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Hi Becki,
Here is what I have gathered over the years. My family has information of how our Quigley's were born in Quigley's Point in Derry, Ireland in the early 1800's. Then the records go blank until they show up in Philadelphia, PA in 1850. At that time they own a livery stable and are worth $30,000. which is a large sum of money for those days. There is no record of them coming over from Ireland on any ship or how they came into such money at that time.
In a family letter from the 1930's or 1940's from an old family member it says something to the effect that "They were well to do farmers" or that "They were kicked out of Ireland for stealing sheep" or for being "Highway men".
Highway men were robbers at that time and I have not heard of too many well to do Irish farmers at that time.
I then had email exchanges with a George Quigley from Massachusetts who said that his great grandfather and is cousin Patrick stole the British army pay roll and would be hanged if caught. So they got on a ship to America under different names.
That would explain why there is no record of travel and why they were worth so much in the states at that time. My great grandfather signed his mark with an "X" so he was not well educated.
Bottom line, I think there is some truth to this story but I just don't know what it is.
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