McNaught

[matty]

I am searching for a John McNaught born in Galloway in 1740 I would like to find his marriage and if he went to Donegal Ireland.  I believe the name changed to McNutt in Ireland.  Any help would be appreciated thank you

Matty

[CaroleW]

What is the connection to Dumfries as you have posted on that board.

What document gives his birthplace as Galloway & his birthyear 1740

[matty]

I have found the information on ancestry.. enclosed

[CaroleW]

Entry is on SP & also these births/baptisms.  All Penninghame & father is Duncan McNaught.  No marriage for Duncan

25.10.1749 - Margaret - mother is Mary Maxwell - not Janet

4.4.1763 - Martha - mother is Janet Maxwell

14.4.1775 - Elizabeth mother is Mary Maxwell

Check SP for a marriage for John www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk

[matty]

Thank you for the information I have registered with Scotlands People

Matty

[Forfarian]

If all those births are the same couple, it constrains Miss Maxwell's date of birth.

She could not have got married until she was at least 12, so she could not have been born later than 1729.

And her youngest child was born in 1775 so she cannot have been born before 1725.

A marriage at 12, although legal, was very rare, and births to mothers over 45 were also very unusual. So I think these have to be at least two different couples.

[matty]

Thank you I will take a look tomorrow

Matty

[ColC]

As Transcribed, for information.

DUNCAN MCNAUGHTAN married JANETMAXWEL
14/12/1738 Penninghame, Wigtonshire.

JOHN MCNAUGHT
DONCAN MCNAUGHT/JANET MAXWELL
21/07/1741 Penninghame

Then a Duncan McNaught & Mary Maxwell had the following children in Penninghame.

Elizabeth 14/04/1745 & Margaret 25/10/1749.

Galloway Forest Park is a forest park operated by Forestry and Land Scotland, principally covering woodland in the historic counties of Kirkcudbrightshire and Wigtownshire in the administrative area of Dumfries and Galloway.

Colin

[matty]

Thank you very much Colin I do appreciate this.  I hadn’t found a marriage in Ancestry.  I have been
searching this morning on Scotlands people, no luck with Baptism or Marriage.  At so point son John b 1740 finished up in Donegal Ireland  ..at least that is what I suspect. 

I wonder if Mary and Janet Maxwell are the same person,certainly the surname is the same…. Just thinking out aloud!

Regards Meryl