Try a Google search for Ebenezer Jacob. He was mayor of Wexford at the time of the uprising. 2009/3/9 Brian Rhynehart <brianr@cyberone.com.au> > Thomas, > > The link switched to an index page. Searches on things such as "Vinegar > Hill", "Wexford civil war", "1798 uprising" failed to produce a > satisfactory > result. > > Brian Rhynehart > Canberra. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Thomas Beddy" <tom.beddy@gmail.com> > To: <wexford@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 12:48 PM > Subject: Re: [WEXFORD] Uprising 1798 > > > > Visit the website www.antiquesroadshow.com/wexford_civil_war_medal.htm > > Both Jacob's are related to the Beddy family as daughter and > > granddaughter Fredweed married Rev Joseph Fawcett Beddy. > > Regards Thomas Beddy > > 2009/3/9 Jack Connors <jjc@nf.sympatico.ca> > > > >> My wife and I had a memorable trip to Ireland late last year and as I > >> stood > >> on Vinegar Hill, I kept wondering, my ancestor was about 3 years old > >> April > >> 1798, where would Timothy and his family gone to escape. Would they just > >> hid > >> out in the bushes during the attacks and then returned to their home in > >> Enniscorthy which, in all probability, would have been burned to the > >> ground > >> or would they have travelled to Wicklow or some other place. Would > anyone > >> have a view on this or know of some historical reference which could > shed > >> some light on the question! > >> > >> Your help is very much appreciated > >> Jack Connors > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > Wexford Surnames List > > http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/wexford.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WEXFORD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Postnet Suite 48, P/Bag X1006, Plettenberg Bay, 6600 Mobile: 0832597593 Fax / Tel: 044 532 7560 SAVE PAPER: "DO YOU REALLY NEED TO PRINT THIS MAIL?"