This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: PatsyCasey Surnames: Dean, Monaghan Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.may.general/95.99.841.3.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My GGgrandfather Thomas Dean came to Wisconsin around 1860. He named his farm the "Belmullet" farm, which leads me to believe he was born in the Belmullet area. Our family followed the practice of naming the oldest son after the father's father. Thomas' oldest son was named Bryan (born 1853 in Ireland). Hence, Bryan's oldest son was named Thomas. I found an entry in Griffiths Valuation for Bryan Dean as follows: Surname: DEAN First Name: BRYAN Townland: TERMON Parish: KILMORE County: MAYO I am trying to find information of this DEAN family and possibly documentation to confirm it. Thomas married a Bridget Monaghan in Ireland. They had 2 children Bryan 1853 and Patrick 1855. Can anyone connect with this or give me a hint of how to confirm it? thanks Pat (Dean) Casey Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.