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Most records were burned in a Dublin fire. A researcher found many McMullins located in this area. Possibly these people are distant relatives or even close family members at that time.
A list of Protestant Householders in 1740
Ballintoy Parish Carey Barony Co. Antrim (Bally Castle)
Neal Mc Mullan
Daniel Mc Mullan
James Mc Mullan
John Mc Mullan
Culfeighton Parish
Patrick Mc Mullan
Ramoan Parish
James McMullan,
Widow Mc Mullan
Patrick Mc Mullan
Derrykeighan Parish
Lower Dunluce Barony
Daniel Mc Mullan
Hearthmoney Roll for Co. Antrim 1669 (each chimney has to pay tax)
Parish of Ramoan, Carey Barony (Ballycastle)
Townland
Corvally Gilmo Mc Mullin
Broonmoore Owen Mc Mullin
Drummans Gilchrist Mc Mullin
Gregganboy Gilchrist Mc Mullin
Carnmoon Daniel Mc Mullin
Parish of Derryaghy, Nazareene Barony
Ballymacwand Owen Mc Mullin
Antrim Town and Parish
Elizabeth Mc Mullin
Ardclinia Parish
Joe Mc Mullin
Part of Derrykeighan Parish Barony of Lower Dunluce
Daniell Mc Mullan
Diocese of Connor, Wills Indexes to 1658
Mc Mullan Billy Par 1782
Alexander Derrykeighan Par 1783
Charles Billy Par 1833
Ephraim Derrykeighan Par 1849
Ephraim " 1851
John Ballintoy Par 1841
John " 1843
Margaret Billy Par 1773
Diocese of Connor Administration Bonds (Intestate) to 1858
Mc Mullan
Daniel Billy Par 1722
Henry " "
Tithe book for the Parish of Culfeighton Co Antrim
The following Mc Mullan names appear
Denis, Daniel, Alex, James, Eneas, Michael, Neal, Mathew, John, William, Andrew, Cornelius, David, Robert, Angus
The tithe books show the amount of land farmed and the tithe payable to the established church in ratio to the produce of the land. Only farmers were included and this money had to go to the established church even if they were not a member of it.
A list of passengers who have contracted to take their passage on the ship "Brutus", George Craig, Master – from Londonderry to Philadelphia 13 April, 1805
Mc Mullen Age
David 25 Ballydonnelly
George 16
Sarah 50 Spinster
Jane 22 "
Mary 21 "
Margaret 19 "
Ann 13 "
From a history of the Parish of Derrykeighan by Thomas Carnac James Moore of Ballydvity gave leases in 1766-67 for lives renewable in the Townland of Carnfeogue to amongst others Eiver O'Mullan.
From an old map of 1805 we discovered a Daniel Mc Mullin farming 31 acres 3 perches 21 rods in the Townland of Killyraven. This townland actually lies in Ballymoney Parish but borders the Southern boundary of Derrykeighan Parish.
Ephraim Mc Mullan married Rose Palmer, an Irish lassie born about 1787 in Coleraine, Ulster Col., Northern Ireland. Researchers have found many Palmers around the Coleraine area.
James and Thomas lived in Antrim Town and Parish, Thomas Palmer lived in Ballinderry Parish, Portmore Park.
Hearthmoney roll for Co. Londonderry 1663
Robert Palmer Parish of Artrea,
Thomas Palmer 2 hearths of Parish of Magherafelt,
Parish register for Desertmartin Co., Londonderry
Diocese of Derry Pront Mic 1/16
30/6/1828 (illegible) child of Thomas Palmer Ballinderry and wife Nancy Wilson.
List of Palmer baptisms from 1808-1824
Children of Henry and Nancy Harte Palmer
25/10/1818 Henry
22/10/1821 James
15/3/1824 Alex
7/4/1828 Nancy
Children of Richard and Elilzabeth Forgy Palmer
1/2/1808 William Henry
1/5/1809 Samuel
10/5/1814 Richard
15/1/1812 Joe
16/4/1817 Elizabeth
8/5/1819 Adam
21/11/1823 Hugh
Index to connor Diocesen Wills to 1858
Palmer
Arthur Glenavy 1784
Elizabeth Antrim 1818
James " 1737
James Killend 1838
Mussenden Glenavy 1827
Walter Antrim 1825
William Ballydonaghy 1799
William Killead 1833
Index to Connor diocesen Administration Bonds (Intestate) to 1858
Howard Palmer, Church Lane, Belfast, Boot & Shoe maker 1857
Richard Palmer 1792
Index to Derry Diocesen Wills 1612-1858
Palmer
Henry farmer Rushure par Desertmartin 1722
Job " " " 1766
Job " " " 1767
Job " " " 1809
John The Inch 1642
Subsidy roll December 1667
Manor of Killoultragh, Co. Antrim:
Thomas Palmer Teoman;
1617 George Palmer is mentioned in the Haberdashery Documents Proni T520, this land is in the area to the South and East of Coleraine; George Palmer 1630 holds one tenement in Macoaquin with one more of land and thirty acres of land parcell of Mynney.
Tithe list for the parish of Desertmartin 1794
Diocese of Derry Proni T679/6 Co. Londonderry Townland Roshure
Henry Palmer Amount of tithe 2 lb 0 a 0 d
Job Palmer " 2 lb 3 a 0 d
The researchers who did this work states their feelings about Ephraim Mc Mullan and the movements of Rose Palmer's family. They are almost certain that the George Palmer found in 1617 and in 1630 living in the Parish of Macosquin would be our ancestor. Also the Parish where they found an Ephraim McMullen living in 1827, also much earlier and also in surrounding parishes the name Daniel Mc Mullen kept reappearing.
The Parish of Macosquin, where they found George Palmer in 1630 farming an acre of land, lies in the County of Londonderry just south of Coleraine, where they searched the only early registers for Rose's baptism. They are far from complete as early as that date and had no success finding any records. It is interesting that researchers have placed the McMullen's around the adjacent Parishes, where they found the Palmer's indexed (and also further south in Co, Londonderry) but no records of the McMullen's have been found.
There were McMullen's living across the north coast of Co. Antrim, from east of Ballycastle to the edge of Coleraine Parish, and also southward down the Antrim bank of the river Bann as far as Ballymena. However, the only Parish where we found an Ephraim is just south of Coleraine.
The McMullen family have certainly lived since the middle 17th century from Ballycastle to Derrykeighan Parishes, so it is perfectly possible for Rose to have met someone living comparatively close.
Another interesting fact in searching this genealogy is: In those days the first born son was always named after his maternal grandfather. For example: Ephraim's first born son is named Daniel, so he would be named after Ephraim's father which should tell us Ephraim's father was named Daniel.
Now back to the history of Ephraim and Rose. Ephraim's family members were very devout Catholics. Not long after they married they moved to Dunbarton, Scotland. This is where their first son, Daniel, was born 2 March, 1819. Peter was born in 1821-22, Suzan 1823-24 and James in 1825.
Daniel left home when he was 15 to be an apprentice as a blacksmith. He went to Liverpool, England.
Little more is know about Ephraim and Rose but they must have moved to England to be near Daniel and his family. Ephraim died 3 February 1861 at the Union Workhouse Mill Road, Everton, West Derby district, England. He was 78 years old and was a general laborer at the time. He must have died at work. He died of mortification of the leg certified. (Gangrene). Records have been searched for Rose's death but have not been found to my knowledge. It was just two years after his father's death that Daniel left England to go to America.