James McGinnaghtie

James was born in Scotland and was part of the "plantation of Ulster" when King James I of England, starting in 1610, gave conquered lands in Ulster and Donegal to Protestant Scotch and English settlers to diminish the influence of Catholicism in Ireland. Source: James Shiver McGinty in My McGinty Family Tree (1998).

The actual birthplace of James is unknown but the majority of Scots who went to Ireland were from the Scottish lowlands between Glasgow and Edinburgh. All were Protestant--most likely Presbyterian or Quaker. Most were settled in Counties Tyrone and Donegal. Production of woolen goods and flax (for linen) were the principal economic activities.

Historical records show that James McGinnaghtie purchased a home in Camus Parish in the Coleraine Barony in 1663. Camus Parish is centered today in the area around Lifford, the present county seat of County Donegal. James' property is believed to have been in the vicinity of Raphoe, Donegal, less than 10 km northwest of Lifford. Source: Geneological Office, Dublin; and Presbyterian Historical Society of Northern Ireland, Belfast; Gertrude Harris Cook, The McGinty Family Tree.