In my ancestor's case, he was born in Dundee, Scotland in 1815 and moved to County Antrim when four years old. Perhaps his ancestors had one of these names: CARNACHAN, CARNOCHAN, or CARNAHAN or perhaps even the MCKERNAN surname.
The name KERNAGHAN and variants comes from the Gaelic O Cearnachain, from "cearmach" meaning "victorious".
KERNOHAN/KERNAHAN/KERNAGHAN LINKS AND RESEARCHER PAGES
KERNAHAN BOARD AT GENFORUM
KERNAGHAN BOARD AT GENFORUM
KERNOHAN RESOURCE PAGE AT ROOTSWEB
OTHER RESOURCE LINKS
Borough of Ballymena
Ulster Historical Foundation
Genuki: County Antrim
County Antrim: Official Site of the Northern Ireland Tourist Board
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DESCENDANTS OF ROBERT KERNOHAN AND MARTHA BARR (DUNBAR)
Robert Kernohan was born in Dundee, Scotland.
He moved to County Antrim, N. Ireland at the age of four and
married Martha Barr (Dunbar)in County Cork, Ireland in 1844.
Robert and Martha's first two children were born in N. Ireland.
The family immigrated to London, Ontario in 1847. While at
sea, their daughter Mary Jane, barely 9 months old, died and was
buried at sea. Robert and Martha had three children in Canada and
then immigrated to Ingham County, Michigan in 1855. The port of
entry was Detroit, Michigan. A tragic carriage accident would
claim Martha's life in 1874. Robert died at the age of 75 at the
home of his daughter from tuberculosis.
Martha Barr (Dunbar) was the daughter of James Barr II
and Jean MacPherson of County Antrim, N. Ireland. The family
story (from Len Strange) says that three brothers of the Dunbar
clan from the vicinity of Glasgow, Scotland, crossed to Ireland
about 1640 due to persecution because of their Presbyterianism.
They changed their name to Barr and settled in County Antrim,
Northern Ireland. The MacPhersons, also from the Glasgow region
are believed to have moved for the same reasons. Six Barr
siblings, Martha, Daniel, Ann, Thomas, Archibald, and William
settled in Michigan and had farms near Meridan Road within about
six miles of each other. (Some information take by Len Strange
from Barr History, compiled by Inda Barr, granddaughter of Daniel
Barr, 1918)
New Gedcom for descendants of Robert Kernohan and Martha Barr (Dunbar) Descendants of Robert Kernohan and Martha Barr (Dunbar)
Len Strange's sources on the Barr family:
1. Gravestones at Felt Plains Cemtery, Bunkerhill Twp, Ingham Co,
Michigan (Scofield and Meridian Roads)
2. Military Records, Michigan Archives
3. Ingham County Courthouse, Mason, Michigan: Rec. of land, vital
statistics, probate
4. Barr History; compiled by Inda Barr (granddaughter
of Daniel Barr) 1918
5. Morgue of 19th Century issues of Ingham County News (weekly)
6. Michigan State Library; Historical Center, Lansing: U.S.
Pop Censuses; marriage, birth, death indexes; land records;
newspapers, cemetery records; indexes of Canadian Censuses 1848,
1851 (Microfilm; print sources).
Thomas Kernohan and Francina Jane Diamond
Corrections and Additions are welcome! Send to:
Eleanor Colson
Last updated on June 17, 2009
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