Hi list, I found an old message from January 2, 2000 that provided the clue to move backward in time to the founding PIG(G)OT(T) family for this area of interest. The message is quoted below. I attempted to contact its author, Mary Beth Hartnett, but the old e-mail address is no longer valid. My research resulted in my finding the following URL: http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/passengerlists/peterrobinsonindex.htm On this URL is the story of the Government supported emigration of poor southern Irish families to Upper Canada in two waves (1823 and 1825). The project was under the direction of Mr. Peter Robinson, an Englishman, who moved to Ireland to conduct the project, and accompanied both emigrations personally. His reports contain fascinating basic information. The references to Lord Doneraile about which Mary Beth inquires are numbers assigned to families that were recommended for immigration by his Lordship. Each family has a person who recommended them, and each head of family signed a certificate, of which two examples are shown. The HARTNETT family was part of the 1823 migration, while the PIG(G)OT(T) family came aboard the Elizabeth in 1825. I am hoping to see an input from Chris PIGOTT, who has provided us much genealogical data on Irish PIGOTT lines. I reviewed his earlier messages, but did not see any tie-in to these Ontario immigrants, that I could determine. In any event, it would now seem that the PIGOTT line of interest for Lisa Pollock could also be descended from this original family, which eventually spread south and west into the United States. Are there any other list members that trace their interest to this line? Regards, Joe >Date: Sun, 02 Jan 2000 00:28:19 -0500 >From: Mary Beth Hagen <mbhagen@mediaone.net> >X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.06 [en]C-MOENE (WinNT; U) >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Old-To: COUNTYCORK-L@rootsweb.com, PIGOTT-L@LISTSERV.PIGOTT.NET, > PIGGOTT-L@rootsweb.com, HARTNETT-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: J HARTNETT & W PIGGOTT: 1825 Cork->Ontario >To: PIGGOTT-L@rootsweb.com > >I am researching the following families that emigrated in >1825 from Churchtown, County Cork to Peterborough >Ontario Canada as part of the Peter Robinson emigration: > >John Hartnett (1779-?) & Catherine (1781-?) > Margaret (1802-?) > Eliza (1804-?) > John (1806-?) > Maurice (1808-?) > Mary (1811-?) > Michael (1812-?) > Honora (1813-?) > Timothy (1817-?) > Catharine (1819-?) > Johanna (1822-? -- my gggm) > -> 51 Lord Doneraile > >William Piggott (1779-1825) & Honora (1785-?) > Maurice (1800-1825) > Bartholemew (1802-1890 -- my gggf) > Julian (1804-?) > Ellen (1806-?) > Edmond (1806-?) > Daniel (1810-1865) > John (1812-?) >-> 75 Lord Doneraile > >Has anyone run across these families in their research? > >Does anyone know exactly what the 51 Lord Doneraile and >75 Lord Doneraile mean? These items were in the ship >register along with the origination in Churchtown Cork. >The families intermarried in Ontario, had adjacent farms >in Ontario, originated from Churchtown, and had the >similar Lord Doneraile information. I presume the families >were friends prior to emigration as well. > >In searching the COUNTYCORK-L archives on rootsweb, >I noticed that Patty Pickett came across some Piggotts from >Buttevant with similar first names from the 1700s (Bartholomew, >Daniel, Maurice, and Redmond [Edmond]). In perusing some >county maps, I can see that Buttevant, Churchtown, and Doneraile >aren't far from one another. > >Any information would be greatly appreciated, >Mary Beth Hagen Joe Bissett, PIGGOTT/CUMMISKEY List Administrator/Rootsweb I use America's Book CDs in my genealogical research to access otherwise unavailable primary source material. http://www.abcd-usa.com/ I support the Godfrey Memorial Library. http://www.godfrey.org/ Proud to be a member of LostCousins! http://www/LostCousins.com