Relationship: 5 x great grandfather Born: About 1771 (he was 84 when he died in 1855)Married: 4 December 1796 Boyle, Roscommon to Margaret Brennan (sometimes transcribed as Mary)Death: September 1855 at The Crescent, Termon, Boyle, Roscommon. Buried 26 September in Boyle. Parents: Spouse: Margaret Brennan (sometimes transcribed as Mary)Children: Marie (1803); William (1805-1881) In 1840, Richard was living at 1 The Crescent, Termon and working as a publican. According to the Ireland Valuations Office Book, Richard was renting was property,…

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Relationship: 4 x great grandmother Born: 1803 in Roscommon. Baptised 11 October 1803 in Elphin Parish, Roscommon (speculation)Married: 27 January 1820 in Elphin parish, Roscommon to Thomas CarneyDied: Parents: Father – Richard Feeny; Mother: Margaret Brennan (both speculation)Spouse: Thomas CarneyChildren: Bridget (1820); John (1824); possibly Thomas (see below) The above is the only baptism I can find in Roscommon for a Maria (or Marie) Feeny in the correct date range. It isn’t necessarily our Maria, so I’m marking as speculation…

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Relationship: 4 x great grandfather Born: About 1797 (he was 90 on his death certificate)Married: 27 January 1820 in Elphin parish, Roscommon to Marie FeenyDied: 1887 in Strokestown, Roscommon Parents: Spouse: Marie (Maria) FeenyChildren: Bridget (1820); John (1824); possibly Thomas (see below) Thomas’s death listing in 1887 shows he was 90 years old, so would have been born around 1797. There are several baptisms in Ireland (though none near Roscommon) for Thomas Carney, but as his marriage record doesn’t show…

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Relationship: 7 x great grandfather Born: 1686 in Dunton, Bedfordshire, baptised 12 December 1686 in DuntonMarried: 27 December 1714 at St George’s Church, Hatley St George, Cambridgeshire to Ann MyassDied: June 1744 in Hatley St George, Cambridgeshire. Buried 14 June 1744 in Hatley St George Parents: Father: Daniel Buff; Mother: Elizabeth SearleSpouse: Anne MyassChildren: Ann (1715); John (1722) John’s surname is often misspelt as Boof, Boff and Boufe

Relationship: 9 x great grandfather Born: Married:Died: Jan/Feb 1694 – buried 5 February 1694 at St John the Baptist, Cockayne Hatley, Bedfordshire Parents:Spouse: Children: Robert (1654-1654); Daniel (1655) I can’t find a definite birth or marriage for Henry, but there is an interesting theory on some Ancestry trees that I haven’t been able to prove is true. According to these trees, Henry Buff was in fact Henrich Buff, born in Rheinhessen, Hesse, Germany who moved to and settled in England….

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Relationship: 8 x great grandfather Born: around 1655 (baptised, 11 January 1655 in Campton, Bedfordshire)Married: 17 October 1682 in Dunton, Bedfordshire to Elizabeth SearleDied: May 1708 (buried, 25 May 1708 at St John the Baptist in Cockayne Hatley, Bedfordshire) Parents: Father: Henry Buff; Mother: Spouse: Elizabeth SearleChildren: Daniel (1683); John (1686); Elizabeth (1689); Anne (1691); Henry (1694) Daniel’s surname is often misspelt as Boff, Boof or Boofe

Relationship: 8 x great grandmother Born: Around 1654 (baptised 4 March 1654 in Dunton, Bedfordshire)Married: 17 October 1682 in Dunton, Bedfordshire to Daniel BuffDied: January 1694 (buried 17 January 1694 in Cockayne Hatley, Bedfordshire) Parents: Father – Robert Searle; Mother – Spouse: Daniel BuffChildren: Daniel (1683); John (1686); Elizabeth (1689); Anne (1691); Henry (1694) Elizabeth’s baptism record only shows her father’s name, Robert Searle. There a several other baptisms in Dunton with a father listed as Robert, but they have…

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Relationship: 7 x great grandmother (maternal) Born: Married: John Buff on 27 December 1714 in Hatley St George, CambridgeshireDied: Children: Ann (1715); John (1722) Anne and John Buff’s parish marriage record lists her name as Anne Myass, no father’s name is recorded for her. Although there are several baptisms in the area around Hatley St George, I have no way to narrow down which one might be hers. There are also 2 burials for Ann(e) Buff in Hatley St George,…

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