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Patt

• References:
  • Notes of Richard Emmet Ryan.

Thomas Patt, born 1789, or poss. 1786,
of Leanamore, Aghavallen par, nr Ballylongford, Co.Kerry,
"John" in [King] is wrong,

his descendants claim "Patt" was short for a longer surname, but the contemporary records all just say "Patt",
Mary Jacobson (née Whelan) said the surname was Patwell or Pattwell, "Pat" for short,
his dau Anna's obituary says it was Patten, Ann Frederick says she used "Patton",
"sometimes perhaps Patten, Patton or Pattwell" [Richard Emmet Ryan],
however the Ballylongford par records, [Tithe Survey], [Griffiths Valuation, 1852], [GROI], [King], letters and prayerbook all say "Patt",

mar c.1830 to Eliza Rahilly [bapt 12th May 1808],
his dau Anna bapt Ballylongford 1833,
he must be "Thomas Patt", Main St, Ballylongford, holding house and yard, rate value £5, in [Griffiths Valuation, 1852],
listed as "Thomas Patt, clerk" in 1867 [GROI],
listed as "Thomas Patt, shopkeeper" at death,
died 25th May 1875, Ballylongford, age 86 yrs [GROI], or poss. age 89 yrs,

Eliza was living Ballylongford, 30th Aug 1881, when wrote letter to her just-widowed dau Anna Dillon (née Patt),
living Ballylongford, 1st Sept 1886, when wrote letter to her grand-dau Anna Park (née Dillon),
(todo) see Elizabeth Patt, [GROI] Listowel, died 1st qr 1887, age 87, vol 5, p 345,
had issue:

1. Dan Patt,
   Daniel, born c.1830,
   emig to Chicago pre-1853,
   mar Betsy ---- [or Betsey, prob. Elizabeth],
   survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871, which raged for 2 days, "they were able to identify their property after the fire because they had buried their kitchen stove on their land to protect it as the fire approached their home" [Richard Emmet Ryan],
   never wrote home to Ireland, "disappeared from home and nobody ever heard from him" [Mary Jacobson, née Whelan],
   his mother wrote to her dau Anna in 1881 referring to "her" [Anna's sister Bridget's] "only good brother Dan. Oh may God forgive him for the way he is treating me. Oh my dear Anna if I only got an empty letter, what a consolation it would afford me.",
   had issue:
   1. (son) Patt,
      "who was blind and made his living making brooms" [Richard Emmet Ryan]

      Dan is believed to have descendants but contact lost.

   
   

2. (dau) Patt,
   emig to Chicago pre-1853 [her sister Anna's obituary],
   she must be the sister living with Anna in Galesburg, Illinois [Mary Jacobson, née Whelan],
   poss. mar --- Shaughnessy [or poss. confusion with Anna's dau].

   
   

3. Anna Patt,
   born Co.Kerry,
   bapt 29th May 1833 [Ballylongford RC par records],
   another reading says bapt 26 June 1832, (todo) see original,
   obituary says born 29th July 1834,
   emigrated to USA, age 18 (1850-52), settled Chicago, where her sister and brother were living,
   lived Galesburg, Knox Co., WC Illinois, at one time, with her sister,
   Ann Frederick says "The story I was told was that at 17 she stowed away to America to be with Patrick.",
   mar 29th Sept 1856, Chicago, to Patrick M. Dillon [born 1836] and had issue.

   
   

4. Mary Patt,
   bapt 17 September 1835 [Ballylongford RC par records],
   mar John Barrett [of Glin, Co.Limerick] and had issue.

   
   

5. Margaret Patt, born c.1843,
   NOT Margret,
   mar John McCoy [of Glin, Co.Limerick] and had issue.

   
   

6. Bridget Patt,
   bapt 1 March 1844 [Ballylongford RC par records],
   mar Michael Keneely [poss. Kenneally],
   at time of her mother's letter 1881 they were living Coastguard Station, Ballyduff (mouth of Cashen River, which is the final part of the River Feale), Rattoo par, just S of Ballybunion, NW coast of Co.Kerry,
   Richard Emmet Ryan thought she mar John Scanlon but her mother's letter says Keneely,
   had issue:
   1. (2 sons) Keneely, fl 1881.
   2. (2 daus) Keneely, fl 1881.

   3. Anna Keneely, after her aunt Anna Patt, fl 1881.
      (todo) try Anne Kennelly, born Listowel, [GROI], 1869, vol 20, p 438.
      (todo) try Hanorah Kenneally, born Glin, [GROI], 1st qr 1881, vol 5, p 237.

   4. Thomas Keneely, after grandfather Thomas Patt, fl 1881.
   5. Dan Keneely, youngest son (as at 1881), after his uncle Dan Patt, fl 1881.
   6. (child) Keneely, born 1881-6.

      Think they have descendants living in Ballylongford.

   
   

7. Ellen Patt, born 1848,
   her obituary says born Ballybunion, but this is prob. just error for Ballylongford,
   school teacher in Ireland before her marriage, gave up after marriage, one of her pupils was her niece Kate Barrett,
   listed as "assistant teacher", living Ballylongford, at mar,
   mar 17th Sept 1867, Ballylongford [GROI] to James Cahill Ryan and had issue.