Born 1663 in County Donegal, Ireland. Father: John McElvaney. Mother: Bridgit O'Neil Dennan of Omagh, County Tyrone. Married John Ewing 4 September 1701 in Londonderry. Ten children. Emigrated to colonial Virginia. Died in Stephenson, Frederick County, Virginia, British Colonial America. Buried Winchester, Frederick County, VA. Her O'Neill heritage via her mother is the most significant Gaelic Irish ancestry connection in Brant's documented tree.
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Documents and artifacts
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A General Mapp of Ireland (Sir William Petty, Hiberniae Delineatio atlas, c. 1685)
Current location: Original copperplate engravings: National Library of Ireland (Dublin), British Library (London), Trinity College Dublin. Digitized copies on Wikimedia Commons and the Clare Library historical maps collection.
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The Plantation of Ulster (1610) — settlement distribution map
Current location: Wikimedia Commons