John KIRKPATRICK, ,of Carnsampson, Ballycastle, Northern Ireland b. 1740 Carnsampson, County Antrim, Northern Ireland d. 1826 Carnsampson, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

1740 - 1826 (86 years)

Name	John KIRKPATRICK
Suffix	,of Carnsampson, Ballycastle, Northern Ireland
Born	1740	Carnsampson, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Gender	Male
Died	1826	Carnsampson, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Person ID	I19502	Kirkpatrick Family
Last Modified	24 Aug 2023

Father	Samuel KIRKPATRICK, ,of Drummonds, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, b. 1710, d. 1773 (Age 63 years)
Married	There were more unknown issue
Family ID	F2076	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Jane KIRKPATRICK, b. 1743, Kinflea, County Antrim.Ireland , d. 1813, Carnsampson, County Antrim, Northern Ireland (Age 70 years)

Married Abt 1764

The link between John and Jane Kirkpatrick and those listed here as their children ,is unproven ,however ,after studying the family chart held by The Public Records Office of Northern Ireland(which lists only James ,Isabella and Mary) and also a chart drawn by Dr Robert Moore Kirkpatrick of Ballynagashel and William Wallace Kirkpatrick of Canada (which lists the remaining names) ,it is assumed this lineage is correct. What is not known is the birth order of the children -

It is also not proven that John Kirkpatrick of Ballynagashel House is in fact a son of John and Jane,though it is normally agreed that the Samuel Kirkpatrick of Ballynagashel who died on 4 Jan 1867 ,was most likely his brother.

Children

	1. Anne KIRKPATRICK, d. Yes, date unknown
	2. Margaret KIRKPATRICK, d. Yes, date unknown
	3. Isabella KIRKPATRICK, d. 1856
	4. Nancy KIRKPATRICK, d. Yes, date unknown
	5. Sarah KIRKPATRICK, d. Yes, date unknown
	6. Thomas KIRKPATRICK, d. Yes, date unknown
	7. James KIRKPATRICK, ,Merchant,of Ballycastle,North Antrim, b. 1766, d. 31 Mar 1835, Ballycastle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland (Age 69 years)
	8. John KIRKPATRICK, ,of Ballynagashel House,Ballymoney,North Antrim,Northern Ireland, b. 1768, d. 30 Oct 1858, Ballynagashel, County Antrim, Northern Ireland (Age 90 years)
	9. Samuel KIRKPATRICK, ,of Ballynagashel,,Ballymoney,North Antrim,Northern Ireland, b. 1782, d. 4 Jan 1867, Ballynagashel, County Antrim, Northern Ireland (Age 85 years)
	10. Mary KIRKPATRICK, b. 1785, Kinflea, Clough, Antrim, Ireland , d. 1837 (Age 52 years)
	11. Jane KIRKPATRICK, d. Yes, date unknown

Last Modified 18 Aug 2023

Family ID F2023 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

(Research):Possibly the John Kirkpatrick listed in the 1775 Dissenters Petitions. The Penal Laws, passed after 1691 mainly by the Irish Parliament, were designed to restrict the religious, political and economic activities of Roman Catholics so that they would not have the means to threaten the Protestant (Anglican or Church of Ireland) monopoly of power. As a result Roman Catholics were excluded, for example, from political power at local and national level; from holding land on long leases and from many of the professions as well as the armed forces.

However Dissenters, those Protestants who were not members of the Church of Ireland, were also affected by the Penal Laws. These were largely Presbyterians who formed a sizeable proportion of the population in Ulster and were seen by the Established Church of Ireland as posing just as big a threat as Roman Catholics. Consequently, they too suffered from religious and political discrimination. Presbyterians, for example, could not be married legally except in a Church of Ireland church and the ceremony performed by a Church of Ireland clergyman. Discrimination against Dissenters was further extended in 1704 when the Irish Parliament passed an Act to prevent the further growth of popery. This prevailed until 1782.

This Act contained a clause imposing a 'Sacramental Test' for public offices that applied equally to all Protestant Dissenters. The Sacramental Test required those seeking or holding office to take communion at the Church of Ireland. Many Dissenters refused to do so and were thereby excluded from political and civic influence, and from the learned professions (apart from medicine) and other occupations requiring the oath. The Test was not removed until 1780. Attempts to limit the powers of Dissenters continued throughout the 18th century.

In 1774, the Irish Parliament passed an Act excluding them from voting at vestry meetings of the Church of Ireland. This greatly angered Ulster Protestants who in protest petitioned Parliament in October and November 1775 and as a result the Act was repealed in 1776.