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Landed Gentry of Ireland in addition to the author's own knowledge of Irish names based on original family lists, genealogical tables and con- temporary Irish agnomens in Massachusetts.
2 Bradford's History of Plymouth Plantation, 1606-1646, pp. 407-409, lists the names, Jasper More, Richard More and Ellen More, three children without parents, Joseph Mullins with wife and two children and William Trevore, a seaman. C. Halliday, "St. Patrick's Folk in America," Catholic World, cx, p. 788, declares that Christopher Martin and William Mullens were from Ireland. J. Haltigan, The Irish in the American Revolution, p. 51, agrees with Halliday.
8 T. McGee, A Ilistory of the Irish Settlers in North America, p. 36.
+ W. T. Davis, History of the Town of Plymouth, p. 27. S. Drake, His- tory of Boston, p. 36, mentions only Coner.
5F. S. Baldwin, "What Ireland Has Done for America," New England Magasine, XXIV, p. 75.
6 History of the Town of Hingham, III, p. 47.
1 Plymouth Colony Records, G. F. O'Dwyer in "Irish in Ipswich, 1630- 1700," Catholic World, cxv, pp. 810, 811, asserts that this Hibernian was a resident of Ipswich but offers no historical evidence in support of his statement.
" Publications of Colonial Society of Massachusetts, XII, p. 261.
· Ibid., XXII, p. 186.
Ibid., XXII, p. 267.
11 Ibid., XXII, p. 273.
12 A notable exception to the Pilgrim practice of intolerance was the warm reception accorded to Francis Le Baron, who was taken from a ship- wrecked French privateer in 1694. He was a Catholic physician having on his breast at all times a Catholic medal. The Plymouth settlers were so anxious to have him that they petitioned Boston, asking that he be allowed to remain among them and practice his profession. New England Ilistoric and Genealogical Register, xxv, pp. 180-181.
13 J. Haltigan, The Irish in the American Revolution, pp. 295, 296. 14 Supra, p. 2.
15 New England Historic and Genealogical Register, I, pp. 193-195.
16 Winthrop, History of New England, I, p. 148.
17 New England Historic and Genealogical Register, Ix, pp. 35, 36.
18 Winthrop, op. cit., II, p. 265.
" New England Historic and Genealogical Register, Ix, pp. 35, 36.
20 Ibid., XL, p. 270.
21 Ibid., XL, p. 270.
22 Ibid., XL, p. 270.
23 Winthrop, op. cit., I, p. 148. Clemens, in Marriage Records Before 1699 ... gives January 10, 1651, as the marriage date.
24 Records of the Governor and Company of Massachusetts Bay in Newe England .. . , I. p. 113.
25 Ibid., I, p. 368.
2 Ibid., I, p. 115. 27 Ibid., I, p. 153.
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2 Ibid., I, p. 315.
" Ibid., II, p. 291.
30 His will dated August 3, 1658, mentions a nephew, John Cogan, as one of the beneficiaries.
31 New England Historic and Genealogical Register, Ix, pp. 35, 36.
12 Ibid., x, p. 175.
33 The Irish in American Revolution, p. 295.
3 See pages 5-8.
33 "St. Patrick's Folk in America," Catholic World, cx, p. 788. Winthrop, op. cit., I, p. 222.
37 Young, Chronicles of Massachusetts, p. 261.
$ Morison, Builders of Bay Colony ... , p. 82.
30 Records of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, I, p. 129.
" Ibid., I. p. 246.
41 Ibid., I. p. 296.
" Drake, Ilistory of Boston ... , 294, 295.
43 The Irish in the American Revolution, pp. 294, 295.
" Records of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, I, p. 295.
45 Winthrop, op. cit., II, pp. 81, 82.
# Records of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England . . . , II, p. 68.
47 Report of Record Commissioners of the City of Boston . .. , p. 71.
48 Stock, Proceedings and Debates of the British Parliament Respecting North America, I, p. 140.
4º Ibid., I, p. 140.
60 D. Warden, Chronologie Historique de Massachusetts.
15 Records of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, III, p. 291.
"2 Ibid., III, p. 291. 53 Ibid., III, p. 294.
Ibid., II, p. 306. % |bid., iv, Part 1, p. 147.
" Drake, History of Boston, p. 342. (Original paper in possession of Frederic Kidder ).
" Records of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, III, pp. 413, 414.
3 P. Larkin, "Irish Names in Colonial Military History," American Catholic Quarterly Review, xxxIII, p. 479.
Ibid., p. 479.
") Clemens, American Marriages Before 1699, p. 184.
" New England Historic and Genealogical Register, XI, pp. 105-106.
"2 Clemens, op. cit., p. 151.
63 Records of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, IV, Part II, p. 46.
" Clemens, op. cit., p. 162.
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" New England Historic and Genealogical Register, xv, pp. 347-352.
" I bid., XVI, pp. 45-49.
Ibid., xx, pp. 42-44.
os Volume of Records: Boston Marriages, 1752-1809, p. 300.
" Records of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, Iv, Part II, p. 341.
70 See Chap. IV.
71 Builders of the Bay Colony, p. 172.
72 Seventh Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston, p. 67.
73 Records of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, v, p. 27.
T Ibid., v, p. 27.
15 First Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston, 1876, C p. 109 f. Teag Crohoar is possibly the Teague Cochore who appeared in Boston in 1640.
W Fourth Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston, p. 223.
" New England Historic and Genealogical Register, VIII, pp. 206, 207.
The Original Lists; Emigrants, p. 398.
T Ibid., p. 353.
8 Records of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, v, p. 188.
> Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American Biography, VI, p. 341.
Sz New England Historic and Genealogical Register, VII, p. 27.
** Ibid., VIII, pp. 209-214.
" Ibid., VIII, p. 209; Ibid., VI, pp. 166-168; Ibid., VII, p. 27.
»5 Ibid., XXVIII, pp. 375, 376. Essex County Court Papers.
M Proceedings of Massachusetts Historical Society, XLIX, pp. 99-101.
37 Ibid., XLIX, pp. 99-101.
's Ibid., XLIX, pp. 99-101.
* Ibid., XLIX, p. 103.
Ibid., XLIX, pp. 103, 104.
" Ibid., XLIX, p. 106.
" Records of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, v, pp. 461, 462. Includes the entire text of the treaty.
03 Ibid., v, p. 511.
" Ibid., v, p. 511.
95 Ibid., v, p. 491.
W M. Lovering, History of the Town of Holland, p. 575.
"7 The Irish in the American Revolution, pp. 287, 288.
" New England Historic and Genealogical Register, XVII, p. 242.
" Barry, History of Massachusetts, II, pp. 29-31.
J. Winsor, The Memorial History of Boston, II, pp. 143-146.
101 New England Historic and Genealogical Register, XXIV, pp. 388-390.
102 Barry, History of Massachusetts, II, pp. 29-31.
103 Ibid., v, p. 51.
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104 Clemens, American Marriage Records Before 1699, p. 133. 105 Ibid., p. 133.
Ibid., p. 135.
107 New England Historic and Genealogical Register, VI, p. 87. Kidder Papers.
108 Clemens, op. cit., p. 144. Boston Marriages: Report of Record Com- missioners of Boston, 1700-1751, p. 350.
100 Ibid., p. 350.
110 Ibid., p. 349.
111 New England Historic and Genealogical Register, XVI, p. 85.
112 Clemens, American Marriages Before 1699, p. 147.
113 Shelburne Papers, MSS, LXVI, pp. 513-528.
114 Ibid., LXVI, pp. 529, 530.
115 The Irish in the American Revolution, pp. 293, 294.
110 Shelburne Papers, MSS, LXI, p. 115. Ibid., LVIII, pp. 349, 350.
117 "Diary of Cotton Mather," Massachusetts Historical Collection, VIII, p. 27.
118 Ibid., p. 387. 110 Ibid., p. 731.
12 Rededication of the Old State House, p. 137.
121 "Essex County Notarial Records," Historical Collections of Essex County, XLIII, P. 61.
122 "Diary of Cotton Mather," Massachusetts Historical Collection, VIII, p. 473.
123 Ibid., VIII, p. 554.
124 Ibid., VIII, p. 475.
123 Ibid., VIII, p. 482. Ibid., VIII, p. 548. 127 Ibid., VIII, p. 549.
Ibid., VII, p. 555.
120 Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American Biography, v, p. 120.
130 New England Historic and Genealogical Register, XII, pp. 321, 322.
131 Ibid., LXXIV, p. 99.
Ibid., XLVI, p. 279. 133 The Memorial History of Boston, II, p. 559.
134 "Diary of Cotton Mather," Massachusetts Historical Collection, VIII, p. 656.
135 New England Historic and Genealogical Register, VII, p. 219.
130 J. Haltigan, The Irish in the American Revolution, p. 297.
131 New England Historic and Genealogical Register, VI, pp. 189-200. 138 Historical Collections of Essex Institute, XLII, p. 205.
139 Volume of Records; Early History of Boston; Marriages; 1752-1809, p. 2.
140 Ibid., p. 5. 141 Ibid., p. 4. Ibid., p. 9. 143 Ibid., p. 15.
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144 Ibid., p. 13.
145 Ibid., pp. 8, 12, 16.
148 Ibid., pp. 17, 18, 19.
147 Ibid., pp. 22, 25.
148 Ibid., pp. 28, 33. 140 Ibid., p. 36. 15A) Ibid., pp. 41, 42.
151 Ibid., pp. 92, 93.
362 Ibid., pp. 50, 52, 53, 55, 94.
133 Ibid., pp. 58, 94, 95. 164 Ibid., pp. 65, 95. 155 Ibid., pp. 71, 96.
1645 Ibid., pp. 74, 75, 77, 97, 308.
157 Ibid., pp. 82, 84, 98. 18 Ibid., pp. 98, 99. 159 Ibid., pp. 99, 100, 101, 321. 140 Ibid., p. 106. 161 Ibid., pp. 111, 116, 160.
102 Ibid., pp. 117, 161.
163 Ibid., pp. 126, 127, 161. Ibid., pp. 130, 163.
165 Ibid., pp. 139, 140, 163, 164, 165.
168 Ibid., pp. 145, 146, 147, 166. 161 Ibid., pp. 148, 166, 167. 1438 Ibid., pp. 99-321.
1º Historical Collections of Essex Institute, XLII, p. 207.
170 Journal of the Honourable House of Representatives . . . , p. 62. 171 J. McGee, A History of Irish Settlers in North America, pp. 33, 34. 172 Massachusetts Historical Collections, Lxxv, p. 181.
173 New England Historic and Genealogical Register, XIII, p. 42. 17 Proceedings of Massachusetts Historical Society, XLIV, p. 544.
Hill, History of the Old South Church, I, p. 536.
118 Volume of Records: Early History of Boston: Marriages, 1752-1809, pp. 707-710.
171 Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American Biography, I, p. 480. 178 Nero England Historic and Genealogical Register, XXII, pp. 116, 117. 17 Ibid., xxiv, pp. 368-380.
140 Ibid., xxv, p. 255. 18: Ibid., xxv, pp. 249-269.
182 Ibid., LIX, pp. 192-194. "Knox Manuscripts," Ibid., XXVII, p. 418. 184 "Boston Gazette or Weekly Journal," August 18, 1747, Ibid., Lxx, pp. 260-263. 18 Ibid., VI, p. 88. 166 The American Historical Reviewe, II, p. 22. 187 Haltigan, The Irish in the American Revolution, pp. 297, 298. 18% Historical Collections of Essex Institute, XLII, pp. 212, 213.
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189 Ibid., XLII, pp. 212, 213.
190 Volume of Records: Boston Marriages; 1752-1809, pp. 691, 692, 697- 700.
191 Volume of Records: Early History of Boston: Miscellaneous Papers, p. 243.
1/2 "Broadsides, Ballads, Etc.," Massachusetts Historical Collections, LXXV, p. 139.
13 Volume of Records: Boston Marriages, 1752-1809, p. 369. 14 Volume of Records: Early History of Boston: Miscellaneous Papers, p. 244.
195 Ibid., p. 244.
190 New England Historic and Genealogical Register, XI, p. 224. Ibid., XI, pp. 307-309.
196 Ibid., xxx, p. 460.
Volume of Records: Early History of Boston: Miscellaneous Papers, pp. 245-254.
w Ibid., pp. 254-263. 201 The Irish in the American Revolution, pp. 298-299.
202 Ibid., pp. 263-275.
2019 Ibid., pp. 275-290.
204 Ibid., pp. 290-301.
203 Ibid., pp. 302-317. 200 Ibid., pp. 302-317.
27 Ibid., pp. 245-317. These pages furnished the data from which all three tables were compiled.
206 Proceedings of Massachusetts Historical Society, xv, p. 173.
2 Drake, History of Boston, p. 782.
210 F. Kidder, History of the Boston Massacre, p. 287.
211 Ibid., p. 213. 211 Ibid., p. 213. 213 Ibid., p. 258.
Ibid., pp. 216, 268, 269, 279.
215 Ibid., pp. 97, 98.
216 Ibid., p. 123.
217 Ibid., pp. 19, 20.
218 Volume of Records: Boston Marriages: 1752-1809, p. 72.
219 "Broadsides, Ballads, Etc.," Massachusetts Historical Collection, LXXV. 220 "Irish in Ipswich, 1630-1700," Catholic World, cxv, p. 812.
221 Volume of Records: Early History of Boston Marriages, 1752-1809, pp. 153, 154, 169.
222 Ibid., pp. 171, 172, 218. 225 Ibid., pp. 178, 179, 220.
22 Ibid., pp. 184, 221, 295.
25 Ibid., pp. 182, 185, 186, 222. 226 Ibid., pp. 192, 193, 223, 224. 227 Ibid., pp. 195, 198, 225, 226. =28 Ibid., pp. 201, 227, 329. 22% Ibid., pp. 206, 208, 229, 230, 330.
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230 Ibid., pp. 209, 210, 211, 213, 230, 231, 232, 233. 231 Ibid., pp. 214, 217, 233, 234, 235. 22 Ibid., pp. 238, 240, 269, 270, 271. 233 Ibid., pp. 245, 260, 272, 333.
234 Ibid., pp. 252, 253, 274, 276, 340.
230 Ibid., pp. 241, 248, 278, 279, 280, 334. Ibid., pp. 243, 280, 281.
287 Ibid., pp. 245, 253, 282, 283, 281, 285, 335.
238 Ibid., pp. 248, 254, 285, 286, 287, 336, 347.
200 Ibid., pp. 289, 290, 343.
240 Ibid., pp. 244, 254, 291, 292, 293, 341.
241 Ibid., pp. 247, 252, 294, 295, 296.
312 Ibid., pp. 257, 297, 299.
2+3 Ibid., pp. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 332, 353. C Ibid., pp. 5, 6, 9, 393.
216 Ibid., pp. 9-13, 354, 393.
310 Ibid., pp. 14, 15, 17, 18.
247 Ibid., pp. 18-22, 395.
248 Ibid., pp. 22, 24-27, 333.
24º Ibid., pp. 27-30, 396.
250 Ibid., pp. 31-34.
251 Ibid., pp. 35-38.
T Ibid., pp. 39-42, 45, 51, 53, 60. 253 Ibid., pp. 46, 53, 359, 398, 420.
Ibid., pp. 49, 328, 334, 360, 431.
25 Ibid., pp. 360, 423. 250 Ibid., pp. 51, 304, 361, 398, 424.
257 Ibid., pp. 52, 289, 335, 348, 361.
268 Ibid., pp. 348, 362, 426, 427.
259 Ibid., pp. 62, 63, 362, 363, 399.
260 Ibid., pp. 45, 48, 49, 54, 57, 336, 349, 363, 400, 428, 429.
261 Ibid. pp. 55, 63, 92, 109, 337, 363, 429, 430.
262 Ibid., pp. 89, 337, 430, 431.
263 Ibid., pp. 48, 364, 365, 401, 431, 432.
204 Ibid., pp. 72, 330, 338, 365, 372, 402, 433, 434. 245 Ibid., pp. 72, 87, 339, 402, 434-436.
260 The materials for Tables Iv, v, and vi are found in Volume of Rec- ords: Early Ilistory of Boston: Marriages, 1752-1809. 267 Materials furnished from passenger lists, marriage records, notarial records and other primary sources are listed in the bibliography.
208 New England Historic and Genealogical Register, XXIX, p. 55. Massa- chusetts Historical Collection, XXVIII, p. 337. Governor Simon Bradstreet said that there were about one hundred and twenty negroes in Massa- chusetts in 1680, "as many Scots ... and about halfe so many Irish, brought hither at severall times as servants." Other records prove this figure to be very conservative and show that more than this number were in Boston alone.
CHAPTER II
NORTHEASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
1. NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
This section of Massachusetts very early made itself a center of Irish settlement approaching in importance in this respect to Boston. For convenience sake the towns are taken in alphabetical order.
Amesbury had a fair percentage of Irish before 1775. The Kelly family seemed to have made the town its home. Members of this family are met with in the list of births in the vital records. The names with the date of birth in parentheses include Stephen Kealey (1740), Elissabeth Kealy (1735) and Stephen Keley (1732). The name Kelley appears after the following: Amasa (1765), Anna (1755), Deborah (1743), Easter (1743), Ebenezer (1745), Elizabeth (1757), Elizabeth (1728), Enoch (1764), Es- ther (1735), Hannah (1734), John (1739), John (1763), Jona- than (1736), Judeth (1738), Judith (1761), Judith (1775), Louis (1762), Lydia (1740), Marcy (1738), Martha (1752), Mary (1730), Mary (1739), Mary (1742), Mary (1743), Moses (1748), Nehemiah (1760), Richard (1727), Richard (1734), Richard (1750), Ruth (1740), Samuel (1748), Sarah (1743), Sarah (1762), Timothy (1761), and William (1725). The name Kelly was associated with these first names: Abigail (1740), Anthony (1752), Daniel (1747), Abigal (1766), Sarah (1766), Anne (1771), Caleb (1769), Ebenezer (1768), Hannah (1768), Haster (1766), Jacob (1772), Molly (1778), Moses (1767), Nathan (1766), and Richard (1774). Kelley was again added in Betty (1765), Ebenezer (1768), Eunice (1773), Israel (1775), Molly (1769), Richard (1770), Ruth (1764), and Simeon (1770). Kelly again appeared after Elizabeth (1743), Hannah (1754), Jacob (1750), John (1736), Lydia (1758), Marcy (1737), Mary (1741), Mercy (1756), Micajah (1761), Moses (1745), Nehemiah (1751), Rebeco (1722), Richard (1750), Richard (1758), Ste-
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phen (1754), and Stephen (1764). There were seventy-eight Kel- lys born in Amesbury before the Revolution broke out. Persons of Irish extraction who were married during this period, the mar- riage dates being indicated were Dorothy Conner (1721),1 Mary Conner (1727),2 John Hayes (1754)3 and Elisebeth Conner (1758).4 The provincial census of 1765 listed the town's popula- tion at 1,567.5 Eighty-two of this number or a percentage of .052 were of Irish origin.
The Irish element in Andover was not so strong. In 1719 a group of Irish immigrants remained in the town for a few days for a rest on their way to make a settlement at Londonderry. Tra- dition claims that they introduced the potato into the town.6 On October 6, 1735, James, a son of James and Sarah Cochren, was born.7 Abijah Conner, a son of Ann, was born August 7, 1743.8 A John MacCartney was born September 16, 1744.º November 12, 1749, Mary McGloghlan was baptized.10 In 1752 Josiah Cogin was married to a non-Irish party.11 In 1754 James Burch12 and in 1759 John Kelly were married.13 A James Burch was born January 17, 1755.14 On October 16, 1763, were born a set of twins, John and Margaret Malcoy.15 On December 15, 1774, there took place the marriage of Jonathan Lary.16 There were sixteen Irish persons in Andover out of a population of 2,442 in 1765, a percentage of .006.17
Bedford was the home of the Maxwell family, the first repre- sentative of which was Hugh, who came to Bedford from Ireland in 1732. He died on March 19, 1759, after a fall from his horse,18 leaving seven children, all of whom lived to a great age save Hugh, who reached at death his sixty-seventh year. The others and their ages at death were William, ninety-five; Margaret, ninety-nine; Sarah, ninety; Benjamin, ninety-two; James, eighty-three; and Thompson, ninety-three. Thompson fought in 1761 in the French and Indian War and was a participant in the Boston Tea Party.19
In Beverly births of persons of Irish extraction include those of Elizabeth Linch (1715), Eugean Linch (1718), Martha Lynch (1721), Mary Lynch (1729), Jonathan Lynch (1734), James Cavenaugh (1762), Mary Hurley (1763), Josiah Coggin (1765), Hannah Hurley (1765), Cathron Hurley (1767), Mary Hurley (1769), James Hurly (1771) and William Hurly (1773).20 Per- sons of Irish stock who married were (date of marriage indicated)
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James Cavennigh (1760), Henry Coggan (1764), Hannah Huges (1728), James Hurley (1763), Lucy Cavennaigh (1765). In 1740 Edward Fitsgerald was married to Elizabeth Lynch.21 In 1723 an Elizabeth Mahony died.22 John Mullins, age seventy-five, died on May 21, 1755.23 The census of 176524 enumerated 2,164 persons, of whom only nineteen or a percentage of .008 were Irish.
Billerica had even fewer Irish residents than Beverly before 1775. A Connery family, which included John, Lydia, John, Sarah and Lydia, was in the town in 1761.25 A James Donaly was born in 1753 and a Mary Donaly in 1748.26 Perhaps the first Irishman in Billerica was James Butler, Sr., an "Irishman" whose death oc- curred in 1681.27 In 1765 out of a population of 1,33428 only eleven or a percentage of .008 were of Irish origin. The small town of Bradford had only one Irishman out of 1,125 inhabitants,29 a John Kelley who was married to Lydia Ames in 1715.30
The following Irish persons were born in Danvers before 1775: Elizabeth Carril (1760), Abigail Dempsey (1754), Abraham Dempcey (1756), Elisabeth Dempsey (1734), Hannah (1731), Isaac (1728), Lydia (1741) and Margret Dempcey (1725) ; Ja- cob (1752), Jacob (1757), William (1763), and William Demp- sey (1765) ; William (1759), John (1762) and George Kalley - (1763).31 Other births were Margaret Carrol (1768) ; Isaac (1767), Hannah (1768) and Francis Dempsey (1772) ; Bartholo- mew (1771) and Hannah Dempsey (1773) ; Ruth (1766), Sarah (1769) and Nanne Kalley (1771) ; John (1772) and Peter Kally . (1774).32 A report of the Poor Department of Danvers, April 13, 1767, states that "Elizabeth Moar, a poor child was entrusted to Israel Cheever for one year to Ceep from the 13th of April, 1767, at 6, 18, 8."33 In the French and Indian War, 1756-1763, Patrick Carrell and Philip Legrow saw service as soldiers.34 In 1765 thir- ty-four Irish persons were enrolled out of a total population of 2,133,35 a percentage of .015.
Essex County had many Irishmen even before 1700. In 1666 there was a Cornelius Conner, a servant of Richard Goodale. A record of 1672 places his age at thirty-five in that year. Another Conner, his first name Henry, was seventeen years old in 1669.36 William Conner was listed in 166937 as one of the early settlers. A very interesting case was the escape of Hector Macknob and John Mackallester from the bark Swallow, from Belfast, Ireland, Au-
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gust 11, 1715. Archeball Hamelton and Captain James Comerford, commander of the vessel, protested in a sworn statement on Oc- tober 2, 1715, that these two men "apprentices or servants of Wil- liam Bell, were taken as sailors for a voyage to New England, Bilboa and back to Ireland, but on August 11, Sabath they de- serted . .. they could not find them."38 On February 7, 1717, an indentureship was contracted between Ebenezer Slingsby and Wil- liam Gibb to last "four years," one of the witnesses to the docu- ment being Anthony Barkey Lill of Dublin.39 Later, another Irish- man, Dennis Murphy, served in Colonel Ichabod Plaisted's regi- ment in the last French and Indian War (1755-1761).40 All of the above names are associated with the general history of Essex County. The exact place of residence of the persons named is un- known.
Vital records show a considerable Irish element in Gloucester before the Revolution. The following names of persons born there before 1775 suggest an Irish flavor: Jean Bradey (1732), Benja- min Bradey (1759), Daniel Calighan (1757), William Callaghan (1755), Abraham Callighan (1756), George Collighan (1756), Abigail Cunningham (1759), Betty Cunningham (1758), Thank- ful Cunningham (1761), Eunice Donahew (1763), John Dona- hew (1764), Elizabeth Dorathy (1757), David Dorathy (1759) ; Joseph (1755), Mary (1755), Robert (1759) and Sarah Dorathy (1759) ; Daniel Dougharty (1761), David Dougharty (1765), Daniel Doyl (1739), Daniel Doyl (1765), Felix Doyl (1737), Mary Doyl (1747), Samuel Doyl (1742), Samuel Doyl (1745), Abigail (1725) and Mary Fleming (1723), Mary Flinn (1719), Samuel O'Macafee (1728), Michael Tool (1765), Lydia Callag- han (1773), Robert Callaghan (1774), Timothy Cassaday (1774), Philomon Caswaday (1773), Susanna Caswaday (1770), Job Cunningham (1771), John Cunningham (1770), Nehemiah Cunningham (1774), Sarah Cunningham (1766), Betty Cunning- ham (1768), Catharine Donahew (1770), David (1767), Lydia (1772) and William Donahew (1774), Molley Daugharty (1768), Charles Doyl (1769), John Doyl (1772), Samuel Doyle (1775), Sarah Doyle (1767), Cattern Dunnahue (1775), Eunice Donna- hue (1775), John Dunnahue (1775), Lydia Donnahue (1775), Maratha Flannaghan (1768), Michael Flannaghan (1770), Charles (1767), John (1769), and Lydia Fleming (1771) ; James
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Kelley (1767), Abigail (1770) and William Kelly (1772), Molly Kogins (1767), Susanna (1769) and Susan Murphy (1772), Daniel (1770) and Judith Ryon (1771) ; James (1773) and Mary Tool (1768), Martha Tuelo (1771), Betty Whalan (1775) and Michael Whalon (1775).41 Irish persons named in Gloucester marriage records include Jane Drady (1733), Michael Cochran (1757), Catherine Connelly (1744), Miles Connor (1756), Anna Cunningham (1742), John Cunningham (1757), John Cunning- ham (1765), Mary Cunningham (1741), Mary Daugherty (1765) and Dennis Donahew (1745). Mary Doyle was married to Mat- thew Ryan in 1752 and Jennit Flammang to James Macoy in 1732. Other Irish names on the marriage rolls are John Finisee (1753), Mary Flinn (1720), Mary Flinn (1739), Gilbert Logan (1756), Dennis McCarty (1757), Mrs. Esther McCarty (1720), Ambrose Ryan (1744), and Matthew Ryan (1750). In 1752 Matthew Ryan and Mary Doyl were joined in marriage. Other parties to marriage were Patrick Candelea (1771), Timothy Crowley (1766), David Cunningham (1766), Timothy Donnihie (1769), Susanna Dris- call (1769), Elias Driscall (1768), Michael. Flannaghan (1769), Abigail Gallichan (1766), Patrick Hogan (1766), John Keily (1768), Patrick Ryan (1769), Sarah Ryan (1722) and Ambros Ryan (1772). Sara Doyl and John Burns were married in 1769 and Benjamin Connor and Peggy Griffin in 1733.42
In 1765 Gloucester had a population of 3,763.43 Seventy-seven Irishmen and women were living in the town in that year repre- senting a percentage of .024.
Haverhill early was settled by Irish immigrants. McGee calls attention to the Eagle Wing which attempted to bring one hun- dred and forty passengers from Carrickfergus to the vicinity of Haverhill in 1636. Poor weather forced the group back.44 These immigrants were of Celtic stock, transplanted from Ireland to Scotland. In 1660 one Robert Clements was paid through the court for "his voyage to England and Ireland in taking over his brother, John Clements' wife and children."45 These were the first Irish people who came to Haverhill.
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