'Parsons01'
Index
links to: Lead / LetterFamilies covered: Parsons of Bellamont, Parsons of Birr Castle, Parsons of Rosse, Parsons of Tomduffe
'Parsons01'Index
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Families covered: Parsons of Bellamont, Parsons of Birr Castle, Parsons of Rosse, Parsons of Tomduffe
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| Neither BE1883 nor BP1934 identify the parentage of Sir William & Sir Nicholas (who both settled in Ireland) but TCB (vol i, Parsons) reports of Sir William that he "emigrated to Ireland, about 1590, from Norfolk, being, apparently, s. of William Parsons, of that county". | |||||||||||||||
| William Parsons of Norfolk | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Sir William Parsons of Bellamont, 1st Bart (bur 02.03.1650, Lord Justice of Ireland) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Lany (d 05.04.1640, dau of John Lany, alderman of Dublin, by Katherine Bostocke, Elizabeth described as niece of Sir Geoffrey Fenton) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Richard Parsons (dvp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Lettice Loftus (d 26.10.1633, dau of Sir Adam Loftus of Rathfarnham by Jane Vaughan) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Sir William Parsons of Bellamont, 2nd Bart (d 31.12.1658) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Catherine Jones (dau of Arthur Jones, Viscount Ranelagh, she m2. Hugh, Earl of Mount Alexander) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Sir Richard Parsons, 1st Viscount Rosse (b c1656, d 30.01.1702-3) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (c02.1676-7) Anne Walsingham (dsp, dau of Thomas Walsingham of Chesterford by Anne Howard) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (14.10.1681) Catherine Brydges (dsp 24.08.1682, dau of George Brydges, Lord Chandos, by Jane Savage) | |||||||||||||||
| m3. (12.1685) Elizabeth Hamilton (d 06.1724, dau of Sir George Hamilton, Count Hamilton, by Frances Jennings) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Richard Parsons, 1st Earl of Rosse (d 26.06.1741) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (25.06.1714) Mary Paulet (d 15.10.1718, dau of Lord William Paulet) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Richard Parsons, 2nd Earl of Rosse (b c1718, dsp 27.08.1764) | ||||||||||||||
| This line of Earls of Rosse expired. Another Parsons later started a new line (see below). | |||||||||||||||
| m. (16.02.1754) Olivia Edwards (d 11.04.1820, dau of Hugh Edwards of Castle Gore by Anne, dau of Audley Merbyn of Trillick, Olivia m2. John Bateman of Oak Park) | |||||||||||||||
| (B)+ | other issue - James (d 1739), Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (1719) Frances Claxton (d 25.05.1772, dau of Thomas Claxton, she m2. Robert, 1st Viscount Jocelyn) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Frances Parsons | ||||||||||||||
| m. (30.05.1704) John, Viscount Netterville (b c1674, d 12.12.1727) | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Catherine Parsons (d 03.1766) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1705) James Hussey of Westown (d 1759) | |||||||||||||||
| (4)+ | other issue (d unm) - George (d 20.03.1709), Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Jane Parsons | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1657) John Franks | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Elizabeth Parsons | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Thomas Worsop of Dunhaghlin | |||||||||||||||
| B. | John Parsons | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Cooke (dau of Sir Walsingham Cooke of Tomduffe by dau of Sir Edward Fisher of Fisher's Prospect) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Arthur Parsons of Tomduffe | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (sp) Eleanor Pennington (d 01.12.1667, dau of John Pennington of Dublin) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Bridget Fielding (d 20.07.1669, dau of George Fielding, 1st Earl of Desmond) | |||||||||||||||
| m3. Mary Hill (dau of Moyses Hill) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Michael Parsons of Tomduffe (d 1700) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Clotilda Borr (dau of Christian Borr of Drynough) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Arthur Parsons (d 08.1701) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Penelope Parsons (d 02.02.1716) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Christopher White of Donoghmore | |||||||||||||||
| c.+ | other issue - William (dsp after 01.1705), Ellen, Anne, Mary | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Elizabeth Parsons | ||||||||||||||
| m. Michael Hare of Monkstown | |||||||||||||||
| C. | Francis Parsons of Garrydice (d 1668) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sarah Faircloath | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Elizabeth Parsons | ||||||||||||||
| m. Philip Moore | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Mary Parsons | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jonas Percy | |||||||||||||||
| iii.+ | other issue - William, Frances | ||||||||||||||
D. |
Catherine Parsons | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir James Barry, 1st Lord Santry (b 1603, d 09.02.1672) | |||||||||||||||
| E. | Margaret Parsons | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Stockdale of Bilton Park | |||||||||||||||
| F. | Elizabeth Parsons (d 29.11.1638) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir William Ussher of the Castle of Grange (d 04.1671, grandson of Sir William, clerk of the Council) | |||||||||||||||
| G. | Jane Parsons | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir John Hoey of Dunganstown | |||||||||||||||
H. |
Mary Parsons | ||||||||||||||
| m. Arthur Hill of Hillsborough | |||||||||||||||
| I. | Anne Parsons | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Paul Davis 'of Kill', Secretary of State in Ireland | |||||||||||||||
| The following comes from TCB (vol iii, Bramhall of Bramhall). | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Elizabeth Davis (1st dau) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (c01.1663/4) Sir Thomas Bramhall, Bart (dsp 1667, son of John, Arbishop of Armagh, by Elinor, dau of William Halley of York) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (c02.1668/9) Sir John Topham (d 03.04.1698, judge advocate) | |||||||||||||||
| J. | Judith Parsons | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Whyte of Redhills | |||||||||||||||
| K.+ | other issue (d unm) - James, William | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | Sir Laurence Parsons (d 08.09.1628, Attorney General of Munster) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jane Malham of Yorkshire | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Richard Parsons of Birr, King's Co. (dsp 22.05.1634) | ||||||||||||||
| B. | William Parsons of Birr Castle (d 1653) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (19.06.1636) Dorothy Philips (dau of Sir Thomas Philips of Newtown Limavady) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Sir Laurence Parsons, Sheriff of King's County, 1st Bart of Birr Castle (d 1698) | ||||||||||||||
| The following is supported by TCB (vol iv, Parsons). | |||||||||||||||
| m. Frances Savage (d 02.11.1701, dau of William Savage of Castle Rheban (son of Sir Arthur) by Frances, dau of Walter Weldon of St. John's Bower) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Sir William Parsons, 2nd Bart, Sheriff of Tipperary (d 17.03.1740-1) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Elizabeth Preston (d 15.11.1704, dau of Sir George Preston of Craigmiller) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | William Parsons (dvp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (02.1705-6) Martha Pigott (dau of Thomas Pigott of Chetwynd by Jane, dau of Sir Edmund Moore, 1st Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Sir Laurence Parsons, 3rd Bart of Birr Castle (d 24.10.1749) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (05.09.1730) Mary Sprigge (dau of William Sprigge of Clognovoe or Cloonivoe by Catherine, dau of Edward Denny of Tralee) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Sir William Parsons, 4th Bart, Sheriff of King's County (b 06.05.1731, d 01.05.1791) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (28.06.1754) Mary Clere (dau of John Clere or Cleare of Kilbury or Kilburry by Margaret, dau of Rev. Lawrence Clutterbuck of Derrylosken) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Sir Laurence Parsons, 2nd Earl of Rosse (b 21.05.1758, d 24.02.1841) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| Laurence inherited the earldom under a special remainder from his uncle (below). | |||||||||||||||
| m. (01.05.1797) Alice Lloyd (b 1779, d 04/5.05.1867, dau of John Lloyd of Gloster by Jane, dau of Thomas Le Hunte of Artramont by Alice, dau of Jerome Ryves, Dean of St. Patrick's) | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | John Clere Parsons (b 1760) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (11.1805) Mary Anne Moore (dau of William Moore) | |||||||||||||||
| (c)+ | other issue (d unm) - William (b 1764, d 1838, Rev.), Thomas Clere (b 1766, d 1825) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (16.02.1742) Anne Harman (dau of Wentworth Harman of Moyle & Newcastle by Lucy, dau of Audley Mervyn of Trillick) | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Wentworth Parsons (b 25.10.1745, Captain) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Charlotte Winter (dau of Paul Winter of Dublin) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Anne Parsons | ||||||||||||||
| m. R.B. Deverell | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Laurence Harman Parsons, later Harman, of Newcastle (co. Longford), 1st Earl of Rosse (b 26.07.1749, d 20.04.1807) | ||||||||||||||
| The earldom passed by special remainder to his nephew (above). | |||||||||||||||
| m. (11.06.1772) Jane King (d 26/7.01.1838, dau of Edward King, 1st Earl of Kingston) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Frances Harman (d 07.10.1841) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (09.12.1799) Robert King, Viscount Lorton (b 1773, d 20.11.1854) | |||||||||||||||
| Probably of this generation, but (if so) by which wife is unknown, was ... | |||||||||||||||
| (iv) | Anne Parsons | ||||||||||||||
| m. Nicholas Osborne | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | William Parsons of Birr (d 1780) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. ?? | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Mary Parsons | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Weldon | |||||||||||||||
| (ii)+ | other issue - William, Laurence (Major) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Elinor Weldon (dau of William Weldon) | |||||||||||||||
| (iv) | Elizabeth Parsons | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Baynton (Captain) | |||||||||||||||
| (v) | Martha Parsons | ||||||||||||||
| m. (05.07.1793) Richard Creagh of Castle Park (d 26.07.1837) | |||||||||||||||
| (C) | Elizabeth Parsons | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1727) Robert Persse of Roxborough | |||||||||||||||
| (D) | Jane Parsons | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Acton of West Acton | |||||||||||||||
| (E)+ | other issue - Pigott, George, Thomas | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (c02.1718-9) Elizabeth St. George (dsp 06.02.1739-40, dau of Sir George St. George, widow of Rev. Dillon Ashe) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Dorothy Parsons apparently of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. (by 1656) Sir William Parsons, 1st Bart of Langley (b c1636, d 1661/2) | |||||||||||||||
| C. | Catherine Parsons probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. (07.07.1640) Michael Cole of Enniskillen (dvp) | |||||||||||||||
| D. | Elizabeth Parsons probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Bourke (dsp) | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
BE1883 (Parsons of Rosse), BP1934 (Rosse)
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