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Hamilton A21 A21 HAMIL Hamilton A23 to Carrydu / Belfast Adair Kelso Hamilton Cunningham Hamilton This publication sets out biographies of some of the of some out biographies sets publication This Ulster-Scots early in the individuals most prominent to intended It is not Down. north and Ards story the of a who played of all those record be a comprehensive Introduction 4 century’. the were Scots to come into Ulster for the rest ofthe wrote, created‘They the bridgeheadthrough which his acclaimed book, dozens, then hundreds, then thousands poured in.In arrived ready atDonaghadee, to start anewlife. First in May 1606 the firstboatloadsScottish of families estates to their widerfamilies andother and Scots Hamilton then and Montgomery advertised their new estates innorth-east County Down. acquired a large portionofthe Clandeboye O’Neill from Ayrshire, JamesHamilton andHughMontgomery, Ards andnorth Down begins properly whentwo men factor inhistory’. oftheThe story Ulster-Scots inthe the associationsbetween the two regions ‘a constant The distinguishedhistorian G.M. Trevelyan hascalled between Scotland andUlster sincetimeimmemorial. There have beencultural, socialandeconomiclinks 1st Viscount Clandeboye (1559-1644) Sir JamesHamilton, The Narrow Ground Narrow The , A.T.Q. Stewart nowhere more sothan inthe Ards and north Down. established in the early 1600s are stillevident today and many ways anextension of Scotland. The cultural ties that Ulster was notmerely colony aScottish -itwas in uncovered aboutthem, the more obvious itbecomes these people andtheir achievements. The more is which, whenpulledtogether, paint vivid pictures of figures - there are plenty ofgoodsources available The early inUlster Scots are notmysterious unknowable and north Down. in the early manuscriptsandgraveyards ofthe the Ards examples ofmany Ulster-Scots canbefound surnames time. From Andersonto Young, the first recorded which theysurnames, brought to Ulster for the first Most ofthese settlers hadwell-known lowland Scottish 5 The ‘founding fathers’ of the Ulster-Scots of the Cunninghams had insulted him, and challenged Cunninghams had insulted of the London to a duel, but Cunningham fled - first him to Holland. to and then Inner Court the to him down Montgomery tracked and his sword drew The Hague, at Palace of the kill him. Fortunately a single thrust aimed to with belt of his buckle hit the sword Cunningham the for he had thinking Montgomery, his life. saved which but while he his sword killed Cunningham, put away and imprisoned at arrested was Palace the leaving was Binnenhof. Gevangenpoort in the Robert - Sergeant a Scottish was soldier there Stationed visit Hugh in prison andMontgomery - who came to at arrived Robert plan. a jailbreak came up with they in property with laird as a wealthy prison dressed the prison Marshall of the daughter court the to Scotland, The plan cell. Hugh’s to key the gain access to to couple the days a few within that so successful was Hugh Montgomery prison, with married in the were Scottish to according ceremony the performing wine that so much guests drank The wedding law. slip away to able were and his new wife Hugh, Robert Leith, to them took ship which a waiting unnoticed to near Edinburgh.

Shore at Donaghadee - landing place His fighting skills came to the fore again when he fore the to His fighting skills came between feud generations-old in the became involved the Cunninghams (led by Montgomerys and the the of Glencairn). one that Hugh Montgomery claimed Earl The Cunningham Feud Scotland to died, Hugh returned When his father and married of Braidstane laird 6th become the to of Greenock. laird of the daughter Shaw, Elizabeth 1700s, late in the demolished was Castle (Braidstane build farmhouses used to were stones but some of the ‘Broadstone’.) called can still be seen today, which Background in Scotland Background most powerful one of the The Montgomerys were estates and large titles many with in Scotland, families the Adam Montgomery was 1100s. the to dating back his eldest son and in Ayrshire of Braidstane laird 5th between lay Castle Braidstane Hugh Montgomery. was Hugh villages of Dunlop Bornthe and Beith. in 1560, France to and went College at Glasgow educated was then Court. He Royal he spent some time at the where of a of Foot and became Captain Holland to moved William of Orange-Nassau under Scottish Regiment, the fighting against great-grandfather), William III’s (King included II of Spain - whose troops of King Philip army an Englishman called Guy Fawkes! of the first Ulster-Scots Viscount Ards Sir Hugh Montgomery, Down in County settlements the who pioneered The Scottish laird The ‘founding fathers’ 6 of the Ulster-Scots

several months before the ‘Flight ofthe Earls’. he brought lowland settlers Scottish into west Ulster - of Derry, Raphoe andClogher, andfrom 1607 Spring led to George beingappointed Montgomery Bishop perhaps aspayment for favours owed. The negotiations intervened andsecured athird ofthe landfor himself- pardon andapproval ofthe land deal,JamesHamilton was finalised.En route to London, to gain the Royal prison andbrought himto Braidstane where their deal Montgomery, aneighbourofHugh’s, sprang Confrom oftherun plan HughhadusedinHolland, Thomas secure aRoyal Pardon from the newKing.Inare- Hugh couldspringConfrom jailinCarrickfergus and when O’Neill’s wife offered himhalfof their lands-if The ConO’Neill estate cameto Hugh’s attention ceremony. he accompanied himto London for hiscoronation Elizabethwhen Queen 1diedinthe springof1603 also hadconsiderable influencewith KingJamesand of KingJames HughMontgomery VI inScotland. So English politics which hethen passed back to the court position which heusedto gather information about in1602, ofNorwich and hadbecomeDean aprivileged soon back infavour. George hadleftScotland asayouth his influentialbrotherGeorge Montgomery, Hugh was strong relationship with the Kingandthe supportof reprimand from King James VI, butthanks to his Hugh’s return to Scotland saw himreceive asevere The Return to Scotland

one of six built or restored by Hugh Montgomery Hugh by restored or built six of one Comber Parish Church - - Church Parish Comber with the Braidstane ingold coat of arms leafonthe BibleGeneva anda1603 CommonPrayer book, each Scotland) andgave each three gifts: abell,1603 Newtownards inCounty Down andPortpatrick in Greyabbey,(Donaghadee, Comber, Kilmore and Churches: towns andvillages. Comber, aswell asrural townlands surrounding these Newtownards,Donaghadee, Greyabbey andmuch of Settlements: cross inEdinburgh. under Montgomery’s direction asareplica ofthe market second cross onthe site, the firsthaving beenbuilt Scottes.’ The market cross inNewtownards isthe hundred houses orthere aboutes, allpeopled with for hisowne dwelling, andmadeagoodtowne ofa Knight, hath repayred part ofthe abbey ofNewtone In 1611 itwas reported that ‘Sir HughMontgomery, 1610 hecouldmuster 1000 able fightingmen. building into hisfamily home, ‘Newtown House’. By restored the andconverted old Priory anadjacent house’, butsoonmoved to Newtownards where he whereat Donaghadee hebuilta stone walled ‘low Scotland into the Ards andnorth Down. He firstsettled went onto leadamassive migration from south-west wasHugh Montgomery knighted inApril1605 and Life InUlster Montgomery builtorrestoredMontgomery sixchurches

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. Eagle The Montgomery Manuscripts The Montgomery Manuscripts , bound for the New World with 136 other Ulster- Ulster- other 136 with World New the , bound for Scots settlers. Sites Associated of original house) Donaghadee Manor House, (site Donaghadee of Ireland, Church cross Priory and market Newtownards Abbey Grey The funeral service was conducted by Bishop Leslie, the Bishop Leslie, by service conducted was The funeral just ministers Presbyterian bishop who had deposed the The morning August. on 12th previously weeks a few of these four 1636, September 9th funeral, the after McClelland and Livingstone) Hamilton, (Blair, ministers the on board Harbour Groomsport set sail from Wing also list his pastimes including fishing, golf, tennis, fishing, golf, including also list his pastimes for ‘but not play he would - football and even archery Viscount Montgomery made was He sums of money’. 1622. on 3 May Ardes Great of the and Burial Death given and was 1636 May Hugh Montgomery died on 15 in funeral what could be described as a Scottish State a highly detailed 1636; September on 8th Newtownards in account is recorded exercises’ He was fond of country sports, hunting deer, of countrysports, hunting deer, fond was He exercises’ wolves. and even foxes

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restored by Hugh Montgomery Hugh by restored The Old Priory: Priory: Old The describe Hugh as a man Montgomery established a ‘great school’ in school’ ‘great a Montgomery established The Montgomery Manuscripts Description Sport: enjoy students to the for a green with Newtownards references first the These are and football. golf archery, in Ireland. and football golf both to Donaghadee/Portpatrick: Montgomery established Montgomery established Donaghadee/Portpatrick: the for route trading Donaghadee/Portpatrick the towns the rename to attempted and in 1626 settlement Montgomery’‘Port respectively. ‘Montgomery’ and on, but a datestone The new names did not catch in collection in a private survives event this recording day. this Donaghadee to front cover. One of the bells in Greyabbey Church of Church bells in Greyabbey One of the cover. front Gomery’‘Old - it is said nicknamed day this is to Ireland original. 1626 of the be a replica to of ‘middle stature’, ‘ruddy complexion and with a ‘manly, ‘manly, ‘ruddy a and with complexion ‘middle stature’, of and indicate countenance’ and cheerful sprightlie his body and sanguine, for was ‘his temperament that of his sons any beyond agile and strong, nerves were ‘being of a also is described as He children’. or their having … seldom constitution of health sound vigorous and temperate sober greatly because he was sickness, and used moderate also, in meat and drink, and chaste The ‘founding fathers’ 8 of the Ulster-Scots Bursar there in1598. to becomeFellows ofthe College. Hamilton was made spirit head’andpersuadedthe… andlearned two Scots and the firstProvost noted that Hamilton had ‘a noble ElizabethQueen established Trinity College inDublin Paul’s Chapelof Westminster Abbey inLondon. In1591 Fullerton andUssherare buriedbesideeach other inSt who went onto becomethe Archbishop ofArmagh. oftheirOne pupilswas the eightyear old JamesUssher, usher. andfellowScot pupilofMelville,JamesFullerton, as Street. Hamilton was itsmaster andheemployed fellow and established aschool - Free‘The School’ -inShip arrived unexpectedly inDublin. He decidedto stay there Around 1587 heleftScotland by shipanddueto storms wits inhistime’, Jamesbecameateacher inGlasgow. a reputation as ‘one ofthe greatest scholars andhopeful when Andrew Melvillewas Principal there. Having built James Hamilton was educated atStAndrews University St Andrews andDublin and onedaughter, Jean. - James,Archibald, Gawin, John, William andPatrick - from the early 1600s. He andhiswife Janethadsixsons named Clandeboye School buildings,allofwhich date house, church, mausoleum andalsothe significantly minister inDunlop, Ayrshire, where you canstillsee Hans Hamilton (1536-1608) was the first Protestant Background inScotland landowners inUlster The schoolmaster andspy whobecameoneofthe wealthiest Sir JamesHamilton, 1st Viscount Clandeboye (1559-1644) built by Hamilton onhisreturn to Ayrshire Clandeboye School - himself. to share O’Neill’s estate equally, andsecure onethird for to intervene inthe Montgomery/O’Neill plan, which was inside knowledge androyal connectionsallowed him it by the knavery one Hamilton’. ofaScot, Hamilton’s wrote that Sir William Smith hadbeen ‘tricked outof revealed the opportunity to Hamilton. Alater source his uncle’s landto him,butinhaving to goto Spainhe Smith hadhopedto persuadethe newkingto regrant the Ards andnorth Down in1572 butfailed. Sir William Thomas Smith. Sir Thomas hadattempted to colonise a grant to landineastUlster from hislate uncle, Sir called Sir William Smith to Spain.Smith hadinherited From the Royal Courtthe KingsentanEnglishman The EnglishColony ofSir Thomas Smith Union ofthe Crowns -in1603. of Scotland becameKingJamesIofEngland-atthe Scotland. Fullerton was knighted whenKingJames VI eventually brought officialnewsofElizabeth’s deathto James VI’s accessionto the Englishthrone and Elizabeth andwas involved inthe negotiationsfor appointed agentto Scottish the Englishcourtof appointments atthe Royal Court.Hamilton was they gave uptheir academicpositionsto take up themselves informed. They were sosuccessfulthat even tampering with the mailto keep the Kingand about Elizabeth I’s activities inIreland andperhaps James VI ofScotland, providing himwith information Both Hamilton andFullerton were agentsfor King Agent ofthe King 9 The ‘founding fathers’ of the Ulster-Scots The Hamilton

say, ‘His two first ladies proved but little ladies proved first ‘His two say, Manuscripts comfortable to him, and his putting away of his second putting away him, and his to comfortable and his friends to satisfaction general not with lady was contemporaries’. the between rising in Ulster tensions with In 1641, which Scottish and English settlers, Irish and the of that of October Rebellion 1641 in the culminated build both to Scotland to returned Hamilton James year, his parents to and a mausoleum School Clandeboye died He Ayrshire. of Dunlop Church, grounds in the in January 1644 in a buried in Bangor Abbey and was vault. specially constructed sites Associated Killyleagh Castle Maps) Museum (Raven Down North (portrait) Ward Castle Bangor Abbey education seasoned him well; He was observedly was He well; him seasoned education to an enemy and Scripture the of studier a great distress’d to very charitable was he profaneness… upper the numbers from came in great that people and body, healthfull countrys. of a robust, was He sickness without died best advantage; the to managed his will’. he finished ere unexpectedly Penelope Cooke, to times, first James got married three Brabazon 1st Lord of Edward, Ursula, daughter to then Phillips Sir John of to Jane Philips, daughter and finally mother the Jane was in Pembrokeshire. Castle of Picton James. only son, also called of Hamilton’s Bangor Castle -Bangor Castle original home of Hamilton’s site give the following following the give The maypole in Holywood - in Holywood The maypole one of Hamilton’s settlements one of Hamilton’s

The Hamilton Manuscripts Description Churches: Hamilton restored Bangor Abbey and Bangor Abbey restored Hamilton Churches: He in 1609. be Dean of Down Gibson to John brought be minister to Cunningham Robert Rev also brought he When Gibson died in 1623 in 1615. at Holywood Blair. Robert minister Presbyterian succeeded by was only kneel he would Blair that told famously Hamilton communion as long as he could do so inside his for restored James Hamilton view. out of public pew, own Ballywalter Ballyhalbert, at Comber, or built churches Dundonald, Killyleagh and Killinchy. Holywood, Settlements: Hamilton’s tenants built Bangor, Bangor, built tenants Hamilton’s Settlements: Dundonald, Killyleagh, Holywood, Groomsport, and a settlement Ballyhalbert Ballywalter, Killinchy, called ‘New Comber’. Life in Ulster Life of the site on the Bangor, house at built a Hamilton In in 1608. knighted and was Castle, Bangor present Knight, Hamylton, James ‘Sir that noted it was 1611 of towne house at the stone buylded a fayre hath the broade; and 22 foote longe foot about 60 … Bangor with houses, all inhabited newe of 80 consists town Tower also built the He and Englishmen’. Scotyshmen in 1637. House description of James: ‘he very learned, was wise, description of James: and scholars), strangers (especially to laborious, noble truly judge he was pious, to ground is great so there his younger … principled well certainly as he was Major Landowning Families 10 of servants’. He built ‘one doubled roofed house, downburned accidentally in1664 the carelessness‘by home Montgomery ‘Newtown House’ which hadbeen and Comber. Sir Robert Colville rebuilt the ruined bought the estates Montgomery atNewtownards was knighted sometimebetween 1675 and1679 and by 1651 was acaptain. four He married times.He Alexander’s sonRobert Colville joinedthe army and Colvilles inNewtownards andComber practice it’. howhad learned to dosofrom Colville, Dr usedto ‘who Scotland, accusedof ‘raising the devil’-shesaid to the devil’. girl Aservant was arrested in atIrvine but was accusedby hisneighboursof ‘selling himself Castle nearBallymena.He wasGalgorm awealthy man, Colville was maderector in1634 ofSkerry andbuilt Robert Echlin, whosemother Colville. was Grissel Dr in 1630. He may have beeninvited to Ulster by Bishop at StAndrews University inFife before comingto Ulster Alexander Colville. He hadbeenaProfessor ofDivinity The firstColville to come to Ulster was the Dr famous Colvilles inBallymena Conquest. Norman 1100s, whenPhilipde Colville settled there following the The Colville family traces itsoriginsto Scotland inthe Background inScotland main family inNewtownards andComber toSuccessors the asthe Montgomerys The Colvilles

Mount Pleasant (today MountStewart) Tomb inNewtownards Priory Associated sites £42,000. 1762) sold the estates to Alexander Stewart in1744 for any inscription’. Hugh’s daughter AliciaColville (1700- Isle, raised five orsix feet above the Floor, butnaked of of which the town now belongs),stands inthe North ‘A large Tomb ofthe Colville Family (to adescendant Hugh in1701 aged25. In1744 Walter Harris wrote: third wife, ‘Lady Rose’, diedinJune1693 andtheir son inNewtownards.buried inavault atthe Priory His Sir Robert Colville 1697 diedinDecember andwas Death andBurial Independence around 1779.) own desertingsoldiers duringthe American War of 1719. Hisgrandson, MaturinColville, was killedby his to Dromore in1700, where hediedinhispulpit in Church inNewtownards on26July1696. He moved Scotland to becomeMinister atthe Presbyterian (A relative, AlexanderColville, was brought from hunting, hawking, pleasurerooms orpigeonhouses’. or convenient edifices for brewing, baking, washing, stables, andcoach-houses, andallother necessary Scrabo Tower across Strangford Lough Strangford Toweracross Scrabo

11 Major Landowning Families Mount Stewart Mount A small portion of this castle survives. It is from this It is from survives. castle A small portion of this of Mount Stewart Stewarts of the founder the line that descended. (1699-1781) Alexander Stewart became He born was at Ballylawn. Alexander Stewart Londonderry and married his cousin MaryMP for and, using Ards the to They moved in 1737. Cowan her from (inherited fortune family some of his wife’s they of Bombay) who had been Governor brother Ards of Mount Pleasant on the estate bought the £42,000 in for family Colville the from Peninsula Mount to estate name of the the changed They 1744. became an Stewart, Their eldest son, Robert Stewart. a series of acquired He and a peer in 1783. MP in 1769 Londonderry (1789), - Baron his life throughout titles of Londonderry (1796) Earl (1795), Viscount Castlereagh died on 8 AprilHe of Londonderry (1816). and Marquis Priory in the buried at Newtownards and was 1821 tomb. family sites Associated Mount Stewart Tower Scrabo In 1629 Alexander’s son John received a new grant of a new grant received son John Alexander’s In 1629 be on to then from his lands in Donegal were which time of Stewarts-Court. By this manor as the known lands. on these as Ballylawn, known a castle, was there Life in Ulster Life in 1610 Donegal, where link begins in County The Ulster granted was Dunbartonshire an Alexander McAula from east of in the of Portlough precinct in the acres 1000 year: following the reported it was However county. the appeared acres; 1000 McAula of Durlinge; ‘Alexander these McAula sold Alexander In 1618 done’. not, nothing been a have to believed an Alexander Stewart, lands to of Lagry in MacGregor, formerly Stewart, son of John Dunbartonshire. Background in Scotland in Background has a special pedigree, in Scotland ‘Stewart’ The name of elite and the royalty with associated regularly military to and lords politicians - from Scottish society of Mount Stewarts of the ancestor the However heroes. his who had changed actually a MacGregor was Stewart had been name MacGregor the after Stewart name to century. 17th early in the in Scotland outlawed The Stewarts of Mount Stewart of Mount Stewart The Stewarts aristocrats eminent Ulster to outlaws MacGregor From Major Landowning Families 12 Blackwood becameawealthy merchant andalsoserved and cameto SirJamesHamilton’s flourishingBangor. John Blackwood (1591-1663). He inFife was born A relative ofAdamBlackwood, possibly acousin,was Life inUlster andJohn Blackwood (1591-1663) arguments. Pro Regibus Apologia (1588) rebutting Buchanan’s of the monarchy, Scottish AdamBlackwood published Apud Scotos (1579), which advocated limitingthe power Presbyterian George Buchanan wrote Jure hisDe Regni and George alsosettled in France; whenfirebrand education inParis and Toulouse. Hisbrothers Henry whohadfundedhis ofScots, Queen supporter ofMary most important figures in the family. He was astrong Burgh. AdamBlackwood (1539-1613) was oneofthe and in1588 KingJames VI madeDunfermline aRoyal Robert thewas buriedatthe Bruce Abbey there in1329 burgh ofthe monarchy Scottish sincearound 1125. King particularly around Dunfermline, which hasbeena The Blackwood namehasalongpedigree inFife, Background inScotland An important settler family that rose to becomeapowerful dynasty The Blackwood family peninsula). In an Inquisition held at Downpatrick on peninsula). InanInquisitionheldatDownpatrick on James Hamilton atBallygraffan,Rubane in near the Ards 1617 aJames Wanchop was recorded asatenant ofSir Blackwood Anne married Wanchope. 28November (On Hamilton,Henry the 2ndEarl ofClanbrassil (c.1644-1675). bought Ballyleidyfrom SirJamesHamilton’s grandson, Nearly 50 years later inJuly 1674 John Blackwood after 1625. Blackwoods didnotbecometenants atBallyleidyuntil include the namesoftenants, suggestingthat the great rival, ‘Lord Mongumre’. Mostofthe Raven maps wood andto the south by landowned by Hamilton’s north andeastby marshland,to the west by adense ‘Ba:Leede’ isshown asvacant land,surrounded to the On Thomas Raven’s mapsofthe Hamilton estate of1625, John Blackwood (1625-1698) andBallyleidy tombstone canstillbeseentoday. senior was buriedatBangorAbbey in1663, where his son, alsocalledJohn Blackwood, in1625. was born John as Provost ofBangor. Hiswife was JanetClarke andtheir 13 Major Landowning Families Bangor Town - John Blackwood - yearly rent £3 s1 d0 £3 rent - yearly Blackwood John - Town Bangor £4 s0 d0 rent - yearly Blackwood - John (Mahee) McKee Island The Blackwood estate was expanded when the family when the expanded was estate The Blackwood Ballymacormick, Whitechurch, of townlands the inherited They also in Ballymullan. acres and 80 Ballyvernon Ballydoonan, Ganaway, of townlands the purchased of theparts as as well Ballygrangee Ballyboley, Cardy, Ballymaconnell, Ballyblack, of Ballymucky, townlands Ballymullan and Drumhirk, Magherascouse, Ballyholme, Ballyferris. families important most one of the were The Blackwoods become a to and rose Ulster-Scots early among the descendants their generations In later dynasty. powerful Sir Henry Vice-Admiral hero Navy Royal included Frederick remarkable and the (1770-1832) Blackwood 1st the (1826-1902), Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood Ava. and of Dufferin Marquis sites Associated memorials at Bangor Abbey Blackwood Abbey at Movilla gravestone Saunders/Blackwood Estate Ballyleidy/Clandeboye

Frederick Hamilton-Temple-BlackwoodTemple - the 1st Marquis of Dufferin andAva Whitechurch - John Blackwood - yearly rent £8 rent - yearly Blackwood - John Whitechurch 10s £14 rent - yearly Blackwood Ballymccormick & c - John £28 rent - yearly Blackwood Ballyleedy - John £0 s9 d0 rent - yearly - James Blackwood Town Bangor d4 £3 s19 rent - yearly - James Blackwood Town Bangor s3 d0 £7 rent - yearly Blackwood - John Town Bangor The expansion of the Blackwood Estate Blackwood of the The expansion and status, in influence rose quickly The Blackwoods Down north lands in both acquiring major Hamilton on the of tenants roll rent Killyleagh. A 1681 and around information: following the includes estate Hamilton Either this John Blackwood or his son, also John (1662- John or his son, also Blackwood John this Either when the in 1693 at Bangor churchwarden was 1720), Abbey at the A memorial raised. was steeple the height of Blackwood by in this played part the commemorates and AnneCleland. John John churchwarden and fellow Saunders, married John Margaret daughter Blackwood’s can gravestone The Saunders’ of Newtownards. Provost into memorial built sandstone a red still be seen today, at Movilla. ruined of the abbey wall the 9th April 1662, John Blackwood was named as one of a as one named was Blackwood John 1662, April 9th county’men of the and that and lawful ‘good of group acres. 120 of a townland was ‘Ballylidie’ The Montgomerys 14 a role inthe successofthe settlement The firstwife who ofSirHughMontgomery played Lady Elizabeth Montgomery being active andintent onthe work (asbirds, after wrote, ‘Sir Hugh andhisLady’s example, they both Her grandson ofRosemount William Montgomery was away inLondon. settlement, inparticular whenSirHughMontgomery involved inthe planning ofthe andrunning new recordssurviving itisclear that Elizabeth was fully came to Ulster ataround the sametime.From the later ofCreboy orCraigboy, also nearDonaghadee) PatrickChristian/Christina (whomarried Montgomery, in May 1606. Her uncle, Patrick Shaw, andhersister children andher brother, either John orJamesShaw, Elizabeth migrated to Ulster with herhusband andolder Life inUlster near Portpatrick. Grizel MacDowall, daughter ofthe laird ofGarthland she was matchmaker whenshe ‘designed for hiswife’ youthhood indulgedby herinhispleasures’. Later inlife George was hismother’s favourite - was in his ‘he Patrickmarried Savage, andGeorge. Sir Robert MacLellan ofKirkcudbright, Jean,who who settled Elizabeth, atRosemount, who married Mary become the 2nd Viscount ofthe Great Ardes, James, others probably inUlster born -Hugh,whowent onto children; the two oldest were inScotland, with born the ofBraidstaneMontgomery andtogether they hadfive James Shaw ofGreenock. Shewas the wife ofHugh ElizabethBorn Shaw, shewas the eldestdaughter of Background inScotland

Grey Abbey - view from south east good management…’ poor labourers amongst us;andthis was butpart ofher doing their work, andthere beatthis day many such some landfor flaxandpotatoes, as they agreed on for annum, andanhouse garden-plot to live on, and for which shegave them grass andsomuch grain per land, buthadbrought acow ortwo andafew sheep, over whohad notstocks to plant andtake leases of easily gotmenfor plough for and barn, many came both to supply newcomers andherhouse;she farms atGreyabbey andComberaswell asatNewtown, money butsomelivestock: ‘Her Ladyshiphadalsoher new tenants whohadarrived from Scotland with little She alsointroduced anovel scheme ofbartering for were forced to undergo’. which inconveniencys the people, attheir firstcoming, stones (asthe Irishdidto make their graddon) both bringing mealfrom Scotland, andgrindingwith quairn servants … the millersalsoprevented the necessity of great advantage ofherhouse,which was numerous in Hugh’s Ladyto buildwatermills inallthe parishes, to the to the challenge: conference‘This gave occasionto Sir number andthe andElizabeth rose faster’ Montgomery to asurge ofnewsettlers cameover‘who the more in News inUlster ofbumperharvests in1606 and1607 led that these dwellings becametowns immediately’. rising asitwere outofthe ground … onasudden,so see streets andtenements regularly setout,andhouses payring to make nestsfor their brood), then you might

Comber Square 15 The Montgomerys Death and BurialDeath - dates key two Montgomery died between Elizabeth marriage the of her eldest son Hugh, some time after her and before or 1623, 1620 in either place took which Sir Hugh Montgomery remarried husband widower Sir Priory. buried in Newtownards She was in 1630. Maxwell, Sarah was second wife Hugh Montgomery’s Newtown, ‘brought her to He Wigtown. of Countess liking … but she not side of his bed the empty fill up to returned stay, some months … after in Ireland live to his obliged which therein, and did remain Scotland, to and to her, summer visits to yearly make to Lordship persweade to his son George) messages (by send divers him’. with and cohabit return her Ladyship to sent her be persuaded, so Sir Hugh not to She was or Beattie - a dwarf Betty called Edward boy a page little prettiest ‘the hair described as curly golden with damask rose of a blooming was beheld. He man I ever with colour, of a shining gold his hair was complexion; and dangling to down, hanging curls ring-like natural 1636 March Montgomery died on 29 Sarah his breast’. in Edinburgh. buried at Holyrood and was aged 60 was to Scotland final visit aged 76, Sir Hugh’s By now his coach back way but on the her funeral, attend to ‘the a number of injuries - and he suffered overturned every spring and harvest till his reverted whereof pains fall’. own sites: Associated Priory Newtownards Greyabbey Comber

The Montgomery crest at the Priory With the Priory restored for worship, the Montgomerys the worship, for Priory the restored With a home adjacent ruins of the into part restored then again It was House’. ‘Newtown called themselves, for the building‘fully finished’ Montgomery who Elizabeth but of some time and years, ‘This a work was 1618: by that excellent Lady (andby fully finished same was the was absence), because he in Sir Hugh’s fit helper mostly the home, after from kept and often business much by done many was work whole the yet expired; 1608 year Ao London, to Sir Hugh and she went before months in the of arms shew of coats doth dates as the 1618, ‘by fire by destroyed was House Newtown buildings’. in 1664. of servants’ carelessness the Restoring Newtownards Priory; building ‘Newtown ‘Newtown Priory; building Newtownards Restoring House’ the Scottishby restored be to The first church ruined that here It was Priory. Newtownards was settlers her skills and Montgomery demonstrated Elizabeth regularly as Sir Hugh was settlement, new the vision for of time the ‘In process duties: other to attending away and replenished roofed, repaired, was church of that rest care his Lady’s by mostly his death), pews (before with abroad’. himself being much and oversight, She also pioneered the early Ulster-Scots textile Ulster-Scots early the She also pioneered production, woollen and specifically linen industry, of value the reduced of which local manufacture the she set up ‘for tartan: or ‘breakens’ Scottish imported which manufactory linen and woollen and encouraged and breakens prices of ye the down soon brought sorts’. both of cloths narrow The Montgomerys 16 this, ther or Inglishedweller; isnot aScotts this being a halfto this place; insoemuch asfrom to the Newry with the rebells, andkillwithin whoeburne amyle and Rebellion was shocking: ‘we are keept exceedingbusy Hugh Montgomery’s description ofthe scaleofthe Writing from 1641, MountAlexanderon31December Rosemount, alsoledaregiment duringthe Rebellion. at acostof£1000. Hisbrother, of JamesMontgomery troops ofhorses -mostofwhich hefundedpersonally began on22October, commanding1000 menandfive He becameaColonel duringthe 1641 Rebellion, which The 1641 Rebellion the IrishPrivy Councilin1637. parental home, ‘Newtown House’. He was appointed to 2nd Viscount of the Great Ardes andmoved back to the in1636,Montgomery IIbecamethe HughMontgomery honour ofthe bride’s family. the On death ofSirHugh home calledMountAlexanderatComber, namedin wedding builtthe giftSirHughMontgomery couple a Alexander, daughter ofSir William Alexander. Asa He returned to Ulster andin1623 Jean married Life inUlster including to Italy. a ‘liberal education’ young Hughtravelled abroad, who settled inthat colony aboutthe year 1835’. After descendant, Captain Frederick Campbell Montgomery, awaycarried to Australia by the author’s lineal lost, atleastfor the present, having beenprobably memoir ofthe secondviscountisunfortunately‘The preface of Shaw. Relatively little isknown abouthislife. Inthe Montgomery, the laird ofBraidstane, andElizabeth was Hugh Montgomery the eldestsonofHugh Background inScotland Heir ofthe estates Montgomery commanderduringthe andmilitary 1641 Rebellion (1597-1642),Hugh Montgomery 2nd Viscount ofthe Great Ardes The Priory - probable resting place of Hugh, 2nd Viscount The Montgomery Manuscripts Montgomery The itisnoted that William Montgomery, the author of and onlydaughter, Elizabeth,hercousin married of MountAlexander. The 2nd Viscount’s fourth child Viscount ofthe Great Ardes and,in 1661, the 1stEarl called HughMontgomery, whobecamethe 3rd Priory. He was succeededby hiseldestson,also andwas probably1642 buriedatNewtownards Hugh diedsuddenlyatNewtownards on15 November Death andBurial suppressing the rebellion untilthe timeofhisdeath’. ‘continued to take anactive andsuccessful part in to defend the Ulster-Scots. II HughMontgomery army arrived atCarrickfergus on2nd April1642 Many such reports reached Scotland andthe Scottish shorter ourstore must be’. myne … The more ground the rebells gainonus,the me outofScotland, by the meansofaprivate friendof Ihaveof armes hadfrom the beginninghescomeunto support from London orDublin isclear: ‘all the supply ther willbescarsety’. Hisfrustration atthe lack ofState place, arsoe burdensome that intruethwe much fear of this county itself, from allthe the way Newry to this Fermanagh, Armagh, Tyrone, Monoghan,andthese of the Ards: people that‘The are fledof the countys of There was amassive refugee migration to the safety nor from thence hither’. thirty four myles; norfrom Downpatrick to Killyleagh, Manuscripts Mount Alexander inComber Newtownards Priory Associated sites .

The Montgomery Montgomery The 17 The Montgomerys 1641 Rebellion 1641 James Rebellion 1641 of the outbreak the Following regiment. and armed his own Montgomery raised Norman old he garrisoned the One castles was of the be to The next decade proved at Dundrum. stronghold and James played in Ireland unrest one of considerable death the After Down. in County in events a leading role the and 1644, Sir James raised in 1643 parents of their Savage Hugh at Rosemount. children Savage orphaned William Montgomery till 1649 alongside raised was following to Scotland William fled when James and in Ireland. arrival Cromwell’s failed have to considered Because he was James Covenants, the embrace to wholeheartedly sailing in January Scotland 1650, from banished was months a few Scotland to returned He Holland. for the Cromwellians. fight II to Charles along with later Scots. James the for a disaster was This campaign there and from to Edinburgh flee to forced himself was under an assumed name and London to he travelled journeyThinking the overland disguised as a merchant. sail to barque a coal he boarded hazardous, be too to of England. east coast the down Death Newcastle- sailing from Sir James was 1652 In March by attacked when his ship was London to upon-Tyne was He Yorkshire. East Head, Flamborough near pirates a 4lb cannonball and shoulder by neck struck in the boarded The pirates gapp incurable’. ‘a left which of ‘one be ship and one turned out to Montgomery’s - i.e. of Portaferry’ of Mr Savage followers Smiths, the all the ‘was a friend to Quintin Montgomery Castle. from Ardes’. and the had in Lecaile, pirate] he [the relations (17 and all of them captured eventually were The pirates of Quintin, Smith Irishmen), including of whom were was erected at Harwich. A fine monument hanged were memory Abbey. Sir James’ in Grey to sites Associated Rosemount Abbey Grey of 1683 William of 1683 Description of Ards Barony James built a home for his family at Greyabbey. at Greyabbey. his family James built a home for In his Settles at Rosemount Settles at his son James a small estate Sir Hugh gifted In 1629 In of Castlereagh. barony in the and another Greyabbey of Sir daughter Stewart, James married Katherine 1631 William, Their son of Newtownstewart. William Stewart first history and one of the family’s of the chronicler the born was in 1633. Ulster-Scots, of the historians Following the marriage of his sister Jean to Patrick Patrick Jean to marriage the of his sister Following his brother-in- James assisted of Portaferry, Savage a fishing village from Portaferry developing with law abilities saw His undoubted town. prosperous into a gentleman man, appointed him, while still a young Privy Chamber and a member of the Privy usher of the a knighthood. as being granted Council, as well Early life Early second son of Sir Hugh the Sir James Montgomery was born was He Shaw. Elizabeth Montgomery and his wife Of in 1600. in Ayrshire seat at Braidstane family at the came to but he probably is known, little life his early or shortly in 1606 his father with boy as a young Ulster part been spent in that have would boyhood His after. as had restored Priory his father that of Newtownards and at St Andrews educated was He home. family the learning, no as someone of considerable renowned was through considerably his knowledge doubt broadening continuing before Europe continental across his travels Inns of Court. his studies at the Sir James Montgomery of Rosemount (1600-1652) (1600-1652) Sir James Montgomery of Rosemount by pirates was killed Rosemount who The first builder of Greyabbey House, Rosemount ‘double-roofed house as a Montgomery described this and all needful office stables, flankers, four house with and English foreign the and built after houses, all slated about andand inner courts walled outer manner with meadows orchards, gardens, pleasant with surrounded said house under view of the enclosures and pasture manor thereof the which from (called Rosemount, some ‘only and in 1634 completed It was name)’. taketh additions of building and orchards’ small convenient been added since then. have The Montgomerys 18

Comber - from Raven Maps 1625 also hadatalent for creative writingandissaidto have she was describedasa ‘vehement Presbyterian’. She her husband andparents were committed Anglicans, Faith was animportant elementinJean’s life, butwhile Presbyterian’A ‘Vehement honour ofthe bride’s family. a homecalledMountAlexanderatComber, namedin aforesaid inNewtown’. Asawedding gift,SirHughbuilt and hisLady, to theirhouse newbuiltandfurnished summer with SirHugh(now Viscount) Montgomery were comelyandwell bred personages,whowent that initially lived inNewtownards: newwedded couple ‘The London on3August1623. After the wedding they was solemnisedmarriage atKensington Church in in Ulster and William AlexanderinNova Scotia. Their colonisers -HughMontgomery ambitious andvisionary of the Great Ardes, were in London. Both menwere her father andSirHughMontgomery, 1st Viscount which hadbeenarrangedmarriage around 1618 when in1623, Hugh Montgomery Jean Alexandermarried a Marriage to the King’s son,the young PrinceCharles. Psalms. William Alexanderwas alsoa ‘gentleman usher’ he assisted the Kingwith anewversion ofthe metrical was apoetandfriendofKingJames VI ofScotland; later becamethe Earl andCountess ofStirling. William Sir William Alexanderandhiswife JanetErskine,who of11children,One Jeanwas the eldestdaughter of Background inScotland 2nd Viscountess ofthe Great Ardes and ‘Vehement Presbyterian’ Lady JeanMontgomery, neeAlexander(-1670) 3rd Viscount Montgomery, was restored andMonro Lady Montgomery, andhisstepson Hugh Montgomery, Monro’s release the property ofhiswife, the dowager had confiscated the MountAlexanderestate, buton 1648 andimprisonedfor five years in London. Cromwell When Cromwell cameto power, Monro was arrested in 1653. Robert Monro. Monro, Jeanmarried or either in1644 Scotland arrived, underthe commandofMajor-General in October 1641. reinforcements InApril1642 from againsttheScots Irishrebellion which hadbegun a defensive force of1000 mento protect the Ulster- Throughout the lastyear ofhislife hehadcommanded the Great Ardes, diedsuddenlyon15 November 1642. Jean’s husband, HughMontgomery, 2nd Viscount of Remarriage ministers inhisdiocese. expressions ofregret for having persecuted Presbyterian response to anattempt to hideBishopEchlin’s deathbed man for suppressing Christ’s witnesses’. This was in whohathwitness ofitto smitten ofGod, the that glory ‘No manshallgetthat report suppressed, for Ishallbear of the Presbyterians isoften quoted, from July1635: famous example ofJeanAlexander’s stance insupport the late 1620s and1630s atthe handsofthe bishops.A Presbyterians faced increasing persecution inUlster in exhibited by composingsacred verses’. ‘inherited aportionofherfather’s genius,which she 19 The Montgomerys

eventually carried out by Rev. Matthews of Comber Matthews Rev. carried out by eventually his for in 1663 arrested was Gordon church. parish and intervened Plot’ but Jean ‘Blood’s in involvement in Comber. his sentence out he live that negotiated and Burial Death At his son, Hugh Montgomery III, died in 1663. Jean’s to Dean Rusk referred service in Newtownards funeral ‘who influences on her son Presbyterian early Jean’s deceased nobleman, the occasion that on that stated had churchman, in becoming, as he did, a faithful education’. of his early prejudices the risen superior to in an destroyed was House Newtown The next year 1670’, in harvest, ‘dyed Jean Alexander fire. accidental been buried at Newtownards have to and is thought Priory at the uncovered some workmen In 1836 Priory. was one which including tombstones, a number of old probably but more Alexander’, ‘John a be to to thought in 1675. died Monro ‘Jean’. of Mount Alexander manor and Lordship the In 1679 Sir to sold were estate) original of the thirds (two The Montgomerys retained £9780. for Colville Robert By the townlands. buildings and a few house, farm the estate line died out and the male family the 1700s late Peninsula-based Ards of the property became the (Donaghadee) and of de la Cherois Hugenot families (Carrowdore). Crommelin sites Associated Priory Newtownards Mount Alexander in Comber

Jean’s father, Sirfather, Jean’s William Alexander, In 1645 ‘James Gordon came to Comber as the came to Gordon ‘James In 1645 influence the mainly through minister, Presbyterian In 1649, Lady Jean Alexander’. and exertions of the found was born, Jean when her first granddaughter vehement more even a Presbyterian was Gordon that child the baptise him to with herself! She pleaded than - father child’s the do so unless to refused but Gordon stool penitential on the Hugh Montgomery III - stood of Ireland. Church the support for his and recanted was baptism do so and the to Montgomery refused Relationship with her son, the 3rd Viscount of the 3rd her son, the with Relationship Ardes Great her son, Hugh raise to hard Jean had worked and Ardes Great Viscount of the 3rd Montgomery III, the ‘when - a Presbyterian as of Mount Alexander, 1st Earl in estates the viscount, succeeded to third her son, the been also imbued have 1642, appears to he certainly the to he wrote a letter In principles’. Presbyterian with he referred June 1643 on 20 Assembly Scottish General ‘the ministers: Presbyterian ejections of the early the to some of our away in driving acts of prelates violent on he moved went as years However best ministers’. position. and Royalist of Ireland a Church towards had given to the Montgomerys. the to had given When Jean’s father Sir William Alexander died, bankrupt,William Sir father When Jean’s of Stirling - Janet Erskine, Countess her mother in 1640 have to Mount Alexander and is believed to - moved stick She used a walking there. of her life rest spent the I King Charles that bow a broken from made was which planted Nova Scotia with Scots during the 1620s household in their of his life rest spent the evidently he was years In later Down. at Comber in County Munro’. ‘honest, kind Major-general described as The Montgomerys 20

spent much ofthe 1650s to recover trying the His father was killedby pirates in1652 and William Rosemount estate Dutch. and Leiden andwas fluentinLatin,French,Greek and Scotland. He later studiedatthe universities ofGlasgow taken for hisown safety toandthen onto Londonderry Upon hearingthis news was William Montgomery Irish’. onallsides,committedMurthers, andburnings, by ye stript, camewith aLetter, signifying ye Insurrections, houres afternoon (to ouramazement) amanhalf & theirexercising Arms, them; whenaboutfower Stewart’s foot company; himselfviewinghissoldiers ye postures ofmy with Arms my grand father Sr Wm ye 23dofOctober, 1641, was inye Garden performing had apicke, andamuskett madeto my size: andon ‘I aspired to beamanassoonIcould;andtherefore in hisown words of the outbreak ofthe 1641 Rebellion: His early life was eventful andhehasleftusanaccount 1641 Rebellion the homeofhispaternal grandfather. spent part ofhisearly life atNewtownstewart Castle, the Ards. Hismother diedin1634 andheseemsto have grandfather was Sir Hugh Montgomery, 1st Viscount of of Newtownstewart, County Tyrone. Hispaternal Katherine Stewart, daughter ofSir William Stewart ofRosemount,Montgomery County Down, and County Tyrone inOctober 1633, the son ofSirJames atAghintain wasWilliam Montgomery born in Family background Landowner, prolific writer and family historian (1633-1707)William Montgomery

following its confiscation by Cromwellians by confiscation its following William recovered Rosemount estate estate Rosemount recovered William of papers that were published as his family’s benefit. He was the author ofacollection his writingsseemto have beenintended primarilyfor from two dissertations published inLeiden in1652, wroteWilliam Montgomery prodigiously, though apart Family historian Down andJusticeofthe Peace. Newtownards from 1661 to 1667, HighSheriffofCounty of public offices including Memberof Parliament for following the Restoration of1660. He heldanumber Cromwellians. Eventually the estate was recovered Rosemount estate, which hadbeenconfiscated by the Manuscripts Memorials in Grey Abbey Rosemount Associated sites Montgomery. of Gransheogh, acousinofthe original SirHugh Montgomery, adescendantofJohn Montgomery sell the Rosemount estate to adistant cousin, William mounting debtsforced the family Montgomery to estate following hisfather’s death in1707. In1717 Ardes. They hadoneson,James,whoinherited the whose father hadbeenthe 2nd Viscount ofthe Great In 1660 hiscousinElizabeth hemarried Montgomery, Family have madeanddedicated’. of men’s rightsto disposeoftombs which themselves 1701) and a fascinating documententitled ‘A treatise description ofthe Ards peninsula(1683, updated in Down. Amonghisother writingswas atopographical much aboutthe early settlements Scottish inCounty . Itisfrom these writingsthat we know so The Montgomery Montgomery The

21 Notable individuals and families Templepatrick Graveyard Templepatrick which the local Irish told the incoming Scots had the local Irish told the which originally landed. St Patrick where place been the of townlands the granted Montgomerywas Patrick These names in 1616. Ballyhannode and Ballogortevil extinct. now are sons: Hugh, who died three leaving died in 1629 Patrick who army in the a lieutenant-colonel John, in 1630, 1650 of Dunbar on 2 September Battle killed in the was Scottish family’s of the two-thirds who sold and Patrick, all of Creboy sold son John This Patrick’s in 1663. estate on the live to and returned Decemberon 27 1716 of Skelmorlie. one third remaining description this William Montgomery recorded In 1683 from a mile and a half ‘about house at Creboy: of the Montgomery Esq., is Patrick Southward Town the at sea, having seen far slated, his house of Creboy a mile an about it, and within and inclosures Orchards used at Belfast, are which quarries of slate, a half are and elsewhere’. Carrickfergus, sites Associated of Donaghadee south Craigboy, of a wall on the original house, now of armsCoat from Road Craigboy new house on the graveyard Templepatrick Life in Ulster Life estate O’Neill and the completed, deal was the After Hugh Con O’Neill, between ways three divided was Montgomery Patrick Montgomery and James Hamilton, Creboy/ Hugh Montgomery for from a grant received This included of Donaghadee. just south Craigboy, Templepatrick, of and graveyard well church, old the When Con O’Neill was sprung from Carrickfergus Carrickfergus sprung was from When Con O’Neill (a farm Thomas Montgomery of Blackstown Castle, the him across whisked Castle) Braidstane adjacent to landed at Largs They small bark’. ‘a Channel in North led by party a welcoming by greeted were they where Hugh to travelled they Largs From Montgomery. Patrick O’Neill/ the finalise to at Braidstane castle Montgomery’s seek to London continuing to Montgomery deal before new King friend, the of Montgomery’s approval the James I. Brother-in-law of Sir Hugh Montgomery Brother-in-law Blackhouse from originally Montgomerywas Patrick was estate The family Ayrshire. in north near Largs, is still Castle - Skelmorlie at Skelmorlie-Cunningham Montgomery of John was His father today. inhabited Sir Hugh a cousin of possibly was - so Patrick Braidstane The Ardes. Great Viscount of the 1st the Montgomery, - Hugh married Elizabeth sisters men married two two married her younger and Patrick of Greenock Shaw also brothers- were Christian/Christina - so they sister in-law. Patrick Montgomery of Creboy or Craigboy near Donaghadee or Craigboy Montgomery of Creboy Patrick Notable individuals and families 22

Shaw’s well, dated 1629. Wester Greenock remained park, Well Park, inGreenock, which includes John The site ofthe originalShaw castle istoday the public He hasanimpressive memorialatDunfermline Abbey. and wrote influential in the development Scottish Freemasonry of his newwife AnneofDenmark. Schaw was highly Castle. He accompanied the Kingto Denmark to meet Palace inEdinburgh, Dunfermline Abbey andStirling involved inmajorrefurbishment works atHolyrood of the royal palaces andcastles inScotland andhewas of Scotland appointed himhis ‘Master of Works’ for all Schaw 1583 21December KingJamesI ofSauchie. On William Schaw (1550-1602) was grandson ofSirJames known asthe ‘Shaws ofSauchie’. Richard III(1337-1406) andfrom the early 1400s were lordship of Wester Greenock sincethe timeofKing mouth ofthe River Clyde. The Shaws hadowned the a coastal town onthe west sideofGlasgow, alongthe William deShaw. The Shaw estate was nearGreenock, includes Fergus delShawe, SymunddelShawe and The ‘Ragman Roll’ dated ofopponentsBruce, 1296, de Shaw isrecorded inthe register ofPaisley Abbey. William Wallace andRobert aJohn theIn1284 Bruce. 1200s, inthe troubled periodwhich saw the riseof The earliest records ofthe Shaws are from the late Background inScotland Related by to marriage the andmajortenants Montgomerys oftheirs inUlster The Shaws The Market Cross in Newtownards in Cross Market The The Schaw Statutes, Schaw The published around 1598. Shaw isdescribedin intheMontgomery division ofConO’Neill’s estate. John appointed asattorneys to actonbehalfofHugh of the early records) andPatrick were Montgomery John Shaw (whoisalsocalledJamesShaw insome Shaw ofGreenock. 7November On 1605 James’ son In the early 1600s the headofthe family was James The Shaws inUlster to the people ofGreenock. In1851services. the Shaw-Stewarts donated Well Park Ardgowan which offers a range ofcorporate hospitality estate.magnificent country TheShaw-Stewarts still own 1754 whenthey moved five milessouth to Ardgowan,a as the Shaw family seat(later the Shaw-Stewarts’) until memorial); athird sister, calledeither Christianor Skelmorlie nearLargs, Scotland, with animpressive son ofJohn Shaw ofGreenock (they were buriedat sister Patrick married JeanMontgomery Shaw, second James Shaw’s eldestdaughter Elizabeth; SirHugh’s through married SirHughMontgomery marriage: andShawsThe Montgomerys were closely related 1296 -the Shaws ofGreenock acquired itin1624. was anestate which dated back to HughdeKelso in later becamelaird ofKelseland. Kelseland orKelsoland Hugh to Ulster was hiswife’s uncle, Patrick Shaw, who one ofthe firstgroup memberswhoaccompanied Sir one ofHughMontgomery’s friends’.‘prime InMay 1606 The Montgomery Manuscripts Montgomery The as as 23 Notable individuals and families used in the building is said to have been brought from from brought been have said to is building in the used Scotland. in Scotland Back Braidstane family’s the Hugh Montgomery III sold The Shaws in 1650. of Greenock Shaw Sir John lands to here castle old at the reside to occasionally ‘continued estates their expanded Shaws the 1657 In 1700’. till after of Ballygally, of James Shaw son the - James Shaw, and so acquired Brisbane married his cousin Elizabeth acquired James Shaw The same estate. Brisbane the On 1686 26 Feb in 1671. Kelsoland of Over estate the fines collect to Shaw James to King James II wrote persistent ‘his wife’s due to charged he had been which conventicles’. at Presbyterian attendance and 1800s The 1700s will of In his of Newtown. Provost was William Shaw and Ballywhisker lands of Ballyganoway, he left the 1707 Ballywhiskin and Carrowdore?) (Ganaway, Carradorn In his son John. to and Cahard and Ballymacravanny in cross market house near the still a was there 1744 of arms front coat on the Shaw the with Newtownards a crest cups, and the three middle with in the star ‘a - John originally by been built have phoenix’ to - believed William Henry Shaws, Ganaway The last of the Shaw. Road, Holywood the Old Glen-Ebor (off died at Shaw, 1867. in November Belfast) sites Associated at Ganaway of original farm Site in Newtownards cross Market

As the Scots settlement in east Ulster expanded, some expanded, in east Ulster Scotssettlement As the County to moved original Montgomery tenants of the John been the have (who may Antrim. James Shaw Isabella Brisbane his wife and mentioned above) Shaw and Ballygally/Ballygelly Antrim, to County to moved Gent.’ is of Ballygally, Shaw ‘John a In 1613 Ballytweedie. They built Ballygally Antrim jury. on a County recorded cut stone Some of the of Larne, north in 1625. Castle, The move to Ballygally to The move The market cross in Newtownards (replacing the (replacing in Newtownards cross The market thebuilt and included was burnedoriginal which down) be) on one (and still may of arms was coat which Shaw Shaw John Newtownards. in cross market of the face funeral in Hugh Montgomery’s part took of Greenock Priory was service At the Newtownards procession. and the of arms Shaws coats of the the with dressed and their wives two (in memoryMaxwells of Sir Hugh’s families). On 19 July 1616 Sir Hugh conveyed to John Shaw two two Shaw John to Sir Hugh conveyed July 1616 On 19 and (Ballywhiskin?) Ballycheskeve called townlands of Millisle), just south Ganaway, (now Ballingamoye ‘in peaceable Shaw found Inquisition 1623 the which records roll Donaghadee rent A 1718 possession of’. Shaw a Patrick In 1617 still at Ganaway. Shaw a John of Ballykilconan William Shaw and a of Ballywalter of denization. letters received Christina, married Patrick Montgomery of (originally marriedChristina, Patrick or Creboy to moved later who Largs, near Blackhouse near Donaghadee). Craigboy Notable individuals and families 24

Around 1610 aJames Traill (possibly Robert and Life inUlster was later describedasa ‘Grim Minister’. Geneva James there in1625 andstaying untilaround 1630; he Paris. Robert Traill alsospenttimeinFrance, joining Netherlands andspenttimewith the Ambassador to had adegree intheology from Leiden University inthe famous minister atGreyfriars Kirk inEdinburgh. James 1595. Hisbrother Robert Traill (1603-1676) was the Fife, justfive milesfrom StAndrews) on October15 James Traill inScotland was (probably born Bleboin Background inScotland Michael Birch. was rediscovered recently by localmenIanLarkin and Ground ofJohn Cooper, died1608 Age92’. This grave bottom isalater, remarkable, inscription: Burying ‘The compass symbol andother decorative Atthe carvings. At the top ofthe headstone are aMasonicsquare and John CooperofBallywalter, whodiedin1805 aged27. graveyard, marks the grave ofa William Cooper, sonof the sideofthe surrounding hedgeofthe old part ofthe A grave at Whitechurch outsideBallywalter, tucked inat Life inUlster Ayrshire.or However itislikely that they hadcomefrom Galloway the specificoriginsof these Coopersisunknown. Cooper isacommonnamethroughout Scotland and Background inScotland oftheOne first families to arrive fromScotland The Coopers Renowned soldier andtutor ofSirJamesHamilton’s onlyson James Traill (1595 -1663) Whitechurch graveyard, Ballywalter graveyard, Whitechurch which hedidthe length ofRome, safely very and The sonwas ‘to travel someyears for hisimprovement, Life onthe Continent master, oneMr. James Traill’. choosed for discreet, learned, himavery andreligious appointed Traill tutor for Hamilton’s onlyson- ‘He founded Lisnaskea. Around 1633 SirJames Hamilton were the Balfours -secondcousins ofthe Traills -who Stephen Butler. The other majorgrantees inKnockninny subsequently sold these landsto anEnglishman,Sir duringthein CoFermanagh Plantation, though he James’ father) acquired 1000 acres inKnockninny Ballyhaskin townland graveyard, Ballywalter Headstone to John Cooper(d.1608) in Whitechurch Associated sites an elderly manof90 years! probably cameto Ulster with hisfamily around 1606 as He ofScots. Queen Knox andthe executionofMary the Reformation Scottish andthe preaching ofJohn John Cooperwas therefore in1516, born lived through the Ards. the firstsettlers to accompany HughMontgomery to is likely that anentire Cooperfamily hadbeenamong father andson,orperhaps grandfather andgrandson. It graveyard) andpresumably they were related -possibly afewat Ballyhaskin(just milesfrom Whitechurch was recorded asatenant ofHughMontgomery Early records show that in 1617 aJamesCooper

25 Notable individuals and families Killyleagh Church - site of memorial to James Traill Traill James to memorial of site - Church Killyleagh 1795, aged 75. The land was part of the Killyleagh estate estate Killyleagh of the part was The land aged 75. 1795, James protégé, his former by owned now by was which his wrote Hamilton Clanbrassil. of Earl now Hamilton, Traill Lieutentant-Col.onel naming June 1659, will on 18 on later days two and died just his executors, as one of Abbey. buried at Bangor was He 1659. June 20 and BurialDeath May 18th on later years four nearly himself died Traill is a large There buried at Killyleagh. and was 1663 just of Ireland, him inside Killyleagh Church memorial to - and where castle Hamilton’s James hill from the down inscription onThe today. still live Hamiltons Rowan the reads: memorial the who Traille Jam(es) Col. body of Lef. the lyeth ‘Heere served his mast. in faithfully years severall having at life th(is) departed Irish Rebells warr against ye ye his wife had issue by haveing 1663, May 18 Tollachin Hamilton John to daughter als Hamilton, Traille Mary Esqr., of Ardmagh, county ye Baun in of Hamiltons Viscount Claneboys; Lord ye Right Honl. ye to broth(er) James, Hans, James, John, 4 sons & 8 daughters, Magdalen, Ellenor, Sarah, Jane, Ann, Mar(y), Mathelda, alias Trail body of Elizabeth the lieth Here Margaret. Jan 1818. 10 life this who departed of Hollypark Read of her husband, remains lies the this And also near to of Hollypark, Trail Hamilton Archibald Revd. the Apr 1844 16 89th in the life this who departed Killinchy, of his age.’ year of a sophisticated, example is a perfect Traill James in his youth as comfortable who was Ulster-Scot driven in his life in later as he was in Paris Ambassador the with Down. in County outside Killyleagh townland sites Associated near Killyleagh townland Tullykin of Ireland Memorial inside Killyleagh Church Retirement in Ulster Retirement his for payment Traill’s James 1650s, Some time in the ‘land in lieu of his back military be service said to was Tullochin’. land near Killyleagh he named and this pay his by in 1770, sold was property The last portion of this who died in Traill, Hamilton Rev. the great-grandson, However in 1649 James Traill had to leave Ulster ‘on ‘on Ulster leave had to Traill James in 1649 However his with stay to and went account of malignants’ also knew the Robert in Edinburgh. Robert brother (another James Hamilton - he and Rev. well Hamiltons in ministers both were junior) cousin of Hamilton League Solemn time and signed the at this Edinburgh same year. on 11 April that together and Covenant friend and colleague their accompanied They also both when he was in 1661 gallows the James Guthrie to II. of King Charles order by executed The return to Ulster - and exile in Scotland Ulster to The return Cromwell’s joined Oliver Traill came back When they said of Cromwell Lieutenant-Colonel. to and rose army the drive I would Traills, James ‘If only I had 10,000 him very already was out of Italy’Traill Pope - a country that of (daughter married Mary Hamilton Traill with! familiar in 1647. John) brother James Hamilton’s successfully, and returned with great improvements in improvements great with returned and successfully, So James allowed’. his genius whereunto things such of continental ways the Hamilton young showed Traill in October Paris senior from Hamilton to wrote Traill life. The letter France. around trek summarising their 1633, with at 7am his day started Hamilton young that says in classes then or Latin, of French hours study two an by followed French oral then and fencing, dancing he of French Once he had a grasp hour of translation. ‘logic and mathematics’. study on to move going to was of piety’. ‘duties his were day and end of the start At the of France’, ‘circuit a proposed outline to on went Traill in and Rome - Florence Geneva Italy and a trip to plus particular.

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original home, as it looked in 1790 in looked it as home, original Dean Castle, The Boyd clan’s Boyd The Castle, Dean Hanyng/Haining, anestate alongthe Cessnock River former husband, George Ross, hadthe title ofHayning/ awealthyHe married widow, Margaret Wallace. Her andtheMarriage Ross family ofKilmarnock Kilmarnock. at July later the sameyear alsoattempted to murder him Street by hiscousinAdamBoyd, ofGlasgow’ whoon31 April 1599 hewas ‘set uponandwounded … inthe High Boyd was twice the victimofattempted murder. In Family Feud Montgomery, the 4th Earl ofEglinton. wife ofthe headofthe family, Montgomery SirHugh Abercorn. Colonel Boyd’s sister, Egidia orGiles,was the Ulster landholder, JamesHamilton, the 1stEarl of His nieceMarionBoyd was the wife ofanother major Steuart, Sister ofthe Duke’ dated 10 and13 April1598. Eglingtoun for theof marriage Earl andGabriela VI, Ludovick Duke ofLennox andHughfifth Earl of were witnessesto the ‘Contract between KingJames noblesalso appearsamongalistof12Scottish who 8 August1598. Boyd, namedasDavid Boyd of Tourgill, region to the north-east ofLargs innorth Ayrshire) on on 11July1582 andagrant ofthe landsof Tourgill (a He hadletters oflegitimationunderthe Great Seal Boydof Tourgill alsofoughtMontgomery inHolland atthe sametime. regiment inthe wars inHolland inthe 1580s. Hugh David Boyd isknown to have inaScottish served inHolland Service Military 1314. Robert thefor Bruce atBannockburn in their service on anestate which hadbeengranted to them by King lived atthe Castle originalDean outsideKilmarnock, of Robert Boyd, the 5th Lord ofKilmarnock. The Boyds (also spelled Tourgil or Tuyirgill) was the youngest son give himhisfulltitle, Colonel David Boyd of Tourgill with in1606 HughMontgomery was David Boyd. To oftheOne menwhocamefrom Scotland to Ulster Soldier inHolland andsettler inCounty Down Colonel David Boyd Ballycastle nearGreyabbey Associated sites from 1599. DAVIDIS BOYD DE TOURGIL’ andisbelieved to date ofScotland. Museum The inscriptionreads ‘S’ COLON David Boyd’s sealisinthe collection ofthe National Boyd’s seal 1651; another diedatPortavogie in1660. Boyd was elected MemberofParliament for Bangorin a daughter, Jane,and another son, Thomas. A Thomas Millisle in1676. Colonel David Boyd may alsohave had Robert’s son,was inpossessionoflandatDrumfad near hadgranted.Montgomery AJohn Boyd, possibly after hisfather’s death continuedto occupy the lands He isknown to have hadoneson,Robert Boyd, who Children have beensometimebefore 1623. precise date ofhisdeath isunknown butisthought to Colonel Boyd was Provost ofEdinburgh in1613. The had landsnearGlastry. Despite hisestates inUlster, on the MountStewart Road. Boyd isalsosaidto have Ballycastle, possibly where Ballycastle House istoday, The family residence was builtinthe townland of of Greyabbey. from Montgomery, totalling 1000 acres, justto the north called ‘Ballymurty’. Boyd alsosecured seven townlands at the old church ofKnockcolumbkille andatownland Ballymacarrett, another parcel oflandnearGlenmachan was granted lands.ConO’Neill directly granted him Boyd arrived with in1606 Montgomery andsoon Life inUlster Maria Ross, to herfirsthusband. known asthe ofHayning’ andhadonedaughter,‘Dame near today’s Riccarton andHurlford villages.Shewas

Edinburgh today - Boyd was Provost here in 1613

27 Notable individuals and families . In the (2003).) Portavo, an Irish Townland and The Hamilton Manuscripts hn Ross, Ballylishbredan, Dundonald Ballylishbredan, hn Ross, obert Ross, Lismore, Slanes Lismore, Ross, obert Bangor Portavo, Ross, obert Jo R R

Its Peoples. Part One: Earliest Times to 1844 1681 rental record of the Clanbrassil estate the following following the estate Clanbrassil of the record rental 1681 Portavo, of James Ross: possession in the lands were Ballylisnaskeagh, Kileene, Ballyknocknegowney, Ballow, and Ballykeele. Ballyregan in the then William Montgomery Portavo, included in his description of the possession of James Ross, and ‘his house called Portavo, great 1701: from Ards and lime, slated; stone, brick, - all of office houses large and pastures orchards in and fenced walled gardens happy the 2nd’s Ye since K. erection Ch. - all his own of part Islands also formed The Copeland restoration’. a it was that and Montgomery noted estate Ross the had no As James Ross a deer park. for place convenient his to conveyed property he had the heirs of his own, Ross. cousin George possession of in the was property the 1720s In the was he character, A colourful James Ross. Captain up major debts and ran of a spendthrift something 1740s. the in the estates parts of sell off him to forcing and what Portavo later years and three died in 1755 He long afterwards Not sold. was estate of the remained possession of Portavo. came into family Ker the Peter read and Portavo family Ross on the more (For excellent volume Carr’s Associated sites Associated Portavo • • family Ross and the Portavo of High Sheriff was of Portavo James Ross In 1671 him, either by written letters Several Down. County the aspects of different to in relation singly or jointly, 1670s, late in the estate Hamilton management of the in published were • oss, Portavo, Bangor oss, Portavo, eorge Ross, Ballow, Bangor Ballow, Ross, eorge G James R

The Copeland Islands formed part of the Ross estate Ross of the part The Copeland Islands formed • • In 1659 the following occurrences of the name Ross of the occurrences following the In 1659 Down: in County payers tax list of poll appear in the The Rosses also survived the upheavals of the 1640s 1640s of the upheavals the also survived The Rosses Solemn signed the In 1644 Ross Robert and 1650s. indicating his at Holywood and Covenant League was ‘Rosse’ Robert 1653 In Presbyterianism. support for and Abbey, Gray Ardes, ‘Little Scots in the among those Cromwell’s by Oliver identified Quarters’ Lisborough this though Connacht, to transplantation for troops effect. put into never was scheme Life in Ireland Life denization of grants received brothers these In 1617 rights as English same the enjoy could so they leased Portavo, Sir James Hamilton subjects in Ireland. and Ross, Robert Copeland Isles to and the Ballyfotherly a number of James. Like his brother to Ballyminetragh opportunities of the advantage who took families other in north-east settlements the by them to presented and built up a prospered Rosses the Down, County It is thought own. of their landholding substantial such them with Scottish families other brought they at who also settled Stevensons, the and Kyles as the the died in 1620 When Alexander Ross Ballyminetragh. their and focused property Ayrshire their sold family became a quickly Ross Robert Down. on north energies who described him as ally of Sir James Hamilton, close Rosse’. Robert welbeloved ‘our Background in Scotland Background of Scotland coast west on the towns between The links 17th early the in strong were Down and County and Hamilton on the settlers century the of and many as Irvine, ports such came from Montgomery estates James brothers, two were Among them and Ayr. Largs a wright/carpenter of Alexander Ross, sons and Robert, of Irvine.and Burgess Early settlers who survived the upheavals of the 17th century 17th of the upheavals the survived who settlers Early The Ross family Ross The Bishops and ministers 28

spouse andhelper’. beautiful woman, way every meetto be aminister’s merchant - ‘a gracious, very and modest,wise,prudent BeatrixHamilton,married the daughter ofanEdinburgh at the Abbey with armed aknife to murder Blair. Blair Bangor, andof a demon-possessedmanwhoarrived in hislodgingsmighthave down burned alarge part of autobiography -ofhow anaccidental fire which started Blair recounts many fascinating stories inhis in Lanarkshire. in Scotland, atStewarton inAyrshire andatKirk O’Shotts late 1620s -andwhich occurred between two revivals Ulster-Scots communities ofAntrimandDown inthe in the Sixmilewater Revival which swept through the future minister ofBallywalter. Allthree were involved men trained young JamesHamilton, whobecamethe with Rev. Robert CunninghamofHolywood andboth succeeded himatBangorAbbey. He worked closely when Gibsondiedjustafew weeks later Blair Blair metthe ofDown, Dean John Gibson,atBangor; Life inUlster Bangor, having beeninvited by SirJamesHamilton. of LaRochelle, hedecided-reluctantly -to cometo an invitation to move to the French Huguenotcapital he leftthe university and,even though heconsidered Rev. JamesHamilton andRev. John Livingstone. In1623 there; hisstudentsincluded hislater Ulster colleagues, He went to Glasgow University andbecameaprofessor his autobiography. route to Ulster; Blairrecalled thelater sermon inlife in English minister whowas passing through en Irvine 1600 hewas deeply moved by the preaching ofan a merchant. Robert hadthree older brothers. Around inAyrshire.in the smallportofIrvine Hisfather was Blair, the youngest offour brothers, in1593 was born Background inScotland Presbyterian minister ofBangorandleaderthe Ulster-Scots Robert Blair(1593-1666) Bangor Abbey - where Blair was minister was Blair where - Abbey Bangor MacLellan, sailedfor Americaonthe Blair, alongwith Hamilton, John Livingstone andJohn Katherine Montgomery. motherless. again-hissecondwife He married was in 1633 whenhiswife died,leaving three children Compounding this Blairsuffered apersonaltragedy bishops to the Presbyterian ministers grew intense. Through the early 1630s the oppositionofthe Groomsport from where the First BangorPresbyterian -stained glasslistofministers nee Hamilton Bangor Abbey, including the memorialto BeatrixBlair, Associated sites outside wall ofthe church. in Fife where hisold monumentcanstillbeseenonan 27 Augustthat sameyear. He was buriedatAberdour Edinburgh. Hamilton diedinMarch 1666 andBlairon colleague, Rev. JamesHamilton, atInveresk insouth their pulpits.For atimeBlairlived close to hisold Ulster Scotland’s ministers, including Blair, were ejected from lived andfollowing the ‘Restoration’ of1660 mostof The Presbyterians’ control ofScotland was short- Death andburial 1648. He was later appointed Chaplain to the King. and BlairbecameModerator ofthe General Assembly in Covenant’. The Presbyterians took control ofScotland wife -ledto ahugepopularrisingin ‘Scotland’s National reputedGeddes, to have beenthe sister ofBlair’s first events -including ariotinEdinburgh started by Jenny Scotland andaseriesofdramatic was inturmoil Return to Scotland short one;inearly 1637 Blairreturned to Irvine. ship returned to Ulster. The family’s remaining stay was a son William fell seriouslyilland diedthe nightthe very Groomsport on9September 1636. While atseahisbaby

Stained glass window, First Bangor Presbyterian church

Eagle Wing Wing Eagle Eagle Wing Eagle sailed from 29 Bishops and ministers

‘Erected Anno Dom 1824 to the memory of The Rev memorial following Blair composed the Robert is also on the of which poem, a Latin translation at Irvine:stone Here rests - O venerable name - Associated sites Associated Priory Holywood Robert Cunningham Sometime Minister of the Gospel The dust of Robert Cunninghame; to see him …’. In his last moments he took his wife’s his wife’s took last moments he In his …’. see him to who her care thy I commend to ‘Lord, prayed hand and 7 dated In a letter and died. wife’, my no more is now servant dying ‘the of of wrote Rutherford 1637 March Mr Cunningham’. and faithful God, famous and Burial Death saying 1637, March on 29th died at Irvine,He Ayrshire, to A memorial stone ‘I see Christ’. bed on his death following has the Church Cunningham at Irvine Parish inscription: at Holywood in Ireland, who for his faithfulness to the Ah! What a mind was there concealed, cause of CHRIST, was expelled from his charge by the By Christian loveliness reveal’d Bishops and died in exile at Irvine on the 27th of March And what a soul of heavenly worth, 1637 He was eminently distinguished for meekness and Inspir’d that frame of fragile earth, patience and zeal in his ministry.’ None to the proud, with holier awe Thunder’d the terrors of the law; And none with more persuasive art Cheer’d the disconsolate in heart But, Oh! Intent his God to praise He shorten’d his terrestrial days; For, preaching Jesus Crucified He others and himself outdid

, Cunningham opted to remain in Ulster. in Ulster. remain to , Cunningham opted Holywood Priory Holywood Eagle Wing Cunningham endured the anti-Presbyterian policies anti-Presbyterian the Cunningham endured who had originally Echlin bishops, including of the early the Throughout Holywood. him to ordained four of When intensified. opposition steadily the 1630s America on sail for to decided ministers his colleague When Robert Blair arrived at Bangor in 1623 he and he Bangor in 1623 at Blair arrived When Robert in - days hours - yea many ‘spent Cunningham that wrote of Killinchy Livingstone John Rev. prayer’. discerning, of all my man to one ‘the Cunningham was of meekness most the who resembled I saw, ever that Jesus Christ in all his carriage’. Life in Ulster Life and in 1615 Scotland from across Cunningham came 9 November on Echlin Bishop Robert by ordained was and at Holywood minister becoming the year that he is 1622 for Book Visitation Ulster In the Craigavad. these at Hollywood—serveth ‘resident described as James Sir a stipend from by and maintained cures, in part’. repaired Hamilton—church Background in Scotland Background of Earl the to a chaplain Cunningham was Robert He in Holland. wars the during regiment Buccleuch’s regiment. the with Scotland to returned Return to Scotland to Return informed Hill of Castlereagh a Frank In February 1637 of whereabouts of the authorities anti-Presbyterian the to fled who then ministers, Presbyterian of the many In just a few at Irvine and arrived Scotland in Ayrshire. experiences‘had great many Cunningham there weeks He peace in his suffering. goodness, and much of God’s of Irvine who came Presbytery the to well much spake Just before their departure Samuel Rutherford wrote to wrote Rutherford Samuel departure their Just before if our dear brother, not, my ‘I know Cunningham saying on my They are sea or not. to be gone brethren worthy breaketh remembrance … their prayers heart and in my heart’. my

The army chaplain who became the first Protestant minister of Holywood of minister Protestant first the became who chaplain The army Robert Cunningham ( -1637) Cunningham Robert

Stained glass window, First Bangor Presbyterian church church church Presbyterian Presbyterian Presbyterian Bangor Bangor Bangor First First First window, window, window, glass glass glass Stained Stained Stained Bishops and ministers 30 of Ireland andappointed him Dundass’ successor May 1613 the KingmadeRobert Echlin afree denizen However diedjustoneyear Dundass later. 18 On BishopofDownEchlin, and Connor. JamesDundass, In 1612 KingJamesappointed a ‘fellow countryman’ of Arrival inUlster Inverkeithing nearEdinburgh in1601. University in1596 andwas appointed the minister of while inprison.Robert graduated from StAndrews of witchcraft andwhomysteriously diedby poisoning Henderson, whowas arrested inJuly1649 onsuspicion England andIreland. MargaretWilliam married Fordell- physician ofKingJames VI ofScotland andIof William andDavid. David Echlin becamethe personal connections inUlster). He hadtwo older brothers, family would alsohave important 17th century Colville (1546-1607, from CleishinKinross; the Colville were Echlin ofPittadro Henry (1525-1594) andGrisell Robert Echlin atPittadro was born in1576. Hisparents Birth andearly Life in Fife. familyDundass around andrelocated 1449 to Pittadro at Echline nearLinlithgow. They sold that estate to the upon atBerwick Bruce Tweed. Their family estate was signed the ‘ragman roll’ inoppositionto Robert the Scotland they canbetraced back to 1296, whenthey the chiefs ofthe ancientfamilies inthe shire ofFife’. In The Echlin family were ‘considerable barons andoneof Background inScotland oftheScottish bishopsinIrelandOne first Robert Echlin St Andrews University

suspend them. suspend them. in 1631 (with the supportofother bishops in Ireland) to oppose these sameministers, to‘privily lay snares’ and teach me substance’. However in1626 Echlin beganto I amold, andcanteach you ceremonies, andyou can good ofyou, andwillimposeno conditionsuponyou; Church ofIreland system. Echlin’s reply was ‘I hear 1623 Echlin hewarned that hewas opposedto the of Holywood. When Robert Blairarrived atBangorin early Ulster-Scots ministers such asRobert Cunningham sympathy towards Presbyterianism, ordaining many university andinhisearly years inUlster hadshown Ireland bishop, hehadstudiedatafamous Presbyterian Islandmagee. Even though Echlin was aChurch of from inStirlingshire Drymen -to Templecorran near the firstPresbyterian minister inUlster -Edward Brice ministers to cross the water. In1613 Echlin appointed and Down encouraged awave ofPresbyterian The blossoming Ulster-Scots settlements ofAntrim Presbyterian Ministers inUlster the ownership oflandsinUlster. Parsons, the Surveyor General ofKingJamesI,to assess July 1605 an ‘Inquisition’ was heldthere before William already animportant site before Echlin’s arrival -on4 house, which was completed in1620. Ardquin was Ardquin nearPortaferry asthe locationfor hismanor as Bishop. Echlin chose the ancientmonasticsite of 31 Bishops and ministers of Castleboy, just outside Cloughey, from Sir Henry Sir from Cloughey, just outside of Castleboy, Knights the for location an important It had been Piers. of Jerusalem) of St John Knights (the Hospitallers a cousin, to leased it then Crusades. John during the Echlin. Robert also called Echlin, Robert of Bishop great-grandson Echlin, Charles and in 1735/36 Kircubbin outside bought Rubane House In the ‘Echlinville’. house to name of the the changed of cooking a variety developed family the 1700s late Volunteers The Echlinville same name. of the apples Charles Captain commanded by in 1779, raised were chaplain their Dickson was William Steele Rev. Echlin. captain. their and later sites: Associated Ardquin at The Abbacy Templecranny ruinsin and church vault Echlin graveyard Rubane House/Echlinville ruins outside Cloughey Castleboy

The wider Echlin family The wider Echlin son Robert’s In 1628 Ulster. came to Echlins other Many ancient church neighbouring bought the Echlin John Death and burial and Death bishops instructions of other the followed Echlin ministers. Presbyterian opposing the in in Ireland permanently were of them four 1634 In November guilt for with wracked he was However deposed. on his as he lay later, just eight months doing so; ailing him, to what was asked bed, his doctor death man!’. conscience, ‘its my bishop replied the which for no cure ‘I have exclaimed immediately The doctor Newtown at this reported afterwards Maxwell that!’. old man, advisedthen an first viscount, and the House This prompted others. it to repeat not to doctor the nee Lady Jean Montgomery, his daughter-in-law, cry to out presbyterian’, ‘zealous a who was Alexander, I shall bear for suppressed, report get that man shall ‘No glory that the of God, smitten witness of it to who hath witnesses’. Christ’s suppressing for man (Echlin)

Templecranny graveyard Templecranny Echlin family vault, family Echlin Bishops and ministers 32 Dumfries but was soonbackDumfries inUlster Hisjob in1644. Hamilton becameMinister of StMichael’s Kirk in Dumfries back to Scotland. but returned to Ulster andsubsequently allfour went McLellan -were onboard. They never reached America sail. Four ministers -Hamilton, Blair, Livingstone and Sir HughMontgomery’s funeral, the were all ‘deposed’ from their churches. The day after and stopped the meeting. Two days later the ministers he didwith such skillthat the bishopswere infuriated chose young Hamilton to speakontheir behalf, which meeting inBelfast Leslie. with BishopHenry They August 1636 five of them were summoned to apublic opposition ofthe bishopsduring the early 1630s. In Like hisPresbyterian colleagues, Hamilton felt the full and Depositions Hamilton took charge. restored the ruined Whitechurch buildingthere. In1626 ordained by BishopRobert Echlin, andSirJames He was offered afull-timepulpitatBallywalter, was James andhiswife whowere inthe congregation. début atBangorAbbey -much to theofSir surprise gave Hamilton the opportunity to make hispreaching Hamilton for the ministry. Sunday One in1625 Blair minister Robert Cunningham)privately tutored young graduation. Friendshiprenewed, Blair(andHolywood been estate managerfor hisuncle, SirJames,since Abbey. Young Hamilton hadbeaten himto it,having was invited to Ulster to becomeminister atBangor Blair continuedatthe University until1623 whenhe Life inUlster his professors was Presbyterian firebrand Robert Blair. Glasgow University where hegraduated in1620. of One Young Jameswent to live with relatives andattended accident onthe River BannandburiedatColeraine. His father, Gawin Hamilton, was drowned inaboating Sir JamesHamilton. He inAyrshire was born in1600. James Hamilton was the nephew ofhisnamesake, Background inScotland overseer ofthe Solemn League & Covenant Presbyterian minister ofBallywalter and James Hamilton (1600-1666) Eagle Wing Eagle Eagle Wing Eagle set set Whitechurchgraveyard Bangor Abbey Associated Sites 1690 welcomed King William IIIto Carrickfergus on14 June became minister ofBenburb, andKillinchy Armagh and He hasnoknown grave. HissonArchibald Hamilton near Inveresk inpoverty anddiedon10 March 1666. Hamilton lived outthe rest ofhislife insouth Edinburgh Death andBurial before hisexecution. May 1661 -Hamilton courageously prayed with him Argyll. He was publicly beheadedinEdinburgh on27 Presbyterians, the firstofwhom was the Marquis of from hispulpit. The Crown beganto arrest highprofile Presbyterian persecution,Hamilton was again ‘deposed’ in 1660 andwith the introduction ofrenewed anti- When the monarchy was restored atthe ‘Restoration’ him to comeback to them buthewas unable to doso. the 1930s. In1655 the people ofBallywalter asked for Presbyterian churches inScotland andIreland until Psalms collection which remained asthe standard in in the production ofthe 1650 Psalter Scottish -a Edinburgh in1648. Around this timehewas involved againfree,Once hebecameminister ofOldKirk in Edinburgh, Psalter andPublic executions and imprisonedinthe Tower ofLondon for two years. but was againseized, this timeby Cromwellian forces, the west coast ofScotland. He was freed inMay 1645 passengers heldhostage inremote Castle on Mingarry andHamiltonMacDonnells found himselfandhisfellow from but hisboat Donaghadee was taken by the Following the completion ofhistask, hesetsail Kidnap andImprisonment signatures. weeks ofa12-week schedule, hadattracted 16,000 across the entire populace-which, after aboutsix was to ‘administer’ the Solemn League andCovenant

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ebullition of Scotland’. In the autumn of 1635 Leslie of 1635 autumn In the of Scotland’. ebullition to proceeded and of Down as Bishop Echlin succeeded with in his diocese issue of non-conformity the tackle means to using various by Eventually zeal. greater even struggle, a great and after livings, their of them deprive ministers. Presbyterian out the forced Leslie of funeral at the preached Leslie 1636 In September of the one Viscount Ards, 1st Sir Hugh Montgomery, settlement 17th-century early in the biggest events William Montgomery of Down. and north Ards in the ‘learned, sermon the was that wrote later Rosemount pious and elegant’. beasts’ with ‘fought have to claimed Leslie In 1637 Presbyterian the with his disputes to in reference had been, his achievement fleeting However ministers. non-conformist the he had succeeded in removing he condemned the in his diocese. In 1638 clergymen practice Presbyterian as the as well Covenant National unadorned meeting houses. Leslie of meeting in simple, of be places should churches view that the held to true reverence. provoke would as this beauty out non- in stamping his achievement Despite as his success in well as among his clergy, conformity to failed Leslie finances of his diocese, the improving After Cathedral. Down restoring his ambition of realise first one of the rising he was 1641 of the outbreak the that heclaimed He later for safety. to England flee to Many £8,000. losses of at least and his son had suffered of followers by of his horses, he said, had been taken Throughout James Montgomery. and Sir Viscount Ards At the Royalist. a committed his exile he remained a rather Bishop of Meath, appointed he was Restoration he was By then Down. diocese than less troublesome in buried he was and he died in April 1661; in his 80s Dublin. Cathedral, Christ Church sites Associated at the preached Leslie Priory where Newtownards of Sir Hugh Montgomery. funeral

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Leslie found a strong supporter in John Bramhall, Bramhall, in John supporter a strong found Leslie clergy the that wrote who in 1634 Bishop of Derry, very the irregulars, ‘absolute were diocese in Down Conflict with Presbyterians Conflict with and a strong in his theology ‘High Church’ was Leslie brought This naturally of Episcopalianism. supporter in histhe ministers of many conflict with him into it was In fact in outlook. Presbyterian diocese who were appointment as Dean of Down Leslie’s not until after likes on the bear to brought be began to pressure that Cunningham in Blair in Bangor and Robert of Robert reluctant hitherto the pressurised Leslie Holywood. action against Presbyterian take to Echlin Bishop Robert in his diocese.ministers Career in Ireland in Ireland Career a ordained was He 1610s. in the Ireland to moved Leslie a succession through swiftly and moved priest in 1617 brother Henry’s benefices. important of increasingly serving as rector in Ireland, also a minister was George Antrim. Henry ambitious and was of Ahoghill, County use what could be described as rather to prepared such promotion, clerical achieve means to underhand Scot James fellow replace to as when he attempted he preached In 1625 as Bishop of Clogher. Spottiswood a with rewarded Windsor and was King at the before ranks clerical the through His advance chaplaincy. royal as Dean in his appointment of Down continued with 1627. Bishop of Down and Connor and opponent of Presbyterianism and opponent and Connor of Down Bishop in Scotland Background son of James the 1580, born was around Henry Leslie was He of Rothes. Earl 4th of the and grandson Leslie clergymen influential of a number of one therefore background. a Fife with Ulster 17th-century in early Henry’s family, Leslie of the one pedigree to According William of a daughter married as his second wife father of Sir himself brother Ards, in the of Newcastle Hamilton been related have he would then If so, James Hamilton. in families most powerful one of the marriage to by Down. County Henry Leslie (c.1580-1661) Henry Leslie Bishops and ministers 34 which hadalsoseen majorreligious revival inUlster. the ‘Antrim which hadbegun around Meeting’ 1625 and somewhat of their condition’. He becameinvolved in that inashorttimesomeofthem beganto understand of doingany goodamongthem; yet itpleased the Lord ‘were generally ignorant, very andIsaw noappearance At Killinchy Livingstone wrote that the localpeople encouraged by Rev. Robert Cunningham ofHolywood. Hamilton to becomeminister ofKillinchy, having been In Augustheaccepted aninvitation from SirJames notice Livingstone stood in.500 people were converted. June 1630. The preacher hadfallen illandat short religious revival which beganatKirk O’Shotts on30 Livingstone becamewell-known following afamous Kirk O’ ShottsRevival -life inUlster after becameSirHughMontgomery’s secondwife. Sarah Maxwell, the Countess of Wigtown, whonotlong for hisPresbyterian views.He becameachaplain to Glasgow andEdinburgh, butin1627 hewas ‘silenced’ role was asassistant minister in Torphichen between minister ofBangorAbbey. Livingstone’s first church Blair atGlasgow University -Blairlater becamethe William was aminister. John was astudentofRobert near Kilsyth, Scotland, on21July1603. Hisfather John Livingstone atMonyabroch/Monieburgh was born Background inScotland Revivalist preacher andminister ofKillinchy John Livingstone (1603-1672) Wing Opposition, HolywoodOpposition, Revival, and Deposition of SirHughMontgomery, Livingstone boarded the 9thOn September 1636, the day after the grand funeral on 23June1635. later Livingstone JanetFleminginEdinburgh married Ulster andencouraged them to emigrate. Afew months ofthe followingIn January year Winthrop’s sonvisited Ulster-Scots Presbyterians would bewelcome there. Winthrop, the Governor ofMassachussetts, to seeif emigrating to America.InJuly1634 hewrote to John Livingstone beganto explore the possibility of thousand were brought home to Christ’. at acommunioninHolywood inIreland, where abouta plentiful effusionof Spirit attended ofhis the asermon two orthree years after, such another, andamore Shotts experience,alater writer recorded that ‘About revival was felt again.Referring back to the Kirk O’ in 1634 andfinallyin 1636. Regardless ofopposition, oppose the Presbyterian ministers -firstin 1632, then Throughout the early 1630s the bishopsbeganto Michael Colvert andhispregnant wife, whogave birth of Ballywalter. Alsoonboard from Killinchy were Blair ofBangor, McLellan ofNewtownards and Hamilton Eagle Wing Eagle , boundfor America,with three other ministers -

Eagle Eagle 35 Bishops and ministers Remarkable Passages of Divine Providence, exemplified The ministers he wrote of included Robert Blair of Robert of included he wrote The ministers and James Cunningham of Holywood Robert Bangor, The in wrote Howie John of Ballywalter. Hamilton commenced our Reformation ‘Since Worthies: Scots been none whose labours in have there in Scotland, with blessed remarkably been more Gospelthe have than work Spirit in conversion the of downpouring the Livingstone’. John was persecution which The anti-Presbyterian II caused King Charles by introduced immediately he where Holland, for Scotland leave to Livingstone on 9 August 1672. died in Rotterdam sites Associated Killinchy Groomsport Holywood in the lives of some of the most eminent ministers and professors in the Church of Scotland. Collected by Mr John Livingstone, late Minister of Ancrum. did not reach did not reach Eagle Wing Memorable Characteristics and

Eagle Wing at sea. Livingstone conducted the baptism and the child and the baptism the conducted at sea. Livingstone The named Seaborn.was Later life life Later he where of Ancrum in 1648, became minister He a wrote Livingstone ‘Restoration’. until the remained ministers Ulster-Scots of his fellow series of biographies as published were which Minister of Stranraer and the returns to Ulster to returns and the of Stranraer Minister in July 1638 of Stranraer became Minister Livingstone across travelled congregation of his Killinchy and many of‘Some that: wrote He hear him preach. to water the at Stranraer; came and dwelt our friends out of Ireland great year, in the and at our communions, twice persons - come - at one time 500 numbers used to out of brought 28 children and at one time I baptised of arrival and the Rebellion 1641 the Following Ireland’. Ulster to returned Scottish in 1642, army the Livingstone He every day. preaching months, three for 1643 in May when he1656 and finally in again in 1645 back was weeks. 10 around for stayed Groomsport - then ministers and the Ulster to America but returned critical played each they where Scotland to returned Covenant. National time of Scotland’s the around roles copies of the take night to the through rode Livingstone London. to Covenant departure point of the Bishops and ministers 36 Grayabby’. remained Montgomery ascurate until1643. David’she alsofilled Mr the said pulpitasCurate in ‘Mr Jamessucceedingto David Mr aforesaid inhisbed… widow. In there by Rev. JamesMontgomery, his whomarried on the south wall ofthe Abbey. McGillwas succeeded at Grey Abbey, where hismemorialstone issethigh David McGilldiedon14 October 1633. He was buried Death andBurial Curate. 1626 andthat sameyear installed David McGillasits Greyruined Abbey for useasaparish church around Rev. JamesMontgomery. SirHughrepaired the nave of restored inNewtownards Priory alongwith arelative, had invited McGillto Ulster to beachaplain atthe He becameachaplain to SirHughMontgomery, who Life inUlster Hugh Montgomery’s wife Elizabeth. James VI. McGill’s wife, Elizabeth Linsday, was anieceof Lord Advocate ofScotland duringthe reign ofKing David McGillwas asonofDavid McGillofNisbet,the Background inScotland

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s itiswritten Kirkistown Castle Grey Abbey including memorial to David McGill Newtownards Priory Associated sites where sheremained untilherdeath. Lucy was recorded asstillliving atKirkistown Castle, Audleystowne andKirkistone, whodiedin1733. In1744 She married Fermanagh. William Savage of 3 November 1685 atCastle Balfour inCounty Hugh McGill’s daughter, Lucy on McGill,was born overseer Savage’s of Henry will,dated 31August1655. 1690. Captain Hugh McGillhadbeenrecorded asan bridge andCaptain HughMcGill atAthlone on19 July - Captain JamesMcGillon 7 April1689 atPortglenone Two ofthe McGillswere killedinKing William III’s army 1683. the stumpofwhich stillsurvives. He diedon26July the place much’, very alsobuildinganearby windmill, Castle from JamesSavage around 1660 and ‘improved Ballynester, Greyabbey. JamesMcGillboughtKirkistown of Inishargy -they lived both atKirkistown Castle and David McGill’s JeanBailie son,JamesMcGill,married 37 Bishops and ministers record of MacLellan that: of MacLellan record The Montgomery Manuscripts ‘the pastor of Kirkcudbright, together with Mr Samuel with together of Kirkcudbright, pastor ‘the denounced were Livingstone, and Mr John Rutherford meeting of at the Galloway from a commissioner by of private encouragers as being great in 1640, Assembly scripture purpose the of reading at night for gatherings of allowance the … without and engaging in prayer convene had begun to people or elders, the minister confusedly about bed-time in private themselves night, they of the part greater the for houses, where and sing psalms, besides pray, expound scripture, would some sae whereof discussing questions of divinity, and some sae not understand, do they curious that them… Mrby cannot be edified they ridiculous that against complaint in a formal Henry Guthrie brought had become charged, it was which, practices, these of and south west the throughout very general Scotland’. sites Associated Priory Newtownards Groomsport MacLellan is known to have returned to Ulster for a time for Ulster to returned have to is known MacLellan ‘he a more with endued was that in 1644. It is recorded and authority of ministerial spirit, not only ordinary than sagacity, but of a singular work, Master’s in his boldness foretell he did frequently Scripture from whereby persons who particular and church the anent events his of God; that insomuch church the enemies to were observing his warnings coming to hearers, ordinary Mc provoke to dangerous it was declare would pass, speak against them’. McClelland to

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Eagle Wing Groomsport - from Raven Maps 1625 Maps Raven from - Groomsport Eagle Wing Eagle Wing Life in Ulster Life Kirkcudbright from arrived MacLellan John 1620 Around ‘great at Montgomery’s schoolmaster the become to son of Michael the was He in Newtownards. school’ was McLellan John of Kirkcudbright. burgess MacLellan, ‘occasionally who preacher a lay and was a Presbyterian in ministers Presbyterian the pulpits of in officiated the ministers Presbyterian other the Like district’. the ‘depositions’ one of the bishops opposed him. After MacLellan pulpits, their from ministers the drove which home of a he lodged in the where Strabane to went for fined £5 They were and his wife. William Kennah shelter. MacLellan giving The McClellands/MacLellans were based at based were The McClellands/MacLellans various with Scotland in south-west Kirkcudbright were there At one point Galloway. across branches MacLellan Robert Sir family. the knights in different 14 MacLellan’s 1600s; early in the Kirkcudbright owned centre. town in Kirkcudbright today stands still Castle Principal of Montgomery’s school in Newtownards and lay preacher preacher lay and in Newtownards school of Montgomery’s Principal in Scotland Background John MacLellan John On 9 September 1636 John MacLellan sailed on the MacLellan John On 1636 9 September colleague and fellow passenger John Livingstone as Livingstone John passenger and fellow colleague he knew not what man; and zealous most streight ‘a cause of God, early in the and was be afraid to it was of return the After God with and his ways’. acquainted the where he was appointed minister in 1638. He ‘became He in 1638. minister appointed he was where a for of Christ, and so lived an eminent minister sad revolution’. the died before time; yet considerable of the Restoration the was revolution’ ‘sad This in 1660. monarchy Bishops and ministers 38 Stewart was the author of anunfinished 1671 andwaschurchyard. buriedinDonaghadee Blood’s plot to overthrow the government. He diedin Carlingford Castle for suspected complicity in Thomas the established church. In1663 hewas imprisonedin in the area, ministering to those whodissented from episcopal form ofchurch government. He remained In 1661 hewas ejected for refusing to conform to the His periodasminister was ofDonaghadee eventful. inDonaghadee Ministry Master ofArtsdegree in1644. educated atStAndrews where hewas awarded a Donegore andwhodiedin1634. Stewart juniorwas Andrew Stewart seniorwhohad beenminister of 1645/46 to hisdeath in1671. He was the sonofRev. the Ulster-Scots, was minister from ofDonaghadee Rev. Andrew Stewart, perhaps the earliest historian of Early life historian ofthe Ulster-Scots Presbyterian minister andthe inDonaghadee first Andrew Stewart Presbyterian minister andthe inDonaghadee firsthistorian of the Ulster-Scots Andrew Stewart and spread in this island under our Lord Jesus Christ, Christ, Jesus Lord our under island this in spread and Church of Ireland as the gospel began, was continued continued was began, gospel the as Ireland of Church Donaghadee’s landmark lighthouse ‘History of the the of ‘History Donaghadee Associated sites It alsoincluded andaverse acoat ofarms inLatin. 46.’ 1671who diedthe 2ndofJanuary andofhisage the AndrewChrist Mr Stewart, late minister ofDonaghadee, ‘Here lyeth that piousandfaithful ofJesus servant the 19th century. The inscriptionread: 1744, butseems to have beenmissingby the middle of something ofamystery. Itwas included in Walter Harris’ churchyard though itspresent whereabouts are A memorialto Stewart onceexisted inDonaghadee The missingmemorial original settlers. the earliest days ofthe settlement than damningthe demonstrating how much things hadimproved since it was made,for Stewart was more with concerned comment mustbeunderstood inthe context inwhich and Scotland were the ‘scum ofboth nations’. This oft-quoted remark that the early settlers from England Antient and present state of the county of Down of county the of state present and Antient after the Scots were naturalised’. were Scots the after In it he made his Inithemadehis in in 39 Researching your Ulster-Scots roots Guide . , which www. (Ulster . Details of the. Details . or in person at the www.nifhs.org . 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Census records information only offer census records Unfortunately Northern Office of Records The Public post-1901. reference film, on micro has these (PRONI) Ireland MIC/354. The biographies included here were researched and written by Mark Thompson and William Roulston (Ulster Historical Foundation), drawing on sources including surname records from The Scots in Ulster, their Denization and Naturalisation (Rev. David Stewart, 1954).

Thanks are due also to Lola Armstrong for her help with the history of the Blackwood family.

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