I need help looking for McDermond info on my family tree.?

Question

O.K. So here's the problem. My g,g,grandpa's name is Joseph McDermond. I know his wife's name is Martha. But when I go to look for his parents name and on back further I am stuck. My second cousin has hit a dead end also. I have no credit card to buy the info from any genealogy sites. Does anyone know of this mans info from their own searching or of a site where I can finally get the answers? My tree is very lopsided. My mom's side goes all the way back to england. But my dads side stops very quickly to his great grandfather, my gg grandfather.

Answer 1

familysearch.org is a free website. It's easy to use.

Answer 2

McDermond
The Scottish clan MacDairmid, the surname also being spelt MacDarmid, MacDearmid, MacDearmaid, MacDiarmid, MacDearmont, MacDairmond, MacDermand, and all the short forms commencing "Mc", derives from the ancient pre 7th century Gaelic Mac Dhiarmaid, meaning "the son of Dermid". Quite who was the original Dermid is unclear, but the MacDairmaids of Glenlyon, Scotland, claim to be the original race of the region. Whether the clan are also associated with the Irish MacDermotts who claim descent from Dermot, the king of Connacht, in the 12th century, is also unclear. The personal name Diarmuid or Dermot means "free man", and it is said that Diarmuid and Blathmac reigned jointly as High Kings of Ireland in circa 657 a.d.. Early recordings of the surname show that it was sometimes prefixed with a "K" or "T" or even a "Ch" as in John McKeremt of Pollouchquay, in 1502, and Jhone McChormeit of Menyenis, in 1538. Other recordings include John Makeyrmit of Petty in 1502, whilst Archibald McDiarmott was a charter witness at Inverlevirmore in 1659. Church register recordings include the marriage of Neil McDermid and Isabella Brown on July 23rd 1857, at Glenmuick, Aberdeen, whilst Daniel McDiarmed married Jane Doherty at Londonderry, Ireland, on December 16th 1865. The first recorded spelling of the family name is believed to be that of Nemeas Mactarmayt, vicar of Kilchoman in Islay, in 1427, during the reign of King James 1st of Scotland, known as "Wee Jamie", 1406 - 1437.

Answer 3

This Joseph McDermond wouldn't happen to have been born abt 1838 in PA, Martha born abt 1839 in NY. Lived in Raymond, Sterns Co., MN. had 4 kids (G.L. born abt 1871, M.L. born abt 1873, L.R. born abt 1875, and A.C. born abt 1877) (per 1880 Census)..
Joseph & Matha also are married in the 1870 census, no kids, living in Raymond, Sterns Co., MN.

just a quick search in Ancestry.com.

Answer 4

Hey McDermond,

Try Family Search, there are 86 records there including Martha in Canada in a Census record from 1881 (don't know if it applies to you).

GENFORUM. They will give you some results. See the web sites below. I notice there is not a McDermond site specifically. You can start one. That way you can find others interested in the same Genealogy.

Also try Ellis Island, it is free too. I gave you a ton of sites, some are pay, some are free.