Can anyone help Laura, below, with her quest? Begin forwarded message: > From: lcm.courtenay@btopenworld.com > Date: 23 July 2013 17:59:45 GMT+01:00 > To: "turtlehistory@gmail.com" <turtlehistory@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: Macdowell - Cavan Ireland > Reply-To: lcm.courtenay@btopenworld.com > > From: "lcm.courtenay@btopenworld.com" <lcm.courtenay@btopenworld.com> > To: "turlehistory@gmail.com" <turlehistory@gmail.com> > Sent: Tuesday, 23 July 2013, 17:57 > Subject: Macdowell - Cavan Ireland > > Please can you help my researches into the Macdowell family? > I have traced the children and many of their families, descended from Robert Macdowell (Carlow 1808) and Jane Hodges. > > But, I have so far failed to identify Robert or Janes parents. I noted, from correspondence you have had with others, records of Macdowell's go back to the 1760's. > > My own Macdowell connection is from Ephraim Macdowell (1798-1835) to Benjamin George Macdowell (1821-1885) Dublin... > > Would be grateful for any additional information or leads you can offer, in particular about Robert's antecedents and whether Ephraim of Dublin and Robert of Dublin and Carlow were in any way related. > > With thanks, Laura Courtenay (Mrs) > >

Laura, Below are a few Macdowell tidbits drawn from my hard drive using a local search. I hope of the information is of use to you. In brief, based upon the tidbits, it seems as if there was a Macdowell presence in Co. Carlow starting in the mid-1700s (a John Macdowell). During the 1798 timeperiod a James Macdowell was a member of the Hackettstown infantry. [RN: I note that a JOHN PRESLEY was also a member of the Hackettstown infantry.] The James Macdowell who was in the Hackettstown infantry in 1798 is likely the same as the one who put his name on a list of Protestants wishing to emigrate from counties Carlow and Wexford in 1817. In the early 1820s (1821-1822) there were at least two Macdowell families in the Bagenalstown area, a David “Davy” Macdowell and family (in Ballinkillen) and a Patrick “Patt” Macdowell and family. In 1825, a Thomas Macdowell was the Governor of the Gaol in Carlow. Bye for now, Roger Nowlan http://nolanfamilies.org ########################################### TIDBITS of INFORMATION of possible interest follow ########################################### Macdowell --------------- MacDubhgail, "black stranger," modern MacDowell. 1754 & 1825 - Co. Carlow Bonds ------------------------------------------- 1754 - McDowell John 1825 - McDowell Thomas Carlow Governor of Goal 1798 - Hacketstown infantry. ------------------------------------------- Captain: Thomas Hardy. Lieut: William Saul. 2nd Lieutenant: Francis Thomas. Serjeants: Edward Jones, Wm. Smith, Francis Vanston - Protestants. John Bulger, Wm. Bulger, Wm. Condle, Richard Codd, Benjamin Codd, Thos. Codd, Thos. Condle, Josh. Condle, John Dowling, Robert Ellis, John Ellis, Thomas Ellis, Joshua Farrell, Geo. Hawkins, Thomas Hobson, Darby Hannan, JohnHannan, Richard Hannan, James Hannan, Wm. Hannan, Matw. Liston, John Langeral, Francis Lamb, John Lamb, *** James McDowell ***, John Manning, James Magan, Thomas McCutchin, Wm. Mara, Wm. Murphy, Josh. Noblet, Thomas Noblet, Charles Naylor, George Needham, James Neill, Andw. Ormsby,, Josh. Pollard, Henry Pollard, John Presley, Thomas Roche, Thomas Smith, Samuel Sharpe, George SherclifFe, Henry Taylor, Richard Taylor - Protestants. James Byrne, James Cullen, Wm. Darcy, Jas. Kenna, James McDonald - Roman catholics 1817 - List of Protestants wishing to emigrate from Co's Carlow and Wexford ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- List Entry #546. Jas. McDowel [party of] 1 Refs November. 1817: Return of Protestant Families preparing to emigrate from the Counties of Carlow and Wexford in the ensuing Spring. "The Protestant families of which this list is composed are remarkably sober Industrious and well conducted, can procure the _____ satisfactory recommendations and have generally some of their branches numbers of yeomanry corps, many of these upon lands granted by the British Government within these past two years. Many other Protestant families of most respectable character tho' unable to bear the expense of a removal, are unsettling themselves under the idea of being assisted with a free passage to British North America and anxiously looking forward to being informed of their hopes on this subject shall be realized. Most of the men of These families capable of bearing arms in the Rebellion of 1798 were actively employed in the defence of their country and proved it at the risque of their lives an unalterable attachment which they enjoyed the Blessings of Liberty". 1821 & 1822 - Dunleckney parish records ----------------------------------------------------- 2? July 1821 Margaret Macdowell Patt Macdowell Mary Redmund James MacAoin Nancy MacAoin ?(illegible) 14 July 1822 Anne Macdowell Davy MacDowell Kathy Lowry Tom Kearney Mary Brenan Ballinkillen ****************************************************** -----Original Message----- From: Turtle Bunbury (History) Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2013 1:05 PM To: Carlow Rootsweb Cc: lcm.courtenay@btopenworld.com Subject: [IRL-CARLOW] Macdowell & Hodges Can anyone help Laura, below, with her quest? Begin forwarded message: > From: lcm.courtenay@btopenworld.com > Date: 23 July 2013 17:59:45 GMT+01:00 > To: "turtlehistory@gmail.com" <turtlehistory@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: Macdowell - Cavan Ireland > Reply-To: lcm.courtenay@btopenworld.com > > From: "lcm.courtenay@btopenworld.com" <lcm.courtenay@btopenworld.com> > To: "turlehistory@gmail.com" <turlehistory@gmail.com> > Sent: Tuesday, 23 July 2013, 17:57 > Subject: Macdowell - Cavan Ireland > > Please can you help my researches into the Macdowell family? > I have traced the children and many of their families, descended from Robert Macdowell (Carlow 1808) and Jane Hodges. > > But, I have so far failed to identify Robert or Janes parents. I noted, from correspondence you have had with others, records of Macdowell's go back to the 1760's. > > My own Macdowell connection is from Ephraim Macdowell (1798-1835) to Benjamin George Macdowell (1821-1885) Dublin... > > Would be grateful for any additional information or leads you can offer, in particular about Robert's antecedents and whether Ephraim of Dublin and Robert of Dublin and Carlow were in any way related. > > With thanks, Laura Courtenay (Mrs) > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-CARLOW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -----Original Message----- From: Turtle Bunbury (History) Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2013 1:05 PM To: Carlow Rootsweb Cc: lcm.courtenay@btopenworld.com Subject: [IRL-CARLOW] Macdowell & Hodges Can anyone help Laura, below, with her quest? Begin forwarded message: > From: lcm.courtenay@btopenworld.com > Date: 23 July 2013 17:59:45 GMT+01:00 > To: "turtlehistory@gmail.com" <turtlehistory@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: Macdowell - Cavan Ireland > Reply-To: lcm.courtenay@btopenworld.com > > From: "lcm.courtenay@btopenworld.com" <lcm.courtenay@btopenworld.com> > To: "turlehistory@gmail.com" <turlehistory@gmail.com> > Sent: Tuesday, 23 July 2013, 17:57 > Subject: Macdowell - Cavan Ireland > > Please can you help my researches into the Macdowell family? > I have traced the children and many of their families, descended from Robert Macdowell (Carlow 1808) and Jane Hodges. > > But, I have so far failed to identify Robert or Janes parents. I noted, from correspondence you have had with others, records of Macdowell's go back to the 1760's. > > My own Macdowell connection is from Ephraim Macdowell (1798-1835) to Benjamin George Macdowell (1821-1885) Dublin... > > Would be grateful for any additional information or leads you can offer, in particular about Robert's antecedents and whether Ephraim of Dublin and Robert of Dublin and Carlow were in any way related. > > With thanks, Laura Courtenay (Mrs) > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-CARLOW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message