Don,
Good news. Your James was spot on and even spelled the town correctly!!
That family surname is very unique and this makes finding it a little
easier. Fortunately, they did not move far from each other. We have the
1860s Griffith Valuation "census", and I have it in Excel format. This
allows me to manipulate the data and focus in on specific locations.
So in 1860 we have ALL of this surname in County Tyrone, Barony Omagh
West or East. civil parishes are really only two- Longfield West and
Termonmaquirk. Guess were Drumquin is located... Longfield West. Google Map
the name and you get only one place as noted above. Only four men live in
the town and one is a Patrick.
Now as too the origins, that gets more complicated. In 1660 the surname
seems gone. However, if you focus on the same area again you can see
possible origins. First thing I noticed is those given names tell me Irish,
not Scotch or English. The surname also doesn't have a Scotland or England
ring to it, so I had a feeling it was Irish or French in origin. I also
focus on the spelling unique parts, which in your case is the "gh" and
"a/ugh" combos. Sure enough in Omagh East you see names found no were else,
specifically they are O'Donaghy, Donagh, Moinagh, Momnagh, and Moynagh. In
Omagh West you have O'Donaghy and O'Maghy. Now these are the names spelled
in the Hearth Money Rolls.
Given the spelling similarity and exact location, my educated guess is
the family has Irish origins via the Donaghy line. They then anglizised the
name over 200 years to assimilate with their increasing Ulster- Scots and
English neighbors. If you look at the 1660 "census" it is almost 100% Irish
families in this region. In the 1860s there is a more moderate mix, but
still a large Irish presence. This is very normal for the southern Tyrone
region. Donaghy is still there in 1860, but your line has a distinct change
in the name.
Without further research, I would just have complete guesses. I would
say you can focus on Drumquin and the two local parishes for your family
name.
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Colin Brooks
The 1718 Project
[email protected]
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On Sat, Jun 3, 2017 at 7:17 PM, Don Watson <[email protected]> wrote:
> I know this is a shot in the dark, but I have an ancestor, James Mimnaugh,
> that emigrated to the United States around 1820 or so. He has listed his
> original home as County Tyrone. Apparently he had a brother or cousin,
> Patrick Mimnaugh that emigrated as well.
>
> That’s all of the information I know about his roots in Ireland.
> Apparently all of the Mimnaugh’s originated from a small town of Drumquin
> (sp)……..not sure if that’s true or not.
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