Hello Steve, It is difficult to locate pre1800 records in Ireland – in general, many do not exist. This is the case for Cappagh parish, Co. Tyrone.
Flaxgrowers List (Spinning Wheel Premiums) 1796 http://www.failteromhat.com/flax/tyrone.php CAPPAGH Parish: ARTHUR David ARTHUR John ARTHUR Matthew The only surviving early church records are those for Cappagh Parish Church: CAPPAGH PARISH CHURCH (Church of Ireland) Registers: transcripts held in PRONI, Belfast: BAPTISMS 1753-1871, MARRIAGES 1752-1850, BURIALS 1758-1809 & 1834-92, VESTRY MINUTES 1755-1851 with list of applotters 1805-17 and 1839-50 and Poor Lists 1802-11 PRONI Ref.: T.679/289, 303-305, 333-334, 338 & MIC/583/1,27, 30. These records are available for consultation in Belfast. MOUNTJOY PRESBYTERIAN baptismal and marriage registers do not commence until 1821. There are no Arthur headstones in either Cappagh parish graveyard or in the graveyard attached to Mountjoy Presbyterian Church CAPPAGH TITHE APPLOTMENT BOOK (1827) records a number of tithepayers with the family name of ARTHUR: http://www.cotyroneireland.com/tithe/cappagh.html ARTHUR Christopher, Eskeydowey ARTHUR David, Gortanigan ARTHUR John, Eskeydowey ARTHUR Joseph Jun., Edenderry ARTHUR Joseph Sen., Edenderry ARTHUR William, Castletown ARTHUR William, Gortanigan The family name of McArthur is unknown in the parish. Sadly, this is the reality of Irish genealogical research Regards Len Swindley, Melbourne, Australia Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10 From: Steve Thomas<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, 3 February 2018 12:54 AM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [CoTyroneMailingList] Researching John Arthur, b abt 1790 in County Tyrone Hello to all, I was hoping someone may be bale to help me. My 4G grandfather is John Arthur from County Tyrone, Parish of Cappagh. Here is everything we think we know: He was born about 1790. He came to the United States about 1811, and we have several possible ships logs that could be him from the same general time period. We also have two separate US Naturalization papers that could be him. The most detailed confirms the information about about his age, and where he came from. We also have several published history books that tells the same story about his age and where he came from. In America, he married Rebecca Parker, and died April 1, 1830 in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. I have a lot more information about his offspring there after, but this is all i know about his origin. If anyone can help me with the family name Arthur (or possibly McArthur or variations) in Cappagh, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks. Steve T.
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