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Brannan, Irishtown, South Carolina

7/18/2018

Old maps of South Carolina show towns called Carroll, Kelly, Powers, Darraughs, Gaffney, Maybinton, Moore, Higgins, O'Neal, Sullivans, Maddens, McCarter, Rileys, Hibernia, Belfast & Coleraine. There was also a place named the Irish Settlement or Ireland at Fair Forest, near Cedar Springs SC.

I found a number of Brennans in Land Records;
James Brannan 1770, Hard Labor Creek, Granville County
Edward Brannan 1771 Buffalo Creek, Granville County
Thomas Brannan 1771 Cedar Creek, Craven County
Eugine Brannan 1772 Log Creek, Turkey Creek, Granville County
Robert Brannan 1773 Kings Creek, Craven County
Edward Brannan 1775 Belfast Township, Granville County
Thomas Brannan 1793 Buckhead Creek, Charleston District
John Brannan 1812 Petition for Payment for building of a Courthouse in Abbeville District

All these are indexed records. I would love to know more about these Brannan families. Does anyone have a place of origin in Ireland or are you a descendant who has taken a DNA test and would be willing to compare results on gedmatch.com
If you can help, a comment below will not publish your email address but it will be visible to me and I can get back to you. Many thanks, Martine

Sources
genealogytrails.com/scar/newberry/irish_settlers.htm
archives.sc.gov/onlineresearch/

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WW1 Draft Registration Brennan, New Orleans, LA

4/5/2018

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Albert Patrick Brennan, birth 31 Mar 1915, New Orleans, next of kin, wife. no name given, employer A N Goldberg, 601 Corondelet St.
Albert Peter Brennan, birth 19 Dec 1921, Metaire, Jefferson Parish, next of kin Harold George Brennan (father) 238 Papwoth Ave, Metaire, Jefferson Parish, unemployed
Alphonse Robert Brennan, birth 13 June 1911, New Orleans, next of kin Mrs Mary Brennan (mother) 1534 Tchoupitoulas St., employer Horace William
Bernard Alvin Brennan, birth 21 April 1922, New Orleans, next of kin James Brennan, 135 North Hennessy, employer Higgins Industries, New Orleans
Charles Rosenbauer Brennan, birth 15 June 1924, New Orleans, next of kin Mrs. M Brennan (mothe), 4621 Palmyra St., employer New Orleans States, La Fayette Square
Daniel Edward Brennan, birth 9 June 1904, New Orleans, next of kin Mrs. K C Trauth, 134 So Gayoso St., employer Daniel E Brennan, 108 University Place
David Crafton Brennan, birth 18 Aug 1921, New Orleans, next of kin Mrs. J R Brennan (mother) 4439 South Carrollton, employer William B Reilly Co., 640 Magazine St.
Denis Brennan, birth 14 May 1913, Baton Rouge, next of kin Mrs Albertine B Brennan (mother) 339 South Hypolit, Baton Rouge, employer Mr M Guynes, McCarmick Deering Store, Baton Rouge
Donald Anthony Brennan, birth 9 Nov 1926, New Orleans, next of kin Mrs. James Brennan, 135 North Hennessy St., student
Edward George Brennan, birth 7 Oct 1924, New Orleans, next of kin Mrs James Brennan (mother), 135 North Hennessy St., employer Bakers Shoe Store, 1041 Canal St.

Incomplete as of 5/4/2018
Sources
www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=75&query=%2Bsurname%3ABrennan~&collection_id=1916286

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John Brennan and Mary Anne Duncan, Dublin

2/11/2018

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John Brennan's life came to abrupt end Nov. 11th 1916 when he died in France in service in the Leinster Regiment in the British Army. He was survived by his wife Mary Anne Duncan Brennan. John Brennan married Mary Anne Duncan in St Catherine's RC Church in South Dublin in 1894. John's father was Patrick Brennan, a carpet layer and Mary's father was Edward Duncan, a stoker. Mary Anne Duncan was born in 1872 at Marrowbone Lane, Dublin, daughter of Edward Duncan & Ellen Merry.
John and Mary Anne's children were;

Mary born 1896, family resident at 7 Brown St.
Margaret born 1898, family resident in Brab? St.
Patrick born 1899, address illegible
Ellen born 1901, family resident 138 Francis St.
John Leo born 1903, family resident in Brewery lane
Kathleen born 1907, family resident 30 Chamber Street
Anne Harriet born 1910,

By 1911, the family had moved yet again to Cork St., off Merchant's Quay where all 8 of them were living in one room. Clearly they were one of the many Dublin families of the time who had no security of tenure in their rented rooms. Mary Anne had given birth to 8 children by then of whom 6 were still living. Mary the eldest of their 6 surviving children was aged 15 and working as a factory girl. John Brennan, her father was a general labourer.

Mary Ellen Brennan married Peter McDonnell, a van driver, at St. Andrew's RC Church in 1917 just 10 short months before her father's death.
Mary Anne's widow's pension was awarded in May 1917. She applied for an allowance for her children Ellen, John Leo, Kathleen & Ann Harriet which implies that they were still unmarried at the time. She was refused an allowance for Ellen because Ellen was over the age of 16.
All the above information was gleaned from Mary Anne Brennan's Widow's pension Form.

Sources
Birth of Mary Anne Duncan 1872
civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1872/03262/2195803.pdf
Marriage 1894
civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1894/10580/5854414.pdf
Birth of Mary 1896
civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1896/02184/1826734.pdf
Birth of Margaret 1898
civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1898/02085/1795463.pdf
Birth of Patrick 1899
civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1900/02008/1771819.pdf
Birth of Ellen 1901
civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1901/01955/1754853.pdf
Birth of John Leo 1903
civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1903/01851/1721505.pdf
Birth of Kathleen 1907
civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1907/01688/1670712.pdf
Birth of Anne Harriet 1910
civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1910/01583/1637371.pdf
1911 Census
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Dublin/Merchant_s_Quay/Cork_St_/57857/
Marriage of Mary Ellen Brennan 1917
civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1917/09737/5533162.pdf
British Armed Forces, First World War, Widow's Pension Form 1917

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U S Colored Troops, Brannan

2/7/2018

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We honour your service.

with thanks to Fold3
(Those with more experience with Military Records may be able to glean more from these records. 10/2/2018)

Brannan, Joseph 5th US Colored Infantry, Bla-Bro
Brannan, Isaac 49th US Colored Infantry, Misc Cards,Company A, died of fever 1863 RIP

Brannan Benjamin 116th US Colored Infantry,Company D, birth 1842/3
5ft 8in tall, Farmer, born Scott Co. Kentucky, enlisted June 1864 Lexington, Kentucky, discharged 1867 New Orleans, remarks Henry Harrington #supposed to be owner (as written in document)

Brannan Thomas 22nd US Colored Infantry, birth 1845/6
5ft 7.5in, Farmer, born Shenandoah County, Virginia, enlisted Chambersburg PA Dec. 1863,
Free April 19 1861

Brannan Allen 13th US Colored Infantry, Misc Service Cards
Present in Cumberland Hospital, Nashville, Tennessee Sept-Oct 1865

Brannan Major 103rd US Colored Infantry birth 1834/5
born Screven County, Georgia, occ. farmer, never paid, deserted in same year as enlistment 1865
Brannan Solomon 11th US Colored Infantry (New), Bel-Buc

Brannan Joseph 32nd US Colored Infantry birth 1844/5
5ft 4in, born Shenandoah County, Virginia, enlisted Chambersburg PA Feb 1864, Muster out Roll Aug 22 1865 Hilton Head, South Carolina

Brannan Sanford 48th US Colored Infantry, birth 1831/32
born Anderson County, Kentucky, occ. waiter, discharged 1866 Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Brannan Charles 101st US Colored Infantry, birth 1844/5
born Trigg County, Kentucky, occ. farmer, died Wilson Hospital, Nashville, Tennessee Feb 5 1865 RIP
cause of death pneumonia

Brannan Solomon 11th US Colored Infantry (New), Misc Service Cards, Ab-Yo
discharged May 1865 for disability

Brannan Powell 34th US Colored Infantry, Misc Cards
Brannan Sauford 48th US Colored Infantry, birth 1831/2, joined at lake Providence 1863

Brannan Benjamin 34th US Colored Infantry, birth 1843/4
born St. John's County Georgia, occ. waiter, drowned at the Ashepoo River, South Carolina at the loss of the Boston May 26 1864 RIP

Brannan George 101st US Colored Infantry, birth 1843/4
born Trigg County, Kentucky, occ. farmer,

Brannan Jacob 4th US Colored Heavy Artillery, birth 1840/1
born New Madrid, MO, occ. Blacksmith, killed in action near Fort Donaldson, Tenn. Oct 15 1864 RIP
in remarks 'Slave? April 17 1861'

Brannan Charles 137th US Colored Infantry, birth 1845/6
born Harris County, Georgia, occ. farmer

Brennan Benjamin 34th US Colored Infantry, Misc Cards.
Brannan James W 5th US Colored Infantry, Bla-Bro, birth 1842/3

Picture Credit

Title: [District of Columbia. Company E, 4th U.S. Colored Infantry, at Fort Lincoln]
Creator(s): Smith, William Morris, photographer
Date Created/Published: [Between 1863 and 1866]
Medium: 1 negative : glass, wet collodion.
Summary: Photograph of Washington, 1862-1865, view of the defenses of Washington. Shows 27 African Americans in two lines with rifles resting on the ground.
Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-cwpb-04294 (digital file from original neg.) LC-B8171-7890 (b&w film neg.)
Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication.
Call Number: LC-B817- 7890 [P&P] LOT 4190-F (corresponding print)
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
www.loc.gov/pictures/item/cwp2003000946/PP/

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Irish born in the U.S. in 1870

1/7/2018

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In the US Federal Census 1870, place of birth was recorded for the first time. I decided to search on ancestry today for all people recorded as having been born in Ireland (exact) and resident in a named State (exact). A word of caution here, the numbers are not always entirely accurate depending on search engine capability, the literacy of the enumerator, the accuracy of the transcription or indeed the report given by our ancestors to the enumerator. However, this list does give us some idea of the scale of the research necessary if we have been told that our ancestor settled in such and such a State.
A further word of caution for those researching the Brennan name, many Irish people were not literate in the English language and I have found many phonetic spellings for the name Brennan, some of them very amusing. The highest concentration of the Brennan family name in 1870, (According to ancestry) was in New York with 1,319 followed by Pennsylvania with 377.

Alabama 3,904 Irish born
Brennan (Exact) 1

Arizona 496 Irish born
Brennan (exact) 0

Arkansas 1,485 Irish born
Brennan (exact) 3

California 54,454 Irish born
Brennan (exact) 52

Colorado 1,685 Irish born
Brennan (exact) 1

Connecticut 70,473 Irish born
Brennan (exact) 215

Delaware 5.907 Irish born
Brennan (exact) 0

Florida 732
Brennan (exact) 1

Georgia 5,114
Brennan (exact) 5

Idaho 989
Brennan (exact) 0

Illinois 120,308
Brennan (exact) 203

Indiana 32,070
Brennan (exact) 30

Iowa 40,359
Brennan (exact) 38

Kansas 10,963
Brennan (exact) 6

Kentucky 21,703
Brennan (exact) 14

Louisiana 17,143
Brennan (exact) 19

Maine 15,680
Brennan (exact) 6

Maryland 23,578
Brennan (exact) 10

Massachusetts 214,869
Brennan (exact) 250

Michigan 41,892
Brennan (exact) 52

Minnesota 26,390
Brennan (exact) 30

Missouri 54,988
Brennan (exact) 81

Mississippi 3,372
Brennan (exact) 0

Montana 1,645
Brennan (exact) 0

Nebraska 4,970
Brennan (exact) 2

Nevada 5,042
Brennan (exact) 2

New Hampshire 12,157
Brennan (exact) 11

New Jersey 86,792
Brennan (exact) 123

New Mexico 550
Brennan (exact) 1

New York 729,121
Brennan (exact) 1,319

North Carolina 693
Brennan (exact) 0

North Dakota 303
Brennan (exact) 0

Ohio 83,215
Brennan (exact) 85

Oregon 1,985
Brennan (exact) 2

Pennsylvania 238,466
Brennan (exact) 377

Rhode Island 25,387
Brennan (exact) 61

South Carolina 3,317
Brennan (exact) 4

South Dakota 743
Brennan (exact) 0

Tennessee 7,179
Brennan (exact) 5

Texas 4,041
Brennan (exact) 2

Utah 523
Brennan (exact) 0

Vermont 14,087
Brennan (exact) 12

Virginia 5,252
Brennan (exact) 0

Washington 1,057
Brennan (exact) 1

West Virginia 6,891
Brennan (exact) 1

Wisconsin 48,592
Brennan (exact) 68

Wyoming 1,109
Brennan (exact) 2

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Brennan, Kerry, 1901 ~Heads of Household Index

11/28/2017

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By name & townland 1901
Andrew Brennan ~Behaghane
Belinda Brennan ~Capparoe
Bridget Brennan ~Lacka East
Catherine Brennan ~Dromin East, Moybella North
Charles Brennan ~Main St (Caher), Newmarket St (Caher), Top St (Caher)
Cornelius Brennan ~Ballymalis
Daniel Brennan ~Ballydarrig, Chapel St (Cahir), Cromane Upper, Kilfenora, Rosacoosane
Denis Brennan ~Clashatlea, Glanlough Lower, Kilgortaree
Ellen Brennan ~Gleesk
Eugene Brennan ~Lacka East, Laherdane
George Brennan ~Derreen
Hannah Brennan ~Pound Lane (Kenmare)
Hanoria Brennan ~Knockroe, Tullig
Honoria Brennan ~Cloonafineela

James Brennan ~Ballymacandrew, Beenbane, Behaghane, Canuig, Coomnakilla North, Derreen, Derreenavurrig, Gurrane East, Maulagallane, Strand St (Tralee)

Jane Brennan ~Killaha East
Johannah Brennan ~Gurrane East

John Brennan ~Ardmore, Baltovin, Ballydarrig, Behaghane, Brackaharagh, Derra West, Garrahadoo, Graigues, Guhard North, Gurrane East, Kenmare, Killaha West, Laharan (Valentia), Mastergeehy, Rathkieran, Rock St (Tralee)

Julia Brennan ~Abbeydorney, Pound Lane (Kenmare), Rea (Abbeydorney)
Margaret Brennan ~Ballindooganig
Mary Brennan ~Behaghane, Brackaharagh, Dungeagan, Fairfield, Guhard North, Gurane East, Roe St (Tralee)

Michael Brennan ~Aghort, Charles St (Listowel Urban), Dromkeare, Farranreagh (Valentia), Glanlough Lower, Gurrane West, High St (Caher), Killabuonia, Lacka East, Sneem Upper, Toohana, Toorrreennasliggaun

Patrick Brennan ~Aghort, Ahabeg, Bridewell St (Tarbert), Coomnahorna West, Derreenauliff, Doory, Glanlough Lower, Gleesk, Gortacrossane, Kinard East, Tahilla

Paul Brennan ~Rusheen
Peter Brennan ~Knockeenawaddra, Owenagarry
Philip Brennan ~Gortagurrane, Rossdohan, Sneem Upper
Thomas Brennan ~Knockreagh

Full Paper Brennan, Kerry, Ireland ~Heads of Households 1901

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission

9/2/2017

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The Guild of One Name Studies sent me an email lately which told me of a website that I did not know about before. The website is for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
A search for the Brennan family name gave me 462 results.
343 who served with the United Kingdom Forces
64 with the Australian Forces
12 with the New Zealand Forces
40 with the Canadian Forces
3 with the South African Forces

6 of the records are for soldiers commemorated in Ireland
Francis A Brennan Service Number 25244 of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers died 1916
John Brennan Service Number 9952 of the Royal Irish Regiment died 1916
John Brennan Service Number 27864 of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers died 1918
John Brennan Service Number 24999 of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers died 1918
Moses Brennan Seaman of the Merchant Navy died 1940
Thomas Joseph Brennan Service Number 1835395 of the Royal Artillery died 1941

Moses Brennan is such an unusual name that I couldn't help but do a quick search to see if I could find him.
I found a Moses Brennan, son of Edward Brennan and Kate Roche born on March 7th, 1898 at Trimmer's Lane, Wexford. In the 1901 Census Moses aged 3 was living with his parents Edward & Catherine and siblings, Patrick, Edward (Moses twin), and Katie. Moses uncle John is recorded as a sailor. By 1911, Moss mother is recorded as having birthed 10 children of whom only 5 are living.
In 1922, Moses, occupation Sailor, married Alice Doran of Scholar Street., Wexford.

Sources
Commonwealth War Graves Commisssion
www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead.aspx?cpage=1
Birth Cert 1898
civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1898/02092/1797786.pdf
1901 Census Wexford
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Wexford/Wexford_Urban/Trimmer_s_Lane_West/1806473/
1911 Census Wexford
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Wexford/Wexford_No__3_Urban/Trimmers_Lane_West/698213/
1922 Marriage
civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1922/09212/5332567.pdf

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Brennan, Kerry 1901

6/2/2017

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Brennan Gahan Marriages 1790-1863

5/5/2017

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I recently discovered a genetic cousin via Autosomal DNA testing whose Irish roots are in the name Gahan. My genetic cousin could be related to me on my maternal side but since we have to start somewhere I did a search of Brennan/Gahan marriages 1790-1863 on rootsireland.ie. (Civil Registration began in Ireland for Roman Catholics in 1864)
1790 Sept 19 Mooncoin Kilkenny John Gahan of Farrensarron Margaret Brennan of Farrensarron Wit. William Henebry & Richard Walsh & Thomas Dunphy
1792 Dec 11 Haggardstown, Co. Louth Thomas Brennan of Dundalk Ann McGahan of Priorlands Wit. Francis Richards & Jas Donely
1803 Jan 20 Killaveney, Co. Wicklow William Gahan Hester Brennan Wit. Francis Morton & John Gahan & Andrew Brennan
1824 Mar 2 Kilronan, Co. Roscommon James Guiheen Mary Brennan Wit. Thomas Guiheen & Celia Brennan
Note; since Celia is an uncommon name I searched for a Celia Brennan born in Kilronan. Found Celia born to Michael Brennan (could he be Mary Brennan's brother??) & Margaret Cooper 1840 Dec 28 ~~also Sara b 1835, Guy b 1837, Margaret b1847
1825 Feb 12 St. Canice's Co. Kilkenny Patrick Brennan Mary Gahan Wit. Nicholas Brennan & Nancy Ryan
1826 Nov 1 Clara, Co. Offaly Michael Brennan Jane Gahan
1834 Jan 23 Paulstown, Kilkenny James Brennan of Bornafea Elizabeth Gahan of Bornafea Wit. Martin Brennan & John Gahan
1836 Nov 1 Paulstown, Kilkenny James Brennan of Goresbridge Margaret Gahan of Goresbridge Wit. Lawrence Murphy & Anastasia Bowe
1840 Mar 3 Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford Nicholas Gahan Margaret Brennan Wit. James Stapleton & Mary Leary
1848 Sept 11 Portarlington, Co. Laois Michael Brennan Bridget Gahan Wit. George & Eliza McDonald
1851 May 3 Ballymena, Co. Antrim Joseph Brennan Catherine McGahan Wit. Elizabeth Diamond & Anne Cronan
1863 Feb 17 St. Mullins, Co. Carlow Michael Brennan Anne Gahan Wit. Andrew Hickey & Elizabeth Doyle

If you have Brennan Gahan in your family tree I would be most grateful for further information particularly if your Gahan family have Tipperary roots.
You are welcome to share this research with others but please acknowledge the source of the research. by linking it back to this blog post.
Further information re Kilronan, Co. Roscommon
www.kilronanparish.ie/

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Prior Brannan US Colored Troops

4/6/2017

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On Dec. 9th 1864 Prior Brannan of Company A, 70th, US Colored Troops married Arrinda Adams of Thomas County, Georgia, in Natchez, Mississippi.
Prior was aged 28, born c 1836 and Arrinda aged 24, born c1840. Prior was described in his marriage certificate as Black, son of a Black mother and a Black father. Arrinda was described as half White, her mother as three quarters White and her father as a quarter White.
Their witnesses were N S Hitchcock, Co. A, 70th, US Colored Troops & Phineas Mixer, Ordained Minister.
I found the following brief record but cannot ascertain if it belongs to the same man.
Mixer, Jr. , Phineas
BATTLE UNIT NAME:
33rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry
SIDE:
Union
COMPANY:
SOLDIER'S RANK IN:
Private
SOLDIER'S RANK OUT:
Private
ALTERNATE NAME:
FILM NUMBER:
M540 ROLL 52
PLAQUE NUMBER:
NOTES:
none

I have also found Prior Brannan with another spelling of his name
Pryor Branun
United States Civil War Service Records of Union Colored Troops
NamePryor Branun
Event TypeMilitary Service
Event Year1864
Age (Original)27
Military Unit Note71st US Colored Infantry

After stenuous efforts I have been unable to find Prior & Arrinda after their marriage so I would be grateful if anyone can add to their life story and honour his service. Thank you.

Sources
US Freedman's Bureau Marriages
familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F161-3JP
US Civil War Record of Union Colored Troops
familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JZKN-QYV
National Park Service
www.nps.gov/civilwar/index.htm

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