----- Original Message ----- From: Win Nowlin <WinRNow@ix.netcom.com> To: NYRENSS-L <NYRENNSE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 9:37 AM Subject: Roll call: CONNORS/OCONNOR, BURNS/BYRNES,BUCKLEY,SENNETT,FITZGERALD > CONNORS:Patrick William, b.Jan.20,1891 in NYC to William & Catherine CONNORS > nee FITZGERALD;orphaned?lived with "Aunt Ellen"in Troy/Albany; > attendedCatholic school(1897-?) d.April 1972, Houston,Tx. > > Am searching for info. on > Wm. & Catherine (my grandparents) CONNORS, and Ellen CONNORS,sister of > Patrick? > Would like to locate living descendants. > > Have located gravesites > in cluster in Rensselaer(Greenbush)with names Patrick (d.1881)&Catherine > CONNORS(d.1863);Ellen Connors BURNS(d.1906)&Wm. H. BURNS(d.1912);Bridgett > (Burns) BUCKLEY(d.1881)&Wm.A. BUCKLEY(d.1893); Wm. H. BURNS.,Jr.(d.1918). > > Death cert. for Wm.H.,Jr.,lists wife "Annie" as informant, parents as Wm.& > Ellen Connors Burns,born Ire.... Address is 300 block Broadway, Greenbush. > Occup.-Gateman,NYRR. > > The Albany Cty. census for 1889-1890 shows 2 Wm. H. BURNS(Sr.& Jr.?) living > in Greenbush. > > The Greenbush, Rensselear Cty.Census, 1855, lists Irish > "aliens"Wm.BYRNE,wife Ellen,dau.Bridgett, son James,brother-in-law, Patrick > CONNORS.,sister-in-law, Catherine(wid?)CONNORS plus John > SENNETT(Nat.Ctzn.)and wife, Ann, Ire.alien, residing at same address. > > Other death or internment records not avail. RC church records "in Latin" > and "priest would have to read", but still hoping for these. > > Is this "Aunt Ellen Connors"? Who are Patrick&Catherine? GGrds?Did Bridgett > Burns Buckley or Wm.H.,Jr. have children? What about James Burns?Reportedly > the Sennetts are buried in another area of Holy Sepulchre Cemetarywith some > Buckleys. What happened to Annie Burns? Do I have family in NY? > > I am an only child with 9 children. I want to leave a legacy. Any > info.,however speculative would be appreciated. > > On my maternal side, I am researching the following Nantucket > (~1500 -present) established > Eng.lines:GARDNER,GAYER,BARNEY,COFFIN,STARBUCK,WORTH, > SHATTUCK,GRAFTON,HUNT,etc.,. > > Some of this is from Guilford Cty.,NC,Quakers. I have extensive research > completed. > Can trace GAYERS from 760AD through Wm.the Conq. to present generations. > I will share. Thank you. Patricia in San Diego,Ca.,but native-born Texan! >