ShanaRuthE, thank you for the information. Are you in possession of the "O Harts Irish Pedigrees." book? It sure sounds fascinating. Thanks again. David McClelland Moore At 07:54 PM 8/1/98 EDT, you wrote: >Sorry, I am a direct descendent of MacGarrahan of Fermanagh County, east of >the city of Inneskillen. One of the first families of Old Ireland. The name >MacGarrahan is said by Irish Historians to be traceable to the time of King >Milesius, his descendents and the native inhabitants of Ireland. 400- 500 B.C. > >This info and more was found in "O Harts Irish Pedigrees." compiled by John O >Hart. You may find some information in that book about your ancestors. > >In the meantime while I am researching, I'll keep you in mind. If I come >across anything I will let you know. > >>I was thrilled to find that there was a Fermanagh County listserver. I am >>new to the list and I though it would be a good time to see if anyone can >>help me locate/associate William MOORE my ggggrandfather or any other >>cousins for that matter. I am descended through Samual Asbury MOORE >>below. I am hoping that someone can help me to identify any specifics >>about William,his parents, siblings, or even the ship that William came >>from Ireland on or the PA.USA port of arrival. Thank you for any help you >>can provide. >>James Moore >>-> William Moore (b.1752,d.1836,m.Elizabeth Benford 1791) PROGENITOR - >>left >>Ireland for PA,USA Abt. 1790) >>-- -> Catherine Moore (b. Oct. 10,1792 in Somerset,PA,USA, d..?,m.William >>Pike) >>-- -> Eleanar Moore (b. Feb. 15,1795 in Somerset,PA,USA,d.?,m.Jarvis Pike) >>-- -> Hannah Moore (b. Jan. 14,1803 in Somerset,PA,USA,d.?,m.Joseph L. >>Davis) >>-- -> John B. Moore (b. June 4,1805 in Somerset,PA,USA,d.Jan. >>8th,1857,m.Catherine Ann Perrill) >>-- -> James W. Moore (b. Jan. 14,1808 in Somerset,PA,USA,d.?) >>-- -> Elizabeth Moore (b. April 7,1810,d.?,m.William Stanley) >>-- -> Mary Ann Moore (b., April 6,1812,d.1812 infant death) >>-- -> Samual Asbury Moore (b. Nov. 1,1816 in Circleville, >>Pickaway,OH,USA,d.Oct. 3,1902 in Circleville, Pickaway,OH,USA,m.Harriet >>Maria Doane 1843) >> >>the rest of the Circleville MOOREs are available on my little site at >>http://www.davemoore.com/moore.htm if you'd like to check them out. >> >>Here is the information I have on William MOORE. Please look it over and >>let me know what you think you may have any connections. >> >> >>William Moore >> >>Names and dates were witnessed personally by Geoffrey Loren Pace while >>studying the Moore Family Bible in the late 1970s or early 1980s and >>updated with facts unearthed from David McClelland Moore. >> >>Circleville Herald, April 1, 1837: The obituary had this to say about >>William Moore: "Died - - in this town on the 26th Oct. (sic) Mr. William >>Moore, a native of Ireland, aged 75 years. Mr. Moore was one of the first >>settlers of Circleville. He led a peaceful, inoffensive life, and at a >>good old age has been gathered to his fathers. Peace to his ashes!" >> >>Some background information on Moore's hometown in Inniskillen, >>Fermanuagh >>(Fermanagh) Co., Ireland: Enniskillen comes from Inis Ceithleanon, >>"Crooked Tooth", wife of Balor of the Stout Blows, mother of 12 >>white-mouthed sons. She and husband were leaders of a piratical people, >>the Formorians, who held territory in Fermanaugh, early in second >>millennium BC. For further information on the Moore line, there are four >>Methodist churches in Enniskillen. Write to the Methodist Church on >>Darling Street. This may have been the church that wrote him a letter of >>recommendation to take with him when he immigrated to America about 1791, >>when he was about 29 years of age. This may have been the Free Methodist >>Society's meeting house at that time. It was not allowed back then for >>them to call themselves a church. >> >>(According to his great-great-grandson, Howard B. Moore II, William left >>Pennykillen, Fermanaugh county, Ireland in 1791. On way to Circleville,OH >>he married Elizabeth Benford in PA.)