Andrew Lowry

July_28_1806Andrew_Lowry_Drumcrow

• Death Notes
  • Death Notice:
    "Edn 10 Feb 1841 D. at Fiddyglass nr Raphoe Andrew Lowry Esq much and deservedly regretted.  Mr. Lowry was 1st Lt. Of the Taughboyne Rangers, one of the corps of the Irish Volunteers in 1778, and with his men attended the reviews at Glassnaugh and Creggan.  He was the last survivor of the corps. The immense procession which accompanied his remains to St Johnstown testified to the respect in which he was held by all classes of the community in the neighborhood where he resided. [date of death not given]"----Londonderry Standard Newspaper.
    
    Londonderry Sentinel:  06 Feb 1841 At Fiddyglass, nr. Raphoe, at the advanced age of 96 years, Andrew Lowry, Esq.  Mr. Lowry was First Lieutenant of the Taughboyne Rangers, one of the corps of the Irish Volunteers, in 1778
    

• General Notes
  • Flax List: 1796, Andrew Lowry/Taughboyne/4 wheels
    
    1806 - Andrew Lowry holds Drumchroe.  (Abercorn Land Survey Map)
    
    July 20th 1806 - Taughboyne Parish Church Vestry Minutes -"Mr. Andrew Lowry and William Rodgers of Drumcrow in charge of finding illicit stills in that district of Lettergull.
    
    "Edn Tues. 1 March 1808 "Died at Drumcrow Miss Lowry in her 19th year the dau. of  Lt. Lowry"---From the Londonderry Journal and Donegal & Tyrone Advertiser (from Simon)
    
    1810 - AL sells his 1/2 of Drumcrow to John Lowry who holds the other half. (Abercorn Rent/Lease) According to an Abercorn Letter dated 19 March 1817 John is Andrew's son and he sold out to him when he moved to Pheddyglass and married Alexander Lowry's widow, Elizabeth.
    
    1810 - the name" Andrw" Lowry of Drumcrow seems to be written over by "John" Lowry of Drumcrow as part of a committee set up on 27th April at a meeting of the Taughboyne Vestry, as per the minutes of the same.
    
    1826 TAB - AL holds 60 acres in Feddyglass. 
    
    June 3, 1829-  Andrew Lowry , Sen. of Pheddyglass registering freehold in Carrickbrack townland
    
    1833 Reg of Deeds Carrickbrack- Andrew Lowry, grantor to William McConnell, grantee, 1833.13.210  (#469005 - need to order)
    
    Abercorn Survey Map 2: 1835, Andrew Lowry/ 81 Statute Acres/Feddyglass
    
    George Lowry signed a 21 year lease with Abercorn on Jan 31, 1835.  The following note is attached to the Lease:  "Your Honour, Majir Humphers, I am well satisfied that George Lowry should have his name in the Lease of Feddyglass as there is now other person for it but him. [signed] Andrew Lowry, Feddyglass" This comment  - "Delivered by hand.  Please deal with this" and initialled possibly by M Humphries.---Boyd Gray, [2005 PRONI Research]
    
    
    Death Notice:
    "Edn 10 Feb 1841 D. at Fiddyglass nr Raphoe Andrew Lowry Esq much and deservedly regretted.  Mr. Lowry was 1st Lt. Of the Taughboyne Rangers, one of the corps of the Irish Volunteers in 1778, and with his men attended the reviews at Glassnaugh and Creggan.  He was the last survivor of the corps. The immense procession which accompanied his remains to St Johnstown testified to the respect in which he was held by all classes of the community in the neighborhood where he resided. [date of death not given]"----Londonderry Standard Newspaper
    (Another researcher says this source says he was 96 years old.)
    
    What does this add up to?
    1. An AL (Taugh Rangers) died in Feddy in 1841.  He must have been born circa 1758 and maybe earlier, if he was in the Rangers in 1778.
    2. An AL sold land in Drumcrow to John Jnr in 1810/11.  If he was John Jnr's bro, as we now suppose, he was born circa 1850. 
    3. An AL held land in Feddy in 1826 and 1835.  If Taugh Rangers AL and Drumcrow AL are one and the same, and TR AL didn't die til 1841, then he should be the AL who held this land in Feddy.
    4. (An AL was the father of Jane Lowry who was born circa 1825, so he was born circa 1790.  This man is too late to be TR AL.)
    How does this look then?  I create an AL beside John Jnr and attribute 1, 2 and 3 above to him?  Are we creating too much on supposition?  Probably, but we have to put them somewhere if we are to remember what we think now.  As long as it doesn't get set in concrete.
    The Strabane Morning Post of 1829 shows an Andrew Lowry of Feddyglass registering a freehold in Carrickbrack.  It seems likely that it was this Andrew, and that he passed this land on to the Andrew of Carrickbrack, the son of his brother, John Lowry of Drumcrow.
    
    Notes for ANDREW LOWRY:
    The 1811-1833 Abercorn Rental Accounts Book shows two tenants at Drumcrow - each with a separate page - Andrew LOWRY (folio 145)and John LOWRY (folio 146).  Andrew Lowry's name is scored out (done at some point after the page was titled).  Andrew LOWRY and John LOWRY are both paying rent of £36.19.4 1/2 on Feb 19, 1811 and on Oct 14, 1811.  These are payments for the previous year of 1810.  Andrew LOWRY'S portion is purchased by John LOWRY sometime between the Oct 1811 payment and Mar 24, 1812 for £600  as John LOWRY  is paying the entire rent on March 24, 1812 of £73.18.9. 
    
    Letter from John James Burgoyne to Marquess of Abercorn which was discovered in March 2009 and explains the Andrew situation finally.
    PRONI Reference :    D623/A/130/16
    Dates :    19 March 1817
    Description :    Sir John James Burgoyne, Strabane, to [Marquess of Abercorn, London]Concerning settlement of properties of the Lowry family of Phed[d]yglass.   'On
    reference to your Lordship's books I find that Robert Lowry applied on 25th July 1811 claiming a right to the farm in Phed[d]yglass but the farm being then in lease, your Lordship could not hear his claim. The farm was set for only 7 years and the lease expired at November last.I have had the parties in, and enquired into the facts. Alexander Lowry brother to Robert died leaving a widow and two children. Andrew Lowry married the widow about 6 years ago. One child was then living which is since dead. The widow has had two sons and a daughter by her second marriage.Andrew Lowry on his marriage removed to Phed[d]yglass and sold the half of 'Drumcroe' to his son John who had the other half of it.I enclose Robert's affidavit. He says his mother's freedom has been very ill paid, and on calling on John to restore the article he says he destroyed it. Robert is an innkeeper in Raphoe and Andrew who is married to the widow has always been a punctual tenant. I therefore think if your Lordship allowed the widow's freedom to be made good to her, with a compensation for the deficiency of former years, it would be as much
    as her family could claim, as Robert has lived so long off the estate.'
    
    
    
    
    

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