This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------371BEA58F3F0AF8FB7F5EF97 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Here is what I have on my BIRNEY, BURNEY family. They spelled their name both ways and I have them listed as I have found them spelling it in their various documents. Descendants of Richard Birney Generation No. 1 1. RICHARD1 BIRNEY1 was born 1798 in Ireland, and died August 29, 1878 in Saratoga County, New York. He married CATHERINE KENSLEY1, daughter of MICHAEL KENSLEY and KATHERINE ?. She was born 1808 in County Wexford, Ireland, and died April 18, 1888 in Waterford, Saratoga County , NY. Children of RICHARD BIRNEY and CATHERINE KENSLEY are: 2. MARY BURNEY, b. 1830. ii. BERNARD BURNEY, b. 1832; d. June 1869, Waterford, New York. iii. ANNE BURNEY b. 1834, County Wexford, Ireland3. 3. MICHAEL BURNEY, b. 1837, County Wexford,Ireland; d. November 19, 1910, Saratoga County, New York. 4. PATRICK BIRNEY, b. 1841; d. May 1912, Waterford, New York. 5. . JOHANNA BIRNEY, b. 1843, County Wexford, Ireland; d. January 25, 1898, Elkhorn, WI. vii. ELIZABETH BURNEY, b. 1848. viii. ELENOR BIRNEY, b. June 1850, Waterford, New York; d. June 22, 1853, Waterford, New York. ix. CATHERINE BIRNEY, b. December 01, 1851, Waterford, New York; d. December 21, 1851, Waterford, New York. Generation No. 2 2. MARY2 BURNEY (RICHARD1 BIRNEY) was born 1830. She married (1) ? KERSEY. He died Abt. 1860. She married (2) MICHAEL MCDONALD. He was born 1835. Child of MARY BURNEY and ? KERSEY is: i. JOHN KERSEY, b. 1857; d. September 1921, Waterford, New York. 3. MICHAEL BURNEY (RICHARD BIRNEY) was born 1837 in County Wexford,Ireland, and died November 19, 1910 in Saratoga County, New York. He married CATHERINE MONAHAN, daughter of ARTHUR MONAHAN and ANN MCGIRR. She was born 1844 in Ireland, and died December 25, 1905 in Waterford, New York. Children of MICHAEL BURNEY and CATHERINE MONAHAN are: i. MARY A.3 BURNEY, b. October 29, 1869; m. ? CONNELLY. ii. RICHARD BURNEY, b. September 10, 1871. iii. ARTHUR BERNARD BINEY, b. February 24, 1874, Waterford, New York; d. May 27, 1883, Waterford ,New York. 4. PATRICK2 BIRNEY (RICHARD1) was born 1841, and died May 1912 in Waterford, New York. He married HELEN DOUGHERTY. She was born 1851 in Ireland. Children of PATRICK BIRNEY and HELEN DOUGHERTY are: i. ELIZABETH3 BIRNEY, b. September 17, 1880. ii. BERNARD BIRNEY, b. September 24, 1881. 6. iii. HELEN BIRNEY, b. June 21, 1884. iv. NELLIE BURNEY, b. 1886. 5. JOHANNA2 BIRNEY (RICHARD1) was born 1843 in County Wexford, Ireland, and died January 25, 1898 in Elkhorn, WI. She married WILLIAM MORRISSEY4,4,5 January 11, 1863 in St. Mary's RC Church, Waterford, NY5, son of JOHN MORRISSEY and MARY COLEMAN. He was born August 15, 1834 in County Waterford, Ireland, Gaultier Barony, Killea Parish, Killea Church5, and died November 25, 1903 in Elkhorn, WI5. Children of JOHANNA BIRNEY and WILLIAM MORRISSEY are: i. JOHN BIRNEY3 MORRISSEY5, b. July 04, 1866, E