Hi Elizabeth, Just a quick note. My Stephenson family came from County Longford around1831 and settled in the Bethel area of Sullivan Co NY. When my 2 sisters and I went to Co Longford, Ireland we discovered that 95 % of the peopl there are Catholic. My Stephenson family were Methodist. Charles Clinton , b.1690 Ireland of English and Scotish decent, left Co Lonford with relatives and neighbors May 1729 and settled in Little Britian ( Town of New Windsor, Orange Co NY. In the History of Orange Co NY, by Ruttenber and Clark., there is an account of the crossing over; many family names are metioned, a very sad account which makes me cry every time I read it. The Thompson brothers of Longford settled in Thompson Ridge ( about 1776, Town of Mongomery ) now the Town of Crawford, Orange Co NY. They or their desc helped to build the church there know as the Hopewell Church ( a daughter church formed by the older congregergation of the Goodwill Church). Hope this was helpful. Florence Fulton Wolfe ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 3:51 PM Subject: [NYORANGE] County Longford and early Montgomery families > The recent post about Patrick BARBER born in County Longford Ireland and > buried in Goodwill Presbyterian Church peaked my interest. Does anyone on > the list > know of other old families that came from County Longford? I believe these > early settlers often migrated in groups. > > I've looked for years for the origins of my ancestor John HARRIS (b. 1748- > d. > 8 Mar. 1825), who is buried in Goodwill Presbyterian church with wife, > Abigail ?. John was a member of the Ulster militia, as indicated by his > tombstone. > > For several years, I've been trying to discover John's parents, and > place of birth, migration patterns etc. One challenge is solving a > problem of > identity: there are several "John Harrises" in Orange Co. (BTW, here may > be a > link to the George HARRIS family of New Windsor.) > I found a clue in "The First 150 years of the Goodwill Presbyterian > Church, Montgomery, NY" by James Milligan Dickson, pub. 1880 . There is a > footnote on page 76, indicating the Harris family of Montgomery descended > from George > Harris of 1657, who came from Southampton. Others who came from > Southampton > included the HOWELL family of East Coldenham, the WOODRUFF family, the > HAINES, > TOPPING and the GOODALE families. > > <<<<"From Southampton, too, but later in the century, came the > progenitors of the HOWELL family at E. Coldenham and elsewhere throughout > the county. > They are descended from Edward Howell, who came to Southampton from Boston > in > 1640. Also the HARRIS family, descended from George Harris of 1657; the > Woodruff family, descended from John WOODRUFF of 1657; the TOPPING family, > descended > from Thomas topping of Milford, 1639, and the GOODALE family, descended > from > Joseph Goodale of 1698." >>>>> > > I have a lot of professionally-researched material on the Harris line but > have never smashed the brick wall regarding John's parents. Thanks, > Elizabeth Harris Pope > Portland, ME > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >