THE CONLEYS OF GEORGIA, USA

 

JOHN B. CONLEY THE IMMIGRANT

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John B. Conley, some 8 years before his father's death, immigrated to America. The records shows that he left Cork County, Ireland on a ship named the "Clifton." He arrived in the harbor of New York, USA on May 18, 1840. The ship's passenger list has him at the age of 24. That would be right and the following October 22nd he would be 25  years old, putting him born in the year 1815. That is the year his baptism record said he was born. Also on board the "Clifton" were David and Mary Mahony, probably cousins, since his grandmother was Margaret Mahony.  Then the next record we find John on is the 1850 Camden County, GA census record. He was married by then and had a son named Charles. He married Elizabeth Melton. According to land records he owned land at the edge of the Okefenokee Swamp, which was located in the 9th Land District, land lot #15. This land started out being in Camden County, GA then county lines changed and then it was in Charlton County, GA.  Then around the time of his death, circa 1870, the land was cut into Ware County, GA.

John B. Conley and Elizabeth Melton had these issues:

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1.Charles Conley 10-?-1847 - 1-?-1911

2.Sarah Ann Conley 1849 - ?

3.Frances "Fannie" Conley 1850 - ?

4.Bridget "Biddy" Conley 1855 - ?

5.Mary "Mollie" Conley 1857 - ?

6.Susan Leah Conley 10-2-1858 - 6-4-1896

7.James Conley 1860 - ?

8.Catherine Conley 1866 - ?

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As you can see some of John B. Conley's children are named after some of his family in Cork County, Ireland. Bridget "Biddy" Conley is named after her grandmother, Bridget "Biddy" Keeffe Conley. And Catherine Conley is named after her great-grandmother Catherine Ahern Conley. John B. Conley and Elizabeth Melton Conley is believed to be buried in unmarked graves in the High Bluff Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery.

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Charles Conley

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Charles Conley is the oldest child of John B. Conley and Elizabeth Melton. 

He was born October ? 1847 in Camden County, GA. He was the clerk of the High Bluff Primitive Baptist Church which is located just outside of Hoboken which is in Brantley County, GA. He married Samantha Griffin, daughter of Washington Jackson "Jack" Griffin and Samantha Albritton. Charles and Samantha had these issues:

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1.Samantha Elizabeth "Lizzie" Conley 12-3-1885 - 7-22-1952

2.John Washington "Wash" Conley 4-25-1888 - 7-22-1955

3.Julia Missouri Conley 1893 - ?

4.Rosa Viola Conley 4-4-1894 - 10-?-1964

5.Hugh R. Conley 1896 - ?

6.Mattie N. Conley 1909 - ?

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