Greetings, I got the below correspondence as a response to my website and my interest in Whelton genealogy. At first I was excited, thrilled out of my shoes! But then I got suspicious and am wondering if I might be wrong to be so.... I mentioned names in my family history, John, David and "evil" uncle Andrew who I doubt is even a Whelton....my ggrandfather Bartholomew was left behind in Ireland when the rest of the family emigrated in 1861 as a 6 year old and stayed with "Uncle Andrew" who mistreated him....but these names were from 150 years ago!! The fellow who wrote to me has all of these names in his family including "Andrew" and wants to see the US. I don't want to seem unfriendly but this seems like a setup to me....someone anxious to visit the US and making up ancestors..... If anyone has the time to read the correspondence and can comment on it, I'd appreciate it. I 've been "leary" of writing back to this guy again.... All the best, Mary Ellen Searching for Wheltons from Cork, Horrigans and McCarthys from Kerry and Connors from Leitrim and a bunch of Swedes.... From: michaelwhelton@gmail.com To: merossi1@hotmail.com Subject: Re: Whelton from West Cork Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2007 03:13:05 -0600 Mary, My grandfather John came from the Whelton home in Knocknageehy. There was a large family that grew out of that house. There was a bother Andrew that died in the British Navy in WWII and it seems these names are repeating alot. We have John, David and Andrew that are all prominent names in my side. I will definitely explore more and given my USA life, I would love to see if we can make some connections. I think it is very important to see our family tree. I will keep in touch. Best, Michael ----- Original Message ----- From: Mary Ellen Rossi To: Michael Whelton Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2007 7:14 PM Subject: RE: Whelton from West Cork Hi- Thanks for writing! I think my Wheltons are from Knocknageehy, as the names David and John are prominent in my family tree and there was a David and John there in the Griffith Index, but all I ever heard was that John Whelton was from Clonakilty...and odd stories about my ggrandfather, Bartholomew being left behind while the others emigrated. I heard he was left behind as a babe in arms but it seems more likely that he was 6 years old. He was also left with an "Uncle Andrew", but I don't know if this guy was a Whelton or not. He also supposed worked very hard on "the farm" but when he came to the US, pursued his former occupation as a fisherman. Who knows. Should you get a family tree together, that would wonderful and I'd love to hear about your results! Thanks for contacting me! all the best, Mary Ellen > From: michaelwhelton@gmail.com > To: merossi1@hotmail.com > Subject: Whelton from West Cork > Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2007 15:30:54 -0600 > > Hi Mary, > > My name is Michael Whelton. I am from the Knocknageehy Whelton homestead in > West Cork. > > I am from a generation of young Irish that thinks it is important for Irish > people to trace their imigrant families and not wait for people to turn up > at our door in Ireland! I found your website on-line and wanted to touch > base with you. > > I currently live in Chicago and have been in the US with 8 years. > > My father Michael lives in the townland next door to Knocknageehy. His > father, John was born there in that line of Wheltons. > > Every year when we are home we try to get his family tree from that home, > but we never make sense of it! > > I will be heading back for Christmas to Ireland and would like to challenge > my father and help him draw out a family tree and trace who left for the US, > and see if we can make some connections. > > So Mary, I am interested in staying in touch with you and see if there is a > link between the Whelton lines. Let me know if I can connect with you some > more on this research. > > Thanks, > > Michael > > > Ph: 773 213 1092 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better sports nut! Let your teams follow you with Yahoo Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/sports;_ylt=At9_qDKvtAbMuh1G1SQtBI7ntAcJ