Hi Dorothy I also notice you are searching the name McVeigh, Mary Ann Creney married John McVeigh. They were my grandparents. I'm sure there must be some connection. Another Dorothy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dorothy Yereance" <dorothy8@optonline.net> To: <ireland-roll-calls@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 7:35 AM Subject: Re: [IRELAND-ROLL-CALLS] McKEOWN, McKEON, HOUSTON, McVEIGH, McVAY > Hi Dorothy, > My grandmother, Mary Ann Creney, was married in Warrenpoint, Co. Down and > one of the witnesses was named McKeown. I can't read his first name, but > it > looks like Eilue, the ink is a bit faded. She was married in St. Peter's > Church, Aug. 10, 1878. Could there be a connection to your McKeowns? > Warrenpoint is near Belfast. > Another Dorothy > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "dorothy derecourt" <ddanddm@gmail.com> > To: <IRELAND-ROLL-CALLS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2007 1:25 PM > Subject: [IRELAND-ROLL-CALLS] McKEOWN, McKEON, HOUSTON, McVEIGH, McVAY > > >>I am at a standstill in my research and was wondering if anyone had any >> ideas on how to progress the matter. My research is as follows:- >> >> My Mckeowns are from Ballyeaston, Ballyclare, Ballynure (possibly >> Belfast) >> in Antrim. >> >> My line briefly is James McKEOWN (McKEON) born about 1823 married Sarah >> HOUSTON in Ballyeaston (Parish of Ballycor and Rashee) 9 Septenber 1845 >> in >> the Church of United Church of England and Ireland by licence, on the >> marriage entry Jas McKEON, Labourer (father of James) and Thomas HOUSTON, >> farmer, (father of Sarah), witnesses George BEGGS and Elizabeth BEGGS (or >> BIGGS), D.C. COURTENAY was the Perpetual Curate. >> their son David McKEOWN born about 1857 in Ballyclare (according to his >> New >> Zealand marriage certificate which also provided his parents names) , he >> travelled to New Zealand from Belfast to New Zealand on the ship Conflict >> in >> 1857, his name was bracketed with with a George GRAY (David at this time >> was >> 21 and George was 14) we are descended from David. >> >> I feel the following family is connected as well (James could be a >> sibling >> of David's): >> James McKEOWN b.1846 (wife Mary McVEIGH/McVAY b. 1850) who married in >> 1869 >> in Belfast who had Huston McKEOWN born 7 Jan 1871 in Ballynure,David >> McKEOWN >> b. 1872 and Samuel McKEOWN born 25 Jul 1874 Ballynure. >> >> Any help or advice would be most appreciated. >> >> Regards >> Dorothy >> > > > ====Ireland Roll Calls Mailing List==== > Post your surnames, get them into the lists archives, cousins will find > you. > Don't forget to post your surnames when your data changes! > A good roll call is NOT long but includes: > surname, timeline, place where born, place where emigrated. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRELAND-ROLL-CALLS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message