Somewhere round 1910 my grandfather (an itinerant American born in Chile) undertook genealogical researches in Ireland. Surviving records of what he discovered are incomplete, but he referred in a letter to a cousin identified as Judge Boyle active in Dublin or Belfast or both. I think Judge Boyle was mentioned because he had achieved a certain status. My grandfather also met two elderly brothers of the Macrory family who at that stage operated a flour mill in Limavady - in that same district. His ancestor, John Hillman 1805 - 1864, had arrived 1824 in upstate New York from the Coleraine district of Ireland. John arrived stateside with his own parents - Arthur Hillman 1781-1847 and Catherine Mortimer Fleming / Hillman 1789 - 1847 - and, probably, with a good many siblings. Research by a cousin indicates that these Hillmans were baptised - where records have been located - in Magherafelt, Ireland (these days in Northern Ireland). We think we have pinned down the Hillman - Macrory connection. It comes via Margaret Hillman 1757 - 1834 who married to Robert McCrory 1764 - 1840 (who changed the spelling of the name to Macrory). My purpose with this note is to ask if anyone researching genealogy of the Boyle family in (or near) Magherafelt has come across any kinship connections to members of the Hillman or Macrory families. Thank you, if appropriate, for any inputs you are able to share. Charles Hillman