Hi List, I'm trying a different approach from usual here. Does anyone know whether any official (or otherwise) genealogy exists for the Cusacks of County Clare? I'm hoping that if I can find a tree for the more prominent Cusacks of County Clare then it may lead me to those I am related to in Kilrush. I suspect that the relationship may not be too distant as one James Cusack of Ballynote is mentioned in a deed in 1800 with the prominent Brew family and may in 1790 have married a Brew daughter himself. James is referred to as a gentleman. Whilst I don't believe he owned land, he did have sub-tenants and seems to have leased a number of properties at various stages, suggesting he was more than just a tenant farmer. Any ideas? With thanks, Jo Mitchell Geelong, Australia http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~irishchurches/index.html

Greetings Jo, Probably you have already done this, given your participation on this list serve. However, if you have not, I subscribe to Ancestry.Com and just checked their holdings of "family trees" for Cusacks who were born in Clare. There are many. If you have not done this or do not have access to this part of Ancestry.com and would like me to forward information to you, please let me know. Kerry McGrath ----- Original Message ----- From: Joanne Mitchell<mailto:jomitch@ncable.net.au> To: IRL-CLARE-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:IRL-CLARE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 5:37 AM Subject: [CLARE] Cusack genealogies Hi List, I'm trying a different approach from usual here. Does anyone know whether any official (or otherwise) genealogy exists for the Cusacks of County Clare? I'm hoping that if I can find a tree for the more prominent Cusacks of County Clare then it may lead me to those I am related to in Kilrush. I suspect that the relationship may not be too distant as one James Cusack of Ballynote is mentioned in a deed in 1800 with the prominent Brew family and may in 1790 have married a Brew daughter himself. James is referred to as a gentleman. Whilst I don't believe he owned land, he did have sub-tenants and seems to have leased a number of properties at various stages, suggesting he was more than just a tenant farmer. Any ideas? With thanks, Jo Mitchell Geelong, Australia http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~irishchurches/index.html<http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~irishchurches/index.html> ==== IRL-CLARE Mailing List ==== http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/genealogy/1901census/1901_clare_census.htm<http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/genealogy/1901census/1901_clare_census.htm> ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx<http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx>

Jo, I have the following line which includes a CUSAK................ Matthew MASON b.1825-30 Ireland m. c. 1846 Judith/Johanna BOLAND b.1821-30 Gillogue, Parteen, Co. Clare son: James MASON b.1/6/1850 Gillogue, Parteen, Co. Clare m. c. 1876 Catherine (aka Nora) BRAZILL b.10/21/1854 Gillogue, Parteen, Co. Clare son: Matthew MASON b.6/22/1894 Gillogue, Parteen, Co. Clare m. Mae Jo CUSAK b.c.1895 Ireland children: Mae Joe, John Judie Mason Chicago IL KERRY C MC*GRATH <ciarraideia@msn.com> wrote: Greetings Jo, Probably you have already done this, given your participation on this list serve. However, if you have not, I subscribe to Ancestry.Com and just checked their holdings of "family trees" for Cusacks who were born in Clare. There are many. If you have not done this or do not have access to this part of Ancestry.com and would like me to forward information to you, please let me know. Kerry McGrath ----- Original Message ----- From: Joanne Mitchell To: IRL-CLARE-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 5:37 AM Subject: [CLARE] Cusack genealogies Hi List, I'm trying a different approach from usual here. Does anyone know whether any official (or otherwise) genealogy exists for the Cusacks of County Clare? I'm hoping that if I can find a tree for the more prominent Cusacks of County Clare then it may lead me to those I am related to in Kilrush. I suspect that the relationship may not be too distant as one James Cusack of Ballynote is mentioned in a deed in 1800 with the prominent Brew family and may in 1790 have married a Brew daughter himself. James is referred to as a gentleman. Whilst I don't believe he owned land, he did have sub-tenants and seems to have leased a number of properties at various stages, suggesting he was more than just a tenant farmer. Any ideas? With thanks, Jo Mitchell Geelong, Australia http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~irishchurches/index.html ==== IRL-CLARE Mailing List ==== http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/genealogy/1901census/1901_clare_census.htm ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx ==== IRL-CLARE Mailing List ==== If you just want to subscribe to this list or unsubscribe from it, send e-mail to IRL-CLARE-L-request@rootsweb.com or (for the digest list) IRL-CLARE-D-request@rootsweb.com and put the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the message body. NO VIRUS warnings to be posted to the list. ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx

Hi Judie, Thanks for this Cusack detail. I will add it to the pile and hope that I can fit it in somewhere. Cheers, Jo ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judith Mason" <judith.mason@ameritech.net> To: <IRL-CLARE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006 10:35 AM Subject: Re: [CLARE] Cusack genealogies > Jo, I have the following line which includes a CUSAK................ > > Matthew MASON b.1825-30 Ireland > m. c. 1846 > Judith/Johanna BOLAND b.1821-30 Gillogue, Parteen, Co. Clare > son: > James MASON b.1/6/1850 Gillogue, Parteen, Co. Clare > m. c. 1876 > Catherine (aka Nora) BRAZILL b.10/21/1854 Gillogue, Parteen, Co. Clare > son: > Matthew MASON b.6/22/1894 Gillogue, Parteen, Co. Clare > m. Mae Jo CUSAK b.c.1895 Ireland > children:

Hi Kerry, Thanks for your very kind offer. To be honest, no, I don't have regular Ancestry access. I've had a brief look at my local LDS, but not in detail, so anything you can pass on would be most welcome. With thanks, Jo ----- Original Message ----- From: "KERRY C MC*GRATH" <ciarraideia@msn.com> To: <IRL-CLARE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 10:21 PM Subject: Re: [CLARE] Cusack genealogies > Greetings Jo, > > Probably you have already done this, given your participation on this list serve. However, if you have not, I subscribe to Ancestry.Com and just checked their holdings of "family trees" for Cusacks who were born in Clare. There are many. If you have not done this or do not have access to this part of Ancestry.com and would like me to forward information to you, please let me know. > > Kerry McGrath

Jo, While Bernard Burke's Landed Gentry and and John Burke's book on commoners did not yield the overall Cusack discussion which would provide an overview of Cusack in Clare, I do have some notes for the Cusacks who lived in Kilkishen, civil parish of Clonlea, in East Clare. If you consult Rosemary ffolliott's Biographical Notices, you will gain all the Cusack newsworthy items published in the Clare newspaper in the 18th and early 19th centuries. When you get to Dublin, I highly recommend collecting everything on Cusack in Clare and their particular Clare localities (two different sets of books), at the Registry of Deeds, Henrietta Street, Dublin. Sharon Carberry Georgia USA CALENDAR OF WILLS IN THE DIOCESE OF KILLALOE AND KILFENORA, 1653 TO 1800. Cusack: Date of Probate George, M.D., Tomgraney 1799 James, Killkissheen, 1718 [Kilkishen] Mathew 1704 Teige, Clounevorybegg, 1711 A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland By Bernard Burke Starts with a discussion of Cusack in Clare but follows a line out of Dublin. http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC12273371&id=BSkAAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA328&lpg= PA328&dq=cusack+%2Bclare Gore aka Hickman, Tyredagh, married last Cusack of Kilkishen Burke's Landed Gentry p. 204 http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC11027350&id=Ha0EAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA1-IA206& vq=cusack&dq=tulla Moloney of Cragg married niece of John Cusack, Kilkishen midway down right column, p. 311 http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC11027350&id=Ha0EAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA1-IA311& vq=cusack&dq=tulla Studdert married Mrs. Cusack and gained Kilkishen estate p. 430, righthand column http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC11027350&id=Ha0EAAAAIAAJ&pg=PT74&vq=cu sack&dq=tulla From whom Cusack of Kilkishen purchased his estate in 1696 p. 880 Illustrations, Historical and Genealogical, of King James's Irish Army List, 1689 By John D'Alton http://books.google.com/books?vid=0prysy7AzA_Tt-i9gR&id=_qANAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA88 0&lpg=PA880&dq=cusack+%2Bclare ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joanne Mitchell" <jomitch@ncable.net.au> To: <IRL-CLARE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 6:37 AM Subject: [CLARE] Cusack genealogies > Hi List, > > I'm trying a different approach from usual here. Does anyone know whether > any official (or otherwise) genealogy exists for the Cusacks of County > Clare? I'm hoping that if I can find a tree for the more prominent Cusacks > of County Clare then it may lead me to those I am related to in Kilrush. I > suspect that the relationship may not be too distant as one James Cusack of > Ballynote is mentioned in a deed in 1800 with the prominent Brew family and > may in 1790 have married a Brew daughter himself. > > James is referred to as a gentleman. Whilst I don't believe he owned land, > he did have sub-tenants and seems to have leased a number of properties at > various stages, suggesting he was more than just a tenant farmer. > > Any ideas? > > With thanks, > > Jo Mitchell > Geelong, Australia > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~irishchurches/index.html > > > ==== IRL-CLARE Mailing List ==== > http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/genealogy/1901census/1901_clare_cen sus.htm > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >

Hi Sharon, Just one other point of clarification. Can you tell me the full title of Rosemary Ffolliott's Biographical Notices for County Clare please? I just checked the LDS website and the only one I can find covers Cork and Kerry. Does this include Clare or is that a separate publication? With thanks, Jo