A Parade of Priscillas (Part 2)

Priscilla (Putnam) Bailey (1657-1704)

Priscilla Putnam, daughter of John and Rebecca (Prince) Putnam and granddaughter of Priscilla (Gould) Putnam was born March 4, 1656.  She married Joseph Bailey in 1675.  Joseph was born in Newbury,Essex, Massachusetts, on April 14, 1648, the son of John and Eleanor (Emery) Bailey. 

Joseph and Priscilla moved to Arundel, Maine around 1700, but returned to Massachusetts in 1703.  Priscilla died November 16, 1704 and is buried in Danvers.  Joseph remarried and returned to Arundel.  He died there, killed by Indians, on October 23, 1723.

Joseph and Priscilla had10 children, born in Newbury, Massachusetts:

 Rebecca, b. October 25, 1675
 Priscilla, b. October 31, 1676
 John, b. October 16, 1678
 Joseph, b. January 28, 1681
 Hannah, b. September 9, 1683
 Daniel, b. June 10, 1686
 Martha, b. June 9, 1688
 Judith, b. February 11, 1690
 Lydia, b. November 25, 1695
 Sarah, b. February 14, 1697

Arundel was originally part of an area known as Cape Porpoise.  Early settlers fished and farmed.  There is evidence of ship building, mills and a brickyard.  Indian Wars from 1680 to 1720 cause the evacuation of the town.

To be continued with Priscilla Bailey, sister of Rebecca (Bailey) Annis.

Priscilla Gould m. 1611 John Putnam Sr.

John Putnam Jr. m. 1652 Rebecca Prince

Priscilla Putnam m. 1675 Joseph Bailey

Middle Names

Most of the middle names in my family are first names, so when I see something otherwise, it's noticeable.  My great-grandfather, Jeremiah O'Sullivan was an only son with three sisters.  One of his sisters never married, but the two that did marry each had one surviving son.  Each of them had the middle name of Sullivan, which they seemed to use consistently throughout their lives. 

 George Sullivan Councilman, son of George and Helena (O'Sullivan) Councilman,  was born January 18, 1874, in San Francisco, California.  He consistently used his middle name, as shown in his voter registration, above, and his World War I draft registration, at left.

Herbert Sullivan Francis McPike, son of John Henry and Mary R. (O'Sullivan) McPike was born August 22, 1885, in Charlestown, Massachusetts. He consistently used his middle name as shown in his draft registrations for World War I and World War II, shown at left.

Their brother, Jeremiah, did eventually marry at age 40 and had 5 sons.  Only two of those five had sons.  Jeremiah had three Sullivan grandsons that I know of, and at least 3 great grandsons.


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A Parade of Priscillas (Part 1)

Priscilla (Gould) Putnam  (1590 - 1677)

Priscilla is a very popular name in my family.  For over 300 years in a direct line back to Priscilla (Gould) Putnam of Salem, there are only 2 of 12 generations without a Priscilla.
My direct immigrant ancestor, Priscilla Gould, was born between 1585 and 1590 in Aston Abbotts, Buckinghamshire, England, the daughter of Richard Gould.  She married John Putnam there, circa 1611.  They had seven children baptised in Aston Abbots: Elizabeth, Thomas, John, Nathaniel, Sarah, Phoebe and John.  According to the family story, in 1634 they emigrated with their children to Massachusetts Bay Colony and settled at Salem.

Aston Abbotts, Buckinghamshire
circa 1910

Their youngest son, John Putnam, Jr. was christened on May 27, 1627.  He married Rebecca Prince on July 3, 1652 in Salem, Massachusetts.  Rebecca was born around 1630.  The children of John and Priscilla (Gould) Putnam is one of the two generations without a Priscilla.  John and Rebecca had ten children, born at Salem: Rebecca, Sarah, Priscilla, Jonathan, James, Hannah, Eleazor, John, Susanna and Ruth.

Priscilla (Gould) Putnam died circa 1668, age 83 and is buried in Wadsworth Cemetery, Danvers (formerly Salem Village) Massachusetts.

The next installment will feature Priscilla Putnam, daughter of John Putnam and grandaughter of Priscilla Gould.

Priscilla Gould m. 1611 John Putnam Sr.

McDermotts of Castlewrixon

Castlewrixon House

My grandfather, Richard McDermott, grew up in Castlewrixon South, 5 miles north of Buttevant.  The old Irish name for Castlewrixon was Crish-la-nowan, which means "the cross by the river".  

Mrs. McDermott bought the interest of the farm for 1,375 pounds.  In about 1895 they bought it out under a Land Purchase Act.*

Mrs. McDermott was the wife of my great uncle David McDermott.  I only know that she was called "the English lady" by the family.  They had no children, and I haven't found any record of their marriage.  
 

Michael McDermott

In 1906, a perfect arrow head was found in the potato field by David's brother, my great uncle, Michael McDermott.  Arrowheads of this type were rarely found in the south of Ireland and may have been brought from Ulster for trading purposes.   It was also believed that these were the chosen weapons of the fairies and they were called "elf darts". 

Bridie McDermott

In 2010, my cousin Mary and I visited Castlewrixon House (above).   It is now the home my cousin Michael (son of my great uncle Michael) (above left) and his wife, Bridie McDermott (right).  We had a great time visiting the house, learning about our family and visiting the family graves.  They were very kind to us.

McDermott Elf dart

To learn more about Castlewrixon, click here to read about the area in the Grove White notes.  The Grove White notes were compiled by Col. James Grove White, an officer in the British Army with an intense interest in the history of North Cork.  

The finding of the elf dart was reported in the Journal of Cork Historical and Archaelogical Society, Volume XIII, 1907, page 197.  This journal has been digitized on Google Books. To read more about the elf dart, click here. This gives a whole new meaning to being "away with the fairies"!

I hope to visit Castlewrixon again next year, and see the fairies!






* from Grove White notes



Sources: Grove White notes from CorkPastandPresent.ie; Journal of Cork Historical and Archaelogical Society from Google Books

Photos: personal photos of Castlewrixon House, Michael McDermott and Bridie McDermott; Castle Wrixon Flint Arrow Head from Google Books

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Jeremiah O'Sullivan (1857-1916) (part 2)

Below is a table of the 16 Jeremiah Sullivans born in Bantry between January 1857 and November 1864.  There are three facts I am sure of regarding our Jeremiah. 

• His father's name was Jeremiah,
• his mother's maiden name was Dealy or Daly and
• he was born in Bantry, County Cork, Ireland. 

In the various sources I checked for his date of birth, the month of November is mentioned twice.  It is the month he gives as his birth month on his naturalization application. 
Jeremiah gives his own birth date as November 2, 1859. While there may have been a reason to change the year, people often keep the date the same. If he was born on November 2, 1857, a baptismal date of a week later makes sense.

If you look at the chart below, there are 3 childen with a father named Jeremiah Sullivan. There are 4 children born in November. There is only one child whose mother has the last name of Dealy/Daly.

Jeremiah Sullivan, baptised November 8, 1857 meets all 3 criteria. 

Baptism	Child	Father	Mother	Sponsors
Feb 19, 1857	Jeremiah Sullivan	Jeremiah Sullivan	Julia Sullivan	William Sullivan Johannah Lynch
Jul 26, 1857	Jeremiah Sullivan	William Sullivan	Mary Flynn	Cornelius Sullivan Margaret Healy
Nov 8, 1857	Jeremiah Sullivan	Jeremiah Sullivan	Honora Daly	John Sullivan Briget Mounty
Dec 12, 1857	Jeremiah Sullivan	Timothy Sullivan	Julia Driscoll	William Honora Driscoll
Jan 6, 1858	Jeremiah Sullivan	Denis Sullivan	Ellen Healy	Cornelius Healy Catharine Harrington
Apr 29, 1858	Jeremiah Sullivan	Timothy Sullivan	Margaret Cotter	Jeremiah Cotter Cath Sheehan
May 23, 1858	Jeremiah Sullivan	Daniel Sullivan	Eliza Murphy	John Sullivan Mary Murphy
Aug 24, 1858	Jeremiah Sullivan	John Sullivan	Ellen McCarthy	Daniel Jane Sullivan
Jul 7, 1859	Jeremiah Sullivan	John Sullivan	Catharine Connor	Timothy Catharine Quin
Nov 27, 1859	Jeremiah Sullivan	James Sullivan	Julia Minihane	Thomas Clerke Julia Sullivan
May 21, 1860	Jeremiah Sullivan	Denis Sullivan	Ellen Keohane	James Leray Margaret Sullivan
Jul 19, 1860	Jeremiah Sullivan	John Sullivan	Honora Leary	Owen Catharine Sullivan
Jan 27, 1861	Jeremiah Sullivan	Denis Sullivan	Honora Desmond	Daniel Minihane Mary Flynn
Nov 14, 1861	Jeremiah Sullivan	John Sullivan	Ellen Burke	Maurice Gaggin Cath Burke
Nov 26, 1863	Jeremiah Sullivan	Jeremiah Sullivan	Ellen Kent	Tim Brien Johannah Sullivan
Feb 16, 1864	Jeremiah Sullivan	John Sullivan	Catharine Sullivan	Patrick Mary Sullivan

Next post, we'll look at the siblings of Jeremiah Sullivan, born in Bantry and emigrating to the U S.

To be continued.......

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Jeremiah O'Sullivan (1857 - 1916) (part 1)

Jeremiah O'Sullivan and children

The picture at the right is the only known picture I have seen of my grandfather's father, Jeremiah O'Sullivan, from Bantry, Cork, Ireland.  With him are 5 of his children.  I believe this picture was taken around 1914 or 1915.  If that is correct, the children are, from left to right, Arthur Lee, b. 1912, Herbert James, b. 1908, Lauretta, b. 1902, Richard George, b. 1905, and Irene Edith, b. 1903.

The family story always was that Jeremiah had immigrated from Bantry, County Cork, Ireland, but his date of birth varied, depending on the source. 

Birth date evidence:

• 1880 Census: his age is listed as 21, and the enumeration date was June 1, 1880,
• which would mean he would have been born between June 2, 1858  and June 1, 1859
• Naturalization papers:
• he gave his date of birth as November 2, 1859
• Marriage record, age 35 on the date of his marriage, May 23, 1897,
• which would mean he was born between May 23, 1862 and May 22, 1863.
• 1900 Census:
• Date of Birth listed as November 1864
• 1910 Census: his age is listed as 50, and the enumeration date was April 15, 1910,
•  which would mean he had been born between April 15, 1860 and April 14, 1861.
• Death record: When he died on January 26, 1916, his age was recorded as 58 years,
•  which would mean he was born between January 27, 1857 and January 26, 1858.

This would lead me to believe that he was born between January 27, 1857 and November 1864.    In the recently released church records for Bantry at Irish Genealogy there at 16 Jeremiah Sullivans born in Bantry between these dates.  In the next post, I'll look at those 16 men and determine which, if any, is our Jeremiah O'Sullivan.

To be continued.....

Photo Credit: thank you to June Casaletto for sharing the above photo with me
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