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I am searching for information about John D. Connelly born about 1595 to 1615 in Armagh County in Northern Ireland. Spouse unknown. Supposedly he had at least one son, Henry Connelly born about 1635 in Armagh County and died about 1700 in Armagh County. The information I have found said he married Polly Hawes born about 1640 in Ireland.

Children of Henry Connelly and Polly Hawes[1]

I. HENRY CONNELLY II born about 1662 in County Armagh, Northern Ireland; died in Charlestown, South Carolina. He married Betsy Vaux Buckley in Charlestown, South Carolina. She was born in 1666 in County Armagh, Northern Ireland and died in Charlestown, South Carolina

II. Thomas Connelly born about 1665

III. Edmund Connelly

IV. John Connelly

Source Ancestry World Tree Project ID: I69480245

[1] I only found one source that lists Polly Hawes as the first Henry Connellys wife so I am unable to confirm this entry.

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Unfortunately there really aren?t any records in Ireland for the late 1500s and early to mid 1600s that would enable you to trace this family. There?s no useful line of enquiry that I can think of that would really assist you. The name Connelly/Connolly is common enough in the county but the church records only go back to the early 1800s. In some cases not even that far. So there?s a huge gap, an insurmountable one in my opinion in getting back to 1650 or thereabouts.

Ahoghill AntrimIrelandXO Volunteer

Thank you very much for your reply. I was afraid of that. I guess I will have to leave that earlier history out of my research. I don't like using information that I can't confirm with documentation.

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Thank you very much for your reply. I was afraid of that. I guess I will have to leave that earlier history out of my research. I don't like using information that I can't confirm with documentation.

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I was able to find the following:
John D CONNELLY was born in 1613 in County, Armagh, Ireland. He had one son with Catherine Reynolds in 1630. He died as a young father in 1638 in his hometown.
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His son was born when he was 17 years old: 
Henry Conolly (1630–1700)
Armagh, Ulster, Ireland
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John D CONNELLY died in 1638 in Ireland when he was only 25 years old.
1638 • County, Armagh, Ireland
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When Henry Conolly was born in 1630 in Ireland, his father, John, was 17 and his mother, Catherine, was 21. He married Polly Hawkes in 1660. They had five children in 88 years. He died in 1700 in his hometown at the age of 70.
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at least two of their sons, Thomas and Henry  passed away in 1693 in Charleston, South Carolin..

Thomas CONNELLY

1665–1693

1693 • Charleston, SC, USA

Henry Connelly
1656–1693
Charleston, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States

 

Walter Strohmayer

Joining the thread much later, but what are the sources for your info, Walter? I too am at the same stopping point regarding the Connelly family in Armagh in the early 17th century.

THANK YOU!

Terrie

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