Hello, This forward from the research folks in Ireland is just to let you know what we have to work on in our search for John W. THOMPSON in Ireland. John W. Thompson emmigrated to Jefferson Co. OH in 1804, died in 1849 in Jefferson Co. OH. Four children b. in Co. Tyrone, Ireland, married in Jefferson Co. OH were; William m. 1 Jan. 1832 to Mary EKEY. Matthew m. 27 Dec. 1821 toHannah SCOTT. Margaret m. 10 Jul 1823 to Peter EKEY. John m. 2 Jun 1827 to Maria ROSS. Moore Thompson b. 1809 in Jefferson Co. OH , married 23 June 1836 to Harriet Davis. James b. 1810, Jefferson Co. OH m. 14 Sep 1837 to Mary WALKER, Nancy b. 1818 JeffersonCo. OH Richard b. 1820 Jefferson Co. OH m. 17 Jun 1851 toHannah D. JOHNS Thomas b. 1825 Jefferson Co. OH Mary b. 1828, Jefferson Co. OH. So far, they feel we do not have enough info for them to work further and they suggest that we look for a list of 7 things before we renew our contract with them. I would very much appreciate any help in finding any of the seven items that could help them. 1st.a gravestone inscription and or newspaper obituary. d. ca 1845-50 2nd is a death or marriage cert. Would have to be a death cert. 3rd. Immigration papers. 4th.Census returns. 5th. Naturalization papers 6th. Will or probate - have these, but they do not tell much, other than the children's names. 7th. Family letters, bibles etc. If you can help or pass on this letter to someone who might have the information for a complete search by this Irish group, we would really appreciate your help. If you know how we can get the above documentation, I would most certainly appreciate your advice. Thank you so much, Bobbie and Gerry Reihsen Please scroll down. >From: Eneclann <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Genealogical assessment >Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2001 18:13:53 +0000 > >Bobbie Riehsen >4021 Cambridge Circle >Jefferson City >Maryland 65109-5735 > >Dear Bobbie Reihsen, > >Thank you very much for your request for a genealogical assessment. > >The purpose of this initial assessment is to review the information you >have given us on your Irish ancestors and, if possible, to develop a >search strategy. As I am sure you will understand, we do not like to >recommend commissioning research if we are not confident of finding more >material about the family. It may take further correspondence between us >to establish what research we are able to undertake. Unless we can >establish certain information about the family we may not be able to do >any research on your behalf. > >Your initial information concerned John W Thompson from Co Tyrone, >possibly the town of Omagh. His family were originally Scottish. He was >born about 1760-80, married about 1795 and had the folloing children: >William, Matthew, Margaret and John. The family emigrated to the US >about 1804. > >This research is likely to be very difficult owing to several obstacles. >The first is that records prior to the 1850s are patchy. For research >pre-1800, there are very few comprehensive sources. Very few parish >registers date back that far, and there were no comprehensive censuses >(in fact, the only surviving comprehensive census is the one from 1901). > >Another problem is that the name Thompson is quite common in Co Tyrone. >In the 1850s, about 120 families of the name were recorded. So if we >find any records on the Thompson family, it is unlikely that we shall be >able to establish whether they were the correct ones. > >You said that the family came from Scotland originally, though did not >give a source for this information. If this is the case, it is quite >likely that the family were Presbyterian. There are some surviving >Presbyterian records from this time. These are kept in Belfast, but a >computer index has been made of some of them, which is kept by an >organisation called Heritage World. Their address is: 26 Market Square, >Dungannon, Co Tyrone and they charge a fee for searching their database. >They have also indexed some Anglican parish records, which may be the >right ones. > >The only other source that might be worth consulting is the Registry of >Deeds. This keeps records of land transactions dating back to 1708. >However, it generally only records major transactions. It is more than >likely that the Thompson family had rented land so, even if it was >leased, it is unlikely that there is a record. But there is an outside >chance that we would find something. > >At this stage, I would recommend that you do some more research in the >US before commissioning any research in Ireland. The following sources >are those we generally recommend consulting, though this search may be >too early for most of them: > >1) A gravestone inscription or newspaper obituary. These often give the >persons place of origin in Ireland. >2) A death certificate or marriage certificate. In the US, these >normally give the names of the parents. >3) Immigration papers. After 1883, immigration papers gave quite >accurate information about the persons place of origin. However, >earlier ones can be of use in indicating whether the person was married >at the time, or the number of children that arrived in the US. These >papers are kept in the >National Archives in Washington DC. Their e-mail address is: >[email protected], or see their web site, >http://www.nara.gov/genealogy/immigration/immigrat.html - this will tell >you >which records they have. >4) Census returns from the late 19th century can be a useful source of >genealogical information. >5) Naturalisation papers are kept in the courts where naturalisation >took place. Although they are generally not as informative as the >immigration papers, they can be of help. >6) Will / Probate / Administration papers. These can be a useful source >of more general family information. >7) Family letters / bibles. Through talking to relatives, people often >find that old papers are still in existence that can help with this >research. > >I am sorry that we cannot give any more positive recommendation at >present. However, the nature of genealogical research is such that it is >necessary to work methodically backwards from each generation to the >previous one. The more information you find on the family in the US, the >more likely we are to be able to focus the research in Ireland. > >When we hear back from you, I hope that we shall be in a better position >to develop a search strategy (you do not need to complete another search >assessment form). > >Yours, > >Mark Tottenham > > >-- > ___________________________________________________ > Eneclann Ltd. > Innovation Centre, > The O'Reilly Institute, > Trinity College, > Dublin 2, > Ireland > > Tel: +353 1 6082391 > Fax: +353 1 6710281 > e-mail: [email protected] > Web: http://www.eneclann.tcd.ie/ > ___________________________________________________ > > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com