Mary Sanor Connelly (Foley)

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Mary Sanor O'Connelly (Foley)

Also Known As: "Mary Sanor Foley"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Rowan County, NC, United States
Death: between 1756 and 1799 (23-75)
Rowan County, NC, United States
Place of Burial: Flat Gap, Burke County, NC, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of James Foley and Mary Foley
Wife of John Bryan Connelly
Mother of Mary Connelly; Elizabeth Esther Ballew; Rebecca Gibbs; Jasper James O'Connelly; Hugh F. Connelly, I and 7 others

Managed by: Beth Sue Warner
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About Mary Sanor Connelly (Foley)

NOT TO BE CONFUSED with: Mary Sanor Cooper Connelly born in 1724 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.



https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139427124/mary-sanor-connelly_o...


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Mary Sanor Connelly (Foley)'s Timeline

1724
1724
Rowan County, NC, United States
1741
1741
Farnham, Richmond co., Virginia Colony, Kingdom of England
1744
August 1, 1744
Burke, North Carolina Colony, Kingdom of England
1746
August 21, 1746
Burke, North Carolina, USA
August 21, 1746
Rowan Co., North Carolina Colony, Kingdom of England
1756
February 5, 1756
Rowan County, NC, United States
February 5, 1756
Bridgewater, Burke County, NC, United States
February 5, 1756
Rowan co., North Carolina Colony, Kingdom of England
1756
Age 32
Rowan County, NC, United States