Hi Harriette: As far as I can ascertain, the first of my FAGAN ancestors emigrated to NYC about 1853. This is not to say that other FAGAN ancestors did not arrive in the US earlier in the 17th and 18th centuries. My ancestors came from Co. Westmeath. In looking through some of my research papers from Co. Westmeath, I did not come across the name Phillip. That is not a common name in Ireland. If I do come across any additional information on the FAGAN family, I will be sure to send it onto you. Happy hunting, Betty Lou Garcia ----- Original Message ----- From: AAWC5@aol.com<mailto:AAWC5@aol.com> To: FAGAN-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:FAGAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 8:08 PM Subject: Re: [FAGAN] Thomas Fagan/Fagin/Fegan and derivatives Hi, Betty, I haven't been able to trace my Phagan/Fagans back to Meath. The first ancestor I have found was Phillip Phagan/Fagan who is found in the court records of Augusta, Va. in 1751. He married Martha Newman in Va. and Phillip and Marthas family, Rev. Samuel Newman and his wife moved to Berkerly, S. C. where they had received land grants from the King of England as they h ad left the old country, I presume, Ireland, to escape religious persecution by the Catholics. Do you think perhaps Phillip[ could have been a realative, maybe a brother to your ancestor? Harriette ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237<http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237>