Hello All, Boyd has compiled some remarkable data relating to the Maxwell family of Drumlegagh, Ardstraw parish, Co. Tyrone for Gerald – seemingly without effort and all at no cost. Three stars, Boyd! Perhaps it may be possible add a little to the knowledge of the Maxwells having located their origins in Garvaghy, Co. Down from the extracts below. I hope so. The following data comes from my personal library:
HISTORY OF CONGREGATIONS OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN IRELAND 1610-1982 (PRESBYTERIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF IRELAND, BELFAST, 1982) DRUMLEGAGH (SECOND ARDSTRAW) (p. 422) In 1782 the Secession Synod decided to inaugurate a cause in Ardstraw and the REV. THOMAS DICKSON of Aughentaine was put in charge of a two-point charge, Ardstraw and Sixmilecross, each to contribute £20 a year to the stipend. By 1784 it was reported that both causes had prospered and Mr. Dickson was working full time at Ardstraw. He was called to Sandholes in 1787 and was succeeded by MR. ANDREW MAXWELL (lic. Down), who was ordained in 1788. He died on 2 Feb. 1816 to be followed by his eldest son also called ANDREW (lic. Upper Tyrone). ANDREW MAXWELL Jun. was ordained as assistant and successor to his father on 20 Nov. 1815. The charge here also included Castlederg (Dergbridge) and Mr. Maxwell died on 2 Feb. 1866 exactly 50 years after the death of his father, having only retired the year before. THE SECEDERS IN IRELAND WITH ANNALS OF THEIR CONGREGATIONS – REV. DAVID STEWART (PRESBYTERIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF IRELAND, BELFAST, 1950) DRUMLEGAGH (p. 272) By 1787 Mr. Dickson removed to Sandholes and was succeeded by MR. ANDREW MAXWELL, a native of Garvaghy [Co. Down]. Mr. Maxwell who was licensed by the Presbytery of Down on May 10, 1786, was ordained in 1788. He died on Feb. 2, 1816, and was succeeded by his eldest son, also named Andrew. MR. ANDREW MAXWELL, M.A., graduated at the University of Glasgow in 1810, and was licensed by the Presbytery of Upper Tyrone on June 29, 1811. On November 20, 1815, he was ordained as assistant and successor to his father. In 1829 he married a daughter of MR. ANDREW BAIRD of Castlefin [Co. Donegal]. At the time of his ordination Dergbridge (Castlederg) was an adherence of Ardstraw. Mr. Maxwell retired in 1865 and he died on February 2 1866, exactly fifty years after the death of his father. ANDREW BAIRD, CASTLEFIN, CO. DONEGAL. Londonderry Sentinel October 24 1835 Suddenly, on the 10th inst., at the residence of his son in law, the REV MR MAXWELL, of Castlederg, MR ANDREW BAIRD, of Castlefin April 7 1849 On the 27th ult., at the residence of her son in law, the REV ANDREW MAXWELL, Castlederg, ISABELLA, relict of the late MR ANDREW BAIRD, Castlefin, aged 81 years There is probably more waiting to be found and hope this adds to your knowledge of your Ulster-Scots forebears. Regards, Len Swindley, Melbourne, Australia Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10 From: Boyd Gray<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, 25 January 2018 12:20 AM To: Gerald Raymond<mailto:[email protected]> Cc: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [CoTyroneMailingList] Maxwells of Drumlegagh Hi Gerald, I would have no doubt whatsoever that you are descended from Joseph Maxwell from Drumlaghagh. 1. Joseph Maxwell of Drumlegagh was still alive at the time of the 1858 Griffiths Valuation, where he is shown as holding Plot 7 in Drumlagh, a 43 acre farm, inclusive of a Flax Mill. QED, I would say. 2. If you have a marriage cert for a Joseph Maxwell and a Margaret McCay from the CTI website, and your Andrew Maxwell has those names as his parents on his death cert, then, since there will probably be no other such marriage in the whole of Ireland, this must be the same couple. Again, QED. You are extremely lucky to have such definitive links. Most people are left making educated guesses. One thing does puzzle me. As you can see, there was another Andrew Maxwell living in Drumlagagh, probably a brother of Joseph, after whom Joseph named your Andrew, and he was a Presbyterian minister. So, no wonder your Andrew had to flee to NZ to marry a Catholic! But, what puzzles me is, how did he find a wife from Tuam in Galway, Back then people simply did not go that far afield to find a wife. They rarely went further than "over the schugh", as we say here, which means over the ditch to the next field. Anyway, you now have a fascinating project to pursue because you should be able to follow the Maxwells down through the two censuses into the modern day and perhaps find yourself some Irish cousins. Check my Fb page under the for hints and tips on how to do this: https://www.facebook.com/westulstergenealogy/ Regards, Boyd https://www.facebook.com/westulstergenealogy/ http://familytrees.genopro.com/boydgray26/Boyd/
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