The journal of the American-Irish Historical Society, Vol. VI, 1906Various
History
The journal of the American-Irish Historical Society, Vol. VI, 1906
Various
American-Irish Historical Society -- Periodicals; Ethnology -- United States -- Periodicals; Irish Americans -- Periodicals
The Mackues had a representative in Timothy, son of Timothy and Ann
Mackue, born October 20, 1699, probably one of the McCues or McHughes,
all the same. Sarah, daughter of William and Olive McLoughlin, was born
on October 29, 1689; and Eliza followed on September 10, 1691, who was
joined by Mary, born on March 22, 1694. These undoubtedly are the
ancestors of many McGloughlins, McLathlans, or Lafflins, as the fancy
seized their descendants to alter the spelling, just as the name
McCarthy became in time Maccarty, Maccartie, MacCarter, Carter or Carte,
varied occasionally by Carty. On February 14, 1658, not a great many
years after the founding of the colony, “James Webster a Scotishman &
Mary Hay an Irish maid were married.” Mary was, no doubt, one of the
poor girls torn from her home in Ireland, but hard as her lot was, she
was fortunate in not being sent to the West Indies; but would it not be
of interest to find, at the present time, the descendants of the Scotch
laddie and the Irish lassie, the Websters of 1658?
Another couple, married April 5, 1692, bear names that denote Irish
blood—Andrew Rankins and Grace Butler. The ceremony was performed by
Gov. Simon Bradstreet. Daniel, son of Dermin—probably Dermot—Mahoone,
was born Oct. 4, 1646. The next child born to the couple, on August 29,
1648, bore the well-known Irish name of Honour, and the name itself must
have been Mahon, or Mahoney. Mrs. Mahone died November 8, 1656, and her
husband, like his countryman, McCarty, did not remain single long, as
another child, Margaret, was presented him on June 3, 1661, but it was
after his death, which took place on April 2, 1661. His widow, Margaret,
did not long grieve for him, for in the following July, 1661, the record
reads, “Bryan Morfrey (Murphy) an Irishman & Margaret Mayhoone widow
were married 20th July by John Endecott Governor.”
The Murphys were on hand “airly,” and no doubt made their mark, but
where are their descendants? Hannah, daughter of John and Ann Cogan, was
born September 6, 1636. This may be one of the characteristic names of
England, but is more common in Ireland, being carried there by Milo De
Cogan, one of Strongbow’s Norman knights. John was born to Garrett and
Mary Bourne, May 30, 1643. Both given and proper names have an Irish
appearance. The first Kelly having the honor of being entered on the
records of births was Daniel, son of David and Elizabeth Kelly, born
December 18, 1647; like the Murphys, they were on hand early; and also
like the Murphys, are of the undiluted old stock, Gaelic to the core.
Today, on account of the prominence of the name, it is as American as it
is Irish, and what is still better, the spelling remains the same in
both countries.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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