Hi again Maisie I was thinking!! since you've spent such a long time looking for Patrick Skeffington to no avail, it maybe would be worth your while checking out if parish records actually exist for the years you are searching. Many parishes didnt have records going back to early 1800s. If you go to the Proni website www.proni.gov.uk and click on the link for online guides and indexes, it will bring up in its list documents that show the Church of Ireland, Presbyterian and Roman Catholic parish records it has microfilmed for the whole of Ulster. It may well be that no records exist and you just have to accept that. However, there are still Skeffingtons in Co Tyrone, all mainly around the Dungannon area. Here's the list from the telephone directory: E SkeffingtonTel: (028) 8772 406960 Reaskmore Rd, Dungannon, BT70 1QF J SkeffingtonTel: (028) 8772 4612 8 Glebe Pk, Dungannon, BT70 3PS J SkeffingtonTel: (028) 9028 1282 127 Great Northern St, Belfast, BT9 7FL M SkeffingtonTel: (028) 8772 7085 27 Lisgallon Rd, Dungannon, BT70 1SW Martin J SkeffingtonTel: (028) 8774 8691 20 Knockmoy Pk, Coalisland, Dungannon, BT71 4LU N SkeffingtonTel: (028) 8774 0566 136 Annagher Rd, Coalisland, Dungannon, BT71 4NE O SkeffingtonTel: (028) 8774 61286 Dernmore Dv, Coalisland, Dungannon, BT71 4SL P SkeffingtonTel: (028) 8772 78774 Willow Clo, Dungannon, BT70 1XF R SkeffingtonTel: (028) 8772 929888A Reaskmore Rd, Dungannon, BT70 1QF S SkeffingtonTel: (028) 8772 5209229 Carnteel Rd, Dungannon, BT70 1PG S SkeffingtonTel: (028) 8774 978212 Clonmeen Cotts, Dungannon, BT71 5QN Sean SkeffingtonTel: (028) 8776 7680 10 Speers Pl, Dungannon, BT70 1TQ It may well be that writing to them might lead to someone connected to your ancestors. If you do decide to write, it's a good idea to enclose your email address. Many people might not bother writing a letter back, but there will be some who will be quite happy to send an email. Should you decide to write then may I offer you the best of luck in finding a connection. Theresa _________________________________________________________________ Twice the fun—Share photos while you chat with Windows Live Messenger. Learn more. http://www.microsoft.com/uk/windows/windowslive/products/messenger.aspx

Hello to you all! I'm newly joined and just wanted to make my initial splash with a little info about me and my interest in County Tyrone. First of all, I know rather little about Ireland, so if you will all please pardon any unintentional gaffs... I live in the Pacific Northwest. My great-grandfather moved to Oregon from Ohio around 1900. His grandfather, Robert Brown, immigrated from Coagh, County Tyrone around 1800. After arriving in America, he married Sarah Ledlie. Robert Brown's parents were John Brown and Margaret Carson. John Brown's parents were William Brown and Isabella Campbell. Based upon family tradition, William was born about 1740 in County Tyrone, probably Coagh, and Isabella was born about 1744. There, the trail turns up cold. We have no idea who any of William's or Isabella's siblings or parents were. Family tradition states that William's great grandparents (unknown names) were Scotish Covenanters who immigrated under duress from Scotland sometime in the mid 1600s. If only we could bridge the Scotch-Irish Gap! I would love to eventually find my family roots back in Scotland! I recently discovered a couple of my long lost 4th cousins who have much the same information that I do, and the line ends with William Brown for them as well (I don't know if they are on this list... if they are, "hi" to Andy and Julie!). My cousin Andy visited Coagh a few years back and spoke to a number of Browns living in the area. I am very interested in pursuing the historical roots of the Browns of Coagh and surrounding areas. Any help or suggestion would be great. scott