The Lowry Family of Ahenis (Pomeroy) and their Connection to the Perry and McClintock Families
The Lowry family of Ahenis, near Pomeroy in County Tyrone, formed an important part of the network of landed families connected to the Perry and McClintock estates.
Through multiple marriages, the Lowry family became closely associated with both the Perrys of Mullaghmore and the McClintocks of Trinta and Seskinore.
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The Lowry Family of Ahenis
The Lowry family were established landowners in County Tyrone, with their seat at Ahenis (often associated with Pomeroy).
John Lowry of Ahenis, together with his wife Mary Buchanan, appears as a central figure in the family during the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries.
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Connections with the Perry Family
The Lowry family became connected with the Perrys of Mullaghmore through marriage.
Francis Perry of Tityreagh, near Omagh, married Elizabeth Lowry, daughter of John Lowry of Ahenis and Mary Buchanan. He died without issue.
Samuel Perry, of Perrymount, also married into the Lowry family, taking as his first wife Catherine Lowry, another daughter of John Lowry of Ahenis.
Through these marriages, the Perry family established strong connections with the Lowry family within the locality.
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Connections with the McClintock Family
The Lowry family also appear in the earlier ancestry of the McClintock family.
John McClintock of Trinta (b. 1649) married Janet Lowry, daughter of John Lowry of Ahenis and Mary Buchanan.
Through this marriage, the Lowry family became directly incorporated into the McClintock lineage.
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Significance
The Lowry family represent an important link between the Perry and McClintock families, appearing in both lines through marriage.
These connections illustrate the close interrelationship of landed families in County Tyrone, where estates, alliances, and inheritance were frequently shaped by repeated familial ties.
The presence of the Lowry family in both the Perry and McClintock lines reinforces the continuity and interconnected nature of the families associated with the Mullaghmore and Seskinore estates.
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See also:
• The Perry Family of Perrymount
• Samuel McClintock (1790–1852)
• The McClintock Family of Trinta and Newtown
• Mullaghmore (Perrymount): The Perry Estate
• Seskinore Estate: Perry and McClintock Ownership
• Perry–McClintock Ownership Timeline