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IMMIGRANT SURNAMES
(unless noted, all immigrants spent their early years in Manhattan, Queens or Brooklyn, NY)
Surnames Country City,
Co., etc
Year imm Destination Immigrant names Ancestral names, other info
Related material on FLANAGAN family
FLANAGAN Ireland Athleague par,
Elphin diocese,
Co. Galway
1834 Astoria Andrew, John, Thomas, Mary FLANAGAN b. ca 1790-1810 Andrew imm. to W. Bromwich, Staffordshire, Eng prior to U.S. Parents: Patrick FLANAGAN, Cecily GALVIN All the names immediately below are FLANAGAN descendants or collateral to the family.
MATTHEWS England Birmingham,
War.
1834 Astoria Sarah b. ca 1804 par: John MATTHEWS and Mary ---?
BUTLER Ireland Clonmel,
Tipperary
1848 Manh, Bkln, points west Edmond, John, Thomas, Mary and Kate.BUTLER Par: John BUTLER, Mary SLATTERY
Descendant surnames: CASEY (not in NY)
CASEY, MORAN Ireland Phillipstown,
Kings Co.
ca.
1847
Astoria Lawrence CASEY & Anna MORAN, son George Lawrence was shoemaker in Halletts Cove area. Names JOYCE, DELEHANTY and FLANAGAN were all Astoria names.
Descendant surnames: CASEY/JOYCE: KURZ, BROWN, COMMANDER, LAVIGNE, SMITH.
CASEY/FLANAGAN: GRIGGS, HOWELL, HEFNER, SMITH.
CASEY/DELEHANTY: COOK, GOETZ, LARDNER, SCHNEPEL.
DELEHANTY/ DELAHANTY, BURKE Ireland Thurles,
Tipperary
ca 1850? Astoria John DELEHANTY & Mary BURKE, ch Bridget FLANAGAN, Michael, John DELEHANTY Descendant surnames: BRADY, BYRNES, CASEY, COONEY, GOODWIN, MEYER, O'ROURKE, SMITH
DEMPSEY, CAHILL Ireland ? ca.
1870
Astoria William DEMPSEY, Mary E. CAHILL Descendant surnames: WELSH, MCCALLAN, CLIFFORD
EGAN, LAWLOR Ireland Kildare ca.
1863?
Astoria Ann LAWLER EGAN, dau. Elizabeth EGAN FLANAGAN Descendant surnames: CABASINO, DUGAN, FLIEDNER, HIGGINS, MACPHERSON, STEIN, STEPHENS (STEPHAN), WELSH
CROUGH/ CROW/ CROWE Can Montreal ca. 1850 Manh, Ast. Margaret CROW EVANS. Father & Bro: Thomas CROUGH, Montreal.
Descendant surnames: see EVANS
EVANS England Bristol 1849? Manh, Ast. George EVANS
biographical sketch
Was a shipbuilder. Parents: Wm EVANS, Rebecca HALL.
Descendant surnames: GRANT (BARGER, O'CONNELL, STOETH) FAGAN (ROVEGNO, ETZKORN, many), FERGUSON , DEMPSEY (see above)
JONES Wales ? ca. 1850 MD, then Manhattan, Freeport, LI Rebecca FISHER, Geo. Morgan JONES Amelia FLANAGAN (1842-1915) married George MORGAN JONES (c 1844-1908) Ancestral surnames: O'GORMAN, RUSSELL
Descendant surnames: LANG, WOOD, MUNZINGER, CHARLTON, Freeport, LI. KENNEDY, PACKARD WENTZ, OWEN.
KELLY Ireland ? ca.
1855?
Astoria Thomas, Abbie (par), Catherine, John, etc. KELLY descendants improbably
WALDRON, SHUKER England W. Bromwich,
Staffs
ca.
1857?
Astoria Mary Ann WALDRON, James SHUKER M.A. par. James WALDRON, Sarah MATTHEWS
Descendant surnames: , NYC area: SHUKER, KUHNEL
Philadelphia: STADTLER, GEOUGH, WRIGHT
Grand Rapids: SHUKER, POWELL, WEKENMAN, SMALLY, JEWETT, MARGER, CZERNEY
Cape May, NJ: MARGER
EXERTIER Fr-> Switz Geneva ca.
1842
Manh, Ast Charles EXERTIER Descendant surnames: HENRY, HINKELDEY, HODGKINS, MCGRATH, THISTLETHWAIT
GRAPIN France near Paris? ca.
1843
Manh, Ast Annette GRAPIN EXERTIER see EXERTIER
Related material on FAGAN family
FAGAN Ireland Barconey
Grattan, Ballyjamesduff,
Castlerahan,
Cavan
ca. 1857-1868 Manh > LIC > L.I. Brothers John, Eugene, Edward, Laurence, Matthew. Sisters Rose CARROLL, Ann SEAMAN Blacksmiths; parents: Edw. FAGAN, Mary CAFFREY
Descendant surnames: NY (L.I.): FAGAN, ROVEGNO, ETZKORN;
CT: FAGAN, ROCKWELL, DUBE;
Calif: FAGAN, BLIZZARD
EGAN Ireland ? mid 1870s Manh > LIC siblings Margaret EGAN FAGAN, Peter, Thomas, Michael EGAN par: Thomas EGAN & Winifred ---?
FENTON Ireland Midleton, Carringtohill, Cork 1881 Manh > Bronx & L.I. Michael & John (imm 1881), Thomas (imm 1866) Michael par: Denis FENTON, Margaret MOORE
Descendant surnames: CAMPBELL, CROWLEY
LATTIMORE Ireland ? ca.
1848
Manh John (blacksmith on Manhattan's lower east side) Connection to FAGAN or or FENTON unknown. Have family bible, misc papers.
SANTORO Italy Salerno 1880 Manh > Paterson, NJ > Calif. George (Giuseppe) Descendant names: ROOD, QUINN George SANTORO married to Elise ROOD, a granddaughter of Laurence FAGAN. Have misc papers, photographs.
ROOD ? Mass ca 1880 Manh Unknown Catherine/Kate FAGAN b. ca. 1866 married Walter ROOD born 1845 in Massachusetts. Antecedents unknown. Other descendant name: QUINN
Related material on HOGAN family
HOGAN Ireland Clare - possibly O'brienstown ca.
1845?
Manh & Brooklyn brothers Patrick & George b. ca. 1825 Patrick: 66th St & 8th Ave in 1866. George was shoemaker, 15th St, 18th St area, sisters Catherine and Anne married MCMAHONs Francis J. was attorney
Known HOGAN Descendant surnames:
gen 1: MCGRATH (Hackensack), MCMAHON (Bronx, Manh), SCOTT (Manh), HOGAN (Brooklyn, Manh)
gen 2, NY: HALLAM, FAGAN, KEAN, MILLER, PICCO, RAIS, SULLIVAN, BROWN;
gen 2, NJ: NICOLAUS, BECKER, CONGER, EISGRAU, MANAHAN
MCMAHON, MACMAHON Eng. and East Indies ? ca.
1845?
Manhattan John R, Andrew R. Known residences were around 37th-40th Streets, just west of 6th Ave. Their widows Catharine and Ann lived near Fordham 1890-1905. 1920: Morningside Drive
DONOHUE, O'BRIEN Ireland Tipperary ca.
1845-50
Manh & Greenpoint, Brooklyn Philip DONOHUE & Catharine O'BRIEN, b. ca.1790, ch: John, Daniel(?), Catharine HOGAN, Patrick(?), Margaret(?) DONOGHUE, DONOHOE, O'DONOHUE variants used in early years. Their son John DONOHUE (1818-1903) was successful contractor in Greenpoint. Married to Irish immigrant Ann MAHER. Children: Philip, Daniel, Mary Ann, Ann, Dora PFEIFFER. Descendant surname: WELBORN.
HANDY England ? ca.
1660?
Sandwich,
Cataumet,
MA
Richard HANDY Richard HANDY gravestone
1719, Old Town Cemetery, Sandwich, Mass. Henry HANDY (1828 Lee, Mass-1913 Brooklyn), married Irish immigrant Mary MORGAN (1832 Ire-1896 Brooklyn). Descendant surnames: HANDY, GADDIS, CONNORS (also see HOGAN).
MORGAN Ireland Co. Down ca.
1849
Wmsburg
Bkln
Patrick MORGAN, Anna MCGOW b. c1800 Anna MCGOW MORGAN imm 1849 to Williamsburg, Brooklyn with five children. Husband Patrick and son John MORGAN, probably preceded her. They settled in Brooklyn with at least 3 daughters and 1 son. Husband Pat'k died around 1855. Children we have followed (b. 1830s, Co. Down) were John MORGAN (m. Rosanne DOYLE) See above for Mary HANDY; see below for Theresa MORGAN WORTH and Ann MORGAN WARD.
WORTH Prussia?   ca.
1835-40?
Wmsburg
Bkln
Jacob WORTH, Theresa MORGAN Only child w/descendants: Louis R. WORTH 1879-1939, Brooklyn Jacob WORTH (c1838-1905) was a prominant Brooklyn politician married to our relation, Theresa MORGAN (c1841 Ire-1914 Brooklyn). Jacob may have hidden his Prussian birth. His parents were Mary and Theodore WORTH from Prussia, His brothers were Philip and Louis, both Brooklyn police officials. Descendant surnames: WORTH, HOGAN (unrelated to our HOGAN family), WARREN.
WARD Unknown     Wmsburg
Bkln
James WARD, Ann MORGAN
Ann MORGAN WARD (c1839 C. Down, Ire, imm c1849, d. 1897, Brooklyn) married American-born James M. WARD (c1832 NY-1901, Brooklyn). Their children b. 1860s-70s Bklyn: William James, Ann AHRINGER, Emma MEINBERG, Katie MCHENRY, Deborah SIMON WRIGLEY, Sarah R., James. Descendant surnames: MEINBERG, STONITSCH, WRIGLEY, SIMON, MARA, TRAUB, Staten Island; possibly GEIGER in NJ
COLLINS, SMITH, GAFNEY Ireland ? ca.
1850
Prospect Heights, Brooklyn James, Mary, John, Frank, Thomas COLLINS (siblings) par: James COLLINS, Mary GAFNEY. James Jr wife: Mary Ann SMITH
Descendant surnames: HOGAN, KELLY, MADDEN, BRADY, WILSON, SCHULER, SMITH
LAURENT France Baccarat,
Meurthe
Moselle
ca. 1880 Manh, Prospect Heights, Brooklyn Marie Eugenie LAURENT COLLINS b. 1861 Par: Hubert LAURENT, Celestine ADRIAN. Family in Baccarat were glassmakers.
Descendant surnames: See COLLINS
ADRIAN France Baccarat,
Meurthe
Moselle
ca.
1874
Woodhaven, Queens Edouard ADRIAN, Marie Augustine THOMAS, ch: Josephine, Simon, Marie Aug., others Descendant surnames: COOK, GLESSING, BACCUS, KAISER, Woodhaven, Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island.
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