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Was Darlington by any chance named for any of the early "DARLING" families that were there from New England?
I have just found a link between (the collateral lines of) my latest Ydna Moody family and the Darling's of NH that came to Darlington Co., SC in the 1700's.
A dear friend and co-researcher proposed this question to me and so here I am asking.
What makes this of interest to me is that the Hannah DARLING I found linked to the lineage line was born in New Hampshire and she was a daughter of John Darling who was either the son of or grandson of the immigrant, or should I say Scot POW George DARLING. George Darling came to America by force of Oliver Cromwell's men after the Battle of Dunbar [Scotland] in 1650. Thousands of men were captured from this battle and marched to Durham Cathedral in England where they were housed for several months as prisoners until the King could decide what should be done with them. Since it was Oct. and went on into Nov. they were cold so they tore out every in that church that was wooden to burn in order to keep warm. The only thing they didn't destroy was a Clock because atop the clock was the Scottish Thistle.
Anyway, that winter some of the men were sent to Boston, MA on the ship "Unity". On that ship was George DARLING and along with him a man known only as Ingram MOODY (Moodie) who was also at the Battle of Dunbar. In the old Essex Co., MA Court records are found a couple of records regarding statements between Darling and Moody whereby Ingram stated that George Darling was his ~good and longtime friend~ (not quoted verbatim). At that time, I believe it was 1693, Ingram Moody stated he was about 74 yrs. old, giving him an estimated birth year of around c1619. Ingram MOODY's(Moodie's) parentage or birth in Scotland, England or Ireland or anywhere for that matter, has never been found. I believe that his first name was one he made up after he was captured in order to ~perhaps~ incorporate his Mother's maiden name or ~perhaps~ his wife's maiden name, into his own name in an attempt to someday be recognized for it. It is thought that when Ingram was captured as a Scot POW, he may have been married and had a family back in Scotland whom he most likely never saw again as any attempts to contact relatives were as I've read, pretty much prohibited by the POW's.
George DARLING and Ingram MOODY must have known something about working with Iron because they were among about 100 men or so who were sent to Saugus Ironworks in what is now Lynn, Essex Co., MA. The Ironworks has been preserved and can be found online, its quite a fascinating place historically. As indentured servants both George and Ingram were forced to work there for anywhere from 5 to 7 years.
Ingram must have stayed on with the ironworks because he never left Lynn, MA. There are No records of his marriage or the births of his children and the only way he we knew he even had children was from a very early (1673 I think it was) census. Ingram had 2 sons listed, one we know was also named Ingram but always seemed to be spelled as "Engram" or "Engrome" (spelling prob. as it was heard from his heavy Scottish accent) who was around 16 yrs. old at that time and one son who was younger. I can't recall all of the details right now. It is not known whether or not that son lived but son "Engram" did as he appears in later Essex Co., MA court records, however finding him in any records much later in life are Not found so he may have died as a result of fighting in the many years Indian Wars or something.
On the other hand George DARLING lived on and had a large family and became quite a successful man. He had a tavern and inn in Marblehead, MA and as a result this generated a lot of court records. Several of these Scot POW's became members of the Scots Charitable Society in Boston which was set up for the purpose of helping out these families who had been sent to America for various reasons and to help aid those Scots in need who came to America for better work etc. Also among the early Moody's in those records from the SCS in Boston were Thomas, William, Robert, Hugh, James, and John MOODY/Moodie spelled variously. Whether any of them came South to So. Carolina or not, I have not been able to confirm, but it is certainly possible.
If Ingram MOODY's (Moodie) son of unknown name did by any chance come South, then perhaps the link between these two Scottish families (Darling's and Moodie's) lived on in South Carolina. Our branch of the new Ydna Moody family went to southern Alabama and then out west, but some of them stayed in Darlington and it is believed they Might link to those in Marion Co., SC as well, so I am trying to learn all I can about this newest ydna Moody line because this is new turf for me to be researching in, as all of my Moody family somehow found their way to Maine yet I have no idea how they got there or where they came from. Perhaps as descendants of some of those same indentured servants from the captured POW's but I have no way of knowing that.
My attempts at finding info via on-line searches about the naming and history of Darlington have not been very good at yielding a solid answer, so perhaps there isn't one.
That is why I have come here.
Thank You for any help.
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