Brogan / McGee or M'Gee
I've spentmany days on ancestry.com and have a few remaining questions that might best be resolved with the help of someone from the Tullaghobegly parish area (Lunniagh) and / or Inver. Sorry in advance for the long post. Questions are in CAPS further below:
At the level of my GGG Grandparents, I've been told that my GGG Grandfather John "Top"Brogan had several children (Frank, James, Maggie, Sarah) with a first wife who died (and I don't know her name).
John Brogan supposedly later married Margaret McGee or M'Gee, and then had my GG Grandfather Philip Brogan (1844 - 1898), his brother Thomas Brogan (1849-1928), and a sister Bridget Brogan Doherty (1850 - ?). I was told that Daniel Thomas Brogan (1822-1906)who married Sarah Alice Curragh (Curran) was also a full sibling of Philip / Thomas / Bridget, however, now that I've obtained Daniel's dates of birth and death, I believe he must be a half sibling or something. (Some of Daniel Thomas's children ended up in Oregon, USA, where Philip and Thomas also ended up, so they have a strong connection.)
A brief biography was written about Thomas Brogan in Oregon (1849 - 1928), in which he indicated his parents always lived on the Emerald Isle and that there were SEVENchildren. (I'd like to figure out which ones were raised together / which ones lived beyond infancy.) He left home at age 12 for the mines inPhiladelphia (and later New Zealand and Oregon).
I HAVE TWO TYPES OF QUESTIONS,in the interest of obtaining clarity about things at the level of my GGG Granfather John Brogan, his wife Margaret McGee and whomever the first wife and children were:
I believe I've found separate Griffith's Valuation pages for John Brogan, Philip Brogan andDaniel Brogan,but I'd REALLY LIKE TO BE ABLE TO CONFIRM IT. The Ireland Tithe Applotment Books 1823 - 1837 show that a John Brogan leased from Lord George Hill at Luuniagh (Donegal/Kilmacrenan/Tullaghobegly). (I know that my GG Grandfather Philip was born in Lunniagh because it is on his tombstone in Oregon. I also know that his younger brotherThomas was born in Bunbeg. So I believe I'm looking at the right Griffith's valuation pages.)
I also believe my GG Grandfather Philip Brogan is listed in the 1847 - 1864 Griffith's in two places: first, as leasing land / mountain from Lord George Hill at Carrick (Dongeal / Kilmacrenan / Tullaghobegly) (on a page that also lists some McGees), and perhaps is also listed on a separate page together with what I'm guessing is his brother Daniel, as leasing something at Glashagh from Rev Alexander Nixon. Philip was a sheepherder, at least when he got to Oregon,so what he leased (a mountain)seems to match up with his job.
There is a Margaret Brogan (possiblythe McGee Brogan?) listed in the 1847 - 1864 Griffith's in the Parish of Inver, at "Point", with a house and land, Daniel is separately listed on the same page at Inver / Point, with a house, office and land. In other family research I have, Daniel's children were mostly all listed as being born at Bunaninver, so I think this fits.
Perhaps someone reading this from Tullaghobegly parish or Inver might know about these families, or might know how I can further clarify whether the pages of Griffith's that I've located match up with my relatives. Thanks for your patience in reading this.