Sue, Not sure of what you mean by "of the Neal," (See BROWNE query below), but check for biographies, autobiographies via your genealogy and public library and also do a Google Search. PERSI (PERiodical Resource Index) CD (and earlier set of books in your genealogy library) might be a very good resource. PERSI is an index of publications citing previously-published, in-depth articles on a wide variety of subjects, locations, and families. Once you have located articles of interest via the PERSI, you then contact the Allen Co. Library, Ft. Wayne, IN, and request reprints of same for a small charge. (You MAY be able to access the PERSI index via a subscription to Ancestry.com, as well, check and see). There are at least two books in the National Library of Ireland (Dublin) regarding the Browne surname: J. More, "A Tale Of Two Houses," pub. Shrewsbury in 1978, and "Westport House and the Brownes," by D. Browne, pub. 1981. Well-to-do Brownes who owned property in Co. Mayo circa 1876 included: Andrew Browne, Mount Hazel, Co. Galway (nearly 3,000 acres); Rev. Dominick Browne, 37, Dawson-st. Dublin, owned 365 acres; Dominick A. Browne, address Breaghway House, Castlebar, Co, Mayo, owned more than. 1500 acres; Dodwell F. Browne, who lived in Ceylon, owned 700 plus acres; Dominick E. Browne, address Club House, Galway, owned over 730 acres, George Browne, address 33, Palace Gardensterrace, Kensington, London, W., and Brownestown, Ballinrobe, owned approximately 2,800 acres; Hans S. H. Browne, of Brownehall, Balla, Co. Mayo, owned more than 2,300 acres; J. D. H. Browne, of 39 Rutland-gate, London, owned more than 3,600 acres; Miss L. M. Browne, of Brownehall, Co. Mayo owned 240 acres; Peter D. Browne, of Glencorrib, Cong, owned only 1 acre, but it was worth 45 pounds. More contemporary, there was a Dr. Michael Browne, Bishop of Galway circa 1950s. A Dr. Noel Browne (minister of Health) all but eradicated tuberculosis in the circa 1940s/50s. Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue Palmer~Elliott" <palliott@quik.com> To: <IrelandGenWeb-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 8:55 PM Subject: [IGW] Brownes of the Neale County Mayo > Does anyone have information on Henry Browne of the Brownes of the Neale? He is listed as the 3rd son of Sir John Browne. There is much information on the older sons but not on Henry. He was my gggggrandfather b. about 1730-1770. Henry had a daughter, Sophia, who married Lt. John Higgs of the Royal Navy in 1802. Sophia Browne Higgs died before 1851 in Dublin...but I need dates of her birth or death. Sophia and John had 2 sons, John (my gggrandfather, who came to America) and Samuel Henry Browne Higgs, who remained in Ireland. I have found some information about Samuel, who died in 1868 in Dublin, where his name was spelled Hicks in some records. Samuel married 1. Christian Hicks and later 2. Anna Maria Caffry. He and Anna had a daughter, Rebecca, who married Joseph J. Goggins and they were living in Dublin when Anna died in 1899 at their home. > Samuel lived on King's Street and was listed as a merchant and/or a Gentleman on various records. > Does anyone have any information on any of these people? Cemetery records...anything? > I would appreciate any assistance. Please help if you can. > > Slan, > Sue Palmer~Elliott