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Immigrants

 

The primary goal of my research is to find every immigrant ancestor. So far, I have these ancestors identified. Note that I add names when I find a new surname and the immigrant comes later.

Surname Alternate Spellings Immigrant Vitals Comments
ADAMS      
BAIRD      
BENJAMIN   Richard
c1621-1681
 
BENNETT      
BROWNELL      
CLOSSON      
CRAWN CRON, CRONN, CROWN Johannes
1701-
Probably arrived about 1737.
DAMA DAMEN    
DALY DAILY, DEELY James Martin
1850-1927

Limerick, Ireland

Arrived in NY about 1871 from Canada after purchasing discharge from British Army for £20.

DORRITY  

Mary
c1825-

Co Clare, Ireland
DUGAN      
DUNN      
ENGLAND      
GRADY   Patrick
c1816-

Co Clare, Ireland

Arrived before 1861 when his daughter Jane was born in NY.

GRIFFIN   Robert
1616-
 
HAGERTY HAGGERTY    
HENDERSHOT HENNESCHEID, HENNESCHEIDT -- see HENNESCHEIDT --  
HENNESCHEIDT HENDERSHOT, HENNESCHEID Michael
1673-1749
1709 Palatinate to NY harbor.
HUFF   Jacobus
c1747-1804
 
JENNINGS

JEINNINGS, JINNINGS

John Jr.
1794-1890
England
JOHNSON      
KANE      
KEEN KEENE    
LOSEY LOSEE    
LOUDER      
MATTESON      
MATTHAR      
MEAKINS      
MENGES MINGES, MINGOS, MINGOUS, MINGUS Johann Conrad
c1730-1797
Arrived in Philadelpha in 1754 from Hebstahl or Erbach (present-day Germany)
MILLS   John Arrvied in VA
MINGOS MENGES, MINGES, MINGOUS, MINGUS -- see MENGES --  
MORONEY MARONEY

Patrick
c1822-

Mary Teresa
1850-1928

Co Clare, Ireland

Arrived between 1850 and 18545when daughter Bridget was born in NY.

NARROWCRONK      
OBERBACH      
OVERPECK      
PARSONS      
PHILLIPS      
ROSE      
RUTAN RATAN, RETAN, RUTTAN    
SCHERMERHORN SCHERMERHOORN Jacob Jansa
1623-
 
SCHNEIDER   Anna Catharine
1679/80-1757
Married to Michael HENNESCHEIDT
SEIFUS      
SHAVER      
SHAY SHEA Jeremiah Michael
1857-1937
Arrived 21 May 1874 aboard SS Nevada with his brother John.
SMELTZER      
SOULE   George
1593/1600-1769/80
 
SPENCER   Michael
1611-1653
Arrived in Massachusetts Bay Colony with Winthrop's Fleet in 1632.
TODD      
TURNER (1)      
TURNER (2)      
VAN AUKEN      
WEAVER      
WESCOTT      
WEST      
WHALEY   Theophilus  
WHITE   Barbara

Ireland

Married to Patrick GRADY.

WILLIAMS   Matthew
1690-1814
Arrived NJ after French & Indian War (after 1759/60). See Note 1 below.
WYMAN      
YETTER JETTER    

 

Notes:

  1. Obituary printed in the Sussex County Register (Newton, Sussex Co, NY) in January 1814 claims Matthew Williams was born in 1690 and served in the British Army to the French & Indian War. No other evidence supports these claims though the obituary has been quoted often.

 

 

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