Search Request - Mayne Family Early 1800s

[KevinMayne]

Hello!

Trying to trace the ancestor immigrant from Ireland to the US on my mother's side. I've gotten quite a bit about his life and family here, but he appears in the US only around 1840 in terms of records earliest in Illinois. What I think I know:

Richard Mayne
Born: Jan 10 1810 in Carrickfergus Antrim Ireland (According to his probate and several census records)
Death: Jan 20 1896 in Princeton, Scott, Iowa

Based on land and census records, he was also recorded as "Richard Means" and "Richard Maynes" -- likely transcribed incorrectly, but I just don't know for sure which is correct. The family after has taken the Mayne name. He could not read, at least according to a later census, so may have had something to do with the discrepancies. I've also seen commonly written Richd instead of Richard as an abbreviation I guess.

He also indicated his two parents were both from Ireland in census records.

He was a farm laborer and later a farmer with a bit of land in Dubuque, Jackson, Princeton, and Davenport Iowa.

Likely naturalized under the name Richard Means Aug 5 1844 Dubuque. I have found only the index card, but have checked with NARA Chicago, Kansas City, Dubuque County court who all have nothing but have directed me the Dubuque Historical Society who is currently conducting a search.

He seems to have married twice, once to a German immigrant Anna Margaretha Catherina Stolting Aug 15 1840 in Jo Daviess Illinois (she died in 1856) and second to Mary Hubbell May 3 1857 in Jackson Iowa. Richard and Mary had a child Samuel Hubbell Mayne Mar 27 1858.

I did check a number of Irish specific genealogical databases to no avail. A couple online family trees list a James B Mayne (May 23 1826-May 4 1895) as a half-brother, but I don't find any hard evidence of this. They did live very close (adjacent) lots in Jackson at one point, but neither probate for each man lists the other or the other's families. James' obit does not list Richard or his family either. I cannot find an obit for Richard. Both Richard wife and sons obits have no family information extending beyond Richard.

Any help or guidance for further investigation would be so appreciated! Happy to provide more information if I have, but I would guess more of the US family wouldn't necessarily be helpful.

Thanks for considering.

[scotmum]

The surname could certainly be found in Carrickfergus in the 1800s, however with the limited knowledge you have of him, it could prove difficult to link anysuch persons directly to your chap.

For example, the Pre-1858 Wills and Admons index at PRONI has a Fanny Mayne, Carrickfergus, 1831 and a Samuel Mayne, Carrickfergus, 1835 listed,  albeit the original documents do not exist. PRONI also have the will indexed for a James Mayne of Carrickfergus, who died in 1869 and was married to a Jenny. The image of same does not mention children.

Newspapers have mention of an 1868 death in Carrickfergus of an Andrew Mayne, who was born in 1803. He was apparently late of H.M. Customs, Liverpool. Images are not yet available online for the death registration, so no further details available.

The Griffiths Valuation of mid 1800s also has examples of the surname in Carrickfergus, eg a John Mayne in the town of Carrickfergus in 1861.

Another example of the surname in the area albeit later, at 1901, can be seen at:

https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Antrim/Carrickfergus/North_Street/993064/ .


Have you or any other family descended from Richard, considered going down the DNA route to perhaps assist in linking with others of the Mayne surname?