Looking for family from the Paxton lineage, all hailing from Ballymoney. Elizabeth Paxton was born in 1715 and her father (Thomas) was born in 1690 and uncle (Sam) was born in 1670.
Hi there,
Do you have more recent family history? Adding this will increase the chances of finding other Paxton family members.
Do you know what religion they were?
Roman Catholic church records for the diocese of Ballymoney (Down and Connor) only date from 1853. Civil registration records are available from the General Register Office (GRO). These start from 1864 however. You can access the website here: http://www.groireland.ie/research.htm
There are a number of documents you could check:
1614/5 Carrickfergus merchants and ships' captains, Carrickfergus and District Historical Society Journal, Vol. 2 (1986).
1630 Muster Roll of Ulster; Armagh Co. Library and Public Records of Northern Ireland (PRONI) D.1759/3C/1; T.808/15164, National Library of Ireland (NLI) Pos. 206. http://www.billmacafee.com/1630musterrolls.htm
1642 Muster Roll. PRONI T.3726/2.
1659 Pender's 'Census'.
1666 Hearth Money Roll. NLI Pos. 207. Also PRONI T/307.
1666 Subsidy Roll. PRONI T/808/14889.
1669 Hearth Money Roll. NLI Ms. 9584, PRONI T/307 http://www.billmacafee.com/1660shearthmoneyrolls/1669hearthmoneyrollsantrim.pdf
1720 Down and Antrim landed gentry, Royal Irish Academy (RIA) 24 k 19
1734 Religious census of the barony of Cary. The Glynns 1993, 1994. Supplies householders' names.
1740 Protestant Householders in the parishes...includes Ballymoney. PRONI T808/15258. Genealogical Office 539.
1796: Spinning Wheel Premium Entitlement Lists This was part of a government scheme to encourage the linen trade, free spinning wheels or looms were granted to individuals planting a certain area of land with flax. The lists of those entitled to the awards, covering almost 60,000 individuals, were published in 1796, and record only the names of the individuals and the civil parish in which they lived. The majority, were in Ulster, but some names appear from every county except Dublin and Wicklow. A microfiche index to the lists is available in the National Archives, and in PRONI. There are 1,125 names for Co. Antrim. www.failteromhat.com
Also check. www.ballymoneyancestry.com
Please make sure you link anyone else in your family who is interested in their Irish heritage to our site - and indeed anyone else you know of Irish heritage.
Kind regards,
Sinead Cooney
Genealogist (Ireland XO)