Hi, folks. I have gotten my first piece of decent evidence on my MARTIN family. The declaration of intent for naturalization filed by Bryan Martin in 1839 gave his birthplace, date of birth and emigration date. Bryan MARTIN, born 15 May 1799, in the town of Carrickmacross, arrived port of Boston, 3 Jun 1826. He was a laborer and marked his papers "X" His father was Edward MARTIN who died in Boston in 1837. Bryan was Roman Catholic. Witnesses at Bryan's final naturalization in 1841 were: George McBride (clothier) John C. Swindell (grocer) these two men testified that they'd known Bryan in Boston for 10 years. Have yet to find Bryan in any census; he died 17 Mar 1865 in Boston area leaving 4 living children at least 3 married. Will try to find ship passenger list and burial site. Any advice finding records in Carrickmacross welcome. Al Rose