Culbert Families in Ireland

MacLysaght’s The Surnames of Ireland says Culbert is an “..Ulster name of Huguenot origin. Culbrath is an eighteenth century variant of it in Co. Monaghan.”

Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes in 1685. That edict had protected Protestants in France. The revocation led to huge numbers fleeing to England, Ireland and elsewhere as refugees. That being so, your ancestors probably arrived in Ireland some time after 1685 (rather later than during the Plantation period which was 1610 – 1625). There were a few Huguenot churches in Ireland, notably in Dublin where there is also a Huguenot graveyard but in general most Huguenots joined one of the mainstream Protestant churches in Ireland. Presbyterianism appealed to many because of its Calvinistic doctrines, which were similar to the Huguenots belief.

https://museeprotestant.org/en/notice/the-period-of-the-revocation-of-the-edict-of-nantes-1661-1700/

Thank, you Elwyn.  Unfortunately, I don't agree that the Hugusnot exodus applies to the Culberts in Ireland, nor do I agree with MacLaysaght's conclusion.  He does not provide any sources, so it is open for challenge.  Culbert is not a French surname, although Colbert is.  For the Colberts to have migrated to Ireland then is possible, but then changing their name to Culbert is unlikely, as I have found only a few connections between any Colbert and a Culbert.  In addition, I have never found any reference to Culbert in Huguenot records anywhere.  Since most of the earliest Culbert records I have found point to Scotland and England prior to the foundation of the Plantations of Ulster, I have concluded for now (pending further evidence to the contrary), that the Plantations was likely the first event provoking a emigration of Culberts to Ireland from Scotland and England.

Jim,

I am not in a position to defend or explain MacLysaght’s sources. And I don’t think he is around to do that either. But he is well respected.

As far as Culbert/Colbert is concerned, I would advise a little caution. In 20 years genealogical research in Ireland one of the most consistent things I have observed is that there was no consistency in spelling  (both of people and place names). Anyone convinced a name was only ever spelled a certain way is likely to come unstuck.

But anyway, let’s hope that DNA or some other source provides the answers to your queries.

Hi, Jim--it's nice to see you here. I hope we get some answers on our Culberts. My ancestors, as you know, are David Culbert and his wife Sophia Greer. Their son David was born in County Donegal around 1785. He m. Eleanor Patton in 1815. She was b. 1792 in Newtownards, County Down, Ireland. David apparently had a business selling supplies for artists, or at least for painters, in Belfast. He brought his family to Canada in 1833. I don't know what port they entered at (I need to check your One-Name Study page again), but they ended up in Lindsay, Ontario. It's a mosquito-infested swamp to this day (sorry, if anyone from Lindsay is reading this). My g-g-grandfather emigrated to Ohio, USA, before 1865. 

Genknit,

David Culbert settled Lindsay in 1833. He was my 3G grandpa. His son Elijah, begat AE, who begat Harold, who begat William, then me. 
 

I have some good history on them.
 

who are you Genknit?

Scott Culbert

Hi, Scott--Elijah, son of David Culbert, is my g-g-grandfather. I'm Sue (Black) Clark, descended from Elijah's son Samuel James. Samuel was AE's brother. I think that you have been in contact with two of my brothers, Ken and Jim Black, in the past. I know that Ken has met some of the Ohio Culberts, and I think you might be one of them. I just looked in my genealogy program. You are my third cousin. ^_^ Is there some way we can contact each other off this site, without having to put our personal information in here? I haven't figured that out yet. 

You might want to get in touch with Jim Culbert of the Culbert One-Name study. He has collected as much of the information about the various tribes as he can, into one place, and he is looking for Culbert men to do DNA studies. My brothers can't, because they are not Culbert men.

If you can figure out how to reach me via my email, feel free to contact me. If you can't figure that out, PM me here, and I'll put my address in for you.

Sue.

scottculbertlaw@gmail.com