<font face="Century" size="3">The Early History of the William Nodwell Family in Canada <br />  <br /> Date:  June 6, 1936 <br />  <br /> Written By:  RDN (assume it is Robert Duncan Nodwell) <br />  <br /> <font size="4">     </font> It is unfortunate that the writing of this history has been neglected so long and that the writer has to depend for his information, mainly, on the rather hazy remembrances of the younger members of the third generation. <br /> <font size="4">     </font>We know that they came from County Londonderry, Ireland and that Limavady was a nearby town. The Townland was Anaghmore and the name of the farm is believed to have been Rusky. <br /> <font size="4">     </font>We learn from history that early in the reign of James the 1st a large part of North of Ireland was confiscated to the Crown and the land was divided up among English and Scottish Protestants. <br />The fact that the Nedwill's (original name) were Presbyterian suggests that they belonged to the Scottish side of this immigration. This point must be left to some member of the Clan who visits Ireland and looks up the old records. This information can be inserted into this history later. <br /> </font>