'Close1'
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Families covered: Close of Drumbanagher, Close of Elm Park, Close in co. Monaghan
| Commoners reports that the following Richard, "the first of the family who settled in Ireland, was the younger son of a respectable house in Yorkshire". | |||||||||||||||
| Richard Close in co. Monaghan, later of Lisnegarvey, co. Antrim (a temp Charles I who r. 1625-1649) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Richard Close in co. Monaghan | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Waring (sister of Samuel Waring of Waringstown) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Richard Close in co. Monaghan & co. Down (d c1720) | ||||||||||||||
| Commoners reports that the Richard m. a dau of Toby Hall of Narrow Water. BLGI1912 identifies her as ... | |||||||||||||||
| m. (1708) Rose Hall (dau of Roger Hall of Mount Hall, Narrow Water) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Samuel Close, Sheriff of co. Monaghan & co. Down, later in England (d c1781) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Stewart (dau of _ Stewart of Ballintoy) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Samuel Close (d young) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Toby Close (d unm, Captain) | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | daughter | ||||||||||||||
| m. Davys Wilson of Carrickfergus | |||||||||||||||
| B. | William Close (b 1678) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Tuberg | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Samuel Close (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| C. | Samuel Close (b 1683, rector of Donaghhenry) shown as 2nd son by Commoners & BLGI1912 | ||||||||||||||
| m. Catherine Butler (dau of Capt. James Butler of Bramblestown by Margaret, dau/heir of Henry Maxwell of Mullatinny) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Maxwell Close of Mullatinny aka Elm Park, co. Armagh (d 1793) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1748) Mary Maxwell (dau of Captain Robert Maxwell of Fellows Hall) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Samuel Close of Elm Park (b 09.1749, d 1817, rector of Keady & Drakestown) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (25.04.1782) Deborah Champagne (d 1815, dau of Arthur de Robillard Champagne, Dean of Clonmacoise, son of Major Josias by Jane, dau of Arthur Forbes, 2nd Earl of Granard) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Maxwell Close of Drumbanagher, Sheriff (b 14.03.1783, d 16.12.1867, Colonel) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (14.03.1820) Anna Elizabeth Brownlow (d 02.01.1863, dau of Charles Brownlow of Lurgan, sister of Charles, 1st Lord) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Robert Close (Colonel) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (21.07.1827) Caroline Sophia Palmer (sister of Sir Thomas Palmer of Northamptonshire, Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Henry Samuel Close of Newtown Park, co. Dublin had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1821) Jane Waring (dau of Holt Waring of Waringstown, Dean of Dromore) | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | John Forbes Close (d 1883, rector of Mourne) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1822) Mary Sophia Brownlow (dau of Charles Brownlow of Lurgan, sister of Charles, 1st Lord) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (04.06.1852, sp?) Maria Esther Fullagar (dau of Rev. J. Fullagar, widow of Col. Steinb elt) | |||||||||||||||
| m3. Adelaide Hallewell (dau of Edmund Gilling Hallewell) | |||||||||||||||
| (5) | Mary Close (d 1878) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (05.1812) Sir Justinian Isham, 8th Bart, of Lamport | |||||||||||||||
| (6) | Jane Close | ||||||||||||||
| m. (08.05.1827) Chidley Coote (Colonel, brother of Sir Charles Henry of Ballyfin, Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| (7) | Harriet Close | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1825) Rev. Ralph Coote (brother of Sir Charles Henry of Ballyfin, Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Sir Barry Close, Bart (b 12.1756, d unm 04.1813, Major General, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| c. | Grace Close (b 01.1750) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Rev. St. John Blacker | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Catherine Close (b 11.1753) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Arthur Noble | |||||||||||||||
| e.+ | other issue - Robert (d unm), Farnham (d unm, Lt. Colonel), Margaret, Mary, Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Margaret Close | ||||||||||||||
| m. Charles Woolly (Captain) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Mary Anne Woolly | ||||||||||||||
| m. Amos Vereker of co. Limerick (Captain) | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Elizabeth Close | ||||||||||||||
| m. Peter Gervais | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Francis Gervais of Cecil, co. Tyrone (cleric) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Mary Anne Gervais | ||||||||||||||
| m. Daniel Kelly (rector of Killeshel) | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Elizabeth Gervais | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Windsor (Captain) | |||||||||||||||
| iv.+ | other issue (d unm) - Mary, Catharine | ||||||||||||||
| D. | John Close | ||||||||||||||
| E. | Henry Close of Waringstown | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Workman (dau of Meredyth Workman of Mahon) | |||||||||||||||
| i.+ | issue (d unm) - Meredyth (dvp?), Mary, Rachael | ||||||||||||||
| F. | Elizabeth Close (d unm by 1744) | ||||||||||||||
| Commoners suggest that the eldest (unnamed) daughter m. Rev. Dean Welch. BLG1886 names the eldest daughter Elizabeth and reports that she d unm. | |||||||||||||||
| G. | Jane Close | ||||||||||||||
| Commoners suggest that the 3rd (unnamed) daughter m. John Peirse. BLG1886 names the 2nd daughter Jane and reports that she married ... | |||||||||||||||
| m. (10.12.1711) Edward Peers | |||||||||||||||
| i. | John Peers (bpt 18.07.1715) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Mary Peers (bpt 02.11.1712) | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Walsh (a 11.1752, Dean of Connor) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Maria Walsh or Welch | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Higginson of Ballinderry | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Elizabeth Higginson | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Beatty of Lisburn | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Elizabeth Beatty | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Graham of Lisburn | |||||||||||||||
| b.+ | other issue - Conway, Thomas, John, Henry, Peers, Harriett, Jane, Dorothy, Margaret | ||||||||||||||
| H. | Mary Close | ||||||||||||||
| Commoners suggest that the 2nd (unnamed) daughter m. _ Jones. BLG1886 names the 3rd daughter Mary and reports that she married ... | |||||||||||||||
| m. (06.11.1715) Valentine Jones of Lisburn | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
Commoners (vol 3, 'Close of Elm Park, now of Drumbanagher', p247+), BLG1886 ('Close of Drumbanagher'), BLGI1912 ('Close of Drumbanagher')
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