 28, in 1848.
O’Mullan derives from the Gaelic surname O’Maoláin, which dates to before the 10th century. ‘Maol” means bald or tonsured. So Maoláin refers to a monk or a disciple, or really anyone who shaves their head as a sign of religious devotion.