I'm not sure - word of mouth says McKeon, but my Uncle who found that out has long since died, and other than the death notice from the new york paper, I have nothing confirmed - sure would like to find something concrete. Thanks. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phyllis" <lamizzee@earthlink.net> To: <irl-longford@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 1:21 PM Subject: Re: [IRL-LONGFORD] James HUGHES > I'm wondering, Charlie, if by any chance your Catherine HUGHES is the > same one who married Nicholas HAGARTY/HEGARTY of Cooleeny, Parish > Templemichael, County Longford, in 1805? > > Their children & baptismal sponsors were, in order of birth: > > Andrew, 1806; sponsors - Edward & Eliza HUGHES; > William, 1808; sps. - Thomas MORAN & Joanna HUGHES; > Catherine, 1810; sps. - Jacob BOSTICK & Dorothea HUGHES; > James, 1812; sps. - Jacob CUMMINS & Elizabeth MORAN; > Nicholas, 1814; sps. - Thomas MORAN & Maria PIERS; > David, 1816; sps. - William MORAN & Dorothea MORAN; > Brigid, 1819; sps. - Timothy HUGHES & Eleanor ?; > Elizabeth, 1820, SPS. - Joannes MURTAGH & Elizabeth MORAN > > When James HAGARTY/HEGARTY married Barbara DOYLE of Co. Galway, their > children were: > > Catherine Margaret/Marguerite, 1857-1858; > Bridget Cecilia (Cecilia was after Barbara's sister), 1860; > Mary Francis, 1863; > Nicholas James, 1869 > > It also seems that our HAGARTY/HUGHES line might also include MORAN, if > you go by the premise that most baptismal sponsors were family members. > > What do you think? > > Thanks, > Phyllis :) > >> >>It looks like my Hughes family from Killoe, County Longford, may have used >>a typical Irish 'naming pattern'. James Hughes and Bridget Kelagher's >>sons were, in order of birth: >>...Owen, James, Francis, and Bernard >>their daughters were, in order of birth: >>...Catherine, Ann, Ellen, Bridget, Eliza, Marie, and Margaret >> >>>From this I would think that a GOOD GUESS might be that Owen would be >>>name of the father of James Hughes, and Francis would be the name of the >>>father of Bridget Kelagher >>also Catherine would be the name of Bridget's mother. >> >>Then the system breaks down because Ann and Eliza are between Catherine >>and Bridget. >> >>Question: What am I missing here? >> >>Thanks for the help, >>Charlie King >>gg grandson of James Hughes >>and Bridget Kelagher >> >> > ********************************** > Griffith's Valuations: > http://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths.php/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-LONGFORD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message