Mulloy/Maloy/Molloys and Monahans of Mayo and Galway
Hello! I am hoping someone might be able to help me get a bit further in my ancestor research. My great, great grandfather Patrick Maloy was born in 1814....his gravestone is engraved 'Native of County Galway, Ireland', and his name is spelled Maloy. He married Catherine Monahan in July (17 ??) of 1845 and their marriage is registered in the Parish of Schrule, County Mayo. They were Catholic. In the register his name is spelled Mulloy. I don't have my genealogy information handy right now but as I recall she was born in the early 1820's. Her father was Bernard/Bryan Monahan, born 1795....her mother was Anora (sp ?). I believe Patrick and Catherine had a son Michael born 1846...not 100% certain of this. Also, Patrick had either a brother or son named Roger that came over at some point but went back to Ireland, according to my grandmother...she also wrote down on a note about the Molloys 'Annabough'...I don't know if that is a town in that area...and not sure if that is a phonetic spelling.
My great grandfather BernardMaloy (He spelled it eventually Molloy)and son of Patrick and Catherine was born in New Orleans a few weeks after his parents arrived in New Orleans supposedly in 1850 but could've been 1849. A census when he was a child indicates birth as 1849 but informaton from the Catholic Dioceses of N.O. indicates baptism in 1850 and many other census, etc... indicate 1850 birth. I believe he died when he was 77 so 1849 could be correct. Bernard had brothers and sisters...a few of the brothers were William, Martin,and Jerome and maybe the Micheal I mentioned in first paragraph. Catherine had a brother named Martin.
Well, I meant to keep this short but trying to add any details that might be helpful in finding additional information about these families. Any hints or suggestions will be appreciated!
Thanks! Helen
