Genealogy is a favorite hobby of mine. Most of my family lines end in Northern Ireland. I am currently in the process of building a full family tree website to document my research. However, I am using this page to mark ends of lines and brick walls I’ve encountered in my research.

Earliest known descendants (Brick Walls):

  • James Woods (1828 Belfast, Ireland – 1905 Sewickley, PA)
  • Capt. Samuel Dawson (Revolutionary War) (1740 Fayette County, PA – 1779 Fort, Pitt, PA)
  • Henry Toy (1794 Ireland – 1856 Sewickley, PA)
  • Michael Koehler (1742 Lancaster, PA – 1776 Lancaster, PA)
  • Henry Barr (1825 – 1894 Bridgewater, PA)
  • George Washington Burd (1821 Monongalia, WV – 1886 Wood County, WV)
  • William Sams (1647 England – 1698 Baltimore, MD)
  • Abraham Brookhart (1757 Allegheny, PA – 1832 Hockingport, OH)
  • Peter Bauer (1861 Durkenheim, Bayern, Germany – 1937 Monaca, PA)
  • Henrich Wyler (1805 Grindelwold, Switzerland – 1867 Grindelwold, Switzerland)
  • Urlich Urfer (1773 Gstieg, Switzerland – 1833 Boenigen, Switzerland)
  • Edward McCloskey (1818 Belfast, Ireland – 1883 Pittsburgh, PA)
  • Captain John Jones ( – )
  • Hugh McGee (1827 Pennsylvania – 1859 Pennsylvania)
  • Daniel Zimmerman (1789 Montgomery, PA – 1882 Pittsburgh, PA)
  • Johann Andreas Nye (1702 Neustatt, Germany – 1751 Northampton, PA)
  • Jordan Main (1812 North Sewickley, PA – 1881 North Sewickley, PA)
  • Adam Deemer (1777 Beaver City, PA – 1840 Ellwood City, PA)
  • John Brown (1818 Beaver, PA – 1893 Perry, PA)
  • Christy Lesnett (1797 South Fayette, PA – 1866 Lawrence County, PA)
  • John Bowton (1615 England – 1647 Hartford, CT)
  • Thomas McGuire (1712 Fermanagh, Ireland – 1779 Londonderry, PA)
  • Thomas Copper (1617 Southwark, UK – 1700 Kent, MD)
  • William Glanville (16xx England – 1719 Kent, MD)
  • George Foxen (1671 Baltimore, MD – 1709 Kent, MD)