My ggrand father Robert Armstrong said that his wife Mary Martin's grandfather was Robert Martin, ggrandfather was Robert Martin and gggrandfather was Robert Martin. Mary is believed to have at least three brothers, James Martin 1826, married Jane Smith 25 September 1848, Ireland; William Martin, married Eliza Martin 13 March 1846 Annaclone, Down, Ireland; and David Martin 20 March 1848 Ballyroney, County Down, Ireland According to the free pages, at the time of Davids marriage, Davids father was of Ballybrick, Eliza Anns father, James Kennedy was of Larkin. I suspect it may be Lackin. I have sources all four marriages, including my ggrandmother Mary's. She married William Armstrong 24 November 1846 Drumgooland, Down,Ireland. There is other possible marriages, but these are the ones in my grandmothers records.
According to my ggrandfather, my ggrandmothers mother was Jane Nicholsen. Other than the autobiography of my ggrandfather, I have no sources except for on the Armstrongs. I have christening and birth records on some of their children, census info, a death record for Robert Armstrong, and will for William Armstrong, Roberts father. I've also located the Armstrongs on the Griffiths Evaluation. I have also found a
Origianally we believed the Martins to be from Legananny in the Parish of Drumgooland - there are plenty in the area, but these marriage records, especially Davids make me wonder if they were from one of these other nearby parishes. Does anyone have information on the Martins of Ballyroney and/or Annaclone?
Thanks for all your help!
lotsahunters
Monday 23rd Dec 2013, 12:34AMMessage Board Replies
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Hi Becky,
Thank you for your message. You have done a great job on your family history so far. I hope that someone with information on the Martins makes a connection with you and helps you to further your research.
In the meantime, here are some websites that hopefully may help you in your research:
The National Archives of Ireland http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/
The National Library of Ireland http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx
The National Archives UK ? genealogy search: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/
The Public Records Office of Northern Ireland http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm
Irish Times: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/index.htm
Irish Genealogy Tool kit: http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/
Genealogy Links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/down/index.html
From Ireland: www.from-ireland.net
Best of luck with your research!
Genealogy Support
Thursday 13th Feb 2014, 03:54PM -
Hello Becky I'd be interested in exchanging information regarding Martins in Ballybrick. My. gggm was Sarah Martin, presumably of Ballybrick. Sarah Martin married Samuel Cope(s) [the "s" comes and goes] of Ballyroney townland about 1800. Their son, John Cope, was the father of John Lyons Cope, b. 1832, my ggf. John Lyons was born in/at Katesbridge, and a J. Martin of Ballybrick was a witness to Samuel Cope's will in 1838. I have other Martin information I have gathered over the years but have not been able to verify that "my" Sarah really belonged to the Ballybrick Martins (although she would appear to fit very well as a daughter of your James Martin.) If you'd like to correspond directly, I'm at capnjohn AT windstream DOT net. Hope to hear from you shortly! Kind regards, John F. Cope Pittsburgh, Pa.
Saturday 27th Sep 2014, 02:43PM