HISTORY OF THE O'FERRALL-SHAEN FAMILIES
OF IRELAND, ENGLAND, AND THE
UNITED STATES, 1500-2002
Copyright 1994, Library of Congress Call Number: CS71.S5273 1994
SYNOPSIS: This book is a history of the origins and genealogy of the O'Ferrall Shaen families. In the 1500s, the family changed their surname from O'Ferrall to Shaen, changed their religion to Church of Ireland (Anglican), and broke away from the O'Ferrall (or Farrell) family. Modern variations in the spelling of the name besides Shaen are Shean, Sheane, and Shane. In Chapter 1, the writer provides a brief account of the origins and history of the Irish people. In Chapter 2, he explains the analogy used in tracing the Shean/Shane family in the United States back to the immigrant ancestor, Henry Shean, who arrived first in Philadelphia and then settled in Maryland sometime before the Revolutionary War. In Chapters 3 and 4, he provides a documentary account of the early Shaen family as the result of meticulous records research in Ireland. In the latter part of Chapter 4, he includes contributions to the family history provided by descendents who live today in Ireland, England and the United States. Chapter 5 provides information about the immigrant ancestor, Henry Shean [I], and his descendents who live today in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and other states. Chapter 6 provides information about John Shean [VI], the eldest son of Henry Shean [I], who moved to Kentucky circa 1804, and his descendents who live today in Kentucky and other states. Chapter 7 provides bits of Sheane Miscellanea contributed by Donald R. Sheane regarding the possible origins of his County Wicklow Sheanes and the genealogy of the Roscrea and Mountmellick Sheane families of Ireland and the United States. And, lastly, Chapter 8 provides the results of additional research undertaken on the O'Ferrall Shaens who lived in County Antrim. The appendixes found in Part II of this book contain extracts of official Irish, English, and United States records which verify and support the genealogies and history of the O'Ferrall Shaens and their descendents in Ireland, England, and the United States, which are discussed in the narrative chapters.
This book has a hard cover and consists of 958 pages (Second Edition).
BOOK CONTENTS
FRONTISPIECE
LIST OF MAPS AND FIGURES
PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
PART I
HISTORY OF THE O'FERRALL-SHAEN FAMILIES
CHAPTER 1--THE ORIGINS AND HISTORY OF THE IRISH NATION
CHAPTER 2--A SURVEY OF THE SHEANS IN THE UNITED STATES AND
THE KENTUCKY SHEANS
CHAPTER 3--THE LINEAGE OF JOHN SHAEN [I], THE SMYTH OF
ARDRATH
CHAPTER 4--JOHN SHAEN [I] AND HIS DESCENDENTS IN IRELAND,
ENGLAND, AND THE UNITED STATES, 1500-2002
CHAPTER 5--HENRY SHEAN [I] AND HIS DESCENDENTS IN
MARYLAND AND PENNSYLVANIA, 1776-2002
CHAPTER 6--JOHN W. SHEAN [VI] AND HIS DESCENDENTS IN
KENTUCKY AND OTHER STATES, 1800-2002
CHAPTER 7--A BIT OF SHEANE MISCELLANEA IN IRELAND
CHAPTER 8--ADDITIONAL RESEARCH OF THE O'FERRALL-SHAENS
OF CHERRYVALLEY, COUNTY ANTRIM, IRELAND
(PREVIOUSLY THE ADDENDUM TO THE FIRST EDITION)
EPILOGUE
ABOUT THE WRITER
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX--FOR PART I ONLY (CHAPTERS 1 THROUGH 8)
LIST OF MAPS
MAP 1--THE "FOUR-FIFTHS" OF IRELAND
MAP 2--HOME COUNTIES OF THE O'FERRALL SHAENS
MAP 3--THE DOWN SURVEY OF LONGFORD-WESTMEATH, 1641-1657
MAP 4--GLENAVY, COUNTY ANTRIM, WHERE THE SHAENS LIVED
MAP 5--WHERE THE SHEANS/SHANES LIVED IN MARYLAND
MAP 6--SHANE, MARYLAND, AND VICINITY
MAP 7--HOME COUNTIES OF THE SHEANS IN KENTUCKY, 1804-1994
MAP 8--HOME COUNTIES OF THE MOUNTMELLICK AND WICKLOW
SHEANES
LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE 1--GENEALOGY OF THE O FERGHAIL SEPT CALLED
"Ó FERGHAIL BÁN"
FIGURE 2--GENEALOGY OF THE O FERRALL BANE OF MOATE
CIRCA 1700
FIGURE 3--THE SHAEN-FITZGERALD GENEALOGY
FIGURE 4--SHAEN FAMILY CONNECTIONS TO PROMINENT
FAMILIES IN SEVENTEENTH CENTURY IRELAND
FIGURE 5--THE DALWAY FAMILY GENEALOGY
FIGURE 6--THE SHAEN FAMILY WHO RESIDED AT CRIX,
HATFIELD PEVEREL, ESSEX, ENGLAND
FIGURE 7--POSSIBLE DESCENDENTS OF COUNTY WESTMEATH
O'FERRALL SHAENS
PART II
DOCUMENTATION IN SUPPORT OF THE HISTORY OF
THE O'FERRALL-SHAEN FAMILIES
APPENDIX A--DOCUMENTATION OF THE O'FERRALL-SHAEN
FAMILIES IN IRELAND, 1500-1929
APPENDIX B--LINEAGE CHARTS OF THE DESCENDENTS OF JOHN
SHAEN [I] IN IRELAND, ENGLAND, AND THE
UNITED STATES, 1500-2002
APPENDIX C--EARLY FEDERAL CENSUS AND TAX EXTRACTS OF ALL
KNOWN SHEANS/SHANES IN THE UNITED STATES,
1780-1820
APPENDIX D--SHEAN/SHANE EXTRACTS OF COURT AND STATE
RECORDS, MARYLAND, 1776-1922
APPENDIX E--SHEAN/SHANE EXTRACTS OF MARRIAGE RECORDS,
MARYLAND AND PENNSYLVANIA, 1785-1909
APPENDIX F--SHEAN EXTRACTS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX
RECORDS, KENTUCKY, 1805-1870, KENTUCKY
STATE ARCHIVES, FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY
APPENDIX G--SHEAN EXTRACTS OF COURT RECORDS OF VARIOUS
KENTUCKY COUNTIES AND HARRISON COUNTY,
INDIANA, 1805-1981
APPENDIX H--SHEAN MARRIAGES IN KENTUCKY AND OTHER
STATES, 1804-2002
APPENDIX I--EXTRACTS OF FEDERAL CENSUS RECORDS OF
MARYLAND, KENTUCKY, AND OTHER STATES,
1790-1910
APPENDIX J--SHEAN/SHANE MILITARY SERVICE IN THE STATE
MILITIAS AND ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED
STATES, 1776-2002
APPENDIX K--SHEAN/SHANE FAMILY BIBLE AND VITAL STATISTICS
RECORDS, 1829-2002
APPENDIX L--LINEAGE CHARTS OF THE DESCENDENTS OF HENRY
SHEAN [I], THE IMMIGRANT TO AMERICA,
1780-2002
APPENDIX M--PHOTOGRAPHS OF PLACES IN IRELAND AND OF
CURRENT AND PAST GENERATION SHEANS/
SHANES
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