Facts and traditions collected for a family record

FAMILY OF JAMES M'CONNELL. 121
of silver rent. The terms are somewhat similar to the last, and the
lease is signed three times by William Newall, proprietor, and James
M'Connell, the lessee, at Earlston, 7th January 1760.
A few months after my grandfather took this lease, he married Mary
Cannan, daughter of James Cannan, in Shield, near New Galloway, and
sister of Mr William Cannan, machine-maker, of Chowbent, Lancashire.
The following is in my father's handwriting among the family
papers : —
" Children by Ja s M'Connel and Mary Cannon, married 29th August 1760 : —
James, aged 30 years ; Mary, aged 18 years.
James, born Wednesday, June 25, 1762.
Samuel, born Sunday, 31st May 1765, or 6, or 7 ; lived about 2 months.
Janet, born Monday, 14th March 1768 ; lived about 1 week.
By Mary Haffie :—
Isabel, born Friday, 17th November 1770.
Mary, born Friday, 17th July 1773 ; lived 3| years.
Margaret, Sunday, 28th August 1775.
John, Sunday, 4th Oct. 1777.
Samuel, Friday, 10th Feb. 1780 ; lived 10 months.
William, Sunday, 13th Oct. 1782."
The records of Kells parish, in the Eegister House, Edinburgh, give
the following
" Baptisms.
1762, June 25, James, son to James M c Connell, in Hannastoun.
1768, March 15, Janet, daughter to James Connel and Mary Cannon, at Hanas-
ton, by Mr John Gillespie.
1770, Nov. 17, Isabel, daughter to James M c Connel and his wife, Margaret
M c Haffie, at Hannahston.
1772, July 20, Mary, daughter to James M c Connel and Marg. Haffy, at
Hanaston.
1774, Aug. 28, Peggy, daughter to James M c Connel, in Hanaston, and Margaret
Haffie.
1777, Sept. 8, John, son to James M c Connel and Mary Haffie, at Hanaston."
Mary Cannan, my grandmother, died from giving birth to her young-