Would be interested in any publications concerning Calhoun name.
Mary Nell Perry mnperry(a)sowega.net
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Date: Friday, September 06, 2002 1:32 PM
Subject: [CALHOUN] Ulster Research Trip and Genealogical Materials
For approximately three weeks in May and June John Giacoletti and I
made a
research trip to Northern Ireland to gather information on some of the
Defenders of Derry. I said I would post our findings to the various lists
that had been contacted prior to our departure. To view all of our posts
please go to the
rootsweb.com main page and find the link to "threaded
archives" Type in COWAN and search June and July 2002 and you will find
some
really interesting posts describing our research adventures. If you
have
any
comments or questions please feel free to contact me at
cscunc(a)aol.com.
Prior to the trip I offered four obscure, out-of-print publications that
should be included in every Ulster Presbyterian's genealogical library.
They
all have either expired copyright provisions or, in the case of the
Hagy
thesis, I have the author's permission to reproduce the document. The
publications are:
"The Laggan and its Presbyterianism" and "In the Days of the Laggan
Presbytery," 1905,1908, by the Rev. Alexander Lecky, B.A. member of the
Royal
Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, Belfast 211 pages
We met JB Shannon, age 90, who assisted in the 1975 reprint and he said
these
books are still the BEST source for Ulster Presbyterian research.
Books
contain lists of former generations of Lagganeers, and their places of
abode,
which have never before appeared in print.
"Fighters of Derry, Their Deeds and Descendants, being a Chronicle of
Events
in Ireland during the Revolutionary period 1688-1691," by William
R. Young,
1932, Eyre and Spottiswoode, London, 350 pages.
One of the most difficult sources to locate, in fact almost impossible.
Contains biographical sketches (1200+) of the Defenders of Derry
"A History of the Siege of Londonderry and Defence of Enniskillen in 1688
and
1689, with Historical Poetry and Biographical Notes," by the Rev.
John
Graham, M.A. Rector of Magilligan in the Diocese of Derry. Includes the
Battles of the Boyne, Athlone, and Aughrim and the siege and capitulation
of
Limmerick by Lord Macaulay, Toronto, 1869
311 pages. Full of genealogical information about the families who were at
Derry.
"Castle's Woods: Frontier Virginia Settlement, 1769-1799, a thesis
presented
to the Faculty of the Department of History, East Tennessee State
University
in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of
Arts,
by James Hagy, 1966, 150 pages.
The most popular of the documents offered, this covers the families who
settled in Russell county, Virginia when it was considered the frontier.
And a new addition:
"The Tinkling Spring, Headwater of Freedom" A Study of the Church and Her
People, Howard McKnight Wilson, Fisherville, 1954
This book contains more genealogy of the early settlers of
Augusta/Rockbridge
Counties Virginia than any other. Baptismal records of the Rev. Craig
and
detailed analysis of many of the early families from the 1740's on.
Please contact me privately at cscunc(a)aol.com for details on how to acquire
these materials. It is very slow and cumbersome to contact each list
individually so in the future I will be putting these and other items I
deem
valuable on
abebooks.com
Once again, I will be happy to answer any questions that have to do with
the
migration of Scots-Irish people from Ulster to Pa, Virginia and
Tennessee.
But remember, I probably don't know who your mamma is, I had a hard enough
time figuring out who mine was.
Regards,
Robert Cowan
525 Harrogate Rd.
Matthews, North Carolina 28105
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