STEWART families in Donegal

[AlexStewart]

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http://www.cyberus.ca/~bharvey/plantation.htm

www.donegalcoco.ie/media/donegalcountyc/heritage/pdfs/plantationarchitectureandlandscapeboolet.pdf

if you go through google or one of the search eng. and put in the search box, Stewart plantaion in dunfanaghy in 1600 lots of articles come up.
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Thank you, Rathmore. Interesting pointers there. Are you familiar with Jonathan Bardon's excellent books: The Plantation of Ulster and The History of Ulster?

[Matty]

http://donegalgenealogy.com/1901dunfanaghy.htm

Hi there are is a Thomas Stewart on this this Census Port Road not sure if it is your relative.  I came across it while searching for my McNutt's.

Andrew McNutt rented 5 acres  & 5 perches of land from Alex JR Stewart in Figart Clondahorky Parish  this is on the 1857 Griffiths Valuation

[AlexStewart]

http://donegalgenealogy.com/1901dunfanaghy.htm

Hi there are is a Thomas Stewart on this this Census Port Road not sure if it is your relative.  I came across it while searching for my McNutt's.

Andrew McNutt rented 5 acres  & 5 perches of land from Alex JR Stewart in Figart Clondahorky Parish  this is on the 1857 Griffiths Valuation

No, Thomas is not mine. I have access to the census but thanks for the list.
May I ask you if you know of Samuel McNutt who is at Glinsk? If so, please send me a private message.

[Matty]

Hi Alex,

I have sent a Pm although I as yet have no one in my tree called Samuel

Martty

[Jack Stewart]

I just discovered "RootsChat" and so don't know quite how it works as yet. I have been researching my STEWART ancestors for many years now. My g-g-grandfather, Thomas Stewart (1818-1904) immigrated from the Ramelton, Co. Donegal area ca. 1828/9 through Philadelphia, PA to Armstrong Co., PA and there married in 1848 Elizabeth Brown (1821-1912) in Zion church, Shannondale, Clarion Co., PA. I believe Elizabeth Brown's family also came from the same general Ireland location. The family, along with other similar immigrant families, migrated from Armstrong/Clarion Co's., PA to the Scott Co., Iowa area en-masse, and many inter-related marriages ensued. After the Civil War, in which Thomas and many of his fellow Irish immigrants served, many of these families then moved on to Nebraska, Kansas, and points west in a group where they claimed "bounty lands" for their military service. These families include STEWART, BROWN, ENGLISH, MOORE, MCFATE, DAVIES, PORTER, WRAY, GALBRAITHE, and many more. I would be very interested in exchanging research of these families with anyone interested.

[AlexStewart]

Congratulations Jack on your first post on the excellent Rootschat forum. You mentioned many names and places, but I am particularly interested in your great great grandfather Thomas Stewart born in Ramelton in 1818. I wonder who his parents were. I wonder whether he had a brother named Alexander. I spoke to an elderly chap called McGarvey some years ago in Cashelmore who told me that the Stewarts in Cashelmore, Ards, came from Ramelton. If he is right then my great great grandfather, Alexander, came from Ramelton. 
I am also interested in your points about PA and Armstrong county as I know of ancestors who were connected with that area, but not Stewarts. There is much material available on the early history of that area. Perhaps you would write to me by private message if you wish.
Regards
Alexander Stewart

[Jack Stewart]

G'day, Alex, & thanks for the speedy response to my query! There might be a good possibility we are related thru these and other Stewarts, then, as I have collected more than a few possible relatives named "Alexander," or "Alex," one of them named William Alexander Stewart, who is living in the same place as my g-g-grandfather Thomas and other ancestors there in Scott Co., IA, after the bunch of them moved there from Armstrong (later Clarion Co., PA):

Example:
1854 IA State Census of Le Claire Twp., Scott Co., IA [all neighbors]:
Samuel More [Moore], 4 males, 4 females, 1 alien, total 8 persons
William A. [ALEXANDER--jms] Stewart, 6 males, 3 females, 1 naturalized, total 9 persons
Samuel Wilson, 6 males, 2 females, 8 aliens, total 8 persons
John More [Moore], 4 males, 6 females, 1 militia, 1 naturalized, total 10 persons
James Brown, 7 males, 3 females, 1 naturalized, total 10 persons
THOMAS STEWART, 3 males, 2 females, 1 ALIEN [sic], total 5 persons
Nathaniel Wilson, 1 male, 1 militia
William Jamison, 1 male, 1 female, total 2 persons
James Wilson, 4 males, 3 females, total 7 persons.

These families (and many, many more) are all intermarried and tended to travel in related groups of cousins/uncles, etc.

Other associated families are PORTER, WILSON, SIMPSON, HIRL, WRAY, CAMPBELL, (LOTS with given names "FINLEY") etc. I have a ton of them waiting to be sorted out.

Since you suggested it, and I'd very much prefer it, we might just change to corresponding privately.

Best regards,
Jack

[sarah]

Alex please remember that new members can not access the pm function with only 1 post, Jack has now posted again so will now be able to access the pm's but maybe with him being new it would be easier for you.

Regards

Sarah

[AlexStewart]

Thank you, Sarah, for your helpful reminder. I had not been in this position before!
Regards
Alex