Actually I am blind. It was Presbyterian. Peter
On Sun, Jan 13, 2019 at 1:18 AM Len Swindley <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Peter, > > > > You do not state the source of your information, but will attempt to > address your query. Have referred to my copy of *Derry Clergy and > Parishes* – Canon J. B. Leslie (1937) for relevant data to assist your > research and am not sure that it will offer any joy. > > As you state, the original extensive Bodoney parish was divided (date is > up for conjecture, but Leslie states “When Bodoney Lower was separated from > Bodoney Upper and constituted a parish the Church was built at Gortin in > 1730, and the income from tithes was about seven hundred and fifty pounds”. > > Early clergy are listed and those who served in the parish in the early > eighteenth century were: > > RECTORS > > 1671 James Barclay (i.e. Berkeley) > > 1701 James Gratten > > 1708 Edward Cheevers > > 1710-17 Thomas Breviter > > 1746 John Torrens > > > > Nothing relevant may be located in the list of CURATES. Sadly, according > to Canon Leslie, there is nothing to indicate that Rev. James Chrystie held > a seat in the parish, let alone a chair! > > Is it possible that you may possess any further information offering an > avenue for further research? > > > > Regards, > > Len Swindley, Melbourne, Australia > > > > > > > > > > Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for > Windows 10 > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* CoTyroneList <[email protected]> on behalf > of Peter Kincaid via CoTyroneList <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Sunday, January 13, 2019 2:35:04 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Cc:* Peter Kincaid > *Subject:* [CoTyroneMailingList] Badoney Upper Parish Church > > Does anyone have a history of the Church of Ireland in Badoney Parish? I > get the impression that the Parish was split about 1706 with the newer > church being built at Gortin (i.e. for Badoney Lower Parish). I am trying > to learn more about James Chrystie, the minister at the beginning of the > 1700s. I assume his seat was at the church near Plumbridge. Is this > correct? > > Peter > >
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