Mike, My ancestor, Rev. Hugh CONN b.1685 Magilligan, Co. Derry, was a 1707 graduate of Glasgow U. His records say he was a Scot. A cousin in Magilligan says the family came from Ayrshire, SCT to Co. Derry. Rev. Hugh came to America about 1713. I assume he was then living in England because that is where the minister lived that sent CONN to America. What we have all wondered is did Rev. Conn leave Glasgow after graduation and have a church in England or did his graduate and go back to Magilligan or other area in (No.) Ireland? Surely he preached from 1707-1713 when coming to America. =Do you know how I might find him in a Co. Derry(?) church? There are no Presbyterian records in Magilligan pre 1747. I assume it was Church of Ireland. Jean

On 5-Jan-07, at 1:13 AM, BGW3133@aol.com wrote: > Mike, > > My ancestor, Rev. Hugh CONN b.1685 Magilligan, Co. Derry, was a 1707 > graduate of Glasgow U. His records say he was a Scot. A cousin > in Magilligan says > the family came from Ayrshire, SCT to Co. Derry. Rev. Hugh came > to America > about 1713. I assume he was then living in England because that > is where the > minister lived that sent CONN to America. > > What we have all wondered is did Rev. Conn leave Glasgow after > graduation > and have a church in England or did his graduate and go back to > Magilligan or > other area in (No.) Ireland? Surely he preached from 1707-1713 > when coming to > America. > > =Do you know how I might find him in a Co. Derry(?) church? There > are no > Presbyterian records in Magilligan pre 1747. I assume it was > Church of Ireland. > > Jean If your ancestor was a Presbyterian minister, preaching in Ireland, his name --and a very brief bio (a few lines)-- may appear in a publication entitled, "Fasti of the Irish Presbyterian Church, 1613-1840" (compiled by the late Rev James McConnell, B.A., and revised by his son, the late Rev. Samuel G. McConnell, B.A.; published by the Presbyterian Historical Society, Church House, Belfast). The only copies I know of are held at the PRONI (Public Record Office of Northern Ireland) and at the Presbyterian Historical Society, both in Belfast. ajk

According to Julia Mullins book 'The Presbytery of Limavady' Magilligan Presbyterian Church was built in 1813- prior to that ministers from Dunboe and Ballykelly preached sermons . Ballykelly has a list of ministers going back to 1656 but Rev Hugh CONN is not amongst them. He is not listed in any of the Limavady Presbytery churches. Bovevagh, Drumachose and 1st Limavady also go back to 18th century. There are passing mentions of other Conns and I can send you details of these if you wish. As someone else has suggested the Fasti may give details if he was elsewhere in Ireland. It is also available as a searchable database of Ulster Historical Foundation, but limited to members only. www.ancestryireland.com Rachel ----- Original Message ----- From: <BGW3133@aol.com> To: <mikejboyd@bigpond.com>; <NIR-DERRY@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 5:13 AM Subject: Re: [NIR-DERRY] Presbyterian Church, Aghadowey > Mike, > > My ancestor, Rev. Hugh CONN b.1685 Magilligan, Co. Derry, was a 1707 > graduate of Glasgow U. His records say he was a Scot. A cousin in > Magilligan says > the family came from Ayrshire, SCT to Co. Derry. Rev. Hugh came to > America > about 1713. I assume he was then living in England because that is where > the > minister lived that sent CONN to America. > > What we have all wondered is did Rev. Conn leave Glasgow after graduation > and have a church in England or did his graduate and go back to > Magilligan or > other area in (No.) Ireland? Surely he preached from 1707-1713 when > coming to > America. > > =Do you know how I might find him in a Co. Derry(?) church? There are no > Presbyterian records in Magilligan pre 1747. I assume it was Church of > Ireland. > > Jean > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NIR-DERRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message