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Brady, with suspected Scandinavian roots

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Family tradition had my ancestor, Charles Anderson Brady with roots in Ulster. He was supposedly born in the American colony of Virginia in 1750, but I have no absolute proof. He died 1801 in Kentucky. Further studies pointed to county Antrim. His surname, Anderson Brady, is an enigma, and he named each of his children with the same doubled surname, which carried on to the following generations, without explanation. Charles Anderson Brady is as close as anyone can get, as he left no further information as to his parentage or other relatives.
I'm even beginning to believe he came to the U.S.as an indentured servant or through Britain's Transportation system. He was married to Rebecca (Bailey or Goode), their children were:
William Anderson Brady (1773- )
Thomas Anderson Brady (1774-1858)
Charles Anderson Brady (1776- ) (twin)
Nancy Anderson Brady (1776-1840) (twin)
Stephen Anderson Brady (1778-1833)
William Anderson Brady (again)(1780-1841)(twin)
Martha Anderson Brady (1780-) (twin)
Stephen Goldsby Anderson Brady (1783- )

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Janalou

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You don?t say what denomination your ancestor was. Brady is a fairly common name. In the 1901 census there?s about 10,000, the vast majority of which were RC.  366 in Co Antrim.

Anderson is fairly common as well. 6800 in 1901. The majority were of protestant denominations (5448) with just 1346 RC.  There were more Presbyterians than Church of Ireland.  So it looks as though a significant number of the Andersons probably came to Ireland in the 1600s, from Scotland & England, as a part of the Plantation. (There was no Scandinavian settlement in Ireland, at least not since surnames were introduced (c 1300) and so if your family name originates in Ireland, then it?s unlikely to reflect any direct Scandinavian influence). 140 Andersons in Co Antrim in 1901.

Assuming your ancestor was RC, then the bad news is that there are no parish records anywhere in the county earlier than 1798, thus making it almost impossible to trace the family, especially if you have no specific parish or townland to focus on.

Possibly DNA testing might be the only way forward.

Ahoghill AntrimIrelandXO Volunteer

That's what I was afraid of. Thank you for your information. There was never any mention of a denomination other than in his will, which stated if a certain daughter goes ahead with her marriage to a Quaker she was to be disowned. My grandmother told me the only thing she knew was that three brothers came from Ulster, but didn't say by what means, whether as immigrants, servants or by court order.

Thank you for your fast reply,
Janalou

IrelandXO member

That's what I was afraid of. Thank you for your information. There was never any mention of a denomination other than in his will, which stated if a certain daughter goes ahead with her marriage to a Quaker she was to be disowned. My grandmother told me the only thing she knew was that three brothers came from Ulster, but didn't say by what means, whether as immigrants, servants or by court order.

Thank you for your fast reply,
Janalou

IrelandXO member

That's what I was afraid of. Thank you for your information. There was never any mention of a denomination other than in his will, which stated if a certain daughter goes ahead with her marriage to a Quaker she was to be disowned. My grandmother told me the only thing she knew was that three brothers came from Ulster, but didn't say by what means, whether as immigrants, servants or by court order.

Thank you for your fast reply,
Janalou

IrelandXO member

Hi Janalou

There are Charles Anderson baptisms 1782 Wicklow & 1790 Dublin + a Charles Brady 1746 Louth, 1767 Dublin and 2 in CAVAN (Ulster) 1758 & 1770 on www.rootsireland.ie/ (a subscription site).

19 October 1758 in LURGAN R C parish parents Terrence Brady & Anne (no address supplied)

27 November 1770 same parish parents Laurence Brady & Anne Smith his address LISNAFANE

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