I am attempting to connect our ancestors to their Irish heritage. Our Timothy O'Rourke came to America in the early 1700's where his O'Rourke name eventually became Roark. He married a Sarah Parker? on May 17, 1738 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.<br>Some people have speculated that Timothy comes from the Franciscan Bishop Thaddeus O'Rourke who was buried at the Creevelea Abbey in 1734.<br>Does anyone know anything about this or have any information that can confirm a connection or no connection?<br>Mary Roark
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