This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: hesten195 Surnames: Cafferkey, McCaffrey, Conway, McGarrity Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.may.general/947.1020.1143.1245/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Your post is from eight years ago, but I've just seen it for the first time. I think we have different pieces of this puzzle. The Cornelius Joseph Cafferkey you mention was probably my great grandfather, later known as Neil McCaffrey. He served in the Iowa volunteers in the Civil War and spent his later years in Keokuk. I knew his mother was called Mary Conway and that they came from Ballycroy, but not much else. The Ballycroy church records prior to the 1860s were lost in a fire. I've never investigated a Bangor connection. Are you descended from Neil as well, or from Catherine or Mary? I hope you will see this and reply. I would love to know your source for these birth dates and the details of the Cafferkeys' emigration and first years in America. Hugh 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.