'Power02'Index links to: Lead / Letter
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)

 

 

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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