Searching for ancestors

Thank you for getting back.

Here is what we know so far, my brother has done extensve research:

1)  https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/11020696?h=339b56&o_xid=61782&o_lid=61…; this shows Bartly and Catherine married Feb 10 1850

2)  I think they came to the USA sometime after the marriage.  I couldn't find them in the 1860 census, but in the 1870 census, it shows their first son, Patrick, as being born in the Distrit of Columbia in 1855.    That doesn't necessarily mean that he was, as census takers weren't often real accurate, but he probably was.  Also, Catherine couldn't read nor write and was working as a domestic servant.   I think in the 1880 census, she was a washerwoman.  Her son, Patrick, went off to the military.  Her other son, Michael Vincent, was our GG Grandfather.  He was a blacksmith at the Navy Yard, and I believe he once lived in a house right there at the entrance to Nationals Park.   He went off for a little while to fight the Indians, but was primarily also a blacksmith during that time.

3)  John McLane was born about 1831, and I think he is from County Clare

Norah Craighan was born about 1825.  not sure where, perhaps Limerick.  She embarked in Limerick and came to USA 30 June 1849 at age 20.  That map we saw at Athenry castle mentioned that family surname as being from Limerick, as well.

Bartley Noone born about 1829

Catherine Griffin born about 1833

Daniel Shanahan born about 1818

Mary Regan born about 1821 arrived New York 10 May 1847 departing from Liverpool.  I noticed the name Regan in those marriage records for Moycullen, but not sure where she's from.

4) My brother (Timothy Thomas) and I both have had our DNA test done,  I am 58% Irish.

If you can add anything further of find anyone alive that might be related, that would be fantatic.  We vacationed in Galway just a month or so ago and were introduced to a wonderful family, The Noon's, whom we believe to be related,  we are currently trying put the pieces together.

Have a good one.

Bridget

 

Thank you so much for the valuable information

Hi BEMiller,

An earlier post mentions "You won't find Bartly and Catherine's baptismal record online. Since the National Library supposedly has earlier Moycullen records, you may want to visit the NLI on your next trip back".  The earliest register for Moycullen is actually on line but you need patience and good eye for trawling through bad handwriting!  Baptismal records for Moycullen dated 2/1/1786-9/3/1823, 4/1/1837-5/5/1841, 6/10/1843-3/10/1848, and 4/11/1848-14/8/1881 can be found at http://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0633.  The original of the earliest of the registers is actually held in the Diocesan Archives at Galway Cathedral, but it's probably just as easy (if not easier!) to browse it on line, at least then you can enlarge the text when you need to!!!! (The other registers are still at parish office in Moycullen).

Fr. Blake, a parish priest of Moycullen, carried out a census of the men in the village from 1793-1813 and it can be searched on our Moycullen Historical Society website at http://moycullen.galwaycommunityheritage.org/content/topics/blake-censu….  Whilst a little before Bartley Noone's time, it still may prove helpful in your search.  (Please note Fr. Blake obviously wasn't great at spellings!!!!! Noone is spelled without the e).  You will see that most of the Noon's on the register were living in the adjoining townlands of Newtown and "Oghery" (now called Oldtown).  [Oghery was once the original name for the combined townlands of Newtown and Oldtown, these townlands also had a tie with Knockbane, where I am presuming you met the lovely Noone family on your visit].  Griffin is also a popular name in the Moycullen townland of Newtown.

Regards,

Hazel Morrison
(Moycullen Historical Society)