Thank you to Jim for posting the Lindsay people in "Born Tyrone, Buried Ontario" section. They're my family's "brick walls" and we're hoping fellow listers can us help find their origins. David Lindsay was my GG-grandfather. According to death cert, he was born in Tyrone abt. 1781; died May 19, 1875 in Hornby. (Hornby aka Esquesing, Trafalgar, Halton - located just west of what is now Toronto). He was an Orangeman, a farmer, a Presbyterian, and operated the "Red Lion Inn" in Hornby. We believe David boarded the "Mariner" in Londonderry with James Lindsay (his brother or other close relation), and arrived in New London, Connecticut in 1811. They settled in Hornby and bought adjacent farms around 1818-1820. Mary Anne Beatty (or alternate spelling) was my GG-grandmother, wife of David Lindsay. Born in Fintona, Tyrone about 1789-1794; died Dec. 12, 1852 or 1857 in Hornby. Her gravestone is at Hornby Presbyterian Cemetery but is too worn to verify death year. According to a family bible, David and Mary Anne were married on April 16, 1814, location unknown, but possibly north-east U.S. since their first four children were born there. They had ten children: four born in Pennsylvania/New York, the others born in Hornby. James Lindsay was born in Tyrone abt. 1793; died March or April, 1873 in Hornby. He was a farmer and Wesleyan Methodist. His full obituary is posted in "Born Tyrone, Buried Ontario." He married Rosanna Crawford around 1824 (date based on birth of first child). Rosanna was born abt. 1806 somewhere in Ireland; died Dec. 1876 in Halton. They had 11 children, all born in Hornby. We have no more information on these ancestors. Where did David and James come from in Ireland? Who did they leave behind? Where did they live between the time they landed in the U.S. in 1811 and settled in Hornby ten years later? To add to our confusion, a long-deceased relative produced a cryptic family tree that notes "David and James came from Armagh." Since Tyrone is listed on David's death cert and in James' obit, we wonder if Omagh was the intended location. A thick Irish accent could account for misunderstanding by Canadian ears. Additional folklore tells us that our Lindsay family spent "just a few generations in Ireland" and were originally from Scotland. David and James came from a wealthy family, their father was "high up" with the Orangemen in Belfast, and was possibly a farmer and/or a doctor. With no parental names, no paper trail, and no knowledge of how Armagh and Belfast got into the mix, we're stuck. We feel that they may have had good reason to keep their past a mystery. If that's what they intended, they'd be disappointed to know that their wish to fly under radar just encourages us to dig deeper! We've had several DNA tests analyzed but with no resulting aha! moments. If any listers can provide tips or advice on how to solve the mystery, it would be greatly appreciated! Jacque Newman (nee Lindsay)
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