Probably the most powerful Story / Storey family had settled at Bingfield, Crossdoney, County Cavan in the 1760s. Many were Bishops, Deans, Archdeacons, Admirals, Colonels & Lt. Colonels. Kilmore Cathedral graveyard is testimony to the influence of Storys in that area. Many Clergy are buried in the Old Graveyard and the Military relatives in a vault in the large graveyard. Less than one mile away is Bingfield House, Crossdoney, where the Storys lived and entertained the gentry of Ireland.
The Bingfield Storys inter-married with the Irish Aristocracy of the 1700 - 1800 period......Henry Grattan's widow (a "Gore" ) married a Story, the Sneyd Family married into the Storys, The Burrowes of Stradone, the Bagot-Lanes, the Rivers (related to Mary Queen of Scots), and the Saunderson family of Cloverhill all married Storys.
In the "See House" at Kilmore, Co. Cavan, are paintings of the Story Bishops....a very fine one of Bishop Joseph Story hangs in the main dining room.
The lands of Bingfield exceeded 2,400 acres, Ture Lodge exceeded 1,200 acres, with Skeague at 247 acres.
Other Storys / Storeys settled at Cootehill, Belturbet, Killeshandra, Swanlinbar, Bawnboy, Arva, Ardragh, Derrylane, Drumlane, & Virginia. It is thought that some of these "non gentry" Storys came from Northumberland & Cumberland and that some were "Reivers" expelled from the Borders with Grahams, Elliotts, Armstrongs, Johnstons & Bells.
The Tyrone Storys of Corick, near Clogher were related to the "Bingfield Storys" and had land at Clogher & Kilskeery exceeded 4,300 acres. Corick House, near Clogher, is a very fine Private Hotel and contains much of the original Story furniture and fittings. Another Story family lived at Relagh Lodge and at Errington, near Kilskeery, where they inter-married with the powerful Lendrum family. John Benjamin Story, probably the most famous of the Corick Storys can be traced to many Churches in nearby counties where he preached. He married Ann Theaker, the Co. Wicklow heiress in 1718, while he was living there. Clogher Cathedral is the burial place of the Corick Storys while the Errington Storys are buried at Kilskeery Parish Church, near Fintona.
The Story / Storey "farmer" settlers in Counties Fermanagh & Leitrim, small in number, almost definitely arrived from the Scottish - English Border Region. They were almost exclusively non-conformist Dissenters - Methodist, Presbyterian or Quaker.
Monaghan Storys / Storeys came in two waves....the Clones Storys and the Clontibret / Scotstown group were also from the Borders and arrived separately. They were almost definitely from Bewcastle, Longtown or Lanercost in North Cumberland. Sir David Storey's "Coat of Arms" resembles the JusticeTown style with its three "storks" or "cranes" in its design. In the mid 1800's, it is known that there were some forty adult Storys living in the Clones area. Monaghan Storeys tended to be farmers, Methodists, Orangemen, Clergy and Sunday School Teachers.
Dublin Storeys.
Exclusively Anglican, these Storeys were probably settlers from the English Midlands, West Country or London. Many were merchants, engineers or Clergy and are recorded in the Churches of St. John the Evangelist, St. Peter & St. Kevin, St. Nicholas Without, St. Mark & St. Bride.....all in Dublin City. These "middle class" Storys / Storeys spread out to Kildare, Laois, Wicklow, Waterford & Cork. Notable of these Storys was George Frederick who married twice and had a large family. The Fermanagh / Leitrim / Londonderry Storeys who were married in Dublin's fashionable Cathedrals identified themselves as Landed Gentry distinct from the poorer "farming Storys".
Limerick Storys / Storeys.
Some are descendants of Dean George of the Boyne and settlers who followed Dean George. "Storys" lived at Adare, a Palatine settlement in County Limerick. The Ecclesiastical Storys of Killaloe and Kilfinnane predominate here as does the Justice Town, Carlisle connection. Thomas "Quaker" Story (1670-1742), brother of Dean George & Christopher of Carlisle, visited Limerick several times in the early 1700s with William Penn founder of Pennsylvania. Thomas "Quaker" first "Recorder of Pennsylvania" married Anne Shippen, daughter of Edward Shippen first Mayor of Philadelphia in 1701. Ann Elliott, daughter of Thomas "Quaker" who benefited from his will his will, her daughter Ann, later settled in Co. Monaghan. Dean George Story is recorded as living beside Dean Jonathan Swift at Kilroot, Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim in 1695-6. Swift refers to Story in his writings.
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