Looking at the PRONI catalogue of church records, there are 3 Presbyterian churches in Donagheady that the Taggart family might have attended. Donagheady 1st seems to have lost its early records and has nothing before 1875; Donagheady 2nd has records from 1838 and Donemana from 1856. If John was baptised around 1851 the only one with any records is obviously the 2nd. There’s a copy of those records in PRONI (the public record office) in Belfast. They are not on-line there, so a personal visit is required to view them.
Having said that, my hunch is that the family church was Donemana. That’s because Sarah Taggart from Liscloon (presumably a sister to John) married there on 25.11.1854. Her husband was William McEgan from Kildoge. Tradition was to marry in the bride’s church, so probably/possibly it’s the Taggart family church. If so, it seems unlikely there’s any record of John’s baptism. However you may get some of his siblings if they were born after 1855. I note from the Valuation revision records that Francis Taggart’s name remains against plot 8a (an agricultural labourer’s cottage) in Liscloon Lower until 1877. He presumably either moved or died around that year. There were no Taggarts in Liscloon Lower in the 1901 census. Elwyn On 18/08/2019, Pat O’Fallon via CoTyroneList <cotyronelist@cotyroneireland.com> wrote: > I am looking for my great grandparents births. John Taggart lived in > Liscloon, Donaghedy Parish in June 1851. His parents were Francis Taggart > and Mary Breesen?Brisland married 2December1833 COI, Cumberland Upper, Co > Derry. In Griffiths Valuation Francis was a tenant of William Oligby. John > immigrated to NYC in 1868. I have the US side but have only the GV on the > Irish side. Are there any Taggart’s still living there? John’s wife was > Margaret McKeever from Moneycannon. They were married in NYC in 1872 at a > Presbyterian Church so have to assume they were Presbyterian. She immigrated > in 1870 with her mom Mary McLaughin. Any help is appreciated. Thanks. Pat > > Sent from my iPhone > > _______________________________________________ > CoTyroneList Mailing List > Mailing List Email Address: CoTyroneList@cotyroneireland.com > Change Your Preferences: > http://mail.cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/cotyronelist_cotyroneireland.com > Mailing List Archive: https://goo.gl/mQCKrY > _______________________________________________ CoTyroneList Mailing List Mailing List Email Address: CoTyroneList@cotyroneireland.com Change Your Preferences: http://mail.cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/cotyronelist_cotyroneireland.com Mailing List Archive: https://goo.gl/mQCKrY
