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Rev. James Brown of Garvagh (1762–1850): A Life and Documents Linde Lunney (Guild member 10,065)

James Brown, Presbyterian minister of Garvagh, County congregational visitation, which he completed on 20 March Londonderry, from 1795 to 1850, was involved throughout his 1796. As he went round the households, he recorded the names life with important local historical events, often through his in all the families in each of 47 townlands in a wide area round wife’s family connections in County Antrim, but also as a the village of Garvagh, listing over 1,900 individuals. Within peacemaker in his own district. Brown (and his descendants) the family listings, he gave children’s names, apparently at least seem to have been unusually keen on preserving documents, sometimes in birth order, and not confining the list to those of and as well as keeping documents, the minister also seems to age to be communicants, both unusual aspects which increase have enthusiastically generated lists and records, which together the value for family historians. The 1796 visitation was updated form a uniquely useful resource for local and family history in by Brown over the years, as people died or moved, and he added the Garvagh area. Documents are held by his descendants in the new versions in 1818, 1825, and 1840. Emigration removed United States, and in several repositories in Ireland. Sincere scores of families over Brown’s time in Garvagh (40 families in thanks are gladly accorded to all those who have helped with the three years in the early 1830s), and no fewer than three daughter quest for Brown and his papers, and especially to those who congregations were formed from the original Garvagh body, have permitted study and publication of documents in their care; Moneydig, Ringsend and Swatragh. Brown’s descendants, the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland and the National Archives of Ireland. The visitation is a remarkable early census substitute, and everyone with family history in local Presbyterian James Brown was born in the townland of Ballinaloob, County congregations owes Brown a debt of gratitude, but the Antrim, between Ballymoney and Ballymena, in a family of historians who painstakingly transcribed, edited and digitised four sons and a daughter of John Brown (1725–1809) and Jane Brown’s handwriting, which got increasingly horrible over his Moore (1730–1802). John Brown’s signature and seal on a lease lifetime, must also be gratefully acknowledged. Lavonne of 1766 for lands at Ballinaloob suggests that the family was Kennedy Bradfield from Texas prepared the first version of the prosperous, as he was clearly well educated, with possible transcript of the 1796 visitation, then Richard John Torrens from connections to the burgh of Dumbarton in Scotland. James England spent many hours working over the text to help with seems to have been born in 1762. In 1789 he graduated from doubtful readings, and he also provided a website to host the Glasgow University, and came back to Ireland with the first transcript online. The original manuscript is preserved in the surviving document associated with his career, the Latin Library of the Presbyterian Historical Society in Belfast, and certificate of his graduation, signed by the principal, Archibald thanks are due to that body and to the Librarian for facilitating Davidson, and 14 professors. Three years later Route presbytery Bradfield and Torrens, and for providing a link to the Torrens licensed James Brown to preach, and in 1795, the Presbyterian website from the PHSI Library presence on their website.1 congregation of Garvagh called him to be their minister. It is somewhat unusual for an eighteenth-century Call to survive, Brown’s diligence is the more commendable, given the especially one accompanied by the signatures of members of disturbed times in which he lived. The congregational history the congregation (Document 1). hints at this, noting that the average of 65 baptisms a year continued through ‘Rebellion times’, from 1796 to 1809, but in Brown had been preaching in the congregation in May 1795, truth, Brown and Garvagh were much more affected by and the Call is dated 7 June. The members of the congregation ‘Rebellion’ and by sectarian troubles, for much longer than this rejoiced that they had had repeated opportunities of ‘sitting with note suggests. There is a clue as early as the Call of 1795: the rational delight and religious satisfaction under the ministry of minister in charge of the Garvagh vacancy was John Glendy of the Word’, as he had preached to them, and all but two members Maghera. In 1798, Glendy was suspected of having United Irish at a congregational meeting were prepared to sign the Call. sympathies, and was even said to have taken part in the fighting James Brown was ordained in Garvagh on 1 December 1795, of that year: his house was burned by the Yeomen, and he and into a congregation with the surprisingly large and undoubtedly his family fled to America. Glendy’s experiences and challenging membership of 405 (or 495?) families (the sympathies were shared by others in the Garvagh area, and in congregational history says 495, but the figure of 405 is Brown’s native County Antrim.2 provided in the online transcription of the 1796 Visitation). The congregational history notes that during Brown’s ministry, a Brown married Elizabeth Adams, daughter of a wealthy linen graveyard was laid out in 1821, while the church was enlarged manufacturer, John Adams of Chequer Hall, Ballyweaney, to seat over 600 hearers in 1829 and roofed with slate in 1835. County Antrim. A William Adams of Kilraughts, possibly a Brown was Clerk of the Route Presbytery from 1818 to 1834. relative of Elizabeth’s, was summarily executed on the Gallows Hill, Loughguile, after the failure of the 1798 Rebellion, and a Brown is said to have carried out all duties with care and James Boreland, possibly a relative of her mother’s, and who exactitude and accurately recorded the baptisms and marriages had been in business with her uncle Thomas Adams, in that he carried out in his large congregation; during the first 11 Randalstown, was arrested on charges of sedition in 1797. years of his ministry, he baptised 710 children, noting names of the babies and fathers, and in some instances other information. Even closer to the Adams and Brown families, and better (Garvagh registers for Brown’s time in the congregation are known in history, were the two Bones brothers. Elizabeth available on microfilm in PRONI). It is clear that Brown had the Brown’s sister Mary Adams married James Bones, of Duneane instincts of a statistician, and a remarkably energetic one at that: near Randalstown, County Antrim, in 1790. James Bones and no sooner settled in Garvagh than he threw himself into a his brother Samuel Bones were active in a United Irish Society:

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Portrait of Rev. James Brown (courtesy of Anita Stocklin Smith) Portrait of Mrs Elizabeth Brown (courtesy of Anita Stocklin Smith)

in a 1797 list of potential jurors, annotated for government, an long way from the ‘republican government of Ballymena’ to informer marked James Bones as ‘bad in every sense of the Pennsylvania Avenue. term’.3 The brothers joined the United Irish forces in attacking Ballymena in June 1798, and James was apparently chosen as The Bones family was not the only radical connection to a member of the short-lived republican government in that James Brown of Garvagh. Another of his wife’s sisters married town. The brothers were subsequently captured, Samuel was the Rev. William John Stavely (1780–1864), a Reformed flogged, receiving 500 lashes, and James imprisoned. He Presbyterian minister, who was son of William Stavely. William escaped and took refuge in Jamaica, but returned to Ireland after Stavely (1743–1825) was also a Reformed Presbyterian a time, to join his wife in her father’s home, Chequer Hall, and minister and was so deeply imbued with the radical views of subsequently in a farm and linen business in Ballyportery. Old millennialism and the United Irishmen that the government John Adams died in 1807: his will makes it clear that he had feared his local influence, and imprisoned him for four months been extremely wealthy. Elizabeth Adams Brown, wife of the in 1798.5 Garvagh minister, was left the profits from a farm at Glenleslie.4 James Brown’s own political views and aspirations are not now James and Mary Bones and their children emigrated to Augusta, discernible, but he was orthodox in his religious views, strongly Georgia, where they established a long lasting family and in favour of subscribing to the Westminster Confession. In the family businesses. Their careers and their contribution to the immediate aftermath of the failed rebellion, on 24 July 1798, development and history of their chosen destination have been he chaired a meeting of the congregation in his meeting house, described in a number of articles, listed in the bibliography. in which resolutions in support of the King and constitution Connections with Ireland and especially with the relatives were passed, and loyalty expressed. But it would be a mistake descended from James and Elizabeth Brown lasted for many to assume that things thereupon went back to peace and quiet, years: five of the eight children of the Garvagh couple with hotheads imprisoned or exiled. On the contrary, there were emigrated to Augusta to join the Bones households and repercussions of the rising for more than a generation businesses, and later generations visited in both directions. afterwards; there were scores to settle, and society had been James Brown’s daughter Mary married her first cousin John well and truly shaken up. The example of using violence in Bones. Six of the 15 directors of the Bank of Augusta, in 1822, support of political ambition affected previously quiescent were from Ulster and all were connections of the Bones-Brown underclasses, and the genie was out of the bottle. families. A son of James Bones married an aunt of Woodrow Wilson, who was to become President. The President’s cousin In 1812, sectarian affrays and outrages were frequent Helen Woodrow Bones acted as hostess for him in the White occurrences, and Garvagh did not escape; situated as it was on House in Washington during and after his wife’s last illness. A the frontier between the English and Scottish settled areas in

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DIRECTORY OF IRISH FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCH the north of County Londonderry, and the south of the county judge was pleased to approve of the suggestion’, and all were where the original inhabitants, largely Catholic, predominated. acquitted.8 Even in July 1818, sectarian strife did not occur in At the May Fair on 23 May 1812 in Garvagh, the factions met Garvagh, where much trouble had been expected, though in in a riotous running battle. The magistrate Alexander Purviance nearby Kilrea, several Catholics were seriously injured.9 An and four resident constables were unable to restore order. At the Orange version of the events of the Battle of Garvagh is next fair, in June, the Orangemen were determined to seek preserved in ballad form, apparently still known to Orangemen revenge for the previous defeat. Purviance called for assistance in the twentieth century. A couple of stanzas from it are from a Yeomanry corps, but when the Orangemen were ‘a little presented below: inflamed with whiskey’, the authorities lost control and a Catholic house was burned.6 The next fair on 26 July 1812 was But mark what follows this affray to be still more violent. Rumours circulated that more than 400 They thought to swear our lives away; Catholics, members of the Ribbonmen secret society, were to To gaol we went without delay, come to Garvagh. Captain James Church, the commander of We had no guard from Garvagh. Against us bloodily they swore; the Grove Corps of Yeomanry, appealed to a ringleader called Such swearing ne’er was heard before, Patrick Kane, but the Ribbonmen, wearing handkerchiefs round McCloskey swore two hours or more their waists, refused to disperse, and a pitched battle between Against the boys of Garvagh. the Orangemen and the Ribbonmen ensued. The Catholics were armed with sticks and stones, but the Orangemen brought Our thanks are due to Sir George Hill, several firearms, and a Catholic called William Dooey from the The Beresfords befriend us still, Four Glens was killed in what came to be known as ‘The Battle And Sir Harvey Bruce of Downhill, of Garvagh’. They clear’d the boys of Garvagh. The Judge he thought us to condemn, But our impartial Jurymen, Unrest, rumoured threats and more violence continued Our grateful thanks are due to them, throughout the summer months, and matters were not helped They clear’d the boys of Garvagh. when a jury of Protestants, defying the judge’s instruction, acquitted the murderer. Feelings ran very high. A priest called At almost the same time, probably shortly after 1810, the same Cornelius O’Mullen spoke on 4 November in Derry chapel, clergymen joined forces in a committee to bring about the warning his listeners establishment of what was called, significantly, the Garvagh Sunday School Union. In 1832, the annual meeting of 800 Be careful also not to infringe the laws of your country, not children and their teachers was held in Brown’s meeting house. that they afford any protection to you but that you may not The children were both Catholic and Protestant. ‘The clergymen give your Orange enemies cause to drag you before Orange of the different religious persuasions acted in unison as a magistrates. You know that from them you have no reason to expect either justice or mercy— you have seen an Orange Committee, and the Children (Protestant and Catholic) received jury, in direct opposition to the charge from the bench, acquit their instruction together in the Parish Church, their number 10 the Orange murderer who shot your poor brother like a generally being from 300 to 400’. On another similar bleeding dog in the streets of Garvagh, where his bleeding occasion, it was noted that the names of the children in nine body lay exposed, no one daring to afford it the rites of local Sunday Schools had been carefully listed. It could well be common decency … and you have seen that foul murderer, that it was Brown’s initiative to record the thousands of names, when acquitted, conveyed in triumph to the jail of Derry …7 which would have been such a treasure trove for local historians, but unfortunately the registers seem not to be extant. The Belfast Commercial Chronicle of 20 October 1813 reports that local clergymen, facing such a distressing and frightening Relations in Garvagh between Protestants and Catholics must deterioration of community relations, came together to try to have suffered from the arrival of a new Church of Ireland restore peace. The Church of Ireland rector, George Sampson, curate, James Smith, in the summer of 1827; it was noted that the Secession Presbyterian minister, Thomas Mayne and the Catholic pupils were still attending the Sunday school in the Roman Catholic priest, Father Duffy, met together, and James church of Ireland church, although the new clergyman Brown, who was unavoidably away, probably on presbytery ‘occasionally makes the most pointed allusions to the Church of business, sent a prominent elder to represent him. Each Rome’.11 The times were not propitious for mutual toleration; denomination put forward the names of six of their most Catholic emancipation was a burning issue at that period, with influential members, who with their clergy, took the oath to be public opinion in England in advance of Irish establishment made assistant peace officers. The newspaper expressed the views on the question, and with Daniel O’Connell’s campaigns fervent hope that the ‘authority of the magistrate was [to be] in favour of Catholic emancipation raising the political enforced by 28 assistant peace-officers; and we now have every temperature. There was much unrest and violence throughout reason to believe that either the violaters of the peace will be the country, with attacks and counterattacks involving utterly discountenanced, or else that they will be brought to Orangemen and Ribbonmen reported daily, and many fatalities, justice by the most prompt and impartial exertions’. Alex Orr and it was feared that there could be all out civil war. In 1826, (b. 1761) of Landmore in Aghadowey, is known to have been in the village of Kilrea, a few miles from Garvagh, the local one of these so-called umpires. chief constable John Griffin and the sub-constables with him came under fire from a mob of Ribbonmen. The efforts of the community leaders seem to have had a most salutary effect. On 14 March 1814, people arrested for rioting At that time, Griffin received the thanks of the Grand Jury of in Garvagh appeared in court at Londonderry assizes. Counsel County Londonderry, and his actions in dealing with the affray for both the Orange and Ribbon factions assured the court that were endorsed by the presiding judge dealing with the rioters. ‘their clients had mutually agreed to a reconciliation, to forget However, in May 1828, two of the Church of Ireland all former animosities, and to live for the future in peace and magistrates in the area, Rev. John Waddy, the Church of Ireland harmony with each other. They therefore prayed the Court that rector of Kilrea, and the gentleman linen bleacher Robert they might all be discharged, on giving security for their future Ogilby of Woodbank, Garvagh, sent a file of complaints about good behaviour.’ Presumably somewhat astonished, ‘the learned Griffin to the Chief Secretary in Dublin Castle.12 The file

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DIRECTORY OF IRISH FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCH survived the destruction of the Public Record Office in 1922 Gregory, annotated the file with the comment that ‘Griffin and is now in the National Archives of Ireland, Dublin. It should not have aided in the composition of a charge, and contains several letters, complaints and testimonials about neither should Ogilby …’. but the rest of the accusations were Griffin, as well as the report of an investigation into the ‘of a very stale date, for no worthy purpose and originated complaints, undertaken on 19 May 1829 by Major Thomas apparently from vindictive party feelings’.16 Despite all the local D’Arcy, Inspector General of Police for Ulster. support for John L. Griffin, he was moved from Kilrea in June 1829. He died in Sligo on 16 May 1847, at the height of the Rev. John Waddy seems to have had a serious grudge against Great Famine, of ‘fever caught in the performance of his the chief constable, and to have been eager to report anything duty’.17 he could to discredit him. The accusations claimed for instance that Griffin had allowed an under-constable to reside in his own James Brown suffered from ill health in old age, and retired house rather than in the barracks, that Griffin had disobeyed the from active ministry in 1839, though he was accorded status of magistrate’s orders at a horse fair in Kilrea on 4 March 1829, something like the ‘senior minister’ of today, chairing meetings that the chief constable was frequently drunk and riotous, and in his church in 1843 and 1844. One of these meetings was on that Griffin had been involved in unofficially and informally the then very controversial subject of legislation on Presbyterian settling a complaint that a constable had raped a married marriages. The assembly accepted the wording of a petition, woman. A letter in the file from Waddy gives the impression perhaps drafted by Brown, or by his namesake, Rev. John that the vendetta between the men was a personal one, and very Brown of Aghadowey, and it was signed by those present to be bitter: ‘Griffin … appearing in a military frockcoat and sash … forwarded to parliament. It may well be that this petition and I desired him in future to dress in the uniform of the police … signatures are still extant in the archives of parliament; if this he heard my remonstrance with manifest disrespect and was document ever turns up, it would be still another source also inclined to be very insolent.’13 containing a great deal of genealogical information, for which descendants would be grateful to James Brown. Brown died on Several of the other local magistrates took Griffin’s part rather 20 May 1850 and is buried with his wife, who had died in 1848, than Waddy’s, with several gentlemen supplying testimonials in Garvagh. One of his sons failed in business in Randalstown, in support of the constable. Even Alex Orr, a relative by from ‘excessive honesty’, and emigrated with his family to marriage of Robert Ogilby, provided a character reference for Augusta.18 Two other sons also went to America, as did two Griffin, and it is notable that Ogilby eventually withdrew his daughters. Four daughters married locally (one to Rev. Clarke accusations, doing so, he claimed, because he had heard that Huston, minister of Macosquin Presbyterian Church), while two Griffin was about to be removed from his post. It seems that daughters did not marry, one dying aged 16. Five grandsons local opinion was divided somewhat along denominational became ministers, and three granddaughters married ministers. lines, with Presbyterians and Catholics on Griffin’s side against the clergyman, though some members of the Church of Ireland I like to think that one of Brown’s grandsons, Sir James Brown did support Griffin. Dougherty, born in Garvagh in 1844, might well have come across his grandfather’s signature in the documents in the Chief The file contains two documents that are particularly important Secretary’s Office. Dougherty became a Presbyterian minister, for local history, a letter in support of Griffin, signed and then a professor of philosophy in Magee College in Derry, and probably drafted by Rev. James Brown and subscribed by a ended his career as Under-Secretary for Ireland from 1908–14, large number of presumably mainly Presbyterian men working in the very same office which preserved the petitions (Document 2), and another shorter letter, signed by the Catholic about John Griffin. parish priest of Errigal, Father James Donnelly and by his parishioners (Document 3). There are over 170 names, Rev. James Brown was my great-great-great-grand uncle. providing useful information for genealogists; some but not all Several documents relating to him are preserved by his of these names are to be found in the 1831 census lists online at descendants in America. It has been a great pleasure to get in www.census.nationalarchives.ie. touch with these distant relatives, and to receive copies of the documents and portraits of James and Elizabeth Brown thanks Though the 50 Catholic names on the petition are listed without to my distant cousins Anita Stocklin Smith and Stacia Smith. It townlands, some can be linked to townlands in the 1831 census, is very satisfying to make contact again with these relatives, and there are intriguing aspects of this unusually early source and especially to meet Stacia in 2018 in Dublin. for local Catholic history. It seems unlikely that Patrick Kane was the same man as the Ribbonmen leader of 1815. The first Notes lay signature is John Mullan. Is he the same man who attended a public dinner in John Gilmore’s inn in Garvagh in honour of 1 http://genealogy.torrens.org/BannValley/church/GarvaghP1/ Archibald Fisher in 1830, and spoke to thank the guests for Visits/1796.html. drinking a toast to Father James Donnelly?14 The third lay 2 Peter Gilmore, Trevor Parkhill and William Roulston, Exiles of ’98. Ulster Presbyterians and the United States (2018), passim. signature is that of Bryan Man Mullan, and surely this must be 3 Katharine L. Brown, ‘The James Bones family circle’, Familia, 14 the old man who claimed to be chief of the O’Mullans, and who (1998), p. 2. so impressed John O’Donovan, the scholar employed on the 4 Will of John Adams, theboneshistory.blogspot,com, downloaded 1830s Ordnance Survey. O’Donovan noted the old man’s November 2019. reduced circumstances and pride in his descent, and the status 5 Katherine L. Brown, ‘United Irishmen in the American South’ in locally accorded to him.15 David A. Wilson and Mark G. Spencer, editors, Ulster Presbyterians in the Atlantic world (2006), p. 97. 6 Quoted in Aiken McClelland, ‘The Battle of Garvagh’, Ulster The file in the Chief Secretary’s papers contains 20 items, with Folklife, 19 (1973), p. 42. annotations by the Under Secretary, William Gregory, and other 7 Ibid., p. 46. officials. D’Arcy had come to the conclusion that most of the 8 Ibid., p. 48. accusations against Griffin were ‘vexatious’, and 9 Morning Chronicle, 30 July 1818. correspondents in general testified that Griffin was indeed an 10 Ballyshannon Herald, 29 June 1832. ‘efficient and zealous officer’. An official in Dublin, probably 11 Westmeath Journal, 16 August 1827.

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DIRECTORY OF IRISH FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCH 12 ‘File of papers relating to charges brought against Chief Constable 15 T.H. Mullin and J.E. Mullan, The Ulster Clans (1966), John L. Griffin of Kilrea …’, CSO/RP/1829/325 in CSO papers, p. 181. National Archives of Ireland. 16 CSO/RP/1829/325. 13 CSO/RP/1829/325. 17 Mayo Constitution, 25 May 1847. 14 Londonderry Sentinel, 23 January 1830. 18 T.H. Mullin and J.E. Mullin, Roots in Ulster Soil (1968).

The documents

Document 1: Call to Rev. James Brown, 1795 perfecting of the Saints, for the Works of the Ministry, for edifying of the Body of Christ.” Solemnly pledging We the Protestant Dissenters of ye Congregation of ourselves that in the faithfull discharge of your duty, we will Garvagh, being rendered destitute of a stated Pastor thro the know you with reverential regard, respect [of] your person awfull dispensations of the most High, but piously resolved – Love you in the Lord – and Esteem you very highly for “not to forsake the assembling of ourselves together” and your work’s sake, and in time, shall yield unto you a suitable devoutly wishing the residence of a faithful Minister of and comfortable maintenance – convinced that the Labourer Religion amongst us, to preach the glorious Gospel of ye is worthy of his Hire – that he who serves at the altar must blessed God, and administer the sacred Institutions thereof live by the altar, that Elders who rule well especially in – And whereas thro a kind Providence, we have had word and doctrine are counted worthy of double Honour, repeated oppertunities of sitting with rational delight and and that whosoever shall give but a cup of water in the name religious satisfaction, under the ministry of the word by you of Christ to his disciples shall not loose his reward. the Revd Mr Brown, being amply satisfied as to the Purity of your Morals, and Improvement of your Talents; and In testimony of which we have hereunto annexed our perfectly convinced of the Truth and Integrity of your signatures – Dated at Garvagh this 7th day of June 1795 Principles – (as Presbyterians Glorying in it as our I do hereby testify to all whom it may concern that in open Inalienable right, and exercising it as unquestionable congregation in ye Meeting House of Garvagh the above priviledge to choose our own ministers) Do hereby call was fairly obtained and the signatures annexed solemnly invite you and call you, the aforesaid Mr Brown, thereunto by the special order of each individual for himself to assist and Influence, Direct and Govern, this religious in living voice, and that there were only two qualified votes community in the publick Worship of God, and to in opposition to Mr Browne’s settlement. administer such means of Grace and Salvation, as the great Given under my Hand on the Day and Year above written, [–?] of our holy religion hath appointed in his word “for the John Glendy

John Wallace John Logan Wm Robertson James Kerr Duncan McCook Hugh Robertson John Fisher Wm Campbell John Tayte Alexr Smyth Hugh Hopkin Danl Caghy Robert Fisher Junr Thomas Nichall Alexr Browne John Browne John Gormly John Alexander David Orr Jas Gormly Wm Lamb Hugh Browne Saml Gilmour Wm Turner Saml Tayte Alexr Smyth Archd Boyd John Orr John Dunlop Daniel Richmond Thos Browne Jacob Forsythe Thomas Gray Robert Orr John McComb John Kelly Robert Fisher Thomas Torrance James Dalhouse Samuel Patterson John Martin Saml Downs David Rankin The original manuscript is in the possession of Mary Wm Hunter Seabrook, along with portraits of James Brown and his Edward Paton wife Elizabeth Adams. This computer copy was made Matt Woodburn by Blanchard Smith Jr., Alexandria, Fairfax County, John McClanachin Virginia, 3 November 2000. Robt McClanachin Senr Robt McClanachin Thomas Alexander

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Document 2: Memorial of the inhabitants of the towns of Garvagh and Kilrea, 1829

To his Grace the Duke of Northumberland, Lord Lieutenant regret, we learn he is about to be removed from us, at a General and General Governor of Ireland period when we may stand much in need of his superintending vigilance and watchful care, as from the The humble memorial of the inhabitants of the towns of passing of the relief Bill, excitement may be apprehended Garvagh and Kilrea with their respective vicinities in the among the lower orders, and as by his impartial demeanour county of Londonderry, most respectfully sheweth that he has endeared himself greatly to Protestant and Catholick, memorialists have since the establishment of the police in we cannot help to consider him the most proper chief Ireland been under the care of Chief Constable J.W.L. constable of police to remain amongst us. Griffin, Esq. of the police detachment here, can in the most Memorialists therefore beg leave humbly to approach your unqualified manner, bear testimony to the upright, dignified Grace and in the most dutiful and loyal manner entreat you and impartial conduct of him, and of his being amenable to to allow him to remain with us, which will not only the magistrates, etc etc and the sober, peaceable and contribute to the tranquility of the neighbourhood, but consistent behavior of the men under his charge – hence engage our attachment to your Grace’s administration and perfect tranquility pervades these Districts, free from all excite us to pray for your long life and prosperity. Garvagh party feelings and disputes. So that it is with feelings of 18th May 1829

Jack Millar Andrew Dunlop, Garvagh Joseph Clyde, Money digg William Caghran, Garvagh Stewart Williams, Garvagh Robert Clyde, Money Digg Henry Caghran Joseph Clyde, Garvagh James Clyde, Balluerey James Glover, Garvagh Senr John McNeary, Curan John Hill, Garvaugh, innkeeper Mathew McNarry, Garvagh James Bigam, Garvagh Andrew McCay(?), Kileyveley Wm McNeary(?), Garvagh William Carothers, Garvagh Robt(?) Rankin, Cileycargan(?) Thomas Caghran Oliver Martin, Balynameen John Crage (?), Inshaleen Hugh Dunlop, Garvagh Joseph Nelson, Gortnamoyagh Stewart Boyd, Curan Wm Coughran John McAlister, Balynameen Wm Dunlop, Garvagh James Cook, Ballinameen Samuel Gormly, Churchtown John Dunlop, Killevalley Robert Speers Alexander Smyth, Garvagh John Woodend, Cilurargan(?) Johnston Martin John McAlister(?), Farintemple John Mullin, Garvagh Henry Morrison Sen., Surgeon, Garva Thomas Williams, Garvagh John Creege (?), Inshaleen Jas Brown A.M. Mt Pleasant William Barber, Balynameen Alex Paton, Edenbane William Rankin, Heathfield George Young, Leels(?) Wm Lamon, Edenbane Archd Fisher, White-Hill Cottage William Wells(?), Balintemple Jacob Graham, Ballury Mathew Robinson CM, Garvagh James Wilson, Garvagh John Elder, Ballury Mathew McNerry, Magheramore Hugh Dunlop, Garvagh Michael McClenaghan, Ballury Robert Fullarton, Laraugh William Woodburn, Garvagh Alex Deveney, Caw Alexander Hopkin, Garvagh James Canders, Balynameen William Mcanery(?), Garvagh Robert Woodburn, Grove (Kenders in 1831 census) John Mcanerey, jun(?), Garvagh Samuel Oliver, Crosscanley John McCahon (?), Balintemple John Alexander, Movenis James Hopkin, Ballyry Thomas Gold, Baliren Henry Heggerty, Movenis Charles Dunlop, Garvagh James Balmer, Maghramore Neely McComb, Movenis John Paul, Garvagh Henry Mullan, Garvagh Samuel Dinning, Movenis William Harrison, Garvagh John Gold, Baliren James Heggerty, Movenis James Orr, Ballyagan James Staret, Lisaghrin John Toy, Movenis Robert Thompson, Garvagh James Johnson, Movenis Thos(?) Mcalema(?), Moneydig Hugh Hopkin, Ballury Archb McKee (?), Carhill Alex Mcaleese, Clintagh James Kelly, Hervey Hill James McCook, Movenis John McFaull, Balylum (?) John Fullarton, Lisachrin John Campble, Killevally Alex Foy, Edenbane Archibald Fullarton, Lisachrin Isaac Fleming Dulaghy Alexander Harison, Garvaugh Mathew Clyde, Garvagh, publican William Heggarty, Glenullan Samuel Young, Goran(?) John Woodburn, Garva Robert McCook, Calhame Bryce Knox, Movenis Mathew Hemphill, Garvagh Thomas McAlister (?), Fairintemple James Nicol, Ballyagan Robt Gilmor, Garvagh James Mullan, Garvagh George Henderson, Ballyagan John Gilmor, Garvagh James Williams, Garvagh William Jackson, Movenis John Dempsey, Garvagh John Willson, Garvagh James Williamson, Augadowey John Martin, Maghmure

Note: in the above the actual place-name has been included instead of ‘do’ (ditto). Henry Cary Harrison, surgeon, died in 1835, aged 77 (Londonderry Journal , 21 April 1835); he was the eldest son of Henry Harrison, who had been the curate of Dungiven parish, County Londonderry. It is interesting that Harrison did not support Waddy’s campaign. Alexander Harrison and Archibald Fisher seem also to have been members of the Church of Ireland in Errigal parish. A William Hagerty was parish clerk in 1842, and a Charles Dunlop seems to have been a Church of Ireland parishioner (Londonderry Sentinel, 19 February 1842). Mathew McNerry was a schoolmaster in a school in Magheramore, established 1826, with six pupils of the Established Church, 38 Presbyterians, 10 Roman Catholics, six from other denominations.

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Document 3: Petition of the inhabitants of Glennluera and Garvagh [1829]

To his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland disturbed with party quarrels. And through the mild, The humble petition of the Inhabitants of Glennluera Gentlemany, and Exemplary Conduct and Exertions of Mr and Garvagh Griffin, the town of Garvagh and its vicinity is Restored to Peace and tranquility. Therefore Your Excellency’s Humbly (Hereby?) sheweth That Your Excellency’s Petitioners humbly implores Your Excellency will Petitioners being lately informed that Mr Griffin, the Officer Graciously please to look to the Case of your Petitioners Commanding his Majestys Police in Garvagh and its and if it meets Your Excellency’s approbation / as we trust Vicinity was to be removed which news chagrined your it will/ that you’ll please to let Mr Griffin remain in Petitioners very much; as at the time Mr Griffin and his men Garvagh; and Petitioners as in duty bound will ever pray came to Garvagh—that town and its vicinity was extremely etc etc

James Donnelly, P.P. Errigal Daniel O’Kane James Quig John Mullan Bernard Mullan Hugh McElhenny Cormick Mullan Manus Kane James McElhenny Bryan Man Mullan Patrick McNickle Patrick McCloskey Bernard Higgins John Kane Manus Bryan Cane Henry Kane Henry Kane Cornelis Cane John Nicholl Francis Cane Hugh McCluskey John Mullan Patrick Kane Dennis Dugan Daniel Hagan James Kane Patrick Folury Francis Hagan Denis Mullan Denis Harkin Charles Hagan Daniel Mullan William Keenan Henry Hagan Henry Kane Patrick Henson Mickey Mchenry Patrick Mullan Bryan Roe Mullan Francis Mullan Bernd Mullan Hugh Cassidy Henry Hagan Bernard Kane Archd Henderson George Mullan Lanty O’Neil Henry Kane Ecklin O’Kane Paul Kane Patrick Charles Mullan Bryan Mullen John Mullan Bernard McCarron(?)

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‘File of papers relating to charges brought against Chief In Memoriam: Michael Montgomery Constable John L. Griffin of Kilrea …’, CSO/RP/1829/325, National Archives of Ireland. Along with many others, the Foundation was deeply saddened to learn of the death of Michael Montgomery, T.H. Mullin and J.E. Mullan, The Ulster Clans (1966). a man who made an immense contribution to Scotch- T. H. Mullin and J. E. Mullin, Roots in Ulster Soil (1968). Irish studies and whose expertise in linguistics was T.H. Mullin, Aghadowey. A Parish and its Linen Industry peerless. He was Distinguished Professor Emeritus of (1972). English and Linguistics at the University of South Aiken McClelland, ‘The battle of Garvagh’, Ulster Folklife, Carolina. His doctorate on linguistics was awarded by 19 (1973), pp 41–9. the University of Florida in 1979. Michael authored First Garvagh Presbyterian Church, Glimpses of the past many books and academic papers and spoke at 1641-1991 [1991]. numerous conferences and other public events. In 2006 Katharine L. Brown, ‘The James Bones family circle’, the Foundation published Michael’s book From Ulster Familia, 14 (1998), pp 1–12. to America: The Scotch-Irish Heritage of American Katharine L. Brown, ‘United Irishmen in the American South’ English, which was launched at the Ulster-American in David A. Wilson and Mark G. Spencer, editors, Ulster Heritage Symposium in Knoxville, Tennessee, in June Presbyterians in the Atlantic World (2006), of that year. This volume was based on many years of pp 87–88, 96–103. research in archives, libraries and museums in Ireland, Peter Gilmore, Trevor Parkhill and William Roulston, Exiles Scotland and the United States. Michael also of ’98. Ulster Presbyterians and the United States (2018), contributed articles to the Foundation’s journal, especially p. 151. Familia: Ulster Genealogical Review, including R.G. Morton and G.R Hegan, ‘John Bones, 1792–1870’, ‘Nomenclature for Ulster emigrants: Scotch-Irish or Family Links Past and Present, 1:10 (February 1984), Scots-Irish?’ in the 2004 issue. He faced his many pp 22–6. health issues with great courage and dignity. Michael passed away on 24 July 2019 at the age of 69. A Will of John Adams, theboneshistory.blogspot,com, memorial service was held in First Presbyterian downloaded November 2019. Church, Columbia, SC on 6 August.