> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: HELLO EVERYONE I'M LOOKING FOR MARGARET&JOHN O'CONNOR > Date: Sat, 08 May 1999 21:08:51 -0500 > From: Matt <msimkule@fcg.net> > To: 0CONNOR-TIPP-L@rootsweb.com > > HELLO FROM ILLINOIS. > > Hi my name is Dave Sullivan and we are going to IRELAND the first week > of June. > My O'CONNOR connection is as follows. LOTT SULLIVAN came CO. CLARE to > the USA and then to Illinois in about 1848 with two of his sons JAMES > and DENNIS. Another son ( also named LOTT) came shortly after in about > 1852. Most of the family spent 2-4 years in New York state and > Pennsylvania prior to central Illinois. The name LOTT was used in our > family for many generations. > > LOTT was married to MARGARET O'CONNOR the daughter of JOHN O'CONNOR > > In a family Bio it indicated that MARGARET had passed away in Ireland > and is believed to be buried near Killaloe or in that general area. She > was apparently a Irish scholar who had been a diligent student of her > father JOHN O'CONNOR who had been trained for the priesthood and who > was given apparently unusually superior advantages in education. JOHN > was the only son of JOHN O'COONOR who was married to a SALLIE McGRAW > > MARGARET had at least 2 sisters > > BRIDGET the oldest married PATRICK COFFEE > ELIZABETH married JOHN DUCY > The only brother was WILLIAM who died unmarried > > It is believed that they came from CO CLARE and LOTT had worked for > SIMON PURDIN who lived a few miles north of KILLALOE in the TINARANA > HOUSE > The PURDIN family owned over 6000 acres mostly in CLARE. > > If anyone can help I would like to say hello to the ones that are still > in Co. CLARE next month.