McFarland and Simpson families in Liscable

Dear Darrel

Apologies for the long delay in getting back to you. Have you managed to find out any more about the above?

Best wishes

Clare Doyle

Genealogy Support

Hi Darryl

We may be tracking the same McFarland line, but I haven't found any proof.

My 3rd GGF - Andrew McFarland was born about 1781 in Ireland, (guessing Tyrone).  Died abt 1856 in Alma, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada. I haven't been able to find any immigration records, death records, etc. that show his parents or anything linking him to a county or parish or townland in Ireland.

Andrew had three sons - Andrew, King and William (my line).  I am DNA connected with a descendent of the son Andrew's line.

In online searches, I have found a possible connection to John McFarland (1672) who married Catherine Hamilton (1676) - both from Liscabble.  Their son John (Liscabble, Tyrone, Ireland 1715) married Mary Armour (Lignabraid,Ardstraw,Tyrone,Ireland 1719) and had 5 sons:  Patrick, John, William, Armour and Andrew.   I think this Andrew connects to me - but again, no proof.  I attached the info from the Ancestry Message Board.

My family is Presbyterian in Canada and the US (Ohio then Wisconsin).

We have a the name Armour a lot in the line, so the marriage to Mary Armour and brother named Armour has my gut thinking it's the right connection.

I do have some DNA connections that show the name Hockley in their trees - including one that also matches my paternal cousin so we are related through my dad's line.  She's khoussenloge in Ancestry, and I haven't tried yet to make the connection.

Look forward to comparing notes.

Mary Purchase

oops sorry Darrel - messed up spelling of your name...

Hello Mary. Please communicate with me at my email address of:

ddh_regina@yahoo.ca

Thanks,

Darrel Hockley

Regina, SK, Canada