Newgarden Cemetery, Carlow, Ireland<http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlcar2/Newgarden_Cemetery.htm> www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlcar2/Newgarden_Cemetery.htmCached<http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:lDDNuire1lcJ:www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlcar2/Newgarden_Cemetery.htm+&cd=3&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=ie> - Similar<https://www.google.ie/search?hl=en&biw=1024&bih=571&q=related:www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlcar2/Newgarden_Cemetery.htm+to+clean+up+the+old+mans+bed%2Bbryce+peterson&tbo=1&sa=X&ei=kwzJT9KJA4qnhAfo_YntDw&sqi=2&ved=0CCMQHzAC> You +1'd this publicly. Undo <https://www.google.ie/#> By *Bryce Petersen* Jr. *...* "*To clean up the old man's bed*, it's good to first get your name in the paper" *...* The man at the corner market had never heard of it. On 1 June 2012 19:35, michael purcell <[email protected]> wrote: > New Gardens is on the road to Athy from Carlow. There was a Quaker Meeting > House established in the area. Today the area contains a Quaker Burial Plot > referred to by Bryce Peterson in his article on the Carlow IGP - " To clean > up the Old Man's bed". > Quakers from the New Gardens area settled in Philadelphia, USA and renamed > the townland "New Gardens" it's called so up to present day. > On 1 June 2012 19:23, Roger Nowlan <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Greetings, >> >> I would just like to pass on an observation. >> >> Below in the testimony of Thebius UNTHANK in November 1797, we find >> evidence of what is believed to have been activity by United Irishmen in >> the area of Moanmore and Ballybrommell (where "Farmer Clowry" of 1798 fame >> lived). >> >> The Quaker meeting house was on the neighbouring townland of Kilconnor >> owned by the Watson family and "New Gardens"(presumably the present-day >> "God`s Acre" Quaker graveyard found in the northern part of the >> Ballybrommell townland). >> >> Bye for now, >> Roger >> http://nolanfamilies.org >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: michael purcell >> Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2012 2:36 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [IRL-CARLOW] Unthank family+Carlow. >> >> *Re. Letter from George Unthank living in New York 1831.* >> >> *The Unthank family were associated with the Society of Friends ( Quakers >> ). >> Abel Unthank is recorded in the Pat Purcell Papers living in Carlow in >> 1797. >> Thebious [ ? ] Unthank witnessed the purchase of land in Fenagh by Samuel >> Watson in 1656. >> Unthank had come to Ireland under the command of Robert Browne as a >> soldier >> in Cromwell's Army, some of the soldiers were granted land in Ireland in >> lieu of pay. >> Samuel Watson and two of his brothers bought some of the "granted land" >> from soldiers who wished to return to England as did Robert Browne also >> bought land from the soldiers and he later settled in the Pollerton area, >> renaming the acquired land "Brownes Hill". >> Browne also purchased property in Tullow Street, Cuckoo Lane ( now Browne >> Street ) in Carlow town and land in Graigue ( now Graiguecullen ) and >> Sleaty. >> The Unthanks became involved with the Watson family of Kilconnor, Carlow, >> in the Milling business and farming interests. I think they are also >> recorded as witnesses to some Watson marriages. >> In the Pat Purcell Papers it is recorded that Abel Unthank gave a >> declaration before Benjamin Bunbury on 24th November, 1797, with Unthank >> refusing to swear on the Holy Evangelists because he was a >> "member of the Sect commonly called Quakers", but he "Declared" >> information >> regarding- >> "persons not having the love and fear of God before their eyes assembling >> nightly in a Evil and riotous manner in the vicinity of New Gardens, >> Carlow, which Informant truly believes and Declares to be a Party of >> Rebels >> under the influence of France in readiness for War against the Crown and >> Dignity of his Sovereign Lord George, King, Defender of the Faith and so >> forth and His Majesties Forces in His Kingdom of Ireland" -. >> Bunbury noted that despite the fact that Unthank was reluctant to swear >> under Oath his "examination should be presented as a true Testament before >> the Magistrates sitting in Carlow.". >> The Carlow family later established a branch in Ballyfin, Queen's County. >> There is a record of Samuel and Mathilda Unthank buried in the Burial >> ground in Oak Park. >> The following is extracted from - >> "The Onthank Family: >> Its History and Genealogy" by Arthur Heath Onthank. >> The Origin of the Unthank or Onthank Family in Ireland is obscure. the >> only reliable explanation thus far has come from Herbert William Unthank, >> of Exeter, England. >> Mr. Unthank, a University Lecturer at the University of Exeter, came from >> the Limerick branch of the Unthank family in Ireland, and has his family >> genealogy among the Irish Unthanks accurately recorded for seven >> generations past. >> He believed that the earliest Unthank to settle in Ireland was one of the >> soldiers of Oliver Cromwell, who invaded Ireland in 1650, and subsequently >> settled many of his soldiers, and others from England, on land in Ireland. >> Herbert William Unthank's forebears were Quakers and they settled in and >> near Limerick, Ireland. >> A branch of the Onthank's from Ballyfin Queens County, Ireland immigrated >> to in or around the Baltimore, Maryland area around 1850 until 1890. They >> then moved to Cheyenne, Wyoming and Later Pocatello, Idaho. Further spread >> includes Butte, Montana, Spokane Washington, Portland Oregon along with >> possibly California* >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > >

Thank You Mick, Your extra information helps me to better appreciate the historical context and geographical linkages (e.g. via Watson and Browne family interests) for the period just prior to my ancestor's emigration. The fact that Kilconnor townland was mentioned first drew my interest. Bye for now, Roger -----Original Message----- From: michael purcell Sent: Friday, June 01, 2012 2:41 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [IRL-CARLOW] Pre-Rebellion Activity in MOANMORE area - Ref: UNTHANK family testimony Newgarden Cemetery, Carlow, Ireland<http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlcar2/Newgarden_Cemetery.htm> www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlcar2/Newgarden_Cemetery.htmCached<http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:lDDNuire1lcJ:www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlcar2/Newgarden_Cemetery.htm+&cd=3&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=ie> - Similar<https://www.google.ie/search?hl=en&biw=1024&bih=571&q=related:www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlcar2/Newgarden_Cemetery.htm+to+clean+up+the+old+mans+bed%2Bbryce+peterson&tbo=1&sa=X&ei=kwzJT9KJA4qnhAfo_YntDw&sqi=2&ved=0CCMQHzAC> You +1'd this publicly. Undo <https://www.google.ie/#> By *Bryce Petersen* Jr. *...* "*To clean up the old man's bed*, it's good to first get your name in the paper" *...* The man at the corner market had never heard of it. On 1 June 2012 19:35, michael purcell <[email protected]> wrote: > New Gardens is on the road to Athy from Carlow. There was a Quaker Meeting > House established in the area. Today the area contains a Quaker Burial > Plot > referred to by Bryce Peterson in his article on the Carlow IGP - " To > clean > up the Old Man's bed". > Quakers from the New Gardens area settled in Philadelphia, USA and renamed > the townland "New Gardens" it's called so up to present day. > On 1 June 2012 19:23, Roger Nowlan <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Greetings, >> >> I would just like to pass on an observation. >> >> Below in the testimony of Thebius UNTHANK in November 1797, we find >> evidence of what is believed to have been activity by United Irishmen in >> the area of Moanmore and Ballybrommell (where "Farmer Clowry" of 1798 >> fame >> lived). >> >> The Quaker meeting house was on the neighbouring townland of Kilconnor >> owned by the Watson family and "New Gardens"(presumably the present-day >> "God`s Acre" Quaker graveyard found in the northern part of the >> Ballybrommell townland). >> >> Bye for now, >> Roger >> http://nolanfamilies.org >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: michael purcell >> Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2012 2:36 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [IRL-CARLOW] Unthank family+Carlow. >> >> *Re. Letter from George Unthank living in New York 1831.* >> >> *The Unthank family were associated with the Society of Friends ( Quakers >> ). >> Abel Unthank is recorded in the Pat Purcell Papers living in Carlow in >> 1797. >> Thebious [ ? ] Unthank witnessed the purchase of land in Fenagh by Samuel >> Watson in 1656. >> Unthank had come to Ireland under the command of Robert Browne as a >> soldier >> in Cromwell's Army, some of the soldiers were granted land in Ireland in >> lieu of pay. >> Samuel Watson and two of his brothers bought some of the "granted land" >> from soldiers who wished to return to England as did Robert Browne also >> bought land from the soldiers and he later settled in the Pollerton area, >> renaming the acquired land "Brownes Hill". >> Browne also purchased property in Tullow Street, Cuckoo Lane ( now Browne >> Street ) in Carlow town and land in Graigue ( now Graiguecullen ) and >> Sleaty. >> The Unthanks became involved with the Watson family of Kilconnor, Carlow, >> in the Milling business and farming interests. I think they are also >> recorded as witnesses to some Watson marriages. >> In the Pat Purcell Papers it is recorded that Abel Unthank gave a >> declaration before Benjamin Bunbury on 24th November, 1797, with Unthank >> refusing to swear on the Holy Evangelists because he was a >> "member of the Sect commonly called Quakers", but he "Declared" >> information >> regarding- >> "persons not having the love and fear of God before their eyes assembling >> nightly in a Evil and riotous manner in the vicinity of New Gardens, >> Carlow, which Informant truly believes and Declares to be a Party of >> Rebels >> under the influence of France in readiness for War against the Crown and >> Dignity of his Sovereign Lord George, King, Defender of the Faith and so >> forth and His Majesties Forces in His Kingdom of Ireland" -. >> Bunbury noted that despite the fact that Unthank was reluctant to swear >> under Oath his "examination should be presented as a true Testament >> before >> the Magistrates sitting in Carlow.". >> The Carlow family later established a branch in Ballyfin, Queen's County. >> There is a record of Samuel and Mathilda Unthank buried in the Burial >> ground in Oak Park. >> The following is extracted from - >> "The Onthank Family: >> Its History and Genealogy" by Arthur Heath Onthank. >> The Origin of the Unthank or Onthank Family in Ireland is obscure. the >> only reliable explanation thus far has come from Herbert William Unthank, >> of Exeter, England. >> Mr. Unthank, a University Lecturer at the University of Exeter, came from >> the Limerick branch of the Unthank family in Ireland, and has his family >> genealogy among the Irish Unthanks accurately recorded for seven >> generations past. >> He believed that the earliest Unthank to settle in Ireland was one of the >> soldiers of Oliver Cromwell, who invaded Ireland in 1650, and >> subsequently >> settled many of his soldiers, and others from England, on land in >> Ireland. >> Herbert William Unthank's forebears were Quakers and they settled in and >> near Limerick, Ireland. >> A branch of the Onthank's from Ballyfin Queens County, Ireland immigrated >> to in or around the Baltimore, Maryland area around 1850 until 1890. They >> then moved to Cheyenne, Wyoming and Later Pocatello, Idaho. Further >> spread >> includes Butte, Montana, Spokane Washington, Portland Oregon along with >> possibly California* >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message