I have a connection to a Rodgers family in Cookstown. Wondering if others might also be connected. George Rodgers born 1789/1790, died 21 Sep 1847, married Rachel Collins born 23 Aug 1798 Dublin, died 24 Mar 1818 Cookstown possibly in first childbirth. Married 31 Dec 1816 at Cookstown. No children known. Both were buried in Derryloran Cemetery. George is listed as a grocer in Pigot's 1824 Directory and in the 1846 Directory as a grocer on William St., Cookstown. His father may have been Alexander Rodgers whose death was noted from Belfast News-Letter of Tuesday, January 22, 1839. Issue 10596 “On the 11th inst. [11 Jan 1839] at Cookstown, Mr. Alexander Rodgers, aged 86 years [DOB 1752], an old and respectable inhabitant of that place.” John M. Collins Sarnia, Ont. Canada E-mail address jcollins@xcelco.on.ca On 18-Dec-09, at 9:28 AM, cotyroneireland-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:09:57 -0800 (Pacific Standard Time) > From: "Tyrone" <4theloveoftyrone@gmail.com> > Subject: [CoTyIre] RODGERS, McMILLIAN, & LEONARD > To: <CoTyroneIreland-L@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <4B2B7115.000003.02696@USER-PC> > Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi Candace > > First keep in mind that spelling variations are a fact when > researching > Anywhere in Ireland. Many folks were illiterate, and the person who > recorded > the records, spelt names as they thought they should be spelt, or > often from > the way the surname 'sounded'. When I discover my LOVE's & ROBINSON's > (married couple) were from Co. Tyrone I had to begin with the > process of > ellimination. I did finally find them in the parish of Donagheady > townlands > of castmellan and Gortmellon. > > Some of my favorite on line web-sites to help with research are > > our community web-site for the mailing list > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cotyroneireland/index.html > > This site has the 1796 flax growers, the tithe applotment books and > Griffiths Valuation. > http://www.failteromhat.com/ > > To start your search you need to find out which parish has the > surnames you > seek. As alot of people married within their own parish, this can be > important (but it is not always the case) and an example is > > A search of one of my subscription databases turns up no > 'McMILLIAN's in > 1796 and only 1 'McMillan', another spelling is McMILLEN in the > Parish of > Derryloran. > > however from the above web-site in 1796 we find > M'Mullan Charles Dromore > M'Mullan Charles Longfield East > M'Mullan Daniel Bodoney Upper > M'Mullan Hugh Killeeshill > M'Mullan James Aghaloo > M'Mullan James Dromore > M'Mullan James Errigal Keerogue > M'Mullen Andrew Clonfeacle > M'Mullen Francis Clonfeacle > M'Mullen James Aghaloo > M'Mullen James Clonfeacle > M'Mullen John Clonfeacle > M'Mullen William Clonfeacle > M'Mullin Elizabeth Ardstraw > > and we can now compare where the RODGERS were at that time > > Rodgers George Ardstraw > Rodgers Hugh Clonfeacle > Rodgers James Ardstraw > Rodgers John Clonfeacle > Rodgers Thomas Clogherny > Rodgers William Ardstraw > Rodgers William Clogher > and > Rogers John Killyman > Rogers Patrick Clonoe > Rogers Robert Donaghedy > Rogers Thomas Donaghenry > Rogers William Clogher > > we have these 2 surnames in the Parishes of Clonfeacle, Ardstraw, > Aghaloo , > (forgive me if I've missed one) > I also found a McMILLAN in the Parish of Donaghmore > > There is only 1 Leonard John in the Parish of Arboe > > There are RODGERS buried in Donaghmore, Killyman, Derryloran, > Drumragh, > Clogher, Cappagh, Donaghenry, and Aghaloo. > > ROGERS are buried in Donaghmore, Drumragh, Clonoe, Clonfeacle, > Killeeshil, > Clogher, Killyman and Pomeroy > > There are 'MILLIGAN's' buried in Clogher, 'McMILLEN & MacMILLIN' in > Derryloran, 'McMILLAN' in Donaghmore, > *********************************************

Hello John. I saw your reference below to Derryloran, and in case you weren't aware of them, am posting a link to the transcribed Derryloran Parish BDM records from Saint Luran's church there. Here is the link: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cotyroneireland/churchrecord/saintluran.html Again, these were all transcribed by a small number of wonderfully giving listers on here; and as you can see in the links given, were made possible because the church has placed scanned copies of its registers online freely available for all to view. Oh that more parishes would do the same! Maybe that should be our wish for the New Year? haha. Regards: ray in oz ----- Original Message ----- From: "John M. Collins" <jmacollins@gmail.com> I have a connection to a Rodgers family in Cookstown. Wondering if others might also be connected. George Rodgers born 1789/1790, died 21 Sep 1847, married Rachel Collins born 23 Aug 1798 Dublin, died 24 Mar 1818 Cookstown possibly in first childbirth. Married 31 Dec 1816 at Cookstown. No children known. Both were buried in Derryloran Cemetery. ...