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Families covered: Dowdall of Glasspistol, Dowdall of Mounttown, Dowdall of Newton, Dowdall (Dovedale) of Termonfechan

Walter Dovedale of Palmerston, co. Meath (a 1318)

Walter Dovedale of co. Meath, Sheriff of co. Louth (a 1312, 1335)

m. Agnes Fleming

Nicholas Dovedale of Termonfechan, co. Louth (dsp)

m. Isabella

Walter Dovedale or Dowdall of Drogheda, co. Louth (a 1382)

Sir John Dowdall, Sheriff of co. Louth (dvp 1364)

Sir John Dowdall of Newtown & Termonfechan

m. Anne Batome (dau/heir of John Batome)

(1)

(Sir) Robert Dowdall (a 1435, 1446, Chief Justice) the first mentioned by BLG1862, possibly fits here

Robert is not mentioned by BLGI1976 which makes this connection questionable. TCP (Gormanston) identifies his son as 'of Newtown and Termonfeighan' which is why we presume that he was of this family.

(A)

Sir Thomas Dowdall 'of Newtown and Termonfeighan'

m. Elizabeth Hollywood (dau/coheir of Sir Robert Hollywood of Tartayne or Artaine (by Elizabeth, dau of Christopher, 3rd Lord Killeen), widow of James, 3rd Baron of Delvin)

(i)

Eleanor Dowdall (only child)

m1. John Nangle, 'Baron of Navan'

m2. William, 2nd Viscount Gormanston (d 21.09.1532)

BLG1862 also mentions the following Sir John without reporting how he and Sir Thomas were connected.

(B)

Sir John Dowdall of Newtown, Termonfeichan & Artaine (a 1450) possibly fits here

m. Maud D'Artois (dau of Jenico D'Artois, m2. Treasure Sir Rowland Eustace of Harristown, Lord Portlester)

(i)

Sir Thomas Dowdall (d by 1510, Master of the Rolls) successor (presumed son) of Sir John

(a)

Sir John Dowdall successor (presumed son) of Sir Thomas

((1))

Sir John Dowdall 'of Kilfinny' (b c1570, dspm)

m. Elizabeth Southwell (dau of Sir Thomas Southwell of Polylong)

((A))

Anne Dowdall

m1. John Southwell of Rathkeale

m2. William Pigott of Kilfinny (d 25.02.1667)

((B))

Elizabeth Dowdall

m. (1630) Sir Hardress Waller of Castletown

((C))

Honor Dowdall (youngest dau)

m. Laurence Dowdall (son/heir of Edward of Mountown) @@ below

(2)

Henry Dowdall of Newtown & Termonfechan (a 1473)

m. Janet Dowdall (dau of Robert Dowdall son of Sir Luke)

(A)

Stephen Dowdall of Newtown had issue

(B)

Edward Dowdall of Drogheda

(i)

George Dowdall, Archbishop of Armagh, Primate of All Ireland (b 1487, d unm 15.08.1588)

Shown by some sources as the Primate's niece but by other sources as his daughter was ...

(a)

Catherine Dowdall

m. Daniel Macnaghten

(3)

Laurence Dowdall of Glasspistol, co. Louth

m. Isabella FitzRichard (dau/heir of Richard FitzRichard of Glasspistol)

(A)

John Dowdall of Glasspistol

m. Elinor (dau of Marward, baron of Skrine, m2. Robert Walsh)

(i)

John Dowdall of Glasspistol ancestor of Dowdall of Athlumney

m. Anne Cusack (dau of Sir Thomas Cusack of Cushington 'Lord Chancellor')

(a)

?? Dowdall

Uncertain on number of intervening generations.

((1))

?? Dowdall possibly Edward of Athlumney, father of Thomasina

((A))

Sir Luke Dowdall, Bart (a 1663) who apparently married ...

m. Mary Byrne (dau of Daniel Byrne of Slane & Timogue)

(b)

Mary Dowdall (d 1704) possibly of this generation, one later?

m. William Smyth of Dundrum

(ii)

William Dowdall of Mounttown, co. Meath

m. Catherine Cusack (dau of Sir Nicholas Cusack of Gerardstown)

(a)

John Dowdall

(b)

Lawrence Dowdall of Mounttown (d 11.1617)

m. Matilda Newman (dau of Walter Newman of Dublin)

((1))

Edward Dowdall of Mounttown (d 01.12.1665)

m. Margaret Piers (dau of Henry Piers of Tristernagh (possibly not Bart))

((A))

Laurence Dowdall of Mounttown

m1. Honora Dowdall (dau/coheir of Sir John Dowdall of Kilfinny) @@ above

((i))+

issue - Edward (dsp), Margaret (dsp), Elizabeth

m2. Letitia Martin (dau of Anthony Martin, Bishop of Meath)

((iv))

Launcelot Dowdall of Mounttown, Sheriff of co. Meath

m1. Mary Bulkelely (dau of William Bulkeley, Archdeacon of Dublin, son of Launcelot, Archbishop of Dublin)

((a))

Bulkelely Dowdall (dsp unm)

((b))

Laurence Dowdall (dsp)

m. Lavinia Phillips (dau of John Phillips of Newtonlimavady)

m2. Jane Hanway (dau of Richard Hanway, alderman of Dublin, widow of Roger Jones of Dollanstown)

((c))

Edward Dowdall (d before 30.08.1739)

m. Mary Houghton (dau/coheir of George Houghton of Bormount)

(((1)))

Rose Dowdall

m. _ Galbraith

(((2)))

Jane Dowdall

m. James Houghton

(((3)))

Letitia Dowdall

m. _ Edgar

(((4)))

Henrietta Dowdall

m. Thomas Phillips

((d))

Launcelot Dowdall (b 1689, a 1714, Rev.)

m. _ Blacker

(((1)))

Laurence Dowdall

(((2)))

Launcelot Dowdall

m. (1769) Anne Gibson (dau of Rev. John Gibson by Elizabeth, dau of Provost Rev, Anthony Raymond)

(((A)))

Launcelot Dowdall (Rev.) had issue

m. (1802) Hannah Cassandra Eaton (dau of Richard Eaton of Dublin)

(((B)))

John Dowdall (d unm 1834)

(((C)))

Elizabeth Dowdall (d 1845)

m. William Studdert

((e))

Letitia Dowdall

m. _ Tunks

((f))

Jane Dowdall

m. _ Scott

((v))

John Dowdall

((vi))

Catherine Dowdall

m. Jerome Cheevers

((2))

Nicholas Dowdall of Brownstown, co. Meath had issue, probably the Nicholas who married ...

m. Catherine Plunkett (dau of Matthew Plunkett, 5th Lord Louth, m2. Lawrence Taafe of Dowanstown)

(c)

Anne Dowdall probably of this generation

m. Samuel Molyneux of Castle Dillon (d 1692)

(d)

Mary Dowdall probably of this generation

m. Adam Molyneux of Ballymulvey

(iii)

Anne Dowdall

m. Richard Moore of Barmeath

ii.+

other issue - Robert, Thomas

Main source(s): BLGI1912 (Dowdall formerly of Mounttown) with input & some support from BLG1886 (Dowdall of Ireland)
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