tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262406375143409964.post5782747761947883620..comments2023-06-15T07:57:13.738-07:00Comments on YOUR ANCESTRAL FAMILY BLOG.......: Native Irish PresbyteriansGenealogy Mysteries Solvedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11440655369411457706noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262406375143409964.post-84931116300073729062019-06-07T08:18:34.863-07:002019-06-07T08:18:34.863-07:00I am a descendant of James Winwright Flanagan, a P...I am a descendant of James Winwright Flanagan, a Presbyterian from Ireland to America in the 1740's. His ancestors must have converted from Catholicism at some point. How early could this have happened?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13201190668377704158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262406375143409964.post-58092466980706004422013-03-10T20:22:58.459-07:002013-03-10T20:22:58.459-07:00Thank you Eric - my research indicates this was no...Thank you Eric - my research indicates this was not uncommon. Genealogy Mysteries Solvedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11440655369411457706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262406375143409964.post-4600540282200455652013-03-10T20:20:58.420-07:002013-03-10T20:20:58.420-07:00John, Yes it does appear that this trend did conti...John, Yes it does appear that this trend did continue at least up to about 1800 or so.Genealogy Mysteries Solvedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11440655369411457706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262406375143409964.post-9084712259611669132012-02-08T13:29:40.740-08:002012-02-08T13:29:40.740-08:00I too am descended from an Ulster irish catholic w...I too am descended from an Ulster irish catholic who early in the 19th C married a daughter of an old Scot presbyterian family(Blow). A generation later all these subsequent Ulster ancestors were Presbyterian. This really confused my research but bears out truth of your question.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05516710781477704294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262406375143409964.post-31444848563929082612011-12-25T06:24:22.024-08:002011-12-25T06:24:22.024-08:00My Grandfather was born in County Armargh in 1799....My Grandfather was born in County Armargh in 1799. Birth records suggest he was baptized as a Roman Catholic, but all his descendants are known to be Presbyterians. <br />Was it possible this trend for Roman Catholics to convert to Presbyterians continued well in the 18th and early 19th centuries?John McKeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14116923014919440376noreply@blogger.com