Posted on: BaltimoreCity County Md. Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Md/BaltimoreCity/2822 Surname: ------------------------- My mother's maiden name is McNaney and the family members are long time residents of Maryland. Her grandfather, Edward McNaney, was said to have been born in Norfolk, Virginia about 1850. Edward's father (name unknown) supposedly came from County Kerry in the 1840's with one of his brothers. The brother went to New York while the other (Edward's father) settled in Virginia or Maryland. At one time, Edward had a farm near Fort Washington, MD. Edward had 11 children by three wives. Edward was married three times. The second of Edward's wives was Bridget Donohue (sp) who is my mother's grandmother.