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Manx Genealogy Archive 1

Re: Thos Radcliff Family Amherst Ohio, & Illinois

At the risk of repeating what may have already been corrected, Elizabeth Gawne chr 8 Mar 1818 Andreas was the daughter of John Gawne "Joney Dan" and Ann Cleator.
John Gawne and Ann Sansbury were from Rushen.
This has been a common misconception which has been widely promulgated on various family trees.
A careful study of Thomas Tear's account (see http://www.isle-of-an.com/manxnotebook/famhist/genealgy/ttaccnt.htm) of the Ohio Tears and Gawnes reveals that John was the son of Daniel Gawne, commonly known as "Dan-Bog-Croobagh" (Little Lame Dan) from Jurby. Daniel's parents were Daniel Gawne and Catherine Stephens/ Stephan and his brother Thomas was the father of Joney Gawne who married William Tear and these were the parents of the aforementioned Thomas Tear, author of the Ohio account .
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Hope this helps some people

Jane