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Re: Gawnes in North America
In Response To: Re: Gawnes in North America ()

You might want to check out "Thomas Tear's account of family history, 1888". A selection dealing with his Gawne relatives provides:

"Of Jane, Mother's younger sister, and her family I need say little, they were well known here. They lived within about half a mile of my father's, both here and on the other side of the water, from the time they first kept house. Too near, for them to always be on good terms perhaps. She married James Quine in 1817 or 18. My father and mother opposed it, this was long remembered. His mother died when he was quite young, leaving him without a steady home. He was industrious, a good manager of his business, and a tailor by trade. They left 6 children, 2 girls and 4 boys: (two died quite young), Jane, (Mrs. Ed Callow), James, Henry, (now dead), Mary (Mrs,. Thomas Duke), John and Thomas. The latter two, are somewhere in the western part of this state, and are married, but I know very little about them. The others, and their families, are well known here."

Believe the entire text is found in Frances Coakley's Manx Notebook. Try this link:
http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/famhist/genealgy/ttaccnt.htm

John R. Teare, Jr.
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Charleston, West Virginia 25311, USA