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Derry (Londonderry) / Re: Pottagh
« on: Thursday 11 June 15 21:39 BST (UK)  »
Thanks - we have the will abstract you mention. If anything mentioning the parents of either James Cochran or John Wilson who married Jean Cochran, we'd appreciate knowing about it.

Quote from: Kin-Sleuth on Thursday 11 June 15 06:53 BST (UK)
Quote from: RichardinMichigan on Friday 05 June 15 23:08 BST (UK)
There is an early Dunboe Parish will for James Cochran of " Patock in Dunbo" dated 6 November 1744 proved 21 July 1746 in which his son-in-law, John Wilson is listed as his sole executor.  This marriage of the Wilson family into the Cochran clan may account for the later "Cochran Wilson" found at Pottagh.

Hi RichardinMichigan,  this will along with the will of John Wilson (d. about 1781) were discussed during 2014 by various descendants of Charles Wilson who is the younger brother of the John Wilson discussed above .  I was particularly interested in this document as I am a descendant of Cochran Wilson and I & other close relatives have been wondering about the origin of the Cochran name.  I will attempt to send you a private message in the near future in order to ask some additional questions.

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Derry (Londonderry) / Re: Pottagh
« on: Friday 29 May 15 02:35 BST (UK)  »
Hi mef518, I descend from James Wilson of Articlave who emigrated to NY in 1839, eventually making  his way to Catasauqua, Lehigh CO., PA by way of Mauch Chunk, Carbon CO., PA. His brother was John Alexander Wilson, also of Articlave, and he emigrated in 1846.  I have no documented proof of my connection to the Wilsons of Pottagh, but the proximity of the two families in Dunboe is interesting to say the least. 

Quote from: mef518 on Friday 29 May 15 02:17 BST (UK)
I would be happy to hear from any of the Wilsons.  Sadly, there were no children in the last generation living at Pottagh (John Leslie or his 2 sisters) so the line died out, which is why his step-son (my father) inherited the estate.

Quote from: Kin-Sleuth on Monday 25 May 15 09:27 BST (UK)
Hi  mef518, Thank you for the post.  FYI, I am a WILSON descendant via a second marriage of John WILSON's ancestor, Charles WILSON.  While I personally did not know of the RAF use of the property which I first heard about in 2014, I will add the link to my collection.  Some of my half & full cousins may contact you to further clarify the history from your perspective when they read the post as your information does add to the WILSON family's long history of residence at Pottagh.

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Derry (Londonderry) / Re: Pottagh
« on: Friday 04 July 14 15:18 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: Zziggy47 on Thursday 03 July 14 15:02 BST (UK)
James CUST (1855-1901) and Rose Ann ALLEN CUST (1864-1929) were my great-grandparents. I've been tracing them back to when Henry CUST (1646-1716/17) and Margaret JONES CUST came from Yorkshire. I have some holes in that lineage and I've been trying to fill them in. I can get back to William Cust (1795-1868) and Rose LOGUE CUST (1796-1878). Can you help? Do you know who Hudson CUSTs parents were? I've come across a Hodgson CUST but I can't find where he fits either? Could he be your Hudson CUST? Any info you have would be appreciated. Thanks.

There was a Hodson Wilson - spelled with an 'o' in the 1831 census of Dunboe parish, Co. Londonderry. He was the son of Charles Wilson and Elizabeth Cust.  "Hodson" was probably a family name, and there's been discussion about the name having once been Hodgson, but through variations in pronunciation has become Hudson.



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Derry (Londonderry) / Re: Mattabenny, Agherton
« on: Sunday 20 April 14 17:00 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: aghadowey on Tuesday 29 September 09 12:38 BST (UK)
I think that you'll find the townland is Maddybenny Beg or Maddybenny More (just outside the town of Coleraine) in the parish of Ballyaghran.

I know that Ballyaghran and Agherton are the same parish. Which is the modern name?

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Derry (Londonderry) / Re: Pottagh
« on: Thursday 17 April 14 17:57 BST (UK)  »

Ron - Don't know if you caught Jay's posting or not, but if not, he has an 1889 letter from his ancestor, Thomas Wilson, son of Hudson Wilson of Pottagh. In the letter, Thomas Wilson mentions his "Half Aunt Mary Wilson who married Charles Price of Ballymena." She had a brother John Wilson, both children were by Charles Wilson's firs wife ____Millen. It sounds as if the John Wilson you mention was Charles Price's brother-in-law. However, there were several John Wilsons, and it's difficult to keep them separated, so be careful!

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Derry (Londonderry) / Re: Pottagh
« on: Thursday 17 April 14 17:56 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: RonPr on Saturday 05 April 14 20:47 BST (UK)
  Hi -  I too am interested in the Wilson family of Pottagh. My ancestors Charles Price and Mary Wilson married in 1811 in Coleraine. A newspaper notice said both were from Coleraine, but if so, then perhaps only for a short period - Charles was actually from Ballintoy parish in Co Antrim. I wonder is there a clue to Mary’s origin in a later lease. In 1828 Charles' father leased a house to his other son John just before he married - this lease was for the three lives of "John Willson of Pottagh in the County of Londonderry" and his sons Charles and John. This was very much an inter-family lease and there must be some good reason why John Willson was selected as a life. Was he perhaps Charles Price’s brother-in-law? This is a theory I would love to prove or disprove. Any further information on the Pottagh Wilsons would be gratefully received.  Thanks.

Ron - Don't know if you caught Jay's posting or not, but if not, he has an 1889 letter from his ancestor, Thomas Wilson, son of Hudson Wilson of Pottagh. In the letter, Thomas Wilson mentions his "Half Aunt Mary Wilson who married Charles Price of Ballymena." She had a brother John Wilson, both children were by Charles Wilson's firs wife ____Millen. It sounds as if the John Wilson you mention was Charles Price's brother-in-law. However, there were several John Wilsons, and it's difficult to keep them separated, so be careful!
 

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Derry (Londonderry) / Re: Pottagh
« on: Thursday 17 April 14 16:45 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: Kin-Sleuth on Tuesday 15 April 14 12:48 BST (UK)
Quote from: jc keller on Friday 11 April 14 20:13 BST (UK)
I am part of that Wilson Family from Pottagh.   My branch descends from  Charles Wilson and Elizabeth Cust Wilson to  Hudson Cust Wilson (Charles jr.'s brother) to the son of Hudson Cust Wilson and Sarah Thompson whose name was Thomas. Thomas moved to the US and married Mary MacLean (daughter of Alexander MacLean and Elizabeth Swan). According to a letter I have from Thomas: Pottagh was in the family for over 200 years by 1856, he assumed that all Wilsons living at Pottagh had died or left Ireland.  We believe that the John Wilson wing of the family stayed on at Pottagh until John Wilson died in 1943 and his stepchildren left in 1963.

Assuming the Elizabeth Cust Wilson in your post is the same person as I know as Elizabeth Cust, I am too a descendant of Charles Wilson and Elizabeth Cust Wilson via their son, Cochran(e) (who lived at Ballyreagh) and his daughter, Jane who migrated to South Australia in the 1850s with her husband, William Alexander Moody (from Magilligan).  I would be very interested in comparing notes with both you and other relatives who have posted on this thread in order to better understand the layout of the family.


It sounds as if the three of us need to get together via email. I don't know if it's appropriate or not, but you may contact me directly.

Dan Wilson

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Derry (Londonderry) / Re: Pottagh
« on: Friday 11 April 14 23:18 BST (UK)  »
At 5'11" Charles was tall for the time. Yes, the OS Memoirs give his year of emigration as 1834, age 25. I wonder if your Martha McLean was also aboard the ship Bowditch that sailed from Liverpool to NYC 27 May 1839? My James Wilson was aboard that same ship along with a bunch of McLeans. He may have traveled with them. If I understand your comment, you mean that Martha and Mary McLean were sisters and both daughters of Alexander McLean and Elizabeth Swan? DId they also carry "Swan" as a middle name the way the sons did? The boarding house you mention maybe the one on Pump St, Summit Hill which had been run by Alexander & Elizabeth McLean. I knew about Martha marrying John Lyle and moving to Adams Co., IL, near Quincy (Ellington Twp, as I recall) after Charles' death. I also recall finding Samuel Knox in the census of ADams CO., after he moved from Summit Hill. Do you know how Charles died?

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Derry (Londonderry) / Re: Pottagh
« on: Friday 11 April 14 23:08 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: jc keller on Friday 11 April 14 20:22 BST (UK)
One more notation:
Charles was 5 ft 11.  He came from Ireland to Mauch Ghunck, now Jim Thorpe, PA in 1835 or 1836.  Martha McLean was a sister of Thomas's father-in-law (Grandfather Alexander McLean (MacLean))who was the father of Mary McLean.  Thus Thomas married his aunt’s niece. Charles and Martha had two children who died at an early age in Jim Thorpe, PA.  Charles was a shipping agent at Jim Thorpe until 1845.  Thomas Wilson stayed with his uncle Charles and Aunt Martha Wilson when he first came to the US  in 1843.  He moved to Summit Hill, PA and kept a boarding house for a short time.  Then he moved to Port Richmond, near Philadelphia, built and owned brick houses there.   Martha went to Quincy to be with her sister Mary MacLean, and Nancy Knox.  Marth married a second time to John Lyle, son of Reverend William Lyle the pastor of Hudson Wilson from Articlave, Ireland.

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