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[Her father is not known but She appears to be related to her son Pathrick's wife Mary Margaret Laughlin as Pathrick and his wife were "cousins" according to contemporaneous extant letters. Whether this was first degree cousinship or not is not known but allows for further research on her ascendancy]NOTES on Ascendancy of James McCurdy in which former direct ascendancy to John Turk McCurdy is rebutted and ascendancy to John's brother Daniel is gained, yielding the STEWART ascendancy to the ancient royals of Scotland gained through Daniel's marriage.
Spouse:
Polly
COOKE9,1
Emmigrated with
her husband, see Notes on Immigration , above. Nothing further is known
of her or her ascendancy.
Marr: In
Ireland10
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Children of James McCURDY and Polly COOKE:NOTES ON ASCENDANCY for James McCURDY: The previous ascendancy of James McCURDY to John Turk McCURDY (A younger brother of Daniel of Ahoghill McCURDY] was substantiated in part by work by Rachel H.L. Mellon in 190337, to which D M Swope, in compiling genealogy, referred and as such it was in our family notes. H. Percy Blanchard , a McCURDY geneologist publishing in the 1930s, himself perpetuated this lineage but in later work retracted it, naming Daniel McCurdy [brother to John Turk McCurdy] as Jamesí father in his subsequent writings38. It is through the later work of Blanchard that we learn of ascendancy through Daniel, James' father, to Patrick (Petheric of the Cairn). Through Patrickís (Petheric of the Cairn) marriage to Margaret STEWART we garner the STEWART royals of her previous generations, rising directly to Robert II Stewart of Scotland, first Stewart King in liason with Moira LEITCH, to whom that King was not married.This Information on James McCURDY's father as Daniel of Ahoghill McCURDY is further [ and most convincingly of ALL sources] solidified by the 1810 letter of Mary McCurdy from Raithlin, Ireland and to her Brother John then residing the Guinea Coast of Africa. In it she details the family, stating much of her information on the previous generations came from "grandfather's brother Neil, yet alive at 81" This then living 81 year old Neil McCURDY was Grandson of Daniel of Ahoghill McCURDY, and so the nephew of our James McCURDY under discussion. This then falls in the arena of "Living History" and is then more trustworthy than the secondary source of Blanchard. In part the letter reads: "...[Neil's] father, Pethrick, was the eldest of six children: Pethrick, Daniel, Neil, Margaret, James and Cecelia. James married Polly Cook and went to America about 50 years ago. Uncle Neil says his grandfather was Daniel, the youngest of five brothers: James, David, William, John and Daniel. All these had children but William. David's children were girls. Daniel died in 1747 at the age of 70 years. His wife's name was Margaret Laughlin. Daniel's father's name was Pathrick, one of the five brothers who were refugees from Scotland. .....ì [This last Pathrick of her letter is AKA Patrick (Petheric of the Cairn).
- Blanchard in his "The Ancestral McCurdys states: " James, the fourth child of Daniel and Margaret (Laughlin) McCurdy, was born in 1706. In 'Historical Genealogy', p. 73, he is erroneously spoken of as son of John. He married Polly Cook, and came to America about 1726. He first located on the James River, Vt. [Editor's note, The James River in Va, NOT Vt] ; but later, 1731, moved to Pennsylvania. T. They had four sons:
- Archibald, the ancestor of the Virginia branch,who married Hannah Watson;
- James, who went to Franklyn County, Pa.;
- Hugh, who also went to Franklyn County, Pa.;
- and Robert, who went to Adams County, Pa.9
In "The Ancestral McCurdys" [by H. Percy Blanchard. The Covenant Publishing Co., London, 1930 p. x (chart four), p. 39.î8] 38 [According to Blanchard, James was the third of 6 children2 : ] CHECK THIS3rd of six thingJohn A. I. McCurdy, Author and McCurdy Researcher, responds to my queries on James McCurdy's Ascendancy. This request was before I found the letter from Mary McCURDY, who, through the living history provided by her 81 year old Uncle Neil, herself congealed the ascendancy.
About
James McCURDY,
his wife and Children [Great Great Grandson's Text written 1892-caveat
emptor]
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Sources (including written notes of D M Swope) site Mellonís THE LARIMER, MCMASTERS AND ALLIED FAMILIES by Rachel H.L. Mellon published 1903,6 [predating the 1930 Blanchard entry from which the emmigration of 1726 is taken, and where Mellon's ascendancy as presented is rebutted ] stating James McCurdy arrived to America from Rathlin Island in 1720. This appears echoed in the following text from the National Genealogy Society Quarterly, which clearly sites Mellon in the following: " Five McCurdy bros emig c 1666 from Isle of Bte, Scotland to Londonderry Ireland. Dsc James (1689-1771) emig to Lancaster Co c 1720. Some dsc from presb congregation of Rock Cr eek mig to OH (Clifford N Smith in National Genealogy Society Quarterly, v. 58, # 4, 269 (1970), (Larimer et all Genealogy by Rachel H L Mallon, 1903), (AHS)In the Adams County Historical Society folder on the McCurdys (from info compiled by several researchers nationwide) it is stated James lived 1690--1771 (source sites Mellon).
Mayer-McCurdy entry in Monocacy and Catoctin, Vol. 2, European Origins of Settlers, Page 77 and 78" found in Genforum Library.
To confuse matters, a letter written by Mary McCurdy of Rathlin, Ireland in 1810 to her brother John, then residing on the Guinea Coast of Africa and describing events as told to her by her Grandfather McCurdyís brother Neil, then 81 and ìyet aliveî , states that ìJames married Polly Cooke and went to America about 50 years agoî.7 This comment on 'fifty years previous' brings us to a date of 1760 , far post dating the findings of Blanchard of this couple's emmigration 1720. Much work on the McCurdys was done in the early 1900s, and relied on the imperfect recollections of then living descendants. Much confusion in the McCurdy lines is evident in these correspondances, although they hold great value for research purposes. Although Mary's reported dates of James' emmigration are not correct, her geneological information in the letter itself falls into "Living Memory" relevant to her Uncle Neil and can not be so easily discounted as the date of James' emmigration.
Blanchard, who presents a ca. 1726 immigration states:
"James, the fourth child of Daniel and Margaret (Laughlin) McCurdy, was born in 1706. In 'Historical
Genealogy"' p. 73, he is erroneously spoken of as son of John. He married Polly Cook, and came to America about 1726. He first located on the James River, Vt [editorial note: sic,..the James River runs south of Penna ] .but later, 1731, moved to Pennsylvania."
Reference: "The Ancestral McCurdys" by H. Percy Blanchard. The Covenant Publishing Co., London, 1930, p. x (chart four),
p. 39.
Some researchers report that the boat first went to the James River, from which it turned about and then went on to the Elk River 45.and from this point the family countinued to Lancaster County, Penna.
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About James McCURDY [Great Great Grandson's Text written 1892-caveat emptor ]:
ìJames (99) McCurdy had four children, viz: Archibald (94), James, Hugh (95) and Robert (96). He never removed from Lancaster County, but died there about 1765. Of the above named sons of James McCurdy, Archibald, the oldest remained in Lancaster County, in possession of the homestead, and is the ancestor of the Virginia branch. Hugh and James went to Franklin County, Penn., where some of their descendants still reside; and Robert, my great grandfather went to Adams County, Pa. The latter had three sons, via: William (4) - my grandfather (who was elected over Thaddeus Stevens to the legislature, Robert (4) and James (4). Robert went to Ohio, and I know nothing of his descendants. James died, leaving one son who settled in New Albany, Indiana, and William remained in possession of his father's farm in this, Adams County. He married Nancy King, and had two sons: John King (5), a physician, whose daughter still resides in Reading, Pa., as Robert (5), my father, who died in 1885. I can only bring my own claim of title to this end, and I regret that I have not complete data at hand concerning the sons of Archibald, James and Hugh; but I suppose it is not possible to obtain them. There may be some information to be had, in Virginia, concerning Archibald's descendants, which can be added to this paper.
Gettysburg, Penn.
January 30th, 1888." Chas. M. McCurdy."39
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Children of James McCURDY and Polly COOKE:
Chas. M. McCurdy
wrote January 30th, 1888:
"James (99) McCurdy
had four children, viz: Archibald (94), James, Hugh (95) and Robert (96).
He never removed from Lancaster county, but died there about 1765. Of the
above named sons of James McCurdy, Archibald, the oldest remained in Lancaster
county, in possession of the homestead, and is the ancestor of the Virginia
branch. Hugh and James went to Franklin county, Penn., where some of their
descendants still reside; and Robert, my great grandfather went to Adams
county, Pa. The latter had three sons, via: William (4) - my grandfather
(who was elected over Thaddens Stevens to the legislature . . . . ) Robert
(4) and James (4). Robert went to Ohio, and I know nothing of his descendants.
James died, leaving one son who settled in New Albany, Indiana, and William
remained in possession of his father's farm in this, Adams County. He married
Nancy King, and had two sons: John King (5), a physician, whose daughter
still resides in Reading, Pa., as Robert (5), my father, who died in 1885.
I can only bring my own claim of title to this end, and I regret that I
have not complete data at hand concerning the sons of Archibald, James
and Hugh; but I suppose it is not possible to obtain them. There may be
some information to be had, in Virginia, concerning Archibald's descendants,
which can be added to this paper . . . . "
Gettysburg, Penn.
January 30th, 1888.
Chas. M. McCurdy."39
Eleanor McCurdy
wrote February 7th, 1888:
"Archibald (94),
the oldest son of James (99) McCurdy, the first emigrant, was my great
grandfather. He married Hanna Watson, and left three sons and one daughter;
died in 1793, and he and his wife are buried in the old Pegun Church-yard
in Lancaster county. His son Archibald remained in possession of the homestead
in said county. His survivors were all daughters. John Adams (4) removed
to Virginia in 1840, where he purchased land. His sons were James Brisben
(5) and Franklin (5); neither of them married. James inherited his father's
Virginia home, and died in 1863. Franklin died in Mexico. Two sisters survived
them but are now dead. James Watson (4), my grandfather, married Agnes
Waggoner, and came to Virginia in 1813. Mary (4), the sister, married a
Mr. Thompson, and some of her descendants are living in Huntington, Pa.
My grandfather had four sons and one daughter, of the sons, William (5),
the oldest, went early in life to Missouri, and left one son, James Watson
(6), the only male representative of this branch of the family. James (5)
who went with the first gold-mining company from this state to California,
died there in 1850. James Watson (5), my father, remained in Jefferson
Co., and died in 1881. The youngest son, Charles W., inherited the family
home, 'Mountain View" (now owned by his daughter Elizabeth McCurdy Mathias);
he died in 1871; and Elizabeth (5), who married Major I. Harrison Kelly
of Fredericksburg, Va., and died in 1883.
"Eleanor McCurdy
February 7th, 1888."
39,
13
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1.3 Hugh McCURDY15
According to Larry
and Kathy McCurdy [at the webtree of Larry and Kathy McCurdy in the Ancestry.com
tree entries] Hugh's marriages and children are:
1st Spouse: Jean
ìJaneî COOKE
Children:
2nd Spouse:
Catharine
Hugh's will,
census and data entires as presented by Larry and Kathy McCurdy can be
viewed at their site.
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1.4 [Patriot] [See link for much more detail which continues this the writer's direct line]
Children detailed at Robert McCurdy and Ann Creighton's own page are also presented here for ease of reference. Much more information on each is available through this Children Link:
Sources for this page : James McCURDY married Polly COOKE and Children
1.letter
written by Mary McCurdy of Rathlin, Ireland in 1810 to her brother John,
then residing on the Guinea Coast of Africa and quoting her Grandfather
McCurdyís brother Neil, then 81. Letter is found in HISTORICAL
GENEALOGY OF THE McCURDY FAMILY, compiled prior to 1917 and published by
the author. Work is Compiled letters unverified by hard data, Written and
compiled by D. E. McCurdy Copied by Patricia (McCurdy) Townsend, Lubec,
Maine 1994, and found at URL http://members.tripod.com/~quoddybelle/HisGenMcCurdy.html
2.
H. Percy Blanchard, "The Ancestral McCurdys", The Covenant Publishing Co.,
London, 1930, p. X (chart four); page 30.
3.
Entry written by Charles McCurdy 1888 and found in H Percy Blanchard ìthe
Ancestral McCurdyís, The Covenant Publishing Co., London, 1930. Reads:
ì"James
(99) McCurdy had four children, viz: Archibald (94), James, Hugh (95) and
Robert (96). He never removed from Lancaster county, but died there about
1765. Of the above named sons of James McCurdy, Archibald, the oldest remained
in Lancaster county, in possession of the homestead, and is the ancestor
of the Virginia branch. Hugh and James went to Franklin county, Penn.,
where some of their descendants still reside; and Robert, my great grandfather
went to Adams county, Pa. The latter had three sons, via: William (4) -
my grandfather (who was elected over Thaddens Stevens to the legislature
. . . . ) Robert (4) and James (4). Robert went to Ohio, and I know nothing
of his descendants. James died, leaving one son who settled in New Albany,
Indiana, and William remained in possession of his father's farm in this,
Adams County. He married Nancy King, and had two sons: John King (5), a
physician, whose daughter still resides in Reading, Pa., as Robert (5),
my father, who died in 1885. I can only bring my own claim of title to
this end, and I regret that I have not complete data at hand concerning
the sons of Archibald, James and Hugh; but I suppose it is not possible
to obtain them. There may be some information to be had, in Virginia, concerning
Archibald's descendants, which can be added to this paper . . . .
ÝGettysburg,
Penn.
January
30th, 1888.
Chas.
M. McCurdy."
URL
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pattianne/history/Father of the
Virgina Branch9 p. X (chart four); page 30.
4.
H. Percy Blanchard, "The Ancestral McCurdys", The Covenant Publishing Co.,
London, 1930, p. X (chart four); page 30, p.X (chart four) page 30.
5.
ìRootsweb McCurdy-L McCurdy's of Lancaster and
Franklin Co,î Thu, 18 Jun 1998 01:35:48, Jennifer E. Whiteford, Rootsweb
McCurdy-L (mailing lists),Subject: James McCurdy of Lancaster Co.,
PA. http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ifetch2?/u1/textindices/M/McCURDY+1998+305584046+F,
092000, jenbooks@bellatlantic.net,
6.
Mellon, Rachel Hughey Larimer , b. 1847 (Main Author), The Larimers, McAllisters
and Allied Families, 1903, Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah,
1960. on 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. FHL US/CAN Film, Also on microfilm.
Salt Lake City : LDS Centers, 847634.
7.
HISTORICAL GENEALOGY OF THE McCURDY FAMILY, compiled prior to 1917 and
published by the author., Work is Compiled letters of then living descendants,
unverified by hard data, Written and compiled by D. E. McCurdy Copied by
Patricia (McCurdy) Townsend, Lubec, Maine 1994, http://members.tripod.com/~quoddybelle/HisGenMcCurdy.html.
8.
H. Percy Blanchard, ì" The Ancestral McCurdys" CHAPTER IX
The sons of Petheric, " The Refugee",î http://www.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/ifa_image.cgi?Welcome=1010208269.
9.
H. Percy Blanchard, "The Ancestral McCurdys", The Covenant Publishing Co.,
London, 1930, p. X (chart four); page 30, p. X (chart four); page 30.
10.
Letter from Mary McCurdy written 1810 and describing family history provided
by her Great Uncle Neil. In it she says that ìJames McCurdy married Polly
Cooke and went to Americaî. This infers that the marriage took place in
Ireland. This letter appears in HISTORICAL GENEALOGY OF THE McCURDY FAMILY,
compiled prior to 1917 and published by the author., Work is Compiled letters
unverified by hard data, Written and compiled by D. E. McCurdy Copied by
Patricia (McCurdy) Townsend, Lubec, Maine 1994. URL: http://members.tripod.com/~quoddybelle/HisGenMcCurdy.html,
11.
Entry written by Charles McCurdy 1888 and found in H Percy Blanchard ìthe
Ancestral McCurdyís. Reads:
ì"James
(99) McCurdy had four children, viz: Archibald (94), James, Hugh (95) and
Robert (96). He never removed from Lancaster county, but died there about
1765. Of the above named sons of James McCurdy, Archibald, the oldest remained
in Lancaster county, in possession of the homestead, and is the ancestor
of the Virginia branch. Hugh and James went to Franklin county, Penn.,
where some of their descendants still reside; and Robert, my great grandfather
went to Adams county, Pa. The latter had three sons, via: William (4) -
my grandfather (who was elected over Thaddens Stevens to the legislature
. . . . ) Robert (4) and James (4). Robert went to Ohio, and I know nothing
of his descendants. James died, leaving one son who settled in New Albany,
Indiana, and William remained in possession of his father's farm in this,
Adams County. He married Nancy King, and had two sons: John King (5), a
physician, whose daughter still resides in Reading, Pa., as Robert (5),
my father, who died in 1885. I can only bring my own claim of title to
this end, and I regret that I have not complete data at hand concerning
the sons of Archibald, James and Hugh; but I suppose it is not possible
to obtain them. There may be some information to be had, in Virginia, concerning
Archibald's descendants, which can be added to this paper . . . . "
Ý
"Gettysburg,
Penn.
January
30th, 1888." Chas. M. McCurdy."
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pattianne/history/Father
of the Virgina Branch9 p. X (chart four); page 30.
12.
Entry from "Eleanor McCurdy" February 7th, 1888.
This
is a collection of family letters pertaining to the correspondant's
geneology, many dated from close of 19th Century, Compiled and Written
by Edward Elbridge Salisbury and Evelyn McCurdy Salisbury New Haven, ConnecticutÝ,
Copyrighted and Privately Printed in 1892, Edited and Updated regularly
by Patti Anne McCurdy, Ottawa, Ontario, 1998. URL: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pattianne/history/,
13.
Ibid.
15.
DESCENDANTS OF JAMES MC CURDY found in HISTORICAL GENEALOGY OF THE McCURDY
FAMILY, compiled prior to 1917 and published by the author., Work is Compiled
letters unverified by hard data, Written and compiled by D. E. McCurdy
Copied by Patricia (McCurdy) Townsend, Lubec, Maine 1994. URL http://members.tripod.com/~quoddybelle/HisGenMcCurdy.html
16.
"History of Franklin Co., PA", Found on line at URL http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jwroots1/mcc8.html.
17.
A concise history of John McCurdy of Ballyconnell and of Patrick McCurdy
of Rathlin, Ireland and their descendants, including a history of their
ancestry to Gilcrist Makuredy, a Scottish Chief, and to Robert II, King
of Scotland., Written and compiled by D. E. McCurdy Copied by Patricia
(McCurdy) Townsend, Lubec, Maine 1994, This book was compiled prior to
1917 and published by the author. Submitter states ìThere are a great many
errors in the book so be waryî. URL http://members.tripod.com/~quoddybelle/HisGenMcCurdy.html.
18.
John Watt, viewed 092200, McCurdyL@Rootsweb, kiwi@whidbey.net. {a descendant
and researcher with whom I was in contact]
19.
Link to source on web Unsourced entry on web tree: http://members.telocity.com/~celowejr/pafg158.htm#3872.
20.
Will Abstract Robert McCurdy
From
"Abstracts of Adams County, Pennsylvania Wills (1800-1826)" Kevin L Greenholt.
Family Line Publications. 1988.
Robert
McCURDY, Cumberland Twp, sick, Children: William, Robert, Nancy PAXTON,
James, Margaret w/o George SHEKELY, Martha w/o Samuel TAGGART, Mary w/o
Robert THOMPSON, grandson: Robert McCurdy PAXTON. Exec: Sons William, Robert.
WItnesses: Robert HAYES, David HORNER, Robert MAJOR. Written: 5 Aug 1805
probate 25 May 1810. Self.
33.
Yeager, James M, Brief "History of Yeager, Buffington, Creighton, Jacobs,
Lemon, Hoffman and Woodside Families", No Further info, Source cited in
McCurdy folder from a researcher.
34.
Will Abstract William Creighton
ìGREIGHTON,
WILLIAM (Name should be CRIGHTON.) Leacock Twp.
November
10, 1790 November 20, 1790
Wife:
Barbara Creighton.
Children:
Mary, Martha, Margaret and Ann.
Grandchildren:
William, Samuel and Margaret Erven and
Isaac
Litner (parents' names not stated).
Ex.:
Robert McCurdy and William Brisbenî
URL
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/lancaster/wills/willabstf-g.txt
daughter.
35.
Rachel H. (Larimer) Mellon, Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania,
Volumes I-III, Entries in : The Sheakley Line & The McCurdy Line,
Text Accessible via www.Ancestry. com under, p 1514.
36.
Will Abstract Robert McCurdy
"Abstracts
of Adams County, Pennsylvania Wills (1800-1826)" Kevin L Greenholt. Family
Line Publications. 1988
Robert
McCURDY, Cumberland Twp, sick, Children: William, Robert, Nancy PAXTON,
James, Margaret w/o George SHEKELY, Martha w/o Samuel TAGGART, Mary w/o
Robert THOMPSON, grandson: Robert McCurdy PAXTON. Exec: Sons William, Robert.
WItnesses: Robert HAYES, David HORNER, Robert MAJOR. Written: 5 Aug 1805
probate 25 May 1810.
37.
THE LARIMER, MCMASTERS AND ALLIED FAMILIES by Rachel H.L. Mellon 1903.
Authors: Mellon, Rachel Hughey Larimer , b. 1847 (Main Author). Note
Also on microfilm. Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society
of Utah, 1960. on 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. FHL US/CAN Film
847634
The
[Now believed incorrect] entry regarding the McCurdy ascendancy reads:îAbout
the year 1666 the five McCurdy brothers (Patrick, David, William, John,
and Daniel) sailed from Bute, Scotland, in an open boat to the north of
Ireland; Patrick settled in the Cairn, Ballintoy, Antrim County, the others
settled in Londonderry County. After the siege John came to America.
It is surmised that "John Turk" was the father of James.î
38.
"The Ancestral McCurdys" [by H. Percy Blanchard. The Covenant Publishing
Co., London, 1930] p. x (chart four), p. 39.î8; CHAPTER
IX The sons of Petheric, " The Refugee" ] Blanchard
in his tome sited states: " James, the fourth child of Daniel and Margaret
(Laughlin) McCurdy, was born in 1706. In 'Historical Genealogy', p. 73,
he is erroneously spoken of as son of John He married Polly Cook,
and came to America about 1726. He first located on the James River, Vt.
[Editor's
note, The James River in Va, NOT Vt] ; but later, 1731, moved
to Pennsylvania. T. They had four sons:
42. Noted in portion of work entitled "Descendants of James McCurdy" in the Tome HISTORICAL GENEALOGY OF THE McCURDY FAMILY, compiled prior to 1917 and published by the author., Work is Compiled letters of then living descendants, unverified by hard data, Written and compiled by D. E. McCurdy Copied by Patricia (McCurdy) Townsend, Lubec, Maine 1994, http://members.tripod.com/~quoddybelle/HisGenMcCurdy.html.
43.
Will abstract: MarchÝ5,Ý1770ÝÝÝÝÝÝMayÝ2,Ý1770Ý for MCÝCURDY,ÝJAMESÝ
Children:ÝArchibald,ÝRobert,ÝHughÝandÝJames.Ý
Ex.ÝArchibaldÝMcCurdy.ÝÝSalisburyÝTwp.Ý
Ý
from
Abstracts of Lancaster Co, PA, Wills, 1732 - 1785 ,page 102 of Ancestry.com
subsription
44.
Letter 1810 from Mary McCurdy of Raithlin, Ireland and to her
brother John then in the Guinea Coast of Africa. In part it reads:
ì
I will tell you all that I have learned from Uncle Neil, grandfather's
brother, still living at the age of 81 years.
His
father, Pethrick, was the eldest of six children: Pethrick, Daniel, Neil,
Margaret, James and Cecelia. James married Polly Cook and went to America
about 50 years ago. Daniel married Jeanet Jackson. Neil never married.
He died two years ago at the age of 97.
Margaret
died a few weeks ago at the good old age of 100. She was a grand old woman;
I've often heard her tell how her grandparents was persecuted by the Episcopalians
and other sects in Scotland and how her grandfather fled to Ireland with
four brothers in a boat and the hardships they had crossing the Clyde.
I also heard her talk of a visit she took with her nephew, Jackson McCurdy,
to Ayr and there saw Robert Burns, then a young man of no note but afterwards
became a famous poet.
Cecelia
died in 1779 at the age of 85. Pathrick died in 1798 at the age of 98,
he married his cousin Mary Laughlin. Uncle Neil says his grandfather was
Daniel, the youngest of five brothers: James, David, William, John and
Daniel. All these had children but William. David's children were girls.
Daniel died in 1747 at the age of 70 years. His wife's name was Margaret
Laughlin. Daniel's father's name was Pathrick, one of the five brothers
who were refugees from Scotland.
Pathrick,
John and Daniel was in the bloody battle of the Boyne in 1690. Some of
them, with their families, were in the siege of Derry.
....Uncle
Neil says his grandfather was Daniel, the youngest of five brothers: James,
David, William, John and Daniel. All these had children but William. David's
children were girls. Daniel died in 1747 at the age of 70 years. His wife's
name was Margaret Laughlin. Daniel's father's name was Pathrick, one of
the five brothers who were refugees from Scotland. .....ì
HISTORICAL
GENEALOGY OF THE McCURDY FAMILY compiled prior to 1917 and published by
the author.Work is Compiled letters unverified by hard data.Written and
compiled by D. E. McCurdy . Copied by Patricia (McCurdy) Townsend, Lubec,
Maine 1994. URL http://members.tripod.com/~quoddybelle/HisGenMcCurdy.html
45.
Larry and Kathy McCurdy. "McCurdy - Ancestry" an online tree
From Webtrees found in Ancestry.com . This tree includes land records
for some entries, wills, and sources in general for entries. VERY well
researched. URL http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1908887&id=I39
This
site also Sites Mellon, The Larimer, McMasters and Allied Families, pages
58-59, for identification of Hugh of Franklin twp, son of James and
Polly McCURDY. It then proceeds with land acquisiton, census entries and
will for HUGH, showing two marriages and 6 children to first marriage,
one to second. It also mentions that James McCurdy's boat first by stormy
weather went to James River, turned about quickly, went to Elk river, from
which the family quickly went to Salisbury Twp, Lancaster, Penna.
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