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CLAN FAMILY HISTORY

The Ewin Family

Our cousin James Lithgow Ewin, Sr. researched our family history and in 1897, pubished to family members a compliation of family records "The Ewin Family - The descendants, ancestors and relatives of John Ewin and Margaret Moorhead". This document has since been updated by his son James Lithow Ewin, Jr. and attachments added by his son James Coe Ewin

We have traced our family roots back to James Ewin, Sr., son of William and Mary Ewing. James Ewin, who dropped the "g", while still living in Ireland, was born in Drumcliff, Co. Sligo, Ireland about 1770 and married Deborah Dixon (or Dickson), the daughter of John William Dickson (or Dixon) and Margaret Baird, in Kinlough, Co. Leitrim or Finner near Bundoran, Co. Donegal about 1798. They immigrated to the United States and both died in New York, New York County (now Manhattan) on the same day, August 23 1831.

James Ewin, Sr. fathered nine children, all born in Ballor in the townland of Tawley, Co. Leitrim, Ireland between 1799 and 1819, before departing Ireland around 1820. Our particular branch of the family is decended from his son John Ewin and Margaret Moorhead of Banelly County, Tyrons, Ireland, who eventually settled in the Baltimore, MD - Laurel, MD - Washington D.C area.

James Ewin's father, William Ewing, had another son, also named William Ewing, who married Elizabeth Jonston (orJohnston). Their son William married Elinor Maxwill (or Maxwell). One of his son's, Robert Ewen, married Jean Young and in 1893, he was still living at Drumcliff, (Carney P.O.), County Sligo. James Ewin, Sr's brother, William Ewing, had two other sons, Henry and James. James Ewin, Sr. and William Ewing also had a sister, Mary Ewing, who married James Dickson. One of their decendants, John Dickson, a grandson, was still living in Ballor in 1893 "within a few yards of the spot on which the Ewin's house once stood".

EWIN - EWEN - EWING

James Ewin, Sr dropped the "g" from Ewing and Robert Ewen was taught the spelling of Ewen by a teacher in about 1795. So Ewin - Ewen - Ewing are all spellings used in our family tree and we are all related regardless of the spelling of our surname.

UPDATE! Y-DNA Project RESULTS

Results of my particaption in the Clan Ewing in America - Y-DNA Project indicate that I may be linked to them. Althought I have not found the common ancestor yet, the Y-DNA results show a match with the base modal for their tribe and only a 3 marker mutation variant with two members of the line decended from John Ewing of Carnashannagh. This points toward the possibility of a common ancestor within 6 to 8 generations. They can trace their roots back to Inch Island in Ireland and to the lowlands. Their clan roots are believed to be found on the shores of Loch Lomond and the region near Sterling Castle in Scotland.

If the link with their tribe are proven to be true, our tribe would have its roots in the Cymric Ewing ancestors occupying and living in the Lowlands of Scotland, particularly in the Sterling Castle and Lomond region, hundreds of years before the Gaelic clan of the Highlands. This would indicate a close kin to the old Welsh stock of the Glasgow-Loch Lomond Ewing clan and the ancient Britons in the border Highland Lowland country. It would also explain the strong Presbyterian roots found in our early family line.

Our roots are most certainly Scotch-Irish as my grandfather indicated and most likely linked with Covenanter Presbyterian and Londonderry roots.

Although there is no proof, we can not help speculating that we may in fact be linked in our ancient line with St. Kentigern the son of King Ewen ap Urien or Eugenius, a prince of the Britons of Strathclyde - according to some the king of Cumbria.