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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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 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  In 1868, John Brannon of Nenagh Tipperary opened an account in the Freedman's Bank in Tallahassee, Florida. He named his brother Thomas of Nenagh, Tipperary, Ireland on his account.
Unfortunately he did not give any other information. Source familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DYFQ-3MB?mode=g&i=50&cc=1417695 John Branon born c1830 Georgia, Race Mulatto
wife Louisa Brannon born c1835, Race Black Children John born c1855 Isaac born c1858 Amilia born c1860 Mary born c1862 Elizabeth born c1865 Sources John Brannon, Screven, Georgia 1870 familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-XXZQ-LHC?mode=g&i=175&cc=1438024 This list includes variants of the surname
Nora, born Ireland c1842, husband? Thomas born Ireland c1839, son William born c1868 Georgia. Also resident in the household William O'Brien born Ireland c1804. Resident Augusta Ward 4, Richmond, Georgia Cathr, born Ireland c1825, husband? James born Ireland c1820, children? James born c1862 & Mary Ellen born c1868, both in Georgia Also resident in the household Peter Garrity & Jas Cullen born Ireland c1821 & c1822. Resident Savannah, Chatham, Georgia 1870 Esther, born c1836 Ireland, husband? John born Ireland c1832, children? John born c 1859 George born c1861 Cranford born c1864, all born Ireland Patsey born Georgia c1868. Resident Savannah, Chatham, Georgia 1870 Mary born c1830 Ireland, children? Bridget born Georgia c1850, Johanna born Georgia c1856. Also resident in the household Michael Tully & William Morris, born c1845 & c1844 respectively, both born in Ireland. Resident 1870 Savannah, Chatham, Georgia Mary born Ireland c1825, husband Thos born Ireland c1823, sons Thos born c1867 Georgia, James born c1869 Georgia. resident 1870 Savannah, Chatham, Georgia Bridget born Ireland c1838, husband? Michael born Ireland c1835. Also resident in the household Patrick Hall & William Marvin born c1847 Ireland & c1834 Georgia respectively. Resident 1870 Savannah, Division 21, Chatham, Georgia Mary born c1840 Ireland. With Jessie Lee born c1848 New York. Resident Savannah, Chatham, Georgia Source 1870 US Federal Census Nora Brannon familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DCR3-8JY?mode=g&i=88&cc=1438024 Cathr Brennan familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DRWS-7TY?mode=g&i=223&cc=1438024 Esther Brannan familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DRWS-7FJ?mode=g&i=237&cc=1438024 Mary Brannan familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DRWS-75P?mode=g&i=630&cc=1438024 Mary Brennan familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DRWS-7F7?mode=g&i=410&cc=1438024 Bridget Brennan familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DRWS-75P?mode=g&i=630&cc=1438024  Gaylord V Brennan was born in Illinois in 1922. He was the son of Louis G & Edna A Brennan. In 1930, the family were living in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois. Both Louis George and Edna were born in Illinois. By 1940 Edna was widowed and she and Gaylord were lodging in the home of Herbert and Ada Cook in North Court Street, Rockford. A Draft Registration Card for George Louis Brennan 1918 suggests that Louis/George used both his first names interchangeably at different times in his life. His wife is named Edna and he is recorded as self-employed with a peanut vending machine business. George is recorded as 5 foot 10 & one eight inches tall, of stout build with blue eyes and sandy hair. Louis died on July 29, 1935 according to a transcription of the Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index 1916-1947. This record also tells us that Louis was born on Feb. 22 1880 in Shirland, Illinois. He was only 55 years at the time of his death. This record of Louis' place of birth gives us a great clue for checking the 1880 US Federal Census, if he was born prior to the census. Imagine my delight when I found Louie aged 3 months living with his parents Martn & Marccella Brennan. Martin was born in Wisconsin and Marcella in New York. All 4 of their parents were born in Ireland! The transcription of the Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index 1916-1947 came to my aid again giving me the death of Martin C Brennan (birthplace Footville, Wisconsin) on March 21 1933 in Rockford, Winnebago. Husband of Marsella. Martin's father was John Brennan and his mother Mary Cannon, both of whom were born in Ireland. Obituary & Gravestone for John Brennan www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=124285539 Sources 1930 US Federal Census familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X39C-HBL 1940 US Federal Census 1918 Draft Registration Card familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6D1-K6V 1880 US Federal Census familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX23-Y99 1933 Death Record familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3L9-8WL Special thanks to Paul Howes of www.howesfamilies.com who supplied me with this picture from Memorial Park on Old Moultrie Road in St Augustine, Florida and instigated this research. Ian Eric Brennan was born May 17, 1918 the son of Alfred Eric and Jean Brennan, Farnborough, Kent. He was the younger of twin brothers at Dulwich College. He was in the Third XI and a prefect and having secured a Cutlers' Exhibition went abroad for a year. He studied German at Schwerin in Macklenburg with Herr Stroemer, with whom Mr. Macpherson had collaborated in certain school books. Returning from Germany in October 1936, he joined Messrs. Gellatly Hankey & Co., Ltd., Billiter Street, and after a year proceeded to their office in Hamburg, and later to Antwerp. On outbreak of war he returned to England at once and joined the R.A.F.V.R. He was awarded his wings in due course and commissioned on November 5, 1940. After further training he was posted to a Hurricane squadron in the Fighter Command, and met his death over the North Sea, eight miles east of the Shetlands, whilst on patrol, on March 1, 1941. Research and picture contributed by Bob Cumberbatch, Guild of One Name Studies, UK  Sources
Pilot Officer Ian Eric (“Doggie”[1]) BrennanPilot Officer Ian Eric Brennan of 3 Squadron RAF Volunteer Reserve was tragically killed whilst conducting dog fight training in his Hawker Hurricane on 1st March 1941. He was aged 22 years and 9 months when he was in collision with the Hurricane of Sgt Joyce. P/O Ian Eric Brennan flying Hurricane V7069 was the senior pilot that day, and Sgt Joyce in P3255 was the pupil hoping to gain some fighter tactic experience. Out off the Sumburgh Head a number of maneuvers had been carried out and all seem to go OK when suddenly the two aircraft collided and unable to recover P/O Brennan’s Hurricane plunged into the sea. The other Hurricane, severely damaged and with its pilot Sgt Joyce badly shaken up managed to limp back to Sumburgh where he got down safely, alas his instructor P/O Brennan, aged 22 from Farnborough, Kent, was killed and his body never recovered[2]. His plane was recorded as crashing here: 59.916739, -1.166665[3] [2] http://www.crashsiteorkney.com/shetland-underwater-sites [3] https://canmore.org.uk/site/289470/hawker-hurricane-i-sumburgh [4] London Gazette: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35019/page/7128/data.pdf Issue 35019 Page 7128 20 December 1940: “16th Nov. 1940. (Seniority 5th Nov. 1940) 901413 Ian Eric Brennan (88229) [5] BRENNAN Ian Eric of Mount Bank Farnborough Kent died on or since 1 March 1941 on war service Administration Llandudno 18 October [1941] to Alfred Eric Brennan works manager. Effects £447 18s 2d. http://interactive.ancestry.com/1904/31874_222436-00584?pid=2281234&backurl=http://search.ancestry.com//cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DGmI26%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26gss%3Dangs-g%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26msT%3D1%26gsfn%3Dian%2520eric%26gsfn_x%3D0%26gsln%3Dbrennan%26gsln_x%3D0%26MSAV%3D1%26cpxt%3D1%26cp%3D11%26catbucket%3Dr%26uidh%3D5h3%26pcat%3DROOT_CATEGORY%26h%3D2281234%26db%3DUKProbateCal%26indiv%3D1%26ml_rpos%3D2&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=GmI26&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true [6] Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1530381/BRENNAN,%20IAN%20ERIC#carousel2 BRENNAN, Pilot Offr. IAN ERIC, 88229, RAF (VR) 3 Sqdn. 1st March, 1941, Age 22. Son of Alfred Eric and Jean Brennan, of Farnborough, Kent. Panel 31  The 1911 Census gives us a wonderful picture of my Gilleran great and great great grandparents. My great grandparents, Michael Gilleran and Ellen Beirne and their five children were living with Michael's parents, John Gilleran and Anne Fox. John Gilleran of Roadwalk and Anne Fox of Clooncraff (age 18) married in Roscommon RC Church in 1872. The Civil registration record gives only their fathers' names but the Church marriage record transcription (rootsireland) records the following; Parents of John Gilleran, Patrick Gilleran and Mary Hanly Parents of Anne Fox, Michael Fox and Margaret Brennan . John Gilleran was baptised on Feb. 28 1845. His godparents were James Hambrogue and Margaret Brennan. (rootsireland) I have found baptisms for 6 siblings, Thomas 1833 Patrick 1835 Margaret 1837 James 1840 Michael 1842 William 1847 John Gilleran died in 1920, in the company of his daughter-in-law Ellen. The 1911 Census gives Anne Fox Gilleran as the mother of 4 children. Baptism record transcripts give us; Mary Ann born 1873 Michael born 1874 Mary Ann born 1875 Patrick born 1877. Anne died in 1925 of old age (75 acc. to the Death Record) in the company of her daughter-in-law Ellen. Ellen Beirne Gilleran was the daughter of Malachy Beirne of Ballyglass, Rahara, Co. Roscommon & Ann Donnelly. In 1857, Griffith's Valuation records Malachi Byrne as a tenant of Robert H Gunning in Ballyglass, Rahara. Malachy Byrne married Ann Donnelly in 1854 in Knockcroghery. Patrick 1855 Brigid 1864 Martin 1867 Timothy 1870 Ellen & Margaret her twin were born in 1873. Sources rootsireland Baptism and Marriage records Civil Registration Records BMD www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Roscommon/Mote/Clooncraff/783297/ In 1920, Dave Branon and his wife Mamie were living in Fork, Lexington with their 2 year old daughter Viola. Both Dave and his wife could read and write though neither had attended school. Their home was rented and they both 'worked out' as farm labourers.
On June 16th, 1920, Dave and Mammie's lives were struck with immeasureable grief when their daughters Ethel and Edna died only 3 weeks after birth. There was no physician present at their deaths so there is no cause of death recorded. In their death certficates we discover that Mammie's name was Mary Martin and that she and Dave were born in Lexington County. Ethel and Edna were buried in St. Paul's Church on June 17th, 1920. The certificate does not identify if this was the Baptist Church or the Wesleyan Church. By 1940, the family had grown to include Dave Junior age 20, Wade age 18, James T age 10, Martha age 8, Mayole age 6 and Swanee, Dave's wife, age 17. Sources 1920 Census records ancestry.com original records 1940 Census records ancestry.com original records South Carolina Death Records ancestry.com original certificates In 1870, Bailes Brannon (30) and his wife Sopha (26) lived with their children Arch (7) and Milly (2) in Campobello, Spartanburg County, South Carolina. Bailes and Sopha could not read or write. Bailes was a farmer. All the family were born in South Carolina. Campobello is derived from Italian meaning beautiful field. In the same year, 1870, a white man named Augustus Brannon (26) is farming land in Campobello. And another named Clements Brannon. It is possible that Bailes and Sopha worked for the Brannon family prior to emancipation.
In 1880, Campobello had a population of 99 people. The family of Bailes Brannon had grown by 1880 and included John A (Arch?) age 14, Ella (Milly?) age 11, Pinkney age 9, Mary age 7, Martha age 4 and mother-in-law Milly Brannon age 65. No-one in the family can read or write. Bailes and Sophia's parents were all born in South Carolina. Bailes and his son John A are described as farm labourers in this Census. The family were living in Spartanburg Township. Spartanburg is 22 miles from Campobello. In 1880, the town of Spartanburg had a population of 3,253. This must have been a huge change for the family, moving from a rural area into the county seat. I don't know what happened to the family after 1880. Maybe they migrated North? A first search through the marriage and death records for the children did not yield any likely matches. Neither could I find a death record in South Carolina for Milly, Sophia or Bailes Brannon. If you have found this family I would love to hear from you. Sources Original Census Records 1870 & 1880 at ancestry.com South Carolina Death Records originals at ancestry.com Wikipedia for local history of Campobello and Spartanburg |
AuthorI'm a Brennan with clear roots in Clawinch Island, Co. Longford (on the Shannon) Brennan Family Clawinch, Co. Longford and possibly in Kilteevan, Co. Roscommon. As a child my father's people told me that our family came from Kilkenny originally and that Cromwell threw us out. This story has intrigued me all my life and of late I have begun to collect information about Brennans the world over. If you have Brennans in your family, you are cordially invited to join me and maybe we will get to the root of this family story, or maybe not... Archives
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