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Thank you! Since I posted a little bit ago, I found that Rev. Robert Matthews was assigned to St. Patrick's COI in Ballymena. And his daughter also named a son Robert Beresford Henry (Donegal Co).  He was also cited in the Topicial Dictionary of Ireland, 1837 as being the Master of the Diocesan school of Armagh and Connor.  And again found a citation for year 1841 that Rev. Robert Matthews was under clerical surperidence of Rev. William Reeves, D.D. (who also married the daughter Kate Matthews, of Rev Robert Matthews to William Henry, ESQ of Ballyshannon, Donegal County). Michelle

I am wondering which church in Ballymena that Rev. Robert Matthews presided over? I am not related, rather Rev. Robert Matthews married my GG Grandfather and his 2nd wife in October of 1846 -- but the church isn't cited -- and it is difficult to locate info on this Pastor -- wondering if anyone might know? Thanks much. Michelle

I just saw this...and I TRULY thank you so very much for finding this for me!  Michelle

It's BACK!  The PR word..... =  (Polar Vortex).  Brrrrrr .....this morning as I rise I learn it is -9 degrees and they are saying MORE snow is coming tonight! We've already recieved a total...... WITH 3 months of winter to go a...... about 45" of snow fallen already. So we are still diggin our way out. 

Red hairs/moustache....funny!  Some Scandanavian perhaps ?

Yep, still looking for Campbell information. I did write to the fella who has the McKinney info, but to date, he hasn't written back.

Quern is an interesting name as well. One of Mary Speer (nee Graham) Campbell (b. 1818 d. 1887), who was the wife/widow of Samuel Campbelll b. circa 1809 d. 1854 (s/o James Campbell and Margaret Parker)...named a son James Campbell, he was 2nd born, and he and his wife named a son David Quern Campbell. This David Quern Campbell died about 1.5 months after his father James Campbell (b. circa 1843), in the year 1927. Both are buried at Carnmoney. So I did see that there was a Rev. Quern and wondered if there was another relationship to the Campbells and/or James' wife's family.

Mary was born on the Townland of Creevamoy, near Broughshane, Co Antrim Ireland.  think her parents were COI, as her father married 2nd in 1846 and he and his wife were COI per the marriage entry I do have. So I am seeking to find Samuel and Mary's marriage entry, probably COI. They married circa 1837, but just not sure where. Perhaps COI records would reveal their marriage information -- yet to order those films in to review. I did write to the First Pres. Church of Ireland -- as that is where her brother, my line, Nathaniel Graham and his wife were married and had their 7 children baptised before they removed from Ireland for Ontario Canada, later state of Michigan.

All I know :-)

Michelle

Hi! You wrote about Rev. Robert Mathews...born 1798 Cashel. Is this the same Cashel as found on the Townland of Creevamoy (very near the Village of Broughshane, which is 2 miles thereabouts from Ballymena) in Co. Antrim? I have a Wm. Graham who married 2nd to a Sally Morton in 1846 in Kirkkinriola, Ballymena...and the marriage was performed by Rev. R. Matthews. Wm was living on the Townland of Creevamoy, and some of my Gordon's clan also on Creevamoy, but they always cited their area on Creevamoy as "Cashel". Why I am inquiring. I am seeking to find out the church in which Wm and Sally were married, thinking it may have been St. Patrick's in Ballymena. So I am doing some hunting around certain information known. Thanks much for any reply. Michelle