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| 1 |  | 1500 Scotland Map of Scotland with the Clan names | ||
| 2 |  | 1600 - 1800 Political and Religious Climate Reasons why our Tree Branches faced the challenge of emigrating | ||
| 3 |  | 1610 Ulster Plantation and Landowners in Ireland Many of our fore-fathers emigrated to Ireland for a generation or more before continuing their journey to the American Colonies. | ||
| 4 |  | 1670 The McConnell (McDonald) Clan From "A Brief Sketch of the McConnell Family..." (pages 16 - 22) information is shared on the family of Alexander and his son, Adam McConnell. | ||
| 5 |  | 1670: McConnell Introduction History of Alexander McConnell (1670) and McConnell DNA results. Source: “the McConnells of Fayette County KY by Mary Piatt, published 2008. https://www.mcconnell.com/html/mccob.html. Also see McConnell: Confusing Entwining Relationships document. | ||
| 6 |  | 1689 Siege of Londonderry Ireland Some of our Histories share the family was involved in this battle in which the (deposed) Catholic James attempted to reclaim the Protestant ruled Ireland. | ||
| 7 |  | 1717 - 1771 (5) Waves of Emigration to the Colonies Find out why emigration was heavier for the Scotch-Irish during specific eras (1717, 1725, 1740, 1745 and 1771. What was happening in England, Scotland and Ireland that encouraged these people to make the 6 to 12 week journey to the unknow. | ||
| 8 |  | 1750: Burnt Cabins and 1755: Great Cove Massacre The emigrants kept moving westward. In Pennsylvania; they were inhabiting what is now Fulton County, encroaching on Indian land. By 1750 (documentation shows) our Galloway, Kendall and McConnell Tree Branches were involved in the Burnt Cabins Incident (Excerpt from History of Fulton County… | ||
| 9 |  | 1775 John McClelland Expedition to Kentucky Our McConnell Branches were part of this expedition. |
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| 10 |  | 1775: McConnell in Kentucky History of the various McConnell's in Kentucky prior to and during the Revolutionary War. Sources: Bourbon County, Kentucky Genealogical Society; page 14 and http://sites.rootsweb.com/~kybcgs/misc/history.htm and https://kynghistory.ky.gov/Our-History/History-of-the-Guard/Pages/The-Battle-of-Blue-Licks.aspx | ||
| 11 | | 1780 (circa): Jane McConnell: The bravery of a young girl The History of Greene County by M. A. Broadstone shares the courage and bravery of Jane McConnell. | ||
| 12 |  | 1786:McConnellsblurg, Pennsylvania
The old part of the town, laid out by Daniel McConnell and his brother, William. | ||
| 13 |  | 1788 Lackey Isaac From the House of Ochiltree, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/12168/, information on the Lackey, Ramsey, Miller and other (associated) families who first settled in Lancaster Pennsylvania before relocating to Virginia. During the early 1800’s some of these families later moved to Preble and Greene Counties Ohio. | ||
| 14 | | 1845: The Oregon Trail Rev. Thomas S. Kendall and John and Sarah (Junkin) McCoy head for Oregon | ||
| 15 |  | 1864 Alexander and Lydia (Kyle) Ferguson History Source: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/71301840/person/30560619521/facts ; from the "Family Tree Maker" Volume #2 Tree 1841; “much of this information came from Elizabeth Ferguson, daughter of James Fulton Ferguson”, see Guy Mason Family Tree on Ancestry | ||
| 16 | | History of the Junkin House |