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     Charles BRANDOW was born circa 1890. He married Mary SEEBERGER.

     John WINTER was born in 1765.² He married ?- (-) before 1790. He died in 1839 in Fanningstown, Co. Limerick.³ He was buried on 26 August 1839 in Kilfinnane.⁴
     
John Winter was a farmer. He was mentioned in papers of the Oliver family of Castle Oliver, Co Limerick, as being a tenant on their estate between 1825 and 1828. He was mentioned first in 1825 as having arrears of £4-3-0. He was mentioned in 1826 as receiving a half-year's wages of £5-5-0 for 'attending to Mr Silver Oliver's Bog' due 1 May 1826.

He was mentioned in 1826 as owing £3-13-10 in March 1826, with the same amount noted as having been received by Mr Riordan, and no arrears from Sept 1825. A half year's rent is recorded as £7-7-8. He was mentioned in 1827 as follows: 'Old Winters and his son claims a salary - give what is due to them'.

He was mentioned in 1827 as having paid £3-13-10 in rent. A separate entry states that £54-9-9 was received 'from John Winter for Turf for the Year 1826'. He was mentioned in 1828 as holding from 5 to 20 acres and being entitled to one turf ticket. He was recorded in the Tithe Applotment Book of 1833 in Upper Sunville, Co. Limerick, where he leased just over 27 acres at a rent of £39.^{5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15}

     Anne WINTERS was born in 1810. She was christened on 13 May 1810 in Kilflyn Parish Church, Co. Limerick, Ireland.¹

     William WINTERS was born circa 1811 in Co. Limerick, Ireland. He was christened on 24 May 1811 in Co. Limerick, Ireland.¹ He married Catherine KEARNEY on 19 May 1839 in Kilflyn, Co. Limerick, Ireland.²
     
William Winters was described as a farmer of Fanningstown, Co. Limerick, Ireland in 1843 the baptismal entry for his daughter Elizabeth. However, he is not mentioned in the Griffith's Valuation, and on his son William's marriage certificate in 1872 he is described as a labourer
Note that there is no evidence that this William Winter b. ca. 1811 had a son William. The relationship is assumed from details on the marriage certificate of William Winters b. 1847 and Jane Williams.

     Catherine KEARNEY married William WINTERS, son of John WINTER and ?- (-), on 19 May 1839 in Kilflyn, Co. Limerick, Ireland.¹

     Jane RENNIE married John WINTERS, son of Thomas WINTERS and Jane CHAPMAN, on 21 January 1845.

     Jane WINTER was born circa 1806 in Co. Limerick, Ireland. She was christened on 9 March 1806 in Kilfinane, Co. Limerick, Ireland.¹

     Elizabeth WINTER was born circa 1808 in Co. Limerick, Ireland. She was christened on 17 April 1808 in Kilfinane, Co. Limerick, Ireland.¹

     John WINTER was born circa 1809 in Co. Limerick, Ireland. He was christened on 18 September 1809 in Kilfinane, Co. Limerick, Ireland.¹

     John WINTER was born before 1744.² He married ?- (-) before 1765.³ He died after 1785.
     
John Winter was a Farmer. The earliest documented source for John Winter is a reference in the Castle Oliver Estate records to a lease by the Rt. Hon. Silver Oliver to John Winter in 1785 of just over 34 acres (probably Irish/Plantation acres) in 'Ballintubber'. This is possibly the present-day townland of Ballintober, about 3 miles due east of Kilfinnane. The annual rent was £16 (Irish) or £14-15-4½ (British) payable half-yearly in May and November.

Nothing is known of his place of birth or early years. There is no evidence to link him with the Palatine settlement on the Oliver estate that took place from 1759 onwards. The surname does not appear to be present in the lists of original Palatine settlers who settled in West Limerick following the exodus from the German Palatinate in 1709. It is a Germanic surname, however, and indeed a John Winter appears in a ship's list of Palatine emigrants from Amsterdam via Dover to Pennsylvania in 1737).^4,5,6

     Chris WINTER was born in 1768.¹

     Philip WINTER was born in 1777.¹
     
Philip Winter was a Clerk of Kilflyn Parish Church, Co. Limerick in 1813.²

     William WINTERS was born circa 1847 in Co. Limerick, Ireland.¹ He married Jane WILLIAMS, daughter of Philip WILLIAMS, on 21 November 1872 in Roman Catholic Chapel, Glenroe, Co. Limerick, Ireland; witnesses James Nagle and John Wallace. He left his mark against his name in the register indicating that he couldn't write.¹ He died on 20 January 1910 in Keale, Co. Limerick, Ireland; cause of death: ulceration of stomach 6 mths Astheria certified.²
     
William Winters was described as a servant at Ballinacourty, Co. Limerick, Ireland in 1872,and a labourer in 1873.

His father is named as William on his marriage certificate, and he is assumed to be the son of William and Catherine on the basis of consistency in dates and place, but there is no documentary evidence to support this directly.^1,3

     Unknown (-) married Katherine P. (-) in 1903; aged 26 at first marriage.¹

     Mary (-) was born in August 1801 in Ireland.¹ She married Michael LEE. She died on 6 May 1904 in Shunpike, Dutchess County, New York State, USA, at age 102.²
     
Mary (-) emigrated in 1854 from Ireland to the USA. It seems likely that this is the same Mary Lee who appears in the 1860, 1870 and 1880 Censuses for Washington township, b. ca. 1810 in Ireland, married to Michael Lee b. ca. 1800. If so, their children were sons Thomas (b. ca. 1833), Edward (b. ca. 1840), Christopher (b. ca. 1853), and daughters Ellen (b. ca. 1840) and Kath (b. ca. 1848), all born in Ireland. She was enumerated with husband Michael in 1860 and 1870, and daughter in law Eliza in 1880. Her son Thomas married Margaret and they had Mary (1855), Katy (1858) and Christopher (1867). Her son Edward married Eliza and they had Elizabeth (1858), Edward (1859) and Thomas (1866). Her son Christopher married Anna and they had Michael (1875), Christopher (1977) and Rose (1879).

Mary was recorded in the census of 18 June 1900 in the household of Robert Winters in Washington, Dutchess County, New York State, USA, and described as “Mary Lee, Mother in Law, a white female aged 98, born Aug 1801 in Ireland to parents b. Ireland, widowed, 10 children with 4 still living, immigrated 1854 and spent 46 yrs in US, can read & write”.

Mary Lee’s obituary was reported as follows:
“Mrs. Mary Lee, 101 years old, died Friday, May 6, 1904, at the home of her son-in-law, Robert Winters, at Shunpike. In the death of this woman, a picturesque figure passes from this neighborhood. Mrs. Lee was a remarkable woman in many ways. She was possessed of a great amount of vitality and it was this that kept life in her body for several months past. Born in Ireland, she came to this country over 50 years ago. Her husband, Michael Lee, was a farmer and they were the parents of 10 children. He died 32 years ago.
For many years, Mrs. Lee made her home with her children. She passed a great deal of time reading books and magazines and, up until six years ago when she became blind, was considered one of the best posted women on topics of the day in this vicinity. She was a great student of the Bible and when over 90 years of age, she walked the two miles to Millbrook to attend Mass at St. Joseph's Church of which she was a devout member and communicant.
This story is told of her which happened many years ago: One day she walked to Millbrook to take the market wagon—as it was then called—to Poughkeepsie. The wagon had gone before she arrived and she, nothing daunted, walked the entire distance to Poughkeepsie: attended to her business, and then walked all the way home again. The story has never grown old.
Mrs. Lee was a woman who was the center of affection in her family circle as well as outside of it. Many people attended her funeral held from St. Joseph's Church at 11 a.m. Monday. High Mass was read by Father Donahue and the casket was carried on the shoulders of four young men. The honorary bearers were: Michael Donahue, Jerry Donahue, Thomas Hannigan, Patrick Wetheral, Lawrence Maroney and Patrick Barron.
Of Mrs. Lee's 10 children, four are living: Ellen Winters, with whom she lived for the past 14 years; Mary McKinty of Esperance, Schoharie Counly, N. Y; Katherine Roake of New York City; and Christopher Lee of Bangall. Of her 24 grandchildren, 17 are living; of her 17 great-grandchildren, 12 are living. She is also survived by two great-great grandchildren and her youngest living child is 53 years old.
Mrs. Lee was ill only two weeks and died of old age. The only portrait of her in existence is not a photograph and could not be reproduced in half-tone.”.^1,2

     Michael LEE married Mary (-).

     Robert JENKINS was born circa 1804 in Co. Meath, Ireland. He married an unknown person circa 1830.
     
Robert Jenkins was a Sergeant in the Royal Irish Constabulary. He joined in 1823 aged 19.

     Francis NAYLOR was born on 27 October 1855. He was christened on 4 November 1855. He married Margaret MAHONEY, daughter of Thomas MAHONEY and Margaret NAYLOR, on 13 August 1890 in St. Michaels Church, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He died on 28 March 1923 at age 67.
     
Francis Naylor emigrated to Australia in 1884. He was 28 years old when he arrived at Port Phillip Bay, Melbourne, Victoria in April 1884 as an unassisted immigrant on board the ship 'Berengaria'.
Note: the 'Berengaria' was a ship of 1,318 tons built in 1874 (1864?) by Barclay, Curle & Co., Glasgow and was owned by Hendry, Ferguson & Co. Her dimensions were 239.9 x 36.9 x 22.2 ft.¹

     Joseph NAYLOR married Agnes SHINE.

     Agnes SHINE married Joseph NAYLOR.

     Thomas NAYLOR was born in 1849.

     William NAYLOR was born in 1850.

     Elizabeth NAYLOR was born in 1854.

     Margaret NAYLOR was born in 1859.

     Jonathan NAYLOR was born in 1857.

     Joseph NAYLOR was born in 1863.

     Jane Anne NAYLOR was born in 1861.

     Robert NAYLOR was born in 1866.