I have come across some sites that say the Corley surname is Irish. House of Names says it, along with a sentence saying the earliest Corley in America was Richard Corley. Which is the line I come from. There are also some books that mention Manoah Corley, saying he came from Ireland and a Richard Corley and Effie Curtis coming from Cork. So, I was curious if there is any records of this line of Corleys? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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The surname Corley in the mid-19th century in Ireland was primarily found in Co. Mayo and Co. Monaghan with a few other counties having a few Corleys.
I can't tell from your message when Richard Corley emigrated to America but if it was pre-1850 then likely no records would be available.
Roger McDonnell
Roger McDonnell,
It was definitely pre-1850 Richard (Crawley) corley was given a land grand in 1767 and there is a person that claims he was from Galway. Are all the records gone? I can't even find their names on any passenger list. Is there any way to post or send photos of what I have? To where maybe someone can try to make sense of it.