Samuel Magill; Have I found his birth and parents?????
After over thirty years researching family history, I think that I have finally cracked how we have Hunter in the Magill names. I’m currently in Salt Lake City, home to the BIGGEST FAMILY HISTORY LIBRARY in the world and have looked into Samuel’s birth. We know that he was born in County Antrim between 1844-1849. This has been gleaned from family lore and his death certificate. Well before I arrived here I found a birth of one Samuel Magill, son of a James Magill and Mary. I then looked for their marriage and found this. James Magill m Mary Ann Hunter, 1850. This sent tingles down my spine. Could this really be the answer? Well… I headed to B2 and the Irish records. Microfilm number 101313 holds the key. The record had some words I couldn’t decipher but the important bits were there. Name ...