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Please comment if you found anything useful on this site. My goal with this is to network with family and others who are researching their roots. I have particular interests in locations such as the Irish Settlement in Newport, New York; Austin, Nevada; Napa, California; Germany near Hannover; and Ireland.

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Surname and Location Research

1. Flanagan - Termonfeckin, Co. Louth, Ireland; Napa, California; Corning, California

2. McLaughlin - Ringowney, Parish of Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford, Ireland; Newport, Herkimer County, New York; Austin and Grass Valley, Lander County, Nevada; Napa, California

3. Maxwell - Shancarnan, Parish of Moynalty, Co. Meath, Ireland; Newport, Herkimer County, New York; Austin and Grass Valley, Lander County, Nevada; Napa, California; and Scotland in the 1780s.

4. Shaffrey - Dunshaughlin, Parish of Moynalty, Co. Meath, Ireland; Newport, Herkimer County, New York

5. Gartland - Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan, Ireland; Newport, Herkimer County, New York (Is it Gartlan with a "D" on the end? You tell me.)

6. Fox - Clontibret, Co. Monaghan, Ireland; Newport, Herkimer County, New York

7. O'Brien - Castleconnell, Co. Limerick, Ireland; Australia; New Zealand; Napa, California

8. Hickey - Derrycon and Whitegate, Co. Clare, Ireland; New York City (Greenwich Village)

9. Minogue - Derrycon, Co. Clare, Ireland

10. Coughlin - Ballyvannan, Co. Clare, Ireland; New York City, Long Island, and Rye, New York

11. McMahon - Ballyvannan, Co. Clare, Ireland

10. McGuire - Co. Fermanagh, Ireland; New York City (Brooklyn, Greenwich Village) and Long Island, New York

11. Bellew - Co. Louth, Ireland

12. Kirwan - Co. Louth, Ireland

13. Maguire - Termonfeckin, Co. Louth, Irelan; Chicago, IL.

14. Vienop - Napa, California; Daykin, Nebraska; Audrain, Missouri; Borninghausen, Germany
      (If a Vienop finds this, please contact me at kristin@zelsersk.net..)

15. Borchers - Napa and Santa Rosa, California; North Dakota; Aurora and Havana Townships, Minnesota; Hohnhorst, Germany

16. Romaine - Let me count the ways that this surname has been spelled.  I think that there are too many to state here.  My Romaine's were in NYC - Manhattan.

Other German Surnames - Blume, Brandes, and Koch.