Stephen Lyhane/Lehane/Lane ~1800 - 1880-92
Paul Lane, who has an all 37 marker Dna match with my South African cousin, John Lyons, is the great grandson of Denis Lehane, whose father was a Stephen Lehane
I now have another all 37 marker match with Jim Lyons, a descendant of James Lehane<1823 Derreenaling, Ballyvourney, the adjacent parish to Kilnamartyra
Paul Lane <pklane36@gmail.com>
14/12/2014. Paul Lane sent me details of Joan Riordan's Ancestry tree: http://trees.ancestry.co.uk/tree/57627953/person/36024721237
She has a Patrick Lane, ~1820-1882, arriving in the States ~1848 and settling in Portville, NY State by 1851. Have contacted her. This Patrick apparently had siblings Denis, Margaret & Johanna. There is also a Catherine Lane ~1799 who married a James Riordan , from Millstreet, ~1828-1830. Need to investigate Joan's family more. Paul's 14/12/2014 email at bottom of this page
~1800. Stephen Lehane was born in Ireland. Family myth says Cork - Not sure how the family knew he came from Cork!-, maybe from the article on John S Lane in the Olean paper 1889 - and indeed in
1823. A Stephen Lyhane, of Kilnamrtyra, married a Joanna Healy, of Ballyvourney, in Kilnamartyra, county Cork on 2/12/1823 - RootsIreland & NLI & now Online!. Kilnamartyra is just west of Macroom.
4th degree consanguinity implies they were 3rd cousins- surprised you needed dispensation for this!! Witnesses Michael Swiney & Lawrence Lyhane- FMP
A Laurence Lyhane, of Coolavohir, Ballyvourney, is an 1831 Tithe Defaulter. Coolavohir is just S of Coolea, adjacent, W of, Gortanamill, which is classed as Kilnamartyra.: thus this area likely where the Stephen above was living in 1823, with a likely brother, Laurence, very close by
In 1911C there is a Michael Lyhane, b. 1819, married to a Johana, 1844, still alive with son John 1861, in Coolovieher, Gortanabrid, Ballyvourney: this just S of Derreenaling townland and also neighbouriing on Gortanamill & Derrynasaggart: this likely the Michael in 1852 Griffiths in Derrynasaggart [Census record at end of page- for the moment!]
Need a map of all these townlands
A Stephen Leehane was baptised in Gortanamill in 1818 to Timothy Leehane & Mary Roddins- could he have been a cousin or nephew of the Stephen above who married in 1823.
But we have yet to prove that this is the correct marriage for Paul's Stephen! - and, as of January 2015, I was almost positive it was NOT . But, June 2015, with another all 37 DNA marker match with a descendant[ Jim Lyons] of Daniel Lehane ~1843 Ballyvourney -the neighbouring parish to Kilnamartyra- I am having 2nd thoughts!!
Kilnamartyra at least 25 k NW of Enniskeane where my Timothy Lyons married in 1861
Possible to find position of old townlands: Milleeny & Derreenaling to the W of Ballyvourney, Inchamore also found nearby: all on Ordnance Survey maphttp://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V2,521420,574417,8,7
Dennis Lehane was thought to have been born 3/3/1829, to father Stephen and mother Joanna/Johanna - in Kilnamartyra- a Boston genealogist suggested this couple to Paul . .. This birth date, plus the name of Stephen as his father, are taken from his 1906 d.c. Parish records show a Dennis baptised to the couple above in 1832, but so far the only other children baptised to them there are Catherine 1825, Daniel 1827 & Patrick 1829 [ Paul obtained a fiche of the baptism records from the LDS and I have searched on RootsIreland ]. See Lehane baptisms. So, I thought I was pretty sure the Kilnamartyra Stephen Lyhane was not the one we are seeking - as of Jan2015. After 1832 the couple could have moved to another parish and had children baptised there, but we are still left with the 3 year difference in Dennis' baptism- though the same month!!.
Stephen Lehane & a Joanna also had a Daniel ~1838 May from 1900C , Cornelius ~1839, John ~1841, & Katharine ~ 1846 - but , as stated above, no baptisms found in Kilnamartyra- or anywhere else!!. Looked at the neighbouring Glenflesk, Kerry, baptism recoreds- but illegible
But with another 37 DNA marker match with descendants of James Lyhane, Derreenaling, Ballyvourney, I now feel this Stephen & Joana are Paul's gggrandparents
http://corkgen.org/publicgenealogy/cork/potpourri/corkancestors.com/BallyvourneyKilnamartyra.htm
1766 Religious Census for Kilnamartyra has a Corns & Danl Liehane, also a Danl & Timy Liehane. Also a Patk Healy
1826 Kilnamartyra Tithe has Stephen Lyhane in Gortanamill, Kilnamartyra
1827 Ballyvourney Tithe has 3 Corns, 2 Danl, James, John, Laurence, Michl , Patk & widow Leehane in Derrynasagurt, Gurtyrahilly, Coolavohin, Bardeenshy,Gortnascarthy, Coolavokeg
1831 Tithe Defaulters has
Lehane, Cornelius Gortarahily Derrynasaggart . . this <2 k NE of Derreenaling
Lehane, Cornelius, Jun. Derrynasaggart
Lehane, Daniel Gortarahily Derrynasaggart
Lehane, James Derrynasaggart
Lehane, John Baurdincha
Lehane, Margaret, widow of Patrick Sleavereagh
Lehane, Patrick Gortarahily
Lehane, Stephen Inchmore
Paul states that Stephen & Joanna had children Dennis, Daniel, Cornelius, John & Kate. . .Cornelius, 13, & John, 11 do arrive with Dennis Lehan, 20, & Johanna, 40, on the August 1852 ship from Liverpool, the New World. Daniel and Kate arrived later, maybe ~1864.
Arrival Timeline
1850. 20/9/1850 A Stephen Leehane, from Ireland, no age given, with no other family members, arrives on the ship New England in New York from Liverpool
1852. 11/8/1852 His son, Dennis Lehan , 20, from Ireland, arrives on the ship New World in New York from Liverpool with 2 more of his children- Cornelius 13 & John 11, and his wife Johana, 40 - mistakenly called the 'wife' of Dennis. She is actually aged 42-50 from 3 Census records & her dc.
From 1900C it seems Daniel 1838 did not arrive in the US until 1864 - did Catharine/Kate travel with him?? 17/8/2014 - searched Ancestry for ~1864 arrivals without luck
1859/1860. .His son was naturalised as Dennis Lane . So far I do not think the naturalisation papers for Stephen & Joanna have been found/bought . Any update on this Paul??
1860. Son Dennis Lane marries Mary Conley/Conolly??, born in N.Y., 15 Jan 1860 St Marys church in Turtle Point PA
1860C. Stephen Lane, 62, farmer, estate $340, Joanna, 56 & Cornelius 18! are living at Lafayette, county McKean - this available online
No John here- John was born~1841-1844 [from date on 1852 arrival & from 1880C] so would have been ~16-19. Has he already gone west for gold?? No Daniel or Kate either - But we, maybe, know from 1900C that Daniel arrived in the US ~1864, maybe with Kate - they both first appear in 1870C. Would it be possible to find their naturalisation papers??, or their arrival in a ship??
1870 C. .Stephen Lane, 70, farmer, real estate $1500, personal estate $500, with wife and 3 children are living Allegany, Cattaraugus, New York
| Stephen Lane | 70 |
| Joanna Lane | 60 |
| Daniel Lane real estate $1200, personal estate $500 | 32 |
| Catherine Lane | 24 |
| Cornelius Lane works in brickyard | 27 |
A John Lane, 30, carpenter,with wife Ellen and son John, 3, in Allegheny in 1870C . Still around in 1880C, aged 40, a new wife, Barbara, John13, James 10 & 3 girls - so CANNOT BE Stephen's John, as a John Lane aged 36, was living with Stephen in 1880C.
1880C. Stephen, 80, Johannah 70, living with Cornelius,age 30??, Daniel 38, Katharine & John at Allegany, Cattaraugus, New York.
| Cornelius Lane farmer & bricklayer | 30 |
| Daniel Lane | 38 |
| Katharine Lane | 34 |
| Johannah Lane | 70 |
| Stephen Lane | 80 |
| John Lane | 36 |
1889. 3/11/1889 Son John S Lane dies, stated age 50 in a newspaper article, but 46 given on his d.c.. Maybe buried in St Bonaventure Cemetery - the catholic cemetery in the area. This would give John a birth~ 1843 - not far off the 1841 birth suggested by his 1852 arrival in the States
1880 -1892 Stephen must have died - Paul did not find his name in the Allegeny death index.
1892. His widow, Mrs J Lane, died 28/12/1892, aged 90, Allegeny, supposedly 30 years in the US, of Old Age & probably cerebral apoplexy. Informant Cornelius Lane. Buried 31/12/1892, Allegeny, undertaker Blair McCorty? She had actually been 40, not 30, years in the US, and was nearer 83 from 1870 & 1880 Cs, but 88 from 1860C and, if Joana Healy then must have been born by 1808 to marry in 1823!!.. SO, LOOK for a Joana Healy baptised Ballyvourney 1800-1808, likely nearer the latter - do these early records exist??
What became of the above Cornelius & Katharine??. Daniel, 62, appears in the 1900C.
1890C Only fragments survive. Nothing for Pennsylvania and very little around New York
Missing Links!
No baptism on RootsIreland transcripts in North Cork, nor on NLI - includes Kilnamartyra - of a Daniel to a Stephen Lehane, Lyhane etc 1836-1840!!. Nor for a Catharine, plus variations, 1844-1848. Nor for a John 1842-1846 . Baptism of Dennis himself was not until 1832
Best Solution to reinforcing the hypothesis that Dennis had parents Stephen Lyhan & Johanna Healy in Kilnamartyra seemed to be:
Obtain the 1889 d.c of his brother John, died 3/11/1889 in Allegeny
Obtain the 1880 -1900 d.c. of Johanna Lane, last known, aged 70, in 1880C, living at Allegany, Cattaraugus, New York .
Having got both of these - Dec2014- we are no further forward!
http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/15927746/ Olean reviews 1880-1895 might give us the dates of Stephen's death, but even obtaining his d.c is unlikely to help!!
An interesting article appeared in the press in 1935, with a connection to Turtle Point . I had thought John Stephen Lane, who died 1889 in Olean, could be a brother of Stephen Lyhane 1800. No- article is wrong about talking of the 1849 Goldrush- this person is in fact Stephen's son John, born ~1840 . Have maybe found him in Nevada in the 1870 census.
*My understanding of the Ydna test that I had done was that I matched John Lyons for all 37 markers with a genetic difference of 0. This was my only match at 37 markers. My Haplogroup is R-DF21 according to the Tip info, John and I have an 89 % chance of having a common relative within 5 generations 74% in 3 generations. I believe I have found my ancestors in Ireland but I need a little more information to be sure I have the correct people in Ireland. The name in Ireland I am tracking is Lehane it appears to have been changed when my ggrandfather was naturalized 1859. I have found part of the family coming to the US in 1852. If I have the correct people in Ireland my ggrandfather came from Kilnamartyra Co Cork. I have what I believe is the Marriage of my gggfather to a Healy but I would like to find the birth of 3 or more of the children to this couple to make sure they are indeed the correct people. I am like many people struggling with the Irish information. I would be interested in communicating with you on Irish records / research. I have not posted any of the information I have on line but I do use family tree maker soft software, so if we do find a common ancestor I can share the info.
Facts from Kilnamartyra parish records, gleaned from RootsIreland & online up to Sep 2016.
Stephen Lyhane m. Johanna Healy 1823 . He from Kilnamrtyra, she from Ballyvourney
A Dennis Lyhane baptised to the couple 1832. Have failed to find a John, Cornelius, [Stephen] , Dan, Kate baptised to them - might just be due to different spellings, but I doubt it.. Now have a Catherine baptised to them 1825 and a Daniel 1827- dates far too out- and a Patrick 1829- both this Catherine & Daniel might die and their names reused . ~1846 & ~ 1838-42.
There are marriages of a Timothy Lehan in 1815 & 1822 , And a Timothy Lyhan, father John, was baptised there in 1803. Another Timothy baptised 1807, father not a Stephen, Patrick, John, Tim . or Corn.!!
Also a Timothy Lehane baptised Ballyvourney to a John. And a Stephen & a Patrick Lehane, baptised 1826 & 1827?? respectively, to a Patrick , Ballvourney
Griffiths has a Timothy Lehane in Ballyvourney, the adjacent parish.
From Maria, Roots Ireland oct 2014.
View Church Baptism Lehane Timothy 1814 Co. Cork View Church Baptism Leehane Timothy 1818 Co. Cork View Church Baptism Lihane Timothy 1812 Co. Cork View Church Baptism Lehane Timothy 1819 Co. Cork View Church Baptism Lyhane Timothy 1810 Co. Cork View Church Baptism Lehane Timothy 1824 Co. Cork View Church Baptism Lehane Timothy 1826 Co. Cork View Church Baptism Lyhane Timothy 1823 Co. Cork View Church Baptism Lehane Timothy 1822 Co. Cork View Church Baptism Lehane Timothy 1829 Co. Cork View Church Baptism Lyhane Timothy 1829 Co. Cork View Church Baptism Leahane Timothy 1830 Co. Cork View Church Baptism Lehane Timothy 1830 Co. Cork View Church Baptism Lyhane Timothy 1830 Co. Cork View Church Baptism Lehane Timothy 1834 Co. Cork View Church Baptism Lihan Timothy 1834 Co. Cork View Church Baptism Lyhane Timothy 1834 Co. Cork View Church Baptism Lyhane Timothy 1834 Co. Cork View Church Baptism Lyhane Timothy 1833 Co. Cork View Church Baptism Leehane Stephen 1818 Co. Cork View Church Baptism Lyhane Stephen 1826 Co. Cork
Probably a red herring: but a Catherine Lane born Drishane, Millstreet ~1800, arriving in the States in 1848, married by 1830 to a James Riordan, died in Olean 29/3/1888 , obituary in Olean Democrat but have not found it! - Wirkus Ancestry tree~ 7000 people and only 1 Lane/Lehane!! This is in fact the Catherine who married James Riordan - found 14/12/2014 - on Joan Riordan's tree, below!
14/12/2014 email from Paul:
1. Any cemetery records for Allegany?
2. Any thoughts on why you did not come across death for Stephen Lane 1880 onwards in that search you did?
4. Any newspaper records 1880 -1900 available in Archives
5. Any thoughts on who is Mrs Turtle? in the ~1937 reference to her in that Olean article 'Went West for gold'
14/12/2014 email from Joann:
joann@boggiatto.com
Good morning Chris:
1901C Ireland . Gortnatubbrid. Residents of house 3 in Gortnatubbrid . Patrick farmer, Michal retired farmer . Have looked at the additional census forms on the NLI website- no more information other than living in 3 rooms
| Patrick | Lyhane | Head of Family | Married | 34 | 1867 | Cork | |
| Margaret | Lyhane | Wife | Married | 34 | 1867 | Cork | |
| Catherine | Lyhane | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1899 | Cork | |
| Hanoria | Lyhane | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1895 | Cork | |
| Mary | Lyhane | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1897 | Cork | |
| Michal | Lyhane | Father | Married | 80 | 1821 | Cork | |
| Johanna | Lyhane | Mother | Married | 76 | 1825 | Cork |
1911C Ireland. Coolierher, Gortnatubbrid. Resident of house 3 in Gortnatubbrid. Have looked at the additional census forms on the NLI website: John, farmer,& Kate married 24 yrs, 9 children, all alive. Michael & Johanna married 67 yrs, 12 children, just 6 still alive . 2 rooms, 5 windows
| John | Lyhane | Head of Family | Married | 50 | 1861 | Co Cork | |
| Kate | Lyhane | Wife | Married | 49 | 1862 | Co Cork | |
| Michael | Lyhane | Son | Single | 23 | 1888 | Co Cork | |
| Nora | Lyhane | Daughter | Single | 13 | 1898 | Co Cork | |
| James | Lyhane | Son | Single | 15 | 1896 | Co Cork | |
| Margt | Lyhane | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1900 | Co Cork | |
| Bridie | Lyhane | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1902 | Co Cork | |
| Cornelius | Lyhane | Son | Single | 4 | 1907 | Co Cork | |
| Michael | Lyhane | Father | Married | 92 | 1819 | Co Cork | |
| Johanna | Lyhane | Mother | Married | 87 | 1824 | Co Cork |
Also 2 Cornelius P/D Lyhane aged 56- in house 1, married 20 yesrs, 6 children, all alive - and 60, in house 2 , married 30 years, no children, & a farm servant- and a Michael J Lyhane, 27, in house 6, married 4 years, 3 children, and widowed mother Ellen 67 , all in Coolierher, Gortnatubbrid.