'Bolton3'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Bolton of Dublin, Bolton of Grange, Bolton of Knock, Bolton of Tullydonnell
[All of the contents below were previously included within Bolton1. They were moved here to reduce the size of that page.]

                               
Thomas Bolton of Knock & Tullydonnell, co. Louth (b 1599)
m. Alice Knilton mentioned in BIFR1976 ('Bolton of Castle Ring')
1. Nicholas Bolton of Knock (b 1647, d 1683, rector of Caheragh, Chancellor of Ross)
  m. Anne Buckworth (dau of Anthony Buckworth of Dromore by Sarah, dau of Edward Bermingham of Ballagh)
  A. Thomas Bolton of Knock, Sheriff then Lord Mayor of Dublin (b c1670, Captain)
BLG1886 ('Bolton of Tullydonnell') supports the following but starts as showing Thomas as younger rather than elder brother of Archbishop Theophilus, both shown as sons rather than grandsons of Thomas "2nd son" of Lord Chancellor Sir Richard. We are following BFIR.
  m. Sydney Fortescue (b c1685, d 10.12.1749, dau of Col. Chichester Fortescue of Dromiskin by Frideswood, dau of Frances Hall)
  i. Thomas Bolton of Knock (b c1706-8, d before 16.10.1741)
  m. (c03.1734) Alicia Forster of Dunleer (d 02.01.1798)
  a. Theophilus Bolton of The Grange (b c1736, d unm 1773)
  b. Sydney Bolton (b c1738)
  m. (01.06.1763) George Clive of Whitfield
  ii. Chichester Bolton of Dublin (b c1708, dsp 1791)
  iii. Richard Bolton (b 1710, d 17.09.1779)
BFIR reports that Lodge's Peerage identifies Richard's wife as Catherine, dau of Hugh Massey, but supports BLG1886 in identifying her as ...
  m. Mary Page (d 1728, dau of John Page)
  a. Theophilus Bolton (b c1737, d unm)
  b. Chichester Bolton (b c1742, dsp 1783)
  m. (05.1768) Anne Hall (dau of Rev. Rowley Hall of Killyleagh)
  c. John Bolton of Maine, Castle Bellingham & Tullydonnell (b 1753, d 1813, Captain)
  m. (c1783) Mary Anne Jones (d 09.02.1821, dau of David Jones of Bensfort by Sydney, sister of Richard Bolton) @1@ below
  (1) Theophilus Bolton of Tullydonnell (b 1795, d unm 1838, Captain),
  (2) John Henry Bolton of Tullydonnell (b 1799, d unm 1857)
  (3) Chichester Francis Bolton of Tullydonnell (b 1804, d 1865) had issue
  m. Harriet Augusta Stewart (d 1878, dau of Rev. Henry Stewart of Loughgilly, niece of Sir John Stewart, Bart)
  (4) Maryanne Bolton (d 1849)
  m. J. Barton
  (5) Sidney Mary Bolton (dsp 1877)
  m1. Frederick Jones
  m2. Richard Crookshank (d 1865, Captain)
  (6) Elizabeth Bolton
  m. Edward Mayne (d 1850, Captain)
(7) Frances Ann Bolton (d 1876)
  m. George Jones French (1st cousin of Arthur, 1st Lord de Freyne)
  (8) Harriet Bolton (d 1875)
  m. (1839) Francis Charles Annesley (Baron of the German Empire, grandson of Richard, 2nd Earl Annesley)
  d. Sydney Bolton (b 1744)
  m. (1771) Charles Bolton of Castle Ring @2@ below
  iv. Sydney Bolton (b c1711, d 23.08.1779)
  m1. (c12.1727) Fielding Shawe of Dublin
  a. Sydney Shawe (d 1785)
  m. (21.11.1766) David Jones of Bensfont & Beauparc, co. Meath
  (1) Mary Anne Jones
  m. (03.1792) John Bolton of Dromiskin/Tullynonnell @1@ above
  m2. (??) Thomas St. Leger
  v. Margaret Bolton (b c1713)
  m. (c06.1723) John Walmesley of Dublin
  B. Anthony Bolton of Grange, co. Louth (b c1674, d before 16.03.1754)
m. Martha Sheldon
  i. Charles Bolton of Dundalk 'of Castle Ring' (b c1720, d 08.1805)
  BFIR reports that BFR identifies Charles's wife as Sydney, dau of Thomas Bolton of Knock, but says: "This is evidently an error". BIFR1976 ('Bolton of Castle Ring') supports BFIR in identifying her as ...
  m. (c11.1771) Sydney Bolton (b 1744, d 1822, dau of Richard Bolton of Dromiskin) @2@ above
  a. Richard Bolton of Castle Ring (b 20.08.1772, d 17.06.1850, farmer) had issue
  m. (18.02.1808) Mary Ann Ruxton (b 30.07.1774, d 07.04.1812, dau of Gibbons Ruxton of Blackcastle, widow of W. Young)
  b.+ other issue - John (possibly Mayor of Louth), Thomas
  ii. John Bolton of Grange (b c1730)
  m. (c10.1754) Mary (or Margaret) Jones of Dundalk
  a. Thomas Bolton (b c1760, a1779) possibly fits here
  iii. Thomas Bolton
  a. Fred Bolton
  b. Eliza Bolton
  m. _ Waller (Colonel)
  iv. Anthony Bolton (b 1731, d 31.05.1811 in New York)
  m. Martha (b 1731-2, d 12.02.1808)
  a. Thomas Bolton (b 1743, d 27.04.1863, 2nd son)
  m. (20.06.1807) Isabella McKenzie (b 1791, d 14.04.1853)
  b.+ other issue - Robert (b 1765, d 14.08.1770), Elizabeth (d 09.04.1807)
  v. daughter
  C. Theophilus Bolton, Archbishop of Cashel (b c1678, dsp 31.01.1744)
  m. ?? (d c05.1773)
  D. Anne Sydney Bolton
  m. Theophilus Shawe
2. Mary Bolton (bpt 19.05.1641/2)
3. Elizabeth Bolton (b c1645)
  m. Kingsmill Pennefather of Ballover

 

 

James Bolton, Mayor of Drogheda (b 1602, d c04.1644, Captain)
m. Anne (Brennan?)
1. Richard Bolton of Tullydonnel, co. Louth (b c1632, d bt 1717, 2nd son)
  BFIR reports that Richard "seems to have been the ancestor of the Boltons at Tullydonnell and "Calga", County Louth. The line here is very uncertain but they were all associated with Tullydonnell."
  m. _ Tulle
  A. Edward Bolton of Tullydonnell (b c1660)
  m1. _ Donaldson
  i. Elizabeth Bolton (b c1690, a 1738)
  m. _ Richardson
  m2. Elizabeth Corker (dau of Thomas Corker of Dublin, sister of Chambre, Edward & Thomas)
  ii. Richard Bolton of Dublin (d 1802)
  m. (c04.1735) Elizabeth Baker
  a. Barbara Bolton
  m. (1796) Gerald O'Farrell
  iii. Brazeel Bolton (b c1716)
  m. Randall Young of Atherdee
  iv. Abigail Bolton (b c1718)
  m. (by 1738) George Elliot
  v.+ other issue - Corker (b c1713, d by 1738?), Mary, Sarah, Arabella
  B. James Bolton of Tullydonnell (b c1662, d by 1736?)
  i. James Bolton of Clonkeen and/or Calga (b c1690)
  m. (1711?) Margaret Robinson
  a. James Bolton
  m. (1750) Margaret Izod
  b. Edward Bolton of Louth (b 1719-20, d 19.01.1796)
  ii. Thomas Bolton of Calga, co. Louth
  a. Mabel Bolton
  m. Rev. Monsell Hewson (b 1704)
  iii. Boyle Bolton of Carrickbagott (a 1760)
  C. Charles Bolton in Tullydonnell (b c1664, a 1717)
2.+ other issue - Thomas (b c1630), Gregory of Dundalk (b c1630, a 1689), Anne, Susan, Isabella

Main source(s): the section on 'The Boltons of County Dublin' in 'Bolton Families in Ireland' (referred to above as "BFIR") by Charles Knowles Bolton (1937) with input/support as reported above
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