Notes:

SOURCE: Birth & death dates taken from photo of grave stone atWestern Township Cemetery, Henry County, Illinois on 18 Mar 2006 perSLJuhl, compiler. Photos kept in McCoy/Blair Family records. In the1880 census John B. and his sister Anna Blair were living with theiruncle Alexander L. Love in Western Township, Henry County, Illinois.
SOURCE: Edna Grant Fiosne's Scripture Memoranda notes.

SOURCE: Daily Dispatch, Moline, Illinois, Tuesday Evening, December24, 1935, Page 14-microfilm; Moline Public Library 41st Street, RockIsland County, Illinois 61265; Obtained by, S.L. Juhl RNBSC, Compileron 25 February 2009. ?JOHN BLAIRFUNERAL TO BE THURSDAY AFTERNOON

Orion, December 24 - Funeralservices for John Blair will be held at 1:30 Thursday afternoon in thehome two and one-half miles northeast of Orion. The Rev. V.W. Elston,pastor of the Orion Methodist church, will officiate. Burial will bein Western Cemetery.?
Please check this: BURI: CONC and daughter Bessie per stones
DATE 26 DEC 1935
PLAC Western, Henry, Illinois, USA
SOUR @S01026@

(Medical):"heart trouble", per Edna Grant Fiosne's Scripture Memoranda notes.

*John married Ellen "Ella" Elliott Wilson on 27 Feb 1895 in Sunny Hill, Henry, Illinois, USA. Ellen (daughter of *James Wilson, Sr. and Elizabeth) was born on 27 Feb 1864 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 25 Jun 1930 in Orion, Illinois, USA; was buried in Jun 1930 in Henry, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. *George Wilson Blair was born on 23 Sep 1896 in Orion, Henry, Illinois, USA; died on 11 Nov 1961 in Kewanee, Henry, Illinois, USA; was buried on 14 Nov 1961 in Henry, Illinois, USA.
2. "Bessie" Elisabeth Mildred Blair was born on 12 Nov 1898 in Orion, Henry, Illinois, USA; died on 31 Jan 1993 in Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois, USA; was buried on 3 Feb 1993 in Orion, Henry, Illinois, USA.

Notes:

A). John Sr. Blair did make the voyage to America it would seem withhis mother and siblings as per Annie Love Blair's notes of January1894. It would be appropriate also to assume here that since JohnSr.'s father had died on the voyage to America that his mother had ayoung family to support upon their arrival to America. It is alsolikely that John Sr. and his family lived near the Love family inPennsylvania as well at least a portion of the time since he and ElizaLove met and married there.
B). In the 1870 Federal census records, John B. was living with hisfather John Sr. after his mother's death in 1868. According to thecensus for John Sr. the value of his property was $2500.00, and hispersonal estate was of $600.00. This is no little means at this timein the economics of America. John Sr. was listed as working in afoundry for the 1870 census. It does not state if he was a laboureror a supervisor or a metal worker. The census does clear up one thingthough, since he was the only adult listed, he told the census takerthat he was born in Ireland, not Pennsylvania. Anne is now livingwith her grandmother Mary A. Love and her uncle Alexander Love inBucks County, Pennsylvania per the census records also.
C). It is unknown as to why the children, John B., and Anna, went tolive with their uncle Alexander Love in Henry County, Illinois by the1880 Census record. And as far as to what may have become of JohnSr., all we know at present about him is that he had a paralysis whenhe died with an unknown cause or history. How long he suffered withthe paralysis prior to his death is unknown.

SOURCE: Edna Grant Fiosne's (c.1898-1990 A.D.)HAND WRITTEN PERSONALNOTES ON THE BLAIR, LOVE, GRANT, AND MCWHINNEY FAMILIES. Contributedby, Susanna Baker of Ferndale, California on 12 January 2009. Ednacontributed information, photos, and some certificates of marriage toBessie Blair in abt. 1979. Edna's story of the families odyssey isthe same as told by Mary Gerrity and Bessie Blair, also all of theinformation in her notes is nearly identical.

*John married Elizabeth "Eliza" Love on 4 Feb 1863 in Millville, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of *John Love and *Mary Ann Duncan) was born in 1833 in Knockahollet, County Antrim, Ireland; died in Sep 1868 in Bucks County Or Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; was buried in Sep 1868 in Bucks County Or Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

2nd Oldest;

(Medical):Lung Disease

Notes:

SOURCE: "James Blair and his family started for America, but on theway he was taken sick of ship fever and died. His body was cart intothe sea." "According to the record of Annie Love Blair in January1894."
Written by Bessie Blair in June 1988. [Transcribed 17 June 2006,SLJuhl, compiler] There isn't any indication, in the portion of AnnieLove Blair's record that we do have, that any of James' siblings orparents made the voyage to America along with James Blair's family.More research is required to continue to confirm the family'sinformation. To date no differences have been found to the contraryof what has been recorded by the family members. SLJuhl, compiler, 17June 2006.

SOURCE: Edna Grant Fiosne's (c.1898-1990 A.D.)HAND WRITTEN PERSONALNOTES ON THE BLAIR, LOVE, GRANT, AND MCWHINNEY FAMILIES. Contributedby, Susanna Baker of Ferndale, California on 12 January 2009. Ednacontributed information, photos, and some certificates of marriage toBessie Blair in abt. 1979. Edna's story of the families odyssey isthe same as told by Mary Gerrity and Bessie Blair, also all of theinformation in her notes is nearly identical.

SOURCE: "Board:
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Subject: Antrim 1823 index names & places A-B
Author: shirley5346
Date: Monday, December 11, 2000
Classification: queries
Surnames: Antrim
Blair, Henry Randalstown Mount Shalgus
**Blair, James Belfast Merville"
[Transcribed 23 December 2006, SLJuhl, compiler]

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Subject: Landowners
Author: jeanrice
Date: Saturday, August 28, 1999
http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.ant.general/1472.1656/mb.ashx
Per genealogy library reference book, the following individuals ownedone or more acres of land in Co. Antrim, Ireland, the latter part ofthe 1870s:
9. Archibald Blair, address Drains, Larne, owned 9 acres.
10. David Blair, address Ballywee, Parkgate, owned 16 acres.
11. James Blair, address Ballytober, Larne, owned 24 acres.
12. James R. Blair, address Ballysillan, owned 55 acres.
13. Jane Blair, address Ballyvallagh, Raloo, owned 71 acres.
14. John Blair, address Near Ballyclare, owned 23 acres.
15. Patrick Blair, address Ballyvallagh, Raloo, owned 54 acres.
16. Samuel Blair, address Kingsbog, Doagh, owned 4 acres.
17. Samuel Blair, address Straidnahanna, Ballynure,
owned 42 acres.
18. Thomas Blair, address Toreagh, Raloo, owned 20 acres.
19. William Blair, address Ballyvallagh, Raloo, owned 34 acres.
20. William Blair, address Killead, Antrim, owned 10 acres.
[Transcribed 23 December 2006, SLJuhl, compiler]

*James married *Ann Stuart about 1810 in Possibly Ireland. *Ann (daughter of *John Stuart and Elizabeth Tweed ?terced) was born in 1790 in Twin; Ulster, Ireland To West Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died before 1870 in Probably Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

# 1). Source: In the 1850 Federal Census in West Philadelphia,Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Ann was living with her son Stewartand his wife Hannah. It would seem that this does confirm a portionof the families records that "Aunt Bessie" had kept of the olderancestors.

PLEASE NOTE: Using the birth year and place of birth from the 1850Federal Census listed above, Ann is not found in the 1870 nor in the1880 Federal Census nation wide in the United States. It will beassumed then that Ann has died before c.1870 A.D. unless moreinformation should surface to change that assumption. Her last knownresidence will then be given as her death place as well.

Notes:

The family lived at Knockahollet, County Antrim. This is a littlevillage in the ?North of Ireland,? not far from the sea. Their marketplace was Ballymena. John Love, had a blacksmith shop- ?hooped?wheelbarrows and carts and shod horses. There was lots of shoeing todo, for the roads were hard. John's parents were of Englishparentage. He had married Mary Ann Duncan in 1825. She was thedaughter of a Scotch farmer, who had come from Scotland to Ireland onaccount of religious persecution. John was of English parentage. Hewas also a Presbyterian. John Love and his family belonged to the?Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ireland.? (See Mary LoveGerrity's notes.) He had turned the blacksmith business over to anephew (no name), after which the family set out for America to jointheir oldest daughter Anna and his wife Mary's brother Andrew Duncan. They hauled their goods on carts to Belfast where they bordered theship Wyomia for New York. The night before they left Jimmie Ferrisand Andy Blue came in with their fiddles, and other neighbors came,and they all danced. After arriving in New York City, they made theirway by train to Fallsington, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
John died after the family was in Philadelphia just two months aftertheir arrival to America from ships fever.

Source: Henry County Book, page 644, contributed per Carol Combs ofCalifornia, May 2006. The article is kept in the Blair Familyrecords.
"JOHN LOVE, deceased, formerly a resident of Bucks Co., Pa., and ablacksmith by occupation, was born in County Antrim, Ireland, ofEnglish parentage and ancestry. He was educated in his nativecountry, and was married there April 30, 1825, to Miss Mary A. Duncan,who was born in the same county, June 18, 1810, the daughter of afarmer of Scotch parentage. He had come from Scotland to Ireland onaccount of religious persecution in his native country, he being ofthe Presbyterian faith.
The early history of Mr. Love is only that which is characteristic ofpoor, hard-working and honest people in the North of Ireland, whichcounty had during his day undergone some radical changes in thehabits, etc., of the people. His father had become a skillful smithin his native country, and after his marriage he lived in his nativecountry until 1849. The family were all born near Belfast, Ireland,near the channel separating that island from Scotland. The tenchildren who were born there were Ann, who was born May 24, 1827 (Herhead stone states 26 May 1826.); Eliza, who married John Blair, anddied in Millville, N.J., leaving two children, J.B. and Anna L.; thelatter is a teacher; the third child in the family above mentioned wasJane W.; the fourth is Mrs. Nancy Watson, now residing in WesternTownship, this county; Mrs. Matilda A. Finlay is now a resident ofOrion, this county; Mrs. Mary Garrity resides in Philadelphia, Pa.;William is also married and resides in Western Township; Maria L. andJames; Alexander is married, and is yet residing at the parental home.
On arrival in America the family located in Bucks Co., Pa., nearTrenton, N.J., July 2, 1849. The father died there September 3,following, aged 46. Mr. Love was a Presbyterian in religiousprinciples. After the death of the head of the family the mother andchildren were obliged to maintain themselves. they secured a farm inBucks Co., near Trenton, consisting of 95 acres, where they made theirhome until 1871; selling out in that year, they came to Illinois, andpurchased the southwest quarter of section 8, Western Township, wherethey have since resided, and where they are now enjoying prosperity.They have a good brick residence, and fine out buildings on the farm.The family were all baptized in what is called the "Associate ReformedPresbyterian Church of Ireland." [Transcribed 08 June 2006, SLJuhl,compiler]

SOURCE: Edna Grant Fiosne's (c.1898-1990 A.D.)HAND WRITTEN PERSONALNOTES ON THE BLAIR, LOVE, GRANT, AND MCWHINNEY FAMILIES. Contributedby, Susanna Baker of Ferndale, California on 12 January 2009. Ednacontributed information, photos, and some certificates of marriage toBessie Blair in abt. 1979. Edna's story of the families odyssey isthe same as told by Mary Gerrity and Bessie Blair, also all of theinformation in her notes is nearly identical.

*John married *Mary Ann Duncan on 30 Apr 1825 in Knockahollet, County Antrim, Ireland; In A Little Village "North Of Ireland" Not Fr From The Sea, Near Ballymena. *Mary (daughter of Duncan and Mother Duncan) was born on 19 Jun 1809 in County Antrim, Ireland; Her Parents Were Both From Scotland Per The 1880 Census Of Alex Love.; died on 9 Jan 1892 in 82 Yrs, 7 Mos, 20 Ds Old; Western, Orion, Henry County, Illinois; was buried in 1892 in Western Township Cemetery, Hwy 150, North Of Orion, Henry County, Illinois; Buried There Per Monument With A Grouping Of Stones. Their Daughter Ann Is Buried There Also.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

SOURCE: Bessie Blair states in her notes that all of Mary Ann'schildren are buried at Western Township Cemetery near Orion, HenryCounty, Illinois except for Eliza. This compiler did find most allof the childrens head stones in Western Township Cemetery prior to theinformation provided by Bessie Blair; However, the head stones doconfirm her information on the family.

SOURCE: A lot of the family information was obtained from severalnewspaper articles on Mrs. Mary Love Gerrity while living in Orion,Henry County dated from the late 1930's to the early 1940, until herdeath in 1941 at 103 years old. Mary gave livened accounts of herfamilies home in Ireland, their ship passage, and of her life here inAmerica.

SOURCE: Edna Grant Fiosne's (c.1898-1990 A.D.)HAND WRITTEN PERSONALNOTES ON THE BLAIR, LOVE, GRANT, AND MCWHINNEY FAMILIES. Contributedby, Susanna Baker of Ferndale, California on 12 January 2009. Ednacontributed information, photos, and some certificates of marriage toBessie Blair in abt. 1979. Edna's story of the families odyssey isthe same as told by Mary Gerrity and Bessie Blair, also all of theinformation in her notes is nearly identical.

Notes:

Note: Ayr, Scotland-- Blair Castle is located in Perthshire near thepretty village of Blair Atholl (which has a railway station on themain Edinburgh - Inverness rail line). 35 miles north of Perth and 7miles north of Pitlochry on the main A9 road.
The ancient seat of the Dukes and Earls of Atholl, Blair Castle datesfrom the 13th century. It has a magnificent setting in 2,500 acres ofgrounds within an estate of over 145,000 acres.

1). Source: "Annie Love Blair" kept a record of the family dated1894. Where this entire record is kept is unknown at the presenttime, however Joanne Irene Blair Dick does have a hand written portionof it from "Aunt Bessie Blair" written in June of 1988. Bessie Blairgives a family genealogy from this Ancestor John Blair of Irelandmarried to Margaret Dunlap to the present John Edward Blair married toHortense DeKezel and their children. The information was added to theBlair Family genealogy. It was photo copied by the compiler for theBlair/McCoy records on 17 June 2006. SLJuhl, compiler.

#2). Source: The hand written records of "Bessie" Elisabeth MildredBlair, born 12 Nov 1898 to John B. Blair resident of Henry County,Illinois, on the Blair Family. "Aunt Bessie" as she was lovinglyreferred to was notably the family historian. She faithfully keptnewspaper articles on the family as it grew in Illinois, and kept handwritten copied records as well of the families history from the olderdescendants. A good example would be from Annie Love Blair's notes ofJanuary 1894. And even though the earlier records are sketchy, they doprovide a good basic foundation for family research. Copies of therecords are kept in the Blair Records of Jozett Marie Blair McCoy, adirect descendant.

3). Source: Multiple census record copies from the web site ofwww.Ancestry.com; too numerous to list except in the actual notes ofthe individuals being researched.

4). Source: Descendants Ed & Carol Combs of California have been atremendous help to the research of this family by providing insight,access to marriage, death, and birth records from Henry County,Illinois. A good amount of research has been shared to help enlightenand add to the family's basic knowledge for posterity.

5). Source: Cemetery photos from several of the burial places of notonly the Blair Family, but of their extended families as well.

6) Source: Records obtained from John & Marilyn Blair of Illinois.Who were kind enough to share records for copying from familyreunions, "Aunt Bessie's" notes, that included the note records fromAnnie Love Blair also.

7). Source: Three boxes of newspaper articles that had been kept by"Aunt Bessie Blair" from the early 1930's until her demise. Thearticles were obituaries, marriages, engagements, military, births,etc.. of all the family members. Plus, some really wonderful olderphotos.

8). Source: Internet sources have been also listed whereappropriate, and not all sources are listed in the end notes of theregister report. Many of the sources are listed in the notes of theperson/s they pertain to.

9). Source: The local libraries, in Davenport, Iowa; Moline & RockIsland, Illinois, have been a wealth of information for the genealogyand histories of the family. There are many more sources that havenot been mentioned, but all the records are kept in the Blair FamilyRecords of Jozett Marie Blair McCoy of Illinois, great granddaughter x4 generations of John Blair.

*John married Margaret Dunlap about 1785 in Possibly Ireland. Margaret (daughter of John Dunlop) was born about 1765 in Possibly Ireland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"Board:
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URL:
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Subject: Antrim 1823 index names & places C-D
Author: shirley5346
Date: Monday, December 11, 2000
Classification: queries
Surnames: Antrim
Dunlop John Bushmills Dromnagisson"
[Transcribed 23 December 2006, SLJuhl, compiler]

"Board:
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Subject: Landowners
Author: jeanrice
Date: Sunday, November 14, 1999
Per genealogy library reference book, the following individuals ownedone or more acres of land in Co. Antrim, Ireland, the latter part ofthe 1870s:
69. John Dunlop, Sr. , address Carntall, Ballyclare,
owned 49 acres.
70. John Dunlop, same address, owned 12 acres.
71. John Dunlop, address Carnbeg, owned 17 acres.
72. John Dunlop, address Portrush, owned 9 acres.
73. John Dunlop, address Stradikillen, Bushmills,
owned 738 acres.
74. Joseph Dunlop, address Braltown, Glenwhirry, owned 38 acres.
75. Joseph Dunlop, address Mounthamilton, Ballymoney, owned 32 acres.
76. Robert Dunlop, address Nelson-street, Belfast,
owned 15 acres.
77. Samuel Dunlop, address Carntall, Ballyclare, owned 52 acres.
78. Samuel Dunlop, Reps. of, no address given, owned 65 acres."
[Transcribed 23 December 2006, SLJuhl, compiler]

Notes:

Titled: "The Blair Family" "According to the record of Annie LoveBlair in January, 1894, my great grandfather's name was John Stuart.He married Elizabeth Terced. To them were born 6 children John,William, Margaret, Martha and Ann and Jane, twins. etc...Ann Stuartmarried James Blair." As written by Bessie Blair, June 1988.[Transcribed 17 June 2006, SlJuhl, compiler]

John Stuart is not listed as owning land in County Antrim in 1823.This is probably Ann Stuart's father and brother listed for 1870.

"Message Boards > Localities > United Kingdom and Ireland > Ireland >Antrim > General
http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.ant.general/1472.2993/mb.ashx
Subject: Landowners
Author: jeanrice
Date: Sunday, June 04, 2000
Per genealogy library reference book, the following individuals ownedone or more acres of land in Co. Antrim, Ireland, the latter part ofthe 1870s:
58. Charles G. Stuart, address Ballyhivistock,
owned 189 acres.
59. Rev. John Stuart, address Ballycarry, owned 14 acres.
60. John Stuart, address Ballykenvor, Armoy, owned 82 acres."
[Transcribed 23 December 2006, SLJuhl, compiler]

*John married Elizabeth Tweed ?terced about 1785 in Possibly Ireland. Elizabeth was born about 1765 in Possibly Ireland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"LOVE FAMILY
The "Loves" were a sept., i.e. associated with, the Clan MacKinnon(MacFhionghuin in Gaelic) which held lands on the islands of Mull andSkye off the west coast of Scotland.
The MacKinnon?s claim descent from the same royal line of King Alpineas do the MacGregor?s.
The MacKinnon?s were ("out" in 1715 and again in 1745 in support ofthe Stuart pretenders to the throne of England. On April 16, 1746 theclans were defeated disastrously on the field of Culloden, in thenortheast part of Scotland, by the English, and the clan system cameto an end. Their chief, although old and infirm, was imprisoned inLondon, but was permitted in 1747 to go home. His son, Charles, hadto part with the family estates after they had been in the clanpossession for over four centuries. This may have been the cause ofemigration to Ireland.
The motto of the MacKinnon?s is "Audentes Fortuna Juvat"--FortuneAssists the Daring--their war cry is "Cuimhnich bas Ailpein"--Rememberthe Death of Alpine. MacFhionghuin is Gaelic for "Son of the FairBorn". This was made for Edna Pearce Simpson by Emerson MacGregorDuerr, 262 Myrtle Ave., Elmhurst, Ill." Per the notes of Edna MildredGrant Fiosne. [Transcribed 13 January 2008, SLJuhl RNBSC, Compiler &Family Genealogist; sljuhl1234@yahoo.com]

SOURCE: Family Tree Maker, CD276 Scotch-Irish Settlers in America,1500s-1800s, Scotch Irish Pioneers in Ulster and America, VI, HomeTowns of Ulster Families, 1691-1718, MyFamily.com, February 21, 2008. "...the records of Presbytery and synod were kept with great care,and the latter have been printed to the year 1820. They give the nameof the ruling elder in each congregation for the year of the generalsynod, and often the names of commissioners sent to the synod torepresent local interests. Names of witnesses in cases which camebefore the synod also help to establish the home towns of Presbyterianfamilies. ... The meeting houses stood in the towns here given, butsome parishioners lived in adjoining towns." Page Appendix VI.; Page358:
PRESBYTERIAN CENSUS:
"LOVE, JOHN, W (Witness) 1704 Coleraine ?, , County of Derry, Ulster,Ireland-Presbyterian
JOHN, C (Commissioner) 1715 Ballymoney, County of Antrim, Ulster,Ireland-Presbyterian
ROBERT, C (Commissioner) 1692 Ballymoney, County of Antrim, Ulster,Ireland-Presbyterian."
[Transcribed 22 February 2008, SLJuhl, compiler]

SOURCE: BOOK--SCOTS-IRISH LINKS 1575-1725 PART ONE AND PART TWO, byDavid Dobson; Originally published St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland, 1994;Re-printed, two books in one, for Clearfield Company, Inc. byGenealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland. Excerpts:
"The Plantation of Ulster, particularly by the Scots, during theseventeenth century was the period of maximum settlement there....identifying the original immigrants and their places of origin inScotland, ... The descendants of these early Scottish settlersbecame, in due course, the single most important ethnic group tosettle in America during the eighteenth century - the Scotch-Irish.This fully referenced booklet has been compiled overwhelmingly fromprimary source material located in Scotland ..."
PART ONE-Page 16:
LOVE, JOHN, merchant in Strasbane, 1693. {SRO.RD3.80.151)(STRASBANEis in County Antrim, Ulster, Ireland.

NOTE: THE GENTLEMEN MENTIONED ABOVE ARE PROBABLY THIS FAMILY SINCETHEY DO MEET THE PROFILE OF MERCHANTS, PRESBYTERIAN, AND LIVINGCONTINUALLY IN COUNTY ANTRIM, ULSTER, IRELAND. OF COURSE, MORERESEARCH IS NEEDED TO DISCERN EXACTLY HOW THE FAMILY TRANSLATES INLINEAGE WHILE LIVING IN IRELAND.

*Ancestor married Wife about 1800 in County Antrim, Ulster, Ireland. was born about 1780 in Ireland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mr. Duncan was a Scottish Farmer. The family moved to NorthernIreland on account of religious persecution. He was a ProtestantPresbyterian. [See Mary Love Gerrity's notes.]
The ousting of many from England and Scotland was occurring frequentlyto many Protestants who lived in those countries, because of KingJames's edicts. Many only stayed one generation in Ireland (if thatlong even) before moving on to America. In North America they weretermed, "Scotch-Irish", although many who were Scottish and heard theterm became upset with it primarily because most of those of Scottishdescent did not inter-marry with the Island Irish. The Scotlandpeoples remained apart from the Irish in Ireland if they remained.There was and still is great animosity between the two sets ofpeoples. So much so that civil strife broke out often between them inIreland. The Scots kept to the North of the Irish Island, and theIrish inhabitants who were forced to give up their land to theseinvaders kept to the South. The Irish did rebell against the Scottishfolks and would not inter-marry with them either. Much of thisanimosity still exists in Belfast, Ireland today in the 21st centurymore than 200 years later between the Irish Catholics and the ScottishProtestants. There are many sources on this topic, and it does makefor very educational reading.
It is also known that the greatest bulk of George Washington's armywas Scotch-Irish, and Mr. Washington states in his memoirs veryspecifically about the Scotch-Irish bravey and tenacity in battle, andhow without them, America may not exist today as it does. If you havean opportunity to read about this you will certainly enjoy it, becauseit is not something that is taught in history books at schools as muchas it should be. By the way, most of the signers of The DeclarationOf Independence were of Scotch-Irish Descent. [SLJuhl, 06 Mar 2006]

There are no "Duncan's" listed owning land for 1823 in County Antrim,Ireland.
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Subject: Landowners
Author: jeanrice
Date: Sunday, November 14, 1999
Per genealogy library reference book, the following individuals ownedone or more acres of land in Co. Antrim, Ireland, the latter part ofthe 1870s:
64. James Duncan, address Islandmagee, owned 1 acre.
65. John Duncan, address Ballysillan, owned 1 acre.
66. John Duncan and William Houston, address Ballyreagh, Clough, owned14 acres."
[Trancribed 23 December 2006, SLJuhl, compiler]

married Mother Duncan about 1800 in Scotland. Mother was born about 1780 in Scotland; died before 1848 in Ireland; was buried in Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]