Don Jose O'Neill Feliciano, was born in Guaynabo , Puerto Rico in the late 1700's . The grandson of Don Juan O'Neill, and the son of Don Patricio O'Neill Garcia, He was married twice his first wife Dona Ynes Umpierre. Both parents of Don Leon O'Neill Umpierre, Don Juan de Mata O'Neill Umpierre, and Don Pedro O'Neill Umpierre. From his second wife Dona Gregoria Cuello , he was the father of Dona Ysabel Marian O'Neill Cuello, Don Geronimo (Jeremias) O'Neill Cuello, Dona Marta Victoria O'Neill Cuello, Don Jose Roman O'Neill Cuello , and Don Luciano Donato O'Neill Cuello.
Don Jose O'Neill Feliciano ,had a brother named Hipolito O'Neill Feliciano born in 1787, records show him to have been a slave owner, this was due to the sugar plantation business in Guaynabo, during the late 1700's and early 1800's. In Don Jose O'Neill's Feliciano's last will and testament , he mentions a Don Arturo O'Neill, who this Don Arturo O'Neill is , it's not known , but only two Don Arturo's during this time Don Arturo O'Neill O'Kelly , 1st Marquez del Norte , and Don Arturo O'Neill O'Keffe , 2nd Marquez del Norte, who did live in Guaynabo and Bayamon. Both him and his brothers were involved in the sugar plantation business.
What was the relation between Don Jose O'Neill and Don Arturo O'Neill, it's not known, but what we do know is that both men lived in the same area of Guaynabo, but the descendants of Don Juan O'Neill , were already established in Guaynabo, since the early 1700's, and the O'Neill's of the Fews were mainly based on the Island of St.Croix . Until they arrived later on with Don Niall (Nicholas) O'Neill O'Kelly, Don Enrique O'Neill O'Kelly and Don Arturo O'Neill O'Kelly , who open the door for his family to be involved in the sugar plantations in Puerto Rico. Records show Don Patricio O'Neill Garcia, to have been married in March 5th , 1778 in Guaynabo , six to five years, before Don Tulio O'Neill O'Keffe and Don Arturo O'Neill O'Keffe were born on the island of St.Croix.
Hey there,my name is Javier O'Neill,i am from Puerto Rico and i am trying to find out information about my grandfather. According to my father his name was Juan O'Neill and he lived in the Bronx and he must have been there in 1949 since it was the year of my fathers birth. Besides that i know nothing. javyoneill@hotmail.com is my email,please reply if you know anything,thank you.
ReplyDeleteI am decendant of both Feliciano and Donato Families. Currently conducting an ametuer research of both lines & came across your blog. I'd truly appreciate any correspondence - if you even keep up with this blog anymore... marimojo@gmail.com
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