Canal labor and migrants to Amherst county Virginia researching Ireland origins
Reverse Genealogy Project
Seeking origins, descendants, or researchers, of the migrants from Ireland who settled in Amherst county Virginia before 1850.
Many of these appear to be working class, transitional Labor for a (local?) Canal, whose location(s) has yet to be determined; a few were Stone Masons perhaps for the same canal(s); and a Boatman is also mentioned (perhaps for the same canal(s) or one of the many river travelways in rural Amherst county).
These are the type of forgotten foundational Irish-Americans which might be known to their descendants, or traced to their homeland, in a reverse genealogy project.
There seems to be strong tribute connection to Ireland, with places in the county named:
Irish Gap
Irish Creek
Irish Road
The location within Ireland of origin is presently unknown and yet to be determined. Perhaps some of the laboers arrived on the same ship, from the same homeland communities. Perhaps they worked on canals in Ireland. These and other clues have yet to be determined.
The spelling of the names may vary slightly from that indexed.
Hugh Brown, born 1816 Ireland
may have migrated before 1844
Pheral Ward, born 1809 Ireland
Mary J. ___, born 1809 Ireland
family migrated before 1838
James B. Mallich, born 1810 Ireland, occupation Boatman
Mary J. ___, born 1818 Ireland
Thomas M. Mallich, born 1839 Ireland
Susan B. Mallich, born 1841 Ireland
Thomas M. Mallich, born 1843 Ireland
Charles E. Mallich, born 1845 Ireland
family migrated before 1848
William McGlackland, born 1822 Ireland, occupation Laborer on Canal
John McGlackland, born 1826 Ireland, occupation Laborer on Canal
Thomas McGlackland, born 1832 Ireland, occupation Laborer on Canal
Margaret McGlackland, born 1824 Ireland, occupation Laborer on Canal
James L. McGlackland, born 1827 Ireland, occupation Laborer on Canal
John Penn, born 1812 Ireland, occupation Laborer on Canal
Betsey ____, born 1825 Ireland
William Penn, born 1849 Ireland
Joseph Gartner, born 1824 Ireland, occupation Stone Mason
Mary ___, born 1829 Ireland
family migrated before 1849
Thomas McCockland, born 1832 Ireland, occupation laborer
Patrick Burns, born 1826, an Irishman, occupation Miner
Margaret ___, born 1827, likely Ireland
William Burns, born 1849, likely Ireland
Henly N. Carrol, born 1793 Ireland, occupation laborer
Lucy ___, born 1792 Ireland, occupation laborer
Martha Carrol, born 1833 Ireland, occupation laborer
Susan Carrol, born 1836 Ireland, occupation laborer
Henry Smith, born 1820 Ireland, occupation Laborer on Canal
Hilly Brown, born 1810 Ireland, occupation Laborer on Canal
Richard Brown, born 1822 Ireland, occupation Laborer on Canal
Richard Wheelin, born 1817 Ireland, occupation Laborer on Canal
SM Martin, born 1827 Ireland, occupation Laborer on Canal
Benjamin Johnson, born 1802 Ireland, occupation Laborer on Canal
Patt Gorman, born 1813 Ireland, occupation Laborer on Canal
A. Haydon, born 1800 Ireland, occupation Laborer on Canal
Willima J. Lankford, born 1805 Ireland, occupation Laborer on Canal
William Martin, born 1821 Ireland, occupation Laborer on Canal
William Hudnal, born 1822 Ireland, occupation Laborer on Canal
John Walsh, born 1825 Ireland
Thomas Davidson, born 1815 Ireland
Thomas Qugley, born 1810 Ireland, occupation Laborer on Canal
Patt Mooney, born 1819 Ireland, occupation Laborer on Canal
GM Bibb, born 1807 Ireland, occupation Laborer on Canal
P Henderson, born 1810 Ireland, occupation Laborer on Canal
A Tyree, born 1822 Ireland, occupation Laborer on Canal
H Maney, born 1821 Ireland, occupation Laborer on Canal
Willima Maney, born 1819 Ireland, occupation Laborer on Canal
Jefferson Akers, born 1809 Ireland, occupation Laborer on Canal
Mick Daver, born 1815 Ireland, occupation Laborer on Canal
SA Sylman, born 1810 Ireland, occupation Laborer on Canal
William Tyree, born 1819 Ireland, occupation Laborer on Canal
Wakter Jenkins, born 1825 Ireland, occupation Laborer on Canal
Francis Hardman, born 1821 Ireland, occupation Laborer on Canal
P Gaugh, born 1817 Ireland, occupation Laborer on Canal
Mr.Pitticruse, born 1800 Ireland, occupation Laborer on Canal
James Powl, born 1810 Ireland, occupation Laborer on Canal
John Coats, born 1810 Ireland, occupation Laborer on Canal
John Will, born 1812 Ireland, occupation Laborer on Canal
R. Nuckles, born 1810 Ireland, occupation Laborer on Canal
James Silmon, born 1810 Ireland, occupation Laborer on Canal
William Hall, born 1822 Ireland, occupation Laborer on Canal
J. Coyle, born 1827 Ireland, occupation Laborer on Canal
Harmon Pole, born 1791 Ireland, occupation Ditcher
Polehome ___, (f) born Ireland
Harmon Pole, born 1791 Ireland
Henry Pole, born Ireland
family migrated before 1846
Abram Huster, born 1800 Ireland, occupation Laborer on Canal
Rebecca ___(?), born 1798 Ireland
Rachel Huster, born 1820 Ireland
Amanda Huster, born 1795 Ireland
Harriet Huster, born 1827 Ireland
Hannah Huster, born 1830 Ireland
Jane Huster, born 1835 Ireland
Rebecca Huster, born 1836 Ireland
Milly Huster, born 1838 Ireland
Sally Huster, born 1840 Ireland
Reuben Carter, born 1830 Ireland, occupation Stone Mason
James Carter, born 1835 Ireland, occupation Laborer on Canal
Jane Carter, born 1835 Ireland
William Burton, born 1832 Ireland, occupation Laborer
John Labar, born 1820 Ireland, occupation Stone Mason
John Hogans, born 1800 Ireland
end of known migrants list.