Have a look at the townlands of Donegal as they are listed Parish by Parish in the URL http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~bhilchey/DonegalMain.html#Civil%20Parish%20Map to find "Devlinreagh" - there seems to be one in Mevagh Parish There is also http://www.seanruad.com/ for you to carry out a search. At present UKInfo lists 334 Bradleys in County Donegal Another list (of 173) can be found on http://www.goldenpages.ie/extra/phonebook.html Griffiths 1862 lists 6 Bradleys in the URL http://204.60.95.138/hayes1966/griffiths/donegal/Mevagh.htm Bradley Daniel Kill Mevagh Donegal Bradley Denis Downies Mevagh Donegal Bradley Mary Glenmenagh Village of Glen Mevagh Donegal Bradley Nancy Derrycassan Mevagh Donegal Bradley Owen Gortnalughoge Mevagh Donegal Bradley Roger Gortnalughoge Mevagh Parish Selected Baptisms 1872 & 1877 at lists some Bradleys - perhaps cousins left behind Get a copy of Discovery map Series Sheet 2 from http://www.elstead.co.uk/ and look for Devlinreagh and what town it is near. Residual Bradleys could then be contacted. You have not mentioned Peter's religion Liam "A bird in the bush is worth two in the Cat" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Straw" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2004 12:41 AM Subject: [DONEGAL] Peter Bradley > Peter Bradley died in Saratoga, Minnesota, USA, in May, 1862, leaving > nothing but an almost illegible headstone claiming he was born in County > Donegal (perhaps in a place called Devlinreagh, although most of the letters > of the town are eroded away), perhaps in late 1780 (dates eroded badly as > well). He came to the United States at a young age, and, according to her > own claim, had a daughter in December 1812, probably in Connecticut, who for > whatever reason went by the name of Mary Bisbee. She was married in Erie > Co., New York, in June of 1831, to Henry Ingalls, and they later moved to > Minnesota. He does not appear in any Minnesota census I have found, but is > buried in a plot in Saratoga near Mary (Bisbee) Ingalls. A somewhat vague > reference in a letter of her son-in-law accepts the relationship, as I read > it. > > > > If anyone can find the least clue to Peter's existence, I should be most > grateful, as he would be my gg-grandfather, and the only known Irishman in > the clan. > > > > Thanks > > > > ________________ > > Dick Straw > > Talent, OR 97540 > > > > > > ==== IRL-CO-DONEGAL Mailing List ==== > This list is for anyone researching ancestors in County Donegal Ireland. Thank you for joining our forum. > Our Ireland website is: http://irelandgenealogyprojects.rootsweb.com/ > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >