Helen, Fascinating! Then Isabella is the youngest daughter of John Lynd whose stone faces that of Isabella. Do you know their relationship to Lieut. Robert Lind whose stone lies between the other two? Where in Canada did David John Rutherford settle? Is the date of the marriage of Isabella and William 1873? If John Lynd's tombstone says he was of Derrycrummy, why does the marriage registry say he was of Derryloran House (and what exactly is that)? Regards, Jim Lynd, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada On 26-Jul-09, at 11:06 AM, Helen Willcox wrote: > Dear James: > > You have hit my family square on the head - William Rutherford J.P > was my great great uncle, son of Thomas Rutherford M.D. and brother > of David John Rutherford M.D. (who came to Canada and therefore > brought me here!) > William was a flax merchant and had extensive holdings - I have the > bills of sale for the property . He married Anne Lynd first and then > > Oct 1 at 3rd Presbyterian church Cookstown by the Rev. J.R. Leslie, > William son of the late Dr. Ruthrford of Carrickmore to Isabella > youngest daughter of the late Mr. John Lynd Derryloran House in > Cookstown > > There was a daughter Anne Lynd Rutherford who only lived four > months. I do not know if she was the daughter of the first wife > Anne, or of the second Isabella - her name was Anne Lynd Rutherford. > > I have been wondering why William was buried in a Lynd plot - we > have not found a Rutherford plot anywhere. > > I will check the date. > > Helen Rutrherford Willcox > > > On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 7:05 PM, James Lynd <jmlynd@rogers.com> wrote: > Loretta, > > Thank you very much for that information. I had the Flax Growers list > of 1796 and was aware that Lynd and Lind are interchangeable; but I > certainly appreciate the other information and will look up the > references. > > In May, I finally got to Cookstown and to the Derryloran Old Church. > There in the Lynd plot I found three stones. The most recent has this > inscription: > > Annie Lynd Rutherford d. 25 March 1876 > Isabella Rutherford d. 29 Jan 1903 > William Rutherford, J.P. d. 2 Jun 1927. > > Do you know to whom Annie Lynd Rutherford was married and why her > husband was not included in this grave? I presume the other two are > her children. Do you know who these people are? > > Regards, > > Jim Lynd > > On 25-Jul-09, at 12:37 PM, Loretta wrote: > > > Jim, I assume you have the following. In case not ... > > > > Griffiths Valuation - transcribed at > > http://ifhf.brsgenealogy.com/quis.php?page=0&prevStartQuery=0: > > Anne Lynd in Gowshill, Donaghenry Parish, County Tyrone > > John Lynd in Sessia, Arboe Parish, County Tyrone > > Patrick Lynd in Sessia, Arboe Parish, County Tyrone > > > > Flax Growers of Ireland, 1796 - from a list published by The Irish > > Linnen > > Board, found at http://www.failteromhat.com/flax/tyrone.htm: > > Adam Lynd in Derryloran Parish, County Tyrone > > Joseph Lynd in Derryloran Parish, County Tyrone > > William Lynd in Derryloran Parish, County Tyrone > > Adam Lynnd in Artrea Parish, County Tyrone (spelled as published) > > > > You might also look for the spellling Lind. Also, both Lind and > > Lynd likely > > are related to Linn/Lynn. George F. Black, Ph.D., in his > "Surnames of > > Scotland," suggests that Lind was a form of Linn; and Sir Robert > > Douglas, in > > his 1795 "Genealogy of the Family of Lind and the Montgomeries of > > Smithton," > > writes emphatically that "Lynne Linn and Lind, are undoubtedly all > the > > same," going on to chronicle one family of Linds who lived in > > Roxburghshire, > > Scotland as de Lynnes and then in Perthshire and Edinburgh. They - > > like > > many Scottish families - likely had members migrate to Ireland and > > beyond. > > One branch which Douglas briefly mentions lived in Ayrshire, > > Scotland; and > > Ayrshire was the home of many immigrants to Ireland. In any case, > > the use > > of different spellings by the same family was a common occurrence in > > earlier > > centuries, even in Ireland. > > > > Hope some of this helps. > > > > Loretta > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: cotyroneireland-bounces@rootsweb.com > > [mailto:cotyroneireland-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of James > Lynd > > Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 06:47 AM > > To: COTYRONEIRELAND@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [CoTyIre] Ballygroogan > > > > Donald, > > > > Ballygroogan is southwest of Cookstown, just west of Derryloran Old > > Church. Rev. Charles Bardin was minister at St. Luran's Church > > (Church of Ireland) in Cookstown. > > > > Are there any Lynds in your magazine? > > > > Jim Lynd > > > > > ------------- > Our community web-site: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COTYRONEIRELAND-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message >

Jim, thank you for keeping me in the loop, even though I have no Rutherford ancestors. I don't know if either of you has this, but I just searched Google Books for "Rutherford County Tyrone" and found "Pennsylvania Genealogies; Scotch-Irish and German" by William Henry Egle, Harrisburg, PA (1884), which does mention of Rutherfords of County Tyrone. Of course, most of the information is about the branch that went to Pennsylvania rather than Canada, but it may be helpful nonetheless. The pages are 561, 562, and 567, and the bit that's most relevant to your branch is on 561. An excerpt from page 561 is as follows. Toward the end of the excerpt, when it talks about Pennsylvania, you will notice some place names that came straight from Ireland. "In the year 1689, several brothers, of the Scotch family of Rutherford, joined the army of William III. when he invaded Ireland-were present and fought at the battle of the Boyne. Two of them were company officers, and the third was a Presbyterian clergyman. They all remained on the island, one settling in the county Tyrone, another in the county Down, and the minister in the county Monaghan. Several of the sons of these men emigrated to America during the decade between 1720 and 1730; among them was Thomas Rutherford, the progenitor of the family in Paxtang [Pennsylvania]. As an instance of how family likeness is preserved through ages, it may be here stated that the portrait of David Rutherford, grandfather of Sir Walter Scott, which hangs in the dining hall facing the Tweed at Abbottsford, would answer equally well as a portrait of the late Dr. Rutherford, of.Harrisburg. although the Doctor's ancestor left Scotland two centuries ago. No likeness of Thomas Rutherford is in existence, and the only description of him is a traditionary one, which represents him as a dark-haired, well-built man, about five feet ten inches in height, full of energy and of such business habits as led to financial success. There is a spice of romance connected with his early manhood which may not be uninteresting to the reader. His attachment to Jean Mordah, whom he afterwards married, was reciprocated. The Mordahs were about to sail for America, and Thomas, fearing he might lose his Jean, proposed and was accepted, but poor Jean was scarcely sixteen and her parents said 'no,' and took her with them across the sea. On the cover of his memorandum book, preserved in the family, Thomas inscribed the legend, 'Enquire for Dennygall [Donegal].' This was the location of the Mordahs in Pennsylvania, and, in the following year, 1729, he appeared in person at thoir door and claimed his Jean. Mr. Mordah, doubtless, still thought the pair too young, and, in order that more time might be gained, required his prospective son in law to be the possessor of a certain sum of money, with which to begin the world, before he would entrust the young lady to his keeping. Thomas, like Jacob of old, was obliged to acquiesce, and took his departure for Philadelphia. When he returned, he was mounted on a good horse and had with him the documents which satisfied the old gentleman's requirements. They were married in 1730, and lived in Donegal until after the death of John Mordah, in 1744, when they removed to Derry, and, in 1755, to Paxtang, where they spent the remainder of their days. Their house, a two-story log, stood on the site of the present residence of Silas B. Rutherford, at Paxtang station, and was burned down in 1840. The old house standing directly opposite the station was built after Thomas Rutherford's death, about 1783, and the old stone house over the spring was, probably, built before Mr. Rutherford bought the property." Regards, Loretta -----Original Message----- From: cotyroneireland-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:cotyroneireland-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of James Lynd Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2009 01:00 PM To: Helen Willcox Cc: cotyroneireland@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [CoTyIre] Rutherford Helen, Fascinating! Then Isabella is the youngest daughter of John Lynd whose stone faces that of Isabella. Do you know their relationship to Lieut. Robert Lind whose stone lies between the other two? Where in Canada did David John Rutherford settle? Is the date of the marriage of Isabella and William 1873? If John Lynd's tombstone says he was of Derrycrummy, why does the marriage registry say he was of Derryloran House (and what exactly is that)? Regards, Jim Lynd, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada On 26-Jul-09, at 11:06 AM, Helen Willcox wrote: > Dear James: > > You have hit my family square on the head - William Rutherford J.P > was my great great uncle, son of Thomas Rutherford M.D. and brother > of David John Rutherford M.D. (who came to Canada and therefore > brought me here!) > William was a flax merchant and had extensive holdings - I have the > bills of sale for the property . He married Anne Lynd first and then > > Oct 1 at 3rd Presbyterian church Cookstown by the Rev. J.R. Leslie, > William son of the late Dr. Ruthrford of Carrickmore to Isabella > youngest daughter of the late Mr. John Lynd Derryloran House in > Cookstown > > There was a daughter Anne Lynd Rutherford who only lived four > months. I do not know if she was the daughter of the first wife > Anne, or of the second Isabella - her name was Anne Lynd Rutherford. > > I have been wondering why William was buried in a Lynd plot - we > have not found a Rutherford plot anywhere. > > I will check the date. > > Helen Rutrherford Willcox > > > On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 7:05 PM, James Lynd <jmlynd@rogers.com> wrote: > Loretta, > > Thank you very much for that information. I had the Flax Growers list > of 1796 and was aware that Lynd and Lind are interchangeable; but I > certainly appreciate the other information and will look up the > references. > > In May, I finally got to Cookstown and to the Derryloran Old Church. > There in the Lynd plot I found three stones. The most recent has this > inscription: > > Annie Lynd Rutherford d. 25 March 1876 > Isabella Rutherford d. 29 Jan 1903 > William Rutherford, J.P. d. 2 Jun 1927. > > Do you know to whom Annie Lynd Rutherford was married and why her > husband was not included in this grave? I presume the other two are > her children. Do you know who these people are? > > Regards, > > Jim Lynd > > On 25-Jul-09, at 12:37 PM, Loretta wrote: > > > Jim, I assume you have the following. In case not ... > > > > Griffiths Valuation - transcribed at > > http://ifhf.brsgenealogy.com/quis.php?page=0&prevStartQuery=0: > > Anne Lynd in Gowshill, Donaghenry Parish, County Tyrone John Lynd in > > Sessia, Arboe Parish, County Tyrone Patrick Lynd in Sessia, Arboe > > Parish, County Tyrone > > > > Flax Growers of Ireland, 1796 - from a list published by The Irish > > Linnen Board, found at http://www.failteromhat.com/flax/tyrone.htm: > > Adam Lynd in Derryloran Parish, County Tyrone > > Joseph Lynd in Derryloran Parish, County Tyrone > > William Lynd in Derryloran Parish, County Tyrone > > Adam Lynnd in Artrea Parish, County Tyrone (spelled as published) > > > > You might also look for the spellling Lind. Also, both Lind and > > Lynd likely are related to Linn/Lynn. George F. Black, Ph.D., in > > his > "Surnames of > > Scotland," suggests that Lind was a form of Linn; and Sir Robert > > Douglas, in his 1795 "Genealogy of the Family of Lind and the > > Montgomeries of Smithton," > > writes emphatically that "Lynne Linn and Lind, are undoubtedly all > the > > same," going on to chronicle one family of Linds who lived in > > Roxburghshire, Scotland as de Lynnes and then in Perthshire and > > Edinburgh. They - like > > many Scottish families - likely had members migrate to Ireland and > > beyond. > > One branch which Douglas briefly mentions lived in Ayrshire, > > Scotland; and > > Ayrshire was the home of many immigrants to Ireland. In any case, > > the use > > of different spellings by the same family was a common occurrence in > > earlier > > centuries, even in Ireland. > > > > Hope some of this helps. > > > > Loretta > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: cotyroneireland-bounces@rootsweb.com > > [mailto:cotyroneireland-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of James > Lynd > > Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 06:47 AM > > To: COTYRONEIRELAND@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [CoTyIre] Ballygroogan > > > > Donald, > > > > Ballygroogan is southwest of Cookstown, just west of Derryloran Old > > Church. Rev. Charles Bardin was minister at St. Luran's Church > > (Church of Ireland) in Cookstown. > > > > Are there any Lynds in your magazine? > > > > Jim Lynd