I have concrete information tracing my Boyd line back to Lorgor Point, in Donegal, Ireland. My counsin's cousin wrote a book about that line of ancestors. I am going to visit in June 2020. I am looking for a way to contact the owner of the Boyd house, possibly on Lackaduff Rd. or near Bayview Shore in Drimmitten, near Lockhart School. If the information concerning how to contact the owners could be passed along, it would be greatly appreciated.
O'Fearghail (Warrior of Champion), Ferrill, Ferol, Farrel, Farrol, Farel, or Ferrell - I have back to George Ferrell Sr. born in Augusta Co. Virginia in 1775, and married to Mary "Polly" Wolfe in Orange Co. Virginia in 1795. I am unsure of how to trace this line any further back or where they might have come from in Ireland. I searched through all 79 pages on the message board and found a reference to a Farrel, and thus I am looking here for any more information.
Since we are traveling to Ireland in June 2020, I am researching every line possible to ensure that I find as much as I can prior to going over. However this is causing things to tangle in my head. I believe that I found information linking one of these lines to the center of Ireland, maybe Westmeath. That discussion board doesn't seem to be as active at this county's board.
I just recently found a Alexander McNeely born in 1797 in Kanawha Co. Virginia. His father was David McNeely. I ran out of time to complete any further research on this line last month. Is there an area where this surname would be more prominent in Ireland?
Finally, family history suggests that the Farabee line is also from Ireland, but a quick internet search says otherwise. I sat with a researcher at our local library for several hours last month and hit tons of brick walls. We were able to document the line back to a Nathan or Edward Farabee (my 4th great grandfather), in roughly 1839, but they are still in the Ohio/Virgina area at this time. This is the line that is actually most important to me. When I was 9, my Nan Nan (great grandma) wrote out her lineage. It was so dear to me that I took it everywhere. We went on a trip to Nevada with my dad's company and I accidentally left it in a McDonald's in California. I obviously cried for a very long time and still occassionally kick myself for losing it. My 7th great grandmother came from Ireland, but I can't remember any additional information. (This is another line that there have been some different spellings, even Furby). Other names associated with my great grandmother's line - Grear, and McVicar. Any directional support is appreciated.
Thank you for any additional information that you can provide.
C. Walters