Robert, I have a copy of the "Plantation of Ulster" and was wondering if you could give me a page reference for the Boyds and Youngs that were Scottish tenants coming from Ludovic Stewart's estate in Scotland. I have Lowrys, Rogers, Stevensons and Colhouns in the same area (Taughboyne Pa.) that eventually belonged to Abercorn. Many thanks, Barbara Braswell Texas --- Ulster Ancestry <ulsterancestry@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Hello Mike, > > Further to your posting : > > "Here lies interred the remains of John Young, who > was born in the isle of > Bert, near Londonderry," > > "Bert" is probably "Burt" which is now a Parish in > County Donegal about 6 > miles from the City of Londonderry. Technically Burt > is not an island but > there was an island in the Parish that being the > Island of Inch [now in > Fahan Parish]. The original Taughboyne Parish > extended right into > Newtowncunningham and bordered on Burt Parish > > >From Hills "Plantation of Ulster" you will find > that this part of Donegal > was granted to Ludovic Stewart > The 2nd Duke of Lennox. Stewart populated his > portion with many of his own > Scottish tenants including a John Boyd, a Robert > Boyd, and a John Young. If > we assume that these men were former Lennox tenants > in Scotland then it is > likely that they came from Sterling,the heartland of > the Lennox family > estates. > This idea might be further reinforced by the names > of other early settlers > on Inch Island [The Bryces and the Elders} who we > know did come from > Sterlingshire. > > You will find transcripts of 17th century Donegal > muster rolls and land > leases at www.ulsterancestry.com on the Free Pages > section which would be > worth a search for further evidence. > > > best regards > Robert > www.ulsterancestry.com > > >From: "Mike Boyd" <mikejboyd@bigpond.com> > >To: <NIR-DERRY@rootsweb.com>, <BOYD@rootsweb.com> > >Subject: [NIR-DERRY] Boyd of Taughboyne Parish,Co > Donegal and later of > >Worcester, Mass. > >Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 11:43:21 +1000 > > > >This is another family that I found that I have on > my PC that migrated in > >1718:- > > > >"YOUNG, David, of Worcester, Mass.; from > Londonderry, Ireland, 1718; son > >of John Young(q.v.); born in Taughboyne, County > Donegal, Ireland; m. > > > >Martha BOYD? d. at Worcester, Oct.26, 1749, aged > 65; Child: William; d. > > > >Dec. 26, 1776, aged 94.-Perry's Scotch-Irish, p. > 11, Worcester > > > >Inscriptions, p. 67, Wall's Reminiscences of > Worcester, p. 128." > > > > > > > > >From the date of death for their some William > Young, this would suggest > >that > >David Young and Martha Boyd were married before > 1682. > > > >However, it does not tell us how may other children > they may have had and > >if > >any of these also came to Worcester, Mass with them > in 1718. > > > > > > > >Taughboyne Parish takes in St Johnstown and Church > Town on the west side of > >the River Foyle. However, that does not tell us > where Martha Boyd's > >family > >may have come from in Ireland. > > > > > > > > >From Scotch-Irish in New England By Rev. A. L. > Perry, Professor of > >History > >and Politics, Williams College, Williamstown, Mass. > I was sent a passage > >which says:- > > > >"John Young was perhaps the oldest immigrant who > ever came to this country > >to live and die. If the inscription on his > tombstone is to trusted, which > >the American Antiquarian Society, of Worcester, > copied and published many > >years ago, he was ninety-five years old when he > landed at Boston. He lived > >in Worcester twelve years, died in 1730; was buried > in the old yard on the > >common. His son, David Young, an old man when he > came, died at ninety-four > >years, and was buried in the same place. His son, > William Young, a stone > >cutter by trade, erected over their graves a common > double headstone, with > >the following inscriptions in parallel columns, > united at the bottom by the > >rude yet precious rhyming lines: > >"Here lies interred the remains of John Young, who > was born in the isle of > >Bert, near Londonderry, in the Kingdom of Ireland. > He departed this life, > >June 30, 1730, aged 107 years. > >Here lies interred the remains of David Young, who > was born in the parish > >of Tahbeyn, county of Donegal, and kingdom of > Ireland. He departed this > >life, December 26, aged 94 years. > > > >The aged son, and the more aged father > >Beneath (these) stones their mould'ring bones > >Here rest together." > > > > > >Again if you are an descendant of this Boyd/Young > family, I am sure the > >list > >would like to hear form you please > > > > > > > >Mike Boyd > > > >Historical Committee, HBS > > > > > >------------------------------- > >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 > > _________________________________________________________________ > Think you're a film buff? 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