Barrons of southern Kilkenny
My family lived in Kilmacow John W. Barron a tithe comissioner born about 1790, married Johanna Roach, about 1809 His father we believe to have been a "high sheriff of poundage" in Granny, Walter Barron. John's son Michael Roach Barron married Mary Rosalee Murphy in wexford, about 1836, moved to waterford, and also was a tithe comissioner, immigrated in 1848 to Missouri, from the entry to America we have good records, but like all of us, the records in Ireland are difficult, the good is we have tithing records, and still exiating letters from 1826, written in Ireland and from Ireland to America till about 1851. Family members appear to be James, Catherine, Joseph, Mary, Lucy (who died in 1850) and others we are less sure of. Johanna, Joseph, and mary Immigrated to Madison co. Missouri in 1851, we believe her husband died, or did not want to go, and moved to Dunkitt, from Ballincurragh/ Ballincurra/ ballincur, depending on who was writing the letters to him. His signature on tithing documents are John or JW Barron we believe the W to be Walter. Letters from Johanna only refer to him as "the Master";These letters are very informative, but only use first names, there must be 3 Mary Barrons at any one time in the family, at least two James, Johns, Edwards and one Edwin, Josephs, and a Walter here and there, One of Johns Sisters married a Cahill, and their son Edward immigrated to SanFrancisco and brought his mother. It appears that John W farmed and lived at the Baiilncurragh house, in 1848, his letters say he considered selling his portion of the farm to Immigrate but possibly used the money to send his wife and 2 children and stayed behind, "poor Lucy died and left enough money for Johanna and children to pay for a German ship (the ANNA) out of liverpool to New Orleans in 1851, should anyone have more information or need any of ours, its John@barronaviation.com
