John Gilmore from County Down
After three years of an exhaustive search to find where in Ireland my 2nd great grandfather was born, I have been lucky to recently connect with a second cousin who had a document, Declaration for Pension, which states where he was born! My 2nd great grandfather, John Gilmore, served in the US Civil War. It states he was from County Down and it also seems to state his township (I am not sure if you call it township, village, or parish?). I seems to say something like Dacoment? I am a DNA match to four members of a family that has lived in Slievenaboley for many generations, so I wonder if it could be a neighboring town? John left Ireland when he was just 10 or so and without his parents. I don't think his parents ever came over to the US. This document was filled out some 60 years after his arrival and John may have remembered the town incorrectly, so it may be something similar. I am attaching both the relevant part of the document, but also the complete document as well if it is helpful. I hope you can help! Thanks in advance!