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Hey all, I'm looking for info on a Patrick Taggart and wife Nancy Keating I believe may be from Clonoe or thereabouts in Tyrone.

They both were born around 1800 and likely married around 1818. The following year they had a daughter Margaret, and probably shortly thereafter emigrated to the US - first to Chester County, Pennsylvania and then moving west; arriving in Columbiana County, Ohio by 1831 and living in Dungannon and Summitville. During these years they had at least 5 other children (Mary Ann, William, John, Ellen, and Patrick Jr.) They show up in occasional records (both the 1820 and 30 censuses, Poor House admissions, and bapstisms) as well in this period.

I believe Patrick Sr. passed away around 1836 and the records are pretty sparse that early. Columbiana County, Ohio though seems to have been settled early on by Scots and Irish immigrants, with other Taggarts from Clonoe being prominently among them, and I believe Patrick may have been related to them. It looks like Keatings could be found nearby in Clonfeacle as well, so at least theoretically this seems to make sense.

Like many other settlers from this area of Ohio, the family eventually moved onwards to Wisconsin but left relatively little history about their origins so beyond also know that they were Catholic, this is most of what I've got to work off of. 

Would appreciate any insight you all have about how to proceed, and thanks!

Sources:

Patrick Taggart, 1820 Census

Patrick Taggart, 1830 Census

Nancy Taggart, 1840 Census

Nancy Taggart, 1850 Census

Nancy Keating Taggart, Find a Grave

tripstakepeople

Tuesday 7th Jan 2020, 01:31PM

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  • The dates that you are interested in are all well before the start of statutory registration in Ireland (Vital records), so you generally need to rely on church records instead. You haven’t said what denomination the family was. Looking at the Taggarts and Keatings in the 1901 census of Tyrone most were RC though I do see some Church of Ireland and some Presbyterians too. I’ll assume that your family were RC. If they weren’t you’ll need to tell us what they were.

    A problem you face is that many RC parishes in Tyrone only have records from the 1820s onwards, so it’s possible the family are from a parish with no records. Clonoe has records for 1810-16 & 1822 onwards.  Leaving a gap at the very period you need. Clonfeacle has records from 1814 onwards, so that’s more helpful. The RC parish records are on-line free on the National Library site:

    https://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx

    You can see where the parishes in Tyrone are located and what records they each have using this link:

    https://www.johngrenham.com/browse/counties/rcmaps/tyronerc.php#maps/

     

    Elwyn, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘

    Tuesday 7th Jan 2020, 05:51PM

  • Hi, it is possible that your Taggarts are related to mine but only a dna test can prove it . Recently i had dna matches turn up and turns out their ancestor Owen was the son of my grt grt grandfather Patrick Taggart from Clonoe. Totally impossible to connect without dna .

    I have a Facebook group Ulster clans of Ireland you will find me on .

    Hope to hear from you soon

    Regards

    Tricia Morrow Belfast Ireland

    Widz

    Wednesday 15th Jan 2020, 12:29PM

  • Tricia,

    I am not connected to the Michael family. I am a volunteer for Ireland Reaching Out. My knowledge of the families is limited to what I can find through on-line sources. (I live in Co. Antrim).

     

    Elwyn, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘

    Thursday 16th Jan 2020, 10:42AM

  • Tricia - found you in the group and ran a comparison on gedmatch. We've got a couple small segments in common; all around 4-5cm. Hard to say if that's something or just genetic noise. Mine is WC5585617 if you want to take a look.

    tripstakepeople

    Sunday 19th Jan 2020, 11:36PM

  • Hello tripstakepeople,  I am descendant of Owen Tegart (Taggart) b1800. I believe he may be a brother to your Patrick Taggart. I have DNA on GEDmatch A943624. I ran your number on GEDmatch® Autosomal One-to-one Comparison - V1.0 and this is results. 

    Largest segment = 4.3 cM

    Total Half-Match segments (HIR) = 21.8 cM (0.608 Pct)

    6 shared segments found for this comparison.

    436347 SNPs used for this comparison.

    51.949 Pct SNPs are full identical

    several of my siblings with last name of Tegart are also on GEDmatch. The cm level must be set at 3 to see results.

    I also have low level connection to Tricia. 

    My Owen died in Ireland around 1840. His widow Marguerite McGuire moved to Indiana, USA in 1848. She was with her four teenage children including my great grandfather Owen V. Tegart b1829 probably in County Fermanagh. 
    thanks 

    Barbara 

     

    BRTWarman

    Wednesday 12th Feb 2020, 12:50AM

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