Repeating research isn't always a waste of time, especially if you have new information. Using the Down Survey and the Books of Survey and Distribution allowed me to identify what townlands Major John Allen was awarded after the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland, but not the exact location of his home, which was identified as Boalnamore … Continue reading His Castle Nigh Timolege
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The Down Survey
Learning about new record sets helped to identify where my ancestor lived in 17th century County Cork.
I Love Quaker Records
The ancestors of my 6th great-grandmother, Anne (Moore) Eve, have been pretty easy to find. This isn't always the case for ancestors so far back, but this branch of my tree happen to be early members of the Religious Society of Friends, or Quakers, and they kept and preserved excellent records. Anne1 was the daughter … Continue reading I Love Quaker Records