Boneys and Quillins
Quillin Family
Introduction:
We are also related to the Quillin family of Kimball. The following chart explains how we are related to this family. Two of James and Nancy Ryan’s children were Mary and Bartholomew (Batt). Mary Ryan married John Boney. Their eldest daughter, Margaret Boney, married John Quillin of Kimball.
I have seen three different spellings for this last name, and the following article displays two variations. The Quillin story was found in the book titled ‘Brule County History’ by the Brule County Historical Society. This book was published in 1977. The write-up has not been retouched or edited, but appears as written in this book.
St. Margaret’s Cemetery – Kimball, South Dakota
Records show the following Quillin family members who are buried in Kimball, South Dakota.
Quillin John m 1852 26 Nov 1932 80y A 2 51 1
Quillin Margaret f 06 Jan 1863 12 Dec 1952 89y 11m 06d
Quillin Phillip m 25 Dec 1807 05 Sep 1887 79y 08m 11d A 2 30 3
Quillin William Henry m 12 Oct 1898 13 Jan 1992 93y 08m 01d Yes Veteran WW II
Quillin Family History
Father A.J. Quillin was credited with a fine Quillan history. It mentioned in preface that in 1558-1603 when Queen Elizabeth was trying to Anglicize Ireland the letter Q was inserted into Gaelic language changing the name to Quillin from about a dozen other names. The Quillin clan originated in County Antrim in the north part of Ireland. The race from which it sprang is the Milesian Colony who came from Gaul, then into Spain. They were allied with Alexander the Great of the Fourth Century, B.C.
The Milesian group were the fifth colony to migrate to Ireland settling in County Antrim and County Daeon and later other parts of Ireland.
The Quillin family traces its descent from the Princess of the Kingdom of Oriel. King Niall I 116 Pagan King of Ireland who ruled from 380-405 A.D. His only son by his second wife, Queen Anne, was the ancestor of the Mago Uillin (Old Gaelic spelling). This son Fiacha got possession of a huge area called the Route of Dalreada in northern Ireland. It was called route because this was territory through which the Scotch people came into Scotland. They had possession three centuries from the time of Fiacha.
In 1513 the Castle of Dunleice was Macquillin headquarters and in possession of Walter Quillin. At the time of King James government agents were pressing the Irish to surrender their lands (Clan owned 334,000 acres).
Edward MacQuillin, elder chieftain (102 years old) went to see King James I personally to get a regrant of Quillin holdings. It was not granted but a token of 60,000 acres of the extensive holding was given to Rory Oge MacQuillin. Then in 1619 King James demanded surrender of the 60,000 acres. Later wars, confiscation of property caused a scattering and depleting of the MacQuillin clan.
Phillip Quillin - Nancy Plunkett
Phillip was born in County Wexford, Ireland in 1817. He was apprenticed to his father, Joseph Quillin born in 1792, as a stone mason. At the age of 20 Phillip went to Kilkenny, Ireland and plied his trade there. There he met and married Nancy Plunkett (born 1819) in the year of 1839. Nancy was of a family that "though not wealthy, were of very comfortable means".
Children: Anna, born in 1841; Michael, born 1842; Mary, born in 1844 and Bridget, born in 1846.
Potato blight struck Ireland in 1845. 750,000 people died of starvation and disease. Hundreds emigrated to other countries. This family arrived in America in 1848 settling at Lambertsville, New Jersey where he still followed stone mason trade until 1854. A son John was born in 1852. In 1854 the family came wet and settled in Dubuque, Iowa. Continued former occupation for two and a half years and then moved to Allamakee County near Lansing, Iowa in 1856. He pre-empted 80 acres of government land in Iowa Township, disposed of this property, bought 240 acres of land on the Minnesota line. This he also sold and moved to South Dakota where he proved up a homestead and a tree claim northwest of Kimball. He continued to develop this property until his death in 1888. His wife died in 1896. Both were buried in the Catholic Cemetery in Kimball. On their tombstone is the following transcription:
"Pray for me as you pass by
As you are now, so once was I,
As I am now, so you will be
So think of death and pray for me."
John Quillin's Life
John was married to Margaret Boney who had been born in Tipperary, Ireland on January 6, 1863. He arrived in Kimball on the first train in a snowstorm on his birthday. Their children: Mae, born January 7, 1891 at Kimball, married August Westendorf. Both deceased. Their children: Donald, Alice, Margaret, Robert, Ann Marie and Betty J.
Philip Quillin, born May 22, 1892 married Teresa Moran, both deceased.
Joe Quillin was one of a set of twins born September 5, 1894 on a sod floor house northwest of Kimball. The second twin died at one and a half years.
Alice Quillin, born August 12, 1896, married Glen Gibson. She taught school in Brule County and lives in Footville, Wisconsin. They had four sons, one died.
Henry Quillin was born in 1898 and lives in the Veterans Home in Hot Springs.
Joe Quillin went to Kennebec in Lyman County in 1916, where he farmed north of there. Mention was made of when they were moving from Kimball to Lyman County by wagon that they had to wait in Chamberlain for a boat to take them across. Their dog came up missing, called and looked on the Island and finally gave up and went farther on before camping for the night. A couple of weeks or so later the dog showed up in Kimball. It must have swam across the river.
While in Kimball they attended school near Raish's and in Kimball, too. They also attended church there when Father O'Flaherty who was responsible for building the church there that burnt down. Then he went to Mitchell where he was responsible for building a church and school there. Father O'Gorman built the next church in Kimball.
Joe Quillin married Leeta Gunn who died on February 22, 1950. Their children were John and George who live together in Kennebec and north of Kennebec where they have a large cattle operation. Della married John Studt and lives on a ranch southwest of Kennebec. The Studt children are: Judy, 1945, married William Newson, car salesman in North Carolina. They have Kent and Clint.
Robert, 1946, married Martha Newberg, partners in a saw mill at Custer - one daughter
Mary Lou, 1949, operates a beauty shop, married Anthony Urban - one daughter.
Roger, 1951, farms, married Rebecca Crane.
Peggy Lee, 1956, married Tim Boysen, lives on the Quillin ranch.
Lucille and Lavonne are still in school.
Donna Quillin, 1930, married Verle Peterson and farms at Reliance. The children are Diane, Ina Lee, Carl and David.
Joe Quillin married Rose Cooney in 1955 and are retired in Kennebec.
PICTURES
Margaret Quillin was born Margaret Boney. She would have been cousin to Frank Ryan.
