When Mary Sinnamon married Patrick McAtamney at St. Patrick’s Church in Aghacommon in 1889, they said her father was George Sinnamond (dead), a weaver.
When Mary died in Glasgow in 1922, Patrick gave the name of her father as John Sinnamon, a farmer (deceased), and her mother as Mary Fulton.
As we've written before, there's no record of George or John Sinnamon with Mary Fulton.
We've speculated that Patrick likely never met Mary’s father, who was already dead at the time of their marriage, and simply didn't remember his name some 33 years later.
Complicating things even more, the couple's eldest son, Thomas James McAtamney, gave his mother's maiden name on more than one occasion as Mary Chambers. There's no record of George or John Sinnamon with Mary Chambers either.
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When Mary died in Glasgow in 1922, Patrick gave the name of her father as John Sinnamon, a farmer (deceased), and her mother as Mary Fulton.
As we've written before, there's no record of George or John Sinnamon with Mary Fulton.
We've speculated that Patrick likely never met Mary’s father, who was already dead at the time of their marriage, and simply didn't remember his name some 33 years later.
Complicating things even more, the couple's eldest son, Thomas James McAtamney, gave his mother's maiden name on more than one occasion as Mary Chambers. There's no record of George or John Sinnamon with Mary Chambers either.
Several of the descendants of Patrick and Mary have taken Autosomal DNA tests at Ancestry, and have shared results with one another. Amongst the many matches, we have found 3rd and 4th cousins who are descended from the Sinnamon and Fulton families.
The 14 Sinnamon matches we've found thus far are descended from four or five ancestors that are not connected in the genealogical records, but the five Fulton matches all share a single common ancestor named James Fulton.
The 14 Sinnamon matches we've found thus far are descended from four or five ancestors that are not connected in the genealogical records, but the five Fulton matches all share a single common ancestor named James Fulton.
James Fulton was born in about 1798. His marriage(s) and the births of his children predate civil registration, but he was named as father of the groom or bride in several marriages in Drumcree, Armagh:
Anne's mother was recorded as Elizabeth, while the mother of Susanna and William was recorded as Rebecca Boyce.
- John Fulton b. 1831
- Margaret Fulton b. 1834
- Anne Fulton b. 6 July 1835
- Elizabeth Fulton b. 1837
- Mary Fulton b. 1843
- James Fulton b. 1844
- Susanna Fulton b. 19 March 1846
- William Fulton b. 1 October 1849 d. 25 February 1850
Anne's mother was recorded as Elizabeth, while the mother of Susanna and William was recorded as Rebecca Boyce.
Two of our Fulton DNA matches are descended from James' daughter, Anne. The other three are descended from her half sister, Susanna.
Audrey and Catriona are second cousins to one another. They are both descended from one of Anne's sons, Thomas John Wells. The Ancestry DNA estimated relationship is that Audrey is a 4th-6th cousin, and Catriona is a 5th-8th cousin. In fact, if we're related via Mary Fulton, both Audrey and Catriona would be half 4th cousins.
Georgina, Thomas, and Isabel are descended from Susanna. The Ancestry DNA estimate for Georgina is that she's a 3rd-5th cousin. She'd actually be a 3rd cousin, once removed.
Thomas and Isabel are both estimated to be 4rd-6th cousins. In fact, Thomas would be a 3rd cousin, once removed, and Isabel would be a 4th cousin, once removed.
All of these hypothetical cousins are entirely consistent with Ancestry's relationship estimates.
Audrey and Catriona are second cousins to one another. They are both descended from one of Anne's sons, Thomas John Wells. The Ancestry DNA estimated relationship is that Audrey is a 4th-6th cousin, and Catriona is a 5th-8th cousin. In fact, if we're related via Mary Fulton, both Audrey and Catriona would be half 4th cousins.
Georgina, Thomas, and Isabel are descended from Susanna. The Ancestry DNA estimate for Georgina is that she's a 3rd-5th cousin. She'd actually be a 3rd cousin, once removed.
Thomas and Isabel are both estimated to be 4rd-6th cousins. In fact, Thomas would be a 3rd cousin, once removed, and Isabel would be a 4th cousin, once removed.
All of these hypothetical cousins are entirely consistent with Ancestry's relationship estimates.
Mary Fulton lived in Ballinagone Townland, Drumcree Parish, when she married William McIldoon in 1863 at the Drumcree Parish Church of Ireland. They had two children: Robert in 1866, and John in 1869, both born at Ballinagone. William died in 1870, and their son Robert, only 4 years old, died in 1871.
Mary Sinnamon is thought to have been born between 1871 and 1876, based on the ages she gave on various documents.
Mary Fulton didn't appear in the records again until 1878, when she gave birth to Joseph McCrory in Tarsan Townland, Seagoe Parish. The record of her marriage to Joseph's father, Thomas McCrory, continues to evade us. Mary and Thomas had a daughter, Christine McCrory, at Tarsan in 1881. Thomas McCrory died in 1886.
Widow Mary McCrory married again in 1889, at Portadown Methodist Church. Her father's name was listed as James Fulton. Her husband's name was William Chambers. William Chambers died in 1892 at Edenderry, Portadown, leaving Mary once again a widow.
In the 1901 census, Mary Chambers was living with the family of her daughter Christine Grimason (neé McCrory) on Disraeli Street in Belfast. Christine died in 1903, and her husband Robert moved to Scotland and quickly remarried.
Widow Mary Chambers died at Kilmaine Street, Lurgan, in 1907. Present at death was Mary McAtamney, her daughter.
Mary Sinnamon is thought to have been born between 1871 and 1876, based on the ages she gave on various documents.
Mary Fulton didn't appear in the records again until 1878, when she gave birth to Joseph McCrory in Tarsan Townland, Seagoe Parish. The record of her marriage to Joseph's father, Thomas McCrory, continues to evade us. Mary and Thomas had a daughter, Christine McCrory, at Tarsan in 1881. Thomas McCrory died in 1886.
Widow Mary McCrory married again in 1889, at Portadown Methodist Church. Her father's name was listed as James Fulton. Her husband's name was William Chambers. William Chambers died in 1892 at Edenderry, Portadown, leaving Mary once again a widow.
In the 1901 census, Mary Chambers was living with the family of her daughter Christine Grimason (neé McCrory) on Disraeli Street in Belfast. Christine died in 1903, and her husband Robert moved to Scotland and quickly remarried.
Widow Mary Chambers died at Kilmaine Street, Lurgan, in 1907. Present at death was Mary McAtamney, her daughter.
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In 1907, Patrick McAtamney, his wife Mary McAtamney (neé Sinnamon), and their family lived at Kilmaine Street, Lurgan. Their son Thomas James McAtamney was 15 years old at the time, and would have known and remembered his grandmother as Mary Chambers - and reasonably assumed his mother's maiden name was the same.
The record of Mary Sinnamon's birth continues to elude us, but DNA has enabled us to identify her mother, Mary Fulton, with a high degree of confidence.
This provides us with new clues: the time is 1871 to 1876, and the place is probably Ballinagone in Drumcree Parish, Tarsan in Seagoe Parish, or somewhere close by.
We're continuing to hunt for Mary Sinnamon's birth record, and for the possible connection of Mary Fulton-McIldoon to John, George, or any other man named Sinnamon.
This provides us with new clues: the time is 1871 to 1876, and the place is probably Ballinagone in Drumcree Parish, Tarsan in Seagoe Parish, or somewhere close by.
We're continuing to hunt for Mary Sinnamon's birth record, and for the possible connection of Mary Fulton-McIldoon to John, George, or any other man named Sinnamon.
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