One last view for now of what was previously Marlin land in Curran, County Derry, Ireland. My Marlin and Ferrier ancestors started coming to America as early as the mid-1600’s from Northern Ireland, and many more followed, ending up in Pennsylvania and in NC and Tennessee; then on to settling about 1820 in Missouri. Archibald Marlin fought in the Revolutionary War and was granted land in the NC Territory, which became eastern TN. In 2014 when we traveled to Northern Ireland for the express purpose of finding the area they came from, there were no Ferriers in the phone directory for the whole of Northern Ireland and only one Marlin, who did not live anywhere in this area. It was interesting to think that with so many of them in Northern Ireland in previous centuries, there are none today. But both families are all over the United States!
Posted by: marthabernie | May 26, 2016
Former Marlin land, Curran, County Derry, Northern Ireland
Posted in FAMILY HISTORY, IRELAND, Photography | Tags: curran county derry, family history, Ferrier, MArlin, Northern Ireland, Photography
Wow. My great grandparents Mary Ann Hunter and William Marlin left NI and went to Scotland and from there they went to Tasmania in Australia. He was a missionary with the Church of Scotland and they arrived in Tasmania 1886
I now live in Bairnsdale in Victoria, Australia. I would love to hear from any relations as all I know is that my Great grandfathers father was also William Marlin weaver in the Drumlamph/Mullaghboy area. Mary Ann Hunter’s father was Joseph Hunter and he was a farmer.
Regards Laurie Marlin long lost descendant trying to connect to the Marlin’s of Curran.
By: Laurie Marlin on September 14, 2016
at 3:11 am
The Marlins were still in Curran in the 1850’s and one or two by 1901, but today there is only one Marlin in the phone directory of the whole of NI, and she is nowhere near Curran.
By: marthabernie on September 14, 2016
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George “Ogey” Marlin owned the Tavern in Curran in the 1700’s, he was one of the original three men who applied for a masonic warrant for the local lodge (Thomas Ferrier was another)
By: James @Theologica on February 4, 2017
at 2:08 pm
Thanks for the information. My Marlins and Ferriers left Northern Ireland as early as the 1600’s but these were no doubt cousins or siblings/descendants. The ones who ended up in Missouri via PA, NC and TN were also Masons.
By: marthabernie on February 5, 2017
at 3:42 pm