You might want to try Egans. It seems to be a variant of Akin/Aikin. There were some families of that name just across the Tyrone border in Cumber Parish, county Londonderry. Bready ancestry shows them Donagheady parish, county Tyrone as well.
Peter On Sun, Mar 18, 2018 at 3:51 PM, Erica Lancaster <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I’ve gone as far as I can with my research, exhausted all documentation > and searches, and I’m hoping someone familiar with the area and history may > be able to assist me. > > My direct paternal 3x great-grandfather, Thomas Chester Agans was born 5 > October 1810, reportedly from County Tyrone. He emigrated to America in > about 1830 and family lore is that he and one brother came over on a ship > carrying horses and probably jumped ship to stay in the US. It is also > rumored that his parents may have died before he left Ireland. > > The name Agans, in its current form, does not seem to exist in any records > in Ireland. I have nothing to verify that it could have been Agan or even > O’Hagan. I have been unable to determine his religion (Protestant vs > Catholic) so I cannot narrow down a search in church records. > > I am frustrated by my inability to find out about Thomas’ life and family > before he came to America. This is a 20+ year endeavor and I don’t know how > to proceed from here without actually traveling to County Tyrone. Any help > or leads that could assist me further would be very much appreciated. > > Thank you, > Erica Agans Lancaster > > > _______________________________________________ > CoTyroneList mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/ > cotyronelist_cotyroneireland.com > > -- Best wishes! Peter Kincaid
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