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Date: 8 Nov 2008
Name: Sally Foster
Location: Solon, Maine, U.S.A.
Comments: I am looking to find the parents of John A. Tuscan b. abt 1787 in Ma. U.S.A. He lived all of his life in Bingham , Me. until his death on Feb. 25, 1862, His wife Nancy died 1864 in Bimgham, Maine also. We have been told we are Italian, French, German for some. He has been very rare in name to search for. In earliest references to him, he was a Hog Reeve, and School Agent and superintentdent in Bingham. Towm meetings were held at his house at times. It was written John "Tuskin" in the Bingham records we saw.. the only ones we we saw.. and are unable to know if there is more right now.. but we have looked for 2o years.. but he was called Tuskin from 1814 and 1818 at least and later his name was called Tuscan. Not we are not sure if the earlier ref. were misspellings of his name or he actually wrote it like that. I am seeking any and all information about Tuscans. .. to see where we came from. I found the name Tuskin on your website.. a Jacob Tuskin. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Sal ...my email is: saltuscanfoster@yahoo.com
Palatine name of interest: Tuscan/Tuskin
Date: 8 Nov 2008
Name: Kent D Hiestand
Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Comments: I found an 1887 newspaper article saying that Dennis Hiestand lived in Ardagh, Limerick. Is this true or was it really a Dennis Histon? For the article and further information see: http://members.tripod.com/~Hiestand/chronik/HISTON.HTML I would appreciate any help with this mystery.
Palatine name of interest: Hiestand / Histon
Date: 6 Nov 2008
Name: Joani Harris
Location: Seattle, WA, USA
Comments: Anyone have any info?
Palatine name of interest: Bowen
Date: 24 Oct 2008
Name: Una Wilson
Location: Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Comments: fascinating story. I studied history but was unaware of the palatines, knew about the huguenots settling in ireland. best wishes Una Wilson
Palatine name of interest: I was told recently Beechinor was the German name Bechiner. This was the name of my great- great grandmother who lived in west cork. I have been looking up information on the Palatines and cannot find any similiar name? can you advise if there were names like this?
Date: 23 Oct 2008
Name: Diane Euston
Location: Kansas City, MO, USA
Comments: What a great website! I'm so happy to know that someone is working to preserve this.
Palatine name of interest: Benner, Dulmage/Dollmetsch
Date: 11 Oct 2008
Name: Frank latchford
Location: Richmond, BC, Canada
Comments: Left Co.Limmerick 1842 for Canada
Palatine name of interest: LATCHFORD
Date: 6 Oct 2008
Name: Bergen Nixon
Location: Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
Comments: During the American Revolution, George Lawrence remained loyal to the British Crown and relocated to what became Upper Canada and eventually, Ontario. I am a direct descendant of Loyalist George.Any information would be welcome. Thank you.
Palatine name of interest: John Lorentz b. 1670 nr Kaiserlautern m. Margrath Roeckel (daughter of Sebasteiean and Mrs. Roeckel). John died 1715, Ballingrane, Ireland. First emigrated from Lower Palatine in 1709 to England and thence to Ireland. This gentleman is the furthest back in ancestry I can so identify. can so far
Date: 26 Sep 2008
Name: Catherine MacKendrick
Location: Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Comments: Have just read People making places by Patrick O'Connor with great interest since my family is mentioned so frequently being one of the original families at Killeheen.
Palatine name of interest: Teskey
Date: 24 Sep 2008
Name: Carolyn Long
Location: Calgary, Alberta, C anada
Comments: If any of the above sounds like a family connection, I would love to hear from you.
Palatine name of interest: Long, Graham, Switzer
Date: 23 Sep 2008
Name: Andrew C. Delmege
Location: Alexandria,, Virginia, USA
Comments: I recently visited the Museum in Rathkeale. My name is Andrew Delmege. My grandfather, Arthur Henry Delmege, wrote a definitive history of our family line. In fact, excerpts from his work are used and housed in the museum in Rathkeale. I have literal volumes of information about the Delmege line and would truly love the opportunity to connect with some of my more distant "relatives" about our history. Please, if at all interested in connecting with one of your American cousins, send an e-mail to me at ACDelmege@yahoo.com. I truly look forward to hearing from you!
Palatine name of interest: Delmege, Delmage, Dolmage
Date: 20 Sep 2008
Name: Deena Sorci
Location: Crystal Lake, Illinois, USA
Comments:
Palatine name of interest:
Date: 20 Sep 2008
Name: Stephanie L. Shier
Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Comments: Astounded at finding my family heritage and excited to keep researching it!
Palatine name of interest: Shier
Date: 17 Sep 2008
Name: Gaither McDonal Keener
Location: Mooresville , NC, USA
Comments:
Palatine name of interest: Keener, keene,
Date: 15 Sep 2008
Name: Chris Mooney
Location: Hastings, Victoria, Australia 3915
Comments: A friend of mine is named Hassard and I would like to know if that is an Irish Palatine surname pls.
Palatine name of interest: Hassard
Date: 4 Sep 2008
Name: Ann Switzer Klooster
Location: Shakespeare, Ontario, Canada
Comments: Very exciting to see this site. Will forward to relations at upcoming reunion.
Palatine name of interest:
Date: 27 Aug 2008
Name: Roland Sparling
Location: Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England
Comments: I have never visited the Scariff area, but am intending to do so. My email address is rolandsparling@btconnect.com
Palatine name of interest: Sparling
Date: 25 Aug 2008
Name: Kaye Nicholls
Location: Ontario
Comments: John George Hornigh, b1671. Arrived in Old Ross, Wexford, Ireland in 1709. Name became HORNICK and HORNECK. John Whitney Hornick came to Ontario, Canada in 1840s.
Palatine name of interest: HORNIGH, HORNICK, HOFFMAN
Date: 24 Aug 2008
Name: Beryl Galbraith
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Comments: I have been looking for Altheimer/Alltimes ancestors for a long time, but so far have not been able to find anyone who shares this ancestry.
Palatine name of interest: Altheimer/Alltimes
Date: 22 Aug 2008
Name: Jean Purtell
Location: Richmond, New South Wales, Australia.
Comments: My husband's family came from Kathkeale, County Limerick, GG Grandfather, John was sent to NSW in 1822, sentenced with thirty others under the Isurrection Act of 1822, to transportation for seven years. His parents were Patrick and Alice (nee O'Brien). I am not sure if they have Palatine ancestry.
Palatine name of interest: Purtell
Date: 20 Aug 2008
Name: Bruce Smith
Location: RR 1, Ariss, ON, Canada
Comments: Descendant of Philip St. John. Emigrated to Canada in 1817. Would like to find family roots in Ireland and Europe.
Palatine name of interest: St. John
Date: 20 Aug 2008
Name: Carol Suters
Location: Brooklin, Ontario, Canada
Comments:
Palatine name of interest: St.John
Date: 20 Aug 2008
Name: Fawcett, Bernice
Location: North Bay, Ontario, Canada
Comments: My mother's people emigrated to Canada from Ireland in the 1850's.Their surnames were Martin and Libby. They settled in the Ottawa valley in Ontario. Margaret Martin Stuart married Wesley Poff. Catherine Libby (born c 1828 in Wexford Ireland; died 24 March 1894 Canada West) married Daniel Mick (born c 1826 in Ireland son of Peter and his wife Elizabeth Mick)
Palatine name of interest: Mick Poff
Date: 8 Aug 2008
Name: James McCulloch
Location: Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
Comments: Martin Long was born in 1776 in Pallas, Limerick, Ireland, the son of David Long and Mary Switzer. He came to Canada in 1839 with his sons Joseph, Adam and James. He was my grt grt grandfather.
Palatine name of interest: Long (Lang)
Date: 4 Aug 2008
Name: margaret Lynn
Location: Montreal, Quebec , Canada
Comments: Despite several years of belonging to the IPA I am still unable to access the members Only area of this website. I am using the password/date given to me. What is the trick to this?
Palatine name of interest: Switzer
Date: 30 Jul 2008
Name: Susan Hamilton
Location: Bongaree, Queensland, Australia
Comments: I am seeking information for my cousin on his paternal great grandmother Jane Barkman with parents William Barkman and Jane Booth Tomlinson married in Rathkeale in 1840. William was born in Adare about 1823 to Peter and Rebecca Barkman. I was interested to see the photo of the Adare National School and that there were a lot of Barkman Children in the photo.I have enjoyed your site greatly.
Palatine name of interest: Barkman
Date: 28 Jul 2008
Name: Barbara Bradley
Location: Wilmington, DE, USA
Comments: An ancestor, Samuel Ruth/Rudd or Reuth, b. approx 1690, owned property in PA and DE in 1725, but may have come from Ireland or his ancestors came to Ireland via Wales, England, Germany (Thuringia area) or Alsace-Lorraine, or possibly Holland. The family was initially Presbyterian in the US, but may have left their original land because of Calvinist beliefs. Any insights for country of origin would be helpful. I have no information on names of his parents.
Palatine name of interest: Rudd, Ruth, Reuth
Date: 18 Jul 2008
Name: Linda St.John
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Comments: These are my ancestors
Palatine name of interest: St.John
Date: 15 Jul 2008
Name: Michelle Cormack
Location: Australia
Palatine name of interest: Reck
Date: 4 Jul 2008
Name: Steve Benner
Location: newmarket, ontario, canada
Comments:
Palatine name of interest: Benner
Date: 27 Jun 2008
Name: Elmer P Weaver
Location: Leetonia, OHIO, USA
Comments: Interested in finding information on the Irish side of the maternal side of our family.
Palatine name of interest: Treir, Trayer, Treyer, Troyer
Date: 26 Jun 2008
Name: John Funk
Location: Delaware, Ohio, USA
Comments: We are coming to Ireland this September, and while planning our trip I came across some information about Rathleale and the Palatine people. My family came to America from Palatine in 1719 (Bishop Henry Funck), and settled in Pennsylvania. I have read a lot about the Palatine's plight and hope to visit your center September 17th. Any information you can provide about Irish Palatine people I will be greatly appreciative.
Palatine name of interest: Funck
Date: 21 Jun 2008
Name: Richard Shibles
Location: Ames, IA, USA
Comments: In 1732 Elizabeth Killpatrick Shibles had a son in Pemaquid, Maine USA. One account says she and her brothers came from Ulster, but she had left the boys father in Ireland. Shibles is not known elsewhere in the world and may be a corrupted for of Scheibels, Schaible or similar. I look for information concern a possible Palatine name like that.
Palatine name of interest: Shibles, Scheibels, Schaible, etc. Kilpatrick
Date: 16 Jun 2008
Name: George Rohe
Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Comments: While doing research on my Bavarian ancestors. I came upon Rohe's in early U.S. census and American Civil War records,who were from Ireland. Does anyone have any information?
Palatine name of interest: ROHE
Date: 7 Jun 2008
Name: christopher hilton SWITZER
Location: lethbridge, alberta, canada
Comments: my g/g/g/g christopher and bro george arrived in bi-town [now ottawa] in 1835 from court matrix. his successor,s were christophers. my great g/f was obadia christonum and his oldest son christopher samuel is my father. my oldest son is christoper kim of osoyoos bc so we have quite a string of christopher's in our heritage!!
Palatine name of interest: switzer/schwietzerdolmage/ruttle
Date: 1 Jun 2008
Name: christopher hilton switzer
Location: lethbridge, alberta, canada
Comments: i have much history since martin used shoe tack,s to put his proclomation on the cathederals in 1505 in germany. my problem is that [the mormom church historical wbs] has totally confused the switzers who got out in 1705,6, and 7, with those did get out a year or to earlier and get to the [new world] our people got side tracked to ireland for well over one hundred years.my gggg/f came there in 1835.
Palatine name of interest: christopher switzers as far back as you can go. i have 5 generation's of their history but gets a bit muddy before that.
Date: 1 Jun 2008
Name: christopher hilton switzer
Location: lethbridge, alberta, canada
Comments: i have much more [switzers all my fathers were]compiled by bw switzer of brantford ontario, in conjunction with my late uncle bob, it goes right back to before the exodus from the palintine, but before my ggggg/f i do not think all is correct, appear's that family's have been mixed up, particularly those that got out first and made it to the usa and those that got sidetracked to ireland for over 1 hundred year's. [my people]
Palatine name of interest: christopher samuel father d1986.obedia chrisostonum,d1942 g/f. christopher d1897 gg/f.christopher d1862 ggg/f..adam switzer d1793gggg/f. the last 4 of these are buried in bell's corners near ottawa, canada,
Date: 27 May 2008
Name: Cynthia Lodwick Armstrong
Location: cascade, co, usa
Comments:
Palatine name of interest: I am seeking information on John, Jason, Agnes, Eugenie Lodwick. May be spelled Lodewyke, Lodowick, Lodwycke. John A. born in Askeaton in mid 1800's. Connection to Dragoons of Eniskillen, Battle at Waterloo.
Date: 13 May 2008
Name: Betty Mooney
Location: Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
Comments: Families from Ballymena Antrim possibly originating with King Williams army.
Palatine name of interest: Hollinger/Kennedy/Murray/Boal
Date: 9 May 2008
Name: Bob Fizzell
Location: Beloit, WI, United States
Comments: The IPA is a wonderful resource for genealogy, but an even better resource for connecting with many great cousins.
Palatine name of interest: Fissell, Delmage, Piper, Teskey, Cunningham, Atkins
Date: 7 May 2008
Name: Cynthia Asghar
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Comments:
Palatine name of interest: My mother was adopted as an infant from the Fargo Children's Home. The Home has been able to tell us the name of her birthmother, Esther Fahlsing (sp). Esther's father was Crist Fahlsing, of Pennsylvania Dutch ancestry, originally from Indiana. Crist was married to Jessie Hannon (Esther's mother as well). I believe Jessie could have been Irish Palatine, but this is only a guess. My maiden name is Driscoll. Irish, to be sure, but Catholic. (I left the Catholic church as a teenager.) If you find any information, would be appreciated. Thank you.
Date: 4 May 2008
Name: Maria Shier
Location: Matagalpa, Matagalpa, Nicaragua
Comments: I am very interested in knowing the genealogical data of my husband who is Harry Shier son of Frederick George Shier of Ballingrane. Frederick was the son of George Henry Shier 1875-1940 who lived in Ballingrane.
Palatine name of interest: Shier, Switzer, Dulmage, Sparling, Fitzelle, Doupe, Barkman, Coe, Shoemaker, Bovenizer, Cahill, etc
Date: 25 Apr 2008
Name: JulieAnn ( Sparling) Page
Location: Orwell, Ohio, USA
Comments:
Palatine name of interest: Sparling
Date: 4 Apr 2008
Name: Harvey e Slonaker II
Location: , , US
Comments: I am descended of German Palatines who settled in Pennsylvania, ca. 1720. Just visiting the site. Very nice! Keep up the good work!
Palatine name of interest: n/a
Date: 31 Mar 2008
Name: Lynette Fitzelle
Location: Imperial, Sask., canada
Comments: My father's family were Palatines from Limerick. His father's name was Fitzell and his mother's was Poff.
Palatine name of interest: Fitzell(e) Poff
Date: 23 Mar 2008
Name: Margaret Thompson
Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Comments: I am just starting to research my Delmage family ancestors and found the Palatine web site. My ggggrandfather Julius b.c1798, Adare, Limerick, a Corporal with the 21st Regiment came to Australia with his son Jacob in 1833. It is believed that Julius's first wife Margaret Henry had died an he had remarried to a Margaret Farmer. Three more children were born in Western Australia, John, Elizabeth and George William Delmage. When the Regiment left for India Jacob Delmage remained in Western Australia and married my ggrandfather's sister, Lucy Tapper. Jacob and Lucy's daughter Matilda married my ggrandfather, Thomas Frederick Tapper. Can anyone help with further information on the Delmage family in Ireland.
Palatine name of interest: Delmage
Date: 22 Mar 2008
Name: Beryl Payne
Location: Rochester, Kent, England
Comments: There is a Mick family tree available on line.
Palatine name of interest: Mick, Millar, Dulmage, Shoemaker
Date: 21 Mar 2008
Name: PAT
Location: CASPER, WY, USA
Comments: My great-great granmother was a Sparling. Her father George W. Sparling came from Tioga Co. N.Y., and I believe his father was Peter. I'm assuming they were Irish Palantine from what I have gathered so far.
Palatine name of interest: Sparling
Date: 21 Mar 2008
Name: Tania Maria Macdonald
Location: Hamilton, , New Zealand
Comments: Family names: HOFFMAN & POFF
Palatine name of interest: Hoffman & Poff
Date: 16 Mar 2008
Name: Lee Turner
Location: , , Australia
Comments: I'm trying to find more information on my gggg grandfather Julius Delmage born about 1798 in Adare, Limerick. He was in the 21st regiment of Foot, The Royal North British Fusiliers.I'm trying to find information on his parents, his 1st wife who was possibly called margaret as was his 2nd wife, his death and any other information if possible? Kind Regards Lee
Palatine name of interest: Delmage
Date: 11 Mar 2008
Name: Deborah Oxley
Location: Castletown, Mountrath, Co Laois, Ireland
Comments: I can trace back the Cole name in Ireland to John Cole who was born in 1798. There is a story in our family tree whereby the father of John Cole 1798 was converted to Methodism after hearing John Wesley preach. The family are all from the area of Ballyfin in County Laois. I have not found any reference to Palatines settling in this area and would like to know if anyone has any information on this. It seems that the majority of Palatines settled in Limerick.
Palatine name of interest: Cole
Date: 10 Mar 2008
Name: Wayne David KNOLL
Location: near Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Comments:
Palatine name of interest: STRAKER,BACH, Von STIEGLITZ I am searching the pioneers of the Wandin South area of the Yarra Valley, and GERMAN settlers in teh Melbourne region, and looking at their origins, anting to separate Palatine Irish from settlers coing from Germany.
Date: 7 Mar 2008
Name: Peter
Location: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Comments: I am interested to find out further information about Elizabeth Rynard/Raynard and the Rynard/Raynard family in general.
Palatine name of interest: Rynard
Date: 25 Feb 2008
Name: Hugh McGarry
Location: , , Singapore
Comments: I spent two years with my grand-parents (Coughlan) in Pallaskenry in the 50's. Great to see history and traditions preserved. Keep up the good work.
Palatine name of interest: Possibly a Palatine connection through marriage to Coughlans (Pallaskenry), Lynch (County Limerick), Gaynor (Castleconnel).
Date: 7 Feb 2008
Name: David Wylie
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Comments: I've hear a lot about Rose Cottage, a little less about Firgrove Cottage, from my Mom, and would love to visit it some day. Are there pictures and locations available. Pictures especially of the two so that I can forward them to my Mom.
Palatine name of interest: Barkman, Shier
Date: 28 Jan 2008
Name: Joanne McKenzie
Location: Parkdale, Victoria, Australia
Comments: Joseph Thomas & his wife Jane Jones immigrated to Australia in 1853. I am having great difficulty in documenting the Ruttle line back to Casper Ruckel. Can anyone help please or can I does the Irish Palatine Association carry out research? I would be greatful for any help
Palatine name of interest: RUTTLE
Date: 28 Jan 2008
Name: Dianne Morrison
Location: Orillia , Ontario, Canada
Comments: I have a family history book with alot of information in it. I'm trying to find out where they came from in Germany and when.
Palatine name of interest: Lowe,Ruttle,Speyer,Spires, Shier,Tiffin,
Date: 25 Jan 2008
Name: Philip Lusty
Location: Orillia, Ontario, Canada
Comments: Realized I know several people of the Palatine lines...Mick, Brethour, Switzer... Thought to learn something of their history.
Palatine name of interest:
Date: 23 Jan 2008
Name: Margot Jorgensen
Location: Courtenay, B.C., Canada
Comments: Clarinda, d. of C G Sparling and M A Corneille married Johnston Armstrong. Agnes Lucy (1794-1853), d. of Mary Ann' sister Agnes (1794-1853) and John Switzer married Johnston's brother Thomas.
Palatine name of interest: Sparling, Corneille
Date: 19 Jan 2008
Name: Shirley Muir
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Comments: I would welcome any inquires into Australian tree. Shirley
Palatine name of interest: Le Guier Sparling
Date: 15 Jan 2008
Name: Herman Switzer
Location: Dublin, , Ireland
Comments: I require as much information as possible about the Switzer Clan and any info would be greatfully accepted HERMANSWITZER@HOTMAIL.COM
Palatine name of interest: SWITZER
Date: 15 Jan 2008
Name: SELINA SWITZER
Location: DUBLIN, , IRELAND
Comments: MY FATHER'S NAME WAS HERMAN SWITZER, MY GRANDFATHER WAS LORENZO SWITZER, i AM INTERESTED IN FINDING OUT WHERE THEY ORIGINALLY CAME FROM
Palatine name of interest: SWITZER
Date: 15 Nov 2007
Name: Margaret "Peggy" LeGear McNulty
Location: Scottsdale, Az, USA
Comments:
Palatine name of interest: LeGear, O'Halloran
Date: 13 Nov 2007
Name: Kevin Franklin, Historian, Town of Colonie
Location: Colonie, New York, U.S.A.
Comments: Seeking information on a Frederick J. Switzer, proprietor of the Elm Grove Hotel along the Albany and Schenectady (NY) Turnpike Road. Elm Grove was run by the family of Leland Stanford (Stanford University line)who resided in the township of Watervliet (now Colonie) in the 19th. Century. Property records show that Switzer did not own the property but leased it and I have a great interest in locating any relatives. Circa 1900 photo shows what may be the proprietor (Switzer) standing on the front porch wearing suspenders and a bow tie similar to that of what a bar tender would wear. Sorry I can't use municipal funds to join your society, but any information you may have on Switzer family, possibly related to Polk's and Lundergan families would be appreciated. Kevin Franklin, Historian
Town of Colonie, N.Y. www.colonie.org/historian or: franklink@colonie.org
Palatine name of interest: Fred J. Switzer (Frederick?)
Date: 8 Nov 2007
Name: Kathryn Hendrick Edds
Location: Durham, North Carolina, United States
Comments: My great grandfather, Patrick Hendrick, (1833-1911) immigrated from Ireland to Oriskany and the Utica area of New York State when he was about ten years old. I do not have any information on his parents nor where in Ireland he was from. I have always thought the name Hendrick sounded German and am fascinated by the possibility that the Hendrick family are Palatines. Does anyone have any information on the name Hendrick?
Palatine name of interest: Hendrick
Date: 6 Nov 2007
Name: Katie Null
Location: Arlington Heights, IL, USA
Comments:
Palatine name of interest: Embury, Null
Date: 27 Oct 2007
Name: Bridget
Location: USA
Comments: My father was born in Co. Mayo, Ireland, and talked of German ancestry. Would Reynolds or derivative names be Irish Palatine.
Palatine name of interest: Reynolds
Date: 27 Oct 2007
Name: Pat McLachlan
Location: Bellingham, WA 98226, USA
Comments: Visited Rathekele twice, the Palatine Center was very helpful, and our visit with Lorna Shire, a volunteer at the center was a highlight of our 2 month tour of Ireland in 2005. We joined then, but have not been in contact since. Thank you for information, and we hope to learn more.
Palatine name of interest: Shire, Shier, Schyer
Date: 23 Sep 2007
Name: Neil Peters
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Comments: My father was from Bansha County Tipperary, he is deceased now but I heard him talk about his German heritage. I am very interested in the History of The Palatine Germans. The name was Petters, now we go by the name of Peters. There are a few Peters in The Glen Of Atherlow Co Tipperary
Palatine name of interest: Petters
Date: 20 Sep 2007
Name: Stephen Finlay
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Comments: I have completed the full circle.My grandparents were called Long from Limerick(German:Lange). I now been living back in Germany for the last twelve years. I always knew of the German Ancestry but as an Irishman its funny to now be living back in the country my ancestors left 400 hundred years ago.
Date: 3 Sep 2007
Name: Richard Shibles
Location: Ames, Iowa, USA
Comments: My only confirmed connection to Ireland is Elizabeth Kilpatrick, who emigrated from Coleraine, Ulster to America with her three brothers in about 1730. He son, John Shibles, was born in Pemaquid, Maine in 1732. It is speculated that her husband's name was Johann Scheibels who was born in An Bothar Bui (Enfield), Co. Meath about 1700 (http://www.sprague-database.org/genealogy). There exists no trace of John Shibles' father in the USA. I am curious as to whether any Palatines were in Co Meath in the 1730s and if so whether there is any record of a Johann Scheibels.
Palatine name of interest: Scheibels/Shibles
Date: 3 Sep 2007
Name: Linda Muchmore
Location: Exeter, Devon, UK
Comments: I have traced the above and have still to look into the Bowen and Cronsberry and Switzer lineage. Sarah Ann Bowen m 15.5.1780 Christopher Teskey above. Catherine Cronsberry m ( Nicholas Sire (b. 1772) but I have not traced her ancestry. Julianna Switzer m. 17.12.1746 Jacob Teskey ye younger. Any help would be much appreciated.
I really must come and visit Rathkeale. And I really must go to the Palatine. What is the latest news about villages where these family names came from?
Really looking forward to hearing from somebody. Linda Muchmore
Palatine name of interest: Teskey Shire/Scheuer Bowen Cronsberry Switzer
Date: 1 Sep 2007
Name: Helen Macdonald
Location: Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Comments: I visited Adare this summer and visited the cemetery behind the golf course. Several Corneilles were buried in the church. Is there anothercemetery where earlir graves might be located.
Palatine name of interest: Corneille, Eaton
Date: 31 Aug 2007
Name: Kayla McAlister
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Comments: Seeking information on Barbara Highfield and John Lowe. I descend from their son Thomas Lowe. (Barbara was first married to William Sparling). I am interested in finding out who their parents were.
Palatine name of interest: Lowe/Lowes, Heyfle/Hiffle/Hyfle/Highfield
Date: 30 Aug 2007
Name: D Scorer
Location: Somerset, England
Comments:
Palatine name of interest: Stark
Date: 24 Aug 2007
Name: EDWARD BRADSHAW SWITZER
Location: LONDON, UK, UK
Comments: INTERESTED IN ANY INFO ON MICHEAL SWIITZER, HIS BROTHER NEAR HOCHDORF
Palatine name of interest: BOVENIZER FROM CO LIMERICK
Date: 24 Aug 2007
Name: Pamela Ann Moore
Location: Tahlequah, Oklahoma, USA
Comments: I am a beginner at tracing our roots. Came across a book about my father's side which listed the Sparling family name and the Irish Palatines. I had never heard about the Irish Palatines and so I will be learning more since I want to share this with other family members.
Palatine name of interest: Sparling
Date: 17 Aug 2007
Name: Joan Sparling
Location: Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Comments: I am trying to find some ancestory, my grandfather past away almost two years ago and I am told we have some Irish heratige.
Palatine name of interest: Sparling
Date: 13 Aug 2007
Name: dale heenan
Location: regina, sk., cananda
Comments: thanks
Palatine name of interest: heenan hennan henen hennen henin
Date: 13 Aug 2007
Name: Dan Hevenor
Location: Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
Comments:
Palatine name of interest: Heavenor/Hevenor
Date: 1 Aug 2007
Name: Cynthia Albaugh
Location: Tuckerton, NJ, 08087
Comments: I'm not sure if the Line of Irish Palatine descent is going to show in the comment area so forgive me for repeating myself.
My great-grandfather Tobias Ruttle was born i Limmerick County, I believe around 1831. Tobias, his wife, and young children came to the United States (Philadelphia) in the early 1871. Tobias' son, John, is my great-grandfather was also born in Ireland.
Does anyone have anyone have any information? Also, I've printed out the information to become a member. Once I mail the information to become a member. How do I get the log-in info needed to get into the members only area?
Thanks.
Palatine name of interest: Ruttle
Date: 10 Jul 2007
Name: Chris Kirtley
Location: Heidelberg, Baden-Wurtemburg, Germany
Comments: I am working in Heidelberg for a few months, and came across the Irish Palatinates through the recent BBC radio play. I am finding that very few people here seem to know about them.
Palatine name of interest: Wolf
Date: 4 Jun 2007
Name: Thomasina Dearlove
Location: Epsom, UK
Comments: I will be visiting the Museum and surrounding area early August. Hoping to catch up with Gary Switzer as his John Switzer and my Grandfather William (1875) were brothers.
All the very best.
Palatine name of interest: Switzer
Date: 30 May 2007
Name: John Kling
Location: Elmhurst, IL, DuPage
Comments: Is the surname KLING Irish Palatine origin? So far I have not been able to confirm.
Palatine name of interest: John R Kling Born 1864 and immiigrated from Ireland in 1899
Date: 2 May 2007
Name: Mary Slack Maynard
Location: Palm Harbor, FL, USA
Comments: After reading about the Palatine Irish, stories my great aunt told about her mother's childhood make sense. There was never any hint that Harriet had German ancestry.
Palatine name of interest: Vokes