Cait

 

Dear Phil (Re Williams family of Kilbeheny)

Ancestry

Father's Side
My Father was Patrick Williams of Kiltankin, Parish of Templetenny, County Tipperary, Ireland.

Grandfather-David Williams
Grandmother-Catherine Hennesey

Great-Grandfather-Patrick Williams
Great-Grandmother-Ellen Foley

Mother's Side
My Mother was Nora Noonan, Parish of Kilbenny, County Limerick, Ireland.

Grandfather-Denis Noonan Grandmother-Mary Fitzgerald

Great-Grandfather-Timothy Noonan
Great-Grandmother-

Both Great-Grandfathers were living at my birth in 1804 and met at my christening by Rev. James Keating, the successor of martyred (in 1766) Father Nicholas Sheehy.

(Signed ) David Williams

The original letter was written by David Williams and this copy was copied from a typed copy given to me at the 1990 Williams-Doran family reunion. Aunt Ruth Hornfeck had the original, but passed away in 1997 and do not know who in the family has the original letter.

The contents of this letter indicated his Irish roots after coming to America in 1828 and marrying Ellen Cummings of Waterford, Ireland. It is not known if they were married in Ireland or in America. They had 10 children; Patrick F. Who served in the civil war for the Union Army and died at the Battle of Fair Oaks, VA in 1862;Thomas A.; Vincent E.; Stephen; David F.; John Jerome; William Joseph; James D.; Mary Hanorah-my GGrandmother, and Nellie.

Mary H.Williams married Patrick Doran on 9/29/1875. He was from Cambria County, PA and a twin. His brother was James Doran. The twins father was James Doran of Callows County, Ireland and their mother was Mary Kennedy who was also from Ireland.

Patrick and Mary Williams Doran were married and had 9 children. They were Edward Pius; Vincent Joseph; John Lawrence; Mary Eleanor; Thomas Basil; Ruth Christine; Agnes Patrice; Raymond Marcellus and Anna Katherine. Anna Katherine is my Grandmother.

Mary Ellen Rowe Heath - [email protected]

 

Mike