The Mongey Family: Surviving Fragments and Disconnected Pieces

Scraps of History Concerning the Definite and Possible Branches of the Family Tree

This post will be updated when possible with new information.

Background

I believe this to be one of the most comprehensive studies of the possible detached Mongey family members. This has taken several years of diligent work to untangle each lineage to the best of my ability, given the information at hand. I recognize that not all people included here are connected to the Mongey family from Slane. In fact, many people included below are unlikely to be related, but they are included for posterity’s sake so the research is not continually redone.

It must be said that almost any variation of “Mongey” may certainly be related to the family tree that Tom Mongey of Dublin and Larry Mongey of Dungarvan spent their lives recording. Any “Mingey” families from Ireland are suspect, though I have not been able to conclude that all Mingey varieties in Ireland branch from our tree. Other spellings such as Mankey, Monkey, Mangan, et al. were considered and recorded if a fact overlapped with the known family history, for instance, if the person came from Ireland or was a stone mason. Unfortunately, “Mangan” turns up over 10,000 entries in the Irish civil registry, so on the off chance our name was incorrectly recorded, it would be like finding a needle in a haystack. There are numerous examples of the Mangan name within Meath alone, not to mention the Monger, Munger, and Manger varieties.

Further complicating the matter are immigration records showing Great Britain as the place of origin, as that might include England as well as Ireland. Furthermore, it is possible that some distant relatives may have entered the workhouses in England. My search did not expand far into England and focused almost exclusively on names from Ireland and as many variations as caught the eye in the United States and Canada, specifically in Ontario.

The reason these are included is because of my own struggle to ascertain which branch of the Mongey family tree my Thomas Augustus Moungey descended from. It is clear through Ancestry DNA that our line through Thomas is inextricably linked to William (abt. 1794) and Mary Mongey of Dunderk, who was one of the original stone mason brothers in Slane, whose parents were Laurence and Margaret Mongey from Barstown (abt. 1749 to the 1810s). Most matches are through the descendents of Laurence “Larry the Horseman” Mongey (abt. 1820-1886) of Causestown Stud, the son of William the stone mason. The only other strong matches appear through the line of Edward Mongey, later “Mingey,” specifically through his son Thomas (1842) and daughter Catherine (1854), who married Patrick Hoban and later William Cullen. At least four DNA matches, two of reasonable centimorgan length, stem from both of these lineages. Tom Mongey believed that Edward was the son of Thomas and Kitty Mongey of Causestown (Thomas being the son of Laurence from Barstown). If this were the case, it would solidify the argument that Thomas Augustus Moungey descended from the Laurence of Barstown (abt. 1749). A lesser match was discovered through the same Laurence’s son, Patrick (abt. 1783) with his wife, Judy; this was through his son John and wife Anne Hand, and their son Thomas with his wife Julia Forde. The same is true for a match with a descendent of Mary Mongey, who married Thomas Clynes; she was the daughter of the stone mason Laurence Mongey (abt. 1799), son of Laurence (abt. 1749) and also one of the original brothers. Another four DNA matches point to a relation to Michael Moungey (abt. 1830) who died in New Orleans from a gunshot wound; these were only uncovered after working backwards from the common location of Mobile, Alabama—a place not referenced on my family tree outside of Michael’s family—and discovering that a daughter, Margaret (born abt. 1862 or 1869), had evaded my initial work. After some complicated research, it was determined that Michael Moungey must be related, though the degree to which is still undetermined. I believe William Moungey of Pensacola, Florida to be his brother and that they immigrated together to New Orleans.

And outlier match was discovered through another United States Moungey descendent of James Napoleon Moungey and the line of Willaim Mongey (abt. 1752) and Elizabeth Farrelly. However, this match descended from both the lines of William Mongey and Catherine McGuirk (he was the son of Thomas Mongey and Mary McGuire of Slane) and Laurence Mongey and Mary Lawless (he was the son of Laurence Mongey and Mary of Abelstown). Of the marriage of approximately second cousins, the tree converges with William Mongey and Elizabeth Farelly. This is a point of contention in untangling the most plausible ancestry for Thomas Augustus Moungey. However, given this distant match beyond Laurence of Barstown, it would effectively set the closest common ancestor back to the original Patrick Mongey of Slane (abt. 1710 to 1774) who settled in Barstown and Deerpark. Given this proximity, it stands to reason that other descendents of closely-related kin with higher centimorgan values are most logically our nearest relatives. For this reason, I believe Larry the Horseman might be our Thomas Augustus Moungey’s brother. However, the close match with descendents of Edward Mongey cannot be discounted and further complicate the search for our true heritage.

As a final note about lineage, Irish and Scottish naming customs might be considered. Thomas Moungey and Isabella Smaill had the following children:

• Elizabeth Minnie Moungey
• Mary Margaret Moungey
• William Alexander Smaill Moungey
• John Thomas Moungey
• James Napoleon Moungey
• Isabella Rose Moungey (also “Rose Gray”)

According to FamilySearch, Irish naming customs were as follows:

• First son usually named for the father’s father
• Second son usually named for the mother’s father
• Third son usually named for the father
• Fourth son usually named for the father’s eldest brother
• Fifth son usually named for the mother’s eldest brother
• First daughter usually named for the mother’s mother
• Second daughter usually named for the father’s mother
• Third daughter usually named for the mother
• Fourth daughter usually named for the mother’s eldest sister
• Fifth daughter usually named for the father’s eldest sister.

Working from the assumption William Mongey and Mary Martin are the parents of Thomas Moungey, band based on naming conventions, I believe the following might be true:

• Elizabeth Minnie, named after Elizabeth Mathison, Isabella’s mother.
• Mary Margaret, Mary possibly named after Thomas’s grandmother, Margaret after Thomas’s grandmother or Isabella’s sister
• William Alexander Smaill, William named after Thomas’s father, Alexander after Isabella’s grandfather or brother, and Smaill in Scottish fashion of using an ancestor’s surname as a middle name.
• John Thomas Moungey, John named after Isabella’s father, Thomas after his own father
• James Napoleon, James named after Isabella’s brother—I’m led to believe John Smail’s father might have been James, since his first-born son was named James. However, the only record of a birth for John that I could find was on November 9, 1793 in (Mailingsland) Peebles to the weaver John Smeal and Mary Noble. This is not confirmed to be the same John Smail found in Carterhaugh as a laborer around the time of his marriage. The origins of Napoleon are unknown, but suggest something of a French origin. Few, if any, references to Napoleon can be found and appear irrelevant due to the peoples’ ages at the same time James was born.
• Isabella Rose (also “Rose Gray”), Isabella after her own mother, Rose possibly after one of Thomas’s relatives, and Gray after Isabella’s paternal grandmother, Isabel Grey.

What is Known About Thomas Augustus Moungey

My great-grandmother had the entire family tree spanning the length of the dining room table. If memory serves me correctly, she had worked with one of her sisters on it. My grandfather remembered seeing it. Unfortunately, this important piece of history was burned with the desk it was stored in and “other junk” after my great-grandma’s death.

She was one of seven children who were split up in their youth. My great-great grandfather, the son of Thomas Augustus Moungey, James Napoleon Moungey, spent the remainder of his life trying to piece the family back together. While I always hungered to know more about my Irish heritage, it was this solemn desperation that drove my initial hunt for information. Could I find all of his children and discover their fates, especially regarding his son, James?

Beyond the immediate family, there appeared to be few, if any, sources that recorded the earliest history. Sharon Pearson recorded a large swath of the family history for the Moungey-Randall side in her book, Chronicles of Christopher C. Randall and His Descendants. This book was fundamental to understanding the family’s life and origins in Ontario. DNA testing allowed me to discern without a shadow of a doubt that our American Moungeys originated with the Mongey family of Slane, Meath, Ireland. Further probing into the records of North Dumfries, Waterloo, Ontario helped establish several more generations for Thomas’s wife, Isabella Josephine Smaill, whose family emigrated from Scotland. However, more records concerning the most basic of details for Thomas Moungey were elusive. Searching through the Presbyterian records of Ayr in North Dumfries did little to help.

Some family trees show Thomas being born in 1830, though no other written documentation backs this up. Additionally, other trees list his place of birth as Donegal with no further proof. It is possible that this was inspired by other Mongey records from Ardee in County Louth; some indexes misappropriate this Ardee as the townland of Ardee in County Donegal.

The information surviving for Thomas Augustus Moungey scarcely agrees with itself. There was a Thomas E. Mongey living in Detroit, Michigan in 1856, employed as a machinist at Fulton Iron Works. The same city directory shows “Thos. Mungy” residing at C. Carmody’s residence. Although this is the only reference to Thomas in Detroit, a William Mongey was printed in a list of letters remaining in the post office on May 1, 1849. Whether this is the same William Moungey from Pensacola or another is debatable. What is most interesting is that it establishes the earliest timeframe for when our Moungey family was likely in the United States.

Importantly, Thomas was a machinist in Guelph in 1861. This establishes a connection between earlier information found in Detroit, as he probably moved north in search of work. DNA matches to the family of Patrick Reilly may provide cause as to why the Moungey family moved from Ontario to Wisconsin. Furthermore, DNA matches with the family of Bridget Mongey who married Thomas Mullen establish a potential link to the machinist trade. Perhaps Thomas learned his trade alongside a cousin. This is, of course, a supposition based on currently available information to establish a likely case. It is possible that Thomas Moungey immigrated with other members of the Mongey family, potentially aunts, uncles, and cousins. Whether he arrived through the port of New York City, Philadelphia, or New Orleans is not known. Earlier, I had believed him to have arrived in Canada—most likely Quebec—prior to the keeping of ship manifests that survive to this day. The loss of the 1851 Census records for North Dumfries and Guelph in the specific areas the family was known to inhabit was a tremendous blow to this research. However, the discovery of a Mongey family living in Detroit as early as 1849 and as late as 1856 establishes that perhaps the family first lived in the United States.

It is likely that Thomas married Isabella Smaill (also, Smail, Smaile, Smailla, and a variety of other spellings) in 1858 or 1859, as their first recorded daughter was born in January 1860. No birth or baptism records have been found for any of the children in Ontario. Likewise, no record of their marriage has been found to date.

Isabella must have spent her childhood in North Dumfries, which is where her father, John Smail, originally settled after immigrating in February 1831. It was said that she was born on the Atlantic on the way to America, which, if her birth date is accurate, would indicate the journey occurred in the late winter of early 1831. Records of her Mathison relatives on her maternal side indicate that they moved to Ontario by way of Quebec, and likely within a short time. According to a heritage impact assessment report for North Dumfries: “The settlement at the intersection of Reidsville Road and Alps Road dates from August 11, 1831 when John Reid, John Mathieson, Thomas Cleghorn, Andrew Mathieson, and John Smail purchased portions of lots 29-31 of Concession 9 and subsequently constructed a sawmill (Waterloo Region, 2020). The subject property is located on part of the South half of Lot 30, Concession 10. The hamlet was named after John Reid, who established the Reids Mills (Taylor, 1970).”

It is my belief, based on the 1851 Census, that Isabella was living alone in the Township of Brantford and that she was Catholic. This is substantiated by a James Smeal (in later records, Smail) working as a carpenter in the nearby city of Paris that same year; he would eventually move to Goderich. I believe that he is the same James Smail that immigrated with Isabella’s parents. In 1851, Isabella’s place of birth is listed as Scotland. Her change of religion rather than the incorrect birth location is more intriguing. Isabella’s family should have been Presbyterian since they were Scottish. The Moungey family would later be part of the little Inch Methodist Church in Poynette, Wisconsin, which might be more closely related to the Evangelical Union religion provided on the 1871 Census; Evangelical Union was similar to Wesleyan Methodism. Isabella’s future husband, coming from Ireland, should have been Roman Catholic. Her mother, Elizabeth Smail, nee Mathison, could not be located in the 1851 Census, but was living in Guelph in 1861 with Thomas Cleghorn, both Confessionalists, who had removed there from North Dumfries. Ontario land records show it likely that they left sometime around 1857 based on the documented memorials appearing to show a transfer of land to John Mathison with conditions for Elizabeth Mathison Smail, keeping some rights for their natural lives. Elizabeth lived a stone’s throw away from where the Moungey family lived in 1861. Isabella’s declaration of citizenship in the United States, dated November 23, 1903, claimed that she lived in Stanley, South Dakota, having been born in Scotland in 1831 and emigrated to the United States at the Port of New York in April of 1855. This information conflicts with what is concretely known about the family. It begs the question as to if Isabella was sly, lying on the form to sway the decision for citizenship, or was she prescribing Thomas’s immigration information on her own declaration? If so, Thomas Moungey may have immigrated first to the United States in or around 1855. I am less inclined to believe that, unless there were other relatives that lived in the United States first.

I digress, Thomas Moungey’s first mention in Ontario was the 1861 Census. His residence was near that of William Cowan in the south quarter of the township, which was right on the railway line. He was listed as “Thos Mongy,” a machinist living in the Township of Guelph. For whatever reason, the census appears to concatenate information. His wife, Isabella, is not shown; instead, his wife is named Elizabeth—consequently the name of his first-born daughter, 22 years of age. The only daughter listed is Mary, age 1. Most peculiarly, the census was started on January 14, 1861, a full eight months before his daughter, Mary, would have been born. Perhaps the birth years recorded in later records were remised by a year. Thomas was also the only machinist recorded in all of the pages for the Township of Guelph during that census year, although several blacksmiths were noted. Both he and his wife were supposedly 26 years old at the time, which would place their years of birth as 1834 or 1835. His wife was allegedly born in Upper Canada, while he was born in the United States. The family was Roman Catholic, meaning at least some of the children’s baptisms should have taken place in a Catholic Church. Correspondence with the Basilica of Our Lady in Guelph revealed that there were no baptismal records for the Moungey family during this time period. The Moungeys lived in a single-story frame house on one and a half acres while their neighbors lived in log houses; they were the only family to reside within their abode. They had three pigs worth only twelve dollars in value.

Isabella’s mother died on December 17, 1865. By the 1871 Census of Canada, they were living in North Dumfries in Concession 8. I wonder if they moved because of her death, as the property that Elizabeth previously owned was further north in Concession 9, Lots 28 and 29.

Though the lot number was not provided, careful examination of the census and other available sources led me to believe they lived in close proximity to Lot 30. This was just south of Reid’s saw mill and where the Smail family originally purchased land. It was  my belief that they lived on the quarter where the old Ayr Cemetery used to be located, which was next to Mrs. (Agnes?) Haddow’s property just west of McCrone’s Lakes. Even more, descendents of neighbors also made their journey to settle in Wisconsin. Memory eludes me if they were the families of Haddow, Sudden, Cowan, or possibly another family entirely. On the census, Thomas A. “Munger” was a laborer, 33 years old (born approximately 1838) in England but of Irish descent, and that the family belonged to the Evangelical Union religion. His place of birth becomes an interesting musing; throughout other pages enumerated in North Dumfries, other Irish are recorded as being born in Ireland, though some recorded Ontario. The question then becomes whether or not Thomas was born in England. The possibility exists that the answer of “England” given could perhaps be explained that Ireland was under English control. Isabella, his wife, was shown to be married to him and of “Scotch” descent. Their children were: Elizabeth M. (age 11), Mary M. (age 9), and William A. (age 7)—all three of whom were attending school—John T. (age 5), James N. (age 4), and Isabella (age 5/12, born in November). All children were listed as “English” and born in Ontario. The census was taken in April of 1871, so it is again peculiar why dates do not line up with recorded information, especially where daughter Isabella was born in September. One final note about the information recorded in 1871, I often wonder if Thomas’s age was misheard with the Irish accent, if perhaps it was 43. On this recensement, his wife Isabella’s age appears to be correct.

To date, neither Elizabeth nor Mary has confirmed places of birth. The delayed birth certificate for William’s son, Claude, provides William’s birthplace in 1863 as Guelph; additionally, this is supported by his naturalization. John’s marriage certificate confirms his birthplace as Guelph in 1865. James is mentioned to have been born in Guelph in 1867 by an entry on FindAGrave.com. Isabella’s birth in 1870 also does not list a location.

The next and final source for the Moungey family in Ontario is the Armstrong and Co’s: County of Waterloo Gazetteer and Directory for 1878. The inside cover clarifies that it was for 1877-1878, published in 1878. Here, the listing shows “Thomas Mungo” with an “h” next to his name (I’m uncertain what this abbreviation could stand for outside of  “head of household.”) The earlier question of which lot Thomas lived in is clarified, showing Concession 8, Lot 31. This is most likely the property of Walter Turnbull. It could be assumed that the family was still in North Dumfries in 1877.

The timeline for when the family emigrated from Canada to the Wisconsin is also inconsistent, but within a given timeframe. For certain, Isabella “Moungy” was in Chetek, Wisconsin by the 1880 Census with William A. (a farmer at 16), John (a farm laborer at 14), James (shown as Napoleon, age 12, at home), and Isabella (shown as Rosa, age 9). James Mathieson (shown as Matheson) was listed as a cousin (actually Isabella’s nephew), further evidencing a move from Ontario with family. This census also lists their father as being born in England.

Elizabeth M. “Monnger” married Walter Mack on March 27, 1879 in Madison, Wisconsin; he was from Poynette. It is unclear why they married in Madison. In 1900, she noted that her father was born in Ireland and that she immigrated to the U.S. in 1878. In 1910, she confirmed the same information that her father was Irish-English and that she came to the U.S. in 1878. Mary M. “Munger” was married on November 27 1879 to Warren Estabrook in Sand Creek, Dunn County. He was from Dekorra, Wisconsin on the 1870 Census, where the Moungey family would eventually move back towards. On the 1880 Census, Mary also noted her father’s birthplace as England. Her 1885 marriage to Charles Jellings accurately reflected her surname as “Mongey.” Isabella Rose Moungey’s marriage to James Otis Randall recorded that “Rose.G. Moungay” was the daughter of “Thomas B. Moungay” and “Isabel Moungay.”

William’s petition for naturalization helps fill in key details. On September 22, 1913, his petition’s witnesses claimed that they knew he resided within the United States continuously since June 25, 1888. William recorded that he emigrated from Ayr, Canada on April 15, 1877 and arrived at the United States at the port of Port Huron, Michigan on May 10, 1877. The vessel on which he traveled was “not known.” He declared his intent to become a citizen on October 29, 1884 through the circuit court for Columbia County in Portage, Wisconsin. He resided within Wisconsin for a period of five years following May 10, 1877 and then continuously after May 25, 1892.

John’s petition for naturalization corroborates the information given by William. John stated that he emigrated from Ayr through Port Huron on May 15, 1878 by “driv[ing] a team.” His affidavit swore, “When I was 21 years of age, my mother told me I was a citizen through my father, who had died in Canada after going there from [the] U.S., however, to make sure I took out first paper on 11/7/92 at Portage, Wisconsin and believed this made me a citizen of the United States.” He continued, “Recently when applying for old age pension, I learned I was not a citizen through such first paper and knew nothing about my father’s citizenship so [I] could not prove I was a citizen. His citizenship was denied because he died about two weeks after making his petition for naturalization.

The 1900 Census for Isabella shows she immigrated in 1879 and that she was widowed. This presents an interesting perspective. According to Ina Mae Randall, “Thomas ran off and left the family and Rose never even wanted to discuss him.” However, William’s petition for citizenship helps to clearly establish that they immigrated in mid-spring. The discrepancy between his and John’s information might be solved. James Napoleon Moungey’s obituary said he came to Wisconsin from Canada at the age of ten. If this were to be true, one might consider his birthday in July. For him to have reached ten years, spring of 1877 must have elapsed. The 1900 Census substantiates this, noting his immigration year as 1878. This might explain why the family was recorded in North Dumfries in 1877 for the 1878 directory publication, yet likely were not living there when it was circulated in 1878.

Although this might resolve when the Moungey family moved to the United States, it leaves so much open to question regarding Thomas Moungey. Still without any vital facts—not birth, not marriage, and not death—his life story can scarcely be verified. Was he born in Ireland, England, or the United States? Did he truly immigrate through New York or did he enter through another, and was he travel with family? Lastly, did he die in North Dumfries—and if so, why is there no record of his death, grave, obituary, or another? Did the family decide to immigrate because of his death or did he die on the way? Or possibly, did he abandon his family, causing them to leave Ontario or did he desert on the way? What was in Wisconsin that Isabella picked up her family to head towards, especially in Chetek when they would settle in Poynette? Much, at this point, remains to be resolved.

Chance Finds

This section is divided into three parts: those who are almost certainly related, those who are possibly related, and those who are unlikely but are still included for review in the future.

People are marked with the following:

The Irish flag indicates an unbroken family lineage with connecting relatives back to Ireland. The trail may stop cold in Ireland.

The shamrock shows those who must certainly be connected to the Mongey family tree in Ireland but are missing connecting relatives.

A double helix indicates a relation substantiated by DNA evidence.

The harp is designated for people who have been concretely placed on the Mongey family tree, descended from Nicholas Mungey who died March 30, 1727, as memorialized on the historical gravestone by his grandson, “Nic Monguy,” in 1763 on the Hill of Slane. These individuals are kept in this study for posterity’s sake.

My own personal thoughts and questions are often indicated in italics below.

Almost Certainly Related

Bridget Mingey

Born December 1, 1907. Died January 21, 1908. Of Poughkeepsie, New York. No information currently shows her parents, but I believe she must be descended from Edward Mingey’s line, likely from Laurence Mingey and Julia Catherine Coffey’s branch.

Bridget Mongey (also “Monguey”)

DNA confirms a link between Bridget Mongey through Thomas E. Mullen’s son, George Francis Mullen. The DNA is shared between at least three descendants of Thomas and Bridget, living Mongey families still bearing the name, and the lineage of Edward Mongey (later Mingey) through his son Thomas. I question whether Laurence Mongey and his wife Margaret, of Barstown, might have had a daughter not recorded with the original five Mongey brothers.

The History of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania lists John Mullen’s parents as Thomas Mullen and Mary Mongey; the latter appears to be a mistake by the authors of the book, as John’s death certificate aligns with census records that Bridget Mongey was his mother. This does raise the question about Mary Monahan, discussed below, and whether information about her is reliable.

Born: abt. 1807 in Ireland

Husband: Thomas Mullen (born abt. 1805 or 1807 in Ireland, died October 9, 1853 in Port Carbon.)

Immigrated to the United States in 1831.

Children:

• Patrick (born December 1 1835, died March 13, 1848)
• Anne (born July 13, 1836, died March 17, 1885)
• John (born February 27, 1838, married Mary Bridget O’Brien on September 3, 1861, died September 22, 1921). He served in the Union Army.
• Edward J. (born abt. 1840, died November 30, 1894)
• Thomas E. (born December 1, 1843, married Rose E. Carr, died May 29, 1892, buried in Coal Township)
• Mary (abt. 1846)
• James (born abt. 1849, died February 22, 1854),

All born in Pennsylvania with the exception of Patrick’s birth place not being found in my search.

1850 Census: residing in Town of Port Carbon, East Norwegian Township, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania. Thomas Mullen was a laborer. John Linch, a boatman, was listed further down the page.

1860 Census: Bridget lived widowed with her children John and Edward (both moulders), Thomas, and Mary. Patrick Mullen, age 30, a boatman, is on the same census page (he was the son of Thomas Mullen and Mary Monahan).

1870 Census: Bridget and Edward “Mullin” reside together.

1880 Census: Edward was listed as the head of the residence with Bridget and two boarders (Mathew and Anna Burns (Byrnes, Anna being Bridget’s daughter)—the husband worked at the foundry).

John Mullen was the incorporator of the first lighting plant, was the head of John Mullen and Son Iron Foundry for 30 years. His learned trade was that of a machinist and iron moulder.

Thomas Mullen and Mary Monahan

Listed on some family trees as Mary “Mongey.” It is my belief that Mary and Bridget are sometimes mixed up because they were both married to Thomas Mullens and were of similar age. Possibly in Schuylkill as early as 1830, though unsure of which Thomas Mullen is mentioned in the census. Other branches of the family believe that Mary Monahan was indeed a Mongey, the sister of Biddy Mongey. However, accounts of this branch differ with some noting that one of the women immigrated to Florida and entered religious life as a nun. It is worthy of noting that there was a Florida branch who went by Moungey, but the direct connection to them is unknown yet still substantiated with numerous DNA matches. (Those are the lines of William and Michael Moungey, originally of Louisiana.)

The section of the tree below shows what is known so far of this potential branch. Elizabeth Morris’s mother was listed as “Julia Monguey,” instead of “Judy.”

Thomas Mullen: born abt. 1798, 1800, or 1804 in Ireland, a native of the Parish of Slane. He was likely baptized December 14, 1798 in Navan, Ireland. Died April 26, 1867 in Port Carbon.

Mary Monahan: born abt. 1807 or 1808 in Ireland. Died August 11, 1865.

Children: James, Mary Anne, Catharine, Patrick, and possibly Edward.

A Thomas Hartican is listed on the same census page in 1850.

Patrick D. Mullen was born in 1830 in New York City; this conflicts with the 1850 Census that shows his birthplace to be Ireland. He was a canal boatman by trade. He died on June 26, 1910 in Port Carbon.

Closing thoughts:

It is interesting to learn that this branch of the Mongey family was involved with metal moulding, foundry work, and machinist professions. Could this be a direct link to Thomas Augustus Moungey’s trade and profession before he likely found work in Detroit in 1856? The Shamokin Iron Works was started in 1838.

Bridget Mingay

Born: abt. 1847 in Meath, Ireland (church records show she was baptized on August 27, 1838, meaning she died on January 6, 1898.

Named in emigrant savings bank records in New York. Family relations: fa. Andrew m. Alice Caffrey.

She is likely the daughter of Andrew Mingey and Alicia Caffrey of Drumconrath, as outlined by Tom Mongey’s supplemental work to his 2000 publication.

Bridget Mungay

See John Mungay. Likely the widow of John Mungay.

Bridget Mingo

Born: abt. 1850 in Ireland. She appeared on the 1880 Census in Brooklyn, New York, age 30. Two others appeared for the household: Hugh Mingo, age 24, a stableman, and Elizabeth Mingo, age 50, widowed.

Catherine Mongey

Born: abt. 1830 in Ireland.

Immigrated: abt. 1860

Died: May 20, 1900. Buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York. Died single. She shares the same plot number in the cemetery as Irene Johnson, daughter of Matt (Matthias) Johnson–a machinist from England–and his wife, Mary, who was from Ireland. Mary’s maiden name might have been Walsh.

Daughter of Thomas. Both mother and father were from Ireland.

Catherine Mongay (same as above?)

Born: abt. 1831 in Ireland

1850 Census: living with Grove and Fowler in Brooklyn, New York.

Catherine Mongy

A servant, 50 years old, living in Brooklyn during the 1892 New York State Census. From Ireleand, born abt. 1842.

Catherine Monguey

Born: abt. 1841 in Ireland

1861 Census: residing in the parish of St. Matthias in Liverpool, a servant in the household of Joseph and Salome Hoult with lodger Michael Murrey.

Catherine -, married Mongey

Born: abt. 1819 in Ireland.

1900 Census: born in 1810 (90 years old), widowed, an inmate of the St. Ann’s Roman Catholic Widow’s Asylum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The census shows that she immigrated in 1878 and had lived in the United States for 22 years.

Died: January 6, 1906 at St. Ann’s Widow’s Asylum. Here, her birth year is shown as 1819. Spelled “Monngey” or “Moungey.” She was buried in Holy Cross Roman Catholic Cemetery in Yeadon, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA.

The question remains: who was her husband?

Edward Mongey

Born: abt. 1812 in Ireland

Died: August 4, 1892 in Collierstown, Skryne, Meath, Ireland of the parish Dunshaughlin, 80 years old. Tom Mongey listed him as born abt. 1821, surmising that Edward was Tommy and Kitty’s son.  Died as “Edward Mingey.” Witnessed by his daughter, Mary Cullen.

Married to Rose Hand (sometimes written “Swan”), who was born abt. 1815 and died March 05, 1877 in Dunshaughlin, age 62.

His children were:

• Thomas Mingey, born March 20, 1842 in Collierstown and died on February 13, 1926, buried in Old Cathedral Cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Married to Catherine Beatty. He immigrated to the U.S. around 1872 or 1873 from England. He was a gardener in Kew, moving to England in 1864 to study horticulture at New Gardens outskirts of London. Graduated from Kew Horticulture. Recorded in 1880 as “Minzgey.” His 1880 Census lists Bridget, age 55, as his mother—what does this mean? His mother should have been Rose Hand. Was this a different relative? She seems similar in age to Michael Managy’s wife, who had lived in New York.
• Laurence Mingey, born abt. 1844 in Collierstown, and died on May 08, 1923 in Hyde Park, Dutchess, New York. Married to Julia Catherine Coffey.
• John Mingey, Tom Mongey listed him as born in 1846. He was of Skryne and Rathfeigh. Connection not established. Possibly born between 1835 and 1841, according to census records.
• Julia Mingey, born abt. 1849 in Collierstown, and died in 1870 in Dunshaughlin.
• Patrick Mingey (Mingy), born abt. 1851 and baptized in Skryne. Possibly enlisted in the Grenadier Guards in 1879. Tom lists his birth as 1857 in Collierstown. His baptismal sponsors were Thomas Mingy and Ann Russell.
• Catherine Mingey, born August 1854, “Kathrine.” Assumed Edward is her father. Tom listed her as born c. 1852 in Collierstown. Otherwise, just Ireland. Immigrated abt. 1872 to the United States. Married Patrick Hoban abt. 1877. Married William Cullen on December 01, 1907 in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess, New York.
• Mary Mingey (Mingy), born abt. 1860 and baptized in Skryne. Married to William Cullen on February 23, 1892 in Dunshaughlin. She was of Collierstown and he was from Skryne. The same William Cullen married her sister, presumably after her death.
• Rose R. Mingey, born abt. June 1865 per census records. There was a Rose Mingy baptized on July 13, 1857 in Skryne. Tom Mongey listed her as being born c. 1856. She was married to Samuel Carden.

DNA confirms a connection to the Mongey tree through two descendents of Edward Joseph Mingey, the son of Thomas Mingey; two descendents of John William Hoban, son of Catherine Mingey.

Thomas Mingey was given as the sponsor for Julia Mingey. A Thomas Mingey was also a sponsor for Pat Bennett and Mary Cullen’s son William in 1859 with Julia Caffrey.

Ellen Menghy Arland

Born: abt. 1856 in Brooklyn, New York.

Died: November 24, 1909 in Brooklyn

Her death certificate states that her parents were Michael Menghy and Bridget Casan, both who were born in Ireland. She was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery. Is this of the family of Michael Mongey who immigrated to New York, one of William Mongey and Mary Martin’s children supposedly born around 1825?

It looks like the following information might pertain to her father, Michael:
Marriage license

Francis Mungey

Born: abt. 1800.

Died in 1870 in Navan, Ireland, age 70. (Civil register volume 7, 1870)

Unsure if this Francis Mongey is the same as the son of Thomas Mongey and Mary McGuire, of Slane, born abt. 1826 and died in 1885 with no record of his death.

Petty session court records document Francis Mongey for the following dates. Whether the same or different individuals is not ascertained, but appear to align with his date of death as no appearances are made after 1870.

• August 1, 1852 – of Slane, mason, defendant, being drunk at Slane on the 1^st.
• August 6, 1852 – of Slane Pound, a mason, defendant, assault at Slane on the 1^st.
• April 4, 1853 – of Slane, defendant, drunk on the public street on the 1^st.
• February 26, 1858 – of Slane Pound, complainant, violent assault in the house of James Curtis of Slane on the night of the 19^th. Dismissed on the merits.
• September 20, 1858 – of Slane, defendant, drunk on the public street.
• January 14, 1859 – of Slane, defendant, drunk on the public street
• May 20, 1859 – of Slane, defendant, drunk on the public street
• April 4, 1863 – of Slane Pound, complainant, assault and forcibly turning himself out of his own house on March 28, 1863 and to show cause and if enough you can why you should not be bound to keep the peace. Dismissed.
• April 26, 1864 – of Woodlands, complainant, assault at said Woodlands on the 22^nd by knocking him down and pulling him a distance on the ground. To pay one shilling hosts.
• August 30, 1864 – of Mooretown, complainant, illegally returning a table of comft (comfort?) at Mooretown. Dismissed on the merits.
• April 11, 1865 – of Slane, defendant, drunk on the public street at Slane on the 3^rd.
• December 19, 1865 – of Slane, defendant, drunk on the public street at Slane on the 16^th.
• March 27, 1866 – of Slane, defendant, 2/2% to less. No off.

Accordingly, the above Francis was a mason by profession, making it seem that he must have belonged to the lineage of Laurence Mongey and Margaret of Barstown.

Was he another son of Laurence? Were there one or two people named Francis? Is he the brother of Mary Reilly, nee Mongey? It appears that he was a witness to the marriage of Ann Mongy on August 14, 1833 in Beauparc.

George Mongey

Born: abt. 1859 in Ireland

Immigrated from Glasgow to New York City on August 23, 1881. A grocer.

Possibly John Mongey and Anne Hand’s son? No record in Tom Mongey’s book about George immigrating, but the facts line up. Does that mean he returned to Ireland before his marriage?

Hugh Mongy (Mogie, Moggie, Moughy, Monghy)

Born: abt. 1832, 1835, or 1840 in Ireland

Died: January 19, 1912 in Duluth, Minnesota or January 24, 1912 at the Poor Farm Hospital. Buried May 3, 1912 according to St. John’s English Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Wife: Ann Gleason (born abt. 1829 or 1830 in Ireland) – is this the same “Ann Grace” (1834-1886) on the tombstone for Mrs. Belle McCarthy? It looks like “Ann Mongy” died on February 17, 1887 in St. Louis, Minnesota.

Married on November 8, 1866 in Houghton, Houghton, Michigan. He was 29 and she was 37.

Children: Isabella (born abt. 1862, died April 12, 1915 in Duluth, widowed. Her death certificate lists her father’s place of birth as Scotland, despite census records showing Ireland) and Margaret (abt. 1864 or 1867, died June 11, 1913 or 1918 in Duluth as “Margarete Ray”), both born in Michigan. Margaret married George McLeod and Isabella (Monghy) married Daniel McCarthy on August 1, 1911 in Duluth.

A child died November 8, 1876 in Houghton, Michigan.

Immigrated: abt. 1855

1870 Census: living in Duluth, Minnesota. Hugh was a farm laborer, age 30.

1885 Census: listed as 50 years old, “Mogie” with wife and both children. It appears Margaret “Maggie” is now married to George McLeod (born abt. 1864 in Canada) with herself being 18 years of age.

1895 Census: living in Hermantown, Minnesota, 60 years old, “Moggie,” having resided in Minnesota for 29(?) years and in that district for 4 years.

1905 Census: living in Hermantown, 75 years old, “Mogie.”

1910 Census: living in Duluth, Minnesota as an inmate of C. Melby’s house on Rice Lake Road, age 78, having immigrated in 1855 and being a naturalized citizen. Listed as Irish English.

James Mangy/Mangan

Born: abt. 1813 in Ireland

Immigration: possibly July 19, 1849

1855 Census: in Lambertville, New Jersey (as James “Magan”).

1870 Census: a stone mason in Lambertville, New Jersey.

Died: November 13, 1880 in Lambertville, New Jersey.

Wife: Elizabeth (abt. 1825)

Children: Patrick (abt. 1843 in Ireland), Mary (abt. 1847 in Ireland), Ellen (abt. 1850, working in a flax mill), Anna (abt. 1853), and Elizabeth (abt. 1857).

Neighbors: Lynch, Obrien, Toomey, McNamara, Patterson, Smith, and Hull.

Parents: son of James and Bridget Mangan

He is included specifically because of his profession as a mason and his destination of New Jersey.

James Mangey/Mongey

Born: abt. 1846 or 1847 in Drogheda, Ireland

Trimmer and crew member of the Quail of Cork. His employment started on November 3, 1871 and ended on December 31, 1871. He was discharged with the comment “remains.” The crew list states that he was born in Liverpool. Another record shows he was discharged on January 3, 1872 and April 2, 1872, both to Liverpool.

James Mingey

Likely connected through the Drumconrath branch referenced in Tom Mongey’s update to his family tree.

Parents: Patrick Mingey and Anne McMahon

Born: November 9, 1845 in Meath, Ireland. Baptized on November 13, 1845 in Drumconrath.

His father was named as Patrick Mingey in his passport application to Jamaica. James immigrated to New York through England in June 1851 and became a citizen in New York City in October 1856. His paperwork in Jamaica attests that his father was born in Meath abt. 1826. His father died in Jackson, New York in 1912 according to family trees on Ancestry. He resided in New York, Nebraska, Colorado, Arkansas, and Florida; he also sought island climate for health reasons because of chronic bronchitis, living in Chihuahua in Mexico, Isle of Pines in Cuba, and Kingston in Jamaica.

He was married to Anne Tracey in Colorado and had two children: Alice (1894) and Mary (1896).

1860 Census: living in New York with his mother, Ann, and sister, Alice. His father is found a page ahead as Patrick “Mingan.” This proves that his immediate family immigrated with him, leaving Ireland.

1870 Census: possibly as James “Mankey” in New York, age 24.

John Ted Moungey

Died: December 1961 in Escambia, Florida.

Related though my Moungey family from Wisconsin or through William or Michael Moungey’s line from Louisiana?

John Mangan

Born: abt. 1822 in Ireland

Wife: Ann

Children: Timothy

1850 Census: living in Rahway, New Jersey with Timothy, Thomas, and Michael, possible siblings.

John Monghy

Born abt. 1826. Arrived on July 8, 1843 from Great Britain to Philadelphia on the Brig-Emerald. 17 years of age. The index shows 1834–likely mistranscription with flipped numbers.

John Mungey/Mungay (sig. Mungy)

Born: abt. 1840 in Ireland

Enlisted on August 22, 1862 at Brooklyn, New York for the Union Army for a period of three years, age 22, a stone polisher by occupation. 5’ 6” in height, blue eyes, light brown hair, light complexion.

Died: May 30, 1864 at Old Church Tavern in Virginia (Mechanicsville?) during the Battle of Old Church, killed in action. His last rank was a private.

John M. Mungey

Born: abt. 1840 in New York

Enlisted on August 3, 1864 for the Union Army from the returns of Chicago Illinois, age 24, a clerk. 5’ 4” in height, blue eyes, sandy brown hair, fair complexion, scar on back of right shoulder. Residing in the eighteenth district of Winnebago County, Illionois.

Is this John Mungey the same as the above, who was listed as killed in action?

John Mungay

A soldier in the A 6 N.Y. Cavalry during the Civil War. His wife, Bridget, is listed on his pension file.

On the 1865 Census, Bridget Mungay is shown to be widowed, one of two children of her parents. She is listed as a servant in the household of Joseph C. and Jenny Pool in Ward 08 of Brooklyn, New York. She was an alien who could read but not write and was 26 years old (born abt. 1839). Further columns on the census shows that she was the mother of two children, only one who was still living, though apparently not in the Pool’s household.

Is this also the same John who is shown above? Is he also the same John who was living in Lumberland, New York in 1855?

John Munghy

Registered as Jno Munghy. Born abt. 1852, Irish, a laborer. Immigrated aboard the S.S. British CR. on May 23, 1880 at the age of 28. Arrived in Philadelphia.

John Mungry

Born: abt. 1791

Wife: Mary (abt. 1792), surname should be Brady. Her father was Matthew Brady, 47, a farmer.

Children: Mathew (abt. 1820)

1821 Census: living in Rathcorick, Cavan, Ireland. A son-in-law to the farmer Mathew Brady (abt. 1774).

Laurance Mangy

Born abt. 1824 (22 years old), a native of Ireland who immigrated to New York from Liverpool as steerage on May 4, 1846 on the ship “Panthea.” He would be staying in the U.S.

Lawrence Mengay

Daughter should be the Rose Mongey shown below. Rose was married to a Lynch, Watterson, and De La Vega.

Wife: Margret Dolan

Children: Rose “Westerson” (should be Watterson) (abt. 1848, married Henry De La Vega on October 28, 1884 in Jersey City, New Jersey)

Laurence Mongey

Is he the son of the supposed Patrick Mongey, of whom Tom Mongey wrote was of the Barstown/Deerpark family? Tom noted that this Laurence “probably first moved from home to Furzyhill. He later moved to Drumconrath and settled there.” It would seem to make sense that, if he was Patrick’s son, he might have been named after his father’s brother, Laurence of Barstown. Otherwise, is it possible that  more children existed between our Laurence and Margaret? I question whether these might be the records of my direct branch, Laurence (abt. 1750 of Barstown) who married a Margaret.

Wife: Margaret

Children: Mary Minguy (1782, witnessed by Larken and Finegan), Ann Minghy (1784, witnessed by Smith), Thomas Mongey (1786, witnessed by Campbel and Martin), Bridget Minghy (1793, witnessed by Smyth), all in the Nobber parish, born in Rathguillan (should be Rathgillan near Nobber).

There was a marriage between Laurence Menghy and Margaret Campbell in Oristown on May 16, 1778. The timelines similarly match my family’s.

Laurence Mongey and Elizabeth Mullen

On daughter Bridget’s 1851 Census Extract Return, she was noted that she was apparently the 7^th child. There must have been three other children that have been lost on Tom Mongey’s tree. Who were they?

Maggie Munghey

Born: abt. 1869

Died: 1902, age 33, buried April 28 in Holy Cross Cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. St. Michael’s parish.

Margaret Mongey

Husband: William Markey (Born: abt. 1834. Died December 29, 1892 in Ladyrath, Ireland)

Children: John (1866), Nicholas (1869), Mary (1871), Teresa (1878), registered in the Castletown district.

Mary -, married Mungory

Born: abt. 1804 in Ireland

Children: Jane (abt. 1824), John (abt. 1826), Ellen (abt. 1829), Catherine (abt. 1834), James (abt. 1837), Mary (abt. 1840).

1841 Census: a char woman in West Derby, England. Denotes the children were born in Lancashire. Neighbors were Barney and Mary Murphy.

Mary Murphy, married Mongey

Parents: Henry Murphy and Julia.

Born: May 25, 1829 in Ireland

Died: July 31, 1911 in Brooklyn, New York. 62 years in the United States (immigrated abt. 1849). Buried in Holy Cross Cemetery.

This is Patrick, the Civil War hero’s wife. He died in Brooklyn in 1916. This part of the family has been linked to the family tree.

Marie Mongey

Mentioned in an 1896 Catholic directory. It is assumed she was a nun.

“The Society was introduced into the United States in 1853 by the venerable Mademoiselle Anne Pauget , Madame Victorine Boucher , Miss Ernestine Nardin , Madame Marie Le Masson , Mademoiselle Veronica Le Claire , Miss Marie Mongey…”

Michael Moungey/Mongey/Mongay

Born: abt. 1830 in Ireland

Died: February 25, 1871 in New Orleans, Louisiana

Fought in the Union Army in the Civil War with the 1st Regiment, Louisiana Infantry. Enlisted as a private and exited as a corporal.

Wife: Julia A. Smith (census records imply that she was born in 1834, 1842, and 1845 in Ireland) and possibly died May 20, 1900. After Michael’s death, she married James McCowan/ McGowan, a blacksmith who was born in Scotland.

Michael was a blacksmith in New Orleans. He died from a gunshot wound at Charity Hospital. Newspapers reported that he was brutally beating his wife and got into a fight with the police when they entered the home.

Children:

• Mary, born February 01, 1865 and died February 19, 1865 in New Orleans.
• William, born February 02, 1868 (according to his headstone, other records indicate 1865), and died March 05, 1913 in Mobile, Alabama. Records indicate that he was possibly a former blacksmith, though later he was a grocery clerk. He married Lilly Ellis January 25, 1901 in Mobile. It appears his line temporarily took on the McCowan/McGowan name, and his son, John, was referenced as “M’Gowan.”
• -, a stillborn child was born on November 27, 1869 in New Orleans.
• Margret, born either in 1862 or 1869. She was married to Bertenus Christian Jacobs (also with children referenced das “Jacobson”) on March 01, 1886 in Mobile. Later, she married Andrew Johnson on August 27, 1897 in Mobile. By the 1910 census, it appears this marriage did not last.

I believe Michael was the brother of William Moungey, a caulker in Louisiana, eventually moving to Pensacola, Florida. They were both named on the 1850 Census as “Mongin,” both sawyers by trade. DNA confirms our relation through four small matches.

Michael Moungey/Monngey

Married to Judith Carolan in September 1823 in Oristown.

Michael Moungey

Unsure if this is the same Michael Moungey as above.

Born: abt. 1833 in Meath, Ireland

Enlisted in the U.S. Army for a period of five years on October, 20 1857 in St. Louis at the age of 24. He was a laborer, 5’ 11 1/2” tall, grey eyes, red hair, fair complexion. Discharged on November 28, 1857 for disability at Newport Barracks in Kentucky as a recruit.

Patrick Mingey

Born: abt. 1852 in Meath

Enlisted in the Royal Irish Constabulary in 1875.

Notes that he emigrated to the U.S.A. (FHL Film: 856067 page 187)

Patrick Minghy

Although the original wills and probates no longer exist, to the best of my knowledge, the Ancestry collection “Ireland, Indexes to Wills, Probate Administration, Marriage Bonds and Licences, 1591-1866” shows Patrick Minghy of Greaghnaroog with the probate year of 1766. I am personally inclined to believe this could be the Patrick Mongey born abt. 1710 and died June 24, 1774. Was there a mistake in the recording of his death date? Short of this, his father would have been close to 100 years old at the time, if it were indeed the Patrick born abt. 1670. Greaghnaroog was a townland in Co. Monaghan, whereas the record was from the Diocese of Clogher in the District Registry of Armagh.

As of the end of 2023, a newer collection on Ancestry for “Ireland, Wills and Admons, 1515-1858” states in the comments: “The Original Documents Referred to in This Index Do Not Exist. No Further Information, Other Than That Recorded Above, Has Survived.”

It is also possible that he was named in the “Ireland, Exchequer Court of Equity Bill Books, 1674-1850” collection on Ancestry. There, the following is noted for April 11, 1761:

…
Jas Mingy
Michl Marran
Nichs Mingy
Henry Mingy
Pat Mingy
Jas Raverty
…

The Exchequer Court was located at the Four Courts in Dublin. FindMyPast notes:

“Although these records are from proceedings in courts based in Dublin, your ancestors from all over Ireland may be contained within. Be prepared to inspect records, regardless of your family birth location.

While case details are generally not recorded in these books, there are very many family disputes and those relationships are noted. Those taking cases to Exchequer tended to be land owners, merchants, business owners, professionals and the larger farmers as it was expensive for anyone else to attend court in Dublin. However defendants in cases could come from a broader sector of society.”

It is possible these Exchequer Court records point to Nicholas and his brothers. I am not sure who Jason Mingy is.

Patrick Mungay

Born abt. 1823, Irish, a servant, departed from Liverpool to New York on the ship Castillian, arriving on August 5, 1851.

Patrick Mungy

Born: abt. 1818 in Ireland

Wife: Margaret, born abt. 1822.

Children: Patrick (abt. 1846), Julia (abt. 1849), Thomas (abt. 1851), Christopher (abt. 1853)—all born in New York, and Mary (abt. 1857) and Margaret (abt. 1859)—both born in Pennsylvania.

1860 Census: Patrick was a laborer with a personal estate worth only $15, living in Bradford, McKean, Pennsylvania. Neighbors included John Cahill from Ireland.

A thorough search of the areas they were supposed to live in turned up nothing before or after the 1860 Census.

Is he perhaps the son of Peter Mingy and Rose Clarke from Drumconrath, baptized November 21, 1819?Or, is he perhaps the son of James Mankey and Ann, baptized in Castletown on May 15, 1821?

Rose Minguy

Married November 17, 1840 in the Nobber Parish to Edward O’Brien. Witnesses were Mary Carolan and Catty Fegan.

Rose Mongey

Parents: Lawrence Mengey and Margret Dolan

Born: abt. 1844 or 1851

Died: August 26, 1900 in Jersey City, New Jersey at the age of 49 years old. Died as Rose De La Vega. (Her age at the time of death is suspect.)

Immigrated: according to the 1900 Census, she immigrated about 1880, which does not line up with the facts. It also claimed that she was a mother of five children with only two still living; the math must have been incorrect, as both those together total the number of children she had. Confusingly, there was another Thomas in the area who married Rose Mullen. They are two distinct families, as far as I can tell.

Children:
These appear to be in Jersey City.

With Thomas Lynch, who died of consumption in November 1870, age 33:

• Philip Lynch, born October 22, 1864 (Rose “Muskey”)
• Laurence/Lawrence Lynch, born June 20 or 22, 1866, died December 15, 1867. Buried in Saint Peter’s Catholic Cemetery. (Rose “Mongoy”) His father was listed as “James” on a birth index and “Francis” on a death index; possible mistranscription?
• Mary Lynch, born January 15, 1869.
• Margaret Lynch, born July 20, 1870, died January 1871. (Rose Mongey)

With Henry Watterson:

• Henry Watterson, born November 4, 1875. (“Rosanna Monjay”)
• William Watterson, born November 6, 1878. (Rose “Mornigey”)
• Joseph Watterson, born October 22, 1880. (Rose “Munsey”)

She also had a step-daughter, presumably from an earlier marriage Henry Watterson must have had:

• Sarah “Wetterson,” born August 18, 1868

She was finally married to Henry De La Vega, being married to him for 16 years by the time of the 1900 Census.

DNA confirms the connection of this Mongey family.

Thomas Mangum

Later spelled “Mangam” by descendants. Ancestry shows the following possibilities for alternative spellings: Monaghan, Managhan, Manghan. Is this an alteration of “Mangan,” which is more common? The placement of this family is interesting, given its proximity to the Mullen family from Port Carbon. Do these people connect with the Mongey family or possibly that of Mary Monohan who married the Mullens?

1850 Census: He was 30 years old, born in Ireland, and a mason, living in Norwegian, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania. Living with wife, Ann (age 30), and children: Catherine (15), Lawrence (12), James (9), Ellen (6), and John (3). All were born in Ireland except John. This implies that the family must have immigrated between 1844 and 1847.

1860 Census: living in New Castle, Schuylkill. Listed as a stone mason. Catherine is not living with them, but there is another Catherine Farnham, age 50, who was born in Ireland.

1870 Census: the information is less consistent, showing his wife as Bridget and children such as Michael, and other dates that don’t line up with previous information. An Ancestry tree makes it seem that Lawrence had a son named Thomas born in 1863 with wife, Bridget. Lawrence was a veteran of the Civil War.

1880 Census: as Thomas Mangham, a stone mason living in Wadesville, Schuylkill with his son, James.

He is included in this section because of the proximity to others. However, the name itself appears that it could be a deviation of another more common name than Mongey.

Thomas Mengher

Born abt, 1822 in Ireland. Immigrated from Ireland through Liverpool, arriving in the U.S. in May 25, 1850 on the Isaac Webb.

Thomas Mongery

Born abt. 1831 in Ireland. Immigrated through Liverpool to New Orleans aboard the Haidee, arriving on November 29, 1849. He was 18 years old. Thomas was traveling with Mick Mongery, age 22 (born abt. 1827). Both were from Meath. Below them on the ship manifest can be found: John Lagan (age 18). All were laborers.

It is my theory that this is the Michael Moungey who was shot and died in 1871–the same thought to be the brother of William. I believe that Thomas, Michael, and William were brothers. I am not sure what happened to Thomas and if this is the same person as Thomas Augustus Moungey.

Thomas Mungey

Born: abt. 1825 in Ireland

Died: presumably buried May 3, 1879 in Holy Cross Cemetery.

Wife: Ellen (abt. 1818 or 1825)

Children: (bearing the Cummon/Carson/Curion surname—relation unknown) Catharine (abt. 1843), Ellen (abt. 1845 or 1846), Christopher (abt. 1847 or 1848)

They resided in Brooklyn, New York.

1850 Census: possibly the entry listed for “Thos. Mangy,” outlined in this study. This has not been confirmed, as there were at least two Mongeys named Thomas early in New York.

1855 Census: Spelled “Mongay.” Here, Thomas is 27 (abt. 1828), naturalized with voting rights, having resided in the district for seven years and his wife for twelve, and his profession looks like “Grain.” Ellen was 37 years old. He and his wife were from Ireland, and her children were born in Kings County, New York. Neighbors were Pheiney and Carson/Corson.

1860 Census: Spelled “Mungy.” A plasterer in Brooklyn, New York. The widow Bridget Gill and her daughter Mary lived with the family. Neighbors were: McGowan and Murray

1864 City Directory: Spelled “Mungey.” Living on Vanderbilt Avenue. He was a mason.

1870 Census: Spelled “Monger.” Thomas is 40 (abt. 1820), a plasterer, while his wife Ellen (50 year old) was keeping house. Her son, Christopher (21) is a soap maker.

1875 Census: Spelled “Mungay.” Thomas is 45, Ellen is 55, and they are living in a brick house. Neighbors: Rowan

Ellen Mungey, likely born Clark

She is the wife of Thomas Mungey, shown above.

Siblings: Patrick Clark of Brooklyn, Ann Smith of Sullivan County, Elizabeth Cloonan of Brooklyn, and Mary Dunn of Brooklyn. She also had nephews through Matthew Smith. Her cousin, James Parker, was the son of Elizabeth Parker in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ellen made her last will and testament on July 31, 1886. She resided at 583 Vanderbilt Avenue. She was likely interred to Holy Cross Cemetery as “Ellen Mungy” on May 14, 1890 in Row P, Plots 17-18. The publication of the probate and its contest was in the newspapers in February 1891.

Thomas Mongey

Born May 29, 1858 and baptized May 30 in Oristown. Legitimate son of Larry Mongey and Judy Hart. However, this does not make sense since Judith Hart should have died before then, and if there was a divorce, Thomas would not have been a legitimate birth since Larry the Horseman had remarried Anne Grogan in 1856. The other Larry who married Julia Hart was likewise married to Margaret Murphy at that time.

Thomas Mungy

Born: abt. 1825 in Ireland

Wife: Catherine (abt. 1825)

Children: Mary Ann (abt. 1853), Margaret (abt. 1859), Thomas (abt. 1861)

1865 Census: 40 years old, he and his wife from Ireland, naturalized, (difficult to read but looks like he was a porter), and all three of his children were born in Albany, New York, where the family then resided. Of note, John Rielley, whose house he was enumerated in, worked in confectionary. Might this be a relation to Laurence Mongey of Dublin who was a baker?

William Mengee/Mongee

Is this the same William Mongey (born May 20, 1868 in Kilcairne) who was an electrician and worked at a hotel? Tom Mongey did not record him as having a wife named Annie.

Born: abt. 1860 in Ireland

Immigrated: abt. 1862, residing in the U.S. for 38 years.

Wife: Annie, born abt. 1862 in Ireland.

1900 Census: He was a telegraph lineman in the Town of West Orange, New Jersey. They had been married for 10 years (since abt. 1890) without any children. That would possibly place their marriage as back in Ireland, prior to immigrating.

Based on his profession, I strongly believe this to be the same William who worked at the Hotel Wellington, who was married to Ellen T. Howley. This must mean he either married in Ireland or shortly after immigrating, and his first wife, Annie, must have died prior to the 1905 Census, where William’s wife is listed as Ellen. The 1910 Census provides that they were married for 11 years.

William (Gulielmi) Mengy

Married to Anne Nally. Judith Mengy was the sponsor for his son, Thoma, baptized October 24, 1771 in Oristown.

William Mongay/Mongary

He appeared on the 1891 Census of Canada, 60 years old (born abt. 1831 in Ireland), Methodist, and a farmer. Both of his parents were born in Ireland. His wife, Mary, was 40 years old (born abt. 1841 in Ontario) with her father born in England and her mother in Ireland. They were living in Kinloss, Bruce West, Ontario. Their children were all born in Ontario: William (abt. 1878), John (abt. 1879), Margaret (abt. 1880), Rebecca (abt. 1881), Hannah (abt. 1884), James (abt. 1885), Benjamin and Blake (abt. 1887, possibly twins), and Ann (abt. 1888).

Some records appear to hint at their son, William, for departure and arrival records in the 1900s, but I believe the “William Mongor” is one of French descent, separate from this family. The 1911 Census hints that a John “Monguery” of Scotch and Canadian descent was living in Vancouver, having been born in Ontario. This is a possibility, though I believe this is actually supposed to be “Mongomery.” Beyond these few clues, the trail grows cold.

William Mongey

In Detroit, Michigan. Mentioned in published list of letters in the Detroit Free Press on May 1, 1849.

William Moungey

I believe him to be Michael Moungey’s brother.

Born: abt. 1824, 1827, or 1834 in Ireland

The first record of him is possibly from The Philadelphia Saving Fund Society on December 28, 1848, that “Wm Moung” resided in Philadelphia with a note about “Sch… 6^th & Filbert.” I believe “Sch…” stands for “Schuyle,” as found on other pages. He was a lieutenant in the Navy. It is possible that this is a different person entirely. However, it stands to reason that perhaps the family arrived in Pennsylvania. This is further established by the 1850 Census on November 18, 1850 in the Parish of Orleans, Louisiana. At that time, the census recorded him as “Wm. Mangey,” age 27, a sailor, born in Pennsylvania, living at the boarding house in the city of New Orleans. Perhaps he was enumerated twice during this census year, as a second record exists. (Also see William Mongoy, a sailor of Newark, New Jersey in 1860. It could be possible that there were two different Williams.) Earlier, on August 15, 1850, William “Mongin” was recorded as residing on the right banks of the Parish of Orleans. Here, he is 23 years of age, a sawyer by trade, born in Ireland. His presumed brother, Michael, is 21 years old and was also a sawyer. They were living in the residence of John and Mary Riley, ages 20 and 23 respectively, with their one-year old son, James. Other familiar names can be seen in close proximity, such as Grogan, Martin, Lynch, and McCarty.

Sometime after 1850, William married Ann Biggin. William’s citizenship on October 27, 1857 showed that he had applied on May 9, 1853, having resided in Algiers in New Orleans. By the 1860 Census, the family had permanently moved to Escambia County, Florida. During this census year, they were living in “The Navy Yard and Vicinity.” Here, he is age 23 (should this be 33?), a caulker by trade. Others in the neighborhood were ship carpenters, sail makers, and brick layers; again we see Irish names such as McCarty and O’Neal. Both he and his wife were from Ireland, she being 27 years old. Their children Mary (age 8), Margaret (age 5), and Kate (age 3), were all born in Louisiana. Other information alludes to at least some of them being born in Algiers. Their youngest daughter, Ann, was 6/12 of a year old, denoted as born in Ireland; had the family returned to their homeland to visit? Peculiarly, it seems that he was also enumerated in Collins, Erie, New York of the post office Gowanda as “William Munger, a carpenter, age 22, born abt. 1838 in New York. This information appears to differ from others. For this listing, he appears in the household of Summer C. Warner and his wife Jennette J. Warner. The time between enumerations was June 15 and June 23.

He enlisted for the Civil War in 1864 at the age of 40 at Woolsey, Florida on the Louisiana form. It confirms he was married. On the 1870 Census, William is 45 years old, a shipwright from Ireland with $300 worth of personal estate living in Pensacola. His wife, Annie, was 40, keeping house, also from Ireland. His children were: Mary (16), Margaret (13), Kate (11), all born in Louisiana, and Jane (5), Alice (4), and John (3), all born in Florida. He is also listed on the 1870 Census as a ship carpenter, 32 years old (born abt. 1838 in New York), as “William Munger.” He was enumerated under the household of D.P. Rauch, a tailor from Prussia, along with other ship carpenters, painters, and machinists. The 1880 Census seems to miss the family, but the 1885 Census confirms the family was still in Pensacola. William, now 58, his wife Ann (50), Mary (25), M. (22), Anna (19), Jennie (18), Alice (17), and John (16) were listed. This time, only Mary and “M.” were born in Louisiana.

1900 Census in Pensacola: N. Moungey, female, born February 1831, widowed, 9 children, six of whom were still living, immigrated in 1850, residing in the U.S. for 50 years, cannot read or write, and has “Na” for “naturalized” crossed out on the line. Was this entry for Ann? It’s curious that the entry showed she was widowed, when Escambia County records show William died in 1902. At that time, Maggie (1859, born in Louisiana), and other children born in Florida, Annie (1864), “Alise” (1867), and John (1870), were living at the residence.

They had the following known children:

• Mary, born abt. April 25, 1853 in Algiers, Louisiana, died June 12, 1898 in Pensacola, Florida. Unmarried.
• Margaret, born July 17, 1856 in Louisiana (likely Algiers), died August 21, 1935 in Pensacola. Unmarried.
• Catherine “Kate,” born abt. 1857 with her death certificate stating March 16, 1862 in Algiers. Because of the 1860 Census, it is more likely that Kate was born March 16, sometime between 1857 and 1859. She was married to James Kanen, a ship carpenter, for 25 years in 1910 with no children. Kate died July 18, 1920 in Pensacola.
• Ann, born abt. January 1860 (FindAGrave lists 1859) in either Ireland or Florida. She died May 01, 1944 in Pensacola. Unmarried.
• Jennie (Janie), born abt. 1864, likely in Escambia County. She was married to Frank Bond, a blacksmith, around 1885, having five children by the 1910 census, four that were living at the time of her death on March 03, 1932 in Pensacola.
• Alice, born abt. 1866 in Florida and died in October, 1927 in Pensacola, Florida.
• John P., born in 1867 in Florida and died October 12, 1944 in Pensacola. No known children. His name (with his siblings) was shown as “Moungly” in 1910, “Mungy” in 1920, and “Moringey” in 1930. He was a blacksmith by 1910, but a ship loader in 1900. On the 1920 Census, his nephew and niece are listed as Francis B. Ferrol (Fenol?) (age 12) and Regina Ferrol (age 10). In 1930, Ferrol is crossed out and Blount is listed as his nephew, age 22. Harry Bond is shown below him, age 32. The one nephew should be Francis Blount Ferrel.

William’s definitive origin in Ireland is still unknown.

William Moungy

Is this the William Mongey born in 1856 in Crossane? Tom Mongey wrote about a William from the Grangegeeth branch who married at 15 and immigrated to America. If this is the same William, I have questions surrounding the circumstances of his immigration alone—did his wife, Catherine Boyle, die? Furthermore, is this the same William Hugh Mongey mentioned as having Richard Mongey in 1888 in Belfast with Agnes Marquis?

Born: abt. 1857 in Ireland

Immigrated through Livepool and Queenstown, arriving in New York on June 5, 1882.

William Mongey

Born: abt. 1786 of Ireland

1841 Census: a gardener in Liberty of Earley, Sonning, England

Was he related to Mary Mongey and her children in West Derby in 1841?

William Monghes

With wife, Mary. Had a daughter, Alice, on September 2, 1870 in Erin, Rice, Minnesota. William and Mary were born in Ireland.

Mingy

It appears that all Mingy families from Drumconrath are related to our branch through Patrick Mongey (son of Patrick and Ann, born abt 1750) of the Barstown/Deerpark family. Probably first moved from home to Furzyhill. He later moved to Drumconrath and settled there. This information was gleaned from Tom Mongey’s book.

Died (?). Entry dated November 19, 1818 in America. Recorded in the list of dead in the church book for Drumconrath.

A search through emigration records shows a Rose Mingey (indexed as “Mengey”) departing Liverpool on November 11, 1818 with two children, supported by the Lancashire, England, Vagrant Passes, 1801-1835.

Possibly Related – Further Evidence Needed

– Mangey

Of Ireland. Listed in Betham’s Genealogical Abstracts, An Index (M-Z), Series 6. “Mangey VIII 39 XVII 64”

Anne Manky

Baptized on November 21, 1795 in Ardee, residing in Roestown. Parents are Peter Manky and Mary Conry.

Annie Miengey

Unknown which branch she is connected through. She died on December 30, 1877 at the age of 2 of Meningitis Cerebral (Acute) at 434 Warren Street in the 10th Ward and was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York. Both of her parents were Irish.

Anne Mongy

Married Pat. Callen on August 14, 1833 in the parish of Beauparc and Yellow Furze. This was witnessed by Francis Mongy and Mary McCann.

Antonius (Anthony) Manky

Married August 29, 1778 in Dublin, Ireland, in the St. Nicholas church, to Margareta Evers.

Benjamin Monger

Born abt. 1819 (age 33), born in Ireland, and living in Guelph in 1851 and 1861 (most other sources show he was born in Canada West). He was a laborer, Wesleyan Methodist, married to Leah Rutledge (age 29) with seven children. He showed up on the Assessment Rolls as Benjamin Mungo with his son Henry, like Thomas Moungey as “Mungo.”

No evidence suggests that he is related to our Mongey clan. Ancestry family trees indicate that he was born in 1818, the son of Benjamin Munger. His father lived in Trafalgar Township prior to his birth in Toronto. Benjamin Munger Sr. was born in 1769 in Long Island, New York. He was the son of John Monger, who was the son of Samuel Munger of Guilford, Connecticut, who was the son of Joseph Munger, son of Samuel Munger, son of Nicholas Munger (born abt. 1630) of Surrey, England. This family appears to be of German descent who were originally granted land to settle by the king in England.

Brian Mankey

Married to Bridget Cromer on September 9, 1834 in Delvin, Westmeath. Witnesses were John Halnan and Ron Martinson.

Catherine Monkey (or Mary Walsh)

Born abt 1799 and admitted to Kilmainham Gaol on September 12, 1835 at the age of 36 for stealing a cloak and corrupt perjury.

Catherine Mungy

Born abt. 1840, living in Philadelphia Ward 13 Dist 39 (2nd Enum), dwelling 839 during the 1870 Census. No further details were recorded, as the census page appears largely blank.

Cathne Monga

Born abt. 1801 in Ireland. Residing on Rathbone Street in Liverpool during the 1861 Census with Mary Leary and Sophia Seafield. Cathne was 60 years old, a charwoman and a visitor in the household.

Charles Maingay

Born on the Isle of Guernsey.
Daughter is Emilia Sophia Dundas

Christian Mankey

1858 and 1873 in Ross

Christine Mangney

Or possibly “Manguey.” Born abt. 1866 and departed from Queenstown, Ireland for New York on the Campania, having landed in Liverpool. She arrived in April 1901. She was in domestic work.

Daniel Mongany

Born: abt. 1824 in Ireland

Wife: Nancy (abt. 1824)

Immigrated: June 26, 1849 from Liverpool to New York City.

David Munkey

Living in Habersham, Georgia for the 1830 Census

Edward Monkey

Born: abt. 1827 in Ireland

Wife: Ann (abt. 1827 in Ireland)

1850 Census: laborer in Detroit, Michigan

Living with Lucy Corney (abt. 1810)

Elizabeth Mangey

Married to Patrick Brennan. Her son, Peter, resided in the U.S. and New York for 20 years, dying August 10, 1910 at St. Vincent’s in Manhattan. He was 34 years old, born abt. 1876.

Elizabeth Mongy

Born: abt. 1826

Immigrated through Belfast to New York, arriving on May 17, 1846, originating in Great Britain.

Elizabeth Mungay

Married to Arthur Baigent. Their daughter, Daisy Bertha Baigent. Daisy married William McPherson Shepherd on August 4, 1923. She was Anglican and from England. She lived in Hamilton, Ontario.

Eliza Monkey

Born: abt. 1832 in Ireland

1850 Census: in New York City, New York

Elizbta Monkey

Married to Patritius Bride at St. Andrew’s in Dublin, Ireland on August 25, 1762. Witnesses: Thomas Brodrick and Catha Burk.

Francisca Monkey

Wife of Joannis Dillon. Her daughter, Maria, married Patrick Hogan on February 11, 1888 in Little Bray near Dublin, Ireland.

G.C. Mungy

Died July 22, 1894 at the age of 44. Approximately born in 1850. Living at 658 Woodward Ave. An engineer in Rutledge, GA. From the Fulton and Campbell Counties, Georgia, Cemetery Records, 1857-1933

James Mankey

Wife: Anne

Children: Patrick (1821 in Castletown-Kilpatrick)

James Mankey

Married on November 30, 1907 in Beauparc and Yellow Furze

James Mingay

Born: abt. 1834

On the 1870 and 1871 voter rolls.

James Mingay

Born: abt. 1840 in Ireland

1850 Census: a railroad conductor in New York City, New York

Wife: Bridget

James McManegy

Born: abt 1826.

Immigrated through Liverpool to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, arriving on May 19, 1847.

James Mongy

James Mongy was married to Anne York in Beauparc and Yellow Furze on May 2, 1818. The witnesses were William Kearney and John Crosby. A James Mooney and Anne York witnessed the marriage of William Kearney and Mary York on November 20, 1817. It would seem that James Mongy and James Mooney are the same person. Does that mean the James Mooney below is the same person?

James Mooney

James Mooney was found in the New York, U.S., Emigrant Savings Bank Records, (1850-1883) on June 12, 1861. He was born about 1798 in Dunshaughlin, Meath, Ireland. It looks like he was married to Elizabeth Barry and in 1849 to Elizabeth Butley. A note states that Bridget Fay is an orphan about 12 years. James was a gardener who lived at the Astoria L.I. The account was set up for Bridget Fay.

James Morronghuy

Age 15, living in New Orleans, Louisiana with his mother “B” (age 36) in 1850 with four siblings. All born in Ireland.

James Mungay

Born abt. 1845. Immigrated from London to New York, age 5, arriving on November 26, 1850.

John Manga

Born: abt. 1837 in Ireland.

1885 Census: Of St. Paul, Minnesota.

Wife: Katie, born abt. 1854

Children: Mary (abt. 1879), Michael (abt. 1881), Bessie (abt. 1883), and John (abt. 1885). All born in Minnesota.

John F. Mankey

Born: abt. 1837 in Ireland

Discharged from military in 1866.

Daughter: Eliza Jane Mankey of Adams, Massachusetts

John Menghy

Born: abt. 1836, originally from Ireland. Departed from Liverpool to Boston, Massachusetts on the Trimountain, arriving on July 1, 1854.

John Mengro

Born: abt. 1836 in Ireland

1860 Census: a stone cutter in New Orleans, Louisiana

John Mingey

Died March 3, 1920 in Ardagh, a bachelor farmer of the age of 85 years (born abt. 1835). He died from fatty degeneration of heart, three months syncope. Registered by John Cunningham.

John Mongey

Born: abt. 1840/1842 in Ireland

1855 Census: a servant, living with the Steel family with other servants Carmichael and Hornsbey, residing in Lumberland, New York for 10/12 of a year.

John Joseph Mongey

Born: in Workington, England

Died: Subsequent to April 3, 1949 at Stanley Sailors Hospital in Holyhead, Wales.

Seeman: radio operator

J. Mongey (possibly the same as above)

31 years old, chief radio, British, seamen records

John Mangee

Born in Ireland. Naturalized in Saint Clairsville,Belmont, Ohio on August 28, 1863, witnessed by John Conry.

John Peter Maungey

Born: abt. 1836, son of John Maungey

Married to Louisa Ann Birch on July 30, 1856 in Calcutta, India

John William Mingay

Wife: P… Emily Jones

Children: John William Mingay (born: August 25, 1875 in Ontario)

John Mingey

40 years old, immigrated from England to the U.S.A.

John Mingey

Naturalized in Chicago in 1898.

Wife: Mary Dwyer

Children: Mary (abt. 1887 in Chicago, Illinois. Married Frank DeLaurier in 1911).

John Mingey

Born: abt. 1836

A clergyman

Immigrated on November 27, 1910 from Queenstown, Ireland to New York. Of Kings…., (Kingston?) Ireland. Listed as of American nationality, naturalized by the court of common pleas in New York City on October 23, 1860. Going to see his niece, Mrs. Ma. Gelagarty.

John Mongey

A doctor in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1800.

John Mung

Wife: Helen Sillen

Children: Hannah, married Edward Nixon in Guelph in 1860.

Josephine Manguy

She was 16 in 1850, born in Louisiana and living in New Orleans.

Julia Mankey

1868 in Ross

J.W. Mongey

Principal/president of Baldwin Academy in Louisiana in 1891.

Kate -, widowed Mengay

Born: abt 1861 in Navan, Ireland

Departed Queenstown, Ireland for Brooklyn, New York in 1914. Sister in the U.S. was Bessie Olsen

Kate Mangay

Married to Kiernan Mullen. Her son, Richard, died March 19, 1909 in Manhattan, New York. He was a laborer, in the U.S. for 27 years, and was buried at St. Raymonds.

Laurence Mingay

Born: abt. 1810 in Ireland

1870 Census: no business

Children: John (abt. 1835), Walter (abt. 1842), Edward (abt. 1840), and Laurence (abt. 1859), all born in Ireland.

Laurence Mingey

Wife: Mary Nulty

Children: John (1834 in Drumconrath), Walter (1840)

John Mingey

1901 Census: farmer in Ardagh, nephew to Margaret Nulty (abt. 1825)

1911 Census: farmer in Ardagh, cousin John Cunningham

Laurence Monjay/Mingay

Same as the family above?

Born: abt. 1810 in Ireland

Children: John (abt. 1835, an engine builder/wood moulder), Laurence (abt. 1849, a cooper), and Walter (abt. 1842, a collar maker), Edward (abt. 1840, a clerk), James (born abt. 1840, a railroad conductor, married to Bridget). Living with Alice Nulty (abt. 1830)/Mary Nulty and Agnes McCann (abt. 1855 in New York). All from Ireland except Agnes McCann.

1870 Census: Laurence had no profession.

1860 Census: possibly the same family. Laurence Mingay worked in a grocery store, born abt. 1805 with wife Mary, born abt. 1804. Children: James (abt. 1844, a laborer), John (abt. 1846, a moulder), Patrick (abt. 1838, a clerk), Michael (abt. 1840, a blacksmith), Walter (abt. 1842, a harness/hamen (?) maker), Edward (abt. 1844, a clerk), Laurence (abt. 1846), Frances (abt. 1849), and a James Farley (abt. 1842, a tailor) living in New York City.

Lawrence Mongey/Mongry

Born: abt. 1813 in Ireland

Arrived in New Orleans from Liverpool on December 11, 1848, age 33 or 25. He was a smith.

Wife: Mary (abt. 1813)

Lawrence Mengey

Born abt. 1803 in Ireland. Died January 12, 1878 in Manhattan, New York at the age of 75 (certificate number 282281). Resided in New York City 27 years; 49 W. 13th Street, 15th Ward according to his death certificate. At the time of his death, he was a widowed merchant.

It is my assessment that it is highly likely that the Laurences listed above are one in the same. From reading through the records, it seems probable that Laurence who was married to Mary Nulty lived in New York, and that this is the Drumconrath branch. Based on the Farley/Farrelly connection, this might be further proof.

M. Manger

Born abt. 1827. Immigrated through Liverpool to New Orleans, Louisiana on the Thorndike, a laborer, age 20, arriving on May 18, 1847. A Mary Hart, who was a house maid, was above his entry. He traveled with Mrs. Manger and two infant children: Bridget and Nancy, the latter who died on May 15.

Madeline Evelyn Mungay

Born August 1, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York to William Mungay and Anna Held. Social Security also lists Queens, New York. Married to Donald Niederbuhl in 1962 in Queens, New York. Died on December 27, 1991. By January 8, 1992, her surname had changed to Blackburn.

Margret Mengy

Born abt. 1836 in Ireland. In Albany, New York in 1865, age 29, a servant to E.A. Mikels, serving along with two other Irish women: Margaret Mahoney and Mary Fitzpatrick.

Margaret Mange

Born July 6, 1869 in Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey to John Mange and Margaret. It is possible John died in East Orange, New Jersey in 1913.

Margaret -, married Monkey

Born: abt. 1819 in Ireland

Died: October 19, 1892 in Brooklyn, New York. Buried in Holy Cross Cemetery.

Widowed, in the United States for 60 years. (Immigrated abt. 1832.)

Mary Mankey

Married to Thomas Hogan on January 31, 1830 in Armagh

Mary Mangi/Mangin, Married Murphy

Born about 1833 and died on August 14, 1902 in Manhattan, New York, of East 7th Street. Her parents were Thomas and Mary “Mangi.” She was married to Bernard Murphy, both arriving in New York and marrying in 1853. Is she the daughter of Thomas Mongey and Mary McGuire? There were many “Mangin” families in Ireland. Was this a mistranscription of Mongey, or a different family entirely? She had seven children, three that lived until 1900: Bernard, Catherine (Katy), and Ellen who married James Fitzsimmons.

Mary Mongy

Married June 4, 1818 in Beauparc, Meath, Ireland.

Husband: James Reilly

Children:

• Nicholas (1832, sponsors Francis Mongy and Jane Smyth)
• Patrick born March 17, 1833. According to a family tree on Ancestry: “No birth/baptism record found yet to formally tie Patrick to this family. Verbal history/tradition says Patrick was born in Dunshaughlin and not Beauparc and Yellow Furze, Meath, Ireland.” This same source lists an alternate birth date of October 31, 1831.
• Other siblings without much of a source: George (1820), Hugh (1827—in Athboy?), John (1827—wrong mother, Bridget Mooney), Mary (1827, sponsors are Merryman and Lawless), James (1831). Of these, only Mary appears to be a possibility for this family without further documentation.

Mary Mungray

Born: abt. 1813, from Great Britain

Immigrated through Liverpool, arriving at New York on August 1, 1843

Mary J. Mungus

Born abt. 1837 in Ireland. Died April 24, 1878 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey at the age of 41. Daughter of William and Bridget. Died single.

Matthew Mingie

A ship carpenter. Born in Ireland. Lived in New York City.
1870 Census: “Mathew” was 27 years old, living with his wife, Bridget (age 30), and children Cate (6), Thomas (3), and Rosa (1). He and his wife were born in Ireland. All children were born in New York.
1880 Census: Matthew Mingry (age 54), with wife Bridget (40), and children Katie (15), Thomas (11)–broken leg, Rosa (9), and Nelly (7).

Michael Mangae

Born abt. 1834 in Ireland. A stone cutter, age 46, living on West Fourth Street in South Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts in 1880. He was married to Mary (age 45) and had the following children: Patrick J. (age 24, a hotel waiter), Marie (age 17, works in fa… goods store), Michael (14), Theresa (age 12), and Mary (age 11). All of the children were born in Massachusetts. FamilySearch trees link him to Michael “Mangan.” These indicate that he died January 3, 1899 in Boston and was buried in Malden.

Michael Managy

Born: abt. 1821 in Ireland.

1851 Census: Of East Gwillimbury, York, Ontario. Catholic. Laborer. Residing outside of limits.

Wife: Bridget, born abt. 1821

Children: Michael (abt. 1836), Patrick (abt. 1838), and Mary (abt. 1839). All Irish.

Neighbors: Kelly, Brogan, Shapell.

Michael Mangy

Born: abt. 1820 in Ireland

1860 Census: a farm hand in Dunkirk, New York.

Wife: Catherine (abt. 1824).

Children: Mary (abt. 1854) and James (abt. 1852).

Neighbors: Ryan, Flannagan, and Mack.

Is this the Thomas Mungy with his wife Catherine in New York in 1865? It seems unlikely.

Michael Mankey

Of Skryne and Dunshaughlin.

1858 in Skryne

1870 in Dunshaughlin

Michael Mankey

Born: abt. 1822

Immigrated to New York on April 17, 1851 from Great Britain through Liverpool.

Michael Menkey

Born: abt. 1826 in Ireland

1850 Census: a stone cutter in My District, Virginia

Michael Mingay

Born: abt. 1832 in Ireland

1860 Census: laborer in New York City, New York

Wife: Margaret

Children: Andrew Mingey (abt. 1855)

Other people: Bridget Mingey (abt. 1832)

Michael Mingey

Naturalized: October 18 1866 in New York City, of 73 King Street.

Possibly the Michael Mingay of the following.
1860 Census: 28 years old with wife Margaret, age 25, and child Andrew (age 5). A young woman named Bridget is at the end of the census, age 28. Was that his sister? Michael was a laborer.
1870 Census: shows Mike Mingay (age 38), a laborer, with son Andrew (age 15), a clerk. Both were from Ireland.

He was also shown in the Civil War draft records as M. Mingy, age 28, of 73 King St, in July 1864.

Was he related to the Patrick Mingey who lived at 71 King Street?

Nancy Mangray

Born abt. 1839 in Ireland. On the 1850 Census in New Orleans, 11 years old. She was living in the household of Albert Marly. The person before her on the census was Ameal Lafon, a blacksmith, 21, born in Louisiana.

Nicolas Mankey (or Markey?)

Wife: Ann Simon

Children: Mary (1795 in Ardcath)

Nicholas Maingy

Found in the index of wills and probates for the years 1821-1840. Registered his will at Fitzgibbon St. in Dublin. The the second listing is for June of 1838. He was listed as “Esquire.” Possibly the same Nicholas Maingy who lived on the Isle of Guernsey and was a freemason. Nicholas was apparently buried on March 24, 1827 at the age of 48, a colonel.

Patrick H. Mangay

Born abt. 1855 in England. A watchman living in Camden, New Jersey in 1915 with his wife Catharine (born 1860 in Ireland), and children William (1885, a machinist), Grace (1888), John (1890), Joseph (1893), Regina (1895), and Emmet A. (1899). All children were born in Pennsylvania except for Emmet, who was born in New Jersey. Patrick had been in the U.S. for 35 years.

Pat Mankey

Wife: Catherine Corke

Children: Catherine (1823 in Drumconrath)

Pat Mankey

Born abt. 1798. He died in 1872 at the age of 74 in Balrothery.

Patrick Mankey

Baptized on May 15, 1821 in Castletown-Kilpatrick, Meath, Ireland, the son of James and Anne Mankey.

Patrick Mankey

Wife: Margaret Hagan

Children: Rose (1852 in Armagh)

Patrick Mankey

Wife: Ann Murray

Children: Mary Ann (1872 in Dundalk, Louth)

Patrick Mengay

Born: abt. 1836 in Ireland

Wife: Mary A. (abt. 1838)

1860 Census: living in New York City as a laborer.

Is this the same Patrick who married Mary Murphy or the one who married Mary Ann?

Patrick Mingey

Born: abt. 1826 in Meath, Ireland

Died: May 12, 1912 in Troy, New York. Buried in Cambridge, Washington, New York.

Immigrated to the U.S. in 1851.

Wife: Anna McMahon (must have died between 1880 and 1881 according to census records).
Remarried Mary Ann Dudy on September 6, 1881 in Saunders, Nebraska.

Children: James F. Mingey (abt. November 9, 1845 [or 1854?] in Meath, Ireland and married Anna Tracy)

From Drumconrath

The 1860 Census lists him as Patrick Mingan.

Patrick Mingey

Born: abt. 1821 in Ireland

Admitted to the almshouse in New York City on March 27, 1841.

Died July 23, 1841 in New York City, New York.

Patrick Mingey

Born: abt. 1836 in Ireland. Of Drumconrath

Wife: Mary Ann

Children: Mary Ann (abt. 1861), Alice P. (abt. 1864), Laurence B. (abt. 1866), John F. (abt. 1867), Jenny (abt. 1872), and Maggie (abt. 1878) in New York City.

In 1859 and 1864, living at 71 King Street. In his October 1, 1859 immigrant savings bank records form a test book, there was the note: “Nat. Drumconrath, Meath, Ireland ard. 1852 for ‘America’
Is single. Parents in N. York. Fa. Law. Mo Mary Nulty.”

1860 Census: in New York City, married within the year.

1870 Census: in New York City, a porter of dry goods

1880 Census: in New York City, a porter

His son, Lawrence P. (not B.) has the occupation of lawyer written on his son’s birth certificate (Lawrence Patrick Mingey) on 26 September 26, 1897 in Manhattan. They later lived in Newburgh, Orange, New York. His sister was Elizabeth, married Telling.

Lawrence P. the senior was born on September 17, 1865 in New York to Patrick Mingey (1836-1900) and Mary Anne (1838-1928). He was married to Anna C. Hart.

Is there overlap in the records of Patrick Mongey, the Civil War hero who eventually lived at 343 39^th Street in Brooklyn and this Patrick Mingey? Was he related to the Michael Mingey who lived at 71 King Street? I am of the opinion that they must be related in some way to the Drumconrath branch, but how? I could not find Patrick Mingey’s birth in 1836 in Drumconrath. This must be the son of Lawrence from Drumconrath–I was not aware that they had immigrated to America, but perhaps they did not. More research is needed.

Patrick Monkey

Born: abt. 1829 in Ireland. In 1870, he lived in Chicago as a machinist with his wife Mary, and children Mary (age 12), Margaret (age 10), and Alice (age 1).

Peter Manky

Wife: Mary Conry

Children: Anne (1795 in Ardee)

Patrick Monage

Born abt. 1815 (age 30), from Ireland. Arrived in New York from Liverpool aboard the Troy.

Patritius Manky

Died in 1840 and was buried on March 27 at Templemichael, Longford, Ireland. He was born about 1771.

P. Mungy and Co.

1849 Quebec notarial records

Pat Munkey

Born abt. 1821. Departed Liverpool on the ship Hannibal, arriving in New Orleans on November 11, 1846. From the image, the last name could be “Murphy or Murgey.” Possibly “Munsey.”

Peter Maingy

Listed as a plaintiff in Dublin, Ireland on July 1, 1800 in the Ireland, Court of Chancery Records, (1633-1851). On an earlier page, he is listed as Peter Maringy.

Samuel Munges

Born abt. 1861 in Ireland. A stone mason. Living in Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan in 1880.

Thomas Mangan

Born abt. 1834, a laborer. He was 24 years old on the 1858 Assessment Roll for James West in St. Andrew’s Ward in Hamilton, Ontario. He was an occupant under the household of Mrs. Bowman.

Thomas Mangan

A laborer. No age given. He was living in the 2nd Ward of Windsor, Ontario in 1864. Possibly the same Thomas Mangan as shown above in Hamilton.

Another listing shows a Thomas Mangan in the North Ward of Brantford in 1859, a laborer, what looks like 25 years old.

Thomas Mangay

Born: abt. 1826 in Ireland.

1870 Census: laborer in New Barbadoes, New Jersey.

Wife: Caroline (abt. 1836)

Children: Jane (abt. 1854), Thomas(abt. 1856), Caroline (abt. 1858), Jemima (abt. 1860), Elisabett (abt. 1864). The name is also shown as “Mangy” and possibly as “Thomas Aloyslu Mangau” for the son.

Thomas Manger

Born abt. 1827 in Ireland. Immigrated to New York through Liverpool on the Carack, arriving on November 24, 1853. Could also be “Maup” or “Mango.”

Thomas Mangre

Born abt. 1825 in Ireland. He was a mason’s laborer living in Ward 3 of Newburgh, Orange, New York in 1870 with his wife Cathrine (age 35).

Thomas Mangre

Born: abt. 1834 in Ireland

1880 Census: laborer in Syracuse, New York

Wife: Julia (abt. 1835)

Children: Anna G. (abt. 1874 in New York)

Thomas Mangrey

Born: abt. 1827 in Ireland

Arrived from Liverpool in New York on March 20, 1850.

Thomas Manganny/Mungray

Born: abt. 1817 in Ireland

Arrived in New York from Dublin on April 30, 1847.

Thomas Manguy

1851 Census: in Portneuf, Quebec (indexed as Mangery)

Thomas Manigan

Born: abt. 1833 in Ireland.

1870 Census: boiling salt in Syracuse, New York.

Wife: Bridget (abt. 1835 in Ireland)

Children: Mary Pontbrient (abt. 1856) and James Manigan (abt. 1857).

Thomas Mangy

Born: abt. 1823 in Ireland

1850 Census: in New York City, New York. One of the people he was living with was a mason.

Neighbors: McSorly, Fletcher

Thomas Ming

Wife: Mary Clarke

Children: Anne (abt. 1791 in Clonmellon)

Thomas Mingey

Born: abt. 1834

Died: February 23, 1860 in Mount Aboo, India

Thomas A. Mingey

Born: abt. 1823

Died: March 24,1894 in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Obituary in Chicago, Illinois. Siblings: George C. Mingey, Veronica Clarno, Colette Mingey.

Children: Delia Goulter

Thomas Monage

Arrived in New York from Liverpool on April 7, 1845 on the ship Troy. He was 22 years old and from Ireland. No further information.

Thomas Mongay

Born: abt 1829

Immigrated from Liverpool to New York City on June 4, 1849, a laborer from England

Thomas Mongay

Died October 12, 1882 in Manhattan, New York. He was of 34 Greenwich and was buried in Calvary Cemetery. He and his parents were born in Ireland. Death certificate number 438482. Perhaps he is related to the Thomas Mongay above who immigrated in 1849.

Tommy Mongea

Born abt. 1834. Arrived July 27, 1858, age 24, in New South Wales on the Caernarvon, originating from the S. Sea Islands, departing from Whaling Village.

He was 63 years old on the Government Asylums for the Infirm and Destitute Register of Inmates Oct 1895-Nov 1896.

Thomas Mongey/Mungey

1513 probate in Topsam, Devon, England.

The following is also found in An Old Exeter Manuscript, starting on page 57:

26. MUNGEY OR MONGEY FAMILY, TOPSHAM.—In the south-east porch of St. Margaret's, the parish church of Topsham, where there is very constant traffic, is to be found what I believe to be the oldest inscribed memorial in the church. The greater portion of the lettering has been worn away by the feet of worshippers, but such as remains I think is worth preserving. The illustration gives some some idea of the condition of the stone, which is of Purbeck marble, about 5ft. by 3ft. 6in. The oldest inscription, dated 1525, reads: —"Pray for ye solle of Mathon. Mugey ye wch depted ye 12 day of . . . ." Two other individuals, anxious for a cheap memorial, have used the plain centre of this stone for their own record, one of which reads: "Here lyeth the body of Nicolas Elsdon, merchant, was buried the .... day of August.”

The Elsdons were a numerous family in Topsham at this time and Nicolas Elsdon, who was buried on the 12th August, 1644, was churchwarden from 1634 to 1636. I believe the upper inscription is also to one of the Elsdon families, but the lettering is so much worn that it is indecipherable.

With regard to the Mungey or Mongey family, I have found in the P.C.C. at Somerset House, the will of Thomas Mongey, the father of Mathew, whose memorial is here reproduced. I add an abbreviated copy of Thomas Mongey's will, shipowner and merchant, of Topsham, dated 10th January, 1513-4, and proved 22nd March, 1513-4, also of his son, Mathew Mongey, dated the 1st August, 1524, proved 1525.

The above-mentioned Mathew was a man of considerable importance in the village, and is mentioned in the will of William Shere, 1523, whose executor and relative he was. He owned part of the Manor of Chardstock, Dorset.

It will be noticed that Mathew Mongey desired to be buried in the Church of Holy Mary, Topsham. In another will I find that the Fraternity of St. Mary, in the parish church of Topsham, is mentioned. I believe that this was a chantry, and that the altar may have been placed near the old piscina in the bottom of the tower.

I shall be much obliged if any of your readers who may have interesting manuscripts in connection with this parish, either wills or deeds of property or records of old inhabitants, will oblige me with the loan of them with a view to compiling a history of this interesting parish.

P.C.C. (Fetiplace, 33.)

Will of Thomas Mungey, of Topsham, co. Devon.

Dated :— l0th January 1513 (4).

I bequeath to the parish church of St. Margaret, Topsham, £8.

To William Moyne, £8.

To Thomas Mungey, £8.

To the Convent of the Black Friars, Exeter, 6/8 & to the Grey Friars there, 6/8.

To Nicholas at Will, £8.

To my servants, Mary the elder & Eliz. More, 40/- each.

To my other servants, 20d each and to my godchildren, 12d each.

To a priest to sing for me for four years, £24.

To Richard Mungey, £4.

To my son, Mathew, my ship called the "Gabriel."

To my daughter, Joan, £20, to find her until she be 15 years of age, and then £100 for her marriage.

Residuary legatee & executrix :—My wife, Christian.

Supervisors :—Sir William Smythe & Nicholas Sketyn, & give to each 40/-.

Witnesses :— Sir Charles Pitford, curate there, Roger Michill, William Atwill, Ambrose Havell, Thomas Elly and others.

Proved :—22d March, 1513-4, by Wm. Crowland, procurator to the relict.

P.C.C. (Bodfelde, 35.) (Latin.)

Will of Mathew Mongey

of Topsham, co. Devon.

Dated :— 1 Aug. 1524.

I desire to be buried in the Church of Holy Mary, Topsham.

I bequeath to the cathedral of Exeter, 20/- ; to Topsham Church for tithes forgotten, &c., 10/- ; to St. Margaret's for vestments, £3-6-8.

To each of my sons and daughters, £10, at their coming of age.

To my wife, Joan, all the interest & term I have by assignment of Wm. Shere, in co. Dorset, & in all lands, Mills, &c., specified in an Indenture made between Henry, Bishop of Salisbury & Wm. Shere, dated in the Feast of St. Michael the Archangel, 16 Henry VII, for the term of years therein specified.

I desire my wife to have prayers said for my soul and that of said Wm. Shere, my parents, &c, in the Church of Topsham, to be paid out of the profits of Chardestock Manor.

To my curate, John Picton, to pray for my soul, 3/4.

Res. leg. & ex'x :—My said wife, Joan.

Supervisor :—Hugh Prest & give him for his trouble 20/-.

Witnesses : Sir John Picton, curate, Sir Wm. Smyth, clerk, Peter Tailor, Henry Tanke, John Marshall, Henry Birde and others.

Proved :—10 July 1525, by John Talkay, public notary, procurator to sd Joan, relict & executrix.

H. Wilson Holman.

Thomas Mongey

Born: abt. 1836 English.

Immigrated from Liverpool to Baltimore in August 1866.

Wife: Eliza (abt. 1836)

Children: Joseph (infant)

Immigrated with: Ann Mongey (abt. 1840), Susan Mongey (abt. 1839)

Thomas Mongeon

Likely of French descent.

Born: abt. 1832

Wife: Julie

Children: Thomas, Marie Helen, Eugenie, Angela, and David

1851 Census: shows his parents and siblings.

1891 Census: in Montreal East, Quebec. Denotes father was born in Quebec.

Thomas Mongh

Recorded in the Lancashire, England, Vagrant Passes (1801-1835) as departing from Liverpool on October 31, 1829, returning to Ireland with his wife.

Thomas Monks/Mungs

Born abt. 1836 in Ireland. Lived in Kings, New York by 1870. He was a brick mason, married to Mary Ann Hoar.

Thomas Monky

Indexed by Ancestry as “Thos Manky.” Born abt. 1820, 26 years old at the time of immigration on April 18, 1846 from Liverpool to New York aboard the Nonantum.

T.H. Monkey

Seven Days Battle, Virginia, June 27, 1862, rank: corporal.

Thomas Monkey

Born: abt. 1833

Immigrated through Liverpool to Boston on March 22, 1871

Thomas Morenger

Born abt. 1838 in Ireland. He was a farm laborer in Potosi, Grant, Wisconsin in 1860.

Thomas Montjoy

Born abt. 1793 in Dublin. Immigrated in 1829 at the age of 36 to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on the ship “Ann.” He was a joiner by trade.

A Thomas Montjoy was later found in Clark County, Ohio. I believe this is the same person. He married Nancy Dallas on January 12, 1832. He died on February 10, 1866 and was buried in Ferncliff Cemetery in Springfield, Clark, Ohio.

Thomas Munega

Born: abt. 1830 in Ireland

1855 Census: a servant in Goshen, Orange, New York, having resided there for one year.

Is he related to Patrick Mongey, who enlisted in the Union Army from Goshen in 1864?

Thomas Munger

Age unknown, born in Nova Scotia.

Lodger in Detroit in 1920.

Thomas Mungray/Manganny/Mangory?

Born abt. 1817 from Ireland. Departed from Dublin, Ireland on the Enterprise, arriving in New York on April 30, 1847. He was a workman, 30 years old. He immigrated with his Mrs. with the same last name, age 26 (born abt. 1821).

William Mogney (Moiney/Moyney?)

Born: abt. 1763 in Ireland

1821 Census: Drumullin, Cavan, Ireland

Wife: Winey

Children: James (abt. 1791), Patrick (abt. 1796), Michael (abt. 1800), William (abt. 1805), Ann  (abt. 1806)

William Mangoy

William and Harrriet Mangoy had a child on October 11, 1860, in Newark, Essex, New Jersey. His occupation was a sailor.

William Mongay

Birth: August 12, 1896 in Brooklyn, New York

Died: February 9, 1899 in Brooklyn, New York

Buried: February 10, 1899 in Brooklyn, New York. East Flatbush, St. Michael’s plot.

William Munge

He appears on the 1860 Census, 28 years old from Ireland. William was born abt. 1832. He and his family were living in Philadelphia Ward 19. He was a laborer.

Wife: Rosanna ? – She was 25 years old, born abt. 1835 in Ireland.

Children: Mary (abt. 1853, age 7), Margaret (abt. 1856, age 4), and Rosanna (abt. 1859, age 1). All children were born in Pennsylvania.

Winifred Mongey

Born October 31, 1893 in Ireland. Died December 22, 1973 in Catskill, Green, New York. Obituary appeared in the Catskill Daily Mail on December 24, 1973. Supposedly the daughter of Thomas Mongey and Mary Boyle, and also the sister of John Mongey. She was married to Arthur Johnson. Information on FindAGrave links her to John T. Mongey (1963-1977) who was buried in Palenville, Greene, New York.

Based on this information, she must be related to John Mongey and Dorothy Doyle, who were married in New York in 1960. John Joseph Mongey was born April 7, 1917 to Thomas Mongey and Mary Boyle, and he died November 10, 1995 in Hudson, Columbia, New York, buried in Palenville.

Winifred Mungy/Mungay

Born: abt. 1834 in Ireland

Husband: David Book/Booke

Married August 3, 1856 in Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey

1860 Census: David working as a laborer in Hackensack, New Jersey

Children: Mary (abt. 1858) and Ann (abt. 1859, married Arnoldi)

Possible, But Unlikely – Further Evidence Needed

Bridget Mangale

Born: abt. 1831 in Ireland.

1850 Census: in Rhode Island

Catherine Manguay

Born abt. 1811, 60 years old during the 1871 Census of Quebec. She was Irish and Catholic, married, living in Saint Rochs South with the Pierdan family.

Ellen Mingey

She married Jesse Purdy in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York on April 8, 1885. It looks like she was the daughter of Frederick Mingey from Germany and his wife Elizabeth. Frederick was 31 in 1860 and looks like was dead before 1865.

Henry Manga/Monga/Mangar

Born: June 7, 1835 in New York, USA. 1870 and 1880 censuses indicate Michigan.

Died: July 1, 1915 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Wife: Rebecca (1870 census forward)/Rachael (1860 census?)

Parents were both born in Ireland.

Henry R. Monger

Born abt. 1837 in Canada and died on October 28, 1917 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, age 80. His parents were “Bery” Monger and Leah Rutledge.

Hugh Moonga

Born abt. 1831 in Ireland. He was 30 years old on the 1861 Census, residing in Preston, Lancashire, during the 1861 Census, along with his wife Ann (30 years old, from Ireland) and possible daughter Ann (16 years).

Josephine Mongey

Died: 1861 in Montreal, Quebec

Wife of Antoine Marell?

Likely of French descent.

J.C. Mingay

Listed in the Assessment Rolls for the Town of West Toronto in the 1890s. He was a clerk.

James Mongey

Alias James Smith, James Tomlin. Born abt. 1839 in London, England. 54 years old, arrived to Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia on May 12, 1893 aboard the Goldfinder. He was a dealer prior to conviction. He had a long list of offenses, many included stealing and drunkenness. He was entered into the Gaol for a sentence of four years.

John Mungunrie

A farmer from Ireland with his wife, Eliza. In 1861, lived in Holland, Grey, Ontario. He was 25 and she was 21. Very likely a corruption of the name “Montgomery” with no connection to the Mongey family.

James Mangaily/Margaily

Born: abt. 1805 in Ireland.

1850 Census: Laborer in Manlius, Onondaga, New York

Wife: Rose (abt. 1811)

Children: Christopher, Bridget, Thomas, John, James, Mary, Richard.

Neighbors: Mullin,

James Mongoa

Born abt. 1836 in Ireland. He was on the 1870 Census with Mary Mongoa, Thomas and Mary Montgomery, and Rachael Cannon–all were from Ireland except Rachael, who was from Virginia. They were living in Memphis, Tennessee at the time.

John Manga

Born: abt. 1820 in Ireland.

1850 Census: Nursery/Grocery Man? in Geddes, Onondaga, New York

Wife: Mary

Children: Timothy, Mary, Margaret, Hellen.

Others: Catherine Buckley (abt. 1790), Daniel Manga (abt. 1820)

John Mangai

Born abt. 1837 in Ireland. A laborer, 33 years old on the 1870 Census, living in Fort. D.A. Russel in Wyoming.

John J. Manguy

Or John I. Manguy. Born abt. 1835. Departed Liverpool on March 11, 1857 for Melbourne, Australia on the ship “Gipsy Bride.” He was 22 years old and Irish.

John Mongey

A physician in Philadelphia in 1800.

John Mongas

Found in the abstracts of records of the Prerogative Court of Armagh on June 22, 1622.

Joseph Mungey

Likely French

Born: abt. 1821 in Canada

Wife: Victoria

Children: Joseph, William, Selina

1855 Census: a laborer in Litchburg, Massachusetts

Lewis Mangie

This entry is very difficult to read. He was born abt. 1797 in Ireland and was 63 during the 1860 Census in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was listed next to his wife, Catherine, and the Stein family. Matthew Stein was from France, married to Mary from Ireland (is this a relative of the “Mangie” family?) along with their two children.

Louie Mungy

Appeared in the 1895 Census in Orange, Essex, New Jersey with his wife Alie and children Archy and Rose. They were marked as “all other nationalities,” which is where I am not sure if they could be related to the Mongey family.

Margaret Mungy/Muncy

Appears to be more likely “Muncy” than “Mungy.” Arrived in Philadelphia on May 19, 1852, age 18.

Margaret Mungee/Munger

Likely of German descent. Interesting due to the proximity to Detroit and Guelph.

Husband: William Gott

Children: Ellen Elizabeth (born August 10, 1868 in Amherstburg, Ontario, died April 9, 1944 in Windsor, Ontario). She had a brother named William who signed her death certificate. Her obituary lists William, George E., and Annie as her siblings.

The information below is subject to review. Based on the above information, the following is believed to be true:

Parents: Joseph Rouse and Sarah Munger

Born: May 24, 1840 in Ontario (abt. 1836 according to the 1861 census—if that is the correct family. 1871 shows abt. 1840.)

Died: July 13, 1909 in Windsor, Ontario.

Husband: William Gott (born abt. 1834), a shoemaker

Children:

• William born abt. 1856-1858 in Amherstburg, Ontario, died in 1950 in Windsor, Ontario
• George Elliott born June 4, 1859 in Amherstburg, died May 29, 1944 in Windsor. Mother was listed as Margaret Rouse.
• Elizabeth born abt. 1860
• James born abt. 1861, died April 5, 1903 in Essex
• Ellen Elizabeth born abt. 1863 [August 10, 1868 in Amherstburg, Ontario], died April 9, 1944 in Windsor, Ontario. Mother listed as Margaret Mongee.
• Alexander born abt. 1867
• Theodore G. born abt. 1870, died October 16, 1916 in Essex County. Mother listed as Margaret Munger.
• Ann/Annie born abt. 1865 (September 12, 1868) in Colchester Township, died October 4, 1946 in Windsor. Her brother William witnessed the death certificate. Mother listed as Margaret Grouse.

Another Margaret, married Gott—does not appear to be related in any sense. This record was found in confusion of researching the above-named Margaret Munger.

Born: abt. 1811 in Ireland

Died: March 8, 1891 in Proton, Grey, Ontario. Farmer’s widow, Methodist.

Husband: William Gott (abt. 1811 in Ireland)

Children: Thomas (abt. 1848 in Ireland), John (abt. 1850 or 1852 in Ireland)

1851 Census: farmer in Proton, South Grey, Ontario. Belonged to the Church of England.

Mary Mungan

Married Thomas Daly in October of 1800 in Collinstown, Ireland. Patt Mungan was a witness.

Michael Monngae, Mangin/Mangan

Born: abt. 1835 or abt. 1839 in Ireland, a stonecutter residing in Brookline, Massachusetts

Parents: Patrick Mangin and Honora – (or Parents: Patrick Mangan and Hannorah Castello in Ireland)

Wife: Mary Lamey (abt. 1836), daughter of Jeremiah Lamey and Bridget -, married on November 21, 1858 in Roxbury, Massachusetts (died August 4, 1881).

Died: January 3, 1899 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was a stonecutter.

Wife: Mary

Children: Patrick J. (abt. 1860, a hotel waiter, later also a stonecutter), Marie (abt. 1863), Michael J. (abt. 1864-1866 in Boston), Theresa (abt. 1868), Mary (abt. 1869)

Mangan Family in Brooklyn, New York

The Catholic Cemeteries Diocese of Brooklyn lists pages of people bearing the surname Mangan and variations of it. While the possibility exists that our family is hidden amongst the multitudes, the search is a fruitless exercise. This is a similar situation regarding the vast quantities of the Monger/Munger names scattered about North America.

Michael Mangen

Born: abt. 1815 in Ireland

1850 Census: Laborer in New York City, New York

Wife: Eliza (abt. 1826)

Others: John Rearden (abt. 1813)

Michael Manga

Born: abt. 1783 in Ireland

1850 Census: Laborer in New York City, New York

Wife: Mary (abt. 1800)

Children: Margaret (abt. 1824), John (abt. 1825), Michael (abt. 1827), Mary (abt. 1831), Ellen (abt. 1833), Patrick (abt. 1838)

The Maskell family was living with them. The family of Patrick Hartigan can also be found on the same census page.

Michael Manger

Born: abt. 1802 in Ireland

1850 Census: Cabman in New York City, New York

Wife: Mary (abt. 1804)

Children: Michael (abt. 1825, a stonecutter), James? (abt. 1827), and Joanna (abt. 1837)

Patrick Mongan

Born: abt. 1817 in Ireland

Immigrated: May 18, 1847 from Liverpool to New York.

Wife: Mary.

Children: John and Bridget.

Patrick Mungavin

Born abt. 1849. Indexed as “Mungarin” in the naturalization petitions for Wisconsin.

Peter C. Mongey/Mougey

Ancestry trees show him as Peter Constantine Mongey. He was from Ohio, serving in Cumberland, Battlin, Kentucky, classified as an invalid by 1891. He was the son of Charles Mougey in Ohio; the family was from France. If the theory that the Mongey family originated in France is true, it might explain the various pronunciations. In this case, much closer to the “Mongeau” spelling (mawn-zjay) than the hard “G” in Mongey (mon-ghee).

R.A. Mongely/Mongeby

On the 1860 Census in New Orleans, 40 years old, a steam boat man, from Ireland.

Richard Mangan

I am including him because of his proximity to my family, although no apparent connection exists.

Born abt. 1806. Died August 27, 1872.

Richard Mangan Chilton Times August 31, 1872

Died – At his residence in the town of Chilton, on Tuesday afternoon, the 27th inst., Richard Mangan, aged 66 years.

The deceased was a native of the County of West Meath, in the Province of Leinster, Ireland. He emigrated to America in 1832 and settled at Paris, in Upper Canada, where he remained until 1848 when he removed to Wisconsin and made Calumet County his permanent home; being one of the early pioneers of this county. He was s firm believer in the Roman Catholic faith and being a man of more than ordinary intelligence his voice and counsel had great weight with the congregation.

He was a true patriot in every sense of the word for, although too far advanced in life to shoulder a musket himself, he allowed six sons to march to the front to uphold our country’s honor—three of whom now rest in honorable soldier’s graves. Some years ago he was attacked by a cancer on the under lip, which defied all remedies and although he was aware his case was hopeless he bore his sufferings and faced death with the Christian meekness and true courage that none but those whose belief in the blessed Redeemer is sincere can feel.

As a father and husband he was kind and affectionate and as a neighbor, courteous and obliging, and although lost to sight his many good qualities will long be remembers in this community, while the veil of charity will be thrown over the very few faults he possessed. A long and sympathizing procession followed the remains to the cemetery.

Samuel Mingey

Methodist, residing in Northumberland, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA in 1861. Included only due to the proximity with other Mongey families that lived in Pennsylvania.

Simon Peter Munger

He was the son of Joseph Munger of Grosse Isle, Michigan. He was of German descent. For this reason, I do not believe he is related to our Mongey family.

Thomas Manga

Born in Dublin abt. 1824, 17 years old, a private in the U.K. Army. In the list of Chelsea pensioners.

Thomas Mangan

Born: abt. 1810

Wife: Margaret (abt. 1822)

Child: Mary (abt. 1850)

Hartigan families on same census pages

Michael Mangan (abt. 1815) might have been from County Clare or Kilkenny.

Thomas F. Munger

Born in Ontario on October 5, 1838 and died in Royalton, Waupaca, Wisconsin on December 19, 1924. Resided in Belmont, Portage, Wisconsin. Married contract from Dayton, Waupaca, Wisconsin and married October 27, 1879 to Jane Young in the M.E. Church. He was a tanner, the son of Simon P. Munger and Elizabeth Wilkinson.

It’s possible this Thomas Munger was the same from the 1861 Census in Gosfield, Essex, Ontario. He was 22 years old, a laborer, and of the Shaker faith. They were apparently of German descent.

William Mangan

Age 21, born in Harolds Cross, admitted to the Kilmainham Jail in Dublin, Ireland on April 30, 1849 for having stolen onions in his possession. Is he related to Edward Mangan, also shown on the same page, who was born in Blackrock, age 21, who was arrested for assaulting two constables.

Wm A Mingea

A Confederate sergeant from Limestone, Alabama.

William Mingey

Born: abt. 1861 in England

Wife: Catherine

Children:

*I’m not sure where I found this information–this looks like a half entry that I decided didn’t apply. I cannot find the original, so I’m leaving this here for now.

William Moung

Resided in Philadelphia on December 28, 1848. He was a lieutenant in the navy.

William Mungris/Mungus

Age 44. (born abt. 1845). In the Assessment Rolls for Stephen in Ontario, 1889.