Rod - I think you are correct. Mrs. Ross gives names of John's brothers Michael, James and Christopher, and sisters Mary Shier (who remained in Ireland) Ann Cunningham and Barbara Conway. She says Ann and Barbara settled near Ottawa. She doesn't give details of their families. I checked another source but it just gives the name Ann as a sister married to Cunningham, no further details. Mrs. Ross gives John's descent as follows: Michael, son of John Jacob Switzer and Anna Maria, and his wife Dorothea and two sons to Ireland 1709. One son settled in Dublin, the other in Limerick and John Switzer traced his lineage to the Limerick son who was the father of Adam Switzer. Adam's wife was Barbara Delmage and they were the father and mother of John Switzer. My other source gives Johann Jacob Schweitzer b. 1658 and Anna Marie were parents of Michael Schweitzer b. 168l. He married Dorothea? and they were parents of Martin Switzer b. abt. 1712, d. abt 1787, married Mary Elizabeth? They were the parents of Adam Switzer b. 1751, married Barbara Delmage who were parents of: Christopher b. 1776 m. Sarah ? Mary b. 1778 m. Shier John b. 16 Mar 1783 m. Agnes Corneille Ann b. ? m. Cunningham Barbara b. ? m. Conway James b. ? Michael b. ? Sorry I can't supply more, but would be happy to correspond further off list. I will be away for a couple of days. Margot Jorgensen

Margot You seem to be very knowledgeable about SWITZERS and I've only just started looking at my Switzer branch. I wonder if you would happen to know where Jacob Switzer fits in? He was father of 10 boys, the first Benjamin was born in 1809 in Ireland. Jacob apparantly died in Ireland but Benjamin emmigrated to Canada as a young man. A messenger was sent out from Ireland to advise hism that he had inherited the family estate said to consist of Castle Blainey but as it was entailed he said he did not want it so it went to the next brother in line,probably John. I suspect that Jacob was married to Mary RUCKLE (RUTTLE) but have no proof and cannot even find where Castle Blainey was but believe it was probably in Limerick. Any clues? Thanks Terry Jackson in Oxfordshire, England ----- Original Message ----- From: margot jorgensen <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2001 4:48 AM Subject: Re: [IP] A Switzer in my tree > Rod - > I think you are correct. Mrs. Ross gives names of John's brothers Michael, > James and Christopher, and sisters Mary Shier (who remained in Ireland) Ann > Cunningham and Barbara Conway. She says Ann and Barbara settled near > Ottawa. She doesn't give details of their families. I checked another > source but it just gives the name Ann as a sister married to Cunningham, no > further details. Mrs. Ross gives John's descent as follows: > > Michael, son of John Jacob Switzer and Anna Maria, and his wife Dorothea and > two sons to Ireland 1709. > One son settled in Dublin, the other in Limerick and John Switzer traced his > lineage to the Limerick son who was the father of Adam Switzer. Adam's wife > was Barbara Delmage and they were the father and mother of John Switzer. > > My other source gives Johann Jacob Schweitzer b. 1658 and Anna Marie were > parents of Michael Schweitzer b. 168l. > He married Dorothea? and they were parents of > Martin Switzer b. abt. 1712, d. abt 1787, married Mary Elizabeth? They were > the parents of Adam Switzer b. 1751, > married Barbara Delmage who were parents of: > > Christopher b. 1776 m. Sarah ? > Mary b. 1778 m. Shier > John b. 16 Mar 1783 m. Agnes Corneille > Ann b. ? m. Cunningham > Barbara b. ? m. Conway > James b. ? > Michael b. ? > Sorry I can't supply more, but would be happy to correspond further off > list. I will be away for a couple of days. > Margot Jorgensen > > > > ==== IRL-PALATINE Mailing List ==== > To subscribe or unsubscribe from this list use the following: > [email protected] > Put either the word, subscribe, or unsubscribe in the subject line and body of the message. >