• His [Thomas Daugherty] father, Wm. Daugherty, was born in Ulster, County Antrim, Ireland. His mother, Eleanor McKeever, was born just across the North Channel in Scotland. A flag from her window could be seen by her lover across the channel and told him when he could set himself across in his boat, and find her at home. These voyages across the channel were in sight of that great natural curiosity, the Giants Causeway.
Both his parents were Protestant, and Methodists, converted under the preaching of Mr. Wesley's helpers, and both had seen and heard Mr. Wesley himself. Into his veins came therefore that sturdiest of blood, the Scotch-Irish, which has given to this country some of its most thrifty communities, and of eminent men in all walks of life an unusual proportion.
His parents married, and within a year came to this country. Their first child was born on the ocean, and found a grave in its depths. They settled in Washington Co., N. Y., about 1790, and there seven children were born to them, four sons and three daughters. Thomas, our father, was the youngest of the sons, and for some years has been the sole survivor of this family.
In 1812 the family removed to what was then the west, Monroe Co., N. Y., and settled in the town of Penfield, a few miles east of Rochester.618

• His [William Daugherty] father removed with his family to this country in 1794, and settled at Bloomington, N. Y.1777, p 6

• Dougherty, William; mortgaged to Daniel Penfield.
This mortgage assigned to Alex. St. John, Feb. 22, 1823.1779

• Dougherty, William, Penfield, N. Y. Probate, July 30, 1817. Wife – Elinor, Oldest dau, Rebecca, w of Samuel Sullif; oldest son, William; 2nd son, John; 3rd son, Charles; youngest daus, Martha and Elinor.1780, P 569

• 1810 Census: Salem, Washington, New York. 02110/20001.1760

• The Daugherty (a variant of O'Dougherty which family were anciently Gaelic Lords of Innishowen) case might be helped by the Giant's Causeway reference. It would really be a matter of identifying those parishes bordering on the Causeway and searching for the baptism of a William circa 1765-75 in extant Church records. Once again the Registry of Deeds should be searched circa 1790-95 and a search of the 1796 Flax Premiums for Co Antrim would identify all parishes in which the surname is found.1302

• Within a year after they were married they came to this country and settled in Washington Co., N. Y. in about 1790. There they had seven children - 4 sons, 3 daughters. In 1812 they moved to Penfield, N. Y.591, p 4