Finally using DNA

I finally moved into the twenty-first century and have sent in my DNA to see if I can connect with other Curleys, since the paper trail has not proved successful.

Jennings Family, Montclair NJ and Murphy Family, Yuba Co., CA

I have added a good deal of information to WeRelate.org concerning the Jennings family of Montclair, Essex Co., NJ and the Murphy family of Yuba County, Ca. I am looking forward to collaborating with others using this wiki-based genealogy site.

Haley's from Rahara, Co. Roscommon to Essex County, NJ

Bridget Haley Oles's headstone in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Bloomfield, says that she was a native of Rahara, Co. Roscommon. Her sister Margaret married Michael Bradley.

Kilcommons of Monmouth County, NJ

Moving some old files of mine I came upon a 1992 letter from Edna Ball who said that "His [our great-grandfather Daniel Kilcommons] family did not settle in New York, and later, Pennsylvania, as he did. His family settled in Freehold and Matawan. The (our) family did not keep in contact with them."

Kilcommons of Monmouth Co., NJ

I have added a good deal of information about Kilcommonses of Monmouth County, NJ to WeRelate. Most of them came from Kilbegnet parish, Co. Galway.

Haley, Havey and related Families of Yuba Co, CA

I have just entered in WeRelate a number of birth and baptismal records for descendants of the Haley families who went to California during the Gold Rush. These are from the records of Immaculate Conception R.C. Church in Smartsville.

Owen/Eugene McEnery of Monagea Parish

I think I have satisfied myself that Owen McEnery and Eugene McEnery are the same person. When, years ago, I received the report from the Limerick Regional Archives, the parents of Catherine, Bridget, Patrick, John, Thomas and Mary were identified as Owen McEnery and Mary Collins. Today I found Thomas's baptismal record at the brs.genealogy site. In this record, the names of the parents are given as Eugene McEnery and Maria Collins. Now if I can just get in touch with the O'Driscoll who has his family tree on the web and is presumably the great-grandson of Eugene (and grandson of John, and son of William Joseph O'Driscoll and Margaret McEnery) I could find out his sources for Eugene's birth and death dates.