Good morning all List of Protestant Householders Anno 1740 for Parish of Dunboe – Village of Articlave, County Londnderry For over 25 years, I have been aware of the family of John Boyd and Mary Fulton, the daughter of Abraham Fulton and Margaret Guthrie/Guthrey, and their descendants. And the various Boyd researchers have told us that the Fulton’s came from Articlave, about 6 kms NW of Coleraine, County Londonderry. But in all this time, I had assumed that this John Boyd had come from the town of Coleraine or the area east of the Bann River. In my trip to the USA in 2016, I stopped of in Boston, MA and went to the NEHGS and to their Central Library nearby, in my role as Chairman of the Historical Committee, of the House of Boyd Society, where I found the book, The Fulton Family of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania 1712 – 1772 – 1940, An account of the descendants of Abraham Fulton and Margret Guthry, his wife, who emigrated form Articlave, Londonderry County, Ireland in 1772 and settled in Westmoreland County, PA, Earnest S. Craighead, 1940, page 9 it says - “A list of Protestant Householders Anno 1740, in Londonderry County (From records in possession of the Presbyterian Historical Society, Presbyterian Church House, Belfast, Ireland *) contains the following entries under “Parish – Dunboe; Barony – Colrane; County – Derry; [As written] (*This Society is now near Queens University – address unknown. I think it was in about 2013 that I last visited this Society and I can’t recall the Street name.) 1. Henry Fulton 2. Robert Fulton 3. Rob’t Guttery 4. Ben Boyd 5. J. Fulton 6. Jn. Boyd 7. Dav’d Boyd 8. Thos. Boyd 9. Chas. Boyd 10. Eliz’th Boyd 11. Ben Boyd 12. Rich’s Boyd 13. Wido Boyd 14. Wm. Fulton 15. Wm. Boyd 16. Rob’t Fulton. [As I have never seen these records, I can only assume that these are written, as they appear in the PRIMARY DOCUMENT at the Presbyterian Historical Society. Nor am I certain if the above 16 names are the full list of those that occur under the “First Dumboe” in Dumboe Parish in this 1740 list of Protestant Householders.] Although, it appears that Abraham Fulton, was born about 1712, from the title of the book above, his name does not appear, with the other five Fulton names. So, are one of these five, Abraham’s father, and he was still living in his father’s household or that his family came to Articlave after 1740. (This may be a question the Fulton Society can answer?) There is one Rob’t Guttery listed. So, could this be Margaret Guthrie/Guthrey’s father? However, it is the 10 Boyd, that we need to look at. And could one of these ten entries be the father of this John Boyd, who was born about 1734 – 1740, and in 1766 married Mary Fulton – I assume at the First Dunboe Presbyterian Church at Articlave. Have any list members explored the records of the First Dunboe Presbyterian Church at Articlave? And can the results of your research add to the currently knowledge of this family?

Mike, Whoever compiled that list wasn't paying attention. Only 3 Boyds are in Dunboe Parish in the 1740 Protestant Householders Returns- Benjamin, David, John. Only 2 Fultons- Robert, John. The only Abraham Fulton is in Keenaght Barony, Parish Balteagh, Terrydoo Townland with another John Fulton. The only Boyd in that Parish, unknown Townland is Joseph Boyd. Do you recall the large mountain (Ireland style) just east of Limavady town? Terrydoo is on the banks of the to the south. So they had easy access to Limavady (large Boyd presence), but much harder going over the mountain and then farther north to get to Articlave. There are 5 Robert Guthrie's. Interestingly, one is in Dunboe Parish. Another is in Tamlaght Finlagan, but that family is on the shoreline of Lough Foyle. Clearly, the story needs a little more modern research. I do not have Articlave church records with me. -- Colin Brooks The 1718 Project [email protected]