Dennis Linchy/Linchey/Lindsey (abt. 1700 – August 1762): The Irish Connection

Or, Subtitled: Gossamer Web of Connections Back from USA to Ireland Centuries in the Past I’ve been “away” from this blog for a number of reasons, and am sorry for my absence. One reason for it is that I’ve been busy planning a trip to Ireland that will include research in the archives of County … More Dennis Linchy/Linchey/Lindsey (abt. 1700 – August 1762): The Irish Connection

John Ryan (Bef. 1785) and Wife Margaret Oates of Piltown, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland: New Information

Or, Subtitled: Papers of Landed Estates as Sources of Genealogical Information In previous postings (here and here), I’ve told you that the earliest ancestor I’ve been able to prove in my southern County Kilkenny, Ireland, Ryan family is a John Ryan who appears to have been born prior to 1785, and who married Margaret, daughter of John … More John Ryan (Bef. 1785) and Wife Margaret Oates of Piltown, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland: New Information

Family of Valentine Ryan and Bridget Tobin of County Kilkenny, Ireland, and Grant County, Arkansas: New Information (2)

Or, Subtitled: The Challenge of Teasing Genealogical Clues from Sparse Early 19th-Century Irish Catholic Records I’ve told you that I have not been able to find information about the family of my 2nd-great-grandmother Bridget Ryan, who married Valentine Ryan in Kilmacow Catholic parish, County Kilkenny, Ireland, on 21 September 1836 with Edmond Hayden and Margaret Fitzgerald … More Family of Valentine Ryan and Bridget Tobin of County Kilkenny, Ireland, and Grant County, Arkansas: New Information (2)

Dennis Linchey/Lindsey (abt. 1700-1762): The Indentured Servant Years

Or, Subtitled: Strother Ties and Bristol Ties Everywhere You Turn The Indentured Servant Years As we’ve seen, Dennis Linchey/Lindsey, the Irish servant indentured in Richmond County, Virginia, on 1 June 1718 whom we’re now tracking, would likely have been born around 1700 — or perhaps a bit before or after that date. We noted that … More Dennis Linchey/Lindsey (abt. 1700-1762): The Indentured Servant Years