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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Mayo => Topic started by: rpal20001 on Wednesday 16 February 11 20:32 GMT (UK)
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Hello all:
I am looking for any info on the Reap family.
Catherine (1810 IRE) and her brother Michael (1820 Ballycastle, Mayo, IRE).
Catherine is my Great Great Grandmother.
Parents and siblings are not known.
Catherine married Terence Maloney (1804 IRE) - possibly in US.
First child Thomas was (born 1840) in Canojarie, NY.
They then moved to Pittston, PA by 1850 where all future children were born.
Thomas Maloney (1840 in NY) married Bridget Neville (1846 in PA).
Her father was Patrick Neville (abt 1805 IRE)
He mother was Honora Reardon (abt 1815 IRE).
Her brother Michael Reap (1820) born Ballycastle, Mayo per obit,
First married Honora Connor (1827 Mayo) in Ireland. They had 2 children.
After her death he married Mary Bolin/Bolen/Bowlin and they had 9 children.
He was one of the early settlers of this area of PA. became a prominent merchant, bank President and businessman and is noted in the History of Luzerne county.
I am happy to provide source documentation to anyone researching these families from their time in the US.
Thank you in advance for any leads you can provide!
Ro
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I am researching a "Nellie" Reap/Reape/Ralph who married Michael Monnelly/Munnelly circa 1840 in the Belmullet area. They had children born between 1845 and 1859. One of them was my great-great-grandmother, Mary Munley born 1845 or 1847. She married a Gaughan and later immigrated to Scranton area, Pennsylvania. There were other Reape families in the area as well.
Any connection?
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I should clarify: One of their children MIGHT HAVE BEEN my great-great-grandmother, Mary Munley born 1845 or 1847.
These two, Ellen "Nellie" Reape and Michael Monelly are possible parents for my ancestor. Trying to make the connection....
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Hello THamilton
Thanks for your response!
I don't have much info on the Irish family members prior to immigration though I would be happy to exchange info to see if there is any overlap. It is certainly possible that Nellie Reap was a relative of Michael Reap (1820) who is in my family. I don't have his parents or any sibling info other than he emigrated with a sister Catherine (1810). Certainly likely that there were siblings in between. Do you have info on the family in Ireland?
I have posted the Johnson-Lebon family on Ancestry.com and geneanet.com. That would give you info on the families and dates of immigration. Or I can send you a copy of the GEDCOM directly if you would like.
Please let me know if there is any assistance I can provide with your research. I am retired and happy to help.
Warm regards
Ro
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Hi there - My name is Michelle and I too am a descendant of the Reap Family . Peter Reap married Bridget Granahan They lived on a small Farm, Kilfine Parish, Bally Castle, Near Balina, County Mayo. Some migrated to Avoca, PA and some also relocated to the Syracuse/Buffalo NY Area.
Also family surnames that are also conencted to Reap is Jackson too!
Possible connection!!
Thanks, Michelle
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hello Michelle:
Would you please email me at * so we can discuss further? I would be happy to send you a GEDCOM of the Reap/Neville/Maloney family I have from Avoca and Pittston, PA. and I would dearly love to get info on the family from Ireland as the only names I have are Michael and Catherine. It definitely sounds like we are talking about the same family and I am thrilled to have found you! Thanks so much for responding!
warm regards
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My name is Bob Conlon and I am researching O'Boyle, Judge, Quinn, Granahans, and more from Crossmolina / Balina areas of Mayo and the Pittston area of PA. I have Reaps who were god parents of my O'Boyles in the 1870s and 1880s. John O'Boyle married Anne Quinn in 1866 in Crossmolina area and landed in Pittston around 1873. Any connections? Thanks Bob
Also check out St. Johns Evangelical Cemetery on Market Street in Pittston. There are many Reaps there!
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Hi Bob I have Catherine O'Boyle who married John Reap. Possible sister of John O'Boyle or niece of John? I am going to St. Johns Cemetery in a few weeks. Not too far I live in CT.
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Hi Bob and Michelle:
Sorry for the delay in responding to your inquiry.
Been having many problems with my FTM software lately and my Ancestry.com tree got corrupted with a bad synch. Unfortunately, I didn't realize how badly for several months so now must redo tons of research from Jan to today. I am NOT a happy camper.....
Bob - I did check my old tree and do not see any O'Boyles. Been working mostly on my French side since I am in FR till Nov and have a reunion in June I am trying to prepare for....I will certainly let you both know if I find any connection once I get all the most recent research back into the tree. Thanks for the tip on St Johns' Evangelical Cemetery!
Michelle - good luck with the trip to Pittston! I hope you have luck finding more info on our Reaps.
hugs
Cuz Rosemary
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Thanks for quick reply. I am betting there is a connection of Reaps to either O'Boyles, Quinns, or the Judges. Or they could have just been good friends from the old country. Stay on the Pittsford Reaps. A lot of grave stones with name.
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Hi Michelle,
I descend from Thomas Craig, who was from the Balina, County Mayo area. His brother, James, immigrated to the USA and settled in Avoca with his first cousins (the Jackson's, Reap's, and Munley's). Thomas moved to the area later as well. I don't know anything else about his cousins. I was wondering if you know of any connection in your family to a Craig family. The places match up perfectly and I see that you have connections to both the Reap and Jackson families. Let me know if this sounds familiar at all to you. Hope to hear back!
Faith
Hi there - My name is Michelle and I too am a descendant of the Reap Family . Peter Reap married Bridget Granahan They lived on a small Farm, Kilfine Parish, Bally Castle, Near Balina, County Mayo. Some migrated to Avoca, PA and some also relocated to the Syracuse/Buffalo NY Area.
Also family surnames that are also conencted to Reap is Jackson too!
Possible connection!!
Thanks, Michelle
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Hello Michelle and Springsf
It certainly sounds like our families are related since I know my Micahel and Catherine Reaps come from Ballycastle, Mayo but I have not found the connections to the other family names in my known family members. It certainly seems likely given the small area of upstate PA that they all settled in that there was some connection however, I do know that there was another Michael Reap (also a shopkeeper in Pittston) before my Michael arrived and I have not found any family connection yet though one is likely.
I do appreciate any advice you can provide on potential Reap connections to the Granahans, Jacksons, Craigs etc.
My tree is Johnson-Lebon2013. I do hope we can make some progress.
Thank you so much for your help!
warm regards
Rosemary Palermo
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Hello,
I wonder if you have come across any Cardens from Ballycastle in your research?
I have another post about my great grandmother Sarah Carden Cox who we think was born in Carrowniskey, Ballycastle in the early 1840s.
She came to Boston. She married in 1863.
We think her parents were William and Catherine.
Thank you,
kaknmo
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My 3rd GGM was Winifred Reap, born abt 1812 possibly in Ballycastle Mayo who married James Connors b.1843 from Ballycastle and I believe they both stayed in Ireland. Their 4 children however came to Pittston PA. They were Thomas Henry Connors b abt 1833 who married Mary Langan, Mary Connors b abt 1835 who married Patrick M Murphy (my GGP's), James Connors b abt 1842 married Julia Connors (yes her maiden too) and Michael Connors b abt 1845 who married Bridget Callahan. They all raised their families in Pittston. We believe that one of the Michael Reaps who came to Pittston was a sibling of my Winifred but can't find any proof yet. Does any of this sounds familiar? Pat Sharpe Dunn in NJ
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Hello,
I have not read RootsChat for a very long time.
I am not a good navigator yet!
My great grandmother was I believe a Sarah Carden from Doonfeeney, Ballycastle, Co. Mayo. She married in Boston MA, USA in 1863. I guess her birth year to be 1838-1840. She died in 1774. I have very little information about her. Her maiden name was spelled many different ways in birth and marriage records of her children five living children. I think her father was William Carden, her mother was Catherine. I have no knowledge of relatives to her who emigrated to the U.S.
I have no knowledge of Reaps.
I do think Cardens settled in Pennsylvania.
Thank You!
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I have a mystery Carden also from Ireland possibly Northern ...Bridget Carden b abt 1835 d before 1900 in Pittston, or Hughestown, PA. married Patrick Kelly who died in Pittston PA also. They had 5 children all born in PA, some in Scranton. the 4 daughters: Catherine married Wm Gordon, Margaret married James Kirby, Anne married Richard Swift (my GGP) and Bridget married Dennis Owens, all lived in Pittston Pa area and Swifts moved to Chadwicks NY and son Anthony married Mary Ann Barlow and lived in Carbondale PA
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Hello!
Were you able to get the parents names of
Brigid from her marriage information?
I found Sarah's parents names through her marriage info...of course, errors in records are often!!
Good luck!!
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No I didn't find a marriage record , but should pursue that further...not sure if they were married PA or Ire but if kids all born here, maybe here..and she died prior to the 1906 online death certs. Patrick's death cert I found at least. Thanks for the lead :)
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correction to typo in earlier post about Winifred Reap and James Connors...he was born in 1810 not 1843 in Ballycastle. I now have information that there were at least 3 Reap siblings from Ireland to Pittston, Catherine who married Thomas Maloney, Michael who married Honora Conner then Sarah Bolin and a brother Patrick. I still believe Winifred is their sister, but can't find evidence that she ever came to Pittston, although her children were eventually there...more mystery
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No.41... Reape http://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000634631#page/4/mode/1up
probably more there!
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My great grandfather was Peter Reap ,.born in 1841 in Ballycastle , county mayo Ireland . He came to Avoca , or Duryea ,Pa