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Families covered: Power of Bagworth, Power of Barleston, Power of Barretstown, Power of Barwell, Power of Tullamaine
BP1934 identifies the arms of the following family as "Arg., a bend, engrailed, gu., between two foxes' heads, erased, ppr.; on a chief of the second, three escallops of the field". | |||||||||||||||
John Power of Clonmel | |||||||||||||||
m. Joan Daniel | |||||||||||||||
1. | John Power of Barretstown, co. Tipperary (d before 05.07.1743) | ||||||||||||||
m. Elizabeth Congreve (dau of Rev. John Congreve) | |||||||||||||||
A. | Ambrose Power of Barretstown (d 1775) | ||||||||||||||
m. Rebecca Usher (dau of James Usher of Ballyntaylor) | |||||||||||||||
i. | Rebecca Power (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
m. Thomas Neville of Annamult | |||||||||||||||
ii.+ | other issue (d unm) - Mary, Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||
B. | Richard Power (d 02.1794, 2nd Baron of the Exchequer in Ireland) | ||||||||||||||
m. (1757) Frances Pigott (sister of John Pigott) | |||||||||||||||
C. | John Power of Tullamaine, co. Tipperary | ||||||||||||||
m. Jane Newman (dau of Adam Newman of Newberry) | |||||||||||||||
i. | Sir John Power, 1st Bart of Tullamaine 'of Kilfane' (d 02.1844) | ||||||||||||||
m. Harriett Bushe (d 01.11.1853, dau of Gervais Parker Bushe of Kilfane by Mary, sister of Rt. Hon. Henry Grattan) | |||||||||||||||
a. | Sir John Power, 2nd Bart (b 05.1798, d 08.08.1873) had issue | ||||||||||||||
m. (30.03.1835) Frances Elizabeth Wade (dau of William Blaney Wade of Clonebraney by Frances, dau of Sir John Craven Carden, Bart) | |||||||||||||||
b. | Richard Power (Captain) | ||||||||||||||
c. | Gervase Power (d 02.1843, Lt. Colonel) had issue | ||||||||||||||
m. (1837) Frances Ross (d 1841, dau of Admiral _ Ross) | |||||||||||||||
d. | Ambrose Power, later of Barretstown (b 05.1801, d 08.11.1869, Archdeacon of Lismore) had issue | ||||||||||||||
m1. (1837) Susan Thacker (d 07.08.1854, dau of John Thacker of Ballymelish) | |||||||||||||||
m2. (29.09.1857) Catherine Forde (d 1888, dau of Thomas Forde of Dublin, niece of Mathew Forde of Seaforde) | |||||||||||||||
e. | Henry Power (b 15.05.1802, d 28.12.1869, Colonel) had issue | ||||||||||||||
m. (11.02.1832) Frances Anne Prendergast (dau of Capt. Stephen Prendergast, niece of Sir Jeffrey) | |||||||||||||||
f. | George Power on St. Vincent (b 1803, d 27.04.1871) had issue | ||||||||||||||
m1. (03.1830) Adelaide Struth (d 1839, dau of Sir William Struth) | |||||||||||||||
m2. (10.1843) Margery Catherine Prendergast (d 05.01.1883, dau of John Prendergast) | |||||||||||||||
g. | Mary Power (d 25.01.1839) | ||||||||||||||
m. (18.07.1825) William Fitzwilliam Burton of Burton Hall (d 15.11.1844) | |||||||||||||||
h. | Frances Power, later Le Poer (b c1818, d 28.01.1893) | ||||||||||||||
m. (04.1840) John Power of Gurteen | |||||||||||||||
ii. | Richard Power (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
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Nichols starts with an unnamed father of 5 sons who was "believed to have been of (blan) in Ireland". He identifies the arms of this branch as "Azure, a bend Or, between six martlets". | |||||||||||||||
?? Power | |||||||||||||||
1. | Richard Power of Bagworth (b 1659, d 18.06.151) | ||||||||||||||
A. | Anne Power (b 1770-1, d unm 03.02.1773) | ||||||||||||||
2. | Robert Power of Bagworth then Barleston (b 1660-1, d 30.07.1728) | ||||||||||||||
m. Anne Hunt (b 1683, d 04.03.1770) | |||||||||||||||
A. | Robert Power of Barleston (b c1719, d 1789) | ||||||||||||||
The following is supported by 'History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester' (John Nichols, vol 4, part 2, 1811, 'Pedigree of Mountney of Newbold Verdun', p848*). | |||||||||||||||
m. Mary Mountney (b 1711-2 (sb 1715-6?), d 11.07.1780, dau of George Mountney of Newbold Verdon) | |||||||||||||||
i. | Robert Power of Barleston (b 1740, d 1795) | ||||||||||||||
ii. | John Power of Barwell (a 1811) | ||||||||||||||
m. Elizabeth Hunt (a 1809) | |||||||||||||||
a. | William Hunt Power of Peckleton (a 1809) | ||||||||||||||
m. (1800) Sarah Tilly (cousin) @@ just below | |||||||||||||||
b. | Anne Power | ||||||||||||||
m. John Smith of Anchorhills | |||||||||||||||
c.+ | other issue - Edward of Stretton-under-Fosse (a 1809), John of Hinckley (a 1809, surgeon), Robert (d infant), Catharine (d infant) | ||||||||||||||
iii. | Richard Power (d 1744) | ||||||||||||||
iv. | William Power in London (b 1752, d 1777) | ||||||||||||||
m. Mary Bruntpm of Newbury | |||||||||||||||
a. | Mary Power (d infant) | ||||||||||||||
v. | Mary Power (a 1811) | ||||||||||||||
m. William Tilly (d 1797, coroner of Leicester) | |||||||||||||||
a. | Sarah Tilly | ||||||||||||||
m. William Hunt Power @@ just above | |||||||||||||||
b.+ | other issue - William, son (d young), Mary (a 1811), Anne (a 1811) | ||||||||||||||
vi. | Anne Power (a 1809) | ||||||||||||||
m. John Briggs of Islington (b 1736-7, d 26.04.1790) | |||||||||||||||
a. | John Briggs (d infant) | ||||||||||||||
b. | Anne Briggs | ||||||||||||||
m. (08.1796) John Freer or Frere of Rickmansworth, Sheriff of Rutland (a 1811, m1. Mary Ridlington of Ridlington) | |||||||||||||||
(1) | John Freer (b 1798, a 1811) | ||||||||||||||
3. | Edward Power of Barwell (b 1685, bur 25.12.1765) | ||||||||||||||
m. Dorothy Shenton (b 1687, bur 03.10.1726, dau of John Shenton of Barwell) | |||||||||||||||
Some details on Dorothy and their children come from 'History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester' (John Nichols, vol 4, part 2, 1811, 'Pedigree of Shenton of Barwell', p483). | |||||||||||||||
A.+ | issue (d unm) - Edward (bpt 17.04.1716, d 08.08.1780), John (bpt 05.02.1717, d 07.03.1780), Samuel (bpt 20.08.1721, d 19.07.1780), Richard (b 1725, d 1725-6), Anne (b c1710, d 29.09.1785), Mary (bpt 16.02.1719, d infant) | ||||||||||||||
4. | John Power of Dunnington on the Heath (a 1719) | ||||||||||||||
m. Catharine | |||||||||||||||
5. | Harrington Power of Ibstock (a 1719) | ||||||||||||||
m. Anne (b 1713-4, d 28.02.14773) | |||||||||||||||
A. | Anne Power | ||||||||||||||
m1. _ Henkey | |||||||||||||||
m2. Rev. _ Gibbs | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) For lower section (originally uploaded to PZmisc08 on 19.08.11) : BP1934 ('Power of Kilfane')
(2) For lower section : 'History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester' (John Nichols, vol 4, part 2, 1811,
'Pedigree of Power of Barleton, now of Barwell', p517)
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