Pat,
One item I forgot to add was that Francis’s daughter Sarah Taggart
(who married William McEgan or McKeegan in 1854) had at least 1 child.
I noticed the birth of a daughter Margaret McKeegan to those parents,
in Londonderry on 14.10.1867. There may well have been others between
1854 and 1863
My thanks to Elwyn Soutter and Janet Fairless for their suggestions on how to
proceed in searching for James Ewing (1803-1847) married to Elizabeth Bell (abt
1808-1842). Since I know so little of their history I’ve been focusing on
William Ewing and his wife, Margery Hopper, two people who
Elwyn,
Francis and his wife Mary and daughters emigrated to US in 1880. Mary died 6
months later and Francis died 28 September 1883. Margaret b 1854 died in NYC 10
November 1906. Jane died 8 October 1881 in NYC. They were both seamstress. I
will be in Ireland up that way on 22/23 September.
Looking at the PRONI catalogue of church records, there are 3
Presbyterian churches in Donagheady that the Taggart family might have
attended. Donagheady 1st seems to have lost its early records and has
nothing before 1875; Donagheady 2nd has records from 1838 and Donemana
from 1856. If John was
I am looking for my great grandparents births. John Taggart lived in Liscloon,
Donaghedy Parish in June 1851. His parents were Francis Taggart and Mary
Breesen?Brisland married 2December1833 COI, Cumberland Upper, Co Derry. In
Griffiths Valuation Francis was a tenant of William Oligby. John
Karen,
You say Dennis Hopper has been traced to Tullyvannon in the parish of
Errigal Keerogue. I cannot find any Tullyvannon in Errigal Keerogue.
The only Tullyvannon in Tyrone is in the parish of Killeeshil.
Assuming Killeeshil is the parish the family lived in, the problem you
face is the lack
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