Hello Doug: great to hear from you.

I originally thought that Joseph Weir of Aught was not
MY Joseph Weir (see earlier posts on this thread, especially the gravestone at Greenbank Church) - Joseph Weir from Three Trees married Rachel Weir of Aught, and the other Joseph's wife was named Esther; but I've just had a light bulb moment - I'm, wondering whether Joseph et al from Aught might have been Rachel's family - will need to follow that up.). Joseph and Rachel had three children, Margaret b. 1839, Rebecca b. 1849 and Robert Joseph b. 1853.
Margaret married John Allen, a shoemaker in 1866 (in Derry) and they had Jane b. 1867, Rachel b.1870, Mary b.1875, Rebecca b. 1875 Joseph b.1877, Margaret b. 1880 and John b. 1883. Jane married William Smith (or Smyth as it appears in a later census) in 1900, Joseph m. Jemimah Donaldson 1920, Mary m Alexander Crawford 1897 and Rebecca m. Robert Stewart 1903. If any of these names mean anything to you, please send me a PM with an email address and we can discuss it further. Cheers Helen
Me again Doug: Joseph Weir of Aught and Robert J Weir of Three Trees were signatories at Greenbank to the Ulster Covenant and Maggie and Martha Allen both of Aught also signed the Declaration at Greenbank. Cheers Helen
