This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Kerrigan, McCauley, Gillespie Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zQz.2ACEB/590 Message Board Post: Looking for information about Bridgett McCauley (b.abt 1835, possible maiden name, Kerrigan), married to Thomas McCauley, abt 1850. Thomas McCauley's parents were Thomas and Mary McCauley. Thomas most likely had brothers named Terence and James. James' wife's name was Anna; Terence's wife's name was Bridgett (Gillespie, b. abt 1815). The Kerrigans and the McCauleys were from Co. Donegal, lived in Burlington, VT during late 1840's and early 1850's before setting in Winona Co. MN. James Kerrigan (b.1807) of Bundoran, Co. Donegal, Ireland was married to Hanorah Gillespie (b.1803), came to USA with 5 or 6 children, stayed in Vermont 1852-1856, then settled in Winona Co, MN, buying a farm outside the town of Dresbach in a place known as McCauley Valley. It is believed that James and Hanorah had a daughter named Bridgett, and was married to a McCauley. I believe that Hanorah's sister, Bridgett was married to Terence McCauley; they had no children. I also believe that Bridg! ett Kerrigan married Thomas McCauley, Terence's brother. Terence and Bridgett McCauley and a Thomas McCauley are buried at Pine Creek Cemetery, west of LaCrescent, Winona Co. MN. There is some indication that the McCauley family moved to St. Paul or Minneapolis. Any information would be appreciated. Anne Burdick