Our family has traced the name Conley in the USA back to Connally in Ireland using ancestor.com. Knowing how records of names were made I suspect the spelling could be Connolly. We are in the process of getting more definitive information on our connection to a James Connally who was born circa 1650 in Ireland and his son Thomas Connally. The Genest Family Tree in Ancestor.com is public and can be viewed. If anyone has helpful information regarding any of these names below we would appreciate any assistance.
Starting with my maternal grandfather our lineage is as follows;
Benjamin F. Conley b.1887 in USA, his father
Benjamin B. Conley b.1865 in USA, his father
James Cub Conley b.1835 in USA, his father
Mason Stokes Conley b.1800 in USA, his father
Charles Connally b.1771in USA, his father
Thomas Connally b.1738 in USA, his father
John Connally b.1705 in USA, his father
Thomas Connally b.1673 in(?), d.1713 Lancaster Virginia, his father
James Connally b.1650 in Ireland, d.(unknown) in Lancaster, Virginia.
We have no evidence as to which Parish or even the Province in which he was born.
Regards, Rob Genest
genestr
Tuesday 18th Dec 2012, 01:56PMMessage Board Replies
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Hi
Births/Baptisms/Marriages/Deaths – pre1790-1800 – The reality of finding documentation pertaining to births/baptisms/marriages/deaths in Ireland prior to 1800 – particularly in rural areas – is that they simply may not exist. Some registers for urban areas pre-dating 1800 may exist – though often these can be fragmented- as there was an increased need in cities or larger towns to document the population. Please also note that the Church of Ireland was the official church of the country and therefore the bulk of information that does survive is often from these registers.
CHURCH RECORDS (ROMAN CATHOLIC) Most Catholic records are held locally - One site which might be of use is - http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/ - where you can ‘browse’ an overview of available records per county. If you have any difficulty, you could try writing to the parish priest for possible assistance.
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regards
Geraldine
Wednesday 19th Dec 2012, 10:47AM