18th C references to McAskie in Ireland
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In the Muster Rolls of the Barony of Strabane, in 1631, - 208 men - which included the Abercorn Settlers - there was a James McKasby, no 160. He had no arms. Only the first 145 had arms. If this was not a McAskie ancestor, then the next documented evidence was in 1750 when they were mentioned in Abercorn Estates Papers . During the reign of Wm. III (William of Orange), (1689-1702), there was substantial migration of Scottish settlers to Ulster. Later for his services to King William the Earl was granted a plot of land in Tyrone He could have as far as he could ride on horseback in one day - and the same in width The original McAskies were allowed to rent 2 acres in Whitehouse. Two families of McAskie came from Scotland to settle. The descendants of these settlers have remained in the same locality. One was an architect or government contractor. An old bridge over the river at Castlederg adjoining an old castle has his name carved in the stone.The date of erection of the bridge is unknown but it was after 1610 - see Castlederg history page As a reward for his services he was offered an estate but did not accept owing to the disturbed state of the country. |
The Abercorn Letters An introduction to the Abercorn letters, as relating to Ireland, 1736-1816 By Canon John H Gebbie, Rector of Ardstraw (Edited extracts from the papers relating to the McAskies) Omagh, Strule Press The 1st Earl of Abercorn was one of the promoters of the Plantation of Ulster, and had a very great estate granted out of the escheated lands in Co.Tyrone. He died in 1618 |
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came to Ireland before mid 18th Century & were tenants of the Earl of Abercorn. They may have come during the Plantation
of Ulster along with the Abercorn ancestor Sir William
Hamilton, who was one of the Undertakers who were granted large tracts of
land in Tyrone. Lord Abercorn was
given 3,000 acres in total in Ulster. Title deeds and leases naturally reflect the complicated processes by which the family acquired, lost or sold, and sometimes re-acquired, their estates in various parts of the British Isles. The Tyrone estate derived from Plantation grants, some of which survive in the archive, of four manors in the parishes of Ardstraw, Donaghedy, Leckpatrick, Camus and Urney, and in what came to be defined as the barony of Strabane Lower The first phase of the Irish estate correspondence, covering much of the eighteenth century and a little beyond, takes the form of correspondence between the agents in Tyrone, Donegal and Dublin, and successive Lords Abercorn, 1736-1818 |
| (McAskie Creevy) 19/08/1750 From Jo Colhoun, agent for the Abercorn estate, in Strabane, to the Earl of Abercorn in London I have given John Kinkead one guinea to further the roads and have sent the bailiff through and distrained all who have either not paid their money nor wrought at the roads… The half of the road next Omagh to Newtownstewart is bottomed with stones and partly covered and so much will be finished next summer. I have viewed the best gardens in Derrygoon manor and can scarce distinguish between the gardens of Robert Kerr of Cavandarragh, Robert Love of Machryloch, James and William Macasky of Creevy, James Hamilton guager [i.e. customs officer of spirits] of Maghrycrigan. If there's any difference Hamilton and Love have it. (McCaskey of Creevy) 30/09/1778... From Henry Pomeroy, agent for the Abercorn estate, in Dublin, to the Earl of Abercorn in London David Brown and James McCaskey of Creevy, the relations of Abraham Boys of Derrygoon, Andrew Brown of Magheralough From a 1777 map of Creevy and Derrygoon, Ardstraw, PRONI ref D/623/D/1/16/64 the following people were Abercorn Estate tenants with land Creevy I John Gaily, II James Roulston, III James Gaily, IV David Brown, V
Joseph McCasky, Derrygoon I Widow Chism II Abraham Boys III Robert Scott IV
Hugh Galbraith William Egle's Notes/Querries of Pennsylvania Vol.1 pages 18-19 supplied by Scott Brown descended from the Brown's of Creevy - he lives in Pennsylvania The Family of Browne (Brownes lived next door to McAskies in Creevy, Ardstraw- and in 19th Century Matilda Brown married William McAskie) Mathew Browne 1775-1832 and Jane McCaskey of Ligonier Valley Pennsylvania
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