Thanks! I can recall that 2 of my Dad's aunts went back to Ireland (no one knows where) in the 1920's to visit kin. All were dead and buried - none living at all. One kept a detailed journal with tombstone inscriptions, etc., but the journal has been lost in time. Just one more of genealogy's wee frustrations... Cliff. "May the best you've ever seen, Be the worst you'll ever see;" from A Scots Toast by Allan Ramsay ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anne Shier Klintworth" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 3:45 PM Subject: [IRL-ANTRIM] Johnston/Johnson > There are Johnsons/Johnstons in the 1740 Protestant Householders' Returns > near Ballymena. But maybe that is too early. These are the ones from > Kilconway Barony, Dunaghy Parish (just a bit north of Ballymena city) > > Jas., David, Jas., Joh, Will > > In the 1800's I know there are Johnsons up near Clough. I also know that > a > "Bertie" Johnson lives in Dungall right now, next to my Peter Morton's old > house because I talked to him on one of my trips there. > > I will look in some of my things to pin point some of the other Johnsons I > have seen. > > I always look at the name because I also have Johnsons in Canada, but not > from Ireland. > > Anne > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Cliff. Johnston > Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 3:15 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [IRL-ANTRIM] Ballymena made the newspaper in Pittsburgh, PA > > I keep wondering about my family's origins whenever I read about > Ballymena - > > which has been often lately on this list. I don't know where in Ireland > our > > family was from, but my Dad often said that he heard his grandparents talk > about Ballymena. Unfortunately, I've never been able to find anything > about > > them. So, one more time, just for luck... > > Francis "Frank" Johnston, b. 1805 > Robert "Red Robin" Johnston, b. 1808 > Archibald "Archie" Johnston, b. 1815 > > They left for Upper Canada ca. 1825. I have put together the following > possible scenario from various bits and pieces of oral family history. > Their father (given name unknown) was born in Scotland and was > Presbyterian. > > He went to Ireland, married, and raised a family. His wife (name unknown) > died. He set out with all but one of his children, a married daughter, > for > UPPER CANADA. On the crossing he died along with one or more of his > children. Frank, Red Robin and Archie survived and ended up farming near > Pendleton in what is now Prescott Co., Ontario, CANADA. > > Y-DNA testing has proven the relationship of Frank and Red Robin. We are > waiting for the results from a male descendant of Archie. > > If anyone should come across these wayward names in or around Ballymena > (or > elsewhere) I would greatly appreciate hearing about it. > > Cliff. Johnston > "May the best you've ever seen, > Be the worst you'll ever see;" > from A Scots Toast by Allan Ramsay > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message