Theobald Verdin or Verdon, born Dundalk c 1743

Hello Christine, that is one famous name here historically, even have a townland of that name, https://www.townlands.ie/louth/ardee/drumcar/drumcar/verdonstown/ According to McLysaghts Irish Surnames they were one of the great Hiberno Norman families, the Normans arrived here in the year 1170, and in the 17h century wars took the Catholic Irish side as did a lot of these families and it was downhill from there, as it was not really legal to be Catholic following the Penal Laws records are scarce for the time you mention and I can see no records for that period on Roots Ireland until the mid 1700s in Dublin.

In 1641 there was a rebellion, in 1648 Cromwell arrived, still in the memory, in 1689 we had the Battle of the Boyne when William of Orange defeated James II the Catholic King to take the crown, so guess the Verdons as with many picked the wrong side. If you check this site you will see how they had land in Louth in 1640 but by 1670 they had little if my reading is correct, this coincides with the Plantations which has today given us two Irelands, so that may be why they left later. http://downsurvey.tcd.ie/index.html 

It is called the Down Survey because they laid down chains to measure the land. And you only asked for a record not a history lesson.

There is a good site here about Louth and you will get many references to the name, the History Society have Journals going back to 1904 or so and there may be something to see in them but doubt you will get the actuall branch of the family but you could try the library or archives in Louth, http://www.jbhall.clahs.ie/index.html 

Back in the 15th century there were two Droghedas north and south of the Boyne with their own taxes etc, south was De Lacy and north was Verdon.

Have a look at the site I linked and see if you see anything I am a member of the Society and can follow up to see if there is any more information. 

Regards

Pat

Hello Pat, thank you so much for this information it's fascinating I'm trying to discover more about them and will look at the links - can't thank you enough..   I'm looking forward to a chance (post corona) to come to County Louth area where it seems many of my ancestors hailed (I had no idea 1 year ago)., there are also McCormick(mac)s and Portals I have discovered from a couple of generations ago.

I'm very proud to have Irish ancestry.

Regards, Christine