'Blake02'
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Families covered: Blake of Cloneen (Clooneen), Blake of Galway, Blake of Menlough Castle, Blake of Towerhill, Blake of Twisel Castle
| Thomas Blake, Mayor of Galway (d 20.01.1574) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Walter Blake (dvp 11.1573) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Juliana Browne (dau of James Browne (FitzStephen)) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Sir Valentine Blake, Mayor of Galway, 1st Bart of Galway (b 1560, d 02.01.1634) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Margaret French (dau of Robuck French of Galway) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Sir Thomas Blake, Mayor of Galway, 2nd Bart of Menlough Castle (d 1642) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Julliane Browne (dau of Geoffrey Browne of Carrowbrowne) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Sir Valentine Blake, Mayor of Galway, 3rd Bart of Menlough Castle (d 1652) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c1632) Elinor Lynch (d 1692, dau of Sir Henry Lynch, 1st Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Sir Thomas Blake, 4th Bart of Menlough Castle (d after 09.10.1674) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1649) Mary Martin (dsp, dau of Richard Martin) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Ellinor Lynch (dsp) | |||||||||||||||
| m3. (c1656) Mary French (d 1694, dau of Marcus French) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Sir Valentine Blake, 5th Bart of Menlo (b 1664, d unm 10.1686) | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Sir Walter Blake, 6th Bart of Menlo (d 05.1748) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (10.08.1687) Anne Kirwan (d 08.1705, dau of Sir John Kirwan of Castlehacket) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Sir Thomas Blake of Summerville, 7th Bart of Menlough (d 03.1749) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1716) Elizabeth Burkes (d 1748/9, dau of Ulick Burkes of Tyaquin) ## see here ## | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Sir Ulick Blake, 8th Bart of Menlough (d 22.06.1766) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Blake (dau of Robert Blake of Ardfry) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Anstace Blake | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1769) Francis Foster of Ashfield | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | Anne Blake | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1757) Richard Kirwan of Creg (d 1812) | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Simon Valentine Blake of London (dsp by 1752) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (10.1751) Mary Browne of Ellistron | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Mary Blake | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1714) John Quin of Rossbrien (d 1729) | |||||||||||||||
| (iv) | Juliane Blake | ||||||||||||||
| m. Gregory Martin of Galway | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (1706) Agnes Blake (d before 10.0.1748, dau of John Blake) | |||||||||||||||
| (v) | Catherine Blake (dsp 1775) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (10.04.1722) Denis Daly of Carrownakilly | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Sir John Browne, 5th Bart of the Neale (d 02.10.1762) | |||||||||||||||
| (C)+ | daughters | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Henry Blake (b 1640) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Catherine Gibson | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Thomas Blake of Brendrum of Blendrim | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Lynch (dau of Peter Lynch, son of Sir Robuck (Robert), 2nd Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Sir Thomas Blake of Bordeaux, 9th Bart of Menlough (d 03.03.1787) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1730) Eleanor Lynch (d 07.1791) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Mary Blake | ||||||||||||||
| m. Edward Lynch | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Sir Walter Blake, 10th Bart of Menlough | ||||||||||||||
| m. (10.04.1751) Barbara Burke (d 14.04.1802, dau of Myles Burke of Ower) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Sir John Blake, 11th Bart of Menlough (b 15.07.1753, d 1834) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Eleanor Lynch (d 1795, dau of Edward Lynch, cousin) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Sir Valentine John Blake, 12th Bart of Menlough (b 23.06.1780, d 01.1847) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (08.08.1803) Eliza Donelan (d 08.05.1836, dau of Joseph Donelan of Killagh) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (08.04.1843) Julia Sophia MacDonnell (d 11.03.1883, dau of Robert MacDonnell) | |||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | Barbara Blake | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1804) Thomas Turner of Hales Hall | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (20.10.1800) Rose Brice (dau of Edward Brice of Kilroot by Theodora Mullins) | |||||||||||||||
| ((3)) | John Brice Blake (Captain) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (01.07.1840) Frances McIlree (dau of John Drope McIlree of Belturbet) | |||||||||||||||
| ((4)) | Eliza Theodora Blake (b c1802, d 25.10.1879) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (18.08.1821) Thomas Townsend Aremberg Mullins, 3rd Lord Ventry (b 01.1786, d 18.01.1868) | |||||||||||||||
| ((5)) | Jane Margaret Blake (d 08.05.1842) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1829) Rev. Denis Mahony of Dromore Castle (d 21.04.1851) | |||||||||||||||
| ((6)) | Arabella Blake (d 13.10.1884) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (07.12.1827) Sir Hugh James Moore O'Donnell, Bart (d 29.07.1828) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (01.08.1849) John O'Hara of Raheen | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | Dominick Joseph Blake (d 09.1843) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1797) Mary Yelverton (dau of George Yelverton of Belleisle by Letitia, dau of Sir Henry Burke, 7th Bart of Glinsk) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Walter Blake of Meelick (b 1799, d 1860) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1840) Mary Blake (dau of Charles Blake of Bridge House) | |||||||||||||||
| ((2))+ | other issue - Henry, Yelverton, Barbara, Cecilia | ||||||||||||||
| (c) | Walter Blake (Brigadier) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1794) Letitia Daly (dau of Denis Daly of Raford) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Martha or Matilda Kirwan (dau of John Kirwan) | |||||||||||||||
| (d) | Thomas Blake (Major) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Catherine Lawless | |||||||||||||||
| ((1))+ | issue - Edward, Thomas, John, Barbara, Catherine, Mary | ||||||||||||||
| (e) | Stephen Blake of Woodstock (Captain) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Daly (dau of Denis Daly of Raford) | |||||||||||||||
| (f) | Catherine Blake | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mayles (Myles) Burke of St. Eustatia | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Francis Blake (to Carolina) | ||||||||||||||
| (A) | Joseph Blake (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| (4) | John Blake of Cloneen or Clooneen then Muckiniss (d 06.1691) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c1678) Mary Lynch (dau of Isidore Lynch of Drimcong) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Isidore Blake of Cloneen (d 04.1763) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Blake (dau of Maurice Blake of Ballinafad) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Maurice Blake of Cloneen and/then Towerhill (d 17.01.1789 or 06.1780) | ||||||||||||||
| BLG1886 suggests that Maurice's wife was Ann, dau of Sir Walter Blake of Menlough Castle (see above), but BP1934 identifies her as ... | |||||||||||||||
| m. (c1741) Ann Blake (dau of Walter Blake of Galway) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Isidore Blake of Oldhead and Towerhill (d 15.12.1818) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c1767) Frances Ruttledge (d 03.1824, dau of Thomas Ruttledge of Cornfield) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Maurice Blake of Towerhill (b 1771, d 07.05.1847) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (04.08.1803) Maria O'Connor (d 07.1810, dau of Valentine O'Connor of Dublin and Oakley Park) | |||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | Thomas Blake of Lakeview (d 1822) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1799) Margaret Dowell (dau of Edward Dowell) | |||||||||||||||
| ((3)) | John Blake of Woodbine Lodge (d 1853) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1807) Charlotte Blake (dau of Patrick Blake of Corbally) | |||||||||||||||
| ((4)) | Peter Blake of Ballylahen or Ballylahan (d 1816) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (11.10.1809) Mary McLoughlin (dau of John McLoughlin of Newfield) | |||||||||||||||
| ((5)) | Anthony Blake of Browneville (d 1840) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Rebecca Skerrett (d 12.04.1843, widow of Col. Lines Fawcett) | |||||||||||||||
| ((6)) | Isidore Blake (d 03.1849, Captain) had issue (to Australia) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Coleman | |||||||||||||||
| ((7)) | Maria Blake | ||||||||||||||
| m. (24.01.1794) Marcus Lynch of Cloghballymore (d 1816) | |||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | Ann Lynch | ||||||||||||||
| m. Maurice Blake of Ballinafad or Ballinaford, Sheriff of co. Mayo (d 1852) | |||||||||||||||
| ((8)) | Anne Blake | ||||||||||||||
| m. (01.1800) Joseph Bourke of Carrowkeel (Captain) | |||||||||||||||
| ((9)) | Frances Blake | ||||||||||||||
| m. (18.11.1812) Arthur Lynch of Petersburgh Castle | |||||||||||||||
| ((10)) | Catharine Blake (d 11.1810) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (07.08.1807) Daniel Jones of Banada | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | Anthony Blake of Ross Lodge had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Katherine Burke (dau of William Burke of Keelogues) | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Patrick Blake | ||||||||||||||
| m. (21.02.1761) Catharine Foster (dau of John Foster (sb Forster) of Higham Dikes) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Elizabeth Blake | ||||||||||||||
| m. (11.11.1780) Hyacinth Kirwan of Cregg (d 1800) | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | Anne Blake | ||||||||||||||
| m. James D'Arcy | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | John Blake of Arran Quay, Dublin (d 1800) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1755) Mary Browne (sister of Arthur Browne of Ellistron) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Isidore Blake of Old Head (d 1822) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (08.1781) Jane Lynch (dau of Henry Lynch of Clogher) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1))+ | issue - John, Henry of Fisher Hill (dsp 1832) | ||||||||||||||
| (b) | Mary Blake | ||||||||||||||
| m. (30.11.1783) Richard Darcy of Rockvale | |||||||||||||||
| (c)+ | other issue - Valentine (d 1811 in New York), Maurice of Dublin (dsps 03.12.1831) | ||||||||||||||
| (iv) | Catharine Blake | ||||||||||||||
| m. Frank Lynch | |||||||||||||||
| (v)+ | other issue - Anstas (?), Bridget | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Patrick Blake | ||||||||||||||
| (5) | Walter Blake (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| (6) | Juliane Blake | ||||||||||||||
| m. Alexander Kirwan of Dalgan | |||||||||||||||
| (7) | Elizabeth Blake | ||||||||||||||
| m. Andrew Blake of Fartigar (son of Robert of Ardfry) | |||||||||||||||
| (8) | Annabel (Nell or Elena) Blake (d 1705) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Fleming | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Moggine Blake | ||||||||||||||
| m. Joseph Lynch | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Mary Blake | ||||||||||||||
| m. Martin Kirwan of Galway | |||||||||||||||
| d.+ | other issue - Walter of Galway then Exning (dsp c1673), Geoffrey (priest), Francis, John (priest), Margaret, Christian, Annabel, Anne, Julian | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Francis Blake, Mayor of Galway (a 1640) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret French (dau of Patrick French) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Catherine Blake | ||||||||||||||
| m. Nicholas Lynch | |||||||||||||||
| b.+ | other issue - Mary, Margaret, Juliane, Elizabeth, Ann | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | Juliane Blake | ||||||||||||||
| m. Adam Faunt or Fonte of Galway | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Margaret Blake | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Sir Nicholas Arthur of Limerick | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Theobald Butler | |||||||||||||||
| v. | Anne Blake | ||||||||||||||
| m. Richard Darcy | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Annabel Lynch (dsp, dau of James Lynch) | |||||||||||||||
| B. | James Blake (d 20.02.1635, Captain) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margery Browne (dau of Alderman Dominick Browne) | |||||||||||||||
| BIFR1976 provides the following ... | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Geoffrey Blake | ||||||||||||||
| m. Juliana Martin (dau of Thomas Martin of Galway) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Walter Blake of Drum ancestor of Blake of Drum, later of Gortnamona | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Jennet Blake | ||||||||||||||
| m1. John Browne of Galway | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Rory O'Flaherty of Killagh | |||||||||||||||
| C. | Robert Blake, Mayor of Galway | ||||||||||||||
| m. Juliana Lynch | |||||||||||||||
| BP1934 reports that Robert left 4 sons and was great-grandfather of Sir Francis, 1st Bart of Twisel Castle. BIFR1976 provides the connection. | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Nicholas Blake (4th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Stanton | |||||||||||||||
| The following comes from TCB (vol V, Blake of Twisel Castle). | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Robert Blake of Twisel Castle | ||||||||||||||
| m. (04.03.1699) Sarah Blake (dau of Sir Francis Blake of Ford Castle by Elizabeth, dau of William Carr of Ford Castle) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Sir Francis Blake, 1st Bart of Twisel Castle (b c1709, d 29.03.1780) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (by 1734) Isabel Ayton (b c1711, d 25.05.1741, dau of Samuel Ayton of West Herrington) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Rupert Blake (b c1734, dvp 25.01.1754) | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Sir Francis Blake, 2nd Bart of Twisel Castle, Sheriff of Northumberland (b c1737, d 22.05.1818) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (15.04.1772) Elizabeth Douglas (b c1750, d 23.03.1823,dau of Alexander Douglas in Bussorah, Persia) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Sir Francis Blake, 3rd Bart of Twisel Castle and Fowbury Tower (b c1775, dspl 10.09.1860) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jane Neale (d 03.04.1823/7, dau of William Neale) | |||||||||||||||
| (C) | Sarah Blake (b c1733, d 06.11.1771) probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. (25.04.1757) Christopher Soulsby, later Reed of Chipchase | |||||||||||||||
| ii.+ | other issue - John (Sheriff of Galway), Anthony, Dominick | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
BP1934 (Blake of Menlough) with a little support from BLG1886 (Blake of Towerhill) and, where shown, a little input from BIFR1976 (Blake)
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