In
1755 John Gordon Macomb
left his home in
Dunturkey, Ballynure
with his wife, sons
Alexander and William
and his daughter Anne to
sail to America.
He
became a successful
business man by
supplying the army, was
appointed a judge in
Albany and provided
troops for Britain in
the War of
Independence
His
son Alexander who left
here at seven became a
great landowner in
possession of much of
New York State. He had a
home on Broadway which
he leased to George
Washington.
His
grandson Alexander was
to be a hero in the War
of 1812 and eventually
Commander in Chief of
the Army
Today
there are American towns
and counties which bear
the Macomb name of this
family from
Ballynure
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