Sproules in Fermanagh in the 1700s

In searching for the early Sproules of Grennan, we have located some possibilities that are not as yet on existing, trees. The recent posts gave us an Andrew Sproule of Grennan who died in 1799, and another possibility, Andrew Sproule of Aughee.

Another place to look for these early Grennan Sproules was into Fermanagh. Any family wishing to search for new, productive land and opportunities, would naturally move from Grennan into Fermanagh - and they did! 

Thanks to the wonderful research and transcription being done in Fermanagh, we have a super collection of early records. Most of these are listed on the Irish Genealogy Project Archives, and since new entries go up all the time, it is worth coming back to their site from time to time.

There are Sproules aplenty in these records - too many to sort them all out in a hurry! Some Sproules we are very familiar with and they leap out,  for example the Sproules of Feddans and Crillan who are definitely Grennan families. But there are a couple more that I feel can be added - more in another post. Here we have a collection of some of the Fermanagh early records.

1699 Marriage of John Rutledge and Mary Sproule

29 Apr 1699      RUTLEGE, John            SPROUL, Mary

CLONES PARISH REGISTERS, DIOCESE OF CLOGHER, CLONESMARRIAGES 1694 – 1702 (Clones covers Fermanagh and Monaghan)

Burials recorded at St. Marys Church, Ardess, Fermanagh 

Transcribed by George Armstrong 

Date Buried				Age	Born
6/3/1768	Sarah	Sproule	Ballinant (Ballynant?)
28/3/1780	Sarah	SPROWL	Drumnacrush?? (Drumnacross?)
5/4/1784	William	SPROWL	Crillen (Crillan?)
13/10/1800	Elizabeth	SPROWLE	Par. of Drumkerin (Drumkeeran?)	60	1740
20/2/1802	Andrew	SPROWLE	Glenarn	70	1732
26/4/1805	Charles	Sproul	Killalea (Killylea?)	43	1762
28/10/1807	Robert	Sproule	Ballynant	55	1752
2/4/1808	Charles	Sproul	Glenarn	56	1752
21/4/1815	Elizabeth	Sproul	Drumcahy	85	1730
22/5/1819	John	Sproul	Parish of Templecarn	76	1743

Probate recorded in Irish Prerogative Wills

Joseph Sprouell, Kilnashnabolly, Clogher               1777 

Joseph Sprouell, Maguiresbridge, Fermanagh    1777

These two entries are for the same gentleman. Robyn Ritchie, an excellent researcher, recently found a lovely little entry from the Dublin Journal, 7 July, 1747 which tells us that Joseph was a Pump-maker and that he was living in Maguiresbridge at that time:

Dublin Journal, 7 July, 1747, Irish Newspaper Archive

Marriages recorded in St. Marys Church, Ardess, Magheraculmoney

Transcribed by George Armstrong

1768	26/7/1768	William Bannon	Elizabeth Sproul
1768	4/9/1768	Robert Sproul	Jane Hetherington
1774	16/7/1774	Robert Sproul	Sidney Johnston
1776	13/8/1776	Andrew Nilson	Jain Sprowl
1778	5/5/1778	William Robinson	Isabella Sproul
1779	12/12/1779	Andrew Armstrong	Edith Sprowl
1783	20/01/1783	Irvine Sprowl, Drumnacross	Ann Law, Carn
1783	25?02/1783	Robert Sprowl, Glenarn	-Armstrong, Edenclaw
1783	20/4/1783	John McNeran, Lychan (leaghan)	Mary Sproule, Ballynant
1786	20/02/1786	Joseph Sprowl	Sarah Ginn
1798	21/12/1798	John Mackey	Mary Sproule
1799	23/9/1799	James Johnston	Ann Sproule (Alias Inch)

Births Recorded in St Marys Church Ardess

Transcribed by George Armstrong

https://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/fermanagh/churches/ardess-bap-02.htm

2/8/1767	Anne	John Sproule		Elizabeth		Drumna---??
15/2/1768	Margaret	Robert Sproule		Catherine		Ballinant (Ballynant?)
17/8/1769	Edward	Robert Sproule		Jane		Ballynant
21/2/1770	Rhoda	William	Sproul	Elizabeth		Krillan (Crillan?)
28/4/1770	Sidney (female)	John	Sproul	Elizabeth		Drumnacr---?
21/5/1770	John	William	Sproule	Elinor		Drimnacross (Drumnacross?)
26/12/1771	Cath.	Robert	Sproule	Jane		Ballynant
30/10/1774	Thomas	Robert	Sproule	Sidney		Drum----?
6/12/1774	Robert	Robert	Sproule	Jane		Balinant (Ballynant?
3/5/1777	Mary	Robert	Sproule	Sidney		Drumna--sh
21/11/1778	Elizabeth	Robert	Sproul	not listed		Feddens (Feddans?)
14/1/1780	Elizabeth	Robert	Sproule	Sidney
15/4/1780	Jane	William	Sproule			Glenarn
25/2/1781	Edward	Robert	Sproule	Jane		Ballynant
2/7/1781	Samuel	Robert	Sproule	Elizabeth		Feddans
27/7/1781	Irwine	Robert	Sproule	Sidney		Ballynant
9/2/1782	Lydia	Thomas	Sproule	Anne		Glenarn
18/2/1789	Elizabeth	Andrew	Sproule	Anne		Glenarn
8/1/1799	Catherine	Robert	Sproules	Susy
18/5/1799	Elizabeth	Andrew	Sproule	Elizabeth

 

Previous Posts

• The Sons of Cornet Andrew Spruell
• The Sons of Cornet Andrew – their Ages from the Deeds
• The Missing Sons of Cornet Andrew - Robert of the Slab?
• Who is Andrew Sproule of Grennan?
• The Murder of Andrew Sproule of Aughee 1775