Bryant Conolly Genealogy

Record modified: 2023-01-29
This is my ancestor 9 generations back.

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Bryant Jr Conolly |
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Born: about 1710-00-00
Died: 1784-06-00 Goochland Co, Virginia USA
Marriages:
1. Elizabeth Hopkins

Children of Bryant Conolly and Elizabeth Hopkins:
Bryant III Conolly b. 1722-00-00
Hannah Conolly b. 1724-00-00
Ann Conolly b. 1732-00-00
*Ellender Conoly b. about 1735-00-00
Winifred Conoly b. 1735-00-00
Elizabeth Conoly b. 1736-00-00


Notes:

birth date probably wrong
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married in Prince William Co VA
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He came to Goochland County from Prince William County, Virginia before 1737. (Note: Prince William county was formed in 1731 from parts of Stafford and King George counties.)
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One LDS entry (1KSH-JVV) shows his birthdate as 1714, and his parents as Thomas Conolly c1685 Essex Co VA d <1713-04-09 Lancaster VA + Anne Mayfield c1690.
Thomas s/o Edward/Edmund Conolly c1665 Armagh, Ulster IRE d >1704 Essex Co VA + (unknown).
Edward/Edmund s/o Henry Conolly c1630 Armagh, Ulster IRE.
Anne Mayfield d/o Robert II Mayfield c1645 Essex Co VA d 1714-12-03 Essex Co VA + Sarah (unknown) c1650 Essex Co VA.
Robert II Mayfield s/o Robert Mayfield c1620.
Robert Mayfield s/o Owen Mayfield c1600 Melton Mowbray, Leicester ENG.
Owen Mayfield s/o Gabriel Mayfield c1576 Melton Mowbray, Leicester ENG.
Gabrield Mayfield s/o John Mayfield c1550 Nottingham ENG + (unknown) Stapleton c1555.
(unknown) Stapleton d/o Brian Stapleton c1525 Burton Joyce, Nottinghame ENG + Alice Roos c1535 d 1596-01-03.
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There are a bunch of RootsWeb entries for the above Thomas Conolly + Anne Mayfield. Most of them show only one child: John c1705. (Generally the name is spelled Connally.)
A message on the Connolly genforum says that there is no proof John is son of Thomas, but that Thomas and Anne were known to have had daughters.

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Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900
Goochland Co Will Book 14 p43-44

I Bryant Conly of Goochland County planter
do make this my last will & testament...
Item I lend to my loving wife
Sarah Conly the following Slave Peter during her natural life or widowhood
together with the plantation whereon I now live with all the appertenances
thereunto belonging containing one hundred and fifty acres of land the said
Slave Peter for the support of my loving wife and my children. I also lend my
loving wife all my stock of horses cattel hogs sheep and every other kind of my
estate during her said life or widowhood. I trust of John Hopkins, Samuel Rich-
ardson that the same may not be wasted or embezeled away.
Item I give to my
son Daniel Davis all my said land after the death of my wife which said land
is given by a deed of gift and recorded in Goochland Court and one negro named
Peter.
Item I give to my son Daniel Davis and my daughter Betsy Conly all my
stock of horses cattle hogs sheep and houshold furniture to be equally divided
between my son Daniel Davis and my daughter Betsey Conley after the death of
loving wife.
Item I give to all and each of my married daughters and there
husbands all the lands and stock I have given them.
Item I give to my daug-
ters Elizabeth, Ann, Hancock, Wenefred, and Milly each of them two Shillings
current money.
Item my desire is that my son Daniel and my daughter Betsey
may have schooling to be paid by my executors out of my estate.
Item I do hereby constitute and appoint John Hopkins and Samuel Richardson hole
and sole executors of this my last will and testament. Witness my hand & seal
this 11th day of July 1782.

Bryant Conly (his mark)

teste
Samuel Richardson
Jno Hopkins
Edward Davis
Joseph Crank [?]


At a court held for Goochland County June the 21st 1784 this writing was proved
by the oaths of Jno Hopkins Edwd Davis and Jos Crank the witnesses thereto
to be the last will and testament of Bryant Conly decd which was thereupon
admitted to record.

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