WOW........another spelling of MALONE'S........(MOLONE)..........My great - grandfather spelled his name MELLOWN........for unknown reason, my grandfather spelled his name, MALONE.....my guess people kept spelling the name that way when ever he told them his name....so he just kept it.......not very many male cousin with the name MELLOWN.......still researching this line......the last i found MELLOWN in GEORGIA in 1827.........then in 1860's cencus found in fayette county alabama with the name spelled MALONE.......the MELLOWN, MALONE, MELONE, MELLONE, MOLONE is a mystery..... Kim Alabama some one sent this to me the ORIGINAL NAME OF MALONE O Maoileoin is the original name, it is Galic means "one who served St. John" The Malone name is very old they had their home at Ballynahown, which is a sleepy little town in the center of Ireland, not far from Clonmachnoise, one of the most holy sites. For over a l000 years the Malones where very important in Ireland, and after the religious wars the family split, and again in l845 the famine sent many all over the world where they have done very well. Just read the lists of war veterans, At the Alamo, Revolutionary War, Civil War, War II I, and not just inthe Americas, but Italy, and many other countries. The first name of John, is common in the Malone family since the Galic meaning is followers of St. John. Also, Walter, since Walter Malone wrote one of the most famous poems of the old South. Molly is also common after the song, which came from old Ireland, but ironically the words are modern and from an English doctor. Malones are kinsmen of the O Connors and have a famous history in Ireland. The name malone is Galic from O Maoileoin, meaning "followers of St. John" As you can see, Mellown is a misspelling of the original, not uncommon, since most Irish could not write and so relied on others to spell their name as in your case Mellown is a close phonetic. The name is very old, and the family crest is a rampant lion with three stars, the motto, fidelias ad unanaum faithful to death. _________________________________________ I found this info on the internet http://www.irelandseye.com/aariticles/culture/names/family/malone.shtm Malone The name originally came from the Irish name Ó Maoil Eoin. Maol is Irish for bald and refers to the tonsures sported by Irish monks. The name also means servant of St. John. The Malones are an offshoot of the O'Connors of Connacht and their early history is centred around Offaly. In the early Middle Ages, Clonmacnoise, that splendid ecclesiastical site near the River Shannon, not far from Athlone, had a number of Malone abbots and bishops. The site is well preserved and has an informative visitors centre. The best-known Malone had her origins in 18th-century Dublin street life. Molly Malone was a real fishwife, and the famous song, "Sweet Molly Malone", with its references to cockles and mussels, is a song about a real person. A statue of her can be seen at the foot of Grafton Street in Dublin. In popular Dublin parlance, she's referred to as "The Tart with the Cart." >From A Little Book of Irish Family Names by Ida Grehan, with illustrations by Clare Williams. Find out how to order this book.

Dear List, I wouldn't go so far as to say that the family had its home at Ballynahowen. In the late 1700s Edmund and Ruth Malone built their Georgian home there but that was long after the Malone (O' Maoleoin) name was spread far and wide. Many were already involved in law and government in Belfast and Dublin by then. Of course many others were still Catholic and, as such, suffering from terrible hardships imposed by the English. In fact, by the time that the Malone name was prominent in Ballynahowen it was already very prominent in the Southern colonies here in the New World. I think that everyone will agree about the Malone name springing from Bald John, the Abbot of Clonmacnoise. (He was an O'Connor.) The Temple Conor at Clonmacnoise is an important burial place for many important Malones and O'Connors including Ruth and Edmund Malone mentioned above and the last High King of Ireland, Rory O'Connor. ----- Original Message ----- > O Maoileoin is the original name, it is Galic means "one who served St. > John" The Malone name is very old they had their home at Ballynahown, which > is a sleepy little town in the center of Ireland, not far from > Clonmachnoise, one of the most holy sites.