Brief Family History
Spelling variations include: Conley, Connolly, Connelly, Connell, Connall, Connally, Conelly, Conolly, Conlay, Conlaye, Conleigh and many more.
First found in Offaly where they held a family seat from very ancient times.
Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Abraham Conley of Kittery in 1640; who took the oath of fidelity in 1652; and was Constable of the new colony from 1647 to 1650. Isabel Conley settled in Maryland in 1697.
Motto: Non Sibi.
Motto Translated: Not for himself.
Crest: A bee.
Coat of Arms: A silver shield with a red chevron between a blue axe with a gold shaft, and in base and two spurs in chief.