tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494306867043415675.post7151618323778452492..comments2009-09-19T12:58:10.623-04:00Judi Heithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13950571033072655425noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494306867043415675.post-73247446948638496392009-09-19T12:58:10.623-04:002009-09-19T12:58:10.623-04:00Hi Judy,<br /><br />My McCreary line still lives in Killygordon and am thinking your Mary is a relative. Have you been able to find the marriage record for her and William to see the father&#39;s name?<br /><br />I can document my McCreary/McCreery line starting in Drummurphy, Castlefinn with John McCreary who had at least three children: William (married Margaret Eaton), Mary (married William Gillespie)and Johnston (married Margaret Cunningham and Fanny Patterson). <br /><br />Johnston&#39;s family (my uncle!) still runs J. McCreary and Co. hardware at the Crossroads in Killygordon.<br /><br />Would love to connect if you are interested...hayley_picard@yahoo.ca<br /><br />Best regards,<br />HayleyHayley McCreary-Picardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494306867043415675.post-64349075252603206842008-11-09T17:58:00.000-05:002008-11-09T17:58:00.000-05:00Hello Heather,<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure that I can help you directly. However, you may find the following sites of value, if you're not already aware of them:<BR/><BR/>- Donegal Genealogy Resources: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~donegal/<BR/>- Donegal Database/Genealogy: http://www.dun-na-ngall.com/gen.html<BR/>- Passenger Lists (among many: I suspect your ancestors siled from the local port, Derry / Londonderry): http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/irishtousa.shtml<BR/><BR/>Impressive research already. Goodluck ! John BradleyJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11226442140797530270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494306867043415675.post-14098559597924449882008-11-09T16:25:00.000-05:002008-11-09T16:25:00.000-05:00Looking for information on Captain Ralph Mansfield. Do you know if he was an English undertaker and from where?<BR/>My Donaldsons first appear in Donaghmore Parish - 1796, and then Cloghan, Welchtown, Kilteevoge - all near Stranorlar. They were Church of Ireland so presume that they arrived with an "English" Undertaker? Otherwise they would likely have been Presbyterian under the Scottish Undertakers?Heatherhttp://www.mccaskie.org.uk/Don-Stran.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494306867043415675.post-53429569001734172392007-11-13T08:06:00.000-05:002007-11-13T08:06:00.000-05:00Judy,<BR/><BR/>I enjoyed reading not only a little of the history of your family but also your very good history and description of that part of Donegal - my family come from the Cross, although I now live in St Albans.<BR/><BR/>Did one of your relatives have a mobile shop around the Castlefin/Raphoe area ?<BR/><BR/>Best regards - John Bradley (family from Sallywood)Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11226442140797530270noreply@blogger.com