McNulty History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

During the 19th century thousands of impoverished Irish families made the long journey to British North America and the United States. These people were leaving a land that had become beset with poverty, lack of opportunity, and hunger. In North America, they hoped to find land, work, and political and religious freedoms. Although the majority of the immigrants that survived the long sea passage did make these discoveries, it was not without much perseverance and hard work: by the mid-19th century land suitable for agriculture was short supply, especially in British North America, in the east; the work available was generally low paying and physically taxing construction or factory work; and the English stereotypes concerning the Irish, although less frequent and vehement, were, nevertheless, present in the land of freedom, liberty, and equality for all men. The largest influx of Irish settlers occurred with Great Potato Famine during the late 1840s. Research into passenger and immigration lists has brought forth evidence of the early members of the McNulty family in North America:

McNulty Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• Hugh McNulty, who arrived in Maryland in 1814 2
• James McNulty, who landed in Maryland in 1828 2
• James I McNulty, who landed in Mississippi in 1838 2
• Francis McNulty, who landed in Mississippi in 1841 2
• Mary McNulty, who landed in New York in 1849 2
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McNulty Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

• John Patrick McNulty, who arrived in Alabama in 1919 2

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

McNulty Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

• Patt McNulty, who arrived in Canada in 1812
• Mary McNulty, aged 26, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Edward Reid" in 1833
• Ellen McNulty, aged 21, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Robert Burns" in 1834
• Nancy McNulty, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Robert Burns" in 1834
• Bridey McNulty, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Robert Burns" in 1834
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McNulty Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

• Elizabeth McNulty, Scottish convict from Glasgow, who was transported aboard the "Angelina" on April 25, 1844, settling in Van Diemen's Land, Australia 3

• John McNulty (1895-1956), American newspaperman and author, a close friend James Thurber at The New Yorker magazine
• Owen Patrick McNulty, American singer and comic actor who used the stage name Dennis Day
• Paul McNulty (b. 1958), American attorney and university administrator, 32nd United States Deputy Attorney General (2006-2007), 9th President of Grove City College
• Paul McNulty (b. 1953), American renowned piano maker, from Houston, Texas, known for his fortepianos
• James Barrett McNulty (1945-2016), American politician, 26th Mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania (1982-1986)
• James Aloysius McNulty (1900-1972), American Roman Catholic bishop, Bishop of Paterson (1953-1963), and Bishop of Buffalo (1963–1972)
• Faith McNulty (1918-2005), American non-fiction author, best-known for her 1980 book The Burning Bed
• Michael Robert "Mike" McNulty (b. 1945), American politician, member of the United States House of Representatives from New York
• Marion T. McNulty, American politician, Justice of New York Supreme Court 10th District
• Martin J. McNulty, American politician, Representative from Massachusetts 6th District, 1996
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• Temple/McNulty by Ethel Temple Jensen.