Daniel McKeague, 1800 to 1828
Donegal
Im looking for any information on my 5x g grandfather, his wife Mary and his son John. They were flax farmers who emigrated to New Jersey, USA before 1838
CarolF
2 replies
Carol:
Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!
I assume your ancestors were Roman Catholic and if so there are very few records in Co. Donegal prior to 1850. To be sure I searched for John's baptismal record but did not find a record.
McKeague was not a common surname in Ireland in the mid-19th century and was found in a few Ulster province counties including Donegal.
I did not find a record on the Tithe listings but going back to the Flax listings from 1796, there was a Joh McKeage in Templemore parish. Templemore is currently a parish in Co. Derry bordering Co. Donegal. This John coult have lived in Burt parish in Donegal which borders Templemore. Please consider this record as a lead.
https://www.irelandxo.com/ireland-xo/history-and-genealogy/ancestor-dat…
I would add Daniel's story to our XO Chronicles site https://www.irelandxo.com/ireland-xo/history-and-genealogy/ancestor-dat…
Have you considered autosomal DNA testing?
Roger McDonnell
Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer
Thank you for your reply, the McKeagues from my family were Protestant and settled in New Jersey between 1825 and 1840.
There was a theory my family had that they were originally from Scotland. I found some records for Daniel McKeague in Scotland with a 1761 birth date which is accurate. Daniel always listed Ireland and country of origin in the NJ census
The appreciate your response to my post
Carol
CarolF