Thanks for your reply. It is great to hear from you. I think we can help each other. All the Hosales in the Tennessee area were related. Some of the names you mentioned sound familiar. I'll check my records. This family is a mess as far as tracking. There were so many with the same names it becomes difficult trying to sort them into families. Grandma said the family originated (at least in the states) as Hosale. Two branches that I know of changed to O'Saile and one on to O'Sail. Some eventually went back to Hosale. For a while, in records the same people used both Hosale and O'Saile. Grandma said that two brothers traveled from Ireland carrying jacks and jennies to Spain. One brother stayed in Spain, the other came to America. The only other place I have found Hosale outside of the US is in Spain. I often wonder if they are descendants of the brother. I have the feeling the name was not even originally Hosale because it hasn't been tracked to any other country. I did see in one census that the Hosale came from Spain. However, Grandma is certain they were originally from Ireland. It's confusing. Anyway, I do have info we can share so please feel free to e-mail me at
osailb@yahoo.com. I can tell you what I have. I've been working for awhile trying to sort out the Hosale, O'Saile, O'Sail clan. I'm sure your info will help.
Thanks,
Brenda