STEWART families in Donegal

[AlexStewart]

Sorry Alex, it looks like I missed your other question:

"You wrote that his father was Humphrey. Where did that information come from? I have Murray the son of The Revd. William Babington and Dorothea Campbell. Murray’s first child was named Dorothea."

I was gleaning my information on Murray Babington came from a website called "The Peerage"

http://www.thepeerage.com/p68722.htm#i687211

I honestly don't know how accurate the information on that site is or how it gets posted/reviewed so it is entirely possible that my information is in error.

Hello again Thomas
Have another look at the Peerage site you mentioned above. You will notice there is a serious error as it refers to Murray Babington as born circa 1777, but it also states he married Mary Gordon in 1788. The first date is clearly wrong; the marriage date is correct! 
I shall send you later a short PM so that you can then write an e-mail.
Regards
Alexander

[hallmark]

Just FYI...

 Here lieth the remains of

Murray Babington Esq

Who departed this life 3 Sep 1810 aged 83

And Mary Heron Babington

Died 3 Jan 1811 aged 71 years


sOURCE  http://donegalgenealogy.com/oldinverGY.htm

[AlexStewart]

Thank you, Hallmark, for posting those dates which point to their birth dates also.
That is helpful.
Alexander

[hallmark]

Saves him of being accused of marrying when he was 11 years old!!   

[AlexStewart]

Saves him of being accused of marrying when he was 11 years old!!   

Quite right, Hallmark. Well put! I believe he was born in 1756 and married at 32.
Alexander

[hallmark]

"...there is a serious error as it refers to Murray Babington as born circa 1777, but it also states he married Mary Gordon in 1788..."


Murray Babington Esq, Who departed this life 3 Sep 1810 aged 83  would have been born 1727

so is 1777 a typo and should be 1727 ??

[AlexStewart]

The Murray Babington I have in mind died in 1839 in Bonnyglen, Inver. That was reported in the Londonderry Sentinel.  He was the chap who married Mary Heron Gordon in 1788. That is the person Thomas referred to as his ancestor. He has added that he descends from their daughter Patricia.   I can only assume that the Murray Babington who died in 1810 was a different person.
Alexander

[hallmark]

No problem.


Mary Heron Babington who Died 3 Jan 1811 aged 71 years can't be Mary Heron Gordon so.

[AlexStewart]

Hello Alex,

Thank you for your reply.

My Babingtons in Donegal in 1800 would be Murray Babington, youngest son of Humphrey Babington.

regards,

Hello, Thomas.
Thank you for that information. Yes, I know about Murray Babington who lived at Bonnyglen in Donegal. His father Humphrey had a brother Revd. William Babington 1713-1777, and he is an ancestor of mine. Therefore we are connected! I shall now write a private message to you with more detail.
Regards
Alex

I am writing to highlight a correction to one point above which has been made elsewhere. I had accepted Thomas’ statement at first that Murray was the son of Humphrey Babington. He was, in fact, the son of The Revd. William Babington and his wife Dorothea. One of Murray’s children was called Dorothea.  Another link is Dumfries where Murray married Mary in 1788, and where his brother was the Rector in the Church of Scotland.
Alex