Have been stuck on this individual for several years. What is known and documented for him:
From the record of his American Naturalization, Franklin County Indiana, in Book 1 dated September 23, 1826 thru March 11, 1839. na October 18, 1836 he states that to the best of his memory hr was born in County Armagh about 1780. He migrated from Belfast in the Spring of 1817 and arrived in Baltimore Maryland in the fall of 1817. He and his wife, Mary Carruthers, arrived finally in Franklin County Indiana in October 1819.
He married Mary Carruthers in Baltimore on June 25, 1819 in the Associate Reformed Church in Baltimore City, Baltimore, Maryland. Source: FamilySearch Maryland Marriages 1666 to 1970.
Isaac is found in Franklin County on the 1820 census.
Isaac is fairly well documented up till his death in Franklin County on February 20, 1843.
What is 'known' of his pre-immigration life is taken out of a pamphlet that was written a few years ago on one of his decedents. None of this has been interdependently proven.
Isaac was one of at least three children. A older brother named Jacob and a sister that was called Betty. Jacob and Isaac went from County Armagh to Hamilton Scotland to start a Linen business prior to Isaac coming to America.
I have searched the Flax growers list and found several Hart names that were in the industry but nothing to connect Isaac of Jacob. I have searched several city directories and they also list several Hart names thaat are in businesses close to the linen industry. Again nothing to connect Jacob or Isaac though.
From Isaac's marriage in a Associate Reformed Church we know that he was Presbyterian.
We suspect that Mary Carruthers was Irish also as there have been little bits that seem to mention her 'irishness'. Nothing has ever been fount on her prior to her marriage though. I did fine on name on a passenger list a few years before the marriage date. It must be noted that passenger lists were not mandated until 1820 though. So any list before then was open to either the ship master or the port master. Any data is very doubtful.
Any ideas or comments? I know trying to find Irish genealogical records is very hit and miss.
Bob
