Josiah V. Thompson Uniontown, Pa Family Record Book No 16
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- Sydney Dickens Lelia Dickens Sarah Hill Finlay
- Matthew Findlay
- Ann Candlish Findlay
- Agnes Findlay
- Finley
- James Finley
- Agnes Finley
- George Alexander Finley
- John Finley
- Alexander Finlay
- Richard Finlay
- William Henry Finlay
- Col John Finlay
- A daughter
- Jane Finlay
- William Finley Senior
- Willim Acheson Finley
- John Findlay
- Robert Findlay
- A son Robert Findlay
Alice Mary Jane Finlay, B 1825 married Thomas Dickens & went to Calif in the early 60s. Of her children, the 8 listed below were living Mch 9, 1908, the daughters living then at No 2003 Franklin St, San Francisco, Calif. Edmund Dickens Ira Dickens, married a Savage Lisa Dickens Eva Dickens Walter Dickens Arnot Dickens Sydney Dickens Lelia Dickens Sarah Hill Finlay, B 1827 Rosamond Gray Finlay, B 1829 James Francis Finlay, B 1831 called "Frank". Lived in Porto Rico [sic] & died there in 1891. Daniel J. Finlay, c/o H&B Cable Co Halifax N.S. Telegrapher, writer of the two letters fr which this table is made. Andrew Julius Finlay, b 1833. Lived in or near Los Angeles, Calif. ob. V16 Page 461 [blank] V16 Page 462 From page 459 His grandfather's children were born in St Croix & he too was born there in 1846, but lived little at home. Educated in NY & Europe & has lived in U.S. since 1866. Says McGeoghagans Hist of Ireland mentions the family & his uncle Edward told him about it & advised him to get it. Says it is scarce. Write to Albert Britnell & see if he can get it. He says his grandfather, James Finley often spoke of David Finlay his first cousin, living in the North of Ireland & known as David of Carr as the head of the family. Says in 1910 that he hadn't visited St Croix since 1865. He says the family tree was an elaborate one. Says his Uncle Dr Edward Finley of NY was the only one who took any interest in the family & through a quarrel, he became estranged from the family. He died some 30 odd yrs ago (fr 1910). See if can get trace of his son Edward of Wash D.C. who might have what records his father had & he might have gotten the family tree at St Croix. He used to tell Geo F. when a boy, of David of Carr whose wife was so fat that a special carriage had to be built for her. 8 & 9 dated 93 Wall St NY City Nov 7, 1910 & Jany 31, 1911 From Geo H. Finley who says that he thought his Aunt, Mrs H.P. Finley V16 Page 463 332 W 86th St NY had sent the information so he does not give much. He speaks of a George Isidore Finlay at Porto Rico [sic] who was British vice consul for many years whose firm was Finlay Bros & now the Finley Import & Trading Co. He says he himself is the son of John Charles Finlay whose immediate pedigree you can find in "Who's Who in America" I have "Who's Who in Finance" 1911 but don't find it there. He says his second cousin, Mrs Osborne Aymer Vallance (nee Daisy Finlay) of Maenade, Faversham Eng is anxious to know the whereabouts of her father, Washington Finlay, last heard of from Tacoma, Wash abt 4 yrs ago. His letter of Jany 31, 1911 speaks of being at Havana & of enclosing a copy of what is inscribed on the first page of my great grandfather's bible, which is preserved in Havana. Says he has been informed that they do not belong to the Castle Toward branch. (This record was not sent to me) signed Geo H. Finlay. 10. Dated Dept of Geology Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colo May 4, 1910 from Geo I. Finlay. Says his father David James Finlay is the youngest of 14 children, of whom several are still living. I am his only child. Says he knows by rumor that the family came from Fifeshire, Scotland. My father was born in Donegal County, Ireland. Says might get some information from from E
V16 Page 464 James Ralph Finlay, Goldfield, Nevada, my second cousin. His grandfather & my grandfather, John as far as I know were brothers, signed George I. Finlay. 11. Dated Missouri Trust Bldg St Louis, Mo from G.I. Finley contracting engineer on McClintic Marshall construction Co letterhead & being page 2, bears no date. Says he will write to his father & also Mr J.K. Finley & will let him know. He says all he knows of his own family is that his father's name is James Durham Finley, grandfather's was Hugh Finley & my great grandfather's was Thomas Finley. The latter was engaged in the rope mfrg business in Phila, Pa signed G.I. Finley. No 12. Dated 63 Beechwood Ave, Londonderry, Ireland June 10, 1912 from George P. Findlay M.I. Mun E. Water Supt. Says he can only go back to his grandfather, Matthew Findlay whose birth & death both took place in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, dates unknown. His wife was Jacobina Kerr, born in Sauquhar & died in Kilmarnock. My father, George Findlay was their only child. I am embodying the dates & record he gives in a table on next page. V16 Page 465 [descendant chart] Matthew Findlay born & died in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire Scotland. Married Jacobina Kerr born in Sauquhar & died in Kilmarnock. Had but one child. [children] George Findlay, born Aug 19, 1819 at Kilmarnock & died Sept 26, 1894. Married Dec 4, 1840 at Kilmarnock to Jean Candlish born at Ayr Mch 13, 1822 died at Kilmarnock Sept 28, 1888. They had ten children all born at Kilmarnock. Ann Candlish Findlay, B Mch 13, 1842 ob Feby 11, 1843 William Candlish Findlay, B Nov 11, 1843 ob Sept 19, 1850 Matthew Findlay, B Feby 16, 1846 Annabelle Walker Findlay, B Oct 13, 1848 ob Apr 15, 1898 Jane Kerr Findlay, B June 5, 1851 Wm Candlish Findlay B Feby 21, 1854 ob June 27, 1863 Agnes Findlay, B Feby 14, 1857 Henry Candlish Findlay, B Sept 2, 1859 ob Feby 17, 1876 Peter Brown Findlay, B June 20, 1862 ob Feby 20, 1863 George Paxton Findlay, B Feby 2, 1864, informant by letter for this record. Living in 1912 at Londonderry, Ireland. V16 Page 466 [fermata mark appears here] No 13. Dated Cor 16th & Heather St Vancouver B.C. June 6 `11 from Andrew W. Finley who says his grandfather was Capt Andrew Finlay for many years Harbor Master of the Alexander Docks, Newport, Mon., England. He married Elizabeth Allison in the old Sunderland Church in Sunderland, Durham England I have heard them speak of Dundee & Arbroth, as their place of origin. Thinks if needed could find out more by writing to relatives in the old Country. I am the only descendant of Capt Finley who bears the name. Andrew W. Finley No 14. Dated Charlton, New Ontario, Feby 5, 1908 from George Alexander Finley says your letter of Jany 9, was recd at our Toledo home (see if this is Toledo O & look up if he or any of the family are there now & get record) & forwarded to us as we have been living here since last August. Says not being well posted about his ancestry, I wrote to my Uncle James Finley of Tweed, Ont who will be 79 in May & have just heard from him. (I am embodying the information he gave in table on pages 468 & 469) signed George A. Finley V16 Page 467 No 15. Dated 54 Van Dorn St Saratoga Springs, NY June 9, 1908 from Wm F. Finlay. He says his father's name was David & his Uncle's names were John, George, Tom & William & two Aunts. Elizabeth & Marian. The origin of the Finleys came from Lanarkshire, Scotland. David, my father, died in 1875 at Rotherham England. I have enclosed accts of one member of Finley family (I don't find it). He says he has written to Hon. W.F. Finley, Medicine Hatt [sic] Province of Alberta to learn how his family is connected but has not recd an answer. Signed Wm F. Finley No 16 & 17 Dated Castle Toward, Argyllshire N.B. June 3, 1909, & Nov 19, 1910 fr Mary Marcella Finlay see page 448. She writes for her husband Major John Finlay. She refers to E.C.'s letter of Oct 14, 1907 & says she has been unable to give the family tree, as their need of funds to keep it up caused them to shut up Toward & then let it as a shooting lodge for the summer & were unable to get at the papers that were packed up, but says I now send you what there is, but it is very complicated (evidently the table fr which I made the Walter Finlay tree page 444). She calls attention to a John Finley who went to Ireland, she thinks perhaps about 1600 & another John to Page 470 V16 Page 468 & V16 Page 469 [descendant chart] [Finley] [children] Andrew Finley lived in County Down, Parish of Bangortownland of Conlig 10 miles east of Belfast born say 1760 as he died about the year 1842 aged 82 yrs. He had two sons. James Finley, He & his family left Belfast May 21, 1847 & landed in Hungerford, Ont July 13, 1847. He & three of the children died of Immigrant fever two months after landing. Always heard their Finleys went to Ireland from Scotland about the time of the Covenanters or Religious persecution in Scotland. Married a Scott so George A. thinks. James Finley, B May 1829 lives at Tweed, Ont. The party to whom Geo A. wrote for the inf. for making up this table was living in Feby 1908. Robert Finley, born say Dec 29, 1830 ob Apr 1, 1894 aged 63 yrs 3 mos & 3 days. Married Jany 10, 1856 to Jane Campbell born July 18, 1839 & died July 25, 1876 aged 37 yrs 10 days, leaving ten children. Home was in Honeywood, Ontario 75 miles N.W. of Toronto. All living in 1908, but Mary E. & all married except Samuel. Agnes Finley, b 1857 married Robt Copeland. Lives in Honeywood, Ont. James Campbell Finley, B 1859 married, lives in Bedjiros, Ont Margaret Finley, B 1861, married Andrew Finley, B 1863 married Robert Finley, b 1865 William Finley, b 1867 All three brothers [immediately above] live in Honeywood, Ont. George Alexander Finley, B 1869, informant by letter from which this table is made. Married, Lives Charlton, New Ont. Samuel Finley, B 1871, unmarried. Is a teacher in Saskatchewan Sarah Finley, B 1873, married Mary Elizabeth Finley, B 1876 ob 1899 Robert Finley [brother of James & son of the Finley subject of this chart] he came to Canada in 1825. John Finley, younger brother of Andrew, also lived in Co Down, Parish of Bangortownland of Conlig 10 miles E. of Belfast. He had two sons. He came to Canada with his son John in 1844 & lived until he was over 100 yrs old. John Finley, came to Canada with his father & died some years after. Had one son also dead. A son, dead William Finley, He was killed while putting up a bell in a church. "Had no family" V16 Page 470 From Page 467 who went to America. She then refers to her husband's grandfather Kirkman Finlay see page 448 of Castle Toward (he bought it she says) who had a brother, John &c who was father of George Finlay who went out to Greece with Lord Byron. Old Kirkman's son, Alexander Struthers Finlay, the youngest, bought Toward at his father's death as it had to be sold. His sons were Campbell & Alexander, both died, the eldest unmarried & the latter married Lord Rosemead's daughter, but left no children. She says she sees in today's paper the death of a Mrs Finlay, widow of the Rev John Finlay of Corkagh House Clondalkin Co Dublin. My husband says his father told him the Finlays of Corkagh House were a branch of the family. The Finlays originally were in Invernesshire & migrated to Dumbartonshire about 1600. They belong to the Farquharson clan & wear the Farquharson Tartan. Among the early heroes of the clan may be mentioned "Finley Mor" the Stalwart standard bearer of the Scottish army at Pinkie in 1547, where he fell & from whom the clan take name of Fionlay, the old way of spelling it. Their motto is "I'll be wary" Finlay Mor was given the colors to carry into battle (Pinkie) & told to be "wary". His reply was "I'll be wary" hence their motto. They say Macbeth's father V16 Page 471 was a Fionlay an ancestor. She deplores the want of dates in her records. She says we have one son, Ian Archibald, see page 448 age 30 married to a daughter of Sir Matthew Arthur, Bait, Ayrshire. Our son has one son a year old "Alastair John Kirkman". While Toward is let for the shooting season, we live in a small house we have in Surry "Woodshay, Windlesham Surrey" from where I am now writing. There are Findlays with a "d" who say they are our family. They are in Scotland. In her letter of Nov 19, 1910, she speaks of her husband not being strong enough to write. Says she has made another search & finds nothing new. Says "The Finlays of Balchrystie were of another family". They have all died out, I believe (little did she know) & Balchrystie now belongs or did to the Anstruthers, anyhow, their crest was a boar & their motto "Fortis in Arduis". Our Finlays crest is a naked arm holding a dagger & the motto is "I'll be wary" There was a John Finley who went to America apparently about 1720 25. He left two children, David & Ann. Says our Uncle Alexander Struthers Finley of Castle Toward used to tell me what enormous families the Finlays used to have, 11, 13 14!! but they all died young (wrong again as to those who came to America) Says her husband, her son
Abraham Finlay who went to Ireland with Cromwell & died about 1722 may have been the father of the George Finlay, hosier, that you mention. Abraham is said to have had 4 sons, but I know nothing about them except that Thomas founded the bank about 1750 either he must have been very old, or a generation must have been missed surely. Helena M. C. Mallock. No 19. Dated Baring Crescent Exeter Mch 24, 1922 from Helena M.C. Mallock as above says we left 6 Cresswell Gardens S.W. in 1919 & since then have been here with my Aunt, Miss Hannah Finlay, the last survivor of the family of James Finlay. See page 448. Speaking of Richard Finlay who married Lady Frances MacDonnell, see Anjou Hist Page 15, she gives his son John who married Mary Savage V16 Page 473 & then gives some of his children so I am starting a tree on the next page listing what she gives of his descendants & also what are given on page IV of E.C.'s letter of Jany 11, 1926. She says Sir Robert Finlay of Stockholm claimed descent from Fion Glass, second son of Fergus, the first King of Scotland. He established himself at Fall fion in the County of Kirkindbright. His immediate descendants intermarried with the Campbells, Mackayes & MacDonnells. This is from an old paper found among those belonging to my Uncle Kirkman Finlay see page 448 a good deal of it is illegible. I mentions an Alex Findley, Laird of Kirkendbright, also Lord of Dumfries, Sauquechan, Ar (illegible) & Loch Maben. He had a command in Mary's army. Archibald Finlay distinguished himself at the Battle of Larp 1263 between the Scots & Norwegians. From him in a direct line was descended Finlays of Balc (illegible but is Balchrystie) in Co of Fife. They intermarried with the Balfours of Dun miln (illegible Scot of Balweerie (illegible but Balchrystie again) Kin (nair) of Kin (neir) (all old Barons of Fife) She says she always imagined that the Kirman Finlays of Rangoon were among the descendants of John of Carston, born Feby 20, 1720. Says she has always heard that Burke was not reliable in his pedigrees. signed Helena M.C. Mallock 4:26 AM 19th quitting for bed. V16 Page 474 & V16 Page 475 [descendant chart] Alexander Finlay of Kircudbright fought for Queen Mary at Langside & in 1568 fled to Killashandra Co Cavan, Ireland. See page 441. [children] Richard Finley married Lady Frances Mac Donnell. Have two sons reported. Sir Robert Finlay a military knight at the court of Sweden Pedigree confirmed by the Lyon King of Arms which see. John Finlay married Mary Savage of Portaferry Co Antrim. Richard Finlay, married Jane, dau of Capt Richard Holland. 5 sons Abraham Finley, ob 1721 went to Ireland with Cromwell. Left 4 sons Merchant of Cavan. Married 1699 Margaret, dau of Capt Thomas Johnson on Aug 4, 1699. she died May 13, 1752. Thomas Finlay, eldest son, founded the bank about 1750 which is now carried on by his grandson. Married 1735 Deborah Steele, dau of Laurence Steel [sic] & wife Ancestor of Corkagh family Co Dublin. [Note:] Sir Robert is reported as a cousin of this Thomas & not a brother of his grandfather. The descendants below are as given Dec 6, 1907 by Robert Finlay of 54 Ulsterville Ave Belfast, Ireland See b 21 p 359 died 1776 Crest is a boar & motto "Fortis in arduis" Will Dated Sept 19, 1776 pro Nov 21, 1776. William Henry Finlay, got £400 & lease of land in Co Meath by father's will. ob 1804 married Mary Anne _____ Mary Elizabeth Finlay, married Hans 3d Baron of Dufferin. By will pro Aug 22, 1804 gave dau Mary lands in Co Meath & made wife Mary Anne residuary legatee & sole exrx. Col John Finlay, ob 1823 m.p. for Co. Dublin was eldest son. Married Elizabeth Stean & had 8 children. Residuary legatee & Exr. Rev John Finlay William Finlay Thomas Finlay George Finlay Annie Finlay Winifred Finlay Ellen Finlay Mary Finlay Martha Finlay, oldest daughter, married 1771 Wm Walcott & in American got £1000 by will. He was a Lieut Col & was killed at the Battle of White Plains, NY. She died abt Bath Eng Jany 17, 1790.. A daughter ob married Samuel Brooke Joseph Brooke Samuel Brooke John Brooke In his will Sept 19, 1776 their gf Thomas Finley left £1500 to their Uncle John for them when they reached 21. If they all die before attaining 21 yrs £500 to go to their father. Jane Finlay, eldest daughter [of Abraham ob 1721] married Patrick Ewing, bookseller & Pub of Dublin Thomas Ewing, got her house in Cavan fr his grandmother Margaret. Margaret Finlay 2d daughter Alexander Finlay John Finlay Robert Finlay Deborah Finlay John Finlay, [son of John & Mary Savage Finlay] born 1630 ob 1697 married May 1668 Margaret, daughter of Robert Smyth of Kilmarnock. Succeeded by his only surviving son, so Anjou says E.C. Finlay's letter says he married Lettice______. He was a freeman of Dublin. There is some mistake or mix here. I think it was another John who married Lettice see p 476. See Page 478. William Finley Senior of Channel Row Dublin 1731 ob 1733 married & had: William Finley, of Channel Row ob 1766 William Finley, Gent of Corctown Co Dublin 1781 in 1800 takes admon to Wm as only cousin. John Finley, atty ob 1769? married 1762 Mary Driscoll who died ante 1800 Catherine Finley Sarah Will Finley 1786 Robert Finley, atty ob 1769 married Jane Acheson Willim Acheson Finley, Atty ob 1800 S.P. born Feby 1716. Thomas Finlay who Robert Finay see bk 21 p 359 is a son & not a grandson of John & Mary as shown on preceding page. V16 Page 476 Oak Hill, June 19, 1926 8:30 AM I got to bed last night at 5 Am this morning after daylight & got up at 8 AM on E.C. Finlays page IV letter Jany 11, 1926, he reports "our Finley family of Fife & Balchrystie as descended on the maternal side from the noble & ancient family of Grey, Lord Grey (see Jemima in Jacobs or Douglass peerage) Stewart, Earl of Orkney, Ogilvie, Earl of Airly, & Kennedy, Earl of Cassilis" E.C. says John Finlay (son of John & Mary Savage) married Lettice ____ & that he was a Freeman of Dublin 1715 (Anjou says he died 1697) Merchant & linen draper had issue: 1. John of Anne St Linen Hall 1752 Freeman 1739 ob 1767? married Anne. 2. Lettice born after 1729 ob 1784 3. Charles 4. James, ob 1786 5. Isabel born 1722 6. William ob 1724 7. Mary, ob 1729 8. Robert 9. Rogers 10. Rev Edward, bap Jany 18, 1735 ob Oct 24, 1761 at Anne St, Linen Hall 11. Archibald, ob 1734 12. Andrew, Bapt Jany 1, 1737 Silk Mercer, married a daughter of Russ Savage his partner about 1760 & had issue: 1. Andrew, gent. of Ballycrea, Co Wicklow married Mary Wren in 1777 in St Andrews Church, Dublin who had issue. a. Mary married Pat Kerchan 2. Timothy ob 1798 V16 Page 477 E.C. says he has heard his parents talk often about the Wren family. He says that William Finlay ob 1733 was the son of John Finlay who married Mary Savage so I am hooking him on, on page 475 & giving the issue E.C. reports him as having. The dates, however hardly justify this. Col. Thomas Henry Finley of Corkagh, Co Dublin, holds the cft made by Lyon King of Arms. He inherited it from his ancestor Thomas the banker who got it from his cousin Sir Robert Finlay of Stockholm. Thomas was the son of Abraham Finlay by Margaret Johnson. Go see Col Thos Henry Finlay above & see this cft which would give live back to Alexander who in 1568 fled from Langside & still further back & get the descendants of Abraham & back from Alexander as well, if possible.
It is now 11:33 AM & I have given the entire work except Wednesday & Thursday when away to these E.C. Finlay papers which I am returning today by registered mail. JVT V16 Page 478 & V16 Page 479 [descendant chart] John Findlay see page 474 born 1630 ob 1697 taken from Anjou p 16 who got it from Burkes Landed Gentry. [children] Robert Finlay, b 1671 ob 1695 aged 24 without issue. William Finlay, of Waxford, Co Ayr surviving son married 1715 Barbara co heiress of Robert Hodzart, son & heir of the Rev Robert Hodzart & Annabella, daughter of Robert Boyd of Pitcon & Anne Blair, daughter of Bryce Blair. Rev Dr Robert Finley, only son & heir of his father of Waxford, Professor of Theology in the University of Glasgow. Married in 1745 his cousin Annabella daughter of Robert Patterson & Annabella Hodzart. Dr Findlay sold the estate of Waxford & his other heritages and died in 1814 aged 94 born then say 1720. He bought Easterhill County Lanark in 1784 & left an only son (were there any daughters?) Robert Findlay of Easterhill Co Lanark, married Dorothea, daughter of Robert Dunlop of Renfrewshire & had an only son (were there daughters?) Robert Findlay, born June 19, 1784 ob 1862 married Apr 23, 1810 Mary Buchanan daughter of John Buchanan, Vill [sic] Lieut & M.P. They left issue. A son Robert Findlay of 146 Buchanan St Glasgow who on Mch 26, 1923 writes E.C. Finlay on letterhead of T.D. Findlay & son Ltd Glasgow. Write him see preceding page. V16 Page 480 & V16 Page 481 [descendant chart] James Thomas Carrithers see page 242 born Apr 12, 1827 & died Dec 26, 1897. [children] Download 2.12 Mb. Share with your friends:
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