HISTORY OF THE O'FERRALL SHAEN FAMILIES
OF IRELAND, ENGLAND, AND THE
UNITED STATES, 1500-2002
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.
The Author Robert Shaen Riley, has kindly allowed Mountmellick.net to reproduce a partial of Chapter 7, which contains details of the Sheane Family Chapter7 PDF 571K
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