Margaret Cross (nee Hanna)
Margaret Hanna (September 9, 1763-August 1, 1846) Margaret Hanna was born in Newry, County Down, Ireland, daughter of William Hanna[1] and Jane Wallace, and died in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
First Marriage and Children
She was married to Bernard CONOLLY in 1786, probably in Newry, Ireland. He was a member of the Wesleyan body, whom she accompanied soon after marriage, to a conference held by Mr. Wesley in London. They were accompanied by Dr. Coke, and several Wesleyan preachers from Ireland.[2][3]
Margaret and Bernard had four children (they stayed with her parents when she remarried).
- 1. Jane Eliza CONOLLY, born about 1789, married James Scott March 1, 1813 in Clones, Monaghan, Ireland.
- 2. William John CONOLLY, born about 1790, he died in 1853.
- 3. Richard CONOLLY, born in 1791, married Margery Thompson 13 December 1813, Clones, Monaghan, Ireland. He died 19 August 1822 at Clifton, near Bristol, England.
- 4. Bernard CONOLLY, born on 29 September 1790 and died on 29 July 1791.
Her husband, Bernard CONOLLY died on 15 June 1794 in Clones, Monaghan, Ireland.
Second Marriage and Children
She married, second, to Rev. John CROSS (son of Joseph CROSS) by 1798 in Ireland. John CROSS was probably born in 1763 in Londonderry, Ire.
Fear of Emmet Rebellion and travel to New York
John and Margaret Hanna Cross feared possible arrest due to sympathy with the rebels during the Emmet Rebellion of 1798 and took her two children, Eliza and Margaret to New York City, her husband John Cross followed about two months later, remaining at Sligo to settle up his business.
John CROSS died about September 1824 in Victor or Bloomfield, Ontario, NY.
John and Margaret had four children.
- 1. Eliza CROSS, born in 1798, Sligo, Ireland. Married Reuben Champion January 12, 1822 in Victor, New York. They had 10 children.
- 2. Margaret CROSS, born in 1801, Sligo, Ireland. Married Howell B Norton about 1824, in New York state.
- 3. Robert John CROSS[4] born on 1 October 1803 in Newburgh, New York.
- 4. William Hanna CROSS, Judge, born on 6 March 1807 in Bethel, NY. Married Nancy Langdon March 12, 1832 in Tecumseh, Michigan. He died in Centerville, Michigan, September 29, 1886.
References
- ↑ O'Hart, John (23 January 1892). "Irish pedigrees; or, The origin and stem of the Irish nation". Dublin, J. Duffy and Co.; New York, Benziger Brothers – via Internet Archive.
- ↑ https://www.google.com/books/edition/History_of_Methodism_in_Ireland/v7YHAAAAQAAJ?q=connolly&gbpv=1&bsq=Connolly#f=false
- ↑ Coles, George (23 January 1883). "Heroines of Methodism, or, Pen and ink sketches of the mothers and daughters of the church". New York : Phillips & Hunt – via Internet Archive.
- ↑ "Robert J Cross". 21 January 2023 – via Wikipedia.
External links
This article "Margaret Cross (nee Hanna)" is from Wikipedia. The list of its authors can be seen in its historical. Articles taken from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be accessed on Wikipedia's Draft Namespace.