UlsterHeritage.com - All Things Ulster - Plantation of Londonderry English names were not highlighted in bold This book contains the names of hundreds of British settlers and native Irish from the early seventeenth century, which will be of enormous interest to genealogists, family and local historians alike. In this volume, there is a transcript of the Summonister Court Rolls for County Londonderry, which are extant for the period 1615-1670 (Appendix 2). The rolls appear to be fairly intact apart from a lengthy interval from 1641-1653, which reflects the impact of the native rising upon administration. The rolls are a useful source of surnames containing as they do, hundreds of names (629 variant surnames) of those English, Scots and Irish who came to the attention of the courts and provide a local window through which we can view life in seventeenth century Londonderry. The 1630 muster roll lists the names of 1,930 British men of arms-bearing age ... PART TWO – THE PLANTATION OF LONDONDERRY, c.1600-1670 ... surnames of Scotland')ASHLEYDUNKAN, DUNKIN,McCONAGHIE Although the early plantation was undoubtedly English in character, Londonderry was attractive to the Scottish In his history of the Londonderry plantation, Mr. Forrest attempts to trace the origins and development of the Scottish colony in Londonderry in the early seventeenth century. Londonderry was attractive to the Scottish given its close proximity and the ease of mobility given the trade links that had been developed between the ports of Derry and Coleraine with Scotland’s western seaboard. Mr. Forrest traces several migratory waves of Scots colonists during the seventeenth century. Many of the settlers were, undoubtedly, economic migrants forced to leave Scotland with its expanding population, rising prices and rising unemployment. The increasing numbers of Scots, especially from 1630, was vital to the maintenance of the plantation. The response of the rural inhabitants in Scotland to the Plantation was in sharp contrast to that in rural England where relatively few people opted to move to Ulster. The surveys of 1619 and 1622 reveal that the English settlement was small and in decline even before the devastating impact of the native uprising in 1641. The diminution of the English colony contrasts significantly with rise of the Scottish presence. Mr. Forrest argues that without the continuous migration of Scottish settlers, the Londonderry plantation would undoubtedly have failed. However, by the end of the seventeenth century a self sustaining settlement of British colonists (primarily Scots-Irish) had established itself in the county. Lord Belmont In Northern Ireland lordbelmontinnorthernireland.blogspot.com/ - Similar to Lord Belmont In Northern Ireland .. The title expired in 1634, on Lord Powerscourt's demise, without issue; but was conferred, in 1665, on his male heir, .... To the north formal tree plantations framed the vista from the house, .... Thomas Ridgeway, Earl of Londonderry .... The son-in-law of the 3rd Marquess, Lord Ashley, heir to the 7th Earl of ...