Daughter of John and Mary Foley. Granddaughter of Bryant Foley and wife, Mary Jones Foley. Great granddaughter of Thomas and Martha Foley of Stafford County VA.
Married John Bryan Connelly shortly after he moved from PA to NC in 1743. His surname changed from O'Connelly to Connelly when he arrived in NC.
Bryan and Mary were parents of:
Capt John Connelly, b. 1744, d. 7/16/1828 in Burke Co NC (he took the first Burke Co NC census in 1790 and also commanded a regiment of 87 Burke Co heads of household in the Second Militia of Burke Co at the Battle of Kings Mountain during the Revolutionary War)
Mary Connelly, b.8/21/1746, d. Unknown
TWINS: Elizabeth Connelly and Rebecca Connelly, b. 2/5/1753. Rebecca married William Ballew Jr in 1773. Dates of death for the twins is unknown
James L. Connelly, b. 2/26/1757. D.Unknown
Hugh L. Connelly, b.11/17/1761 in Burke Co NC, d. About 1820 in Burke Co NC
Col. William Connelly, b.8/5/1764 in Burke Co NC, d. 1807 in Burke Co NC. See Memorial # 67587646.
Mary is said to be a direct descendant of Pocohontas.
She and John Bryan Connelly settled in the Lovelady Ford section of the Catawba Valley in Burke Co NC.
Married John Bryan Connelly shortly after he moved from PA to NC in 1743. His surname changed from O'Connelly to Connelly when he arrived in NC.
Bryan and Mary were parents of:
Capt John Connelly, b. 1744, d. 7/16/1828 in Burke Co NC (he took the first Burke Co NC census in 1790 and also commanded a regiment of 87 Burke Co heads of household in the Second Militia of Burke Co at the Battle of Kings Mountain during the Revolutionary War)
Mary Connelly, b.8/21/1746, d. Unknown
TWINS: Elizabeth Connelly and Rebecca Connelly, b. 2/5/1753. Rebecca married William Ballew Jr in 1773. Dates of death for the twins is unknown
James L. Connelly, b. 2/26/1757. D.Unknown
Hugh L. Connelly, b.11/17/1761 in Burke Co NC, d. About 1820 in Burke Co NC
Col. William Connelly, b.8/5/1764 in Burke Co NC, d. 1807 in Burke Co NC. See Memorial # 67587646.
Mary is said to be a direct descendant of Pocohontas.
She and John Bryan Connelly settled in the Lovelady Ford section of the Catawba Valley in Burke Co NC.
Daughter of John and Mary Foley. Granddaughter of Bryant Foley and wife, Mary Jones Foley. Great granddaughter of Thomas and Martha Foley of Stafford County VA.
Married John Bryan Connelly shortly after he moved from PA to NC in 1743. His surname changed from O'Connelly to Connelly when he arrived in NC.
Bryan and Mary were parents of:
Capt John Connelly, b. 1744, d. 7/16/1828 in Burke Co NC (he took the first Burke Co NC census in 1790 and also commanded a regiment of 87 Burke Co heads of household in the Second Militia of Burke Co at the Battle of Kings Mountain during the Revolutionary War)
Mary Connelly, b.8/21/1746, d. Unknown
TWINS: Elizabeth Connelly and Rebecca Connelly, b. 2/5/1753. Rebecca married William Ballew Jr in 1773. Dates of death for the twins is unknown
James L. Connelly, b. 2/26/1757. D.Unknown
Hugh L. Connelly, b.11/17/1761 in Burke Co NC, d. About 1820 in Burke Co NC
Col. William Connelly, b.8/5/1764 in Burke Co NC, d. 1807 in Burke Co NC. See Memorial # 67587646.
Mary is said to be a direct descendant of Pocohontas.
She and John Bryan Connelly settled in the Lovelady Ford section of the Catawba Valley in Burke Co NC.
Married John Bryan Connelly shortly after he moved from PA to NC in 1743. His surname changed from O'Connelly to Connelly when he arrived in NC.
Bryan and Mary were parents of:
Capt John Connelly, b. 1744, d. 7/16/1828 in Burke Co NC (he took the first Burke Co NC census in 1790 and also commanded a regiment of 87 Burke Co heads of household in the Second Militia of Burke Co at the Battle of Kings Mountain during the Revolutionary War)
Mary Connelly, b.8/21/1746, d. Unknown
TWINS: Elizabeth Connelly and Rebecca Connelly, b. 2/5/1753. Rebecca married William Ballew Jr in 1773. Dates of death for the twins is unknown
James L. Connelly, b. 2/26/1757. D.Unknown
Hugh L. Connelly, b.11/17/1761 in Burke Co NC, d. About 1820 in Burke Co NC
Col. William Connelly, b.8/5/1764 in Burke Co NC, d. 1807 in Burke Co NC. See Memorial # 67587646.
Mary is said to be a direct descendant of Pocohontas.
She and John Bryan Connelly settled in the Lovelady Ford section of the Catawba Valley in Burke Co NC.
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- John Bryan Connelly Family Cemetery Connelly/O'Connelly or Foley
- Flat Gap Connelly/O'Connelly or Foley
- Burke County Connelly/O'Connelly or Foley
- North Carolina Connelly/O'Connelly or Foley
- USA Connelly/O'Connelly or Foley
- Find a Grave Connelly/O'Connelly or Foley
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