Hi again Peggy,
Thats an "interesting" conundrum - duplicate baptismal entries at Ballylinny Pb & Carnmoney Pb.
I had a wee look at the history of the incumbents.
The Revd. Isaac ADAMS seems to have served at Ballylinny Pb from shortly after it was opened in 1836 for 43 years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballylinney_Presbyterian_Church#Ministers_of_BallylinneyHowever, Carnmoney Pb seems to have suffered a hiatus in Feb 1841 when John DILL died suddenly.
David WILSON seems to held the reins briefly in 1844.
Things didn't settle down until Joseph BARKELEY took over in May 1845.
http://carnmoney.org/past-ministers.htmlSo, during 1841-1845 there is likely to have been an element of "pulpit covering" going on.
And in fact it was (and still is) quite common for a Minister to serve two congregations.
[e.g. I found references to Isaac ADAMS conducting services at the "Presbyterian chapel" in Ballynure in 1857.]
In my wild young days as a church organist we were on a very tight schedule every Sunday, service at big church 10:30 - tea& biscuit in the Manse - manic drive over the water - service in the small church 12 noon. Back later for 18:00 for the evening service, etc.
[Sunday was the busiest day of my week - recompense £4 all up - it paid for the petrol!]
It is likely that Isaac ADAMS was asked to lead the worship at the "vacant" Carnmoney. He may have organised this as a separate event from his duties at Ballylinney, or he may have invited both congregations to meet together - at either venue. Thus both congregations would have been "witnesses" to the common events.
Most ministers carried a "note book" with them, recording their actions w.r.t. the formal offering of the two (retained by Protestantism) Sacraments - namely Baptism & Marriage.
Whether by accident, or because of a joint meeting of the two churches, such events may have subsequently been transcribed in to the records of the separate congregations.
['Twas no crime to record an event in more than one repository.
In retrospect it is a shame that this wasn't practised more readily, particularly for CoI!]
Your confusion should be alleviated by examining the original records, which should contain details of the location (townland) of the participants in the events.
[? Such apparently omitted during Dixie Dee's mammoth transcription efforts of the Carnmoney registers.]
I'd thought that the duplication might be due to an over-enthusiastic young W.F. McKINNEY, but realise that is was before he started his 60 year stint as the secretary to the Carnmoney Pb congregation ~1860.]
ADDENDUM: The baptism on 30-MAY-1843 of Mary ADAMS, dau. of The Revd. I. ADAMS & Eliza DUNDEE is recorded in the Carnmoney Pb records.
[Aha, DUNDEEs married in to the McKINNEYs of Sentry Hill ... I spent a pleasant afternoon there once c/o Dr. Isaac DUNDEE - reckon that he might have got his first name from his family's ADAMS in-laws.]
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So, given the timing, the William LAWSON = Isabella MORGAN marriage might well be recorded within the records of Carnmoney Pb.
[Hence it should be in the McKINNEY stud books.]
However, keep in mind that it might have been elsewhere, and earlier.
[Bride's home location, or anytime after 1833 say when William came of full (21 years) age. He seems to have become quite a character in Ballyclare, leading the business community in his role as woollen draper - tried to find you some adverts in BNL but to no avail.]
Before Ballylinney church was built, local Pb folks attended at Templepatrick, Ballyclare, Ballyeaston & Carnmoney.
[With a remote possibility of Parkgate, Donegore, but we covered that for you already.]
Also keep in mind that Isabella MORGAN might have come from outwith the immediate area, and/or been of a non-Pb persuasion.
[Perhaps a trawl through the 1901 Census looking at "old" MORGANs might help to guide you;
Also a search through the Griffiths Valuations of ~1864.]
A very useful "1 inch to 1 mile" map of the area is:
Antrim & Ballyclare 1900
OLD ORDNANCE SURVEY MAPS
THE GODFREY EDITION 2010
Ireland Sheet 28
ISBN 978-1-4784-349-4
www.alangodfreymaps.co.ukTrying hard to hold on to your tails!
Capt. Jock
