Ministers in Co Tyrone

Information collected from a variety of sources

Explanation of the table
Church	In some cases churches have joined over time and changed their names
Dates	Where only a single date is given, it is just a reference that the minister was present at that church in that year. If two dates are given then more than one reference has been found for the minister at that church with only the earliest and latest reference given. If a hyphen "-" has been used then the start, end or both dates are know.
Other	This column gives any additional data such as information about where they were from together with dates of birth and death.

Church	Rel	Dates	Minister	Other

Albany	Pres
Alt
Ardstraw	Pres	1799	Robert Clark
Aughnacloy/ Ballygawley	Pres	1799	James Davison
		1843 - 1892	Rev McIlwaine	Ordained in Feb 1843
		1913 - 1916	Rev W F Marshall	Born on 8 May 1888 at Drumragh, Omagh. On 26 June 1913 he was ordained in Aughnacloy, left to go to Sixmilecross. He died 1959. The Bard of Tyrone Link
Badoney	Pres	1799	Charles Hemphill
Ballygawley / Aughnacloy	Pres		Rev Hugh Bryson Alexander	Born 1838
Ballygawley / Aughnacloy	Pres	1906 - 1910	Very Rev Prof R. Hon Robert Corkey	Born Glendernott, 1881, died 26th Jan 1966 Link
Ballygoney (Co Londonderry)	Pres	- 1785	Joseph Kerr	From Tullylish (Co Down) Died 20th January 1785, burried at Ardtrea.
		1786 - 1813	James Steen
		1815 - 1861	Rev Thomas Heron	Died at Springbank, Coagh 8th September 1861.
		1861 - 1873	Dr George McCloskie	Left to work for the Bible and Colportage Society of Ireland. In 1874 he went to the USA, and became professor of Natural History at Princeton University.
		1873 - 1890	Rev Robert Wallace
		1890 - 1892	David Hamilton Hanson
		1893 - 1908	John Jackson Wright
		1909 - 1912	John Forsythe
		1912 - 1919	Rev George Wilson	Son of Rev A. J. Wilson of Malone congregation Belfast, and left to return to India, where he had previously been a missionary.
		1920 - 1930	Mr Entrican	Last minister of Ballygoney, now joined with Coagh.
Ballymagrane	Pres
Ballynahatty 1st	Pres	1834	Rev. John Watson	He emigrated
		1836 - 1843	Rev. John Latimer	He died in 1843
		?1843	Rev. John Houston	Mr. Houston resigned in 1891
		- 1928	Rev. George Brown
Ballynahatty 2nd (Omagh- Creevan)	Pres		Rev. John Porter	First Minister, from Ardstraw
Ballynahatty 2nd (Omagh- Creevan)	Pres	1902 - 1916	Rev. John Clarke	of Sixmilecross, he retired in 1916
Ballynahatty and Creevan (United 1928)		1928 - 1969	Rev. W. E. Cochrane	retired in 1969, retaining the position of Senior Minister until his death in 1974.
Ballyreagh (Ballygawley)	Pres
Benburb	Pres	1799	James Whiteside
		1815 - ?1833/35	Rev. Joshua Willis	The youngest son of Richard Willis, farmer, Loughgall, Co. Armagh, ordained on the 31st March 1815. He married the daughter of the Rev. James Whiteside (previous minister), was suspended in 1828 for conducting "Irregular marriages", then he was re-instated but in 1835, he was disannexed for neglect of his ministerial duties.
		1836 - 1837	Rev. James Fullerton	He resigned in June 1837 and went to Australia
Bready (??)	Reformed Pres?	1783 - 1793	Rev Samuel ALEXANDER	son of James farmer of Tirkevany ordained 19 Aug 1783 died 17 July 1793 aged 45 buried Old Glendermott Graveyard.
		1815 - 1846	Rev Alexander BRITTON	ordained 1815 died June 1846 married Ann Patton MARTIN of Myroe.
		1847 - 1865	Rev Josias A CHANCELLOR D.D.	ordained 1847 resigned 1865
		1847 - 1865	Rev Josias A CHANCELLOR D.D.	ordained 1847 resigned 1865
		1887 - 1893	Rev Archibald HOLMES	ordained 13 Oct 1887 resigned 1 Feb 1893.
Brigh	Pres	- 1684	John Abernethy	Presbyterian Minister from Scotland, moved from Brigh to Moneymore
		1700-1746	Rev. John Kennedy	(son of the minister of Carland)
		1747-1788	Rev. John White
		1788-1821	Thomas McKay
		1826-1837	Rev Dr James Denham	born in 1802, retired in 1868, and died 18th Dec 1871
		1837-1844	Samuel Elder
		1846-1883	John Maxwell
		1884-1887	John Huey Morton
		1888-1893	James McFeeters	Resigned to become Headmaster of Rainey Endowed School, Magherafelt.
		1894-1898	David McConachie
		1898-1906	David Gurham
		1907-1921	Thomas McIlhatton
		1991 - 2002	Rev T. Robert Buick
Caledon
Carland	Pres	1646 - 1662 1693 - 1714	Thomas KENNEDY
		1714 - 1746	Robert STUART
		1754 - 1800	William Kennedy
		1801 - 1812	Robert STEWART
		1815 - 1846	John HOGG
		1846 - 1888	Stewart CARSE
		1888 - 1890	Gilbert Alexander KENNEDY
		1891 - 1905	Arthur TORRENS
		1905 - 1917	Joseph McCAUSLAND
		1918 - 1927	Aston ROBINSON
		1930 - 1947	John Hemphill GETTY
		1949 -1960	Thomas Gerald EAKINS
		1960 -1969	William Harold GRAY
		1970 - 1975	Mervyn Alexander CROOKS
		1976 - 1982	William Thomas John RICHARDSON
		1984 ----------	Hugh ROSS
Carntall or Clogher	Pres	1799	Andrew Millar
Castlecaulfield
Castlederg (1st - Garvetagh) 2nd Not sure which church	Pres	1859	Rev. Joseph Acheson
Castlederg (1st - Garvetagh) 2nd Not sure which church	Pres	1878	Rev James M'CAY
Cavanaleck	Pres	1704 -	Rev. Josiah Cornwall	The first minister, ordained on 21st May 1704
		1799	William Johnston
		1864 - 1884	David Greer	Born 1811 in Tievenagh, Artrea. He was installed on 21 Sep 1864, prior to that he was in America. He died on th 17th May 1884
Clady
Claggan	Pres	1846 -	Henry McCaw	Meeting House at Claggan errected in 1846

		1902 1909	Rev George Bell Shaw
		1936	Rev John McCay
		1944	Rev D.J. Irwin
				Congregation joined with Orritor
Claggan & Orritor	Pres	May 1958 - 1965?	Richard Graham	Born 1832 Belfast, moved to Carlisle Road Presbyterian Church in Londonderry.
		1965 - 1974	Rev John McWhirter
		June 1975 -	Rev. Ivor Smith	Born in Londonderry.
Clogherney	Pres	1799	James Kerr
Clogherney	Pres	1850 - 1863	Rev. J. McAskie	Born 6th April 1828, Ardstraw, and died 7th March 1891 in Philadelphia, USA Link
Upper Clonaneese Presbyterian Church	Pres	17th Nov 1873	Rev. Joseph Lander Scott.	born 1838, died on April 26th 1895
Upper and Lower Clenaneese	Pres	1926	Rev James Edgar, BA	Born 21st Sept 1868 at Carmoney, installed 26th Oct 1926 - 1931. Died 7th Jan 1957. Link
Clogher	Pres
Clogherny
Coagh	Pres	1711	Rev David Tomb
		1755 - 1798	Rev John McCelland	The earliest grave found at the grave yard
		1799	vacant
		1801 - 1835	Rev John Cowan	Related to the Cowans' of Annahavil
		1878	Rev Robert Homes
		1926 - 1930	Rev Robert Morrow	He left to go to Second Broughshane.
Coagh and Ballygoney	Pres	1931 - 1949	Rev. A. J. Gillespie	First minister of the joined congregations of Coagh and Ballygoney. He was previously at Waringstown, died 1st September 1961
		1948 - 1950	Rev. H. M. Hunter
		1951 - 1985	Rev W. J. Crossley Mercer	During his time a new church was built at Ballygoney and dedicated on 8th October 1955.
Cookstown 1st	Pres	1673-1696	Rev John McKenzie
		1797 - 1833	Rev John Davison
		1837 - 1846	Rev Alexander Fleming	He went to First Armagh, died 17th November 1851, aged 39.
		1846-1892	Dr Hamilton Brown Wilson
		1902	Rev Thos. Glass	Assistant to Rev H. B. Wilson
		1909	Rev Thos. Glass
		1914 - 1921	Rev Robert Hyndman
		1936	Rev A.S.Hill
		1894 1938	Rev Thomas Glass
		1944	Rev W.J.McKinstry Wallace
		1974	Rev Ernest Morrison
Cookstown 2nd Loy Street	Pres	1801		Established.
		1804 - 1852	Rev Thomas Millar	First two ministers served between them for 88 years. Died 16th November 1859
		1853 - 1893	Rev John Purss Wilson	Born 7th March 1818, died January 1893. His entire ministry was in this church.
		1893 - 1904	Rev Allan Millar Cameron	Born 26th December 1868, died 10th December 1904 aged 36.
		1905 - 1910	Rev Alexander Simms
		1911 - 1928	Rev David Maybin	Born 7th December 1881, Drumaird, Broughshane. He subsequently went to Bushmills. He died 1st December 1952
		1929	Rev John Entrican	Installed as minister of the congregation of Second and Third Cookstown 18th January 1929
		1938	Rev A. M. Cameron
Cookstown 3rd (Molesworth)	Pres	1835 - 1893	Rev John Knox Leslie	First Minister of 3rd Cookstown, known initially as Second Cookstown. Born 1st August 1809, Cookstown, died 14th May 1902 aged 92.
		1993 - 1902	Rev John Knox Leslie & Rev John Entrican	Joint ministry
		1902 - 1944	Rev John Entrican	Born near Sion Mills, attended Urney Congregation as a child. Died 1944 aged 85. In 1929 the congregations of 2nd and 3rd Cookstown joined.
		1944 - 1952	Rev John C. Crozier
		1952 - 1966	Rev John H. Whyte
		1967 - 1973	Rev Ian S. McDowell
		1974 - ?	Rev Trevor Coburn
Corrick	Pres
Crockatanty	Pres
Crossroads (Mountjoy)	Pres	1799	James McClintock
Cumber Glendermott Parish (Co Londonderry)	Pres	1867	Rev. S. S. Allison
Glendermott 2nd	Pres	1866	? Rev Henry Carson
Derg ?	Pres	1799	James Henderson
Donagheady 1st	The first church of Donagheady Presbyterian was built in the townland of Altrest in 1672. The congregation experienced some serious difficulties between the years of 1736-1741, which resulted in a split. The old church at Altrest, became known as First Donagheady, and the new church, which was built about 200 yards away, became Second Donagheady. In 1933, the two churches united and they used the name of Second Donagheady. The church building of First Donagheady decayed and was later demolished.	1741 - 1761	Mr William ARMSTRONG	ordained 21 July 1741 died 17 May 1761 buried Grange Graveyard. (sons William & Archibald) In 1750- the first mention of the title "Reverand", prior to this date they were referred to as 'Master'
		1764 - 1783	Mr James TURBITT	ordained 19 June 1764 died 14 June 1783. only daughter Elizabeth married John MOORE of Loughnese.
		1784 - 1803	Rev Hugh Hamill	(3rd son of John HAMILL farmer of Parish of Billy North Antrim) ordained 4 Mar 1784 married Annie ANDERSON of Archmount Strabane. He died 7 Dec 1803 aged about 45 years, Wife died 14 July 1827. Two boys John and Archibald, a 3rd son died in 1814.
		1804 - 1832	Rev William McCREA M.A.	4th son of William McCRea of Glencush. ordained 13 Dec 1804 died 17 June 1832 aged 55 years and lived with a brother in Glencush. He was unmarried. Buried in Grange Graveyard.
		1833 - 1859	Rev S.T WRAY	ordained 7 Mar 1833, retirement in 1 Feb 1859 died 16 Sept 1863. son William J. WRAY who married Fanny STEVENSON, daughter Margaret Elizabeth married Alex H. BROWN farmer of Altrest.
		1860 - 1898	Rev John ROULSTONE M.A	unanimous call given 3 Oct 1859 ordained 19 Jan 1860 son of Thomas ROULSTONE farmer of Killeter. Married Miss NELSON of Castlederg, he died 18 Nov 1898 aged 63 years.
Donagheady 2nd	Pres	1741 - 1765	Robert WIRLING	installed 13 Aug 1741 son of James of Newtownards died Apr 1765 wife died 1771
		1762 - 1788	Rev John McMEANS	ordained 15 July 1762 son of David of the parish of Dearg Co. Tyrone, deposed in May 1788
		1778 - 1830	Rev John Holmes M.A	ordained 13 Apr 1778 oldest son of Charles Holmes farmer Donaghmore Co. Donegal resigned 1830 died 5 Nov 1831 aged 77 buried Leckpatrick Old Graveyard
		1831 - 1879	Rev Francis J PORTER	ordained 28 July 1831, married Martha DUNN, noece of David DUNN Vice Admiral. Martha died 16 July 1879, Francis died 22 Nov 1872 aged 65 buried Grange Graveyard.
		1874 - 1880	Rev George MAGILL	installed 23 Apr 1874 went to Donegall Street Belfast on 11 Nov 1880 and died 18 Oct 1923
		1881 - 1892	Rev Rober FRIZELL B.A	ordained 19 May 1881 resigned to go to Cupar Angus Parish Scotland 11 July 1892
Congreation of St James (Church of Ireland)	Church of Ireland (I will transfer this one to a separate page once I get started on the COI)	1871-1897	Frederick James CLARKE
		1897-1924	James Henry GATCHELL
		1924-1931	Thomas KELLY
		1931-1937	John Ernest DOYLE
		1937-1943	Robert Henry EGAR
		1943-1959	Samuel Chadwick
		1960-1963	Robert James Stanley
		1963-1970	William Doherty
		1971-1977	John Bavaria Boden
		1978- ?	Edward Thomas Dundas
Donamana	Pres	1833 - 1872	Rev. John Monteith	1st Minister of Donemana ordained 21 Nov 1833, son of Rev William MONTIETH of 1st Glendermott.married Mary McEWAN, 2nd wife Anna Bella BARR of Claremount. Rev John MONTIETH resigned 4 Oct 1872 died 6 Feb 1895 aged 95.
		1873 - 1906	Rev James McMATH	ordained 25 Sept 1873 married Elizabeth MOON dau. of Daniel MOON of Aughadowey. died 13 Jan 1906 aged 59
		1907 - 1919	Rev. David Hay, M.A.	photo
Douglas and Clady	Pres	1799	Thomas Leitch
Dromore	Pres	1859	Rev. J. R. Dill
Drumlegagh (Ardstraw 2nd)	Pres
Drumquin/Pettigo	Pres	1799	Thomas Anderson
Dungannon 1st	Pres	1799	William Stitt
Edenderry	Pres
Eglish	Pres
Fintona/Dromore	Pres	1799	William Moorhead
Fintona, Ballynahatty and Creevan (United ?1969)	Pres	1969 - 2000	Rev. Arthur O’Neill	installed in 1969, he retired in 2000 and is currently the senior minister
Gillygooley	Pres
Glenelly (Newtonstewart, Omagh)	Pres	1836 - 1869	Rev John Moore	Installed 12 Oct 1836, retired 14 June 1869, died 25 July 1881
		1869 - 1879	Mr John Love	Son of Rev Joseph Love of Killeter was ordained on 22 July 1869, resigned 5 June 1879/ drowned in Co. Armagh 7 Sept 1917
		1880 - 1923	Rev John Steen	From Castletoothery, Coleraine installed 27 Oct 1880 retired 2 May1923. Died 29 August 1928.
		1929 - 1946	Rev Richard LAIRD	He was from Ardstraw, and was in charge from 1 Jan 1929 until Glenelly united with Gortin & Crockatantly on 18 Oct 1946
Glenhoy	Pres	1798	Mr Hugh STOAKS	1st Minister of this congregation. died 15 Oct 1832 aged 84 years.
		1833 - 1838	Mr Thomas LOWRY	ordained 24 Sept 1833, son of Rev Joseph LOWRY of Lissara, and married to the daughter of Rev. John LOWRY of Upper Clonanesse, went to Newmills Co Down in 1838 and then to Canada.
		1840 - 1874	Mr James DALES	ordained 1 Sept 1840 died 5 Feb 1874
		1874 - 1917	Mr Robert WARNOCK	a native of Newtownhamilton, ordained 1 Sept 1874 died 13 Jan 1917. Rev Thomas A WARNOCK of Dyke Scotland was a son.
		1917 - 1923	Mr Thomas McKINNEY	ordained 25 July 1917 resigned 7 Aug 1923, when called to Knappagh & Lislooney.
		1925 - 1931	Mr John Alexander EAKIN	ordained 4 Aug 1925 went to Sixmilecross on 9 July 1931.
		1932 - 1935	Rev Henry CLARKE	of Ahorey ordained 24 May 1932, retired 18 Mar 1935 died 12 Jan 1943.
Gortnessy Glendermott Parish (Co Londonderry)	Pres	1866	Rev. Joseph Corkey
Gortin	Pres	1859	Rev. M. Logan
Grange	Reformed Presbyterian	1807	John Stewart	Brought up in the district of Donemana, left the Grange to go to Rathfriland (Co Down). Died in 1837
		1840 - 1841	Gordon Ewing	Born Portglenone and left to go to America
		1844 - 1894	William Staveley Ferguson	Son of Andrew Feruson of Tevena (Tievena), grandson of Rev William Staveley. When he retired in 1894 he returned to the family home at Tevena where he died 16th October 1905 aged 94.
		1934	Rev Hawthorne Davidson	The last serving minister of Grange church.
Killeter	Pres	1828 - 1832	Mr John DAVIS	Originally part of Derg, disannexed from it in Nov 1827. He was the 1st Minister, ordained by the Presbytery of Strabane 6 Feb 1828, died 25 Feb 1832
		1832 - 1837	Mr John CROCKETT	ordained 20 Dec 1832 resigned 1837.
		1838 -	Mr William HAMILTON	ordained 20 Feb 1838- Mr Hamilton was disannexed from the congregation in June 1858
		1839 - 1885	Rev Joseph Love	ordained 26 Feb 1839, died 23rd May 1885
		1885 - 1889	Rev George Clarke Love	Joseph's son formerly of Killala, was installed 18 Aug 1885, retired 4 Sept 1889 died in Strathallyn South Australia 15 July 1929 aged 76
		1880 - 1936	Mr William DUNCAN	of Plumbridge ordained 9 Apr 1880 retired 26 Aug 1936.
Leckpatrick	Pres	1866	Rev J. Leitch
Magheramason	Pres
Magherafelt (Co Londonderry)	Pres	1799	George Dugall
Minterburn & Caledon	Pres	1799	Hugh Boylan
		1859	Rev. A. Gray
		1929 - 1932	Rev. Thomas C. Jasper	Died 1932
Mountjoy (known as Crossroads until 1878)
Moy	Pres
Newmills	Pres
Newtonstewart 1st
Newtonstewart 2nd
Newtonstewart 1st & 2nd	Pres
Omagh 1st	Pres	1799	Robert Nelson
Omagh 2nd (Trinity)	Pres	1799	Hugh Delap
Omagh Cross Roads (Mountjoy)	Pres	1858	Rev. John Hamilton
Orritor	Pres	1835	Rev John G. McGowan
		1859 1902	Rev. W. Wray
		1909	Rev Kenedy Adams
		1924 - 1928	Rev James Steen	Born Glenelly manse, son of Rev John Steen, M.A. in 1890. Died 17th August 1966 at Killaig Manse, Co Londonderry aged 76.
		1929 - 1957	Rev George McCahon	Memorial service held 17th July 1966.
				Congregation joined with Claggan

Pomeroy	Pres
Sandholes	Pres	1860	Rev Joseph Geddes
		1902 1909	Rev J. W. Aiken
		1936	Rev John Logan
Seskinore (formerly Newtownparry)	Pres		?William James McAskies	1868 - 1937
Sion Mills	Pres
Sixmilecross	Pres			First Church built in 1786, new one built 1846
		1845 1890	Rev T.W. Junk
		1916 - 1928	Rev. W.F. Marshall	Born 1885 in Sixmilecross, installed on 20 April 1916, left to go to Castlerock. Link
Stewartstown 1st	Pres	1799	James Adams
		1835	Rev. Robert Allen
			Rev T. A. Speers
			Rev W. J. Craney
		1936	Rev Samuel Huston
Stewartstown 2nd (disolved 1881)
Strabane 1st	Pres	1799	William Dunlap
Urney	Pres	1799	Andrew Alexander

Notes

Those shown as being a minister in 1799 are taken from the list of presbyterian ministers
Ministers in place in 1859 fromThe '59 Revival - An Authentic History Of The Great Ulster Awakening Of 1859
Cookstown Ministers - First Presbyterian
Ministers in Cookstown Area - One Hundred and Fifty Years, A History of Molesworth Presbyterian Church 1835 - 1885 by W.J.H. McKee
Ministers in the Cookstown Area - A Century Make Changes - Ballinascreen Historical Society
Carland ministers from - The Old Meeting House at Carland" by R.J.McLean

Minsiters from Tyrone that moved to other Counties

Name	Where they were from	Where they went to	Other information	Source
John Glasgow	from Orritor, Cookstown	New Row Church, Coleraine, Co Londonderry	ordained on 8th March 1796 Died 13 July 1801	Link
Rev. Henry Charles Boyd	from Killymoon	Co Down	Born 1750, entered Trinity College Dublin June 1770, died 21st Sept 1832	Link
Rev. Thomas Doey	from Cookstown	First Dromore (Co Down) from 1913, New Row Coleraine (Co Londonderry) from 1918 to 1948.	Died 5th February 1958
Thomas Millar	from Cookstown	Initially 2 years missionary service in sourthern Ireland before going onto Lurgan	Son of Rev Thomas Millar of 2nd Cookstown.
Walter Russell Entrican	from Cookstown	Ontario, Westbourne (Belfast), New Row Coleraine (Co Londonderry) and Bray	Born 2nd March 1903, 3rd child of Rev. John Entrican of 3rd Cookstown, and his second wife Mary.
James Morgan	from Cookstown district	Fisherwick Place Chuch (Belfast)
Samuel Ferguson	from Cookstown area	Faughan Reformed Presbyterian Church (Co Londonderry)
Rev John Abernethy	from Brigh		19th Oct 1680 - 1740	Link
Andrew Weir	From Derrygenard, Lissan	Manchuria, China	Born 16th August 1873, ordained 23 August 1899 in Claggan Pres Church and designated by the Tyrone Presbytery to missionary work in Manchuria. He died 10th October 1933

Links to sites with history's of Ministers on them

New Road Church, Coleraine, Co Londonderry

Carlisle Road Presbyterian Church, Londonderry, Co Londonderry

Donaghmore Presbyterian Church - List of Ministers, Co

Buckna Presbyterian Church - List of Ministers

Carnmoney Presbyterian Church History

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