Crowley Clan News from Around the World
Nancy Wark (nancywark1@hotmail.com) According to his naturalization papers Timothy Crowley was born 1807 (but I also have him born in 1814 so don't know) in County Cork. He emigrated from Cove in April 1836 to Buffalo, NY age 19 resident of Delaware Twp. He married on 22 April 1848 in Cool Springs Twp, Mercer, PA to a Mary Ann Armstrong who was born 5 Oct 1816 and died 12 May 1859. In the 1850 Census for the Borough of Cool Springs Twp, Mercer, PA he is listed as a 30-year-old farmer with his wife Mary Ann Crawley 34 years old from PA and a 1 year old daughter Jane (Mary Jane) from PA, who later married Samuel Bestwick. His will was probated 17 July 1867, but don't know where he or his wife was buried. Daughter Isabella V. (Bell Virginia) married Hudson Snider. Maybe someone has information about dear Timothy. He must have had a family!
Charles S. Crowley of Melbourne, FL: Thanks so much for being our ears and voices. See ya in Bantry????
Liam Crowley of Bandon, County Cork: Thank you for the $200 the Crowley Clan Newsletter donated to the clan fund. As you may know we are in the process of fencing the Crowley castle. So with this work in progress we were delighted with the money you sent. I would also like to say it is a delight to get the Clan newsletter. Keep up the good work.
Sue Crowley of Yuma, AZ: Crowley Manor in Ullenhall, England was built between 1850 and 1890 on the land originally owned by Robert Crowley who came from Ireland in 1495. This home is still called Crowley Manor by the local people.
Peach Van Gronigen, Simcoe, ONT: Everything is well here. I have been doing some research and have found that there are over 500 Crowleys in Canada. I have sent letters to some in each province telling them about the next reunion. If some of our American Crowleys have relatives here I hope they will also pass on the information. I don't have any e-mails for any of them yet but I will let you know when I do.
Warren Smith (w.j.smith@att.net): There were three Abraham Crowleys in MA at approximately the same time!!!! My line goes back to Abraham Crowley, b. circa 1741, d. before July 1821, m. Hannah Capron, b. 1746-1747, Attleboro, MA and d. 1839. Children were Royal, John, Hannah, George Capron, Walter, Ellis, and Mary. They moved to VT. Land was probably a grant for service during the Rev. War. Word of mouth makes Abraham’s father a seaman (anything from a captain to a sailor without rank). My line is George Capron m. Polly Harris and had children Mary, Louisa, Laura, Orlin, Harvey, Joseph, Alfred, and Jesse. I believe they originated in Ireland, but most were Anglican. If anyone sees something of interest please contact me and I will give further information.
Mervyn Patrick Crowley of Linthicum Heights, MD: I'm a 7th descendant of Jeremiah Crowley who was born between 1745-55<>1827and was founder of Crowley Island, Addison Maine. There are 2 Crowley Islands in Maine. One in Addison, and the other in Corea. If you plug "Crowley Island" into a search engine, you can find some information on both Crowley Islands. This photo of a Crowley tombstone is in the Corea cemetery.
Mary Casteleyn of London: I am trying to sell my London house and move to another part of England. I will keep you informed of new address etc., when the move finally takes place. You will appreciate that I currently do not have much time for family research. Congratulations on the Newsletter online. It is very good and I have printed it off for my records. Tom Crowley was in London last week and it was very nice to see him again and his daughter Katie.
Joan Crowley Frost (JOREDFRO@aol.com): In tracing my Great Uncle James Crowley, I hope to find the records of my Grandfather, Daniel Crowley, who became an American citizen in 1903. I haven't had much luck and would appreciate any advice. I believe there were several "Uncles" who immigrated to the USA. James may not have remained here, since I find no descendants of his on this side of the ocean. My father said there was a statue of James in his hometown in Ireland for his feats as a great runner, but I don't recall if Dad mentioned the town. He also was a member of the Irish-American Athletic Club, (as was John L. Sullivan). Once there was an article printed in either the Spartanburg (SC) Herald or Journal, approx. 1965, about James Crowley running against local men in a race years before, and that he was known to have a mug of beer during the race, and then continued on to win.
Betty Halberg (halberg@olypen.com): I am descended from Denis Crowley of Coachford, County Cork, who married Johanna Walsh (1820). They had Richard, b. May 4, 1826, Honora or Hanna, b. April 7, 1828, Mary b. May 8, 1829 and Jeremiah b. Dec. 25, 1832. Johanna must have died and Denis, a tavern owner on the main street of Coachford, married my ancestor Catherine Conor (1837). Denis and Catherine had Timothy b. Dec. 8, 1838, Catherine, b. July 24, 1839, Denis, b. April 8, 1841, Daniel, b. Jan. 9, 1843, and Mathew, b. Feb. 20, 1846. The Crowley family immigrated to Bangor, via Boston (we think). My mother never knew Denis had been married twice. I wrote to St. John's Parish in Coachford and Fr. Browne could not find record of Denis and Johanna's marriage or Johanna's death notice. The family came to the US in 1846 or 47. I’ve not been able to find a ship record, a definite 1850 Census record, nor a death certificate for Denis Crowley's in Bangor. Maybe some of your readers could help us out.
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