Re: [CoTyroneMailingList] James Happer, Drumadd Townland

2020-05-23 Thread Peggy Gordon via CoTyroneList
Hi Elwyn,Yes, there does seem to be a group of Happers in that area but I think it is not my branch. The will of John Happer of 1849 is online at Proni and he names all his sons. Probably just coincidence that there is a James there who happened to die in 1843, the same year as my James who

Re: [CoTyroneMailingList] James Happer, Drumadd Townland

2020-05-22 Thread elwyn soutter via CoTyroneList
Peggy, Armalughey in the parish of Carnteel seems pretty likely. There were several Happer families farming there in the 1827 tithes including a James. https://cotyroneireland.com/tithe/carnteel.html By Griffiths Valuation in 1860 the surname was spelled Hopper. Likewise in the 1901

[CoTyroneMailingList] James Happer, Drumadd Townland

2020-05-22 Thread Peggy Gordon via CoTyroneList
Hello,According to the obit of Margaret Jane Happer who died in Minnesota in 1885, her husband James had died in 1843 in Ireland. The Happers were reportedly from Drumadd Townland. However,this will is indexed on Proni, although no will still exists. The problem is that the townland is