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Looking for forefathers (came from where?)

Looking for forefathers (came from where?)

Fred Phagan (View posts)
Posted: 5 Nov 2003 8:38PM GMT
Classification: Query
I am a retired college professor looking to find out information about my roots. Grew up in Morristown, TN; born in 1936; father was James N. Phagan. If you know anything about the Phagans of Talbot, TN., please respond.

Re: Looking for forefathers (came from where?)

Posted: 14 Nov 2003 5:21PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Fagan, Phagan
Dear Fred .... don't know how we might be related but I think we might be ... have discovered that when the name is spelled Phagan ... almost all the time there's a connection.

My name is Frank Phagan and live in the Nashville area. With the help of other relatives, have been able to track down two different branches of the Phagan Tree. One branch goes from Colorado to Arkansas to eastern Tennessee in the early 1800s. The other branch comes Arizona to Texas to Tennessee to South Carolina in the 1790s. This second branch covers more offspring. Its possible there could be other branches.

There are also branches of the Phagan family that changed their name to Fagan. There is a connected branch that comes from South Carolina that spread into Georgia. Quite a few of these guys are spelled Fagan. That's ok, we won't hold that against them.

Can you tell me any information about your Dad and your Grandpa. You said your Dad grew up in Talbott, TN. Do you know the names of his brothers & sisters by chance?

I'll fess up, am very sporadic in my research efforts its real easy to over-dose on it.

Hope to hear from you.


Sincerely,



Frank L. Phagan

Re: Looking for forefathers (came from where?)

Posted: 15 Mar 2004 9:46PM GMT
Classification: Query
I have just began the Phagan research for my sister. She would be the direct line to James N. Phagan fromTennessee. The only information that I could gather thus far is from My sister's 86 year old grandmother that could only remember who my sister's grandfather's name was. So what I have now is ........James N. Phagan, son Frederick H Phagan, son Clarence E. Phagan, son Jerry L. Phagan , then my sister born 1976. I would appriciate any help . Please email me directly at Starfire9091@aol.com Thank you

Re: Looking for forefathers (came from where?)

Posted: 3 Oct 2004 12:45AM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi Frank
Are you still doing your Phagan Phlyer? I just obtained a geneaology book from John Oliver Caldwell Hernando Mississippi which has a lot of information on our line of Phagans desendants of Philip Phagan, Philip Phagan Jr, and John Phagan. I think John had a brother named Philip Thomas which is the line of Phagans that moved west. My head is spinning trying to make sense of all this. My father was Bernis Phagan, son of Goodman Phagan and grandson of George Higgins Phagan. I am really interested in Phillip Phagan who died in 1798 and was my great, great, great grandfather. I have very little information on him. You can contact me at lena@strato.net. Myphone number is 863-471-3552. I would appreciate any information or tips you can give me. Thanks Lena Phagan Conner

Re: Looking for forefathers (came from where?)

Posted: 20 Mar 2007 9:49PM GMT
Classification: Query
Looking for Phagan Phyler recipients. Will trade family information.

Re: Looking for forefathers (came from where?)

Posted: 20 Mar 2007 9:49PM GMT
Classification: Query
Looking for Phagan Phyler recipients. Will trade family information.

Re: Looking for forefathers (came from where?)

Posted: 21 Nov 2009 9:36PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: phagan
my grandfather was rickard and grandmother was phagan from talbott. please e-mail me. I have some records. I now live at strawberry plains. 1040e@comcast.net
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