Cornelius Ennis

Early Ennes History

   Tells of an Ennis family who left Ireland and came to Bracebridge, Canada, across Lake Huron, east of Alpena, Michigan.  Because of differences in religious belief, people in Ireland were feuding.  To avoid the turmoil this family sold their belongings and with their five children and one that was unborn sailed for America.

On the way the mother and her unborn child died. Then the father died. Before he died, the father gave his money and a ticket for their baggage to his eldest son who was fifteen. The son was afraid to sleep because of being robbed. At last weariness overcame him. He fell asleep. When he awoke the money and ticket were gone--five children, alone on a crowded ship, destitute.
Kind people aided them. After two years and much hardship the children arrived in Bracebridge.
Many Ennis families in Michigan today are descendants of that family.
Another Ennis story (there are many versions of it) tells of three brothers who left the Erne River Valley near Enniskillen, Ireland, and went to Holland. From there they sailed to American with the early Dutch who settled along the Hudson River. Here they intermarried. From the Hudson Valley some of the families moved to the minisink Region of the Delaware River where New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania join. Later some of these Ennis' families migrated to the Susquehanna Valley and formed settlements. About the same time other
Ennis and their kin settled in Mohawk Valley.

 CORNELIUS ENNES , son of William ), a young man born in Hurley, Ulster County, and residing in Kyserrike, Ulster County, married MARYTJE VAN

ETTEN, a young maiden, born in Hurley, Ulster County, and residing in the Minisink in Orange

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• Updated from MyHeritage Family Trees via brother William Ennis by SmartCopy: Nov 4 2014, 5:35:14 UTC