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Descendants of (William) Warnock

Generation No. 1

1. (William)¹ Warnock was born Abt. 1769 in Kilmacrenan Parish, Co. Donegal, Ireland, and died Abt. 1810 in Kilmacrenan Parish, Co. Donegal, Ireland. He married Mary Wilson Abt. 1799 in Kilmacrenan Parish, Co. Donegal, Ireland. She was born Abt. 1782 in Ireland, and died Apr 1846 in Aboard Ship GENERAL WASHINGTON to America ^1,².

Notes for (William) Warnock:
Some of this is probable and not factual information. But Irish and Scottish names repeat themselves with the oldest child taking the same sex name of their grandparents. Thus this may be accurate. WARNOCK is a Scottish name and appears in THE SURNAMES OF SCOTLAND, as an anglicizing of GRAHAM in the borders country of Scotland, near Glasgow.

When the Plantation of Ulster took place under King James I in 1609, many Scots and English were sent to Ireland to take over the escheated lands of the Irish. The Aristocracy took title to the land but they were required by the terms of the grant to plant within 3 years 24 able men of 18 years or more on every 1,000 acres. These men were either English or 'inland' Scots and had to represent at least 10 families. The landlords needed artisans and imported many from Scotland for these trades. This is surely why the name WARNOCK is almost unknown in the Republic of Ireland but so very common in Ulster. There are about 160 listings for WARNOCK in the Northern Ireland telephone book, but only two unrelated Warnock families in Cleveland. (See Robinson citation in Bibliography)

With the Church of Scotland being Presbyterian in its organization, this would account for why so large a number of our USA WARNOCK families were Presbyterian through the years, even up to today. They tended to mix and marry within their denomination so many of the marriages were with spouses of the Presbyterian faith, in Presbyterian Churches. In the Calla L. Stahlman study, you will note many of our ancestors were Elders in this Church, as is this writer, Bruce E. Warnock, an Elder in The Presbyterian Church (USA).

Bruce has determined that Mary Wilson was indeed the mother of John, as was reported in Stahlman. The shipping records show her aboard but you will note the comment herein of Herb Hite who said Harry Kirker reported that Mary died on the voyage. This confirms my assumtion. Her husband's name is probably WILLIAM, since the first grandson was William Alcorn Warnock, who would have taken the name of his grandfather under the Irish naming convention.

With their son John having been born in County Donegal, it is logical to assume that William died there also. In addition, his wife Mary, then a widow, accompanied her son John and his family to America, having departed from Dunfanaghy.

"The Hearth Money Rolls - 1665 - Donegal" have the following entries for Kilmacrenan Parish:

William Warnock of Gortmacashell
John m ' Ilvarnock of Gortmacashell

Since these are the two given names that repeat themselves in most generations of our family, this might possibly be the oldest record of our Warnock family in County Donegal. The Town of Kilmacrenan is only 10-15 miles from Dunfanaghy and the Presbyterian Churches of both towns used to be linked together.

From MacArthur's publication, we read that a Presbyterian community first appeared in Dunfanaghy in 1679. This sprang up from the good number of Scots who had settled in the barony of Kilmacrenan at the time of the Plantation of Ulster and later the Cromwellian settlement. After the Plantation, which began to take effect in Dunfanaghy about 1610, the Scots around Dunfanaghy were few in comparison with the Irish, who remained on the lands at first assigned to the chiefs such as Sir Mulmurry McSwiney and Turlough O'Boyle. (See MacArthur citation in Bibliography)

More About (William) Warnock:
Nationality: Ulster Scot

Notes for Mary Wilson:
We can confirm she is the " Mary" on the ship to America, but died at sea. There is a column marking next to her name and her name only on the shipping manifest of the General Washington. All others survived the journey and arrived at Philadelphia. Bruce has a letter from Herb Hite explaining this. See facts on her son, John.

More About Mary Wilson:
Burial: 1846, At Sea
Nationality: Ulster Scot

Children of (William) Warnock and Mary Wilson are:

+	2	i.		John Wilson² Warnock, Sr., born 1801 in Co. Donegal, Ireland; died 2 Jan 1878 in Truittsburg, Redbank Twp., Clarion Co., PA.
	3	ii.		George Warnock, born 1810 in Co. Donegal, Ireland ³; died Unknown in USA.

Notes for George Warnock:
George is reported in Stahlman to have come to Philadelphia earlier than John with John's two daughters from his marriage to Catherine. You will note in the Stahlman study that they were on the east coast but those records did not yield any information.

On August 25, 1998 at the Fairview Regional Branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library, I located the following book: "Philadelphia Naturalization Records 1789-1880", Page 678:

Warnock, George, Citizen of Great Britain/Ireland, in the Court of Common Pleas, Declaration of Intention Oct 3, 1835 and Oath Oct 4, 1837.

We cannot yet tell if this is our George, but he is the only entry by this name and the dates and country of birth match. I have this Petition in my possession and inspection shows all the dates fit, but does not show his parents, thus we cannot declare for certain that this is our party. He arrived at Philadelphia on July 20, 1828. Research of the shipping records of the Port of Philadelphia do not show his arrival on any ship in Port that day.

The introduction to this book said unmarried females rarely applied for citizenship and wives were automatically citizens if their husbands took the oath.

More About George Warnock:
Immigration: 20 Jul 1828, Port of Philadelphia ⁴
Nationality: Ulster Scot
Naturalization: 3 Oct 1835, Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia⁴

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