Brian
Mac Phelim
O'Neill
Born about in Antrim, Ireland
Ancestors 
Son of Phelim O'Neill
and [mother unknown]
Brother of
Byron John O'Neill [half]
Husband of
Eleanor (Magennis) O'Neill
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
John Shane O'Neill
Died about
at about age 64
in Antrim, Ireland
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Mar 2016
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Biography
Brian was born about 1635 and passed away about 1699.
"Phelim Dubh became heir to Shane's Castle when Sir Henry O'Neill's daughter died. Phelim Dubh was the father of the next heir Brian O'Neill, Brian married Elinor Magennis of Kilwarton, by whom he had 3 sons and one daughter. Brian's daughter was Sarah O'Neill and his sons are, John also known as French John, who became heir to the estates of Shane's Castle, Henry who went to Spain where his granddaughter became maid of honour to the Queen and our American ancestor Hugh O'Neill (who changed the spelling of his name to O'Neall to escape detection from the British Navy and marry Anne Cox in Christiana, Delaware) whose family in America grew to eight sons and daughters and now thousands of living descendants. "[1]
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Summer (Binkley) Orman
Summer (Binkley) Orman
O'Neill-3676 and O'Neill-1534 appear to represent the same person because: Clearly the same person
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by Summer (Binkley) Orman
Rejected matches › Jane (O'Neil) Sturgeon (1809-1870)
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