Hello,
I'm hoping someone out there may have info relating to a member of the Blakeney family, probably Charles, who came to the Isle of Man from Ireland sometime before 1730.

He would have been the brother of Lord William Blakeney. The two had been in a dispute, and the brother is reported to have fled to the Isle of Man. I don't have a definite date, or specifically which brother it was.

I am a descendant of Capt. John Blakeney, who, according to family history, was born at Mt. Blakeney, Co. Limerick, Ireland in 1732. He came to the US around 1750 and eventually moved to South Carolina.

It has long been part of family lore that he was a nephew of Lord William Blakeney, but no documentation whatsoever has been found in Ireland to back this up. One theory is that he was the son of the brother who fled to the Isle of Man.

I know of probate records of a Robert Blakeney (d. 1778) from the Isle of Man. This could possibly have been a son of the Blakeney who originally fled from Ireland (I haven't seen the record myself, but someone who did states that this Robert Blakeney was born in Ireland).

If anyone has any info that may help, I would love to hear from you.

Thanks!
John