I love stories like this! On Sun, 16 Aug 2026 at 19:22, David Lytle via CoTyroneList < [email protected]> wrote:
> Thank you Len and Jim for that clipping! That was a 'brick wall' > breakthrough for our family. We've been searching for specific records > relating to our 4x great grandfather, Francis Little, who came to PA with > his family in 1792 from Tyrone. That's about as much as we knew. > There he is in the clipping, an emigrant recruiting agent for the ship > "General Washington" that apparently left Londonderry on June 1, 1792, or > at 'first fair wind after.' Also, that he was from the area of Augher (SE > of Omagh), something else we learned. Now, we hope to find a passenger > list for that sailing to see if the family is listed... may turn up in some > Pennsylvania records. > > We are planning a family trip to that area next summer if anyone has any > suggestions for such a visit. Hope to get to PRONI archives for a bit. > > Best regards, > Dave Lytle > Rosenberg, Texas > > On Sun, Aug 16, 2026 at 2:30 AM < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. New Content - Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland >> Marriage Announcements 1829-45 >> (James McKane) >> 2. New Content - Emigration Agents for the Ship General Washington >> Sailing from Londonderry for Newcastle, Wilmington & Philadelphia 1792 >> (James McKane) >> >> ================================= > Send a Message to the List - [email protected] > List Archive - > https://list.cotyroneireland.com/empathy/list/cotyronelist.list.cotyroneireland.com > Join the list by sending an email to - > [email protected] > To receive the Digest version, send an email to - [email protected] > Unsubscribe by sending an email to - > [email protected] > =================================
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