Hello again,
I just left you a message at the HOGG board here and I see you must also have an interest in the MOODY's as well since they connect to the HOGG's and LESLIE's.
The MOODY's of which I spoke on the HOGG page, are linked to one of our now proven Ydna MOODY lines.
They came from Balnamore/Ballymoney, Co. Antrim, Nor. Ire., and some of this branch removed to western PA and we've just found out this week that yet another MOODY family branch came later in the 1920's to Fayette Co., PA which is south of the very area the other branch of Ydna Moody's came in the latter mid to latter 1800's.
Other of our Proven Ydna Moody's were Magilligan, Co. L'derry, Nor. Ireland descending from an Alexander MUDIE/Moodie/Moody and wife Priscilla DICK. This line of Moody's came from Scotland reports say from the Fifeshire area and another report says from the Dundee area. Either way, we believe our line links to the MOODIE's of Hoy, Orkney and also to those who were very early on located in Ayrshire, Scotland (western coast) as descendants of Gilbert MUDIE/Moodie/Moody "brother german" of Bishop William MUDY/MUDIE of Caithness and Dornoch Cathedral from the 1400's period.
So far our earliest proven MOODY ancestor is one Thomas MOODY b.c1710 in/of Aghadowey, Co. L'derry, Nor. Ireland who married 1st to Jean McQUISTON whose family was from the Isle of Skye in Scotland.
This family came to PA in 1735 and then removed to Guilford Co., NC and descendants have scattered all over Nor. America from them.
Thomas and Jean McQuiston MOODY named a son Alexander Moody as well so there is most likely a connection between this line and that of our other Ydna MOODY line of Magilligan, NI whereby the name of Alexander MUDIE (spelled in the oldest standing form of our surname in Scotland) who was stated in the record as "of Magilligan" (except it was a grossly misspelled version of the town name), was found in the Baptism records of the Ballykelly Presbyterian Church in Co. L'derry when his daughter Margaret was baptized there in 1700. This puts this particular Alexander MUDIE's birth in the 1600's. He is most likely the earliest ancestor known to our Ydna cousin's line of the Alexander MOODY who married Priscilla DICK who was born around c1746 in/of Lenamore/Magilligan, Co. L'derry, NI.
Also a Joseph MUDIE whose son Edward MUDIE (of Magilligan) was found amongst these same Baptism records in the Ballykelly Presbyterian church in the very early 1700's. (1706 I believe it was).
If you connect to any of these lines or can provide further info regarding any of them, we would be Most Greatful to you to learn of them.
Thank You for your replies and I hope we can help each other out.