Susan What about John Empey, b. 14 Sep. 1769 in Eyrecourt, Galway, Ireland; spouse Hannah Hunt (b. 9 Jan 1769, in Greenwich, Sussex, NJ), m. 5 Dec. 1793, in Ashgrove, Albany NY. Both died in "Empey Hill", Richmond, Ontario - he abt. 1850, she 15 Mar. 1851? Or is my source defective? If it seems OK, there is also an Elijah and a Francis, but they may just be residuals, living in Strokestown, Roscommon in the 1800s. Food for thought. Terry

Most interesting, Terry! In the Ash Grove records there are passing references to two John EMPEYS. We know about a John (likely the one you mentioned) EMPEY who immigrated to Ontario with or after other IP's from Ash Grove. (Thomas EMPEY, son of George, was one of them. He married a SWITZER.) The John EMPEY to whom I referred would be older than the one you dug up (pun intended <g>). So, the John EMPEY you found may be the son or nephew of "my" John. Would you please share the source with me? There are some things in LDS family records that allude to the Hunt/Empey marriage, but those sources were questionable... The mention of the marriage taking place in Ash Grove is more than coincidence. Ash Grove is so tiny as to hardly appear on maps... The John EMPEY about whom we know for sure was born somewhere in Ireland in 1723 and his younger brother, George, was born in 1737. They came together with their respective offspring (and maybe with a brother or half-brother) to the colonies in 1786. May I have your permission to share that info. with the EMPEY mailing list, please, Terry? Thanks. Susan At 01:25 PM 7/20/01 -0400, you wrote: >Susan > >What about John Empey, b. 14 Sep. 1769 in Eyrecourt, Galway, Ireland; spouse >Hannah Hunt (b. 9 Jan 1769, in Greenwich, Sussex, NJ), m. 5 Dec. 1793, in >Ashgrove, Albany NY. Both died in "Empey Hill", Richmond, Ontario - he abt. >1850, she 15 Mar. 1851? Or is my source defective? If it seems OK, there is >also an Elijah and a Francis, but they may just be residuals, living in >Strokestown, Roscommon in the 1800s. > >Food for thought. > >Terry > > >==== IRL-PALATINE Mailing List ==== >Oh, man! There is no planet, sun, or star could HOLD you, >If you but knew what you are! -- Ralph Waldo Emerson