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Blakeneys went to South Carolina, United States, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, Canada

Searching for info on family who went to SC on ship Earl of Donegal, 1767 arriving in SC Dec. 10, 1767. Later moved to Ship Harbour & other areas of Nova Scotia and Petticoadiac & other areas of New Brunswick, Canada.

William Blakely, 52 yrs

Elizabeth Blakely, 54 yrs.

Mary Blakely, 4 yrs.

David Blakely, 22 yrs.

Chambers Blakly, 18 yrs.

Elizabeth Blakly, 28 yrs.

Sarah Blakly, 24 yrs.

Name variations: Blakeny, Blakny, Bleakeney, Bleackney, Blakely, Blankley, Blekley, Blackley, Bleckley, Blenkney,

chicoyne19

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There are unlikely to be many records in Ireland for this family.  records for the 1700s are few and far between. You haven’t said what denomination the Blakely family was but I’d guess Presbyterian. Emigration in the 1700s, residence in Co Down and a common Scottish name all point to Presbyterian (which in turn points to Scots origins. The name was quite common in Ayrshire & Kirkcudbrightshire). There are numerous Presbyterian churches in and around Newtownards but unfortunately none has any records for the 1700s so we are unlikely to be able to find any baptisms or marriages for the family.

Here’s a link to a Co Down website that has many Blakelys (and variant spellings). Might be useful if you come across additional information in due course eg via DNA.

https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~rosdavies/genealogy/SURNAMES/B/Blakely.htm

Elwyn, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘IrelandXO Volunteer

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