We have just added Baptisms and Marriages from Rathanga to the IGP Archives. These were contributed Mary Ellen Chambers. There are 3 files. They are very long pages. If they are too large, I can break them down further. I suggest you use your web browser's "Find" feature, to search for names. Rathanga Baptisms. A-L Rathanga Baptisms. M-Y Rathanga Marriages 1803-1892 My thanks to Mary Ellen for sharing these files. There are over 5,000 records included. To view these go to: http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlarchive/ Click on WEXFORD and then CHURCH. Regards, Chris Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives

X-DECLUDE-SPAM X-RBL-Warning: WEIGHT14: Weight of 17 reaches or exceeds the limit of 14. X-RBL-Warning: WEIGHT16: Weight of 17 reaches or exceeds the limit of 16. X-Declude-Sender: [email protected] [12.180.246.133] X-Declude-Spoolname: D59fe5c9600b45e61.smd X-Declude-Scan: Score [17] at 12:32:03 on 15 Jul 2007 X-Declude-Fail: CMDSPACE [12], SUBCHARS-50 [10], WEIGHT2 [2], WEIGHT7 [7], WEIGHT10 [10], WEIGHT12 [12], WEIGHT14 [14], WEIGHT16 [16] X-Country-Chain: UNITED STATES->destination Will you please post this for me. Someone may be looking for him; John Barry, 1779.-Was born in County Wexford, Ireland, in 1745. A p: ission for maritime life, which he displayed at an early age, induced his father to place him on board a merchantman, and at the age of fourteen or fifteen he came to America and obtained employment on a merchant vessel of Philadelphia. On October 18, 1766, we find him registered as master of the schooner " Barbadoes," 60 tons; on August 21, 1771, of the schooner "Industry," 45 tons; on October 9, 1772, of the sloop "Peggy," 25 tons, and on December 19, 1774, of the ship "Black Prince," 200 tons. On January 2, 1769, he was elected a member of the Society for the Relief of Poor and Distressed Masters of Ships. At the breaking out of the Revolution, to use his own language, he abandoned " the finest ship and the first employ in America " and entered into the service of his adopted country. In 1776 he was employed by Congress to fit for sea the first fleet which sailed from Philadelphia, and by authority of the Council of Safety he superintended the building of a state ship. In the month of March of the same year he was requested to take command of the brig '' Lexington," of sixteen guns, and clear the coast of the enemy's small cruisers, with which it was infested, and he successfully performed the duty assigned to him and captured the " Edward," the first British vessel of war taken by a regular American cruiser. In the resolution of Congress of October 10, 1776, he was seventh on the official list of Captains. The frigate "Effingham," to which he was subsequently assigned, being useless owing to the suspension of navigation, he obtained the command of a company of volunteers and some heavy cannon and assisted in the operations at Trenton, and continued with the army during the winter campaign, performing important services and winning admiration and respect In September, 1778, he was appointed to the command of the frigate " Raleigh," 32 guns, which then lay at Boston, and on the 25th went to sea. The ship was subsequently lost after a warm engagement with two superior British vessels, but he escaped with most of his crew. In 1781 he was appointed to the command of the frigate "Alliance," 36 guns. Upon May 29, 1781, while cruising with the "Alliance," he came into contact with two British vessels, the "Atalanta" and brig "Trepassy." He ordered them to haul down their colors, and upon their refusal an engagement with them was commenced. During the fighting Captain Barry was wounded ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christina Hunt" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2007 11:15 AM Subject: [IRL-WEXFORD] Rathanga Baptisms & Marriages added > We have just added Baptisms and Marriages from Rathanga to the IGP > Archives. > These were contributed Mary Ellen Chambers. > There are 3 files. They are very long pages. If they are too large, I can > break them down further. > I suggest you use your web browser's "Find" feature, to search for names. > Rathanga Baptisms. A-L > Rathanga Baptisms. M-Y > Rathanga Marriages 1803-1892 > > My thanks to Mary Ellen for sharing these files. There are over 5,000 > records included. > > To view these go to: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlarchive/ > Click on WEXFORD and then CHURCH. > Regards, > Chris > Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >