Kearon Schooner 'Gertrude and Mary' -National Maritime Museum Ireland


This study is specific to the defined lineage of Kearon, Kearn, Kern of County Wicklow, Ireland. Descendants are found in Ireland, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and United States. The origin of the Kearon surname is unknown, but the earliest documented location for the Kearon family is the area around Arklow, County Wicklow Ireland. The family has a strong maritime heritage and one would expect to find descendants elsewhere as well. The surname variants Kern and Kearn were adopted in some branches of the lineage after migration to the United States and Canada. Results, lineage outlines, and summaries last updated 20 April 2012
Branch Lineages Defined  Participant N55687 has been SNP tested for subclades acting as proxy for the rest of the group. Haplogroup: R1b1a2a1a1b4b (R-M222)
P312+ P311+ P310+ M222+ L49+ L23+ L21+ U152- SRY2627- P107- M65- M160- M153- M126- L48- L4- L20- L2- L1-

Participant Paternal Lines:

36009 Thomas Kearon b. Bef. 1820 in Arklow, County Wicklow m. Unknown > Joseph Kearon b. bef 1842 Arklow, County Wicklow m. Mary Anne Waldron, b. 1842 County Wicklow > William Kearon, b. 1866, Arklow, County Wicklow m. Charlotte O'Neill > Joseph Kearon b. 1910 County Wexford m. Violet Laura Massey

236830 Richard1 Kearon b. 1780 in Arklow, County Wicklow m. Unknown > Richard2 Kearon, b. 1808 in Arklow, County Wicklow m. Sarah Tyrrell > Richard3 Kearon, b. 1831 in Arklow, County Wicklow m. Elizabeth Hannah Tyrrell > Richard4 Kearon, b. 1866 in Arklow, County Wicklow m. Sarah Ellen McIvor > Richard Kearon5 b. 1893 in Arklow, County Wicklow m. Mary Jane Bowen. Ireland to Wales.
 
150793 Richard¹ Kearon b. 1767 m. Mary Unknown > Edward² Kearon, b. 1808 in Arklow, County Wicklow m. Catherine Unknown > Robert³ Kearon, b. 1845 in Arklow, County Wicklow m. Anne Kearon > William⁴ Kearon, b. 1870 in Arklow, County Wicklow m. Maude Thompson > William5 Kearon, b. 1910 in Arklow, County Wicklow m. Eileen Semple. Ireland

N55687 Richard¹ Kearon b. 1767 m. Mary Unknown> Edward² Kearon, b. 1808 in Arklow, County Wicklow m. Catherine Unknown > Richard³ Kearon, b. c 1836 in Arklow, County Wicklow m. Margaret Prestige > George⁴ Kearon, b. c 1883 in Arklow, County Wicklow m. Elizabeth Mary Johnson. Ireland to Australia.

150792 [Richard1 Kearon m. Mary Unknown b. 1767]? > George2 Kearon, b. 1797 in Arklow, County Wicklow m. Susanna Tackaberry > Richard3 Kearon, b. 1831 in  Arklow, County Wicklow m. Doreathea Godkin Hall > George4 Tackaberry Kearon, b. 1864 in Arklow, County Wicklow m. Emily Sanderson > Roy Tackaberry Kearon5 m. Esther Mary Stephens. Ireland

150791 Michael¹ Kearon, b. 1830 in Arklow, County Wicklow m. Catherine Crooke > John² Kearon, b. 1863 in Arklow, County Wicklow m. Kate Wolohan > James³ Kearon, b. 1904 in Arklow, County Wicklow m. Margaret Tierney. Ireland

160286 Edward¹ Kearon m. Unknown > Edward Kearon , b. 1822 in Arklow, County Wicklow m. Sarah Hall > Job² Kearon, b. 1852 in Arklow, County Wicklow m. Ellen Webb > Arthur³ Kearon b. 1896 in Arklow, County Wicklow m. Hilda Whitmarsh. Ireland to England.

130491 John¹ Kearon, b. 1751 in Arklow, County Wicklow m. Anna Killen > George² C. Kearon, b. c 1800 in Arklow, County Wicklow m. Esther J. Tuke> Edward³ Leanidas Kearn, b. 1833 in Pratt's Hollow, Madison County, New York m. Elizabeth Kearn > George⁴ L. Kern b. 1877 in  Pleasantville, Venango County, Pennsylvania m. Albina Virginia Goyette.

199837 John1 Kearon, b. 1851 in Arklow, County Wicklow m. Anna Killen > John2 G. Kearon, b. 1788 in Arklow, County Wicklow m. Jane Williams > Edward3 Killion Kearn, b. 1827 in Madison County, New York m. Ann Georgia Hopkins > Elmer Gardiner Kern4, b. 1855 in Madison County, New York m. Rose C. Powers > Edward Powers Kern5, b. 1887 in Herkeimer County, New York m. Grace Strobel.

 26873 John¹ Kearon, b.1751 in Arklow, County Wicklow m. Anna Killen > Edward² Killen Kearon, b. 1789 in Arklow, County Wicklow m. Elizabeth Philpot > William³ Kearn, b. 1817 in Pratt's Hollow, Madison County, New York m2. Henrietta Arity > Edward⁴ Elmer Lair Kern b. 1861 in Christiana, Dane County, Wisconsin m. Anna Melissa Moseley > Leslie ⁵ Edward Lair Kern b. 1891 Topeka, Kansas m. Stella May Felt.

200084 John1 Kearon, b. 1751 in Arklow, County Wicklow m. Anna Killen > William2 Kearon, b. 1795 in Arklow, County Wicklow m. Elizabeth Tackaberry > Joseph3 D. Kearn, b. 1832 in New London, Canada m. Mary Elizabeth Lewis > Jesse4 Lewis Kern, b. 1868 in Sandwich, Kendall County, Illinois m. Emma Wright > Lewis5 Kern, b. 1899 in Sandwich, Kendall County, Illinois m. Bernice Burkhart.
 
158989 William¹ Kearon, b. 1874 in Pennsylvania m. Delia Lally.