I have been searching for years for any info that might help clarify which Moody's belong to which clan in Co. L'derry, Nor. Ireland. We have several Ydna matches to Moody's from Co. L'derry and one that came to America (Pennsylvania) that was from Co. Antrim (Ballymoney area).
Our other Ydna Moody cousins families came from Macosquin, Aghadowey and Limavady that we know of so far.
However, the Moody family of Magilligan and Coleraine also have a great deal in common with our other Ydna Moody cousins in that they seemed to have the same names, married into the same families etc. not to mention these Moody's all lived within a relatively close area to each other.
I am searching for Anything that might help me tie up some of the loose ends on these branches of Moody's.
Our earliest known Moody ancestor was a Thomas MOODY b.c1710 in/of Aghadowey, Co. L'derry. We also had Moody ancestors in Limavady dating back to around this time as well or just after.
What is ironic about these Moody's is that most all of them seemed to have come to Pennsylvania. Some went to New York City and were hatters and boot makers.
Some landed in Maryland but removed to PA and they were linen weavers.
One branch went to Nova Scotia from the New Jersey area in the mid 1700's not as Loyalists but probably as planters, taking over the lands made available after the Acadian exile in c1755.

Nearly all of our Moody's married into other known families who came to Nor. Ireland from Scotland. Most of our Ydna is more closely matched or shares partial matches to many other Scottish surnames indicating to me that our Moody's/Moodie's/Mudie's spent a great deal of time in Scotland at some point early on in our Ydna chain.

Some of the Surnames that our ydna Moody's married into or have close family ties to were McQuiston, McGranahan, Martin, Williams, Williamson, Chisolm, Glendinning/Clendennen, McNeill, Denny, Cherry, Jackson, Crawford, Witty/McQuitty/McWhitty, Watson, Sloan, Gordon, Fleming, Shannon, Wilson, Lynch, McCaghen, Cochran, Armstrong, Eakin/Ekin, Allison, Toler/Tolar, Carre/Carr/Kerr, Wingate, Armstrong, Phinney/Finney, McBride, Sterrett/Starratt and many others.

I have noticed that many of these same families also lived in these areas that the Moody's did in Co. L'derry that I mentioned above (Magilligan, Coleraine, Macosquin, Aghadowey, Limavady etc.) and I would be most greatful for any help on brief genealogies of MOODY families who may link to any of these names in these areas.

I am also interested in learning if any of your Moody family history states that our Moody's came to Nor. Ireland from Scotland.
Thank you for any help.