Seeking info on parents and/or family of Patrick McIntire/McIntyre b ca 1796 in Ireland who emigrated to New Brunswick, Canada in 1819, settling in Woodstock/Richmond area. Married Jane Flemming in Fredericton in 1825, and had children: Jane, James, Catherine, Mary, Robert, John, William, Andrew, Thomas, Isabelle, and Elizabeth. Jane was likely daughter of Robert Flemming (ca 1765 - 1851) and Jane (Scott?) (ca 1763 - 1857) who emigrated with their children to Woodstock/Richmond, NB in 1818 from somewhere in Ireland.
I found a Patrick McIntyre, laborer, age 19, who enlisted with the UK Scots Brigade (94th Regiment of Foot) Dec 2, 1815 at Kilkenney, with a birth location of Galway, possibly Mullagh parish, which might be the right Patrick- the Regiment had been stationed in Ireland ca 1814, and disbanded in 1818. As this might be him, I am linking the Military Ancestors group to this message. This is the only info I have on where he was from.
Family tradition has it that the McIntyre family was originally from Scotland, though when they arrived in Ireland is unknown. Nothing further is known about the Flemmings.
Suggestions for where to look for more info is greatly appreciated.
storygalt
Tuesday 21st Sep 2021, 03:56PMMessage Board Replies
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The main migation of Scots to Ireland was in the 1600s. Something like 200,000 moved to Ireland then, representing 20% of the entire Scottish population. Some came as part of the Plantation of Ireland as well as other settler schemes, others stayed behind after a 10,000 strong Scottish army was disbanded in Carrickfergus in the 1640s. Some came as a result of famine in Scotland in the 1690s. The majority settled in the counties of Ulster (ie the north of Ireland) and a large percentage were Presbyterian. So if your ancestors were Presbyterian in Canada, then that points to Scottish origins. In north America they tend to be called Scotch-Irish and in Ireland Ulster-Scots. Flemming is a Scottish name and I would not be surprised if they have the same origins.
Tracing ancestors born in Ireland in the late 1700s is notoriously difficult due to the general lack of records for that period, plus such records as do survive are not all on-line, notably many Presbyterian church ecords. DNA might be one route of tracing your origins as you might match with someone who has more information about the 2 families.
Elwyn, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘
Wednesday 22nd Sep 2021, 02:30PM