Some extracts from a Caughey Family Bible with comments by Miles
Caughey.
The last known possessor died 20 years ago. What I have is a
handwritten copy of the bibles sheet. I would bet on it though. It
says:
1. William Caughey, son to James Caughey and Marget Caughey was born on
Tuesday the 19th of Jun 1752 at 35 minutes after 8 o'clock in the
morning it being the 18th of the moons age. He was baptised the 21st day
of the above month by Mr Dixson.
2. Marey Caughey was born December the 4th day about 12 O'clock at
night 1750.
3. Nancy Caughey was born the 16th of June, Monday at 2 o'clock after
noon year 1783.
4. Margaret Caughey was born in December, Wednesday at 5 in the morning
in 1786.
5. James Caughey was born Saturday, November 3 about 12 at night in the
year of our Lord 1792.
6. James and Elizabeth Caughey were married Oct 21st in the year of our
Lord 1814.
7. Elizabeth Caughey was born August the 12 in the year of our Lord
1791.
8. William James Caughey was born in the year of our Lord July 11th
1817.
(He was the last born in Ireland-my note)
9. Mary Caughey was born October 29 in the year of our Lord 1818
( Another paper showes her middle name G. my note)
10 Clemens Patterson Caughey was born in the year of our Lord November
3rd 1820 about 4 in the morning.
( He spelt his first name Clement, my gggrandfather my note)
11. John Caughey was born in the year of our Lord January 6th about 5
in the morning 1823.
The above copied from a bible published in Edinburgh in 1746. (This
was the property of the above John Caughey and is now in the possession
of his third son Robert Coulter Caughey, Glendale California.)
I only know for sure that Mary Caughey, William Caughey's Wife bought
property on 4 Jul 1814 in Smith Twp, Washington Co, Pa. She was
remarried between 1814-1816.She and her husband John McClurg sold the
land to Mary McClurg (formerly) Caughey's three children which was
stated in the will.
They were Nancy Elliott, Margaret Steel and James Caughey who was my
g4grandfather. Mary's husband John McClurg died in 1818 and the deed
said John Elliott and his wife Nancy, Margaret Steel, and James and
Elizabeth Caughey sold the property to McClurg's children. Since
Margaret Steel's husband is listed I assume he died since the Nancy and
James spouces are listed. Mary switched her name back to Caughey and
paid taxes from 1818 to 1825 when I lost contact.
The only other piece of info comes totally without references stating
that James Caughey's wife was Elizabeth Coulter and her parents were
James and Nancy Coulter from Ireland.
The last Caughey born in Ireland is unsubstantially listed as from Co
Down. I have a couple of more references of people associated with my
Caugheys are listed as from Co Down. So I am hoping thats where I will
find them.
I surfed the internet for over 3 hours and couldn't find any good
references about Presbyterians or Methodist in Ireland. I am
concentrating on finding Mr Dixson and what religion and where he
preached. I thought it odd that the transcription said Mr Dixson
instead of Rev. or some other title. Maybe that's a clue!
I am just hoping he is a Methodist. Since the odds are against it it
would sure make this search simpler.