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Isle of Man Lookup Requests / Re: Quilliams Family
« on: Thursday 31 March 22 15:24 BST (UK)  »
I found a record where Thomas eventually married Elizabeth. They lived in Peel and he died in Peel. So, my John must have come alone or possibly as a soldier to Canada. I'm wondering whether my John ever became a citizen of the U.S. He never appeared on any voting lists.

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Isle of Man Lookup Requests / Re: Quilliams Family
« on: Thursday 31 March 22 02:09 BST (UK)  »
There could be some connection. My John eventually settled in the mountains of East Tennessee. But, he met his wife in Kentucky, up along the Ohio River. She was mixed Native American and white. Her father was an Indian trader. I don't know which tribe but I think it was Shawnee. I have very little in my dna. Her name was Polly Beesley. They followed her family down to a little town just above Chattanooga, Tn. At that time that area was controlled by ther Cherokee and the town was a trading town. When the removal started, they moved to the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee near Gatlinburg. There was a Guilliams/Quilliams family living there already but there is no relation and no Thomas. Your Thomas might have stayed in Kentucky/Ohio or he could have gone to Canada if he was connected to the Shawnee or other tribes at that time. Some Shawnee went to Canada. I have a lot of dna matches among the Native Americans in Canada.

Dean Rathbone

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Isle of Man Lookup Requests / Re: Quilliams Family
« on: Wednesday 30 March 22 17:13 BST (UK)  »
Thank you very much,  Blue70. The Family Search information supports my dna results. It also explains why my John named his oldest son, Thomas. KGarrard, you may be correct. From what I've been able to find out, the IOM was more lenient towards the rights of illegitimate children than other places. But, my ancestor's life would still have been difficult, as it would have been anywhere at that time. He was very closed mouth about his past because he couldn't have owned land in the U.S. either at that time.  But, he left us a legacy of red hair that still appears after all those generations along with a farm and stream that bears his name. That is where I live today.

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Isle of Man Lookup Requests / Re: Quilliams Family
« on: Wednesday 30 March 22 15:36 BST (UK)  »
Thank you, I will check into the historical society.

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Isle of Man Lookup Requests / Quilliams Family
« on: Wednesday 30 March 22 06:52 BST (UK)  »
My great great grandfather was John Quilliams. His daughter, my great grandmother, said that John was born on the Isle of Man and that she thought that he was illegitimate. He was born in 1806. I  found a christening record for a John Quilliam that was born in 1806 and he was illegitimate. The mother was Elizabeth Mylchreest and the father was only listed as Quilliam. The church is not listed on the record, so I don't know where they lived on the Isle of Man. John would have migrated to the U.S. in the mid to late 1820s. I'm stuck at this point and can't go back any further. Does anyone have any ideas? Thank you.

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The Lighter Side / Whereabouts of Mill Farm near Killead, County Antrim
« on: Wednesday 25 April 12 03:36 BST (UK)  »
I have traced my McElrath ancestors back to Mill Farm near Killead and Aldergrove. They were living there in the 1700"s. I can't seem to find it on a map today. Does anyone know where Mill Farm is located. I don't know whether it was a town, community, name of a road or a farm. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Dean Rathbone

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Antrim / Re: Curious about McIlrath, McIlwraith, McElrath family in Antrim
« on: Saturday 09 April 11 16:28 BST (UK)  »
Thank you very much for the information. I'm very new at this so I actually messed up my first post :) My g g grandfather's name was Adam instead of John. John was my ggg grandfather and he was born in Ayr, Scotland. It is comforting to know that I could still have some distant relatives in Antrim because there are no males within my branch of the family to carry on the name. Once again, thank you. Dean Rathbone

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Antrim / Curious about McIlrath, McIlwraith, McElrath family in Antrim
« on: Saturday 09 April 11 05:43 BST (UK)  »
My g g grandfather, John McElrath was born in Antrim around 1788. His family settled in South Carolina, USA. I know very little about my family so I'm just curious about my roots, where he was from and if there are still people with this name living in Antrim. Would love to talk to someone from Antrim. I have seen the name spelled many ways some of which are in my subject line. Any feedback about this family or Antrim in general would be treasured. Thank you for your time.  Dean Rathbone

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Antrim / Curious about McIlrath, McIlwraith, McElrath family in Antrim
« on: Saturday 09 April 11 05:15 BST (UK)  »
McIlrath - My gg grandfather was from Antrim - just curious if McIlrath (McIlwraith) is still a common name there. Would like to talk to someone from Antrim with this surname or that knows of this surname. I'm interested in local histories, old stories etc.

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