McLean/McCleans in Ballyalbanagh

[chiplassie]

Hi John;
    I realize from many of your other messages that you are fully informed as to PRONI research.  I am in Canada and just learning about what is available.  I apologize.
CL

[briangr]

David McClean was my 2nd great grandfather.  He apparently also had several siblings.  The dates are baptisms and the location is Ballyeaston (probably First Ballyeaston Presbyterian)

Agnes 23 Dec 1826
John 2 Sep 1828
Francis 31 Aug 1830 (male)
Robert 29 Mar 1832
Margaret 15 Jan 1837
Mary Jane 17 May 1839
Catherine 20 Oct 1841
George 19 Jul 1844.
Susan 20 Feb 1847
Rosa 13 Jan 1850
William James 5 Jan 1853

Would like to hear more from you
Brian

[Philip McLean]

Hi there,

I'm related to May Macquillan and James McClean (my 3rd great grandfather).

Philip McLean

[chiplassie]

Welcome to the group Philip.  Have you tested your DNA? Briangr and I have corresponded since my earlier post and we have met several McLeans along the way.
Regards
CL

[Philip McLean]

Hi CL,

Yes I did the Ancestry DNA test.

Kind regards,

Philip McLean

[Philip McLean]

Hi again,

I can't get beyond David McLean born 1780 in Ireland and supposedly died in 1848 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA.

I'm interested to know if my ancestors actually originated in Scotland - moved over to Ireland by the English?

Kind regards,

Philip McLean

[Rosniak]

Hi,

I have been reading this post and I am aware of at least 4 McLean/McClean descendants with ancestors from Ballyalabnagh/Ballyeaston who have tested with Family Tree DNA.

I would suggest that if you don't already have results on FTDNA you upload your results from Ancestry - it is free and you usually get results within a few days at most.

If you don't know how to do the upload it is very simple. Instructions are here: https://www.nifhs.org/dna/uploading-your-dna/

[chiplassie]

Philip,
  I must have missed your last couple of messages. Good to hear more from you.  I'll send you a PM as we are definitely the same family of McLeans.
Regards, CL

[Jon_ni]

I'm interested to know if my ancestors actually originated in Scotland - moved over to Ireland by the English?

Only an assumption will tell you that, no records go back far enough in Ireland to confirm a move from A to B. If they moved during the Ulster Plantation they chose too due to land offers or were already over with the army, rather than being forced across (think of land offers to settlers to an area in USA & Canada). If they came later after 1750 could have been a result of the Highland Clearances by individual aristocracy as many were in debt and removed the old crofts and evicted families to generate more income from the land. Scotland to Ireland was an easy move being so close.