Frances Morony (abt. 1756 - 1793)

Born about 1756 in Cork, County Cork, Ireland

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Morony — married 1776 in Ireland

Descendants

Died 1793 at about age 37 in Miltown House, Miltown Malbay, County Clare, Ireland

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Biography

Frances Morony was born about 1756, most likely in Cork, County Cork, Ireland. She was the youngest daughter of Edmond Morony and Mary Goold.^[1][2][3]

She married Thomas Morony of Miltown House, Miltown Malbay, Clare in 1776 in Ireland.^[1][3]

Thomas and Frances Morony had eight children:^[1]

1. Edmond Morony
2. Thomas Harrison Morony m Anna Burdett
3. Francis Goold Morony m Marianne Smyth
4. Henry Morony
5. John Morony
6. Mary Morony
7. Anne Morony
8. Frances Morony

The second son, Thomas Harrison Morony, became the heir.^[1]

Frances Morony and her husband, Thomas, were mentioned in the will of her mother Mary (Goold) Morony, who died in 1793.

Transcript of Betham's Will and Probate Abstract of Mary Morony

Morony, Mary of Corke, Widow. Dated (Will) 18 Sep 1791, Probate 4 Jan 1793. Father Francis Goold, Daughter Margaret Ross-Lewin, Daughter Mary, Daughter Frances married to Mr Thomas Morony.^[4]

Frances Morony died in 1793, most likely at Miltown House, Miltown Malbay, County Clare, Ireland.^[1]

Research Notes

The birth date is an estimate. Although baptism records can be found for her siblings, one cannot be found for Frances.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} O'Hart, John (1915) Irish Pedigrees; or, The Origin and Stem of the Irish Nation, Vol 1 pp240-241 O'Hart's Pedigree of O'Moroney of Clare and America
2. ↑ Genealogical Abstracts of Records of the Prerogative Court of Armagh- Sir William Betham and Church of Ireland; Microfilm of original records at the Public Record Office, Dublin; Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1969; Series 1, Wills: v. 28 "G" 1765-1779, pp58-60, Images 924-925, Film 595941 Betham's Will and Probate Abstract of Francis Goold
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Howard, Joseph Jackson (1897) Visitation of Ireland, Volume 2 p10 Pedigree of Stoney of The Downs, County Wicklow
4. ↑ Genealogical Abstracts of Records of the Prerogative Court of Armagh- Sir William Betham and Church of Ireland; Microfilm of original records at the Public Record Office, Dublin; Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1969; Series 1, Wills: v. 50 "M" 1791-1799, pp23-24, Images 215-216; Film 595944; Will and Probate Abstract of Mary Morony