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Draughon Family Crest
Draughon Family Crest
Draughon

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Where did the Irish Draughon family come from? What is the Irish Draughon family crest and coat of arms? When did the Draughon family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Draughon family history?

The distinguished surname Draughon is of ancient Irish origin. It is derived from the Gaelic "O Druachain," meaning "son of Druachan."

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Drohan, Droghan, Drohen, Druhan, O'Drohan, Draughon and many more.

First found in County Wexford, where a Maurice O Droughane, a husbandman of Ballincolane, received a pardon in 1569. Very early on, there was an ecclesiastical family called O Druchain in Armagh, and it is thought that there may be a connection between this family and those of the name Draughon.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Draughon research. Another 169 words(12 lines of text) covering the years 1588, 1624, 1659, and 1850 are included under the topic Early Draughon History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 39 words(3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Draughon Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Patrick Drohan, who immigrated to Boston in 1763; Thomas Drohan, who arrived in Baltimore in 1824; Thomas Drohan, who landed in Baltimore in 1831; John Drohan, who settled in Nova Scotia in 1833.

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  9. Donovan, George Francis. The Pre-Revolutionary Irish in Massachusetts 1620-1775. Menasha, WI: Geroge Banta Publsihing Co., 1932. Print.
  10. Harris, Ruth-Ann and B. Emer O'Keefe. The Search for Missing Friends Irish Immigrant Advertisements Placed in the Boston Pilot Volume II 1851-1853. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1991. Print.
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