-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sharon Oddie Brown Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2009 3:50 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NIR-DOWN] REA of Ballynahinch, 1700s Have you tried the deeds registry - looking not only under REA but also the family names of women that they may have married? It is tedious work, but sometimes breaks down brick walls when nothing else works. It either means a trip to Dublin, or else ordering records through LDS. Sharon Oddie Brown Roberts Creek, BC, Canada History Project: http://www.thesilverbowl.com/ Family Tree: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=silverbowl ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Rea" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2009 1:40 PM Subject: Re: [NIR-DOWN] REA of Ballynahinch, 1700s > Mike, that's just it; I'm /looking for/ evidence to prove or disprove a > hunch I have. I really don't know if William Rea, born in Ballynahinch in > 1715 is William Rea, Esq or not. I want to verify - one way or the other - > if he is. If he isn't, fine, but, if he /is/, and he also turns out to > have my g-g-g-g-grandfather Matthew Sutherland Rea listed in his will > (probated in 1749 in Newry, where Matthew emigrated from in 1774 and where > all five of Matthew's children were born) as a son of his, then it proves > I'm descended from the Reas of Ballynahinch. If, on the other hand, if > Matthew is in the will, but the two Williams turn out to not be the same > man, then I've still found a probable 5th great-grandfather in William > Rea, Esq, at least. Sort of trying to kill two research birds with one > stone. ;) > > Gary Rea > > --------------------------------- > 476 list members as of 1 Feb 2009 - how many are related to you? > --------------------------------- > Searchable list archive at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/NIR-DOWN > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.10.19/1939 - Release Date: > 07/02/2009 1:39 PM > > --------------------------------- 476 list members as of 1 Feb 2009 - how many are related to you? --------------------------------- Searchable list archive at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/NIR-DOWN ------------------------------- 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