Doreen, I'm unable to link to any of these details, however I'm also looking for connections to similarly named ancestors. In Ulster the name pronounced like Hagan can be spelled in many ways. Hagin, Hegan, Hagen, Higgin, Heggan, Haggan, Haggen - and that's just for starters! Literacy wasn't very good until the mid and latter part of the 19th Century, particularly amongst the poorer folk. Once away from Ulster the names have all acquired different pronunciations, of that I'm sure! My great-grandmother signed the marriage register at St Anne's in Belfast as Mary Hegan when she married Charles Morgan. The minister has written her name as Mary Hagan, and that's how it appears in all the index records. Her mother registered the birth of Mary's children. She signed with an X, but the surname was recorded as Hagan. My grandfather had a friend, although he may well have been a relative, called Samuel Hegan. I've tracked back on his ancestry with certificates and his family spell themselves as Hegan, Hagan, and Heggan. They seem to come from the area of Ballboley/Ballyeaston/Ballynure/Ballycor in Antrim. A 3rd cousin in Armagh reckons, from her family memories, that we have a related family branch calling itself Hagin - but we can't prove a link. My great-grandfather was buried as Robert Hegan, although earlier records show him as Hagan, or Higgin. He was born about 1817, but I can't discover where. Nor can I discover where he married Mary Jane Gray. He died in Belfast in 1881, his wife in 1891. Descendants moved to New Jersey, but I've no details of emigration before the 1890's. It's highly possible that the ones I've traced followed an earlier generation to the New World. Known sons of Robert and Mary Jane Hegan were James, Robert, Thomas, and William. Daughters were Mary, Margaret, and Eliza Jane. The children who survived until the 1901 Census say they were all born in Co. Antrim. When they all arrived in Belfast, or where from, I don't know. Coincidental that they are similar names to yours - however they were all very common names in the 19th Century. I'm not having any success proving any details pre-1860. And I've been trying for almost 10 years. Is there anyone out there who can help us? Chris Morgan Sheffield ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doreen Guerriero" <sadoguerr@shaw.ca> To: <IRL-ANTRIM@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2006 1:35 AM Subject: [IRL-ANTRIM] Hagan/Hagen > My ancestor Samuel Hagan was born Oct. 1, 1794 , Kilroote, married > Margaret McDonald born 1797, emigrated about 1845 to Huron Co.ON Their > children - James born Belfast, Margaret, Elizabeth, Jane, Robert & Samuel, > all born Carrickfergus also emigrated to Ontario. Looking for ancestors in > Ireland. Like to hear from anyone with a possible connection Doreen > >

Minor correction to previous post - generational confusion - Robert Hegan, born about 1817, was my g.g.grandfather, and Mary Jane Gray, born about 1828, was my g.g.grandmother. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Morgan" <chrismorgan4@btinternet.com> To: <irl-antrim@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 11:05 AM Subject: Re: [IRL-ANTRIM] Hagan/Hagen - also Hegan, Heggan, Higgin, Hagin,etc > Doreen, > > I'm unable to link to any of these details, however I'm also looking for > connections to similarly named ancestors. > > In Ulster the name pronounced like Hagan can be spelled in many ways. > Hagin, > Hegan, Hagen, Higgin, Heggan, Haggan, Haggen - and that's just for > starters! > Literacy wasn't very good until the mid and latter part of the 19th > Century, > particularly amongst the poorer folk. Once away from Ulster the names have > all acquired different pronunciations, of that I'm sure! > > My great-grandmother signed the marriage register at St Anne's in Belfast > as > Mary Hegan when she married Charles Morgan. The minister has written her > name as Mary Hagan, and that's how it appears in all the index records. > Her > mother registered the birth of Mary's children. She signed with an X, but > the surname was recorded as Hagan. > > My grandfather had a friend, although he may well have been a relative, > called Samuel Hegan. I've tracked back on his ancestry with certificates > and > his family spell themselves as Hegan, Hagan, and Heggan. They seem to come > from the area of Ballboley/Ballyeaston/Ballynure/Ballycor in Antrim. > > A 3rd cousin in Armagh reckons, from her family memories, that we have a > related family branch calling itself Hagin - but we can't prove a link. > > My great-grandfather was buried as Robert Hegan, although earlier records > show him as Hagan, or Higgin. He was born about 1817, but I can't discover > where. Nor can I discover where he married Mary Jane Gray. He died in > Belfast in 1881, his wife in 1891. > > Descendants moved to New Jersey, but I've no details of emigration before > the 1890's. It's highly possible that the ones I've traced followed an > earlier generation to the New World. > > Known sons of Robert and Mary Jane Hegan were James, Robert, Thomas, and > William. Daughters were Mary, Margaret, and Eliza Jane. The children who > survived until the 1901 Census say they were all born in Co. Antrim. When > they all arrived in Belfast, or where from, I don't know. Coincidental > that > they are similar names to yours - however they were all very common names > in > the 19th Century. > > I'm not having any success proving any details pre-1860. And I've been > trying for almost 10 years. > > Is there anyone out there who can help us? > > Chris Morgan > Sheffield