2nd Newtownstewart congregation began through mission work of the Secession Presbytery of Donegal in 1826. The first minister was Rev. JOHN MARTIN. The two congregations (1st & 2nd Newtownstewart) amalgamated in 1902 and erected a new church on the site of the former 1st meetinghouse.
Surviving records of this congregation have been microfilmed by the staff of PRONI, Belfast where they may be consulted: Baptisms, 1848 & 1861-1905; Marriages, 1846-1910 (PRONI Ref. MIC1P/59)
The condition of the original records, a degree of difficulty in discerning the handwriting and quality of filming make transcription challenging and wherever possible, the Ardstraw tithe applotment books (1833-4) and Griffiths Valuation (1858), Index to Townlands and Towns, Parishes and Baronies in Ireland (1851) and Heather, Peat and Stone-O’Kane have been consulted in an attempt to confirm families and townland addresses. Original spelling has been retained.
| # | Date | Marriage |
| #1 | May 21 1846 |
CHRISTY KANE 60 years widower labourer Croshbalinreagh. Father: JOHN KANE labourer & SARAH GRAY 55 years widow Claudy. Father: JOHN GRAY labourer Witnesses: THOMAS HILL & WILLIAM McCLOY |
| #2 | July 24 1846 |
JAMES HOOD 24 years bachelor weaver Straw. Father: JAMES HOOD weaver & MARY SPROUL 19 years spinster Straw. Father: ANDREW SPROUL labourer Witnesses: WILLIAM McFARLAND & ROBERT LYONS |
| #3 | December 3 1846 |
JOHN THOMSON 25 years bachelor farmer Killennan. Father: JOHN THOMSON ........? [occupation not stated] & MARGARET TAGGART 21 years spinster Lislafferty. Father: WILLIAM TAGGART .........? [occupation not stated] Witnesses: PATRICK JACK & JOHN BAIRD |
| #4 | February 2 1847 |
WILLIAM LAIRD 26 years bachelor farmer Maghryhan. Father: ALEX. LAIRD farmer & MARGT. KELSO 21 years spinster Magheracoltan. Father: JOHN KELSO farmer Witnesses: WILM. RUSSELL & JOHN KELSO |
| #5 | August 5 1847 |
JOHN CLARKE full age bachelor farmer Lignabrad. Father: JOHN CLARKE farmer & MARY ANNE CALDWELL full age maid Lisnafin. Father: JOHN CALDWELL farmer Witnesses: DAVID CALDWELL & CHARLES BROWN |
| #6 | March 22 1848 |
JAMES KERR full age bachelor farmer Carrigans. Father: WILLIAM KERR farmer & MARY JANE MILSOP full age spinster Strahulter. Father: MOSES MILSOP farmer Witnesses: JOHN McGEE & JOHN KERR |
| #7 | March 26 1849 |
JOHN DOAK 43 years widower farmer Miltown of Ardstraw. Father: WILLIAM DOAK farmer & JANE DOAK 30 years spinster Coolaghy. Father: WILLIAM DOAK farmer Witnesses: WILLIAM PORTER & WILLIAM DOAK |
| #8 | September 27 1849 |
DAVID STEELE full age bachelor farmer Beltrim. Father: DAVID STEELE farmer & BARBARA CALDWELL full age maid Lisnafin. Father: JOHN CALDWELL farmer Witnesses: JOHN JAMES STEELE & ARCHIBALD GRAY |
| #9 | November 9 1849 |
JOHN HAZLITT 25 full age bachelor labourer Birnaghs. Father: JAMES HAZLITT farmer & MARGARET JANE HILL 17 years maid Birnaghs. Father: SAMUEL HILL labourer Witnesses: JOHN HILL & STEWART MONTEITH |
| #10 | January 24 1850 |
ROBERT ROSS full age bachelor farmer Pubble. Father: DAVID ROSS farmer & JANE HOOD full age spinster Lisnafin. Father: ALEX. HOOD farmer Witnesses: SAMUEL CAMPBELL & ROBERT HOOD |
| #11 | June 12 1850 |
ALEXANDER LIGATE 19 years bachelor labourer Lislap. Father: WILLIAM LIGATE labourer & ELIZA SHIELDS 17 years spinster Lislap. Father: WILLIAM SHIELDS farmer Witnesses: HAMILTON GRAY & CHRISTY KANE |
| #12 | August 22 1850 |
JOHN DOAK 21 years bachelor tradesman Milltown. Father: JOHN DOAK tradesman & ELIZABETH DOAK 21 years spinster Tirmegan. Father: ANTHONY DOAK farmer Witnesses: JOHN DOAK & WILLIAM DOAK |
| #13 | January 22 1852 |
HENRY GIVEN 25 years bachelor servant Corlaghy. Father: WILLIAM GIVEN farmer & ANN PORTER 20 years spinster Mislaghroy? Father: PATRICK PORTER labourer Witnesses: WILLIAM DOAK & DAVID STEVINSON |
| #14 | February 26 1852 |
JOHN DOAK 27 years bachelor farmer Tirmegan. Father: ARTHUR DOAK farmer & JANE CARSON 27 years spinster Bunderg. Father: ALEXANDER CARSON farmer Witnesses: JAMES AIKEN & SAMUEL CARSON |
| #15 | May 5 1852 |
ALEXANDER HALLEY 30 years bachelor tradesman Lisnafin. Father: JOHN HALLEY farmer & MARY JANE TODD 30 years widow Lisnafin. Father: HENRY FORD farmer Witnesses: EDWARD MONTEITH & RICHARD MONTEITH |
| #16 | May 27 1852 |
PATRICK KERR 21 years bachelor labourer Birnaghs. Father: PATRICK KERR farmer & JANE ELLIOT 21 years spinster servant Birnaghs. Father: JOHN ELLIOT farmer Witnesses: JOHN PROVENS & CHRISTY CANE |
| #17 | June 10 1852 |
JOHN McFARLAND 24 years bachelor tradesman Castletown. Father: GEORGE McFARLAND soldier & MARY ANNE NIXON 20 years spinster Newtownstewart. Father: ALEXANDER NIXON tradesman Witnesses: CHRISTY CANE & DAVID McFARLAND |
| #18 | August 30 1852 |
DAVID LONG 60 years widower farmer Birnaghs. Father: MATTHEW LONG farmer & ANN BROWNE 60 years spinster Pubble. Father: JOHN BROWNE tradesman Witnesses: SAMUEL CAMPBELL & JACOB ROSS |
| #19 | November 26 1852 |
JOHN ROBINSON 22 years bachelor shopman Derry. Father: WILM. ROBINSON farmer & MARGT. GIBSON 22 years spinster Ballyrenan. Father: JAMES GIBSON tradesman Witnesses: GEORGE GRAY & JANE EDGAR |
| #20 | November 15 1853 |
JOHN SHARPE full age bachelor servant Glennock. Father: SAMUEL SHARPE labourer & JANE DOORNAN 20 years spinster Newtownstewart. Father: CARREW DOORNAN labourer Witnesses: JOHN HEUSTON & ALEX. STEWART |
| # 21 | December 20 1854 |
JAMES ELLIOTT 27 years bachelor farmer Magheracolton. Father: JAMES ELLIOTT farmer & SUSAN RUSSELL 18 years spinster Magheracolton. Father: JOHN RUSSELL farmer Witnesses: WILLIAM RUSSELL & RICHARD HEMPHILL |
| #22 | December 11 1855 |
JOSEPH SHAW 30 years bachelor shopkeeper Newtownstewart. Father: SAMUEL SHAW painter & ELIZA SHAW 21 years spinster ………..? (illegible) BAXTER SHAW* farmer *Baxter Shaw is recorded at Eskeradooey, Drumragh parish in Griffiths Valuation 1858 Witnesses: ALEXANDER HAMILTON & CHRISTY KANE |
| #23 | June 36 1856 |
JAMES GIVEN 28 years bachelor farmer Lurganbeg .Father: WILLM. GIVEN farmer & MARGT. STEVINSON 25 years spinster Lislafferty. Father: SAM. STEVINSON farmer Witnesses: NOBLE GIVEN & JOHN PATRICK |
| #24 | May 27 1858 |
JOHN ELLIOTT 24 years bachelor servant Deer Park. Father: JOHN ELLIOTT labourer & MARGT. MOORE 18 years spinster servant Deer Park. Father: PATRICK MOORE labourer Witnesses: JOHN CALDWELL & JOSEPH BAXTER |
| #25 | August 24 1858 |
THOMAS WILSON full age bachelor farmer Cavendoragh. Father: ANDREW WILSON farmer & ANNE HOOD full age spinster Deer Park. Father: ALEXR. HOOD farmer Witnesses: CHARLES HUNTER & JOHN HOOD |
| #26 | December 2 1858 |
JAMES GRAY full age bachelor labourer Deerpark. Father: JOHN GRAY labourer & MARTHA ELLIOTT full age spinster servant Birnaghs. Father: JOHN ELLIOTT farmer Witnesses: WILLIAM STEWART & JAMES RICHARDSON |
| #27 | January 13 1859 |
JAMES KERR full age widower shopkeeper Newtownstewart. Father: WILM. KERR farmer & MARGT. JANE MORTLAND full age spinster Strabane. Father: WM. MORTLAND inn keeper Witnesses: GEORGE A. PORTER & CHRISTY CAIN |
| #28 | April 5 1859 |
JOHN HOOD full age bachelor farmer Deerpark. Father: ALEXR. HOOD farmer & ELIZA SMYTH 18 years spinster Ntn. Stewart. Father: WLM. SMYTH farmer Witnesses: CHARLES HUNTER & HUGH McPHILLOMY |
| #29 | October 20 1859 |
SAMUEL CRAIG full age bachelor farmer Harbistown. Father: ROBERT CRAIG farmer & MARGT. SARAH KELSO full age spinster Magheracoltan. Father: JOSEPH KELSO farmer Witnesses: PATRICK MURRAY & JOHN SCOTT |
| #30 | January 3 1860 |
JAMES MOOR full age bachelor labourer Glencush. Father: JAMES MOOR farmer & MARGT. HOOD full age spinster Deerpark. Father: ALEX. HOOD farmer Witnesses: JOHN HOOD & ROBT. ROULSTON |
| #31 | March 13 1860 |
JAMES CORRY full age bachelor blacksmith Newtownstewart. Father: JOHN CORRY labourer & SARAH MAGINLEY full age widow Newtownstewart. Father: JOHN WELSH riddlemaker Witnesses: CHRISTY CAIN & WM. KERRIGAN |
| #32 | April 13 1860 |
JOHN MOORHEAD full age bachelor weaver Drumnahoe. Father: JAMES MOORHEAD farmer & MARY MOORE full age widow Pubble. Father: JOHN TROTTER weaver Witnesses: JOHN CALDWELL & DAVID CALDWELL |
| #33 | December 5 1860 |
GEORGE WASON full age bachelor labourer Rakelly. Father: GEORGE WASON labourer & JANE MOORE full age spinster Lurganbuoy. Father: DAVID MOORE labourer Witnesses: GEORGE PINKERTON & JOHN MOORE |
| #34 | December 11 1860 |
ALEXANDER WHITLEY full age bachelor tradesman Grange. Father: ROBERT WHITLEY tradesman & JANE GIBSON full age spinster Nn. Stewart. Father: JOHN GIBSON labourer Witnesses: JOHN STEEL & CHRISTY CAIN |
| #35 | May 30 1861 |
JAMES DUNCAN full age bachelor farmer Newtownstewart. Father: WILM. DUNCAN farmer & MARGT. ARMOUR full age spinster Magheracolton. Father: JOHN ARMOUR farmer Witnesses: WILM. J. WATSON & JOHN PATTON |
| #36 | May 30 1861 |
JOHN COLHOUN full age bachelor servant Milltown. Father: DAVID COLHOUN labourer & ANNE JANE ARTHUR full age spinster Magheracoltan. Father: WILM. ARTHUR farmer Witnesses: WILM. J. WATSON & JOHN PATTON |
| #37 | July 10 1862 |
ROBERT McCONNELL full age bachelor farmer Creggan? Father: ALEXR. McCONNELL farmer & MATILDA RUSSELL full age spinster Milltown. Father: JOHN RUSSELL farmer Witnesses: WILM. MILLER & WILM. BARTON |
| #38 | November 4 1862 |
JOHN PROVINE full age bachelor labourer Birnaghs. Father: WILLIAM PROVINE farmer & MARY ELLIOTT full age widow Birnaghs. Father: CUNNINGHAM SCOTT labourer Witnesses: WILLIAM STEWART & WILM. FULTON |
| #39 | June 2 1863 |
ARTHUR MILLER full age widower labourer N. T. Stewart. Father: ROBERT MILLER labourer & CATHERINE BUCHANAN full age spinster N. T. Stewart. Father: JOHN BUCHANAN labourer Witnesses: CHRISTY KANE & HUGH McPHILLOMY |
| #40 | November 19 1863 |
RICHARD HOOD full age bachelor tradesman Tirmegan. Father: JAMES HOOD farmer & ISABELLA RUSSELL full age spinster Milltown. Father: JOHN RUSSELL farmer Witnesses: THOMAS HOOD & WILLIAM MILLER |
| #41 | June 29 1865 |
MATT GORDON full age bachelor farmer Turnadall. Father: JAMES GORDON farmer & MATILDA HILL 18 years spinster Crosh. Father: DAVID HILL farmer Witnesses: GEORGE McELWAIN & ROBERT IRVINE |
| #42 | July 26 1866 |
ALEXANDER HOOD full age bachelor farmer Deerpark. Father: ALEXR. HOOD farmer & MARY SMYTH full age spinster Newtownstewart. Father: WILM. SMYTH farmer Witnesses: JOHN HOOD & CHRISTY O’KAIN |
| #43 | January 29 1867 |
JAMES McSORLEY full age bachelor gardener Finnaghy. Father: JAMES McSORLEY labourer & ANNE JANE RICHARDSON full age spinster Newtownstewart. Father: ROBERT RICHARDSON labourer Witnesses: CHRISTY KAIN & ROBERT DUNCAN |
| #44 | June 11 1867 |
WILLM. SEMPLE full age bachelor merchant N.T. Stewart. Father: WILLIAM SEMPLE landsteward? & MARGARET AIKIN 19 years spinster Pubble. Father: JAMES AIKIN farmer Witnesses: WILLIAM WATSON & GEORGE AIKIN |
| #45 | August 8 1867 |
WALTER McMICHEAL full age bachelor baker N.T. Stewart. Father: JAMES McMICHEAL farmer & JANE FORSYTHE full age spinster N.T. Stewart. Father: JAMES FORSYTHE farmer Witnesses: GEORGE MAPLE? & JOHN FORSYTHE |
| #46 | July 16 1868 |
JAMES ROULSTON full age bachelor farmer Kilclin. Father: THOMAS ROULSTON farmer & RUTH HILL full age spinster Ballyrenan. Father: ALEXANDER HILL farmer Witnesses: ALEXANDER HILL & JAMES McCREA |
| #47 | August 20 1868 |
JAMES CALDWELL full age bachelor farmer Castletown. Father: CHARLES CALDWELL farmer & MARGARET TODD full age spinster Lisnafin. Father: GEORGE TODD farmer Witnesses: JAMES WORTHINGTON & JOHN CALDWELL |