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McFadden and McIntire (McAteer) family history
Brace yourselves for a long post!
We recently received an email (March 2022) from someone who has Doaghbeg roots. They stumbled upon our website, and they were able to send us on some fantastic information relating to their ancestors who descended from Doaghbeg in the mid to late 1700s. Given how scarce historical records are in Ireland, this is the earliest find we have made in relation to people descending from Doaghbeg. We were also provided photos of some of these people which further adds to the significance of this discovery.
During our initial research, we relied on Tithe records from 1834 and the Griffiths Valuation records from the 1850s to determine the people and names of Doaghbeg. Anything before that is scarce as records simply did not exist. Therefore, this find is huge.
We are not sure if these McIntires are related to any of the more recent McAteers of Doaghbeg, but there may be a connection somewhere. We have never been able to find McFaddens in Doaghbeg until now.
There’s a lot of information below, but it’s important that it’s summarized and retained for future generations.
MCFADDENS
Joseph McFadden b. 1640, Castlebar, Co Mayo, married Bridget McLaughlin of Enniskellen in 1667 and had 7 children. Thomas, John, Patrick, James, Hugh, Stephen, & Malachy
Joseph’s son John McFadden was born in 1671 and married Theresa Murrin in 1693. They had 7 children - John, Michael, Mary, Stephen Patrick, Brian, and Joseph.
John’s son Joseph McFadden was born in Enniskellen in 1705. He married Eillen Hagen of Ballybofey in 1727 and settled in Rathmullen in 1731. Joseph was a fisherman and they had 8 children.
- Maurice b.1729 and married Kathleen Lafferty.
- Hugh, b.1731.
- Joseph, b.1733 went to sea.
- Manus, b.1734 went to sea.
- Philip, b.1737 married Ms. Sheriden.
- Eileen, b.1738, unmarried.
- Bessie, b.1740, no trace.
- Patrick b.1742, no trace.
Joseph’s 2nd son Hugh McFadden was born 1731 in Rathmullen.
In 1756 Hugh married Julia Friel of Doaghbeg. He was a fisherman. He and his family are said to have settled in Doaghbeg on Lough Swilly. They had 7 children.
- Hugh, b.1757.
- Charles, b.1758.
- Mary, b.1760 and married David Campbell.
- Julia, b.1762 married Bernard O'Donnell.
- Manus, b.1765 ordained a Catholic Priest in 1786.
- Patrick, b.1767 went to Belfast.
- Ellen, 1768-1792 unmarried
In 1758 Hugh's second son Charles McFadden was born in Doaghbeg. Charles married Ellen Doherty of Tonduff, Co. Donegal, and had 9 children. Their names were:
- Charles, b. 1786, went to sea at age 15.
- Hugh, b. 1788 and married in 1809 to Teresa O'Donnell.
- Peggy, b. 1791.
- Fergus, b. 1794. Married.
- Mary, b. 1795.
- John William, 1796-1880.
- Ellen, 1798-1832, never married.
- Kathleen, b. 1799 and married Roger O'Gleary.
- Michael, b. 1801, married and went to Scotland.
John William McFadden (1796-1880) was one of Charles’ sons and was born in Doaghbeg. He left for the US in 1811 from Derry on the ship ‘Harmony’. John left with Charles McIntire (1787-1862), and Charles’ wife Bridget Coll, and their daughter Ann (who John McFadden later married) and Charles McIntire's in laws Bridget and Bernard Lynch. They arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 2, 1811.
They met up with Charles McIntire's cousin, John McIntire (1797-1875) who left Doaghbeg on July 16th, 1810. There will be more information on Charlies and John McIntire in the next section.
John William McFadden married Ann McIntire (1807-1885) as mentioned, daughter of Charles.
After digging canals in Pennsylvania, John William managed to put together with several other Irishmen a company that built steel canal barges. From there he started a railroad building company on his own that built several lines in Pennsylvania.
When his two sons – Charles (1830-1895) and Hugh (1833-1885) were old enough they joined the firm as McFadden and Sons, which built several lines. Then Charles McFadden went out on his own and built most of the railroads, tunnels and bridges in Pennsylvania. Charles built three of the four railroads in the game of Monopoly - The Pennsylvania, The Reading and The Short Line. Charles became extremely wealthy.
John’s son Charles McFadden (1830-1895) married Sarah Amanda McIntire (1830-1926, daughter of John McIntire) and they had the following children.
- Ann McFadden (1856-1921)
- Charles W McFadden Jr (1858 - 1925)
- Edward McFadden (1861 - 1886)
- Edward Elogius McFadden (1861 - 1945)
- Margaret McFadden (1863 - 1918)
- Adelaide (McFadden) Shriver (1870 - abt. 1909)
- Irene (McFadden) Winder (1871 - 1953)
John’s other son Hugh McFadden (1833-1885) married Mary Jane McIntyre (1836-1913, also a daughter of John McIntire meaning two brothers married two sisters). They had the following children:
- Harry Martin McFadden (1872-1930). Married Marie Monahan (1882-1954).
- Pauline.
- John.
- Charles.
MCINTIRES
John McIntire (1797-1875) left Doaghbeg on July 16th, 1810. He was a cousin of Charles McIntire (1787-1862).
John McIntyre of Doaghbeg traveled to America on July 16, 1810, arriving on August 30, 1810. He was 12 years old at the time. He traveled to Adams County Maryland, setting there, where he was a very successful farmer.
John married Ann Margaret Beard (1801-1880). They had the following children:
- Mary Jane (married Hugh McFadden, mentioned previously)
- Sarah Amanda (married Charles McFadden, mentioned previously)
- William
- Edward/Edwin. Was educated at Mt. St. Mary’s College. Edwin started his own School - Adams Academy for Boys and was also a professor of Greek and Latin at Mt St Mary’s College.
- Frederick
- James
Charles McIntyre (1787-1862) married Bridget Coll (1787-1882, in the parish of Termon near Letterkenny but we have information that shows she was also from Doaghbeg)
Their children were:
- Ann (1807-1885, married the previously mentioned John McFadden, both of Doaghbeg while they are in America)
- Bridget (1816-1889) who marries James Lynch
- Fanny (no info)
Charles is buried in New Derry, St. Martins.
Finally, there is also information on the McFadden and McIntire families under this link: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/McFadden-2391
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More Doaghbeg Ancestors
1. Shamus More McSweeney - born around 1695 - father of Una
2. Una More Mcsweeney - born around 1720 married John McIntire
3. Sarah Carr - Born 1754 married Owen John McIntire, both he and she died in 1801
4. Julia Friel, born 1732, married Married Hugh McFadden in 1756
5. David Campbell married Mary McFadden b. 1760 daughter of Hugh
6. Bernard O'Donnell, born around 1762, married Julia McFadden, daughter of Hugh
7. Ellen Doherty, born around 1760 married Charles McFadden, son of Hugh
8.Theresa O'Donnell, born around 1788 married Hugh McFadden, son of Charles
9. Charles Call, born 1760 father of Bridget "Biddy" Call
10. Bridget Call, born 1760 wife of Charles Call, mother to Biddy Call
11. Bridget "Biddy" Call ,born 1787 married Charles McIntire
12 Ann McIntire, born 1807married John McFadden, daughter to John and Biddy
The above people were either born or lived in Doaghbeg.
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Update: May 23rd 2022
Chuck McFadden (a direct descendant of the above Doaghbeg folk) along with his wife Theresa and daughter Cady Coe visited Doaghbeg and met with Eddie Sweeney, Una McGrory, Mary O'Doherty, Josephine McGroarty and Bried Sweeney. They made the trip to Doaghbeg beach and our visitors were fascinated by the trip. Chuck and family had a wealth of knowledge on their ancestors.
A DNA result on Ancestry.com also confirmed that Cady is indeed related to the Sweeney/McAteer connection of Doaghbeg!
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They also shared this chart of the McFadden/McIntire family.
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