Hello Daniel. I wonder if youcould point me in the right direction to find a Maxwell born in Ireland 1840 who then went to Lanark Scotland where he married and had at least 7 children,the oldest being 14 in 1881 census. Iam looking to find B.D.M. for him &family. Thank you John Maxwell Victoria Australia. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel Cowan" <daniel@carolina.rr.com> To: <MAXWELL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 1:03 PM Subject: [MAXWELL-L] Scotch-Irish Genealogical Research Materials > It is only on rare occasions that I add a book to the list of "must haves" > for the study of Scotch-Irish genealogy. This one is for our friends with > Pennsylvania connections and it is certainly a rare item. Published in 1856 > "by a descendant" it is titled: > > "A Tribute to the Principles, Virtues, Habits and Public Usefulness of the > Irish and Scotch Early Settlers of Pennsylvania," Chambersburg, Pa., > Printed by M. Kiefer & Co. 1856, 171 pages. > > >From the preface the following: "The writer of the Tribute contained in > this work, had long desired to see from the Historical publications in > Pennsylvania, a vindication of the character and principles of the Irish and > Scotch early settlers of this great State and their descendants against > reproach, as well as aspersion, cast upon them in some modern publications > having pretensions to Historical accuracy...The writer, feeling as if the > sand of his Time glass was nearly run out, and that he ere long must be laid > aside from labor... has hastily thrown together in his leisure hours, taken > from other avocations, the remarks contained in the subsequent pages." > > Those other avocations are Dr. Foote's Sketches of North Carolina and > Virginia, Day's Historical collections, Dr. Smith's Old Redstone, Dr. > Alexander's Log College, Dr. Miller's Life of Dr. Rogers, Dr. Elliott's Life > of McCurdy and others, Craig's History of Pittsburgh, Hazard's Colonial > Records and Archives of Pennsylvania, and American Archives by Force and > Gordon's History of Pennsylvania, Mr Rupp's Histories of Lancaster, > Cumberland and Franklin counties. > > The style of writing and knowledge of early Presbyterian history indicates > the author may have been a member of the clergy*. There is a lot of detail > on the early members of the church as well as problems with the Indians and > the struggle over land rights during the westward expansion. The book reads > a bit like Prof. Hagy's thesis on the early frontier settlement at Castle's > Woods, Virginia and it is a combination of history, genealogy and geography. > *I have been told recently that Judge Chambers is the author of this work. > > Listed below are the other books and manuscripts previously offered to the various surname lists that are predominately Scotch-Irish: > > The Laggan and its Presbyterianism and In the Days of the Laggan Presbytery, > 1905,1908, by the Rev. Alexander Lecky, B.A., member of the Royal Sociey of > Antiquaries of Ireland, Belfast, Davidson & McCormack, 54 Kings St. 211 > pages > On our recent trip to Donegal we met J.B. Shannon, age 90, who assisted in > the 1975 reprinting of this book. He is the last living person who had > anything to do with these books and he says they are still the BEST source > for Ulster Presbyterian research. From Lecky I quote, "The lists of names of > former generations of Lagganeers, and their places of abode, that are given > in the Appendixes, and which NEVER before appeared in print, whilst they may > of necessity prove dull reading to those who have no acquaintance with the > locality, will not, I hope, be altogether uninteresting to those who bear the > same name, or live in the same places..." > > Fighters of Derry, Their Deeds and Descendants, being a Chronicle of Events > in Ireland during the Revolutionary period 1688-1691, by William Young, Eyre > and Spottiswoode, London, 350 pages. > One of the most difficult sources to locate, in fact almost impossible. > Months worth of reading and packed with great genealogy. Contains the > following biographical sketches: > 1. The leaders of the County Associations who, with their levies, took > part in the preliminary operations and contributed much of the man power for > the Defence. > 2. The Apprentice Boys and those responsible for shutting the gates on the > 8th Dec. 1688. > 3. The actual Defenders during the 105 day siege (over 1200 genealogical > sketches) > 4. Those engaged in the relief of the city > > A History of the Siege of Londonderry and Defense of Enniskillen in 1688 and > 1689, with Historical Poetry and Biographical notes, by the Rev. John Graham, > M.A. Rector of Magilligan in the Diocese of Derry. Includes the Battles of > the Boyne, Athlone, and Aughrim and the siege and Capitulation of Limmerick > by Lord McCaulay, Toronto, 1869 > The historical poems are family genealogies about those who were at Derry > and where they came from. Along with "Fighters of Derry" these two sources > contain more actual genealogical information than any others I have seen. > > Three Hundred Years in Innishowen, Being More Particularly an Account of the > Family of Young of Culdaff with Short Accounts of Many Other Families > Connected with Them, by Amy Young, 1929, The Linenhall Press, Belfast, 311 > pages. > Some of the names included are Young, Hart, Harvey, Cary, Vaughan, > McLaughlin, Skipton, Richardson, Knox, Ussher, Smith, Nesbitt, Chichester, > Ball, Lawrence, Crofton, Boyd, Stuart and many others. > > The Laggan and its People, by S.M. Campbell, privately printed. > A look at the history of the Laggan (Presbyterian Derry/Donegal) through the > eyes of a local historian. Draws on local lore, Abercorn papers, records from > PRONI. > > The Tinkling Spring: Headwater of Freedom, A Study of the Church and Her > People, 1732-1952, by Howard McKnight Wilson, 1954, Fisherville, Virginia 542 > pages > The best source of information on the Scotch-Irish of Augusta/Rockbridge > Counties in Virginia. Includes the Baptismal Records of the Rev. Craig. > In-depth study of the early families of the Shenandoah Valley. > > Castle's Woods: Frontier Virginia Settlement, 1769-1799, a thesis presented > to the Faculty of the Department of History, East Tennessee State University > in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of master of Arts, > by James W. Hagy, 1966, 150 pages. > The most popular of the documents offered, this covers the families who > settled in Russell county, Virginia when it was considered the frontier. If > your ancestors came through southwestern Virginia, this document is the > history of your family. Contains information on specific families as well as > the farmers, speculators, artisans, and preachers who resided there. Lots on > the Indian battles that were a daily feature of life on the frontier. Names > like Russell, Walker, Porter, Cowan, Houston, Boone, Montgomery, Fraley, > Thompson, Anderson, Kilgore, and 50 or so other "Scotch-Irish" families make > this an invaluable resource for your family history. > > The Reverend Samuel Houston, V.D.M., by George West Diehl, 1970, McClure > Publishing Co. 125 pages > History of the early Virginia Presbyterians through the life of the Rev. > Samuel Houston, kin to Sam Houston of Texas fame. > > The Stirling Merchant Gild and Life of John Cowane, founder of Cowane's > Hospital in Stirling, by David B. Morris, Town Clerk, Stirling, Jamieson & > Munro, LTD. 1919, 367pages. > This is really two books in one. The first part deals with the Gild. Laws, > history, struggle with Unfreemen and with the Crafts, Administration, > Merchandising, Conditions of entry, etc. and the second part which is about > the life of John Cowane, Dean of the Gild and his contributions to it. > > Well there you have it. The best documents I have found. If you are > interested in purchasing any of the above items (I would like to make copies > for free but I can't) > contact me at cscunc@aol.com for details. > > Regards, > Robert Cowan > 525 Harrogate Rd. > Matthews, North Carolina 28105 > >