Hi Jeanne, My gggrandfather's(Timothy O'Connor) second wife was Catherine Ryan b 1815. They emigrated to Troy in 1864 from Cullenagh, Doon Civil Parish, Co. Limerick on the border of Co. Tipperary where they said they were from. He was from that are, I don't know where Catherine originated. In the 1875 NYS census living next door to them was Johanna Ryan, a widow b 1815 with two children, John age 21 and Catherine age 27. Also a Cornelius Ryan was the godfather to some of my grandfather's siblings. My father (b 1908) who was born and raised in Troy often talked about the Ryans and the Tobins being his best friends grow up. Anne Lamb is also on this list and has some Ryan connections in Troy. She probably has already contacted you. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA Siochain Leat (peace be with you) Researching: Connors/O'Connor, McEntee, Campbell, Flynn/O'Flynn, Smith, Phillips, Carter, Boyle, O'Rourke, Healey, Cullinan, Hoare, Todd, Owen, Booth, Gallagher, Fahey, Ryan, Haviland http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.com/~nymets http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/c/o/n/Pat-Connors/ mailto:nymets11@pacbell.net