McVeighs of Western Tyrone, Langfield Parish (near Drumquin)

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1940 US Census

1666 Hearth Money Roll: in Longfield Parish, Cornavary (Cornavarrow) were 3 McVeighs:
Hugh m'Vaghy, Tool m'Vaghy, and Owen m'Vaghy

There are McVeighs buried in the Catholic part of Lysky Cemetery in Longfield parish, among them:
John McVeaha Feb 13, 1725 & William McVeah
Bryan McAvay Oct 3, 1745 age 55
and Hugh Vea May 9, 1798 Age 62

The Tithe Applotment Survey:
April 21, 1826 Lower (West) Langfield does not include the Glebes, such as Gortnasoal Glebe and Marrock Glebe, and does not list any McVeys in the parish.
April 28, 1829 Upper (East) Langfield lists "Jn & Wm McVight in Legenvey"

1860: Griffith's Valuation listed Mc'Veys in Gortnasoal Glebe:
  1. Anne - house and land
  2. John - house and land
  3. Daniel - house and land
  4. Daniel & Hugh - house and land
  5. John & Daniel occupied a mountain (186 acres)
There were also M'Aveys in Marrock Glebe: Hugh jun and Hugh sen

Gortnasoal and Marrock are townlands in Langfield

Two brothers:

Daniel McVeigh 1812/1813-Oct 12, 1888 aged 76
Gortnasoal, Heart disease, Dropsy, son James McVeigh of Gortnasoal
present at death register of Deaths
Brother of John
& Ann 1809-Mar 23,1886 aged 76, Gortnasoal,
old age, son James McVeigh of Gortnasoal
present at death register of Deaths
Had five sons: James, Daniel, Patrick, Owen, and Hugh 		John McVeigh 1816-May 13,1892 aged 75 Gortnasoal, old age,
son Michael of Gortnasoal, present at death register of Deaths
Brother of Daniel
& Bridget Quinn 1816/1817 - May 6, 1897 aged 80, Gortnasoal, old age
son Michael of Gortnasoal present at death
register of Deaths
Had at least four daughters:
Bridget, Mary, Margaret, and Catherine
and two sons: Michael and John

Daniel and Ann's Sons
 John and Bridget's Children
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