Nealon 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 Nealon family in North America:

Nealon Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• Edward Nealon, aged 28, who settled in America, in 1894

Nealon Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

• Mary Nealon, aged 22, who immigrated to the United States from Cappamore, Ireland, in 1907
• Maggie Nealon, aged 18, who landed in America from Laragan, Ireland, in 1907
• Bridget Nealon, aged 24, who immigrated to the United States from Ballycastle, Ireland, in 1908
• Elizabeth Nealon, aged 23, who landed in America from Ballina, Ireland, in 1911
• William J. Nealon, aged 35, who settled in America from Dublin, in 1911
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Nealon Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

• Mrs. Margaret Nealon, aged 35, a servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1857 aboard the ship "Royal Albert"

• Mary Jane Nealon, American poet, and registered nurse
• William Joseph Nealon Jr. (b. 1923), United States federal judge
• James Joseph Nealon (1884-1910), American Major League Baseball player
• Kevin Nealon (1953-1986), American actor and comedian, best known as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1986 to 1995
• Harold H. Nealon, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from Broome County 1st District, 1930 4
• Edward Ted Nealon (b. 1929), former Irish Fine Gael politician and journalist
• Donie Nealon (b. 1935), retired Irish hurler
• Ben Nealon (b. 1966), English actor, best known for playing 2nd Lt Cpt Jeremy Forsythe in series Soldier Soldier
• Nealon Stracener (1916-1990), American Baton Rouge attorney and Republican politician, candidate for Attorney General of Louisiana in 1960