'DZmisc06'
Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Devenish of Hellingleigh (Heiling Leigh), Dick of Edinburgh, Dick of Prestonfield, Dungan (Dongan) of Castletown, Dungan of Limerick

According to BP1870, the surname of Dick "is supposed to have had the same origin as Van Dyke (or Lord of the Dykes) in the Low Countries." Said to have descended from William de Dyck, alderman of Edinburgh in 1296, was ...
James Dick of Arbroath (a 01.1539)
1. Alexander Dick in the Orkneys (d 1580)
  BP1934 starts with the following John, possibly thereby indicating concern about the reliability of the preceding 2 generations.
A. John Dick of Edinburgh
  m. Margaret Stewart (dau of William Stewart, sister of Sir Lewis of Kirkhill and Strathbrock)
  i. Sir William Dick of Braid, near Edinburgh (d 19.12.1655)
  m. Elizabeth Morrison (sister of Alexander of Prestongrange & Henry of Edinburgh)
  a. Alexander Dick of Heugh (4th son)
  m. (1641) Helen Rocheid (dau of Sir James Rocheid, 1st Bart of Innerleith)
  (1) Sir James Dick, 1st Bart of Prestonfield and Corstorphine (b 11.1643, d 15.11.1728)
  m. Anna Paterson (d 1710, dau of William Paterson of family of Dunmure)
  (A) Janet Dick of Prestonfield (d 20.06.1753)
  m. (1696) Sir William Cunynghame, 2nd Bart of Lambrughton (bpt 07.02.1664, d 1740)
  Janet's father's estates and the baronetcy passed first to their 2nd son (dsp) and then to their 3rd son who both took the name Dick.
  (B)+ other issue (d young)
  ii. Katharine Dick
  m. Henry Morrison of Edinburgh

 

 

Sir John Devenish of Heiling Leigh or Hellingleigh
m. Elizabeth Hoo (b c1450, dau of Sir Thomas Hoo, Lord Hoo and Hastings, by Ellenor, dau of Lionel, Lord Wells)
1. Richard Devenish of Hellingleigh
  m. Fayth Litton (dau of Sir Robert Litton)
A. Thomas Devenish of Hellingleigh
  m. Anne Fawke (dau of William Fawke of West Hampnett)
  i. William Devenish of Hellingleigh (a 1570)
  m. Cicely Ingson or Juxon
  a. Richard Devenish (dsp)
  b. Elizabeth Devenish
  m. Henry Waldron (d 18.02.1616)
  c. Ann Devenish
  m. John Raymond
  d. Elizabeth Devenish (2nd)
  m. Robert Harrison
  e. Cicely Devenish
  m. Richard Lomley
  f. Katherine Devenish
  m1. Michael Smallpage
  m2. (29.04.1606) Sir Edward Morley of Chichester (d 13.05.1620)
  ii. Thomas Devenish
  iii. Elizabeth Devenish
  m. Bartholomew Horsley of Dorset
  iv. Katherine Devenish
  m. Richard Shelley of Sussex
  v. Dorothy Devenish
  m. John Yeldeing
  B. Fayth Devenish
  m. _ Boulstree
  C. Mary Devenish
  m. _ Rivers
  D. Anne Devenish
  m. John Hall of Horsham
  E.+ other issue (dsp) - William, Robert, Lawrence, Gerard, Goddard
2. daughter
  m. _ Poole
  A. _ Poole (Lady Heron)
3.+ other issue - Anthony, John, Richard, Lawrence

 

 

John Dungan or Dongan of Dublin (d 08.08.1592)
m. Margaret Foster
1. Sir Walter Dungan or Dongan, 1st Bart of Castletown (d before 11.02.1627)
  m. Jane Rochfort (dau of Robert Rochfort of Kilbride)
A. Sir John Dungan, 2nd Bart of Castletown
  m. Mary Talbot (dau of Sir William Talbot, Bart of Cartown)
  i. Sir Walter Dungan, 3rd Bart of Castletown (dsp by 1660)
  ii. William Dungan, 1st Earl of Limerick (b 1630, d 12.1698)
  m. (c1660) Euphemia Maria Chambers (d 1703, dau of Sir Richard Chambers)
  a. Walter Dungan (dvp unm Boyne 01.07.1690)
  b. Ursula Dungan (d 1680) apparently of this generation
  m. Luke Dillon, 6th Viscount of Costello Gallen (dsp 1682)
iii. Thomas Dungan, Governor of New York, 2nd Earl of Limerick (b 1634, dsp 14.12.1715)
  m. Mary (d 09.11.1720)
  iv. Bridget Dungan
  m. Francis Nugent of Dardistown
  v. Margaret Dungan (d 05.12.1678)
  m. (mcrt 20.07.1668) Robert Barnewall, 9th Lord Trimlestown (d 06.1689)
  vi. Alice Dungan
  m. Robert Nugent of Donore
  vii.+ other issue - Edward, Robert, Michael, Jerome, James
  B. Margaret Dungan
  m. Thomas Barnewall of Robertstown
  C.+ other issue - Thomas, Christopher (dsp), Mark (dsp), William, Oliver, Luke, Mary, Frances (dsp), Jane
2. William Dungan (d 11.12.1622, recorder of Dublin)
  m. Slany O'Brien (dau of Morough O'Brien, Baron of Inchiquin)
  A. John Dungan (dsp 28.02.1635)
3.+ other issue - Edward of Kiltaghan (a 02.1639), Thomas of Griffenrath

Main source(s):
(1) For Dick (uploaded 28.04.06) :
BP1934 (Dick-Cunyngham), BP1870 (Cunyngham)
(2) For Devenish (uploaded 08.05.06) : Visitation (Sussex, 1530+1633-4, Devenish) with some support from Commoners (vol ii, Walrond of Dulford House)
(3) For Dungan (uploaded 12.10.06) : BE1883 (Dungan or Dongan of Limerick, in Addenda)
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