Hello Sarah,

The Maughold Looney family - are my Ancestors.

whether my MAUGHOLD Looney family links with your MALEW Looney family is yet to be proven.

I suspect my MAUGHOLD Looney family links with the LONAN Looney family as they seemed to go to and fro between these 2 parishes.
My first bit of evidence is this MAUGHOLD Land Deed in 1647 - also not proven yet !

KK Maughold Sales Contracts &c

L Cancelt 1647

Christo Lowny to Nich Christian a Sale of Corrony of 6s . 9d Rent ……… 13

Know all men by these prsents that I Christofer Lowny
& Wm. Lowny of the pishe of KK Maughall in the Isle of
Mann husbandman, ffor [Dvurs] good causes and consideracons
[And] ……. movinge and Especially ffor & in Consideracon
of the sume of Seaven pounds sterlinge to my said ffather
Wm Mc Lowny in hand paid or secured to bee paid ^ by Nicholas Xpin of ….. ^ ffor
the releefe lyvelihood and sustentations of us mee the said
Christofer and of the said Wm my ffather his and his
ffamelie in these Deare & Miserable tymes of And ffor
paymt of the lords Rents Due by mee the said Christofer
and by my said ffather ffor the Lands & grounds wee
nowe hould under his Hor : Have by and wth the Lyce[nce]
and Consente of the Right Worpll. Sr. Charles Gorre….
Lnt Captaine of this Isle and other the Lords Officers
whose names are subscrybed, Given grannted
bargained and sould and by these prsents doe give
grannte bargaine and sell unto the said Nicholas
Xpin his heyres and assignes ffor ever, All that …..
Moetie & one halfe qrter of Lande in the pishe afforesd
Comonly called & knowne by the name of Corroney
in the Tenie of Corny begge in the beeinge of the
yearely Rente …… of vjs ixd, wch latly fell by
Dissente unto mee the said Christofer by and after the
Death of Wm Curleod my unckle on the Mothers syd
Together wthall easemts liberties pfitts and secureites
to the same belonginge or to or wth the same useas
Occupyed or Enjoyed, To have & houlde the same
And all my estate righte tytle & intereste theareof
Thearin or theareunto, unto the said Nicholas Xpin
His heyres & assignes ffor evr, by and under the rents
and servics thearefore Due & Accustomed to the Lord
of the Island, and under & upon such Tenure Ten..…[rest in binding]
righte and houlde as I the said Christofer have .....
or oughte to have and houlde the same ......
wyse, And ffurther I the said Christofer ......
Doe heareby wishe And Desyre the Lords
whom yt may concerne, Att May Corts next
all ……. heareafter upon sighte heareof .....
Demand of the said Nicholas Xpin, To .......
the name of the said Nicholas Xpin, in the ...
books ffor the said vjs ixd rente wch late
in the houldinge of the said Wm. Curleod
Unckle and this my Acte shalbee then .....
Warrante ffor soe Doinge, witnes my hand ...
seale this Sixte Day of May Ao` Dni

Witnesses of this prsente

Acte. [red seal mark]

The marke of Ch…... X Lowny
[syn] Wm. Low...... X

[Joh] Gand

John Sharples
Robert Quaile. //
John Christiann

Regards, Averil