While celebrating St. Patrick's Day yesterday at work by dressing up all in green, I was asked if I was Irish, as LeMaster didn't strike a co-worker as a particularly Irish name. I've been working on my genealogy off and on for years, and have identified a few Irish ancestors - though some were actually Scots-Irish.
My DNA results for ethnicity from Ancestry did show 17% Irish.
Irish Ancestors :
[unknown] Gary : My paternal 4th-great grandfather, an as yet unknown man, was reported as being born in Ireland by my 3rd-great grandmother on the 1880 census. Rachel Gary was born March 25, 1816 in Fairfield County, Ohio. This is the only paternal Irish line that I'm aware of at the moment.
Martha McPheeters : Martha was my maternal 7th-great grandmother, the daughter of William McPheeters and Rebecca Thompson. Martha was born in Ireland. She married Samuel Downey in Pennsylvania and died 1801 in Clark County, Kentucky. She was the mother of at least ten children: Ann, Betsey, Isabella, Margaret, Martha, Rebecca, Samuel, William, Mary and Janet.
Peter Swafford : Peter was my maternal 7th-great grandfather. According to my database he was born circa 1740 in Dublin, Ireland and died in Greenville, South Carolina. He married Rennie Howard and was the father of eight children.
Rennie Howard : Rennie was my maternal 7th-great grandmother, the wife of Peter Swafford. According to my database, she was born circa 1745 in Dublin, Ireland and died in South Carolina. She was the mother of eight children: Jacob, Isaac, William, Paul, Abraham, Aaron, John and Thomas.
Elizabeth Hedge : Elizabeth was my maternal 7th-great grandmother, the wife of David Crockett. According to my database, she was born 1730 in Ireland and died August 1777 in Hawkins County, North Carolina. She was the mother of at least three children: William, John and Alexander.
William Wardlaw : William was my maternal 7th-great grandfather, the son of Robert Wardlaw. According to my database, he was born circa 1700 in either Scotland or Ireland. He married Jane Harper and died in 1762 in Augusta County, Virginia. He was the father of seven children : James, John, Hugh, Joseph, Robert, William and Margaret.
Joshua Hadley : Joshua was my maternal 8th-great grandfather, the son of Simon and Ruth Hadley. Joshua was born March 6, 1703 in Kings County, Ireland. He married Patience Brown in 1735 and died after 1760 in Cane Creek, North Carolina. He was the father of nine children: Mary, Jeremiah, Joshua, Joseph, Deborah, Hannah, Catherine, Lydia and Simon.
William Millikan : William was my maternal 8th-great grandfather. According to my database, he was born circa 1720 in Ireland. He married in 1740 Chester County, Pennsylvania to Jane White. He was the father of ten children: Abigail, Sarah, David, Mary, William, Benjamin, Hannah, Alexander, Martha and Samuel.
William McPheeters : William was my maternal 8th-great grandfather. According to my database, he was born between 1687 and 1691 in Ireland and died in 1773 in Augusta County, Virginia. He married Rebecca Thompson and was the father of eight children: Martha, Anne, Mary, John, David, Janett, Samuel and William.
Willam McPheeters : William was my maternal 9th-great grandfather. He was born circa 1662 in Scotland. He married Janet McClellan and died circa 1699 in Ireland.
Simon Hadley : Simon was my maternal 9th-great grandfather, the son of Simon Hadley. According to my database, Simon was born 1677 in Ireland and died 1756 in Chester County, Pennsylvania. He was married to Ruth [surname unknown] and the father of eight children.
Ruth [surname unknown]: Ruth was my maternal 9th-great grandmother, the wife of Simon Hadley. According to my database, she was born in 1677 in Ireland and died December 8, 1750 in Chester County, Pennsylvania. She was the mother of eight children : Joseph, Deborah, Joshua, Simon, Hannah, Ruth, Catherine and Ann.
John Allen : John was my maternal 9th-great grandfather, the son of John Allen. According to my database, John was born August 3, 1694 in Ireland. He married Amy Cox in March 1719 in Chester County, Pennsylvania and died September 16, 1771 in Chester County, Pennsylvania. He was the father of nine children : John, Rebecca, Amy, Elizabeth, William, Joseph, Mary, Phebe and Benjamin.
Simon Hadley : Simon was my maternal 10th-great grandfather. According to my database, he was born 1640 in Ireland and died circa 1711. He married Katherine Talbot and was the father of at least four children : John, Elizabeth, Jane and Simon.
Thomas Dixon : Thomas was my maternal 10th-great grandfather, the husband of Rose. All I have in my database is that he was born before 1635 in Ireland and died after 1680 in New Castle County, Delaware.
Rose [unknown surname] : Rose was my maternal 10th-great grandmother, the wife of Thomas Dixon. All I have in my database is that she was born before 1641 in Ireland and died after 1671 in Delaware. She was the mother of at least three children: William, Dinah and Rose.
Looking over these names, I realize I have a lot more research to do on these lines to fill in the gaps in the research.
1677 - Joseph WILLETTS born in Hempstead, Nassau, Long Island. Joseph was my 9x-great grandfather.
1694 - Eva PIERCE born. Eva was the daughter of William PIERCE and Abigail WARRIN.
1742 - Samuel MAXSON married Ruth ROGERS. Samuel was the son of Jonathan MAXSON and Content ROGERS.
1757 - Anthony RAINS born in Caroline County, Virginia. Anthony was my 6x-great grandfather.
1777 - Jonathan R. DAVIS married Elizabeth COVEY. Jonathan was the son of John DAVIS and Bethia ROGERS.
1793 - Elizabeth DIXON died. Elizabeth was the daughter of John ALLEN and Amy COX.
1793 - Nathaniel HAWORTH born in Greene County, Tennessee. Nathaniel was the son of Absalom HAWORTH and Mary WEST.
1804 - Abigail SUMNER born in Stokes County, North Carolina. Abigail was the daughter of Thomas SUMNER and Hannah HIATT.
1809 - Martha Hogg MIZE born in Kentucky. Martha was the daughter of David MIZE and Hannah PETER. Martha was Eileen's 4x-great grandmother.
1843 - Samuel WARDLAW born in Ohio. Samuel was the son of Levi WARDLAW and Alba HALL.
1845 - Samuel James HODGKINS died in Brown County, Ohio. Samuel was the son of James HODGKINS and Elizabeth EVANS.
1858 - Samuel BOND died. Samuel was the son of Samuel BOND and Elizabeth BEALS.
1872 - Martha Julesa LeMASTERS married William Wade LOOFBOURROW in Jay County, Indiana. Martha was the daughter of Luman Walker LEMASTERS and Nancy YOUNG.
1876 - Elbert Riley SWAFFORD born in Ray County, Missouri. Elbert was the son of Samuel Richard SWAFFORD and Susan Isabell McGAUGH.
1882 - Mary J. SWAFFORD married Walker NELSON in Bradley County, Tennessee. Mary was the daughter of Aaron SWAFFORD and Sarah SWAFFORD.
1897 - Emma C. WHITE married Charles W. HELMS. Emma was the daughter of Thomas WHITE and Rebecca Ann MATTHEWS.
1902 - Harry L. PIERPONT born in Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana. Harry was the son of Joseph Gilbert PIERPONT and Lena Leato ORCUTT.
1903 - Ora DEMPSEY born in Indiana. Ora was the son of Daniel Andrew DEMPSEY and Nancy CHIVLARE.
1909 - Mary Olive LeMASTER born in Jay County, Indiana. Mary was the daughter of Luman Cooper LeMASTERS and Barbara Isabel WEHRLY.
1920 - John Harlan PEFLEY died in Anaheim, California. John was the son of Solomon PEFLEY and Frances ROOF.
1967 - Frances E. SEXTON died in Tuscumbi, Alabama. Frances was the daughter of James WRIGHT and Clara B. HICKS.
1690 - Aaron MENDENHALL born. Aaron was the son of John MENDENHALL and Elizabeth MARIS.
1708 - William DIXON died in Christiana Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware. William was the son of Thomas DIXON and Rose ________.
1722 - Lydia BABCOCK married Roger ELDERTON in Westerly, Rhode Island. Lydia was the daughter of Robert BABCOCK and Lydia CRANDALL.
1742 - Joshua MAXSON married Anna SLACK in Washington County, Pennsylvania. Joshua was the son of John MAXSON and Hannah MAXSON.
1750 - Johann Friedrich KAHRE born in Kummerdinsen, Westphalia. Johann was the son of Johann Jurgen KAHRE and Catherine Margarethe KAMMEIER.
1756 - Lucretia DAVIS born. Lucretia was the daughter of Joseph DAVIS and Mary BABCOCK.
1772 - Coleby CHEW born in New London, Connecticut. Coleby was the son of Samuel CHEW and Lucy MILLER.
1779 - Mary NESBIT born in Virginia. Mary was the daughter of Samuel NESBIT and Mary BERRY.
1779 - Hannah THORNBURGH born. Hannah was the daughter of Thomas THORNBURGH and Abigail BROWN.
1786 - Jane GAMBLE born. Jane was the daughter of John GAMBLE and Rebecca McPHEETERS.
1789 - Elizabeth RAINS born. Elizabeth was the daughter of Anthony RAINS and Nancy GRAHAM. Elizabeth was my 5x-great grandmother.
1809 - Charity MENDENHALL died in Guilford County, North Carolina. Charity was the daughter of Richard BEESON and Charity GRUBB. Charity was my 7x-great grandmother.
1815 - John MAXON died in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. John was the son of Joel MAXON and Hannah FIELDS.
1817 - Anne WOOLSTON married Joshau WOOLSTON in Burlington County, New Jersey. Anne was the daughter of Samuel WOOLSTON and Hannah HAINES.
1826 - Ithamar Warner WILLIAMS born in Guilford County, North Carolina. Ithamar was the son of Richard WILLIAMS and Sarah RUSSELL.
1829 - William R. DAVIS born. William was the son of Nathan J. DAVIS and Keziah DAVIS.
1840 - William Wesley LeMASTERS born in Holmes County, Ohio. William was the son of John LEMASTERS and Mary H. BAKER.
1840 - Nancy Ann WRIGHT born in Brown County, Ohio. Nancy was the daughter of John WRIGHT and Anna WARDLOW.
1843 - Milton CARTER married Louisa Ann HODSON in Hendricks County, Indiana. Milton was the son of Jesse CARTER and Nancy KENDALL.
1855 - George McLANE born in Rimer, Putnam County, Ohio. George was the son of William Fleming McLANE and Elizabeth GUFFY.
1873 - Osa MENGLE born. Osa was the son of David L. MENGLE and Ellen W. LAMBERTSON.
1879 - John BYERS died in Burbank, Ohio. John was the son of Abraham BYERS and Mary STICKEL.
1888 - Ephraim JACOBS died in Adams County, Ohio. Ephraim was the son of William JACOBS and Sibel LITTELL.
1893 - Ruth Eleanor WEHRLY born. Ruth was the daughter of John William WEHRLY and Esther L. WHITE.
1898 - Jesse Ray SWAFFORD born in Ray County, Missouri. Jesse was the son of Allen Aaron SWAFFORD and Anna S. COVEY.
1908 - Nellie LEE married Olie THOMPSON. Nellie was the daughter of William Burrell LEE and Margaret Jane SWAFFORD.
1969 - Clinton S. SWAFFORD died in Richmond, Missouri. Clinton was the son of Clinton A. SWAFFORD and Lena LIERMAN.
