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Looking to further the family line beyond John Petty and Mary Kilmartin. Here's what I know:

John Petty b. @1811, possibly England according to family lore. Likely married Mary Kilmartin about 1850 based on approximate birth year of child #1 listed below.

Mary Kilmartin b. @1820-25.

Children:

1) John Petty b. @1851 Knockacarn, Clare. Married Bridget Kilmartin 22 Feb 1882, Ennistymon.

2) Catherine Petty, b. 1854, Lisdoonvarna, Clare.

3) Joseph Michael Petty, b. 1855, Doolin, Clare. Married Mary Reynolds 15 Nov 1881, Ennistymon.

4) Thomas F Petty, b. 1857, Knockacarn, Clare. Married Catherine Gardner 1883 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

5) Margaret A Petty, b. 1859, Knockacarn, Clare. Married Patrick Kelley 1889 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

6) Delia "Bridget" Petty, b. 1864, Knockacarn, Clare. Married William J Fenlon 1890 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

7) Mary Petty, b. @1866, Knockacarn, Clare. Married ______Walsh.

8) Anne Agnes Petty, b. 1868, Roadford, Clare. Married Michael J Flanagan 1891 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

 

I would be grateful for any further information on John and/or Mary Kilmartin.

researchingfamily

Thursday 23rd Mar 2023, 06:39PM

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  • 1855 Griffith's Valuation of Clare shows three John Pettys, one in Knockacarn.  You can see more at askaboutireland.ie.

     

    SourceSurname First NameTownlandParishCounty

    GriffithPettyJohn Skehanagh ClareabbeyCo. Clare

    GriffithPettyJohn Knockacarn KillilaghCo. Clare

    GriffithPettyJohn Knockaskeheen KilmoonCo. Clare

    source: rootsireland.ie

    Patricia

    Thursday 23rd Mar 2023, 07:01PM

  • There was a head of household in 1855 in Knockacarn named Kilmartin, who was likely a relative of Mary Kilmartin:

     

    Griffith Kilmartin Stephen Knockacarn KillilaghCo. Clare

    Patricia

    Thursday 23rd Mar 2023, 07:04PM

  • John Petty - Knockacarn - Civil parish of Killilagh - Lisdoonvarna.

    From local records it would appear that John Petty was engaged as a house builder, based on records from Ennistimon Workhouse.

    He was a yearly tenant in Knockacarn where he had a house and land. There is a record of a John Petty as a tenant in the townland of Knockaskeheen who was renting nine acres of land, but no house on the land. Possibly the same person?.

    While baptism records are available on Subscription site  www.findmypast.ie for most of the persons you have listed, no record for a marriage has been found. It is possible that Mary Kilmartin was from Knockacarn and he rented land there. There is a Michael Petty recorded in Miltown Malbay. Most are recorded in the area of Ennis.

    Regards,

    McCoy

    Friday 24th Mar 2023, 10:30AM

  • Thank you for your assistance. In searching FindMyPast, I discovered there is the John Petty m. Mary Kilmartin from the Ennistymon, Doolin and Knockacarn area who is a farmer; and there is a John Petty Civil Engineer from Ennis. I do not yet know if they are related, but I now know they are not the same. The house builder was John Petty C.E., as his name appears on several land advertisements.

    researchingfamily

    Sunday 11th Jun 2023, 05:16PM

  • Petty - John - Ennistymon

    Attached Civil Birth records for a Bridget Petty 1864 and Anne Petty1868. Father: John Petty - Mother: Mary Kilmartin. This would indicate that the parents were married c1860.

    I have not found the marriage record.

    Regards

    McCoy

    Monday 12th Jun 2023, 06:24PM

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