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Subject: [OHGALLIA-L] The McCarthys In Early American History by Michael J. O'Brien
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 23:36:27 EST
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The McCarthys In Early American History
by Michael J. O'Brien
New York
Dodd, Mead and Company
1921
CHAPTER I
THE MC CARTYS OF VIRGINIA
1
Charles and Owen McCartie, the first of the name in America--
The Town of Kinsale, Va., founded by Irish Colonists about
1662--Dennis MacCarthy, patentee of lands in Rappahannock
and Princess Anne Counties in 1675--Daniel McCarty, King's
Attorney in Virginia in 1692--A wealthy land-
owner--Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses, 1705--
1715--His interesting career--Other Irish pioneers in Virginia
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CHAPTER II
39
THE MC CARTYS OF VIRGINIA (continued)
The descendants of Daniel, the Speaker--Romantic marriage of
Dennis McCarty and Sarah Ball--Their children were cousins
of George Washington--Thaddeus McCarty married in Wash-
ington's home--Colonel Daniel McCarty, the "well-beloved
friend" of Augustine Washington and executor of his will--
Associated with eminent Virginians--George Washington's
Diary frequently mentions the McCartys--Correspondence be-
tween Washington and Daniel McCarty--The McCarty family
invited to attend the funeral of Washington--Eleven McCar-
tys members of the Virginia legislature since 1705.
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CHAPTER III
THE MC CARTYS OF VIRGINIA (continued)
71
William Mason McCarty, Provisional Governor of Florida--The
sensational duel between Colonel John Mason McCarty and
General Armistead T. Mason--A romantic story--The McCar-
tys as sportsmen--Duel between Captain Page McCarty and
John Mordecai--Many separate families of the name in Vir-
ginia in colonial days--Mentioned in the Acts of the General
Assembly--Major Dennis McCarty of Prince William County,
a prominent man--The sad fate of Patrick McCarty--Colonel
Edward McCarty of Hampshire County--The remarkable mili-
tary records of Timothy McCarty and his descendants--
Colonel Daniel McCarty, a patron of the turf.
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CHAPTER IV
THE MC CARTHYS IN MARYLAND, THE CAROLINAS AND
GEORGIA
107
Land records of Maryland in the seventeenth century--Large set-
tlements of Irish colonists--Numerous land grants called after
towns and cities in Ireland and by Irish family names--The
"County of New Ireland" comprised New Connaught, New
Leinster and New Munster--McCartys as Revolutionary patri-
ots--Extracts from the Colonial Records of the Carolinas and
Georgia--James McCarthy an early Schoolmaster in North
Carolina--How Cornelius McCarthy "surrounded" and cap-
tured the English soldiers.
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CHAPTER V
THE MC CARTHYS IN LOUISIANA, ILLINOIS AND KENTUCKY
Chevalier Charles MacCarthy came to New Orleans in 1731--A
valiant soldier of France-Governor of the "Illinois Coun-
try," under the French, 1755 to 1763-MacCarthys in the
French Navy in the American Revolution-Three officers
named McCarty served under Colonel George Rogers Clark in
the conquest of the Northwest territory-Colonel M. Mac-
carty, a leading citizen of New Orleans-Dennis McCarthy of
Lexington.
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CHAPTER VI
THE MC CARTYS IN PENNSYLVANIA AND DELAWARE
Early settlers in Bucks County--The Irish "redemptioners"--
Large immigrations from Ireland of the old Celtic stock--
McCartys in the Colonial Wars--McCartys as mariners--Cap-
tain Daniel McCarthy, a noted sea captain of his time--
Large number of McCartys recorded as land owners in the
eighteenth century--Thomas McCarthy served on Washington's
Body-Guard.
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CHAPTER VII
THE MCCARTHYS IN NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY
Large number of men of the name appears in the muster rolls of
Colonial troops and the Land Papers of New York-The New
York marriage and probate records-The McCarty families of
Albany-The exploit of Timothy Murphy at the battle of
Saratoga-The old merchants of New York-Dr. D. B. Mc-
Cartee, a distinguished scholar-McCarthys in the New Jersey
probate records-Revolutionary soldiers
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CHAPTER VIII
THE MAC CARTYS IN MASSACHUSETTS
The Celtic element in New England-Thaddeus MacCarty, a lead-
ing merchant and property owner of Boston, 1664-1705, men-
tioned frequently in the Provincial records-Captain Thomas
MacCarty, mariner-Charles and Thomas MacCarty in the
Revolution in New England, 1689--Adventurous career of
Captain Thaddeus MacCarty-Rev. Thaddeus MacCarty of
Worcester, a patriot of the Revolution-Florence MacCarty, a
large property owner at Boston and Roxbury
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THE MAC CARTYS OF MASSACHUSETTS (Continued)
The descendants of the pioneer MacCartys in New England-The
McCarthys of Salem and other Massachusetts towns-McCarthys as soldiers in the
Colonial wars-Captain Daniel McCarthy, one of the charter members of the
Marine Society of Boston-Daniel McCarthy, merchant and Revolutionary patriot
of Roxbury-McCarthys recorded as arriving from Ireland before the
Revolution-A large number of people of the name appear in Massachusetts
records.
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CHAPTER X
MC CARTHYS IN CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, MAINE,
NEW HAMPSHIRE AND VERMONT
Owen McCarty, an early settler at New London-
Charles McCarthy, a founder of the town of East Greenwich, R.I.-
Timothy McCarty of Newport-His marriage connections-
The McCartys of Block Island-
The Irish settlements on the Kennebeck River-
The historic town of Cork, Maine-
Timothy McCarthy, a New Hampshire pioneer-
McCarthys in the naval service of the Revolution-
McCarthys appearing in the Vital Records of New England towns-
McCarthys as American business and professional men and in the literary
field.
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Kathy "Kath" (Burden) Shaffer
Omaha, NE
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