> -----Original Message----- > From: Bill Ford A154 > Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 3:20 PM > To: CIVIL-WAR-IRISH-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: RE: [Civil-War-Irish] Summation: U.S. Grant and Matthew > Brady. > > Please take me off the email list > > Thank you > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ann Keegan [SMTP:akeegan@c3net.net] > > Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 3:16 PM > > To: CIVIL-WAR-IRISH-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [Civil-War-Irish] Summation: U.S. Grant and Matthew > > Brady. > > > > Elizabeth Hutchinson was the maiden name of > > Andrew Jackson's mother.. I think I forgot to add that to my E Mail > Ann > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Philip Lindsey" <galloglas@pars.net> > > To: <CIVIL-WAR-IRISH-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 1:25 PM > > Subject: Re: [Civil-War-Irish] Summation: U.S. Grant and Matthew Brady. > > > > > > > Hello List, > > > > > > To jump to a second (or third inning) on American Presidents, I've > > not > > seen > > > Andrew Jackson listed as Irish. However, if faulty memory serves, he > was > > the > > > first American President to have a direct link to Ireland. Father (or > > parents > > > both; at least grandfather) was born in Ireland. > > > Can anyone confirm or deny? > > > Also, to pause for reflection on Eamonn's point. IMHO, Ken Burn's > > "The > > Civil > > > War" series is the finest history of the war yet presented in a visual > > medium. > > > Eight hours of the best time I ever spent had with my eyes open! But > > where > > would > > > Ken Burns have been without Matthew Brady? > > > > > > Best Regards, > > > > > > Phil > > > > > > "McNulty, Eamonn" wrote: > > > > > > > A chairde, > > > > > > > > Summing up the combined wisdom of the Irish Civil War Group > regarding > > the > > > > ethnicity of Grant and Brady we find that: > > > > > > > > US Grant considered himself thoroughly American, though we know his > > great > > > > grandfather was John Simpson, born at Dergina Co. Tyrone in 1738. > > > > > > > > Matthew Brady said he was American too, though one source claims him > > as > > an > > > > Eireannach (Irishman). We appear to have nothing tangible on his > > parents > > but > > > > with a name like Brady (O' Bradaigh) his paternal ancestry can't > be > > > > anything but Irish. Personally I'm a bit dissappointed that we don't > > have > > > > more on this fascinating character, who was responsible for the > > recording of > > > > such a rich pictorial archive at immense personal expense. Is mo/r a > > truaigh > > > > (It's agreat shame). > > > > > > > > Many thanks to all who took part, > > > > > > > > Is mise le meas, > > > > > > > > E/amonn Mac an Ultaigh. > > > > > > > > ==== CIVIL-WAR-IRISH Mailing List ==== > > > > To leave the list, type a message with only the word > > > > unsubscribe > > > > in the text and mailto:CIVIL-WAR-IRISH-L-request@rootsweb.com > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > > > > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== CIVIL-WAR-IRISH Mailing List ==== > > > To review past messages, visit the list archives at > > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/CIVIL-WAR-IRISH-L/ > > > > > > ============================== > > > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > > > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > > > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== CIVIL-WAR-IRISH Mailing List ==== > > "Remember Ireland and Fontenoy!" > > Irish War Cry > > > > ============================== > > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > > > > > ==== CIVIL-WAR-IRISH Mailing List ==== > "Faugh a Ballaugh!" (A period rendering of Fag an Bealach (Clear the > Way!)) Irish Battle Cry > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com >