Re: John and Mary (Margaret) McCoughtry
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In reply to:
Re: John and Mary (Margaret) McCoughtry
3/03/00
Family of John McCoughtrie+ Margaret Skelles of Tanajad went to America from the Parish of Girtham, Galloway Scotland in 1774, my family records say. They settled in the Albany area.
I have to get my family papers out butI'm pretty sure thaton my mother's maternal side are a lot of (Mc)Coughtrys.
My mother was born in 1919 in a farmhouse on the Old Quarry Road in Feura Bush (Delmar, NY) just outside Albany. Her mother's side had Hallenbecks and(Mc)Coughtrys .I have lots of old family pictures and about 25 years ago I took black + white photos of the Coughtry grave stones. I'd have to get out the papers and the pictures, but we may be talking about the same people.
I leave for 10 days in Scotland tomorrow and had hoped to locate Girtham Galloway. The name has changed sincethe late 1700's and I cannot find it. Any suggestions?
best regards. Nancy Gramann