Quote Originally Posted by Kiltedmusiclover
Well I actually have a photo of my Great,G,G,G,G,G,G,Grandfather's
letters of safe passage (an early form of a passport or visa).
It tells me he was from County Tryone.
It dates the trip of passage to 1767 to 1773 and that they were traveling to
Charleston, Carolina. He may have even made 2 trips. I have had no luck with ship manifests.
That's kind of how I located my great grandmother. My grandmother had an obituary notice. I did learn from that that my great grandmother was head mistress of "Killyman" school, which I believe was also located in County Tyrone. At any rate, I have my uncles birth certificate. It was registered in Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. I know the approximate date that my family came to the states because my uncle was born on Dec 24, 1922, and he was somewhere around 6 years old when they came over. However, I have been totally unable to locate any records of entry into this country. I am seriously considering hiring a geneologist. One of the other things I have considered is trying to order a telephone directory from the region to see if there are any McNeills or Farrels listed. I don't know how those are laid out in Ireland though, so if they don't list addresses, it would not do me any good at all. If you have any other ideas, please post them.