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MY PATERNAL
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Quigley Family History
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I’ve traced my family line back to a Phillip
Quigley Sr. Through the research of well-qualified researchers, the Quigley
surname was very prevalent throughout the Philadelphia-Bucks county areas of
Pennsylvania. As well across the Delaware River into the Monmouth-Burlington
county areas of New Jersey. It is my
understanding that a Quigley even ran the ferry that was constantly in use
across the Delaware River.
Phillip Sr. was born about 1767 somewhere in Ireland. I believe
Phillip was married twice in his life, the first to an Ester (maiden name
unknown) about 1790 probably in Pennsylvania or New Jersey. I believe Phillip also may have married a second
time to a Jane Finch on 2 Dec 1839 in Burlington Co., NJ. Phillip Sr. died 7 Jan 1851 in Whitehill,
Burlington Co., NJ. It is believed Phillip and Ester are likely to have had
at least 4 children: Elizabeth, William, Phillip Jr., and John. I am not
aware of any offspring for his union with Jane Finch.
Phillip’s son Phillip Quigley Jr. was born abt 1798 in either
Pennsylvania or New Jersey. Phillip
Jr. married 3 times in his long life.
The first was Susan S. Schuyler (4 offspring) on 26 Aug 1821 and
secondly Rebecca Pedrick (1 offspring) abt 1842. The third of which was to a
Mary Ann Council (possibly formally married to a Smith) on 16 Mar 1845 in
Burlington Co., NJ. Of this union they
produced 8 children and Phillip Jr. was 69 years old when his last
child Thomas was born! Phillip Jr.
died 19 Apr 1869 in White Hill, Bordentown, Burlington Co., NJ. My
great-grandfather Thomas Quigley was born 22 Feb 1867 in Whitehall,
Burlington Co., NJ. Unlike his father and grandfather before him, Thomas
married but once; to a Martha Platt Rhubart on 16 Sep 1891 in Fieldsborough,
Burlington Co. NJ. They had only two
children from this union as Martha was a very small woman and would have
difficulty during childbirth. True to
the doctors’ advice Martha and Thomas’ first child, a boy, died the second
day. Doctors advised Martha that it
would be extremely unwise to have any further children. They did otherwise and on 18 Nov 1892
produced a healthy Ethel Cecilia. Ethel went on to marry my grandfather
Elwood Stokes Peiffer Jr. on 20 Sep 1916 in Fieldsboro, Burlington Co., NJ. |
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Quigley |
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Origins
of the Surname*
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Irish:
reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Coigligh ‘descendant of Coigleach’,
a byname apparently representing a simplified form of coigealach ‘like
a distaff’, ‘untidy person’. This was originally a Mayo name. |
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*Although the
Domesday Book compiled by William the Conqueror required surnames, the use of
them in the British Isles did not become fixed until the time period between
1250 and 1450. The broad range of
ethnic and linguistic roots for British surnames reflects the history of
Britain as an oft-invaded land. These roots include, but are not limited to,
Old English, Middle English, Old French, Old Norse, Irish, Gaelic, Celtic,
Pictish, Welsh, Gaulish, Germanic, Latin, Greek and Hebrew. Throughout the British Isles, there are
basically five types of native surnames. Some surnames were derived from a
man's occupation (Carpenter, Taylor, Brewer, Mason), a practice that was
commonplace by the end of the 14th century.
Place names reflected a location of residence and were also commonly
used (Hill, Brook, Forrest, Dale) as a basis for the surname, for reasons
that can be easily understood.
Nicknames that stuck also became surnames. About one-third of all US surnames in the
United States are Patronymic in origin, and identified the first bearer of
the name by his father (or grandfather in the case of some Irish names). Acquired ornamental names were simply made
up, and had no specific reflection on the first who bore the name. They
simply sounded nice, or were made up as a means of identification, generally
much later than most surnames were adopted. |
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Quigley Variations
of
the Surname
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The
complexity of researching records is compounded by the fact that in many
cases an ancestors surname may have been misspelled. This is especially true when searching
census documents. |
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The
Soundex system was developed in an effort to assist with identifying spelling
variations for a given surname. Soundex is a method of indexing names in the 1880,
1900, 1910, and 1920 US Census, and can aid genealogists in their
research. Soundex Code for Quigley = Q240, Other
surnames sharing this Soundex Code: QUICKEL
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Source: Surname Resources at ROOTSWEB |
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Searching
for more Information about this and other surnames? Then
take a look at our: |
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Quigley Direct Ancestors
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Additional
information about my DIRECT ANCESTORS and
their families
may be reviewed by clicking on the name LINK(s)
below. |
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NAME |
BIRTH / DEATH / LOCATIONS |
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b: abt 1767
somewhere in Ireland m: Ester (MNU) about 1790 probably in Pennsylvania or
New Jersey d: 7 Jan 1851 in
Whitehill, Burlington Co., NJ. |
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b:
abt 1798 in either Pennsylvania or New Jersey m:
Mary Ann Smith (Council-?) on 16 Mar 1845 in
Burlington Co., NJ. d:
19 Apr 1869 White Hill, Bordentown, Burlington Co., NJ |
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b:
22 Feb 1867 Whitehall, Burlington Co., NJ. m:
Martha Platt Rhubart 16 Sep 1891 in
Fieldsborough, Burlington Co. NJ. d:
23 Sep 1952 Bordentown, Burlington Co., NJ. |
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b:
30 Sep 1896 Fieldsboro, Burlington Co., NJ. m:
Elwood Stokes Peiffer, Jr. 20 Sep 1916
Fieldsboro, Burlington Co., NJ. d:
27 Jan 1968 27 Jan 1968 |
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The following LINK will
take you to a complete listing of individuals in my database with this surname. |
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Free Genealogy Surname Search Help from Google |
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likely improve your results. The different searches will give you many
different ways of using Google and the Internet to find ancestry information
about this or any other Surname. |
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Quigley Family
Location Information
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Researching
the locations where my ancestors lived has provided me with valuable evidence
needed to fill-in the gaps in my family trees. It has also led me to many interesting
facts that enhance the overall picture of each family group. The names of states and counties on the
following list were derived from the known places where the persons in the “Direct
Ancestors” list (see above) were born, married, and/or died. |
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COUNTRY |
STATE |
COUNTY
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UNITED STATES |
New Jersey |
Burlington County |
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Pennsylvania |
Bucks or Philadelphia |
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Ireland |
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Use this LINK to find out
more about the locations listed above. |
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Quigley Source
Documents
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The
documents and headstones contained within the “Source Documents Archives”
have been located during my research of this family, and used as evidence to prove many of the
facts contained within the database of this family’s record. Most of these documents can be
considered as primary or secondary evidence.
Primary evidence is usually defined as the best
available to prove the fact in question, usually in an original document or
record. Secondary evidence
is in essence all that evidence which is inferior in its origin to primary
evidence. That does not mean secondary evidence is always in error, but there
is a greater chance of error. Examples
of this type of evidence would be a copy of an original record, or oral
testimony of a record’s contents.
Published genealogies and family histories are also secondary
evidence. Classifying evidence as either
primary or secondary does not tell anything about its accuracy or ultimate
value. This is especially true of
secondary evidence. Thus it is always
a good idea to ask the following questions: (1) How far removed from the
original is it, (when it is a copy)?;
(2) What was the reason for the creation of the source which contains
this evidence?; and (3) Who was responsible for creating this secondary
evidence and what interest did they have in its accuracy? SOURCE:
Greenwood, Val D., The Researcher’s Guide to American Genealogy, 2nd
edition, Genealogical Publishing Co.,
Baltimore, MD 21202, 1990, pgs. 62-63 You
are welcome to download any of the documents contained within this archive. Should you encounter a problem obtaining a
copy you may get in touch with us via the contact information found at the
end of this page. |
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Use the following LINK to
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Quigley Website Resources
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The Google search engine and following websites may provide you with
additional information to assist with your research about persons with this
surname. |
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Search
these sites for this surname or any of its varients:
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Linkpendium Surnames - Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other
material specific to a surname. |
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Family Images Gallery
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If you have any
photographs or other images relating to this ancestral family we
would greatly appreciate hearing from you. |
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Use
the following LINK to ascertain whether we have any images that pertain to
this family. |
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