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Before the American Revolution, of course, Pennsylvania was also a colony of the British Empire,

and there were no formal immigration records kept between different colonies. It's possible that

some ship's manifest or colonial port records exist for our ancestors' trans-Atlantic passages,

but I've not found any.

However, 19th-century Irish records with our surname(s) indicate that the families in Ulster

pronounced their name the same as it came to the New World. It is probable that the 19th-century

McA/I/Ninch’s in Ulster and our 18th-century ancestors descend from common Gaelic lines.

but this is not yet proven.

In chronological order, the Irish records researched are described below.

First, and probably most significant, is the Irish Householder's Index [3], the combined index to

two different tax records of the early 19th-century, microfilmed by The National Library of Ireland --

1. the Tithe Applotment Books, circa 1820's, Tithe tax, to support the

King’s official Church of Ireland (Anglican Church, Church of England),

2. and Griffith's Valuation of Tenements, date varies by County, 1848-1864

After examining these records, variations of our surname are found only at the Northern edge of the

island of Ireland, directly across the water (about 20-30 miles) from Scotland, in Counties Antrim

and Londonderry, in the coastal bog country around Coleraine, where the River Bann runs north to

the sea, and east, along the Antrim coast directly opposite Scotland (Bushmills, Glenarm, Larne).

Twelve people in Tithe Applotments, 1824-1834, all in Co. Antrim (alphabetical order by first name):

No.	Given	Surname	Townland	Parish	Diocese	County
1.	Daniel	McNinch	Ballinlea Lower	Ballintoy	Connor	Antrim
2.	Daniel	McNinch	Ballymagard	Culfeightrin	Connor	Antrim
3.	David	McIninch	Dunaghy	Ballymoney	Connor	Antrim
4.	Henry	McAninch	Craigalappin	Ballintoy	Connor	Antrim
5.	James	McAninch	Ballyroy	Culfeightrin	Connor	Antrim
6.	James	McAninch	Knacknagarvan	Ballintoy	Connor	Antrim
7.	John	McAninch	Ballyboggy	Dunluce	Connor	Antrim
8.	John	McAninch	Low Town / Bog Town	Kilwaughter	Connor	Antrim
9.	John	McAninch	Wightown	Kilwaughter	Connor	Antrim
10.	John	McAninch	Tickmacrevin and Templeoughter		Connor	Antrim
11.	Robert	McAninch	Rory's Glen	Kilwaughter	Connor	Antrim
12.	Samuel	McAninch	Mullans	Finvoy	Connor	Antrim

Twenty-three people in Griffith’s Valuation of Tenements, 1859-1862 (alphabetical by first name):
	T. “Town of” (townland), P. “Parish of”, B. “Barony of”, U. (Poor-law) “Union”, and County

1.	Archibald M'Ininch	Lisnagunoque Lower, Billy, B. Cary, Ballycastle & Coleraine U., A.
2.	David M'Aninch, jun.	Dunaghy, P. Ballymoney, B. Upper Dunluce, Ballymoney U. Antrim
3.	David M'Aninch, sen.	Dunaghy, P. Ballymoney, B. Upper Dunluce, Ballymoney U. Antrim
4.	James M'Aninch	Carnlea, P. Kirkinriola, B. Lower Toome, Ballymena U., Antrim

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