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THE CROSKERY / CROSGROVE FAMILY OF ULSTER Generation No. 1 1. JOHN1 CROSSKERY, OF MAGHERADROOL was born about 1673 in (probably) County Down, [Northern] Ireland, lived in Magheradrool Civil Parish1, and died Aft. 1713 in (again presumably) County Down, Northern Ireland1. Notes for JOHN CROSSKERY, OF MAGHERADROOL: NOTE: John Crosskery of County Down is, presumably, the earliest member of the writer's Croskery / Crosgrove family to be identified. Although his precise position in the family has not been discovered, the writer includes the following conjectured genealogical construction which, although undoubtedly inaccurate, is simply a practical means of keeping visible in this genealogy those known individuals whose specific places within the family have yet to be found. I. John Crosskery of Magheradrool, b: about 1673 A. [----?----] Crosskery, b: about 1698 i. [---?---] Crosskery, b: about 1730 a. David Croskery, of Tievenadarragh, b: 1766 b. James Coskrey, b: 1776 c. Alexander Croskery, of Seaforde, b: 1783 +Ann [----?----], b: about 1788 ii. [---?---] Crosskery/ Crossgrove, "The Weaver", b: about 1735 a. [----?----] Crossgrove, b: about 1763 b. William Crossgrove of Westfield, b: 12 May 1767 +Rachel Cochrane, b: 1769 c. Samuel Crossgrove of Pennsylvania, Sr, b: 1773 +Catherine Fisher, b: 26 February 1783 B. [----?----] CROSSKERY, b: about 1700 i. JOHN CROSKREY/ CROSGROVE, of Tievenadarragh, b: 1730 +[---?---] KENNEDY, b: about 1735 a. JOHN CROSKERY, of Tievenadarragh, b: about 1775 +HANNAH [Carson?], b: about 1780 b. Thomas Croskery, of Tievenadarragh, b: 1779 +Mary Rea, b: 1780 c. Robert Croskery, of Newtownards, b: 1780 +Mary [----?----], b: about 1785 C. Margaret Crosskery, b: 1703 1 8 February 2008 CHURCH RECORDS IN COUNTY DOWN in the Province of Ulster, Northern Ireland, document the above "John Crosskery" (b. c.1673) living in 1703 in Magheradrool Civil Parish, a resident, presumably, in either the townland of Magheradrool or of Ballynahinch. He may well have been the Progenitor of the Coskery / Cosgrove family of County Down. That the writer's fourth great-grandfather, John Croskery of Tievenadarragh (b. 1730), descended direct from John of Magheradrool rather than from one of his siblings or cousins can only be conjectured. But without question John of Magheradrool was clearly an early member of John of Tievenadarragh's family and is the earliest to be identified. Our knowledge of John of Magheradrool comes from the following: John CROSSKERY, Magheradrool [Townland and/or Civil Parish], father of Margaret bpt. Sunday 22 Jun 1703 at Ballynahinch Presbyterian Church by Rev William Reid; after he was robbed by Tories 5 Jul 1713, he was given 2s 6d by the church.[a] The amount stolen from John in 1713 (2s.6d., the present-day value of which is £14.32, or US $27.64) was not a great amount, but certainly large enough at that time to make reimbursement desirable. The church was the charitable agency that made him whole. Since Margaret Crosskery's baptism in 1703, many hundreds of descendants of our Croskery / Crosgrove family have spread far and wide, from the United Kingdom to the United States, to Canada, to Australia, and to New Zealand. And there are family descendants remaining in County Down today. One of these present-day family members wrote the following to a Croskery researcher in 2005: My name is Marie Croskery. I live in Newcastle, Co. Down, 'n' my family have lived in this area 100 to 150 years.[b] Marie Croskery underestimated the length of her family's presence in County Down, which from the residency of John Crosskery in the 1600s can be seen to be at least three hundred years. An e-mail message from the writer to Marie in October 2005 remains unanswered. --------------------------------------------- a. Rosalind Davies, "People's Names of Co. Down, Ireland" in ROS DAVIES' CO. DOWN, IRELAND GENEALOGY RESEARCH SITE; http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rosdavies/index.html; copyright (c) Rosalind Davies 2001-2005; citing Ballynahinch Presbyterian Church Records including Dromara, Kilmore & Clough 1696-1735, entries by the Revds John & James Armstrong 1822-1832, transcribed by Julian Armstrong in 2004. b. E-mail message of Marie Croskery ([email protected]), Newcastle, Co. Down, Northern Ireland, to Roslyn Coskery Souser, MD ([email protected]), Ardmore, Pennsylvania, 30 September 2005; copy supplied by Roz Souser to J.E. Stockman, 6 October 2005. Children of JOHN CROSSKERY, OF MAGHERADROOL are: 2. i. [............]2 CROSSKERY, b. about 1698; d. Unknown. 3. ii. [............] CROSSKERY, b. about 1700, northern Ireland or Scotland; d. Unknown. iii. MARGARET CROSSKERY, b. 1703, County Down, Northern Ireland, in the second year of the reign 2 8 February 2008 of Queen ANNE. She was baptised Sunday, 22 June 1703, at Ballynahinch Presbyterian Church by The Reverend William Reid1; d. Unknown. Generation No. 2 2. [............]2 CROSSKERY (JOHN1) was born about 1698, and died Unknown. Children of [............] CROSSKERY are: 4. i. [............]3 CROSSKERY, b. about 1730; d. Unknown. 5. ii. [..........] CROSSKERY/CROSSGROVE,"THE WEAVER", b. about 1735, an unknown place, perhaps near Dublin, Ireland where he was living in 1776; d. Aft. 1776, Ireland, probably in County Down in the northern province of Ulster. 3. [............]2 CROSSKERY (JOHN1) was born about 1700 in northern Ireland or Scotland, and died Unknown. Notes for [............] CROSSKERY: Unfortunately, the identity of this Mr Croskery/Crosgrove (b. c.1700), who would be the writer's fifth great-grandfather, has not been discovered. Child of [............] CROSSKERY is: 6. i. JOHN3 CROSKREY, OF TIEVENADARRAGH, b. 1730, Ireland, probably, and perhaps near Dublin; d. 24 February 1803, Tievenadarragh Townland, Loughinisland Civil Parish, County Down, [Northern] Ireland. Generation No. 3 4. [............]3 CROSSKERY ([............]2, JOHN1) was born about 1730, and died Unknown. Children of [............] CROSSKERY are: i. DAVID4 CROSKERY, OF TIEVENADARRAGH, b. 1766, (probably) Tievendarragh, Tievendarragh Townland, Loughinisland Civil Parish, County Down, [Northern] Ireland2; d. 11 August 1795, Tievenadarragh, Tievenadarragh Townland, Loughinisland Civil Parish, County Down, [Northern] Ireland2. Notes for DAVID CROSKERY, OF TIEVENADARRAGH: [CAUTION: David's place in the Coskery / Cosgrove family of County Down is as yet unknown.] ====================== A gravestone in the Clough Presbyterian Graveyard in County Down bears the following inscription: KENNEDY /In a high-railed enclosure/. Here lie the remains of Thomas Kennedy of Drumcaw who departed this life 11th May 1790 age 61 years. Also David COSKREY of Teevinadaragh who departed this life 11th August 1795 aged 29 years. Also Thos. COSKERY of Tevenadara who departed this life 7th March 1834 aged 55 years. And his beloved wife Mary who 3 8 February 2008 died 1st May 1847 aged 67 years. Also their daughter Mary Jane who died 26th Jan. 1850 aged 35 years. Also their son Alexander who died 30th Jan. 1882 aged 72 years.[a] ------------------------------------------- a. R.S.J. Clarke, ed., GRAVESTONE INSCRIPTIONS, CO. DOWN, VOL. 9: BARONIES OF LECALE AND KINELARTY (Belfast: Ulster Historical Foundation, 19--); Seaforde Graveyard Ordnance Survey 37, Grid Ref. 407422; p. 19. 7. ii. JAMES COSKREY, b. 1776, (presumably) County Down, [Northern] Ireland, probably in either Ballynahinch or Tievenadarragh Townland; d. Bet. 30 April 1839 and May 1840, (probably) Troy, Sumter County, South Carolina. iii. ALEXANDER CROSKERY, OF SEAFORDE, b. 17833; d. 7 May 1827, County Down, [Northern] Ireland, probably in Seaforde, Loughinisland Civil Parish3; m. ANN [............]3; b. about 1788; d. Unknown. Notes for ALEXANDER CROSKERY, OF SEAFORDE: [CAUTION: David's place in the Coskery / Cosgrove family of County Down is as yet unknown.] ======================= A gravestone in the Loughinisland Graveyard bears the following inscription: "CROSKERY Erected by Ann Croskery in memory of her husband Alexr. Croskery of Seaforde who departed this life 7th May 1827 aged 44 years."[a] Alexander's residence in Seaforde, Loughinisland Civil Parish, strongly suggests that he was the son of a brother of John Coskrey (1730-1803). ------------------------------------------------- a. R.S.J. Clarke, GRAVESTONE INSCRIPTIONS : COUNTY DOWN, BARONIES OF LECALE AND KINELARTY, VOL. 9 (Belfast: Ulster-Scot Historical Foundation, 1972) p. 47. 5. [..........]3 CROSSKERY/CROSSGROVE,"THE WEAVER" ([............]2, JOHN1) was born about 1735 in an unknown place, perhaps near Dublin, Ireland where he was living in 17764, and died Aft. 1776 in Ireland, probably in County Down in the northern province of Ulster5. Notes for [..........] CROSSKERY/CROSSGROVE,"THE WEAVER": [CAUTION: The place of Mr Croskery / Crosgrove, "The Weaver", in the Croskery / Crosgrove family of County Down has not been found.] ---------------------------------------- [The compiler's first cousin six times removed?] Mr [----?----] Coskery/Crosgrove "The Weaver," born during the reign of King GEORGE II, was the father of at least three sons, two of whom were named Samuel and William. A book of biographies of central Pennsylvania pioneers contains a biographical sketch of one of Mr Crosgrove's sons, Samuel, which provides a meagre amount of information concerning the elder Mr Crosgrove: Samuel Crossgrove, Sr., was born a mile and a half from Dublin, Ireland, about 1773, and was a son of a weaver who lived and died in that country. He had brothers who came to the United