Dear Beara 'Family', I have searched not 'in vain' because it has been fun, but I am running out avenues to search for my Harrington ancestry. Using Ancestry etc. and working back, I find my last Irish relatives coming to NY, NY in May of 1852. A John Harrington ( age 32 who died shortly after arriving in New York ) with his wife Elizabeth Charlotte Harrington ( age 27 ) and son William Harrington ( age 3 ). They sailed on the SS Wm. D. Sewell. I have good references for them from 1852 forward but discovering anything earlier, including information on the ship, is proving difficult, so I am hoping some of my dna matches at Familytreedna.com may be of help. Haven't heard from anyone there as yet. After John's death, Elizabeth and William Harrington found their way into the Detroit, MI area and settled in Dowagiac, MI. Elizabeth married a man named James Fenn and William served in the civil war. Both Elizabeth and William are buried in Dowagiac, MI. Hopefully one you could fill in a bit... Thanks! robert50@quixnet.net Robert Harrington

Robert, Here is a little information to get you started. What is the death dates for the principals? Your Harrington family arrived on 4 May 1852 in at Castle Garden, New York aboard the William D. Sewall. According to the ships manifest the family's destination was Pittsburgh. Ellis Island did not open until 1892. You can view the information at the Castle Garden site below or on ancestry.com where you can view the ship's manifest. It seems you were not aware of their son John. John Harrington, age 32 Elizabeth Harrington, age 30 William Harrington, age 3 John Harrington, age 1 http://www.castlegarden.org/search_02.php?m_ship=&po_port=&p_first_name=william&p_last_name=harrington&o_occ=&co_country=&province=&town=&m_arr_date_start=1851&m_arr_date_end=1853&submit.x=47&submit.y=16 Mike On Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 8:56 PM, Robert Harrington via <beara@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Dear Beara 'Family', > > I have searched not 'in vain' because it has been fun, but I am running out > avenues to search for my Harrington ancestry. Using Ancestry etc. and > working back, I find my last Irish relatives coming to NY, NY in May of > 1852. A John Harrington ( age 32 who died shortly after arriving in New > York ) with his wife Elizabeth Charlotte Harrington ( age 27 ) and son > William Harrington ( age 3 ). They sailed on the SS Wm. D. Sewell. I have > good references for them from 1852 forward but discovering anything > earlier, > including information on the ship, is proving difficult, so I am hoping > some > of my dna matches at Familytreedna.com may be of help. Haven't heard from > anyone there as yet. After John's death, Elizabeth and William Harrington > found their way into the Detroit, MI area and settled in Dowagiac, MI. > Elizabeth married a man named James Fenn and William served in the civil > war. Both Elizabeth and William are buried in Dowagiac, MI. Hopefully one > you could fill in a bit... Thanks! robert50@quixnet.net > > Robert Harrington > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >