Ferguson Papers PRONI

The Ferguson papers (T716) were deposited in PRONI and contain some valuable early source material especially for south Derry and Tyrone.

PRONI T716/1-17  FERGUSON PAPERS (nos 1-17)
1
Notes on Artrea parish
Nos 1-7 especially Artrea parish
2
Protestant householders' survey, Derry (1740)
Also Muster rolls on Drapers’ lands Loughisholin
3
Atrea parish
Notes from the Four Masters’ on the parish & Armagh registers exts.
4
Subsidy Rolls, County Derry 1662 and County Tyrone 1668
(also Hearth money rolls)
Subsidy rolls for Desertlyn (3 names), Magherafelt (7), Ballyscullion (9), Ballinderry (8), Derryloran (3), Artrea (15 names)
5
Survey and distribution books
Loughinsholin barony
6
Religious census, 1766
Atrea parish
7
Irish Civil Miscellaneous correspondence
Correspondence, 1701-1708
8
Extracts from various sources
Commonwealth Order book; Will Extracts; Parish priests, county Derry 1740; Ordnance Survey Artrea parish
9
Protestant householders’ (1740)
Glendermott parish
10
TCD Depositions from 1641 rebellion
Depositions of John Frye of Dublin peviously of Moneymore and Thomas Bacon of Dublin previously of Magherafelt TCD.
Stowe Ms volume 25 – claimants for remuneration for losses 1641 (c. 20 people).
11
Various census material
Hearth Roll Co. Antrim 1666-1669; Poll tax Antrim 1660; Dunluce walk, 1740; Ballymoney religious census, 1766
12
Extracts Prerogative Wills
Surname Stevelly County Down wills; prerogative wills and registry of deeds
13
Chancellery Bill extracts
2 extracts (Tomkins)
14
Subsidy Rolls extracts
One page
15
Subsidy Rolls/ County Derry JP’s
Subsidy rolls for parishes of Cumber, Faughanvale, Tamlaght Finlagan, Drumachose and Balteagh. Also extracts of lists of JP’s 1798.
16
Hearth money rolls 1666
Tyrone parishes & also Muster roll Tyrone 1631
17
Lists of books printed
County Derry


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