THE MCELWAIN FAMILY IN SCOTLAND & IRELAND
LINKS IN THE MCELWAIN WEBSITE
INDEX TO THE MCELWAIN WEBSITE
JOHN ALLEN MCELWAIN I
MCELWAIN CENSUS MA & NY
MCELWAIN FAMILY IN ERIE CO NEW YOK
MCELWAIN FAMILY IN MA
MCELWAIN FAMILY IN NY
TIMOTHY MCELWAIN SR
ROGER MCELWAIN
RALPH MCELWAIN
FRANK MCELWAIN
HOUSE OF GRIMMET
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The MCELWAIN Family belongs to all of the other families with similar spellings. They were originally from Ayr, Scotland and were Lord's. The House of Grimmet by WILLIAM ORDWAY is a good reference. Since I can no longer get the link for the House of Grimmet, I will outline below the lineage in Scotland.
The MCELWAIN family then went to Ireland mainly to Antrium County Cavern. Then they wandered to America, some going to MA, NH, & NY. From there they branched out all over the United States.
JAMES MCELWAIN who came to Massachusetts from Ireland in the early 1700's with his brother TIMOTHY MCELWAIN and his son TIMOTHY MCELWAIN was said to come from Broughshane.
BROUGHSHANE
Broughshane is a market and post-town in the parish of Racavan, barony of Lower Antrim, county of Antrim and the province of Ulster, 28 3/4 miles (N. NW) of Belfast and 109 miles (N.) of Dublin. Broughshane has 828 inhabitants when this article was written (date unk).
This town is pleasantly situated on the river Braid at the termination of the mail coach road from Ballymena. It has a sub-post-office. Broughshane consists of one long street containing about 180 houses indifferently built. In a neighbourhood are several gentlemen's seats and at no great distance is Tullymore Lodge finely situated on a stream tributary to the Braid.
The market is on Tuesday and is principally for butter and pork. Fairs are held on June 17th and September 3rd. A constabulary police force has been stationed here and the manorial court of Buckna is held here every month for the recovery of debts amounting to 20 pounds.
The Church of the Union of Skerry or the Braid, a neat edifice with a spire, is situated in the town. There is also a place of worship for Presbyterians in connection with the Synod of Ulster. There is also a dispensary in town.
At Dumfare, the vicinity, is a large mount (mountain?)of very imposing aspect.
THE MCELWAIN FAMILY FROM AYRSHIRE SCOTLAND
1) ALAN MCELVEEN b. 1280
2) ADAM MCELVEEN (ALAN)
3) REGINALD MCELVEEN (ADAM, ALAN)
4) ADAM MCELVEEN (REGINALD ADAM, ALAN) b. 1399 m. MARJORIE STEWART
5) JOHN MCELVEEN (ADAM, REGINALD, ADAM, ALAN) b. aft 1346
6) REGINALD MCELVEEN (JOHN, ADAM, REGINALD, ADAM, ALAN) m. ELIZABETH
7) RANKIN MCELVEEN (REGINALD, RANKIN, JOHN, ADAM, REGINALD, ADAM, ALAN) b. 1395 Ayrshire, Scotland m. in Ayrshire d. 1465 Ayrshire, Scotland 1 child
8) NIGEL MACYLVEYNE (RANKIN, REGINALD, JOHN, ADAM, REGINALD, ADAM, ALAN) 2 Children
9) GILBERTO MYLVEYNE (NIGEL, RANKIN, REGINALD, JOHN, ADAM, REGINALD, ADAM, ALAN) b. 1450 Ayrshire, Scotland d. 1537 Ayrshire, Scotland 3 Children:
i. ALLAN M'YLVEYNE;
ii. DAVID M'YLVEYNE;
iii. JOHN M'YLVEYNE m. to HELEN KENNEDY
10) ALLAN M'YLVEYNE (GILBERTO, NIGEL, RANKIN, REGINALD, JOHN, ADAM, REGINALD, ADAM, ALAN) b. 1470 Ayrshire, Scotland d. 1545 Ayrshire, Scotland m. 1500 Ayrshire, Scotland to MARIAN FERGOUSSONE 2 Children:
i. COL. GILBERTO M'ILVENE;
ii. JOHN M'YLVEYNE
11) GILBERTO M'ILVENE, COL.(ALLAN, GILBERTO, NIGEL, RANKIN, REGINALD, JOHN, ADAM, REGINALD, ADAM, ALAN) b. 1510 Ayrshire, Scotland d. 9/18/1547 Ayrshire, Scotland m. Ayrshire, Scotland to JANET CORRIE b. Ayrshire, Scotland d. Ayrshire, Scotland 5 Children:
i. PATRICK MCILVANE;
ii. DAVID MCILVANE;
iii. GILBERT MCILVANE;
iv. OLIVER MCILVANE;
v. THOMAS MCILVANE m. MISS KENNEDY
12) PATRICK MCILVANE (GILBERTO, ALLAN, GILBERTO, NIGEL, RANKIN, REGINALD, JOHN,ADAM, REGINALD, ADAM, ALAN) b. bef 1540 Ayrshire, Scotland d. 11/8/1613 Ayrshire, Scotland m. Ayrshire, Scotland to ISOBEL "LADY GRYMETT" KENNEDY b. Ayrshire, Scotland d. Ayrshire, Scotland
13) JOHN MCILVANE (PATRICK, GILBERTO, ALLAN, GILBERTO, NIGEL, RANKIN, REGINALD, JOHN, ADAM, REGINALD, ADAM, ALAN) b. 1570 Ayrshire, Scotland d. 9/21/1669 Ayrshire, Scotland m. Ayrshire, Scotland to JANE ANN CORRY (JAMES CORRY & FLORENCE CRAWFORD) b. Ayrshire, Scotland d. 1632 Ayrshire, Scotland 6 children. FLORENCE CRAWFORD CORRY d. 1632 Ayrshire, Scotland
14) JOHN (JOHNNE) MCILVANE (JOHN, PATRICK, GILBERTO, ALLAN, GILBERTO, NIGEL, RANKIN, REGINALD, JOHN, ADAM, REGINALD, ADAM, ALAN) b. 1600 Ayrshire, Scotland d. 1669 Ayrshire, Scotland bur. Maybole m. Ayrshire Scotland to JULIANNA SCHAW b. Ayrshire, Scotland d. 1641 Ayrshire Scotland
6 Children:
i. QUENTIN MCILVANE b. 1630 d. 1695 m. to MARGARET MOOR & also MARION BLAIR;
ii. ALEXANDER MCILVANE m. MISS MCADAM lived at Aughnacloy, Ireland;
iii. GILBERT MCILVANE m. JANET SHAW moved to County Antrium, Ireland;
iv. JOHN MCILVANE b. 1640 d. 7/1739 m. to ANNE CUNNINGHAM;
v. JULIANNA MCILVANE m. to REV ANDREW RODGERS;
vi. ANNA MCILVANE
15) JOHN MCILVANE (JOHNNE, JOHN, PATRICK, GILBERTO, ALLAN, GILBERTO, NIGEL, RANKIN, REGINALD, JOHN, ADAM, REGINALD, ADAM, ALAN) b. 1640/30 Kirkoswald, Ayrshire, Scotland d. 7/1739 Ayrshire, Scotland m. to ANNE CUNNINGHAM (COL. ROBERT CUNNINGHAM & ANN SCOT) b. 1634 Kirkoswald, Ayrshire, Scotland d. Ayrshire, Scotland 2 Children:
i. IRVINGTON MCILVANE &
ii. JOHN MCILVANE(#16)
16) JOHN MCILVANE (JOHN, JOHNNE, JOHN, PATRICK, GILBERTO, ALLAN, GILBERTO, NIGEL, RANKIN, REGINALD, JOHN, ADAM, REGINALD, ADAM, ALAN) b. 1656 Kirkoswald, Ayrshire, Scotland d. 7/9/1735 Ballykeel, Islandmagee, Co Antrim, Ireland m. 5/3/1687 Ayrshire, Scotland to SARAH CLARK b. 8/4or8/1660 Ayrshire, Scotland d. 5/3/1687 Ballykeel, Islandmagee, Co Antrim, Ireland 12 Children:
i. JAMES MCILVAINE b. 6/11/1688 Ayrshire, Scotland d. 1735 Craven Co NC m. to MARY TYSON Came to America 1732 with ROBERT MCILVAINE & ANDREW MCILVAINE then, from PA to SC & NC;
ii. THOMAS MCILVAINE b. 7/3/1692 Ayrshire, Scotland d. 1777 Belfast, Ireland;
iii. MARGARET MCILVAINE b. 12/4/1690 Ayrshire, Scotland d. Berkeley Co SC m. 2/13/1737 or 1738 to ALEXANDER MACGREGOR;
iv. ANDREW MCILVAINE b. 5/14/1694 Ballykeel, Islandmagee, Co Antrim, Ireland d. PA m. 2/12/1717 or 1718 to SARAH FINLEY;
v. GEORGE MCILVAINE b. 9/17/1695 Ballykeel, Islandmagee, Co Antrim, Ireland;
vi. ROBERT MCILVAINE b. 11/10/1696 Grimmet Estates, Ayrshire, Scotland d. PA m. to ISABEL SWAN;
From: "Linda De Vita" LDevita@socal.rr.com
To:
Subject: McElwain
Date: Saturday, 11 February 2012 22:03:36 -0800
Hi Norma,
Thanks for the great work!! I have been doing a little research myself and I have seen in the genealogy accounts that the wife of Alexander McElwain (born before 1750 in Londonderry) was Frances Jocelyn also referred to as Rowden-- the daughter of Lord Rowden or Lord Rouden but I found that if her father was indeed a lord--then he was probably Robert Jocelyn, Earl of Roden and mother was Lady Anne Hamilton. The LDS site has a Caroline Frances Jocelyn, dau of Robert and Anne Jocelyn born 12 May 1755 baptised at St. Peter and St. Kevin in Dublin, County Cork Ireland but she does not appear in the peerage information probably due to the fact that she was disowned and disinherited by the family but I am still researching. See below:
"Robert Jocelyn, 1st Earl of Roden 1
M, #216615
Last Edited=10 Jan 2012
Robert Jocelyn, 1st Earl of Roden is the son of Robert Jocelyn, 1st Viscount Jocelyn.2 He married Lady Anne Hamilton, daughter of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Clanbrassill and Lady Harriet Bentinck, on 11 December 1752.1
He gained the title of 1st Earl of Roden.
Children of Robert Jocelyn, 1st Earl of Roden and Lady Anne Hamilton
Robert Jocelyn, 2nd Earl of Roden+ b. 26 Oct 1756, d. 29 Jun 1820
Hon. George Jocelyn+2 b. 7 Dec 1764, d. Apr 1798
Hon. John Jocelyn+2 b. 1769, d. 21 Jan 1828
Citations
[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 213. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 3, page 3377. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition."
Alexander McElwain (m.1766/1769;d.Bef 1790-Co. Cork Ireland) is my 4th great grandfather on my maternal grandmother's side.
Cheers and keep up the good work!!
(I am sitting here at my computer up to my elbows in print-outs! That's genealogy for you!)
Linda Moss De Vita
Researching: Moss, Blair, Martin, Young, Denny, Hutchison, Rye, Gill, McElwain,Hester, Rives,Clay in TN, KY, NC,VA.
More to come.
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