Mike Ransom,
P O Box 1754, Albany OR
97321 [541-926-1199

Mike,
It's great to have you with us...I will send the disk to you this week! Could you give us the descendants of Tabitha? Mike....I just finished addressing your disk...it will be in Thursday's mail...I checked the archives and found lots of Graves but unfortunately most had Duggan's in them! I came up with a Zac Duggan and no Tabitha...as the data base grows, contact will be made. We look forward to seeing your family list and helping you in any way we can.
Lyman

Date Sent: Tue, 30 Jan 1996 23:17:07 -0500
From: J Duggan

Lyman,
I don't recall if you have ever passed along my family background. As you can see, I'm into a real slow go time and am looking for any other input.Searching for Grandfather Cornelius V. Duggan, b Co Donegal,1865. To USA on SS Bolivia fm Moville 18Apr 1884- NYC 30 April 1884. Married Mary Dennehy 1890-1900,unk loc. In StL 1900 census to d 1906. Looking for townland in Co DON and Marr lic in USA. Have years of searching via Family History Library etc. Have used Hsehldrs for limited Catholic Church record Search. Have found a family in Tirlin which has a Cornelius about the right time, but nothing else is familiar about them. The father of the Tirlin family was also Cornelius and the mother was Nancy Carr. I have a list of the other children if it is of use to anyone. Am plng search all existing Catholic Church records for Co. Don. Have reviewed many major city directories to try to trace his movements in USA with limited success. Could use a bolt out of the blue/etc. I have also done a search of NYC passenger records for year 1883 and Jan thru April 1884 and recorded all the Duggan, Dugan in them with boat name and date if this is of any help to anyone. As far as I know there is no index for these ships. Thanks for any input.
Jim

Jim,
I did find a few tid-bits that I emailed to you...probably not what you were looking for..Is all that data written down or on disk? If it is on disk, could you copy it to me by floppy? If it is written, could you send me photo copies for the archives? It sounds like you have really done your homework and I hope that you will share with us.
Lyman

Date sent: Tue, 30 Jan 1996 23:35:03 -0500
From: Mic Duggan
Cousin Lyman,
Wow. You've organized quite a thing here. I'll add my own tidbit to the pot. Perhaps it will help piece things together. I've been been searching for connections in the family line for some time now! My great grandfather was Cornelius Duggan of Holbrook, MA. He married a woman who's maiden name was Kelly (but no one still alive in the family knows her first name). Together, they issued the following: Lawrence, Mary, John, Joseph, and Wilfred (he was my grandfather). Wilfred (nicknamed 'C.B.') married one Brigette Connolly, and together they issued: Wilfred Jr., John (my father), Margaret, Paul, Daniel, and Mary.
Lyman, I enjoyed the newsletter, and am preparing to snail mail it to the rest of my brood. I'm glad you spotted me on the AOL, and look forward to the next one! I have a question: How many variations are there, and what are they, on the Duggan name? So far, I know there is Duggan, Dugan, Duggan's, Dugan's, Dougan....Diggin? Any others? Slan, Michael Patrick Duggan
 

Date sent: Wed, 31 Jan 1996 16:09:48 -0500

From: J Duggan
I will send you what I have on two different Duggan Families and possibly a third. (I don't know if the third is part of the other two) I'm hopeful that some of the other cousins can add in and fill some of the blanks. I've been struggling and each time I have to do a great deal more digging for little or no information.. The passenger info I have is handwritten notes as is the Duggan family info. I have my own computer files for all my related families, but haven separated the Duggan ones out. The best way with the passenger info might be to have someone email me to look for some in the time period. Right now I can't put my hands on the notebook, so I am a little upset since it contains much other information. Take care.
Jim

Looking forward to putting your data in the newsletter and in the archives...so much work, I hope you can find it okay.
Lyman

Date sent: Wed, 31 Jan 1996 21:19:15 -0500
From: John And Joan Duggan
HI THERE DUGGAN ....WE'RE JOHN AND JOAN DUGGAN FROM ORCHARD PARK NY. TELL US WHAT'S GOING ON HERE. ARE THERE ANY OTHER DUGGAN'S IN THIS GROUP FROM WESTERN NY?

John Duggan:

John is a legend in his own lifetime, bringing joy to to older members of the Community on a daily basis. Presenter, story-teller, master of the monologue, singer, songwriter, John has a love of the Irish people and the Irish way of life. He entertains with his John Duggan At Home Programme every evening, a source of companionship for thousands of people in the Region. John has released many of his monologues on tape and CD, and is credited for writing such famous songs as "The Roads of Kildare" and "The Old Thrashing Mill".
For more, go to URL:
http://www.screen.ie/Businessconnect/NWRadio/
Presenters/JOHNDUGGAN.html
with your web browser.

A lot of Duggan info at URL: http://homepage.interaccess.com/~beckwith/d0002/s0000102.htm#I34571
I cant find out who's home page it is!
Manurva Duggan
Birth: 7 June1833
Father: Daniel Duggan
Mother: Mary "Polly" McMahan
Family 1: David Mitchell
Daniel Duggan
Manurva Duggan
Archibald McMahan
Mary "Polly" McMahan
Elizabeth Byrd

I Reference: Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 July 1983, p 56. Beulah Linn Family Group Sheets, 1968.

Mary Elizabeth Duggan
Birth: 1 June 1851
Death: 9 August 1927
Father: Archibald McMahan Duggan
Mother: Anna Caroline Shultz
Family 1: W. E. McMillian
Daniel Duggan
Archibald McMahan Duggan
Mary "Polly" McMahan
Mary Elizabeth Duggan
Anna Caroline Shultz

Reference: "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 50.

Nancy Malissa Duggan
Birth: 2 June 1841
Father: Daniel Duggan
Mother: Mary "Polly" McMahan
Family 1: James L. Catlett
Marriage: 18 November 1858
Daniel Duggan
Nancy Malissa Duggan
Archibald McMahan
Mary "Polly"
Elizabeth Byrd

Reference: Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 July 1983, p 56. Beulah Linn Family Group Sheets, 1968.

Phillip Sherman Duggan
Birth: 30 April 1864
Death: 5 November 1873
Burial: ,Sevier,Tennessee
Father: Archibald McMahan Duggan
Mother: Anna Caroline Shultz
Daniel Duggan
Archibald McMahan Duggan
Mary "Polly" McMahan
Phillip Sherman Duggan
Anna Caroline Shultz
Buried in an unmarked grave in Emert's Cove Cemetery.

Reference: "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 50. "In the Shadow of the Smokies", Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 405.

Polly Ann Duggan
Birth: 13 July 1826
Father: Daniel Duggan
Mother: Mary "Polly" McMahan
Family 1: Carroll Thomas
Family 2: Jack Russell
Daniel Duggan
Polly Ann Duggan
Archibald McMahan
Mary "Polly" McMahan
Elizabeth Byrd

Reference: Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 July 1983, p 56. Beulah Linn Family Group Sheets, 1968.

Sarah Jane Duggan
Birth: 28 March 1828
Father: Daniel Duggan
Mother: Mary "Polly" McMahan
Family 1: John C. Swann
Daniel Duggan
Sarah Jane Duggan
Archibald McMahan
Mary "Polly" McMahan
Elizabeth Byrd
 

Reference: Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 July 1983, p 56. Beulah Linn Family Group Sheets, 1968.

Susannah Duggan
Birth: 27 March 1830
Father: Daniel Duggan
Mother: Mary "Polly" McMahan
Family 1: Noah Atchley
Daniel Duggan
Susannah Duggan
Archibald McMahan
Mary "Polly" McMahan
Elizabeth Byrd

Reference: Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 July 1983, p 56. Beulah Linn Family Group Sheets, 1968.

William Duggan
Birth: 8 November 1825
Father: Daniel Duggan
Mother: Mary "Polly" McMahan
Daniel Duggan
William Duggan
Archibald McMahan
Mary "Polly" McMahan
Elizabeth Byrd

Reference: Beulah Linn Family Group Sheets, 1968.

Zachary Taylor Duggan
Birth: 16 October 1846
Death: 3 April 1913
Father: Archibald McMahan Duggan
Mother: Anna Caroline Shultz
Family 1: Rebecca Crawford
Daniel Duggan
Archibald McMahan Duggan
Mary "Polly" McMahan
Zachary Taylor Duggan
Anna Caroline Shultz
Anna Duggan
Birth: 4 October 1819
Death: 21 December 1859
Burial: ,Sevier,Tennessee
Father: Daniel Duggan
Mother: Mary "Polly" McMahan
Family 1: Pleasant Wear Shultz
Marriage: ABT 1836, ,Sevier,Tennessee
1.Mary E. Shultz
2.Barbara M. Shultz
3.Mitchell Duggan Shultz
4.Daniel J. Shultz
5.Archibald McNulty Shultz
6.Sarah Catherine Shultz
7.Pleasant Wear Shultz
8.David A. P. Shultz
9.Anna Isabella Shultz
Daniel Duggan
Anna Duggan
Archibald McMahan
Mary "Polly" McMahan
Elizabeth Byrd
Buried in Shults Cemetery.
 

Reference: "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 16, 36. Beulah Linn Family Group Sheets, 1968. "In the Shadow of the Smokies",
Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 30s.
 

Archibald McMahan Duggan
Birth: 11 May 1823
Death: 14 December1907
Burial: ,Sevier,Tennessee
Father: Daniel Duggan
Mother: Mary "Polly" McMahan
Family 1: Anna Caroline Shultz
Marriage: 6 September 1843, ,Sevier,Tennessee
1.Barbara Carolina Duggan
2.Zachary Taylor Duggan
3.John Martin Duggan
4.Mary Elizabeth Duggan
5.Phillip Sherman Duggan
Daniel Duggan
Archibald McMahan Duggan
Archibald McMahan
Mary "Polly" McMahan
Elizabeth Byrd
Buried in the family cemetery near W. O. Raulstone's Tannery, 12 Civil District.

Reference: "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 16, 50. Rosa Lee Downey , 16 July 1983, p 56. Beulah Linn Family Group Sheets, 1968.
 

Barbara Carolina Duggan
Birth: 25 August 1844
Death: 23 September 1932
Father: Archibald McMahan Duggan
Mother: Anna Caroline Shultz
Family 1: Thomas Leatherwood
Family 2: John Whisenhunt
Daniel Duggan BR> Archibald McMahan Duggan
Mary "Polly" McMahan
Barbara Carolina Duggan
Anna Caroline Shultz

Reference: "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 50. Rosa Lee Downey , 16 July 1983, p 57.

Catherine Duggan
Birth: 26 April 1836
Father: Daniel Duggan
Mother: Mary "Polly" McMahan
Family 1: Isaac Anderson Atchley
Daniel Duggan
Catherine Duggan
Archibald McMahan
Mary "Polly" McMahan
Elizabeth Byrd
Twin of George.

Reference: Rosa Lee Downey , 16 July 1983, p 56. Beulah Linn Family Group Sheets, 1968.

Daniel Duggan
Birth: 14 February 1793
Death: January 1870
Family 1: Mary "Polly" McMahan
1.Elizabeth Duggan
2.Anna Duggan
3.James Mitchell Duggan
4.Archibald McMahan Duggan
5.William Duggan
6.Polly Ann Duggan
7.Sarah Jane Duggan
8.Susannah Duggan
9.Manurva Duggan
10.George McCowm Duggan
11.Catherine Duggan
12.Daniel Wilson Duggan
13.Nancy Malissa Duggan
Daniel Duggan
War of 1812, buried in the Mt. Pleasant (Cedar Bluff) Cemetery.

Reference: "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 36, 50. "McMahan Family Tree", Glenn F. McMahan, 10 March 1932, p 1. Rosa Lee Downey , 16 July 1983, p 56. Beulah Linn Family Group Sheets, 1968. "In the Shadow of the Smokies", SMHS, 1993, p 23 of supplement.

Daniel Wilson Duggan
Birth: 27 August 1838
Death: 3 March 1868
Burial: ,Sevier,Tennessee
Father: Daniel Duggan
Mother: Mary "Polly" McMahan
Family 1: Sarah Jane Bird
Marriage: 17 November 1858
Daniel Duggan
Daniel Wilson Duggan
Archibald McMahan
Mary "Polly" McMahan
Elizabeth Byrd
A Soldier of the U.S., buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
SMHS has birth as 6 August 1838.

Reference: Rosa Lee Downey , 16 July 1983, p56. Beulah Linn Family Group Sheets, 1968. "In the Shadow of the Smokies", Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 495.

Elizabeth Duggan
Birth: 16 January 1818
Death: 27 June 1897
Burial: ,Sevier,Tennessee
Father: Daniel Duggan
Mother: Mary "Polly" McMahan
Family 1: Absolum R. Allen
Marriage: 19 February 1834
1.Martha Ann Allen
Daniel Duggan
Elizabeth Duggan
Archibald McMahan
Mary "Polly" McMahan
Elizabeth Byrd
Buried in Allen Cemetery.

Reference: "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 68. Beulah Linn Family Group Sheets, 1968. "In the Shadow of the Smokies", Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 103.

George McCowm Duggan
Birth: 26 April 1836
Father: Daniel Duggan
Mother: Mary "Polly" McMahan
Family 1: Frances Newman
Marriage: 13 November 1878
Daniel Duggan
George McCowm Duggan
Archibald McMahan
Mary "Polly" McMahan
Elizabeth Byrd
Twin of Catherine.

Reference: Rosa Lee Downey , 16 July 1983, p 56. Beulah Linn Family Group Sheets, 1968.

James Mitchell Duggan
Birth: 26 January 1821
Death: 6 February 1895
Father: Daniel Duggan
Mother: Mary "Polly" McMahan
Family 1: Nancy Keeler
Marriage: 31 July 1843
Daniel Duggan
James Mitchell Duggan
Archibald McMahan
Mary "Polly" McMahan
Elizabeth Byrd
Buried in Henry's Crossroads Methodist Cemetery.

Reference: T. D. W McMahan records, Johnny Scott Large, p 64. Beulah Linn Family Group Sheets, 1968.

John Martin Duggan
Birth: 6 January 1849
Father: Archibald McMahan Duggan
Mother: Anna Caroline Shultz
Family 1: Mary Ramsey
Family 2: Martha Snyder
Daniel Duggan
Archibald McMahan Duggan
Mary "Polly" McMahan
John Martin Duggan
Anna Caroline Shultz

To: Lyman
From: The Centre
Subject: Duggan Newsletter
G'day Lyman.
Happy New Year to you and all the cousins. I hope that you enjoyed your sail. Thank you for all the back issues of the newsletter, the William.doc and the gedcom file that you sent me. I have searched all of them ... but alas ... no connections ...yet. It will be a couple more months before I have all my info on disk. I will send you a copy then. By the way, your cousin Dave contacted me and our daughters have subsequently exchanged their first e-mail. I noticed in some of the newsletters that you were interested in obtaining The words to "The Wild Colonial Boy". Well... a quick look in the local library and I found 6 versions of the tune plus a couple of variations on the lyrics. One version has a bloke by the name of Jack Doolan as the wild colonial boy; in another, a guy called Jack Donahue; with a third using the correct name Jack Duggan... of course. So without further ado, here are the words (well one version at least):

There was a wild colonial boy, Jack Duggan (Doolan / Donahue) was his name,
Of poor but honest parents he was born in Castlemaine.
He was his father's only hope, his mother's pride and joy,
And dearly did his parents love the wild colonial boy.

Chorus

Then, come all me hearties, we'll range the mountain side;
Together we will plunder, together we will ride.
We'll scour along the valleys and gallop o'er the plains,
We scorn to live in slavery bowed down with iron chains.

In 'sixty-one this daring youth commenced his wild career;
With a heart that knew now danger, no foeman did he fear;
He stuck up the Beechworth mail coach and robbed Judge MacEvoy
Who trembled and gave up his gold to the wild colonial boy.
He bade the judge good morning, and told him to beware,
That he'd never rob a hearty chap who acted on the square;
And never to rob a mother of her son and only joy,
Or else you may turn outlaw like the wild colonial boy.

One day as he was riding the mountain side along,
A-listening to the little birds their pleasant laughing song.
Three mounted troopers came in view, Kelly, Davis and Fitzroy,
They thought that they would capture him, the wild colonial boy.
"Surrender now, Jack Duggan, you see there's three to one,
Surrender now, Jack Duggan, you daring highwayman!"
Jack drew a pistol from his belt and spun it like a toy,
"I'll fight but I won't surrender," said the wild colonial boy.
He fired at trooper Kelly and brought him to the ground,
And in return from Davis received a mortal wound.
All shattered through the jaws he lay still firing at Fitzroy,
And that's the way they captured him, the wild colonial boy.

Note:
(a) There is another Australian Bush Ballard titled "Bold Jack Donahue", in which some of the lines are the same as those found in The Wild Colonial Boy.
(b) As far as I can ascertain, there is no record in Australia of a bushranger named Jack Duggan or Jack Doolan. There was one named Jack Donahue.
(c) Beechworth was a major gold mining town last century and is located approx 50km east of where I am.
(d) There was a Judge named MacEvoy.
Do any of the cousins have other versions. This could be the beginnings of a Wild Colonial Boy song book... the Duggan e-mail edition.
While I'm in this sharing mood, here are a few good internet sites that I have found on my recent travels:
Genserv (the genealogical server): http://soback.kornet.nm.kr/~cmanis/ (Provides general info. Access to their genealogy data is via contribution of gedcom files).
The North of Ireland Family History Society: http://www.os.qub.ac.uk/nifhs/ (Just a general info page plus membership details, I am going to give them a try)
The Public Records Office of Northern Ireland: http://www.nics.gov.uk/pubsec/proni/pro-home.htm
National Archives of Ireland: http://147.252.133.152/nat-arch/genealogy.html
I have yet to try these last two. Will let you know their value when I do. For those cousins interested in the world 'downunder' a definitive list of
Australian web sites can be found at: http://www.gwb.com.au/gwb/guide.html Lyman feel free to edit this rather long letter any way you wish. Bye For Now
Neil
PS: And if you want a good laugh, then here are some pages devoted to the quotable Insults of another Irishman: the Australian Prime Minister, Paul Keating. at: http://www.st.nepean.uws.edu.au/~kfletche/keating.html

Neil Duggan
Surface: RMB 4850
Glenrowan 3675
Victoria
Australia
E-mail: Neil Duggan

Neil
Many thanks for the words to the song....when I read your email it is with the voice of Paul Hogan for some reason.. Glad to see the girls exchanging email...I hope a lot of the kids in the family will do that...its a great idea...we all look forward to seeing your data when you have it together.
Lyman

From: Troy
Subject: Duggan/Murray; Ayr, IRL / CAN; 1820-Organization: soc.genealogy.surnames moderation

Dear Sir or Madam,
My uncle and I are doing a family history study. Although we are studying somewhat individually, we are sharing information. My father has dug through his files and found "Ayr, Ireland" written down. What I would like to know is, is there actually a place or county called Ayr in Ireland? If so, could you help me find some web pages or mailing addresses that would help me in finding out if this is where the Duggan/Murry families originated from? I'm looking for information from about 150 years ago, give or take 20 years. I am 5th or 6th generation Irish Canadian, and I am unsure how far back that takes me.
I appreciate and thank-you for any help you could give me.
Sincerely,
Sharon Schlueter

Date sent: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 10:33:22 -0500

From: Carole E. Caruso

Subject: Archive Disk files
Hi Lyman
Help me out here. I have subscribed to your Duggan Newsletter for a patron of our local Family History Center who is computer illiterate. He is thrilled! He has given me names to submit for your archives, which I will do when I get it all sorted out. In the meanwhile, he has asked that I get your archive disk files. How do I do this? Your newsletter gives the impression that you will just mail these out upon request. I would love to have these files for my friend but will gladly pay the costs.
Please let me know how to proceed. And thanks for being such a nice guy.

Carole E. Caruso
1467 Miner Circle
Endicott, NY 13760
 

Carole
Thanks for your email...sending the disk this week...no charge, but thanks for the offer...we would love to put your data in the next newsletter and have it for the archives...hope to put this stuff on the www in the near future!
Cousin Lyman

Date: Mon, 19 Feb 1996 17:23:56 -0500

To: "Lyman Duggan "

From: Carole E. Caruso

Subject: Re: Duggan of
Kilcommon and Cahir, Ireland

In 1796, John Duggan married Julia Welsh in Kilcommon In 1822, John Duggan married Johanna Ryan in Cahir. It is not known if this is the same John Duggan or different ones. In 1823, John and Johanna Duggan of Cahir had daughter Mary. In 1791, John Duggan and Mary Crotty of Lisava had son Denis Duggan. In 1817, Denis Duggan and Judith Guiry had son Denis Duggan. In 1844, Denis Duggan of Cahir married Mary Duggan of Kilcommon.
Denis and Mary had the following children:

John, born 1845
Joanna, born 1847
James, born 1851
Edmund, born 1854
Thomas, born 1858
Denis, born 1861
Patrick, born 1863.

All of the children of Denis and Mary emigrated to New York City in the mid 1800's and resided in the counties of Queens and Manhattan. Have no data on Joanna, John, James, and Edmund and would welcome any help.
Lyman
The above information is all that my friend knows about this part of his family.

Carole E. Caruso
1467 Miner Circle
Endicott, NY 13760