Calling on friends who know Jersey lore, can anyone help us connect? Below is Bill's information. That was a great story Bill about the sheep. Let me know who or the site you came across in '98. I just may have their line, collect McGarry trees and McGarry names. Hickey pops into my head as one there. I was born in Newark, lived in East Orange, NJ. What's really spooky is in 1930 on of our lines which, later married McGarry's, lived at 16 Ridge in Orange, NJ, and our McGarry's ran a toy shop during the war. My Martin's parents came to NJ @ 1893, lived at 327 Valley Road in 1910-20. My relatives may have come over to join up with yours, as ours came much later (1883-90). Thanks for reading, Sheila, Tim's Mom (sadly Tim is still in the hospital) Bill McGarry <[email protected]> wrote: Hi, After my "sheep thieves" story, I had better introduce myself. I'm Bill McGarry and live in Liberty Lake, Washington (next to Spokane on the Idaho border and this is high desert and so it's very dry here.) I was born and raised in Clifton, New Jersey and am trying to get more info on my line of McGarry's from NJ, NY and Ireland. And before you ask, this is a different line of McGarry's than the NJ McGarry's that Tim McGarry is pursuing (although they may be linked further on back.) My g.g.grandfather, John McGarry, came from Ireland to the East New York section of Brooklyn about 1844 with a son (John, 6 yr) and daughter (no name). He abandoned the two children and was never heard from again; they were raised by an aunt. The son married Mary McCabe and about 1871, they moved to Kingsland, New Jersey (now known as Lyndhurst.) John opened "McGarry's Store" in the 400 block of Ridge Road near Valleybrook Avenue by the end point of the trolley. Apparently this area is still known by the same name which is "McGarry's Corner". About 1902, John got tired of riding to Nutley to go to church so he donated land at 524 Ridge Road to Sacred Heart RC Church. John's children were Mary Anna (Hickey), Rose Anna (Hobin), John T., Charles and Walter. Walter married Anna Brown (born somewhere in Ireland) and their children were Frances (Mura), Margaret (Fleischer), Frank, George and William. Walter lived in Wallington, around the corner from another Sacred Heart RC Church. Somewhere around 1970-1980, Sacred Heart enlarged and purchased the house and land. Kind of strange, huh? -- land from two McGarry's go to church's called Sacred Heart. William married Betty Janish from East Rutherford and moved to Clifton 53 years ago where I was born 52 years ago. I have not been able to find where in Ireland John McGarry came from. I also do not know where he went, why he went, who his wife was, what happened to her, his daughter's name, the aunt's name, etc. I was very fortunate when I first searched the Internet back in 1998 for John McGarry -- the very first site that I went to turned out to be a descendant of John McGarry. She had extensive information on the McGarry's that I never knew about and even had (and sent) me a phot of my grandfather's wife when she was a young woman. If you have any information on any of these McGarry's or you need any information from me, please let me know! Bill McGarry --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now