Sorry, i forgot to say that you can order copies from the site i mentioned. > From: janetkinsella@hotmail.com > To: jillmarie.wilson@gmail.com > Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2008 07:50:27 -0700 > CC: cotyroneireland@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [CoTyIre] Surnames: Furlong and Jones in County Tyrone, Ireland. > > > Hi, If He died after about 1899 in Illinois, his death certificate asks for Birthplace and for Mother and Father's names and birthplace, there is an index at www.cyberdriveillinois.com, under departments and then IL State archives, and then databases. Marriage licenses in Illinois don't usually have the type of info you are looking for, so I usually look at the death info first. The death cret also lists burial place and funeral home, which are sometimes good info sources. > Good Luck, > Janet, > > > Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2008 01:18:56 -0800 > > From: jillmarie.wilson@gmail.com > > To: cagthe@gmail.com > > CC: cotyroneireland@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [CoTyIre] Surnames: Furlong and Jones in County Tyrone, Ireland. > > > > Thank you so much for the time you spent on researching this. > > > > You are correct - I am in the US and I don't know anything about Ireland > > except the bits I have read about the History of the Famines, and some > > little bits here and there. Thank you for the "Parish" explanation. > > > > I really didn't have any good leads as to where John Furlong originated from > > but I did come across some ship manefests mentioning John Furlong and Jane > > as well but I couldn't say with any certainty that any of them were the > > correct individuals. I've taken another look at my files and there are just > > too many John Furlongs to be certain about any of them. > > > > I will try to obtain a copy of their marriage certificate in Illinois, USA > > to see if it has their parents names. Would you mind if I contact you again > > if I get them? > > > > Thank you again, > > Jill > > > > > > > > On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 11:48 AM, Claire K <cagthe@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Hi Jill, > > > > > > Welcome to the list! I'll send you what information I have, in separate > > > emails so it doesn't get confused. FIrst up, the Furlongs. > > > > > > From Edward MacLysaght, THE SURNAMES OF IRELAND, 6th ed. (Dublin, IRE and > > > Portland, OR, USA: Irish Academic Press, 1999): > > > > > > "Furlong. This family settled in Co. Wexford at the end of the thirteenth > > > century and the name occurs as one of the most numerous in five baronies of > > > that county in the 'census' of 1659. MIF. Map Wexford." > > > > > > MIF = for more info, see MORE IRISH FAMILIES > > > Map Wexford = on the surname map of Wexford, "Furlong" appears in SW > > > Wexford, near the borders of Waterford and Kilkenny > > > > > > Of course, just because the name is traditionally associated with Wexford > > > does not mean that your particular Furlongs came from Wexford. I searched > > > the members-only databases at the Ulster Historical Foundation, and see that > > > there are 10 marriages, 7 births, and 3 deaths, all in the Antrim and Down > > > collection of church records, so there were at least some Furlongs up north. > > > (Not many, but some). > > > > > > Matheson's 1890 Distribution of Surnames shows 33 in Leinster and 3 in > > > Munster -- and none in Ulster or Connaught -- which supports the "centered > > > around Wexford" idea. > > > > > > A 1791-1829 database of Apothecary Licenses shows a James in Wexford > > > (1828), and a Thomas and a William in Dublin (1804 and 1812, respectively). > > > > > > There is also a report of a John Furlong murdered in 1844 in Tipperary. > > > > > > There are 78 entries for Furlongs in the (all-Ireland) Index to Printed > > > Irish Will Calendars, 1878-1900, and 42 in the (all-Ireland) Irish Will > > > Calendars, 1858-1878. In the latter, most that indicate a location are in > > > Waterford, some in Cork, but you'd have to see the full calendars in Dublin > > > to find the details of these. > > > > > > None of this is definitive, of course, but I would probably play the odds > > > and start looking for your Furlongs in Wexford and vicinity. > > > > > > I see that you have reason to think your Joneses are from Tyrone, but did > > > you have reason to think your Furlongs were, as well? (Or was it just a > > > case of, they married each other, so may have been from the same place in > > > Ireland?) Assuming you don't have any stronger reason to think they were > > > from Tyrone, I'd stick with my suggestion of starting at the other end of > > > the country. > > > > > > Have you found passenger lists for either your Furlong or your Joneses? > > > The port at which they embarked could be further circumstantial evidence of > > > where they originated. > > > > > > Hope that helps. > > > > > > Claire K. > > > CTI List Admin. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Nov 30, 2008, at 3:03 AM, Jill Wilson wrote: > > > > > > Subject: Irish Surname Research: Furlong and Jones in County Tyrone, > > >> Ireland. > > >> Hello All, > > >> > > >> My name is Jill Wilson, a first time poster... wondering if anyone > > >> recognizes Furlong or Jones surnames? Researching my Irish ancestors and > > >> making a trip to Ireland in Feb - Mar 2009. Need help locating names of > > >> John Furlong's parents, and the Jone's parents, their homesteads, or > > >> headstones, anything... Ideas or research recommendations would be very > > >> much appreciated. > > >> > > >> John Furlong - born abt 1814 in Ireland. Died in 1854 Johnson County, > > >> Iowa > > >> City, Iowa, USA. He Married Jane Jones Aug 1, 1839 in Sagamon, Illinois, > > >> USA. And settled in Iowa, USA in early 1840's. > > >> > > >> Jane Jones (Furlong) - wife of John Furlong. Born abt 1820 (possibly > > >> 1810) > > >> Tyrone County, Ireland. Died July 7, 1885 York Township, Iowa County, > > >> Iowa, > > >> USA. She was likely a "Native of the Parish of Cappagh" like her brother > > >> (I > > >> assume this must means she was a member of the Parish?) > > >> > > >> Charles Jones, brother to Jane, born abt 1797 a Native of Parish of > > >> Cappagh, > > >> Tyrone County, Ireland. Died Nov 12, 1867 in Iowa County, Iowa, USA. > > >> > > >> Thank you to anyone kind enough to respond, > > >> Jill Wilson > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > -- > > Jill Wilson > > > > ------------- > > Our community web-site: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COTYRONEIRELAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > _________________________________________________________________ > Proud to be a PC? Show the world. 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