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Hi. I am descended from James Mckee b 1825. He would be my 1st cousin 5 times removed.  He was married to Mary Jane Hamilton .  She had 4 brothers, George James, Joseph and Robert.
They had 9 children in 16 years - Betty Ann, Edward, Robert, James, Mary Jane, Nancy, William, David and Thomas. Whilst I’ve been working on other aspects of my tree I’ll have  look at these ones.
They were born in different town lands in County Armagh, ballyshiels, ballymore, corlust, mavemacullen and Markethill. All really within walking distance.
Mary Jane Hamilton’s father was b 1799 in ballyshiel and died 1873, corlust. He was married to Mary Hamilton b 1795 and died 1875 corlust, Co Armagh.
Hope this helps.
Lorna

Thank you for links to Illinois USA. Though the William henry Hamilton in our tree was  born earlier - 1827

In relation to William henry and Robert F Hamilton we have them leaving Ireland - William in 1851 age 24 listed as a stonemason,  and Robert later. They both served in the military in USA and we have those links

Their father James we think stayed in Ireland and youngest son Samuel was left with ? Someone as there is no record until 1874 when he got married and his name was Samuel Fegan.!!    Why the name change we don’t know. Maybe mother died at birth and brought up by others , couldn’t read or write. It’s a mystery.

Hi,
My husbands name is Liggett. His father was James Stanley Liggett 1914-1982and he lived in Acton a little hamlet outside Tandragee. His Father was also James Liggett and lived Poyntzpass Co. Armagh. Born 1876 - 1892 he married Agnes Anna Gillow in 1913 in Riverside Reformed Church in Newry. He had another son Fredrick Walter Liggett b 1916
James liggett’s father was Thomas liggett b 1814-17th June 1892 ( that’s my husbands g grandfather) he married Ellen  Murphy in 1855. They had 3 children, James (as above) Alexander in 1871 and one other for which I have no name but born 1866. They lived at Ballinagnagh poyntzpass Co Armagh  I’ve only started to look at my husbands side of the family so I haven’t much on it. Hope this helps. Lorna

In relation to Australia that was when I was looking at the coleraine fegans.

Hello. In my initial search for Samuel I thought get the coleraine one was a match but now I’m sure it isn’t.
Good to know it was a mistake on the marriage certificate.
From research on John Fegan I believe he died in 1867 which was before samuels marriage in 1874??  Yet not recorded as deceased??  But if his father didn’t know of samuels where about when he made his will maybe they were estranged??
Got the census records ok but can’t find samuels whereabout before his marriage. 
We think he may have worked at Raffertys farm near markethill which was his wife’s maiden name but so far nothing found
It’s uphill all the way.
Lorna