Dear Lesley, Just thought I'd check re the John Hennessy. I have a few of them in my lines.... Do you have any more details about him (ie parents or when he arrived etc. ) I have a large family of Hennessys coming from Dundrum in 1850. Parents John & Honora - both deceased in Ireland prior to 1850. In the first generation there is no sign of a John but the name reappears all along in the second generation. I wonder if your John belongs to mine????? Cheers Lorraine