Taylors of Londonderry

[wyanga]

Hi,
     I have found from the 1740 Protestants Householders Report that there were a large number of Tayors in  Co Londonderry. My Taylor Ancestors, were at Aird  Co Antrim in the 1734 Religeous Census for Cary, and as there was no extended family in that area,( they were the only Taylors in Cary,) I beleive that they had recently moved there and Co Londonderry is the logical place for them to have come from. I have information back 7 generations to Aird, but a recent dna test has given me a match in the US  with apossible common ancester at 10-12 generations .
    The American match is with a family that went to America in the American migration from Northern Ireland in the 1700's. possibly immigrating about 1760. The indications are that the immigrant's fathers name is included in the 1740 report. It is not known at this stage if they actually left from Co Londonderry, but if there is a link to the Aird Taylors, it is highly likely.
    What I am seeking is, does anyone know of any Taylor family Histories or family trees that might contain information of the period, with particular reference to Aghadowey, Macosquin, Killowen, and Dunboe Parishes.
    I know this is a big ask, to expect anything from that era to have survived, but I have to at least ask.
Wyanga   

[aghadowey]

Have a look at Bill Macafee's website. http://www.billmacafee.com/

Not sure I agree with the reasoning that your Taylors could have come from County Londonderry- would have thought it an equal or greater chance they came to Billy Parish from Scotland.

[wyanga]

Aghadowey
                   Yes you are correct they may have come from Scotland and it is possible that the DNA match of a common ancestor  occurred  there, but with this current information emmanating from, possibly Co Londonderry, I am endeavouring to establish if my Aird Taylors have also had an earlier connection to. Co Londonderry.
   My information does come from billmacafee. We suspect that the immigrant to America's fathers name could have been Thomas Taylor as this is the name of his first son. There are no Thomas Taylors named Antrim in 1740, where as there are 6 in Co Londonderry.
    When there are no baptisms etc , one has to try and make educated guesses from what records that do exist for the period.
     I was asking if there are any family histories or family trees for Taylors from those areas
wyanga     

[wyanga]

Hi All,
         Perhaps I should re phrase my request,
  If there is anyone out there that has a connection to the Taylors that are named in the 1740 Protestants Householders Report for Co Londonderry, I would love to hear from you to compare notes, wherever you might live.
Wyanga

[DancesWithAliens]

Hello Wyanga,

This is an older post, but as we are researching the same name in Londonderry I will give it a try. My GG-Grandfather was James Taylor (b.1831, d.1890) a farmer from Killymuck, Ballinderry, County Londonderry. James was married to Margaret Garvin (1862) and they had 11 children. His parents were Thomas Taylor and Ellen Grier, and his grandparents were Oliver Taylor and Letitia (surname unknown). They had many relations all over Londonderry including many descendants still there today. An interesting note is that there is a town called Taylorstown, County Antrim, that was actually founded by a Thomas Taylor. My ancestors all came with the Salters' Company from the UK during the Plantation of Ulster and had several farms in and around Toomebridge and Magherafelt. Would love to hear from you and compare notes.

Cheers,

[aghadowey]

This is likely pertaining to your Jamesr Taylor-
"Letters of Administration of the personal estate of James Taylor late of Killymuck County Londonderry Farmer who died 6 April 1890 at same place were granted at Londonderry to Alexander Johnston of Magherafelt in said County Merchant a Creditor."
http://applications.proni.gov.uk/DCAL_PRONI_WillsCalendar/WillsSearch.aspx

None of the Co.Derry parishes mentioned earlier (Aghadowey, Macosquin, Killowen, and Dunboe) are in the same area.

[DancesWithAliens]

Hello Aghadowey,

Yes, this is the same James Taylor. His relations are widespread throughout County Derry, including Aghadowey.

Love the nick.

Cheers,

Bill

[wyanga]

DancesWithAliens
    Hi, and thankyou for your response to my post. I am very interested to see that your family came from England.
    I am afraid that I am stuck with no further information on my Taylors of Aird, other than that a George ( father ? ) and Warren (son ? ) are recorded at Aird in the 1734 Religious census for Cary Barony. Our long held family beleif has been that the family were of Scottish origin, but I am beginning to have my doubts about this, they could very well have been English. The names George and Warren are more English sounding than Scottish.
     The DNA matches that I have in America are proving to be elusive in that we are unable to find records back to to the first immigrant and where he actually came from. One in particular I suspect may have been associated with the Quaker migration in about 1680 from England to America.
     Since the indications with the DNA match are that our common ancestor would have been at about 10 generations, this also suggests that my Taylors at Aird who were my 8th generation  may also have come from England.
     In the 1734 census, it is only the portion for Cary, that has survived, my Taylors are the only Taylors that have been named. From the 1740 Protestant Householders Record there are other Taylor families in Dunluce, Ballymoney and Finvoy in Antrim as well as numerous families in Londonderry.
    If my Taylors have in fact moved to Aird from elsewhere in Ulster they may have come from any one of these other families.
    I am really groping in the dark at this stage, trying to find an earlier family connection.
 Wyanga   

[babykate]

I have Taylors in my family tree a Margaret Jane Taylor Married 14th March 1850 in Mulnavoo (Ballynascreen / Draperstown) to a Benjamin Sergeant. Her father was also Thomas Taylor - don't know if there is any connection.