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Irish American Prisoners 1776

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Prisoners released by the British in 1776

 

 

 

 

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T3699 The Papers of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789

 

 

 

 

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The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland.

 

 

 

 

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01/01/1789

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Papers of the Continental Congress
1774-1789

List of American prisoners in Canada released on parole by the British in 1776.

N.B. Only prisoners from Ireland
have been noted here although T3699 includes others.

We whose Names are underwritten do hereby Solemnly promise,and Engage to His Excellency General Carleton, not to say or do any thing the??....as His Majestys Commander in Chief in America shall please to direct, in Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our Names at Quebec
______________________________________________________________
                  |               |              |
       Names      |   Provinces   |   Counties   |    Towns
__________________|_______________|______________|____________
                  |               |              |
Michael Flannigan |    Munster    |   Tipperary  |Shantallough
   X his mark_ ___|_______________|______________|____________

(the following as above, dated August 9, 1776:-)
______________________________________________________________
                  |               |              |
William Jordan    |    Ireland    |     Down     |  Drumore
   X his mark     |               |              | [Dromore?]
              |               |              |
Richd [Richard?]  |  
Leinster    |     Meed     |  Killan
Branin X his mark |   Ireland     |   [Meath?]   | [Killeen?]
                  |               |              |
John Davison      |    Ulster     |  Monaghan    | Glentaburt
   X his mark     |               |              |
                  |               |              |
John Baily        |  Do-            |  Fermanagh   |Inniskilling
                  |   [Ulster?]   |              |Enniskillen
                  |               |              |
John Taylor       |      Do       |      Do      |     Do
                  |   [Ulster?]   | [Fermanagh?] |Enniskillen?
______________________________________________________________
                  |               |              |
John Foster       |     Do-       |   Antrim     |   Billy
                  |   [Ulster?]   |              |
                |               |              |
William Blead     |    Ulster     |    Derry     |[Munamore?]
                  |               |              |
                  |               |              |
Adam Martin       |     Do-       |     Do-      | [L----n?]
                  |   [Ulster?]   |   [Derry?]   |
                  |               |              |
Patrick           |  Connaught    |    Sligo     |Carrickheel

McGlauglin        |               |              |[Carrowkeel]
                  |               |              |
Isaac [Martin?]   |    Ulster     |   Antrim     |   Billy
                  |               |              |
                  |               |              |
Sam. [Samuel]    |   Leinster    |   Kilkenny   |  Durrar
Hughes            |               |              |
               |               |              |
John Molony       |     Do-       |  West Meed   |  Mullingar
                  |  [Leinster?]      | [West Meath?]|
                  |               |              |
Thos [Thomas?]    |     Do        |   Longford   |  Grannott
Curran            |  [Leinster?]  |              |
______________________________________________________________
                  |               |              |
Geo [George]     |    Dublin     |    Dublin    |  City of
Hudson X his mark |               |              |  Dublin
                  |               |              |
[-eli-?]          |    Ulster     |    Derry     | Tarmanana
Mc elheran        |               |              |
                  |               |              |
Lowry Mealy       |     Do-       |   Donnigal   |  Rifough
                  |   [Ulster?]   |  [Donegal?]  |
80                |               |              |
Abraham [-----?]  |     Do        |    Antrim    |  Glenarm
                  |   [Ulster?]   |              |
                  |               |              |
Robert Agnew      |     Do-       |     Do-      | Thiluater
                  |   [Ulster?]   |   [Antrim?]  |
                  |               |              |
John Connolly     |  Connaught    |    Galway    |   Galway
   X his mark     |               |              |
                  |               |              |
Robert Lee        |    Ulster     |   Terrone    |  Benburb
   X his mark     |               |  [Tyrone?]   |
                  |               |              |
Slenney Scott     |     Do.       |    Antrim    | Billimanar
                  |   [Ulster?]   |              |
______________________________________________________________
               |               |              |
Patrick Lamb      |   Leinster    |    Dublin    |  City of
   X his mark     |               |              |  Dublin
                  |               |              |
Thom [Thomas?]    |   Munster     |     Cork     |   Youhall
Pratt             |               |              | [Youghall?]
                  |               |              |

John Curren       |   Leinster    |   Longford   | Grannaught
                  |               |              |
                  |               |              |
Robt [Robert?]    |    Ulster     |    Derry     | [--a--y?]
-a-l--? X his mark|               |              |
                  |               |              |
[----?] [has den?]|      Do       |      Do      |Londonderry
                  |   [Ulster?]   |   [Derry?]   |
90                |               |              |
[Edward?] [Denny?]|    Ulster     |   Donegal    |Clath-----?
                  |               |              |
                  |               |              |
John [Hagseed?]   |      Do       |      Do      |  Tubaugh
                  |   [Ulster?]   |  [Donegal?]  |
                  |               |              |
James Dixon       |      Do       |     Down     |[N-lough-b--
   X his mark     |   [Ulster?]   |              |-kly?]
______________________________________________________________
                  |               |              |
Terry Dawson      |    Munster    |     Cork     | Clonakilty
                  |               |              |
                  |               |              |
William Dochorty  |    Ulster     |   Donegal    |Hillagordon
   X his mark     |               |              |
               |               |              |
Hugh McClean      |      Do       |      Do      | Ballinafa
   X his mark     |   [Ulster?]   |  [Donegal?]  |
                  |               |              |
Thos. [Thomas?]   |      Do       |    Tirroan   | Ballandary
Johnston Xhis mark|   [Ulster?]   |   [Tyrone?]  |
                  |               |              |
William Macdonell |      Do       |     Derry    | Tammimore
   X his mark     |   [Ulster?]   |              |
                  |               |              |
Thos. [Thomas?]   |      Do       |     Down     | Bellenonie
Davis X his mark  |   [Ulster?]   |              |
                  |               |              |
Thomas Bacon      |   Munster     |  Waterford   |[Ca---uin?]
                  |               |              |
              |               |              |
Patrick Dyer      |   Connaught   |    Sligo     |   Sligo
   X his mark     |               |              |
______________________________________________________________
                  |               |              |
John [Cores?]     |    Ulster     |     Down     | Grayboure
                  |               |              |-- ---------

                  |               |              |
John [-oneer-e-?] |      Do       |  Fermanagh   |Inniskilling
                  |   [Ulster?]   |              |Enniskillen?
                  |               |              |
Euan Davis        |      Do       |   Turrone    | Cookstown
   X his mark     |   [Ulster?]   |  [Tyrone?]   |
                  |               |              |
Thomas Mitchell   |      Do       |    Derry     | --a---face
                  |   [Ulster?]   |              |
                  |               |              |
John Burnn        |   Munster     |   Limerick   |  Rickale
   X his mark     |               |              |
                  |               |              |
William [Wilson?] |    Ulster     |    Antrim    |Ballimanagh
                  |               |              |
                  |               |              |
John Armagh       |      Do       |   Donegal    |Blanket Beck
   X his mark     |   [Ulster?]   |              |
                  |               |              |
James Kennedy     |      Do       |    Armagh    |   Acton
   X his mark     |   [Ulster?]   |              |

______________________________________________________________
             |               |              |
Charles Slone     |    Ulster     |    Antrim    | Ballamony
                  |               |              |Ballymoney?
                  |               |              |
William Campbell  |      Do       | Londonderry  |  Mac----?
   X his mark     |   [Ulster?]   |              |
                  |               |              |
Patrick Doyle     |      Do       |     Down     | Loughdoin
   X his mark     |   [Ulster?]   |              |[Loughdoo?]
                  |               |              |
Michael McConnell |      Do       |   Donegal    |  Rufough
   X his mark     |   [Ulster?]   |              |
                  |               |              |
John Grimes       |   Connaught   |   Galway     | Galway by
                  |               |              | as Quebec
               |               |              |
[Paul?] [stained] |    Munster    |     Cork     |    Cork |            
                  |               |              |
George Kilpatrick |    Ulster     |     Down     |Ballinahinch
                  |               |              |
                  |               |              |
Peter Mellon      |    Ulster     |    Tyrone    |  Glisson
                  |               |

sp;            |
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                  |               |              |
William Haleday   |      Do       |    Derry     | Mc--askie
                  |   [Ulster?]   |              |
                  |               |              |
John [-ayley?]    |    Munster    |  Waterford   |Waterford by
   X his mark     |               |              |as Quebec
135               |               |              |
James [-inharty?] |  
Leinster    |   Kildare    |-i-in------?
   X his mark     |               |              |
                  |               |              |
John Brannan      |      Do       |Queens County | Thatsbelly
   X his mark     |  [
Leinster?]  |              |
                  |               |              |
Daniel McCormack  |    Ulster     |    Cavan     |Ball-borough
                  |               |              |
                  |               |              |
Michael McKeeon   |   Leinster    |    Queens    |  Monrath
                  |               |              |
                  |               |              |
Hugh Siveney      |    Ulster     |    Derry     |   Derry
   X his mark     |               |              |
140               |               |              |
William Boyd      |      Do       |    Antrim    Ballimamanagh
                  |   [Ulster?]   |              |
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                  |               |              |
Samuel Heslet     |      Do       |    
Derry     |   Derry
                  |   [
Ulster?]   |              |
                  |               |              |
Simon Flynor      |    
Munster    |     Cork     |    Cork
                  |               |              |
                  |               |              |
Michel Barker     |    
Ulster     |    Monahon   |[Ti-avenny?]
   X his mark     |               |  [Monaghan?] |
                  |               |              |
John Doore        |    
Munster    |   Waterford  |  Tallagh
   X his mark     |               |              |

         NB. Five of the foregoing were left at Quebec

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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