O'Toole, McKenna, Brickley, McCartney, Lennox

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Thanks for your reply.  I check every web site and record source for them.  I have found the names of around 10 of my Lennox and O'Toole relatives (most of which I described in my original post).  I will check on a few of the sites you suggested - as they are new to me.

And - as soon as I have any information on their county or twon of origin, I will post it immediately.

  Hi,  My name is John McCartney and my clan is in Ohio(right next door).  I am trying to trace my family back to Ireland also and of course ran into the same surnames as you did which leads me to believe that we are related some where down the line  :-)  Like yourself, much of my history is lost to time and without a county or parish of origin...it's next to impossible to find out the info you want  :-(.

Hey John!  Thanks for your response.  Since the time that I first posted on here, I have unfortunately not been able to determine a specific location in Ireland for the Lennox, O'Toole or McKenna family lines in my tree.  I was able to cathc a break though with John McCartney, when I stumbled across the fact that he was a Union soldier in the American Civil War.  It turned out that he and his widow (Ann O'Toole) each had extensive Civil War pension files.  From this, I was able to learn that John McCartney was born in Magheralin, County Down on April 23, 1823.  Here is my Wikitree profile on John if you want to see more on him:

http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/McCartney-112

Also - I don't know if you have done any DNA testing, but if so, I have done autosomal testing through Ancestry.com and have posted my results to gedmatch.com  Here is my DNA testing information:

http://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:DNATests&u=2468458

Let me know if you ever want to compare notes (if you have Lenox/Lennox ancestors in Ohio, that couldd definitely be interesting, as I know that my gr-gr-grandfather, William Lennox, lived in Lowellville, Ohio.  Thanks John!

Ray

Hey John!  Thanks for your response.  Since the time that I first posted on here, I have unfortunately not been able to determine a specific location in Ireland for the Lennox, O'Toole or McKenna family lines in my tree.  I was able to cathc a break though with John McCartney, when I stumbled across the fact that he was a Union soldier in the American Civil War.  It turned out that he and his widow (Ann O'Toole) each had extensive Civil War pension files.  From this, I was able to learn that John McCartney was born in Magheralin, County Down on April 23, 1823.  Here is my Wikitree profile on John if you want to see more on him:

http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/McCartney-112

Also - I don't know if you have done any DNA testing, but if so, I have done autosomal testing through Ancestry.com and have posted my results to gedmatch.com  Here is my DNA testing information:

http://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:DNATests&u=2468458

Let me know if you ever want to compare notes (if you have Lenox/Lennox ancestors in Ohio, that couldd definitely be interesting, as I know that my gr-gr-grandfather, William Lennox, lived in Lowellville, Ohio.  Thanks John!

Ray

Hey John!  Thanks for your response.  Since the time that I first posted on here, I have unfortunately not been able to determine a specific location in Ireland for the Lennox, O'Toole or McKenna family lines in my tree.  I was able to cathc a break though with John McCartney, when I stumbled across the fact that he was a Union soldier in the American Civil War.  It turned out that he and his widow (Ann O'Toole) each had extensive Civil War pension files.  From this, I was able to learn that John McCartney was born in Magheralin, County Down on April 23, 1823.  Here is my Wikitree profile on John if you want to see more on him:

http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/McCartney-112

Also - I don't know if you have done any DNA testing, but if so, I have done autosomal testing through Ancestry.com and have posted my results to gedmatch.com  Here is my DNA testing information:

http://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:DNATests&u=2468458

Let me know if you ever want to compare notes (if you have Lenox/Lennox ancestors in Ohio, that couldd definitely be interesting, as I know that my gr-gr-grandfather, William Lennox, lived in Lowellville, Ohio.  Thanks John!

Ray

Hi Steelerfan!  I too am searching for Lennoxes who settled in Pittsburgh.  I found my ggmother Nancy Lennox Miller aka Anne and her sibs MaryLennox Patteron , Robert and John came from Magherafelt Co Derry.  We were there last year and found no living relatives.   I was informed they were from Scotland perhaps with the first plantation in the 1620's. There are a lot of Lennoxes in that area so you may want to try there.  I knew mine were Church of Ireland so they can't be found in Catholic records.  

Good luck, Barbara 

Hey Barbara!

Thanks for following up.  I could definitely see a Scotland connection for Lennox.  Sadly, I have not had any luck whatsoever in making progress on my Lennox ancestor, William Lennox.  He married my great-great-grandmother in St. Paul's Cathedral (Catholic) in Pittsburgh in 1869 and his children were baptized Catholic, so it does appear that he was Catholic.  I haven't been able to find him in any other records though and even though I have DNA tests from 6 of his descendants, none of us have any relevant Lennox DNA matches.  Thus, he remains a mystery.

Ray (Steelerfan2k1) 

Thanks Ray - for the reply.  After 15 years of researching the mysteries just grow deeper.  Where in Pittsburgh did yours live? Relatives tended to settle near each other. Mine were in the Southside - Knoxville area.  But since yours were Catholic they probably weren't relatives or would even have socialized.   Good luck - one day your William will be found.  New info is available all the time.  Barb