Constantine Thomas Dougherty

• Preferred Name: Constantine Thomas Dougherty
  
• Gender: M
  
• Burial: in St. Joseph's Priory Cemetery, Somerset, Perry Co., Ohio
  
• Birth: 1783 in County Donegal, Ireland
  
• Death: 27 APR 1860 in Perry Co., Ohio
  
• Notes:

  Constantine?s surname was spelled Dougherty; however, the surname forhis descendants came to be spelled Daugherty.
  Contantine's tombstone reads as follows: Constantine Dougherty, died April 27, 1860, Aged 77, A Native of Donegal, Ireland.
  
  Alternate surname spellings \Daugherty\\Dougherty\\Doherty\
  
  Origins of the O'Dochartaigh name:
  
  Origins of the Name O'Dochartaigh : Meaning: 'The Destroyer', or 'Obstructive', understood to have been earned in battle. 'Who so ever asks me of my birth - I will tell them I am born of Irish Princes who ruled in Donegal a thousand years ago; that I am descended from the HighKings of Ireland, and my name is from the Clann O'Dochartaigh!' by ArnDuthchas 'Dochartaig' : The Bizarre Metamorphosis of an Irish Name, by Patrick O'Dougherty "Our Clann Research Unit has discovered over 140 ways of spelling this old Gaelic/Irish name which moved out of the Finn River valley in the late 1200's. From 1690 to the late 1820's theuse of the prefix 'O' (signifying 'grandson of') was illegal for those living in Ireland, so both versions will be found. Born at the turn of the 800's, Fiamhain had but one name. Surnames were not yet in use. He was the son of Cennfaeladh (pronounced Cenn Fala). The latter was the Prince of Tyrconnell when the year 800 dawned. Fiamhain in turnhad several children, one being Maongal, who in turn had a child called Donal. This grandson of Fiamhaim, though born with the given name Donal, earned the title "Dochartaig" due to his exploits on the battlefield. It is believed the meaning of that name is 'The Destroyer', which is hotly debated. Some experts argue that it means 'Obstructive', which again could be related to the battlefield. Following the direct line down from Fiamhain through Dochartaig, records indicate Dochartaig's son to have been Maongall. Maongall's son was Donoch. Being the grandson of Dochartaig, Donoch took the 'O' to his surname and became the first O'Dochartaigh. In Brehon Law, it is understood that the first to use a surname (Dochartaigh in this case) used the Grandfather's name as its 'Clann Name'. [So, the O'Dochartaighs are direct decendants of the Clann Fiamhain.] This Clann research is far from complete!
  
  Origins:
  
  Cennfaeladh (pronounced: cenn falla) - Prince of Tyrconnell about 800AD
  Fiamhain - early 800's
  Maongal - son of Fiamhain
  Donal - son of Maongal, earned the title 'Dochartaig'
  Maongall - son of Dochartaig
  Donoch - grandson of Dochartaig, therefore: O'Dochartaig
  O'Docartaig - 890 to 1550
  O'Dochartaigh - later Irish
  O'Dougherty, O'Dogherty - use by Cahir Rua about 1600
  O'Docherty, Docherty - Scoticized
  
  Introduced into foreign lands as:
  
  Daugherty - went to North America before 1800
  Dougherty -majority landed in the USA after 1800
  Daugheetee - out of West Virginia mountains
  Darity - into the southern seaboard, USA
  Dority - same name further West, USA
  Daughtry - used in deep South and West, USA
  Daughtrey - derivation of the previous, especially popular in Texas
  Doherty - modern Anglicization, popular since 1800, found in North-central USA [and the East & West coast of Canada]
  [Dogherty - found in Spain]
  Dorrity - found in Derry, Cork and a few areas of the USA "
  
  Variations on O'Dochartaigh : over 140 names are derived from O'Dochartaigh (with and without the 'O'). The modern anglicised form is O'Doherty.

• m. 30 DEC 1848 in Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Somerset, Reading Twp, Perry County, Ohio

• m. 1814 in Reading, Perry Co., Ohio

1. Mary Grace Daugherty, b. 15 AUG 1824 in Perry Co., Ohio     d. 12 DEC 1890 in Perry Co., Ohio
2. John Daugherty, b. 24 DEC 1816 in Baltimore, Maryland     d. 15 FEB 1890 in Perry Co., Ohio
3. Mary Daugherty, b. DEC 1817    
4. Philip Daugherty, b. 17 OCT 1822 in Baltimore, Maryland     d. 5 FEB 1887 in Perry Co., Ohio
5. Sarah Ann Daugherty, b. ABT 1818    
6. Bridget Daugherty, b. ABT 1820