Do you know if this Elizabeth may have moved to MO? Barb

I have been trying to find information on a Elizabeth Swiney who lived in MO in the 1830's and 40's. Could she have lived there? Barb

Hope these names look familiar to someone. Descendants of Patrick SWEENY 1 Patrick SWEENY b: May 1821 in Donegal, Ireland d: 18 Mar 1906 in National Military Home, Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH . +Grace Catherine McBRIDE b: Oct 1839 in Ireland m: 16 Jul 1851 in St. Mary's Church/Monastery, Herman, Summit Twp., Butler Co., PA USA d: 26 Jul 1907 in Homestead, Allegheny Co., PA ... 2 James L. SWEENEY b: 29 Jan 1854 in PA d: Aft. 1898 ... 2 John B. SWEENEY b: 6 Apr 1855 in Butler Co., PA, USA d: 26 May 1934 in Allegheny Co., PA, USA ....... +Elizabeth C. PRICE b: ABT 1853 in WV, USA m: 18 Jun 1881 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA, USA d: 14 Dec 1932 in Allegheny Co., PA, USA ........ 3 Mary Catherine SWEENEY b: 20 Sep 1883 in Homestead, Allegheny Co., PA, USA d: 5 Oct 1966 in East Liverpool, OH, USA ............ +Andrew L. DONNELLY b: 20 Sep 1883 in PA m: 1 Aug 1903 d: Mar 1970 in Steubenville, Jefferson Co., OH USA ........ 3 John L. SWEENEY b: 20 Jul 1887 in Homestead, Allegheny Co., PA d: 3 Mar 1936 in Homestead, Allegheny Co., PA ............ +Marguerite F. O'BRIEN b: Bet. 1870 - 1910 d: Bef. 1980 ........ 3 [1] James Paul SWEENEY b: 13 Sep 1892 in Homestead, Allegheny Co., PA, USA d: 5 May 1954 in Steubenville, Jefferson Co., OH, USA ............ +Marie "Mary" YANITOR b: 15 Jun 1901 in Slovakland, Austria m: 26 Jun 1922 in Homestead, Allegheny Co., PA, USA d: 25 Jan 1934 in Ecorse, Wayne Co., MI, USA ........ *2nd Wife of [1] James Paul SWEENEY: ............ +Ethel Mae STEWART b: Bet. 1890 - 1920 m: Aft. 1933 ... 2 Mary SWEENEY b: ABT 1859 in PA d: Bef. 1898 ... 2 Patrick SWEENEY b: 28 Mar 1860 in Herman, Butler Co., PA d: Bef. 1898 ... 2 Edward J. SWEENEY b: 28 Jan 1863 in PA d: Aft. 1898 ... 2 Michael F. SWEENEY b: ABT 1865 in PA d: Aft. 1910 ... 2 Catherine "Kate" SWEENEY b: ABT 1868 in PA d: Bef. 1898 ... 2 Bridget SWEENEY b: ABT 1869 in PA d: Bef. 1898 ... 2 Margaret SWEENEY b: Jan 1870 in Harrison Twp., Allegheny Co., PA d: Feb 1870 in Harrison Twp., Allegheny Co., PA ... 2 Gracie SWEENEY b: Jan 1870 in Harrison Twp., Allegheny Co., PA d: Feb 1870 in Harrison Twp., Allegheny Co., PA ... 2 Andrew SWEENEY b: 1872 in PA d: Bef. 1898 ... 2 Dennis SWEENEY b: 1873 in PA d: Bef. 1898 Jeff Sweeney San Marcos, CA

I'm looking for information on Thomas Swiney Born March 24, 1787 in VA Died Jan 10, 1869 in Franklin Indiana Wife Elizabeth Born Sept 26 1783 in VA Died Aug 31 1844 in ? Would appreciate hearing from anyone with information I have a good deal of info on their descendents but nothing on them or before. Ronald Swiney Shelbyville, IL

----- Original Message ----- From: Teri Edwards <[email protected]> To: Debbie Carter <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 15, 1999 8:20 PM Subject: Re: Administrative > Debbie: My Sweeney family is known to have lived in Mercer Co. WV. James > Emmett Sweeney (DOD 1900), Frank Sweeney (James' father) DOD also in 1900. > James married Rebecca Belle Thompson. Have gotten no where with my research > on my Sweeney family. Would love to connect! > > Thanks ! Teri > -----Original Message----- > From: Debbie Carter <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Date: Sunday, November 14, 1999 1:38 PM > Subject: Administrative > > > >Hi Sweeney Listers > >I would like to issue a roll call and see if we can find some of these > missing Sweeney's. Someone has them, so let's get them posted. > >Debbie Carter [email protected] > >GenExchange IN State Contact > >http://www.genexchange.com/IN/index.cfm > > > > > > > > > >

Still seeking Washington L. Sweeney and Redmond McManus Sweeney. I've got more info this time around. The 1860 Rock Island IL census list the following: Washington L Sweeney age 33 from DE (1827) Amelia A (Robb)Sweeney 32 PA (1828) Redmond M 9 PA (1851) Wm E 5 IL (1855) Marian Edw 1 IL (1859) Edw D (Bro to Washington?) 26 PA (1834) Didn't find on the 1870 census but found Redmond in the 1880 census. Sweeney's connected with the Johns(t)son and Cain's of Rock Island. Does this ring a bell with anyone out there in la la land. Redmond is my G grandfather and he married Matilda Johnson. Not many Sweeney's in the Delaware census index due to being a really small state...maybe easy to track. There is a Timothy Sweeney Rev War Patriot from Delaware? Diane Nelson Stewart

Looking for connections of my great great grandfather, Bernard Sweeney, born in County Cavan, Ireland perhaps in about 1830. He emigrated to America, probably in the late 1840s or early 1850s. He lived in Cambria County, Pennsylvania (western Pennsylvania near Johnstown) at the time of the 1860 census, then in 1864 moved to northeastern Iowa where he lived in Buchanan County and then in Chickasaw county. He died at the home of his daughter, Mary, in York, Nebraska in 1906 and is buried in St Joseph's Cemetery, New Hampton, Iowa, next to his wife Elizabeth and their daughter, Ann Jane. Ann Jane was born about 1853. Other children were Mark, born about 1855 and Mary, born about 1857

Here's something that appears in The Irish Times for Monday, November 15th, page 2, Home News. The first paragraph is a greatly simplified, possibly misleading presentation of Catholic teaching on taking the life of another. In posting this, I want to emphasize that I don't know anything about the references cited, and would be no use to anyone in learning more about what is said in the article!! Tom Fitzsimmons. "WHERE'S THAT" "Fanad 1280" "Roman Catholic Church teaching says it is a mortal sin to take the life of another except in self-defence or in defence of one's own country. From 1589 onwards a mercenary exclusively meant a soldier serving in a foreign army, killing for the sake of gain. "A gallowglass --- one of a particular class of soldier or retainer formerly maintained by Irish chiefs --- was a mercenary. the name derived from galloglach, gall, a foreigner, and oglach, youth, servant. One of the most famous of the Scottish galloglass families was Mac Suibhne, anglicised MacSweeney, and Sweeney. This family was descended from Suibhne, a Scottish chieftan who flourished around 1200 in Argyll. "In the Irish language the letter 's' is usually the initial letter of a positive word, whereas 'd' is the initial letter of a negative word --- sonas, 'happiness, good-luck', as against donas, 'ill-luck, misfortune'; saibhir, 'rich, wealthy', and daibhir, 'poor, indigent', and where the word suibhne denotes 'pleasant', the word duibhne denotes 'disagreeable'. From the first came the surname Mac Suibhne, and from the latter derived the surname O Duibhne, anglicised (O) Deeny. "Mac Suibhne is given as the original Mawhinney, a name numerous in Ulster, betimes rendered MacQueen and MacQueenie. From the 14th to the 17th centuries the MacSweeney sept of Tirconnel, chiefly as mercenaries in the pay of O'Donnell, played an important part in the military history of Ulster. "With the native Irish, they suffered after the 17th century wars and many went into exile, becoming distinguished soldiers in the Irish brigades of the continent (Ulster Surnames: RobertBell). This Scottish galloglass family established three septs in Donegal and a branch in Cork. "Those of Donegal were the Mac Suibhne of Banagh, Mac Suibhne of Fanad and Mac Suibhne na dTuath. This latter was mistakenly believed to be Mac Suibhne na dTua (of the battle-axes).Fanad names neither a townland, a parish nor a barony, but survives as the name of the distinct area west of Lough Swilly, deriving its name from the Irish Fanaid, meaning "sloping ground'. "Mac Suibhne, in a variety of anglicised forms, is found in some 236 fiants in The Irish Fiants of the Tudor Sovereigns 1521-1603. It was most numerous in Co. Cork, followed by Donegal, Sligo,Galway, Clare and Tipperary. "Much mentioned was Sir Mulmory/Miles (from the Irish Maolmuire), M'Swyne of Toa (na dTuath) in Tyrconnell province of Ulster, Knt., of the town of Bealfearste. Many of these fiants concerned the surrender and regrant of his Donegal lands, which included the islands of Torrey and Dowagh. " 'To hold for ever, by the service of a 20th part of a knight's fee, and the services of five horsemen and 10 footmen, at every general hosting, and 15 beeves yearly ...' "The Civil Survey 1654-58 lists the McSwynes of Donegal as Irish Protestants, one being Mary Ni Swyne, Coulderry, Maheridrummon. The Census of Ireland 1659 lists Mac Sweeney among theprincipal Irish names of two baronies each of Sligo and Clare and one each in Donegal, Cork andTipperary. Tituladoes, or leading men of a locality, were listed in Cork, Clare, Donegal, Tipperary,and Kerry. "Persons bearing this surname, spelt M'Sweeney and Sweeney, and occasionally Swin(e)y, listed in Owners of Land of One Acre and Upwards (1876), were fairly equally distributed through all four provinces. The largest number in any one county was in Cork, where those with the larger holdings retained the Mac, while those located around Clonakilty, Bandon and Commons, on smaller holdings were plain Sweeneys. The 1,673 Co. Galway acres, the property of Bernard Sweeney,Caher, Castlerea, was the largest, followed by the 807 acres in the same county, the property of Bryan M'Sweeney, London. There was a single Donegal holding, the 678 acres of John H. Swiney, Ramelton. "Current telephone directories have 1,770 Sweeney entries, most strongly along the west, followed by Leinster. Surprisingly there are only 90 in the Cork area. Those with 'Mac' number 105, ofwhich 57 are in the Cork area. There are three Mac Suibhne and two Ni Shuibhne [sic] entries. "Unquestionably, the best-known bearer of this surname was Terence MacSwiney (1879-1920),republican, politician and writer. When arrested under the Defence of the Realm Act, on August19th, 1920, MacSwiney embarked on a hunger-strike, dying 74 days later in Britain's Brixton Prison. "Flann O Riain"

Researching Sweeneys from Jersey City, New Jersey. Parents Dennis (Mc)Sweeney and Catherine Barry. All children were baptised at St. Michael's Catholic Church, Jersey City, N.J. Mary : Born 01 May 1874 Catherine : Born 05 July 1878 Ellen : Born 02 Sept. 1880 William : Born 04 Dec. 1876 John : Born Oct. 23 1882 Thanks, Debby

Searching for the Sweeney branch from County Cork. John Sweeney(dob circa 1837-dod circa 1931) in Yonkers, New York. He married Mary Shayne. Only known children were Eugene V. Sweeney (born 1860 in West Farms, NYC and dod 1938 in Yonkers); and Thomas (born 1867 and died 1892). Eugene V. Sweeney married Mary Moynihan from County Kerry. They had 9 children, including my father, John (born 1892 and died 1958). Have more information if anyone interested. Hope to connect. Pat

My Sweeneys must be the "shanty Irish" type as no one seems to be researching my Sweeney family. George Sweeney (born c.1822 in either Butler or Allegheny Co., PA) married to Satia Criner born c. 1821 in Butler Co. PA to John and Nancy (Reed) Criner. In the 1850 Fed Census were living in Middlesex Twp., Butler Co., PA with daughters Sarah A. listed as age 2, and Mary age 1. In the 1860 Fed Census George and Satia were living in West Deer Twp of Allegheny Co., PA with children listed: Sarah Ann 12, Mary Ann 10, Margaret Belle 6, Samuel 4, and Jacob Henry 2. In the 1870 census two additional boys were listed: Robert G. age 9, and James Edward age 7. Am interested in any info about the issue of George and Satia and also George's father's name. Geo. Sweeney

Hello! I am looking for any information on Harry Sweeney, father of Russell Ainsworth ( d 1988), Emmit & Earl ( twins) Clifford, & Ethel. I don't have ANY other info and have been reaching nothing but dead ends. Russell is buried in Arlington Cemetery in Mt Healthy Ohio. Russell was married to Ethel Selsor. Thanks! Suzi Sweeney Cinti, Ohio

----- Original Message ----- From: Charlene Newell <[email protected]> To: Debbie Carter <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 15, 1999 1:24 AM Subject: Re: Administrative > Hello, I am putting together all the information I can on the Sweeney > surname in Florida, in a search for the parents of my Catherine Sweeney, a > greatgreatgrandmother, who lived in Apalachilcola, Florida. I suppose her > birth to have been in early 1860, as she was a mother in 1879. I believe > she died in 1883. There was a Patrick Sweeney in Apalachicola in 1850, > with wife Mary, from Ireland, and son John, age 7 from Florida, so they > must have come to Fl before 1843. > So, anyone have information on any Florida Sweeney, please let me know. I > will be glad to give the small amount of data I have gathered to anyone > else. Regards, Charlene > > >

I am searching for a JOHN G. SWEENEY born about 1830 in NC His family or he migrated to Putnam county IN and he married RUTHA BRADSHAW 10-5-1853 in Putnam county IN. Rutha died about 1860 and he married LUCY WRIGHT and later NANCY FRANK SCARBOROUGH and they both died in 1914 Debbie Carter [email protected] GenExchange IN State Contact http://www.genexchange.com/IN/index.cfm

Hi Listers: Here are some SWEENYs from the 1861 Census at St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada sent to me by a kind board member of St. Catherines Historical Society: p 43 SWEENY, John John - 40y b. Ire. wife Ellen - 40 b Ire, children - Mary 5 and Ellen 3 both born Canada West p57 SWEENY, John John T. - 61 b.Ire. wife-Bridget 44 b. Ire. Hannah b. Ire. Johnnah 15 b Ire. p60 - SWEENY, John John T. 60 b Upper Canada 1870 U.S.CENSUS -PENNSYLVANIA The SWEENYs I'm researching were in Conyngham, Columbia Co., PA at the 1870 Census,pg# 39 & 40. All were listed as native of Ireland, but I later found that the children were born in Canada. > John 50 Laborer at mines > Catherine 48 Keeping house > John 14 work at mines > Mannes 12 work at mines > James 9 > Michael 7 > Bridget 3 Catherine Sweeny McDonald, who married Patrick McDonald about 1860, was the oldest child of John and Catherine. Widowed most likely in 1868 since the youngest child on the 1870 Census is 2 years old. I assume there may have been other adult children of the older Sweenys who may have come to Columbia County or PA to work in the coal mines during that time. > Catherine 31 keeping house birthplace: Ireland > Patrick 9 at home PA > Daniel 6 " PA > **John 4 PA > 1871 - Marriage - St. Ignatuis Church, Centralia > Also, Catherine Sweeny McDonald married James Brennan at St. Ignatius > Church on the 15th of August 1871 by Rev D. McDermott. Witnesses were > James Dougherty and Mary Manly. > 1897 > FHC film #0955622 Death register in Columbia Co., there is a Catherine > Brennan, no age listed, who died 9 March 1897 of general disability and > was buried 20 May 1897 in Centralia. Would love to hear from anyone with connections to these Sweenys. > Rita

Hi to all the Sweeney researchers. I am researching Daniel Sweeney married Grace McFadden both from Donegal, Ireland Their son Owen Sweeney born Donegal and married Elizabeth O'Neill ,the daughter of Joseph O'Neill and Mary Hunter. Their children were born in Phildelphia, Pennsylvania. Grace Rose Dorothea Sweeney Joseph Francis Sweeney Mary Elizabeth Sweeney Daniel Sweeney James Sweeney Owen Sweeney Any help would be greatly appreciated. Happy Hunting Harry

Okay- it has been awhile! Found some relative on my French Canadien line LOISEAU and ROUSSEAU, so have busy with that. On to the SWEENEYS from Crossmolina, County Mayo: Patrick Sweeney b 1834 mar Catherine CONNOR b 1836. Married ca 1857, but never found the marriage due to poor quality of the film of Crossmolina Parish. Children are Martin who went to NY 1882and married Anna BYRON in 1887, Mary who married John McGoff 1888, James who went to USA 1882 and married Bridget MANGAN of AddergooleParish,Mayo in Boston 1889,Thomas mar Mary BARRETT,Patrick Issac mar Nora BARRETT, Daniel mar Cate DOOGHER, Margaret marr Pat CLIFFORD, Have information on the whole line and would love to share. I would like to know if anyone is researching SWEENEY in the Crossmolina are in the 1800s. I believe that Patricks parents may be James SWEENEY and Mary GILLESPIE/SPY. Does anyone have ANY info on James and Mary??? Went to Crossmolina to visit my new family of Sweeneys- it was thrilling! Also saw the Sweeney castle (Doe Castle) in Creelough, Donegal and the Castle SWEEN in Scotland- AWESOME!!! Sincerely, Diane (Sweeney) Groman Researching Irish names in Crossmolina, Co Mayo SWEENY BARRETT DOLAN CONNOR MCGOFF MANGAN MCHALE ----- Original Message ----- From: Christen Rosamilia <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 14, 1999 1:33 PM Subject: Roll Call/Admin.Request > Hi Everyone! Great Idea Debbie... > My Sweeney's are from the line of John Sweeney son of Moses the > immigrant who came first to NJ then to VA and settled in Lincoln County, > VA ca1786. > More available at my website, under the Sweeney Link, at > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~rosamili/index.htm > Let me know if you need help accessing it. > Christen > I also have a couple of Carter lines...through the line of Carter Hall > Liberty, KY, and Carter Peak Nelson > County...hmmmmmmmmmm............................... >

My great grandfather was Daniel Griffin Sweeney born 1864 in Bradley, Alabama. He was the son of Darby Sweeney, (b. 17 Apr 1824 in Randolf, Georgia died 18 Sep 1916 in Falco, Covington, Alabama) and Mary Gatewood (b. 18 Dec 1844 in Alabama, d. 18 Oct 1925) They were married 27 Aug 1863. Darby was the son of Alfred Sweeney and Christine Douglas. I wish I knew more about them. Syvilla Johansen [email protected] ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.

I'm searching for information regarding Benjamin Sweeney of Franklin Co VA, or the other Sweeneys of that county (Edmund and Joseph) who could have been his father or brothers. Benjamin died in 1823 and left a will in Franklin Co naming a wife Elizabeth and children Joel, Jonathan, Ann, and Rebecca Moore. Karen Worley

Hi Everyone! Great Idea Debbie... My Sweeney's are from the line of John Sweeney son of Moses the immigrant who came first to NJ then to VA and settled in Lincoln County, VA ca1786. More available at my website, under the Sweeney Link, at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/+AH4-rosamili/index.htm Let me know if you need help accessing it. Christen I also have a couple of Carter lines...through the line of Carter Hall Liberty, KY, and Carter Peak Nelson County...hmmmmmmmmmm...............................