Looking for anyone researching the surname of Donovan from Cork. I have a Bernard J. Donovan, or may have been Joseph Bernard, b. in Ireland circa 1840. Immigrated to the US 1850-1854 with a couple of brothers, one may have been named Thomas. He married Mary Ann Mackin (b. 1841 Schenectady, NY). Bernard worked on the railroad but also found a listing for him in St. Louis, MO from 1860: 1860 MO Census, St. Louis, Ward 8 Bernard 24 Ire Carpenter Mary A. 20 NY John 6/12 MO Bernard died in Creston, IA in 1898. There was another Donovan family in the area that might have been related. James Donovan b.County Cork, Ireland-1831, d. 27 Sept 1912. Arrived in NY on Oct 5, 1852 on board the ship "Vernon". Also an Ellen Donovan b. abt 1794, County Cork, Ireland, d. May 21, 1872. Any help appreciated. Paul W. ____________________________________________________________________________________ We won't tell. Get more on shows you hate to love (and love to hate): Yahoo! TV's Guilty Pleasures list. http://tv.yahoo.com/collections/265

Greetings Mary: Here are some pages I found online that reference Redmond Fitzgerald, several from Cork. Perhaps one of them is your man and hopefully might help you. Double click on the links to explore. All the best from Russ in tropical Miami, FL. http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC11027350 <http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC11027350&id=Ha0EAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA12-PA1& lpg=RA12-PA1&dq=%22Redmond+Fitzgerald%22> &id=Ha0EAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA12-PA1&lpg=RA12-PA1&dq=%22Redmond+Fitzgerald%22 http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC04773885 <http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC04773885&id=HXz8jK9zcdAC&pg=RA23-PA53 6&lpg=RA23-PA536&dq=%22Redmond+Fitzgerald%22> &id=HXz8jK9zcdAC&pg=RA23-PA536&lpg=RA23-PA536&dq=%22Redmond+Fitzgerald%22 http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC04313009 <http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC04313009&id=g4sJAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA222 &lpg=RA1-PA222&dq=%22Redmond+Fitzgerald%22> &id=g4sJAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA222&lpg=RA1-PA222&dq=%22Redmond+Fitzgerald%22 http://books.google.com/books?vid=07izEUhcx0jtPGE2 <http://books.google.com/books?vid=07izEUhcx0jtPGE2&id=qMgBAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA3-P A635&lpg=RA3-PA635&dq=%22Redmond+Fitzgerald%22#PRA3-PA635,M1> &id=qMgBAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA3-PA635&lpg=RA3-PA635&dq=%22Redmond+Fitzgerald%22#PRA3 -PA635,M1 http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC31573617 <http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC31573617&id=51pB_wN9JTUC&pg=PA1&lpg=P A1&dq=%22Redmond+Fitzgerald%22> &id=51pB_wN9JTUC&pg=PA1&lpg=PA1&dq=%22Redmond+Fitzgerald%22

April: I found this on the Duclos family genealogy forum site. You probably already have it. Russ Posted by: Elizabeth <http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-genforum/email.cgi?332794579> Waterhouse Layman Date: May 02, 2000 at 07:22:22 In Reply to: Re: <http://genforum.genealogy.com/duclos/messages/80.html> DuClos/Dukelow: France-Ireland-New York by Lyn Duclos Thanks for the great information. I believe that the John Dukelow you reference is probably one of my ancestor's brothers. If you have any more information on him, please let me know. My Charles Dukelow Sr (c1750) had 2 sons that I know about: Charles Jr (1779-1878) & James (1780). Charles Jr & wife (possibly Ann Williamson) had Charles III, Grace, William, Ann & Richard. Charles Jr's brother James (wife Ursula Baker) had James Jr (my ancestor) who had Ursula, Elizabeth, Margaret, Anna, Susan, Mary, Charles, James III, Minnie, Grace & Isabella. It is possible that the John Dukelow (in your e-mail to me) is my James Jr's brother. I met one of the descendants of Charles Jr when I was in Ireland last year - Richard Dukelow (John, Richard, William, Charles Jr, Charles Sr) of Brahalish in western County Cork (near Bantry). His wife (Mary Fuller) has extensive information on the Dukelows that allowed us to tie our two families together. My ancester, James Jr, left Ireland c1851 for upstate New York and lost contact with the Irish cousins. Send me your postal address and I will mail you a copy of the information that I acquired in Ireland on the Dukelows.

Friends (and especially April in Canada): Brady's Clerical Records of Cork, Cloyne and Ross in a searchable format is now available online as a Google book. Check it out!! It's awesome and contains a huge amount of data on our Cork families from an obscure historical time. The link is as follows: http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC09318615&id=G4UAAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA2-PA1&lp g=RA2-PA1&dq=Cork,+Cloyne+and+Ross#PPP10,M1 Russ Bralley Miami, Florida List: Keep your eyes open in Cork for Braly, Brawly, Brailey, Bralley, etc. Thanks!! Looking for period 1588 to 1740. I'll keep posting everything I can to help the list - I have a lot of stuff.

I am still trying to break this brick wall. Her details. Arrival of the ship James Pattison from Cork 7th Oct 1835 to Sydney 7th Feb 1836 Vessel details Name James Pattison Type ship Master Cromarty Weight 513 Cargo/other imm:113f Arrived in Australia 11.2.1836 From Cork Ireland on "James Pattison 2" with 324 Females. She was engaged by Mrs Grant as a Servant @ 10 pounds PA at Mt York near Hartley. Grants later moved to Lowther where she met John Copson.Who was assigned to Jno Woods who was at Lowther before Grants took it over. All the papers for the James Pattison 2 have disappeared. On the death certificate for John Copson - Donnelly who inherited most of Johns estate & filled in death rego stated Catherin's name as Downey. Denis Cornelius Donnelly was also Irish. Is there a chance that the departure of this ship would be recorded in a Cork Newspaper. Any help would be greatly appreciated Regards Nick

Russ,Thank You very much for this. I had seen mention of a priest by the name of Duclos, and that the family came from Metz France. However, I did not know the reference and you've given me good detail. I've also been told that this man did not have any male descendants. It must be that this fellow had male relatives (that were not written up) but indeed left male descendants as there have been many Dukelow (my family goes by Ducklow as do others but still pronounced "dook" or in a french style) inhabiting County Cork. I hope to go to Ireland in the next 2 years and visit the Church Representative Library in Dublin. I hope to find my "patriarch"'s marriage record or certainly some of his children's baptism records (1814-1825), but I cannot verify which parish they came from. I have had Abbeystrewery records checked and no luck. Creagh, which was also hinted at being their home parish, apparently has no records left due to a fire. So it may well be that I may have come to a research end at my PETER DUKELOW born about 1782. While there are many submitters to online databases showing Dukelow lineage going back (sometimes to the Crusades and a marriage of a French Duclos to an Arabian lady) much of it is inaccurate and most of it has no sources. Unfortunately people just keep copying the same stuff over and over. I'm happy to see someone like yourself who is doing diligent work. Not sure how you have access to so much material, but I applaud it! Thanks again, April in Canada At 09:20 PM 1/26/2007, you wrote: >Rev. Paul Duclosse was a contemporary of my ancestor, Rev. Zachary Braly. >He was an Anglican or Church of Ireland priest. You may have seen this >information, but, if not, I hope it helps you. > > > >The following reference is found in Clerical and Parochial Records of Cork, >Cloyne and Ross by William Maziere Brady on pages 485-489: > > > >"1688 July 17. Paul Duclos, A. M. was admitted to the P. (Prebend) Insula, >and V. ibm vacant per resignation of Thomas Dent. [D. R. (Diocesan >Register)] N. B. - the vicarage of Desert was held by John Hungerford from >1688 to 1693 separate from the P. Island. Paul Duclos, or Duclosse, was of >an eminent French family, who immigrated to Ireland from Mentz, in the >Department of the Moselle in the time of the Revocation of the Treaty of >Nantes. He was ordained Priest at Cork on 21 September 1684. From 1686 to >1693 he was Vicar of Ballymodan (Bandonbridge) and from 1688 to 1693 P. >Island, &c. From 1689 to 1693 he was also P. Desertmore, Cork. From 1693 >to in his death in 1717 or 1719, he was Chancellor of St. Canice, Ossory. >He was also Rector of Rathdowney, King's County. He married ni 1682 (M. B. >27th February) Frances Massiot of Shandon, Cork, spinster. He left issue >five daughters - Anne, Harriette, Susannah, Mary and Elizabeth. Of these >the last, Elizabeth) married John Ball, esq; and the eldest, Anne was >married on 18 Feb. 1717 to Robert Minnett, esq., of Ballycahill (now >Annabeg), and afterwards of Blackfort, which he purchased from his elder >brother. Anne Minnett died, aged thirty-nine, on 4th June 1735 and was >buried at Knygh Castle, County Tip. Her husband, Robert Minnett, who was >born 3 July 1697, died 8th October 1773. He was the ancestor of the family >of Minnett of Annabeg, county Tip., by this marriage. The female line is >represented by Rev. David Fitzgerald of Prince Edward's Island, as the >grandson of the Reb. Robt. Minnett, son of the above Robert Minnett and Anne >Duclos." > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.0.410 / Virus Database: 268.17.12/653 - Release Date: 1/26/2007 > > > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.0.410 / Virus Database: 268.17.12/653 - Release Date: 1/26/2007 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.0.410 / Virus Database: 268.17.12/654 - Release Date: 1/27/2007

Hi; Yes, if you call the Cork County Librarian and ask for a photocopy of the Down Survey Map and the Distribution page for the estate of Grantee Capt. John Braly they should be able to help you. It might be called the Petty Map. Have a nice day. Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edgar M (Russ) Bralley" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 9:51 PM Subject: Re: [COUNTYCORK] Names of the English at Bandonbridge - TheIrishFiants of the Tudor Sovereigns > Thanks for taking the time to look. Have you ever run across the Books of > Survey and Distribution for Cork? They are very rare. Nevertheless, > thank > you so much for your kind assistance. > > Russ Bralley > Miami, FL > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Rev. Paul Duclosse was a contemporary of my ancestor, Rev. Zachary Braly. He was an Anglican or Church of Ireland priest. You may have seen this information, but, if not, I hope it helps you. The following reference is found in Clerical and Parochial Records of Cork, Cloyne and Ross by William Maziere Brady on pages 485-489: "1688 July 17. Paul Duclos, A. M. was admitted to the P. (Prebend) Insula, and V. ibm vacant per resignation of Thomas Dent. [D. R. (Diocesan Register)] N. B. - the vicarage of Desert was held by John Hungerford from 1688 to 1693 separate from the P. Island. Paul Duclos, or Duclosse, was of an eminent French family, who immigrated to Ireland from Mentz, in the Department of the Moselle in the time of the Revocation of the Treaty of Nantes. He was ordained Priest at Cork on 21 September 1684. From 1686 to 1693 he was Vicar of Ballymodan (Bandonbridge) and from 1688 to 1693 P. Island, &c. From 1689 to 1693 he was also P. Desertmore, Cork. From 1693 to in his death in 1717 or 1719, he was Chancellor of St. Canice, Ossory. He was also Rector of Rathdowney, King's County. He married ni 1682 (M. B. 27th February) Frances Massiot of Shandon, Cork, spinster. He left issue five daughters - Anne, Harriette, Susannah, Mary and Elizabeth. Of these the last, Elizabeth) married John Ball, esq; and the eldest, Anne was married on 18 Feb. 1717 to Robert Minnett, esq., of Ballycahill (now Annabeg), and afterwards of Blackfort, which he purchased from his elder brother. Anne Minnett died, aged thirty-nine, on 4th June 1735 and was buried at Knygh Castle, County Tip. Her husband, Robert Minnett, who was born 3 July 1697, died 8th October 1773. He was the ancestor of the family of Minnett of Annabeg, county Tip., by this marriage. The female line is represented by Rev. David Fitzgerald of Prince Edward's Island, as the grandson of the Reb. Robt. Minnett, son of the above Robert Minnett and Anne Duclos."

The FHL has microfilmed the Irish and Anglo-Irish landed gentry when Cromwell came to Ireland and a supplement to Irish Pedigrees. FHL # 476959 item 2 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of April Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 10:35 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [COUNTYCORK] Thanks re Cromwell etc. Thank you! April in Sunny British Columbia! At 06:56 PM 1/26/2007, you wrote: >Thanks so much for your kind comments. I took the liberty of looking >through my copy of Pender's Census of Ireland, c. 1659 and didn't see any >variant of the name you're researching. I also looked through O'Hart's The >Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry to no avail. I even looked in Black's >Surnames of Scotland - nada. But now that I'm a member of the list, I'll >keep posting things that I think are of interest to the group, while keeping >an eye out for certain surnames. > >Cheers from Miami, FL >Russ > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.0.410 / Virus Database: 268.17.12/653 - Release Date: 1/26/2007 > > > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.0.410 / Virus Database: 268.17.12/653 - Release Date: 1/26/2007 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.0.410 / Virus Database: 268.17.12/653 - Release Date: 1/26/2007 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

A 4th or 5 th Hingston cousin living in County Cork is married to a Dukelow. I know nothing of his family but could give you their mailing address if you would care to write. Stan Hingston Rosetown, SK Canada [email protected] > Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 > From: April <[email protected]> > > I had hoped to see a Dukelow on the list (my grandmother's line) as > they appear to have come to County Cork in the 1600's from France > (Duclos/Duclosse) as Hugenots from France.

George Bennett states the following interesting facts in his book on Bandonbridge: “The streets the authorities had resolved to keep clear as well as clean. There was a by-law against the abuse of dogs; and no one but a freeman was permitted to buy or sell calves in the street, under a penalty of three shillings and fourpence for each offence. The houses in the streets were also looked after. No freeman was allowed to receive into his dwelling, under a penalty of forty shillings, any lodger, without first acquainting the provost; and landlords themselves were not permitted, under any circumstances, to let a house or a tenement to either a strumpet or a vagabond. Destitute people, who are to be found in almost every community, were not wanting in this; neither was their destitution overlooked or forgotten. The corporation was not half a dozen years in being, when a fund, called the poor man's box existed. It was supplied by "money received for judgments in court, and kept for use of the poor man's box." The following are the fines and penalties paid into it for the year 1619:” Of John Heard £ 0 s. 0 d. 20 Richard Smith £ 0 s. 0 d. 20 Cunningham, an Irishman £ 0 s. 0 d. 20 Thomas Porter v. Edward Turner £ 0 s. 0 d. 20 Newce v. Mat Ellis, £ 0 s. 0 d. 20 Richard Kingston v. Edward Porter £ 0 s. 0 d. 20 Richard Crofte v. Henry Johnson £ 0 s. 0 d. 20 An Irishman v. Dermod Coghlan £ 0 s. 0 d. 20 Robert Smith v. Field Vegee £ 0 s. 0 d. 20 Richard Glyn v. John Braly £ 0 s. 0 d. 20 Randall Fenton v. Margaret Alleyn £ 0 s. 0 d. 20 Battyn v. Edward Nicolls £ 0 s. 0 d. 20 John Berry v. Balcknell £ 0 s. 0 d. 20

113. Parish St Finbarr's, Barony of Cork (Capt. John Braly lived in the "island" of St. Finbarries) 822.35 Thomas Nevell [Newell?], parish St F., esq. 822.168 John Chappell of Kilcomine [Killumney], parish St. Barries [St Finbarr's], gent. 822.179 Thomas Nevell of Ballinicurrig [Ballincurrig], esq. 822.193 Eleanore Acalley, wife to Robert Acalley of KilIhumeny [Killumney], n.s.g. 822.229 John Freeman, n.s.g. 822.244 Thomas Spencer of Gortaglane [Gortagoulane], n.s.g. 822.281 Mary Smith of Gill Abbey [Gillabbey], parish St. Barry's [St Finbarr's], widow. 823.103 Abraham Battin of Gurtagolane [Gortagoulane], n.s.g. 823.105 Anthony Watts, n. s.g. 823.109 Thomas Bennett; Edward Johns; Robert Bayly; Richard Bennell, [Bennett?] all clerks of St Finbarr's. 823.110 Dorcas Hall, widow. 823.115 William Browne, n.s.g. 823.181 Henry Whetcroft of Cork, yeoman. 824.34 Thomas Pinchon of Ballinspeckbey [Ballinaspig-beg], n.s.g. 824.140 Henry Smart, yeoman. 824.164 Richard French, ironmonger. 824.224 John Hall, clerk. 824.231 Henry Bryan of Inshegaggen [Inchegaggin], n.s.g. 824.249 Thomas Roberts, clerk. 825.53 Francis Butterfield, husbandman. 825.120 Robert Kellye, [Kelly] parish St Barry's, husbandman. 825.186 Hugh Burrowes the elder of Magellin [?], parish St. Barries, n.s.g. 825.188 Christopher Band of St. Barries, n.s.g. 825.234 John Gilman the younger, n.s.g. 825.240 Gartwright Wilson of Killadywood [?], on behalf of her husband Robert Wilson, n.s.g. 825.243 James Deacon of Gurtagolane [Gortagoulane], n.s.g. 825.276 William Wheeler, n.s.g. 825.294 Israel Taylor, clerk.

825.151 Mary Berry, relict of Richard Berry of Gaggan, parish Ballymodan, widow. 825.176 John Collins of Clancoole Begg [Clancool Beg], parish Ballymodan, yeoman. 825.181 Thomas French the younger of Collytran [Collatrim], parish Kilbrogan, yeoman. 825.201 Thomas Standon of Colfada, [Coolfadda], parish Kilbrogan, yeoman. 825.203 Richard Bemish [Beamish] of West Gullah [West Gully], parish Ballymodan, yeoman. 825.204 George Dugney of Ballemodan [Ballymodan], carrier. 825.210 Mathew Johnson of Kilbrogan, husbandman. 825.223 Anne Cox of Messels [Mishells], parish Kilbrogan, widow. 825.231 Thomas Rogin of Hurtin [?], parish Kilbrogan, wheeler 825.239 Francis Sunester, Curren [Carhoon], parish Kilbrogan, yeoman. 825.250 Richard Hulin of Gortine [Gurteen], parish Kilbrogan, yeoman. 825.281 Samuel Burchell [Burchill] of Ballemodan [Ballymodan], yeoman. 825.290 John Lissen of Messels [Mishells], parish Kilbrogan, yeoman. 825.291 John Harrott of Shonagh [Shinagh], parish Kilbrogan, yeoman. 825.302 Mabel Waterman, wife to Jacob Waterman of Currie Cloth Corravreeda], no status given. CONTINUED..

19. Parishes Ballymodan and Kilbrogan, Barony of Kinalmeaky 822.8 John Woodroffe, provost of Bandonbridge. 822.45 William James of Kilbrogan, yeoman. 822.46 John Abbott of Knocks, yeoman. 822.62 Amy Taylor, town and parish Ballymodan, widow. 822.80 Robert Bathurst of Bandonbridge, hatter. 822.86 Richard Abbott, Tullyglass, parish Kilbrogan, yeoman. 822.162 George Fenton of Bandonbridge, merchant. 822.172 Andrew Woodly of Bandonbridge, gent. 822.198 Thomas Franklin of Bandonbridge, butcher. 822.206 George Wright of Derrygarriff [Derrycoole], parish Kilbrogan, gent. 822.211 William Cary of Conckeyarran Knocknagarrane], parish Ballymodan, Yeoman. 822.219 Richard Webb of Killybeg [Kilbeg], parish Kilbrogan, yeoman. 822.258 Susanna Forde of Gaggan, Ballymodan, spinster, on behalf of Mary Forde, widow. 822.263 James Elwell of Bandonbridge, yeoman. 822.265 John Newman, on behalf of Elizabeth Newman Gagin [Gaggan], parish Ballymodan, widow. 822.267 Amy Maskline of Callethram [Callatrim], parish Kilbrogan, widow. 822.287 William Dun, parish Ballymodan, yeoman. 823.51 John Langton of Bandonbridge, parish Kilbrogan, gent. 823.111 Samuel Poole of Knocknameela [Knockaveale] parish Ballymodan, leather tanner. 823.129 William Sellach of Gagin [Gaggan], parish, Ballymodan, tanner. 824.33 Thomas Fuller of Ballemoodan [Ballymodan], yeoman. 824.38 Samuel Sanders of Derrycool [Derrycoole], yeoman. 824.48-9 Henry Boswell (alias Bosville) of Cooltra [Callatrim], gent. 824.50 Arm Gates (alias Barber) of the bog, widow. 824.54 Emmet Draper of Ballymodan, widow of yeoman. 824,85 John Snary of Bandonbridge, clerk, rector of Kilbrogan. 824.118/9 Henry Turner of Bandonbridge, clothier. 824.168 Francis Bernard of Mussells [Mishells], yeoman. 824.170 Anne Hasell, widow and Joyce Deane, servant, town of Bandonbridge. 824.194 Christopher Trenaman of the Shennagh [Shinagh], no status given. 824.201 Anne Williams of Larragh [Laragh], wife to Robert Williams, butcher. 824.210 Frances Gillett of Kilgobban [?] parish Ballymodan, husbandman. 824.242 John Landen of Bandonbridge, merchant. 825.10 Thomas Butler of Tullaghglass [Tullyglass], parish Kilbrogan, husbandman, Irish Protestant. 825.36 James Maye of Bandonbridge, no status given. 825.62 Anthony Shipward or Sheepheard of Bandonbridge, clothier. 825.66 John and Francis Bemish [Beamish], town of Bandonbridge, yeomen. 825.75 Sara Butler of Malligatto [Mallowgatton], parish Kilbrogan, widow. 825.81 Ralph Fuller of Derrygariffe, parish Kilbrogan, yeoman. 825.82 Charles Nicholet, town of Bandonbridge, clerk. 825.90 Benedict Ford of Bandonbridge, husbandman. 825.96 Arthur Burchell [Burchill] of Knockmeda [Knockaveale], parish Ballymodan, yeoman. 825.108 Marie Congdon, wife of Robert Congdon, yeoman. 825.128 William Bull of Kilbrogan, hellier [haulier]. 825.130 Thomas Lowe of Derrycoole parish Kilbrogan, yeoman. 825.144 William Heynes or Haindes of Bandonbridge, shoemaker. 825.150 Daniel Howard of Bandonbridge, gent. CONTINUED.

Bandonbridge (eod. die.): Nathaniel Cleere, of Bandonbridge, mercht, aged 62, remembers there was a contrivance by Ca. Robt Gookin, Capt. Henry Turner, Mr. Ab. Savage, and Mr. John Smith, Provost of the town, to declare for English interest; and likewise that Capt. John Braly, Lieut. Edwd Berry, Ens. Tho. Dunkin, Fra. Hill, Jonath. Butler, Richd Seely, Hen. and James Rice, &c, inhab. of said town, about 16 Nov., in forenoon, did endeavour to surprise the guard of the west gate, at which time other persons were appointed to surprise two other guards, but were discovered and imprisoned. Next day Lord Broghill came against the town with a party of horse and foot, when aforesaid persons told the Govr, Coll. Courtney, that it was in vain for him to oppose them, for they were resolved to deliver up said to Ld. B.; thereupon Coll. C. desired them not to deliver him up, before he had one hour's time to make conditions for himself and party, which was granted, and that time expired, Mr. Savage and one officer belonging to said Coll. were sent forth to treat with Ld B., to whose pleasure the town wholly referred itself; and there was only one gun fired from a flanker by one of Courtney's gunners, who with his men departed second next day, and some the day following; and that said inhabt lived since quietly, without giving any assistance to the Irish, or other enemies of the Commonwealth.

Bandonbridge, March 10, 1654: Mr. John Smith of Bandonbridge, maulster, aged 42, examd. That about the time of Cork's declaring, Capt Mathew Constantine, with a troop of horse, was ordered into the town by Lord Inchiquin, and had orders to disarm the inhabs, which he did, and suddenly after a compy of Irish foot were sent into town, and shortly after Coll. Francis Courtney came with his Regt of about 500 and sent away the Irish, and also another compy of Irish that passed through the town were not permitted by Coll. C. to lodge a night there; and about a day before the town surrendered to Lord Broghill, the following persons did assist [same persons as mentioned in A. Savage's evidence, with Tho. Rogerman and Edwd. Nash]; and that several of the persons first named made good two houses near Saliport in the north part of said town, and were resolved to open the postern gate and give entrance to Lord Broghill's forces, in case the Govr had not concluded.

Bandonbridge, March 9, 1654: Abraham Savage, aged 55, now rest. in Bandonbridge and at the time of the rendition, examd. That suddenly after the declar of Corke for the Parl., Lord Inchiquin being jealous of the town of Bandonbridge following the example of Corke, ordered Capt. Mathew Constantine with a troop of horse to possess himself of said towne and disarm all townsmen; and said Inchiquin ordered a compy. or two of Irish into the towne, but soon after observing the disaffection of the town towards the Irish soldiers, ordered one Coll. Francis Courtney to be Govr., who brought in his own Compy, and soon after the Irish were removed; and further, that Major Henry Turner, Ens. Thomas Dunkin, Cornet Wm. Fuller, Ens. Danl. Gwin, Corpl. Thomas French, Corpl. Ralph Fuller, John Langton, Corpl. John Browne, Wm. Bull, Richd. Shute, Richd. Nobbs, John Jackson, Jonathan Bennett, Jonathan Boteler, John Legg, Chas. Wills, Franc. Hill, John Shearhill, Wm. do., Thos. Williams, Robt. Stewart, Nich. Gun, Robt. Olliver, Mathias Percevall, Roger Martin, Robt. Colethurst, Tim. Philpott, Robt. Dunn, Richd. Phrips, being all townsmen, came several times to dept. before the surrender, expressing their readiness to attempt the seizing on the Govt. officers, and guards then in the town, and secure it for the Parlt and Ld-Lieut. Cromwell, but could not effect their purpose; and that Capt John Braly, Lieut. Edwd Berry, James and Henry Rice, with others, about a day or two before Broghill came with a force against said town, afsd persons secured the West guard of the town and disarmed the soldiers, turning them out, but it being so sudden a business, such others as were appointed with Major Turner to seize upon the other guards are prevented, the design being discovered; but soe it was that the above-named 4 persons, and those with them, were besieged in said guard by the soldiers then in town; and several shots made at them, so they were constrained to yield themselves prisoners; and this night the inhabs dispatched Wm Bull to Lord Broghill, informing him of the danger of the persons taken prisoner, and desiring him with some forces to come before the town, then having his countenance, would open the postern gate by seizing on the sentinel, and receive them into the town; but when Ld. Broghill came, hostages were sent forth and the town suddenly delivered by the Govr, on condition only made for himself and his soldiers, &c.

March 12, 1654: Lieut. Edw. Barry of Garrimore, bar. of Ibane, Eng. Prot., aged 45, inhabt. of Bandonbridge, November 1649, at the time of the rendition for Parlt, examd. About 3 weeks before said time dept. and Major Hen. Turner of Bandonbridge advised how they might be instrumental in delivering up said garrison; and further, that a day or two before Ld. Broghill came to demand said town, there was a meeting of said Turner, dept. Robt. Gookin, Capt. John Braly, Ensign Thos. Dunkin, and Capt. Thomas French, all then inhabt. except Capt. Robert Gookin, about 14 days before made prisoner by Ld. Inchiquine, who then contrived to seize on the guard; and this examd. and said Braly, with about 9 or 10 men, secured the guard at the West gate, which they could not keep, because the other guards were not seized upon according to intention, for one William Harden, then Major to Coll. Fran. Courtney, then Govt., came upon them with near 200 men, and forced them to yield the guard-house, and imprisoned examt. and Braly, where they remained until the town yielded, but upon what conditions examt. doth not know, nor what passed while Ld. Broghill and his forces was against it; only he heard a gun go off, which afterwards he heard was from the flankers of the town, but did not hear there was any body slain, or blood shed; and further that Mr. Abraham Savage, Mr. John Smith, and some other inhabt were very desirous for yielding said garrison, &c.

Thanks so much for your kind comments. I took the liberty of looking through my copy of Pender's Census of Ireland, c. 1659 and didn't see any variant of the name you're researching. I also looked through O'Hart's The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry to no avail. I even looked in Black's Surnames of Scotland - nada. But now that I'm a member of the list, I'll keep posting things that I think are of interest to the group, while keeping an eye out for certain surnames. Cheers from Miami, FL Russ

Thanks for taking the time to look. Have you ever run across the Books of Survey and Distribution for Cork? They are very rare. Nevertheless, thank you so much for your kind assistance. Russ Bralley Miami, FL