On 20-Apr-07, at 8:48 PM, Mike Boyd wrote: >> From the book - As the Crow Flies over Rough Terrain, by James G. >> Kenny, > 1988, page 216, it says:- > > "James Boyd (1683-1759) who married Mary Henry (Broughshane > district Henrys > were kin of those in the Route). James Boyd's father was John Boyd > who > lived in Ballygarvey with his wife Jane Forsythe. (on a map of the > Adair > Estate, dated 1747, we see John Boyd as a tenant of over 50 acres in > Ballygarvey). John Boyd was son of John Boyd who came from Glasgow > with the > FIRST PRESBYTERIAN TO ULSTER AND ALSO LIVED IN BALLYGARVEY, his > wife was > Janet Logan, a worth name around her yet, over three and a half > centuries > on." > > The phrase "First Presbyterian to Ulster" caught my eye and as I do > not know > ... Hello, Mike: I can recommend at least two sources: one, "Fasti of the Irish Presbyterian Church, 1613-1840" (though this provides brief biographical data for Presbyterian ministers) and two, "A History of Congregations in the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, 1610-1982 (both pub. by Presbyterian Historical Society of Ireland, Belfast). In my all-too-scant notes from the second reference, the earliest mention that I have is for Holywood congregation, at which was installed the Rev. Robert Cunningham, of Ayrshire, in 1615 -- best to consult the source, however. There are also the following references, to get you started on this research thread: - The History of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, by William Cleland (Toronto, 1890). - History of the Presbyterian church in Ireland, comprising the civil history of the province of Ulster, from the accession of James the First (sic!), by James Seaton Reid (Belfast, 1867). - History of the Irish Presbyterian Church, by Thomas Hamilton (Edinburgh, 1887), available for a small fee, by download from booksulster.com - History of congregations of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland and biographical notices of eminent Presbyterian ministers and laymen, with the signification of names of places, intro by W.D. Killen (Edinburgh, 1886) - Scotch and Irish Seeds in America: The Early History of the Scotch and Irish Churches, and their Relations to the Presbyterian Church of America, by Rev. J.G. Craighead (1878), available for online viewing at www.libraryireland.com/ScotchIrishSeeds/Contents.php Many, if not all, of these books should be available via interlibrary loan. Best wishes with your search, Alison Kilpatrick Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia