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Moses Douglas, of Kinnigoe
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Moses Douglas was born c1740, and died 1st January 1813. He is a
cousin of John Douglas born about 1781 (Lurgan) who wrote the book Tale
of the Peninsula and Waterloo
Moses married Catherine Marsden (Masdin) on 24 April 1768 in Seagoe,
Armagh, N Ireland at Seagoe Parish Church.
Catherine was the daughter of Robert Marsden of Kinnegoe. Moses and
Catherine eventually settled on a portion of her father's land, under
lease from Lord Brownlow. The 1 November 1791 lease renewal for the
property in Kinnego names sons their sons Thomas and Robert. Moses and
Catherine were early Methodists and records show that Moses opened his
home to meetings, before the first Methodist church in Lurgan was built.
Much of the family remained Methodist for a number of generations, their
2nd born son, Rev. William Douglas, was an itinerant Methodist Minister.
Together, Moses and Catherine had 11 children:
James Douglas: 1769 - abt 1848 (possibly married to Mary Bradshaw and
settled in Drumnakelly, Seagoe)
William Douglas: 1771 - 1860 , Born Kinnigoe, nr. Lurgan and died at
Irvinestown, Cavan.
John Douglas: 1773 - 1779
Mary Douglas: 1775 - ?
Henry Douglas: 1777 - 1852; He married Mary McCabe and lived in the town
of Lurgan, they had 10 children)
John Douglas: 1779 - ?
Thomas Douglas: 1781 - ?
Margaret Douglas: 1785 - ?; He married Thomas Cordner / Corner. They had
(at least) 8 children.
Robert Douglas: 1788 - 1867; He married Mary Wilkinson and they stayed
on the Douglas family land in Kinnegoe. They had 10 children.
Moses Douglas: 1791 - 1873; He married Elizabeth (Eliza) - surname
unknown. They stayed on the Douglas family land in Kinnegoe. They had 8
children.
Hillary Douglas: 1793 - 1849; He married Mary Corner. They stayed on the
Douglas family land in Kinnegoe. They had 11 children.
The shell of the homes that Robert, Moses and Hillary lived in are still
on the land that they leased and eventually owned. Hillary, son of
Hillary, eventaully left the property and remaining home (that still
stands and is lived in) to his grandnephew Hugh Wesley Douglas Anderson.
Hugh then sold the land to the current owners. |
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