Robert Dinsmore b. abt 1795 in either Derry or Antrim County, Ireland. Married Isabella Connelly. He was a schoolmaster in Prehen Townland, Londonderry. Was a covenanter or religious dissenter of the Presbyterian Church. Had 10 children. Arrived in America in 1850. Settled in Port Carbon, Pottsville, Schuykill Co., PA. Would like some info of his life and death there.

Janet Provand and Robert Dinsmuir in Lanark Scotland had the following children: Grizall 1703 Robert 1705 John 1708 Janet 1710 Robert 1714 If anyone connects to any of these people, please let me know. I am trying to see if there is a connection to my Dunsmores in Lanark, Scotland in the later 1700s. Thanks for your help, Jan Venti in Lake Forest, California [email protected]

Charles. I would like a copy of this file, I have been searching for Angeline Dunsmore b. 9-21-1831. She married Benjamin Tanner Dec 1847. I don't know where. Angeline 's father was a possbile "John" her death certificate only shows "J" Please send the copy to [email protected] (work e-mail) trying to change out computer system at home and E-mail not working correctly yet. That e-mail is [email protected] At 06:54 PM 11/15/98 -0600, you wrote: > > >I have a scanned an original copy of the book "Among the Scotch-Irish ~ with >History of Dinsmoor Family." by Leonard Allison Morrison, A. M.. I thought >that each of you might enjoy reading a copy of it. It was written in 1891. >The file has been zipped with winzip and is in the WordPrefect format. If >you will send me your email address, I will forward it to you. I tried to >send on RootsWeb, however they will not allow it. > >I am having a problem with. My Great-Great Frandfather James Jackson >Dinsmore, b. April 20, 1815 d. 1896 was fathered by James Dunsmoor >(Dunsmore) b. August 15,1760 in County Donegall, N. Ireland and married in >1758 ot an Elizabeth Jackson?. His father was an Adam >Dunsmoor -Dinsmore-Dunsmore. This is the same Adam Dinsmore as shown on >page 37 of the Morrison book (my page number 33 of 44. If you have any >information about this please share. > >Charles L. Dinsmore > [email protected] > > >==== DUNSMOOR Mailing List ==== >For other regional and surname mail lists, see >http://members.aol.com/johnf14246/gen_mail.html or >http://www.rootsweb.com/~maillist > >

John and Polly were the grandchildren of John Dunsmoor of Lunenburg. He was I believe the Nephew of John Dunsmoor of Lancaster commonly referred to as Old Father in this forum. He is last heard from in 1740 when made in absentia a member of the Presbyterian Church , he was a follower of Mathew Clark, the circuit minister of Northern Ireland. I have more detail on this relationship and you can contact me directly if you wish. [email protected]

I am researching a Samuel Browne Dunsmore possibly from Londenderry, Ireland. he was married to a Magaret Rebecca Cunningham, they had one son James born 1836 in Londonderry, later that year they emmigrated to Australia settling in Wollongong. Any infor would be appreciated Mike -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Monday, February 01, 1999 8:20 PM Subject: DUNSMOOR-D Digest V99 #13

Dear Kay Lou, Am just re-reading your posting about Samuel DINSMORE who appears in Shantallow, Co. Donegal, on the 1765 Protestant householders' census. I have abstracted the following DINSMORE names from the list of freeholders in Co. Donegal, 1761-75, G.O. 442 (LDS film 0100181, item 1): David Dinsmore, living at Murrow, renting from Hadfield, 1761; John Dinsmore, Grahamstown, renting from Geo. Knox, 1761; Wm. Dinsmore, Ballymore, renting from W. Wray, 1761; Henry Dinsmore, Greenhills, from W. Wray, 1761; Wm. Dinsmore, Murrow, from W. Wray, 1761; Robert Dinsmore, Murrow, from W. Wray, 1761; Wm. Dinsmore, Grahamstown, from Geo. Knox, 1768; Saml. Dinsmore, Grahamstown, from Geo. Knox, 1768; Patrick Dinsmore, Upper Purt Island, from Hadfield, 1768; Samuel Dinsmore, Upper Ballymore, from Hadfield, 1768; Robert Dinsmore, Murrow, from ?; Pat. Dinsmore, Port Island, from ?; Henry Dinsmore, Greenhills, from ?; Abm. Dinsmore, Grahamstown, from ?. Murroe, Port, and Ballymore are all in Clondahorky Parish in the western side of Co. Donegal, Murroe being on the extreme western side of the county. Greenfields is in Convoy Parish the other side of the county to the south of Clondahorky. Grahamstown is in Drumhome Parish to the far south of Co. Donegal, near Fermanagh and Tyrone. Note that Fahan Parish, where Adam Dinsmore came from, is very near Murroe, being just to the northeast of it. I'm very interested in your information that your Adam DINSMORE was subletting land in Shantallow. Can you tell me more about that? Bill Lindsey

To all to all the DINSMORE research, I'm looking for SAMUEL DINSMORE (DENSMORE), born around 1775. It is thought that he was born in what is now Saco or Scarboro, ME. He married Esther Harmon in 1798 in what is now Scarboro, ME. The certificate says Pepperellborough, MA. He died 2/5/1861 in DeWitt, Clinton County, Iowa. Yes, he is said he lived to be 106. We do not have a birth certificate to show proof of birth, only family stories. They had at least 4 children, three born prior to 1804 and Samuel who was born 5/29/1804. The other three were Mahalia, Ester, and Alvan. Anyone have any connection with the line of Samuel? Thanks, Lisa Cozzens Compaq Computer [email protected] (formerly Digital Equipment Corporation) 550 King Street, LKG2-2/Z7 Littleton, MA 01460 978-506-7187

Hi, Just thought I would add to the Adam and David DINSMORE confusion. I am researching Adam DINSMORE who was born in 1778 in Ireland. He cannot be a son of the above mentioned Adam because that Adam was in the USA prior to 1778. My Adam Dinsmore married Grace DeBusk in Blount Co, TN(?) in 1806. He and his family moved to Vermillion Co, IN in the 1830's. Adam died in Vermillion Co IN in 1854. Can anyone give me information on this Adam Dinsmore? Regards, Elinor Kerklingh Svihla [email protected]

Dear Charles and KL, Will be very happy to share information on Adam and David DINSMORE with you. I do think that there was a close relationship between Adam and David, and that they were possibly brothers, but don't yet have the relationship figured out. They moved to the same areas, and used the same family names. Note, too, that David's grandson David Lewis DINSMORE married Eleanor KYLE. Researchers of the line of Adam say that either Adam or his son Samuel sold land to a Samuel KYLE in Buncombe Co., NC. The mutual ties to the KYLE family also seem to indicate that these DINSMOREs are connected. The VA State Library website mentions correspondence from a 19th-century firm of DINSMORE and KYLE in Baltimore. Does anyone know about this? KL, to answer your question about how I found the ship's list for my David DINSMORE: at the time he came to SC, the state was giving 100 acres of land to each "poor Protestant" that came there, along with fifty acres for each other family member. This incentive was aimed at Northern Irish and Germans, in the hope that they'd settled the sparsely settled upcountry of SC and be a buffer between the lowcountry settlers and native peoples. As a result, the SC Council Journals record both the land grants, and the ships' lists of these immigrants. Once you locate the land grant, that leads to the citation in the council journals that will allow you to find the ships' list, which (in the case of David DINSMORE, at least) has all passengers' names and their ages. That citation also led me to a Charleston newspaper announcing that the ship "Earl of Donegal" had arrived on the date given in the council journals. J. Revill, A COMPILATION OF ORIGINAL LISTS OF PROTESTANT IMMIGRANTS TO SOUTH CAROLINA, 1763-1775 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publ. Co., 1968), transcribes many of these passenger lists. This all pertains to SC, of course. I don't know if there are similar resources for more northerly ports such as Baltimore and Philadelphia, through which Adam DINSMORE may have come. Hope this helps, and glad to share information, Bill Lindsey

William and other Dunsmoor Researchers, I want to correct an error I posted earlier to William regarding a David Densmore. I erroneously said that David went from NC to Indiana; he went from NC to Georgia. This particular David married first, Sarah Hayes, and second, Rhoda Birt. I apologize for the confusion. Thank you, Pat, for writing and politely setting me straight. KL Dinsmore

Am searching for ancestor detail from Charlestown, NH back to Scotland. History of Charlestown, New Hampshire 1st and 2nd editions show much detail. John Dunsmoor and Polly Sartell married and resided in Charlestown, NH in 1793 (Hemlock). Reference material indicates his Father was John of Lunenburg, Mass. Three branches of the family used different names; Dunsmoor, Dinsmoor, and Densmore. Ancestor reported as Lord John Dinsmore, of Achumeed, Scotland. Lord John purchased a large tract of land in north Ireland, Londonderry County and Londonderry, NH derived its name from his descendants. Am tracing back from John Jr., to John Sr. (don’t know anything about him) and then back to Londonderry, NH and then to Ireland and Scotland. I John Jr. 1795-1875 m 1817 Submit Bragg ch 1. Helen J 1818-1897 m Ebenezer Tidd ch 2. James Bragg 1825-1893 m 1849 Louise Maria Putnam d 1905 ch Louise Maria ch Carrie Ellen. Proprietor of Eagle Hotel ch 3. Augusta G. 1830-1914 m Charles Endicott residing Canton, Mass. II no mention III Mary 1799-1882 sister, resided Charlestown all her life IV Lucy 1801-1885 m Thomas Dunsmoor of Lunenberg, MA ch 1. Judge Thomas 1832-? settled in Charlestown 1864 m 1866 Laura Ann Deming 1843-? ch Lucy Edith b 1868 m Charles Bosworth ch Myrtle Laura b 1870 ch Mary Josephine b 1872 ch Robert Deming b 1884 His uncle, Joseph Dunsmoor 1802-1891, resided with family, moved to Groveland, Mass, 1887. V no mention VI Catherine 1806-1890 m Oliver Putnam VII Ebenezer 1808-18766 m 1830 Fanny Willard 1813-1897. ch 1. Frances 1831-1913 m Benjamin Warner ch Benjamin Edward 1859-1918 m Hattie Bates 1861-1936 foster Eda Linquist m Roger Williams, residing Providence, RI Hattie married 2nd time Freeman Laxson, Frances married 2nd time Granville Harris ch Lizzie Burke 1862-1940 m Fred Clarke VIII no mention IX Elizabeth 1812-1898 m 1847 Col Joshua Bowker

There is also a David Dinsmore in the Hawkins County Tennessee Marriages 1866-1899. David Dinsmore m. Lucinda Collins 14 May 1893 George[Frank] Franklin Dinsmore m. Lucy Melons 12 Jul 1893 George[Frank] Dinsmore m. Jennie Miles 2 May 1887 Is anyone researching any of these? -----Original Message----- From: Charles L. Dinsmore <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, January 31, 1999 8:50 AM Subject: Re: [DUNSMOOR-L] DUNSMOOR/DINSMORE, Co. Donegal, Ireland >I am researching the Adam and Elizabeth Jackson Dinsmore line. Adam was my >GGGG Grandfather. I grew up in Morgan County, AL. I have a great deal of >information and would like to share. > >Charles L. Dinsmore >[email protected] >-----Original Message----- >From: William D. Lindsey <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >Date: Sunday, January 31, 1999 10:17 AM >Subject: [DUNSMOOR-L] DUNSMOOR/DINSMORE, Co. Donegal, Ireland > > >>Dear Group, >> >>In my previous posting, I mentioned Adam and Elizabeth JACKSON DINSMORE of >>Fahan, Parish of Templemore, Co. Donegal, Ireland. >> >>Is anyone in the group researching DUNSMOORs/DINSMOREs in that vicinity? >> >>Bill L. >> >> >>==== DUNSMOOR Mailing List ==== >>To join the Scotch-Irish Mail List, send a message to >[email protected] >>that contains (in the body of the message) the command >>subscribe >> > >

Any Dissmore seekers out there? -Nancy Ames

Dear William, It is possible that your David is related to one Adam Dinsmore, married to Elizabeth (possible maiden name, Jackson). If so, they came from Donegal...I am trying to follow a lead received from a correspondent in Donegal. There was a Samuel Dinsmore listed in the Protestant Householders Census (I think, 1765) for Shantallow. Shantallow is a district of Londonderry and close to where Adam and family were located in what is now the border of Burt Parish and Fahan Upper Parish. Adam sublet land there. This particular family carried the same family names from one generation to the next and had a son named David who was born in Buncombe County, NC, abt 1775. Your David may have been Adam's brother?! Adam and his son, James, went to the Mississippi Territory in the early 1800's. They settled in Morgan County, Alabama. Adam's son, David, did not go to AL but to Indiana, and he changed the spelling of the surname to Densmore. I have a question for you. We know that Adam and family came to Colonial America abt August, 1772, but I have not been able to find passenger records for this time period. How did you go about finding your ship information? I have tried, unsuccessfully, every resource I can find both on the internet and off. Thank you for any advice you can give. KL Dinsmore

Dear Group, In my previous posting, I mentioned Adam and Elizabeth JACKSON DINSMORE of Fahan, Parish of Templemore, Co. Donegal, Ireland. Is anyone in the group researching DUNSMOORs/DINSMOREs in that vicinity? Bill L.

Dear Sharon, Thanks for your reply to my posting about David DINSMORE. About his son James: I have very little information about this son, and am not 100% certain that he is a son of David DINSMORE. He shows up on the 1840 census in Morgan Co., AL, not far from my DINSMORE family. But note that by this time, there was another DINSMORE family in Morgan Co., descending from Adam and Elizabeth DINSMORE, who emigrated from Fahan, the parish of Templemore, Co. Donegal, Ireland in 1772, and settled at Falkville, AL. James may be of this family, rather than David's. I do have definite proof that John DINSMORE was a son of David. The only child of his that I am certain of is David Lewis DINSMORE, b. 1803, Wayne Co., KY, d. Dec. 1888, Lawrence Co., AL. On 19 March 1833, he married in Lawrence Co., AL, Eleanor KYLE, daughter of William KYLE. This couple had children: Phebe (b. 1836); Mary Kyle (b. 1 Nov. 1837, Lawrence Co., AL, d. 17 Apr. 1867, Lawrence Co., AL; m. David Crockett GOODLETT); Esther (b. abt. 1840, Lawrence Co., AL, m. after her sister's death David Crockett GOODLETT); John (b. 1843, Lawrence Co., AL, died as CSA soldier in Corinth, MS); Henrietta (b. abt. 1846, Lawrence Co., AL, m. Wm. C. ROSAMUND); David F. (b. 1848, Lawrence Co., AL, d. 1935); and William Lewis (b. 19 Dec. 1851, Lawrence Co., AL, 29 March 1938, Decatur, AL, m. 25 May 1880 in Moulton, AL, Nannie Leigh WERT, d/o Michael WERT and Esther Caroline COWAN). Hope this helps a bit, Bill Lindsey

I am researching the Adam and Elizabeth Jackson Dinsmore line. Adam was my GGGG Grandfather. I grew up in Morgan County, AL. I have a great deal of information and would like to share. Charles L. Dinsmore [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: William D. Lindsey <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, January 31, 1999 10:17 AM Subject: [DUNSMOOR-L] DUNSMOOR/DINSMORE, Co. Donegal, Ireland >Dear Group, > >In my previous posting, I mentioned Adam and Elizabeth JACKSON DINSMORE of >Fahan, Parish of Templemore, Co. Donegal, Ireland. > >Is anyone in the group researching DUNSMOORs/DINSMOREs in that vicinity? > >Bill L. > > >==== DUNSMOOR Mailing List ==== >To join the Scotch-Irish Mail List, send a message to [email protected] >that contains (in the body of the message) the command >subscribe >

Mr. Lindsey, I am also researching the Dinsmore's. My Grandfather James Wiley Dinsmore was born in Hawkins County Tn. He said his family came from Al. His Grandfather father John Wesley Dinsmore is listed in the 1880 Hawkins Co. Census ,age 32 so he was born ca. 1848. He m. Caroline?, 36. Children: George Franklin 14, Elizabeth 12, Susan 10, Martha J. 6. George Franklin, James Wiley's father, b. ca. 1866 m. 2nd. Lucy Catherine Melons on 12- Jul.-1893. Married 1st Jennie Miles 2-May-1887 Do you have a list of children for your James or John. I am trying to find the parents of John Wesley Dinsmore. Thank You, Sharon Craft -----Original Message----- From: William D. Lindsey <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, January 30, 1999 12:03 PM Subject: [DUNSMOOR-L] David DINSMORE, b. 1750, Ireland >Dear Dunsmoor Researchers, > >I'd be interested in corresponding with anyone working on a David DINSMORE, >b. 1750, Ireland, died 1779, Spartanburg Co., SC. He and wife Margaret came >to Charleston, SC, on 10 Dec. 1767, aboard the ship "Earl of Donegal" >piloted by Duncan FERGUSON. Received land on Tyger River in Craven, later >Spartanburg, Co., SC. > >David and Margaret DINSMORE had children James (d. 1840, Morgan Co., AL); >John (b. 15 Sept. 1774, Craven Co., SC; d. 16 Dec. 1858, Lawrence Co., AL; >m. Phebe [WOODRUFF?]); and Mary Jane (b. 1773, Spartanburg Co., SC; d. 10 >March 1853, Oakville, Lawrence Co., AL; m. Mark LINDSEY). > >In 1800, Margaret and her children moved to Wayne Co., KY, where Margaret >appears to have died. Later, the children all moved to Morgan-Lawrence Co., >AL, where they settled near a DINSMORE family with Donegal roots. > >Will appreciate any information on this DINSMORE family. > >Thanks, > >W.D. Lindsey > > >==== DUNSMOOR Mailing List ==== >How to unsubscribe. Send a message to [email protected] >that contains (in the body of the message) the command > unsubscribe >and no additional text. > >

I have just gotten back from a day long seminar on "Seeking Clues to your Scottish Ancestor" and found out I have been making a big mistake by trying to trace only my direct ancestors. We were told it is very important to search out all information for all brothers and sisters also --- so here is my list --- can anyone connect or provide information on any of these Dunsmores? Husband: John Dunsmore b. 12/881782 in Barony, Lanark, Scotland Wife: Jean Gray b. 1784 - married 12/17/1803 in Old Monkland, Lanark, Scotland Children as follows: John Dunsmore b. 12/30/1804 Old Monkland, Lanark, Scotland William Dunsmore b. 12/30/1804 (twin) (m. Janet Baird) Robert Dunsmore b. 1/25/1807 Old Monkland, Lanark, Scotland Janet Dunsmore b. 12/11/1808 Old Monkland, Lanark, Scotland (m. Robert Kelso) James Dunsmore b. 4/28/1811 Old Monkland, Lanark, Scotland John Dunsmore b. 5/6/1813 Old Monkland, Lanark, Scotland I believe the Janet Dunsmore/Robert Kelso line is still in Scotland The William Dunsmore/Janet Baird line came to USA about 1851 or so (my direct ancestors) Any help on this line would be greatly appreciated. The Dunsmores in this family were all colliers (so my research proves so far). And there seems to be many marriages between Bairds and Dunsmores. Jan in Lake Forest, California, USA [email protected]

Dear Dunsmoor Researchers, I'd be interested in corresponding with anyone working on a David DINSMORE, b. 1750, Ireland, died 1779, Spartanburg Co., SC. He and wife Margaret came to Charleston, SC, on 10 Dec. 1767, aboard the ship "Earl of Donegal" piloted by Duncan FERGUSON. Received land on Tyger River in Craven, later Spartanburg, Co., SC. David and Margaret DINSMORE had children James (d. 1840, Morgan Co., AL); John (b. 15 Sept. 1774, Craven Co., SC; d. 16 Dec. 1858, Lawrence Co., AL; m. Phebe [WOODRUFF?]); and Mary Jane (b. 1773, Spartanburg Co., SC; d. 10 March 1853, Oakville, Lawrence Co., AL; m. Mark LINDSEY). In 1800, Margaret and her children moved to Wayne Co., KY, where Margaret appears to have died. Later, the children all moved to Morgan-Lawrence Co., AL, where they settled near a DINSMORE family with Donegal roots. Will appreciate any information on this DINSMORE family. Thanks, W.D. Lindsey