John is a son of Michael John O'Connelly and his wife, Eileen Patricia Fox O'Connelly. He was born in either Co Meath or Co Galway, Ireland.
John Bryan O'Connelly came to America in 1743 which was a pivotal year in his life. In 1743, he sailed to Philadelphia from Ireland, traveled by horseback to NC, changed his surname from O'Connelly to Connelly, settled in the Catawba Valley of North Carolina and married Mary Foley. It was a busy year for him.
He received a land grant in the Lovelady Ford area of the Catawba River Valley where he and Mary lived, raised their family, died and are buried.
John died in 1796 in Burke Co NC
John Bryan O'Connelly came to America in 1743 which was a pivotal year in his life. In 1743, he sailed to Philadelphia from Ireland, traveled by horseback to NC, changed his surname from O'Connelly to Connelly, settled in the Catawba Valley of North Carolina and married Mary Foley. It was a busy year for him.
He received a land grant in the Lovelady Ford area of the Catawba River Valley where he and Mary lived, raised their family, died and are buried.
John died in 1796 in Burke Co NC
John is a son of Michael John O'Connelly and his wife, Eileen Patricia Fox O'Connelly. He was born in either Co Meath or Co Galway, Ireland.
John Bryan O'Connelly came to America in 1743 which was a pivotal year in his life. In 1743, he sailed to Philadelphia from Ireland, traveled by horseback to NC, changed his surname from O'Connelly to Connelly, settled in the Catawba Valley of North Carolina and married Mary Foley. It was a busy year for him.
He received a land grant in the Lovelady Ford area of the Catawba River Valley where he and Mary lived, raised their family, died and are buried.
John died in 1796 in Burke Co NC
John Bryan O'Connelly came to America in 1743 which was a pivotal year in his life. In 1743, he sailed to Philadelphia from Ireland, traveled by horseback to NC, changed his surname from O'Connelly to Connelly, settled in the Catawba Valley of North Carolina and married Mary Foley. It was a busy year for him.
He received a land grant in the Lovelady Ford area of the Catawba River Valley where he and Mary lived, raised their family, died and are buried.
John died in 1796 in Burke Co NC
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