When did protestant settlers first arrive in Monaghan?

[madpat]

I was wondering when the first protestant settlers arrived in Monaghan and also if any one knows if there were lists of names of settlers arriving in the country. Were they given land for example? Any links to this would be most welcome.

[Argyll67]

My four times great grandfather Thomas McVittie ( CoI) was living at Clones Co Monaghan in 1778 in the occupation of farmer when his son Elliott was born in 1778.  So I assume there were Protestants about much earlier than that

[aghadowey]

17th century according to this website- "County Monaghan, although part of Old Ulster was not a Plantation county but it did receive Scots settlers in the 17th century as witness the First Monaghan Presbyterian Church in Monaghan Town which celebrated its Tercentenary in 1997."
http://www.ulsternationalist.freeservers.com/custom2.html

[hallmark]

1640's

[Elwyn Soutter]

As a general comment about Scots & English settlers who came to Ireland in the 1600s, there are no records of land allocations, save for major landowners (ie thousands of acres).  It’s not normally possible to trace the subtenants who rented smaller plots from them, for that era. (The search for them is quite a well trodden path).

[hallmark]

As a general comment about Scots & English settlers who came to Ireland in the 1600s, there are no records of land allocations, save for major landowners ie thousands of acres).  It’s not normally possible to trace the subtenants who rented smaller plots from them, for that era. (The search for them is quite a well trodden path).

These are all in Essex!

[aghadowey]

These are all in Essex!

Sorry but I don't understand your comment to the previous post- could you please explain further.

[hallmark]

Records are in Essex.

[aghadowey]

What records? it would certainly help if you could tell us what these records are and where they are located.