Stan, I don't think we have common ancestors, but mine also immigrated to Allegheny County in Pennsylvania (my ancestors were Haddens). I believe that there are many who went there from Northern Ireland, and County Tyrone specifically, because they knew each other. There is an Allegheny County Genealogy Society there that might be able to help you learn more.
By the way, Jim, I sent in a "Born in County Tyrone, buried elsewhere" entry for my ancestor, Alexander Anderson Hadden, but it is my first submission and I don't know if I did it correctly. I don't see it yet on the website. Thanks, Pat Gunter Chapel Hill, North Carolina On Wed, Jan 1, 2020 at 2:43 PM Jim McKane via CoTyroneList < [email protected]> wrote: > Stan - thanks for a GREAT contribution to our website. Please proofread it > for me as my fingers often misbehave. > > Happy New Year > Jim > > Jim McKane > Kitchener, Ontario > > > On Wed, Jan 1, 2020 at 12:42 PM Stan Shockley via CoTyroneList < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> I have recently joined the website and I have liked what I have seen to >> date. I have attached a story on John S. Hamilton compiled several years >> ago by my Aunt Betty Martin for submittal to the website. My focus on >> joining the website is to find the lineages of his parents William Hamilton >> and Sarah Stewart. After William died in 1847, Sarah moved her eight >> children to Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA. I have often wondered how >> she paid for her and her children’s passage to the U.S. as well as why she >> settled in Allegheny County. It appears that she had close relatives who >> had immigrated to the U.S. before her and had settled in this area, but I >> would like to confirm this. The family does not have any of this >> information and I am hoping that we can connect with someone in our >> extended family that can further develop William and Sarah's ancestry. >> >> Based upon my DNA matches with distant Hamilton cousins on Ancestry.com, >> it appears that a Rev. James Henry Hamilton, b. May 15, 1630 (Hamilton >> Manor, Lanarkshire, Scotland); d. December 11, 1685 (Manor Hamilton, County >> Leitrim, Ireland) may be a common but unconfirmed ancestor. To date, I >> have not been able to develop William Hamilton’s or Sarah Stewart’s >> lineages past them. Although I have possible parents for them, I have not >> been able to confirm their relationships to date. Any help from the >> listers with my search would be greatly appreciated. >> Best Regards, >> Stan Shockley >> > _______________________________________________ > CoTyroneList Mailing List > Mailing List Email Address: [email protected] > Change Your Preferences: > http://cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/cotyronelist_cotyroneireland.com > Mailing List Archive: https://goo.gl/mQCKrY > _______________________________________________ CoTyroneList Mailing List Mailing List Email Address: [email protected] Change Your Preferences: http://cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/cotyronelist_cotyroneireland.com Mailing List Archive: https://goo.gl/mQCKrY
