Do you have a paper from PRONI, titled ""The Bensons of Donegal: Notes and a Pedigree compiled therefrom. J.B. 1928." (and this in handwriting below the title) "Also copies of papers lent by Capt J Hamilton of Brown Hall 1928." (and also, handwritten) Also The Skiptons of Balyshaskey, now Beech Hill-from MS lent by HS Kennedy Skipton 1929" It has a "short abstract of the pedigree of Sir James Galbraith, Bart. as furnished by him to Ulster King at Arms, on being created a baronet." mentions that "1630 James Galbraith and LIeut Col. Robert Galbraith his brother on the settlement of the Ulster Plantation, settled at Dowish, near St. Johnstone, in the Co. of Donegal, which from their residence there took the name of Gentle Dowish, which it retains to this day. It is presumed that these men, who were the younger sons of Robert Galbraith, one of the Lords of Session in Scotland, came over to Ireland with the ancestor of Lord Abercorn, as James the eldest brother of the two was returned to Parliament for Strabane with one of Lord Abercorn's family in 1630 and when St. Johnstone was created a borough in 1660 or 1661 the said James Galbraith and Wm. Hamilton, borhter of the first Lord Strabane, were returned to Parliament the first members for it. For these facts see the Journals of the House of Commons. The Earl of Belmore, in his pedigree, has stated this James to have been a Lieut. Col. but it is a clear and distinct mistake. This James had no male issue, but he had six ! daughters, and declared that he would give a certain legacy to the son of any daughter called Galbraith for his Christian name. This James afterwards removed to Barne in the Co. of Fermanagh, where he died, and the identity of the person is proved both by his own will, and by the will of his brother Lieut. Col. Robert's widown, both on record, which ascertains the persons, their brotherhood, and ranks, and situations." etc. Charlie > > From: "Helen W Hamilton" <hwhamilton2@msn.com> > Date: 2006/01/08 Sun PM 01:11:54 GMT+13:00 > To: Scotch-Irish-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [Sc-Ir] Galbraith, Donegal 1660s > > Would anyone have a a source that lists the M.P.s for Co Donegal in 1661. I > would like to determine whether it was a Lt. Col. James Galbraith or his > nephew, Capt. James Galbraith Jr. who was the M.P. in 1661 for Johnstown, > Co. Donegal. > I know that the Lt Col was alive in 1637 and that the Capt. was alive after > 1642. > I am trying to sort out some discrepancies in data I have for marriages > between Galbraiths, Sinclairs and Hamiltons mainly in Co. Tyrone for that > time period, and this information could help. > Thanks, > Helen > > >