1581 - 1656 (75 years)
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Name |
John Drysdale |
Prefix |
Rev. |
Birth |
1581 |
County Down, Ireland |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
1656 |
Portaferry, County Down, Ireland |
- Possibly still living in 1770
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Person ID |
I83918 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
10 Sep 2019 |
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Notes |
- The first minister of Portaferry Presbyterian Church was Rev. John Drysdale who had been chaplain to Lord Claneboy's regiment in 1641. This was the seventh congregation to be founded in Ireland.
The last duty performed by Blair and Hamilton [in 1642], before their return to Scotland, was the ordination of two of the army ministers, the Rev. Messrs. John Drysdale and James Baty, to pastoral charges in the county of Down. These ministers had officiated as chaplains to the regiments of the lord Claneboy* and the lord of Ards; and after due examination, had been admitted as members of the presbytery. They were now presented with unanimous calls from the parishes of Portaferry and Bally walter, near which their regiments had been stationed; and having passed through the usual course of second trials, they were solemnly ordained by the presbytery to their respective charges. Mr. Blair presided at the ordination of Mr. Drysdale at Portaferry ; and Mr. Hamilton at that of Mr. Baty, as his own successor, at Bally walter ; "only in Bally walter there was a reservation of Mr. Hamilton's interest there, if God should clear his return to that place."
*Lord Hamilton of Clandeboye
chaplain to Lord Clandeboye's regiments in Ards; first minister of Portaferry (Temnplecranny) Presbyterian Church from 1641 ;arrested by Cromwell's officers in 1661; imprisoned in 1663 for nonconformity; retired to Scotland; returned in 1670 but threatened with excommunication (So, still living in 1770?)
Portaferry - A medieval church is thought to have originally stood on this site [Templecraney], but it is probably better known as the site of an old Presbyterian Church whose Royalist minister the Reverend John Drysdale was arrested by a Cromwellian officer. Around 1662, after the Restoration of the monarchy, he was deposed for nonconformity and the church was given over to the Church of Ireland and remained in use until 1787 when the present Parish church was built.
Also listed as living in Ballyphilip
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