mateer family around dromara/legananny/seapatrick

[alanjack]

hi all

Firstly i'm new here so hopefully this went to the right forum.anyway...i'm trying to trace my family roots as far back as  i can.have traced my G.G.G Father  Henry mateer of legananny back to about 1830's...altho i have info on him..no birth date or death date or indeed any marriage.i do know that he had 1 son(that i know off) james died april 1892 lisnod..i have james being married to a elizabeth patterson in 1854( am also trying to trace the patterson side too)..they had 2 sons david mateer(whom i have details on )..and a william mateer who seems to have got lost here..maybe moved away as the trace goes cold.

the area that they all came from seems to be around dromara/legananny/seapatrick area.if anyone has any info on henry or even william etc i would be very grateful.

or even any ideas to what i do next.
thanks
alan

[BallyaltikilliganG]

To help its useful to know whether you have already looked and exhausted for instance
/freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rosdavies/SURNAMES/M/MatMaz.htm#mat
eg James MATIER
MATEER  . Drumgooland of Legananny; a farmer; son of Henry Mateer; married Elizabeth Patterson of Finnis 31 Jul 1854 in Dromara 1st Presbyterian Church, witnesses were Adam Morrison & Robert Martin; father of David b. 7 Apr 1868 & William b. 12 Mar 1871 (regd. Ballyward)
Dromara 1st Presbyterian Church Records from 1763, for records see Batch # C700041 on www.familysearch.org; graveyard attached, oldest gravestone 1769; gravestone inscriptions Vol 19 UHF; email me for a gravestone look-up
Raymonds county down website
www.emeraldancestors.com
www.ancestryireland.co.uk
www.familysearch.com
www.ulsterancestry.com

Good luck you have done well already, Jim

[TF13]

hi, welcome to rootschat,this looks like another son,

francis mateer(male) born 6-aug-1873
father-james mateer
mother-elizabeth patterson
sub district-ballyward
district-banbridge.

tony

[alanjack]

hi all

i didnt think i would get any replies....but i like to say thanks for all the info.im glad i joined this site as there seems to quite afew folk here willing to help others.will done my friends...many many thanks.

yes i have used http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rosdavies/SURNAMES/M/MatMaz.htm.....
am trying to find more out on proni and  on familysearch.com.

i like to thank the person who found the other son...which i think is right..there maybe others that i unaware off.what id like to know...is how the heck did you find that out mate lol..

many many thanks again

[aghadowey]

4 sons of James Mateer and Elizabeth Patterson listed in IGI:
1. Robert born 4 Feb.1866 Ballyward district, Co. Down
2. David born 7 Apr.1868 Co. Down
3. Francis born 6 Aug.1873 Co. Down
4. Joseph born 3 Mar.1876 Banbridge district, Co. Down

[alanjack]

hi aghadowey

many thanks for that info...one question...what is IGI??

[aghadowey]

IGI= International Genealogical Index. See www.familysearch.org

[alanjack]

 HI BallyaltikilliganG

thank you for the info you give me..now i will have my hands full trying to  find out whos who from that big list...much appreciatted.
i just like to say i big thank you from me to all who helped me in any way....now ive got my hands full trying to figure out all the information thats being given to me..and if anyone out there needs any help and if i can help please let me know as i do spend a few hours here every night(much to the wifes annoyance lol)
alan

[lotsahunters]

Hi Alan,

I am seeking information on the Armstrong and Martin lines, both from Legananny. there is an old lease for the Martins in Legananny to a Robert Martin in December 1799 for three lives in succession to the late heirs of Henry Matier, lives on the lease Robert Martin aged 21 years, John Martin aged 16 years, both sons of Robert Martin, the lessee and a Hugh Telford, Leitrim aged 7 years. This suggests the Martins came from Leitrim, but is also of intrest in regards to your post.  I'm wondering if we could share information. It's possible these two lines will merge. My dates are a bit earlier than yours though.

Becky