Co-Founder of Charleston, SC
SOURCE: LDS FHL Ancestral File #
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"Kentucky History 1922 - History of Kentucky Vol. 3, Pg 55 (ancestry.com), who contributes:
" We are told the Connelley family is descended from Milesius, King of Spain, through his son Heremom. The family, according to Irish genalogists, was founded by Eogan, ancestor of the Northern Hy Nials, and son of Nial of the Nine Hostages, King of Ireland A.D. 379. The ancient name was Conally and signifies "A Light." The possesions of the Clan were located in the present counties of Galway, Meath, and Donegal. THe Connelleys were also Chiefs in Fermanagh. The names CONNELLY, CONNELLEY, CONALLY, CONNEALLY, CONNOLLY, CONNELLAN, O'CONNELL and other Irish names of families are derived from the ancient Milesian name--"O'Conghalaigh."
"The Connelly family comprising Thomas, Edmund, John, and Henry, sons of Henry Connelly came from County Armagh, Ireland, and settled at Old Ablemarle Point, circa 1689. This settlement was later removed and became Charlestown, and today is Charleston, the metropolis of South Carolina. Fron the Lords Proprietors these brothers obtained large grants of land in South Caroline, and also extensive tracts of land in North Carolina and Virginia, which they colonized."
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Henry Connelly 