'Coote01'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Coote of Mountrath, Coote in Norfolk

                               
Sir John Coote (from France)
m. ?? (dau of Lord Boys of France)
1. Sir John Coote (to Devonshire)
  m. _ Fortescue (dau of Sir John Fortescue)
  A. Sir William Coote
  m. _ Mansel (dau of Thomas Mansel)
  i. Sir William Coote
  m. _ Worthy (dau/heir of _ Worthy of Worthy)
  a. Sir John Coote
  m. _ Sacheveral
  (1) Robert Coote
  m. _ Grantham
  (A) Thomas Coote
  m. _ Darnell
  (i) Sir John Coote
  m. _ Tirwhyt
  (a) John Coote
  m. _ Fotherby
  ((1)) Richard Coote
  m. Margaret Calthrope (dau of Sir William Calthrope of Norfolk)
  ((A)) Christopher Coote
  m. _ Whitsingham of Norfolk (coheir)
  ((i)) Richard Coote had issue in Norfolk
  m. Elizabeth Felton (coheir)
((2)) John Coote
  m. Margaret Drury
  ((A)) Francis Coote of Eaton, Norfolk (a temp Elizabeth I who r. 1558-1603, 2nd son)
  m. Anne (m2. Sir Ralph Bourchier)
  ((i)) Sir Nicholas Coote of Blownorton, Norfolk (a 1636)
  m(1). Anne Cooper (dau of Thomas Cooper of Thurgarton)
  ((a)) Sir Charles Coote, 1st Bart of Castle Cuffe (Queen's Co.) (d 07.05.1642, to Ireland, Provost Marshal of Connaught)
  m. (by 1617) Dorothea Cuffe (dau/coheir of Hugh Cuffe of Cuffe Wood)
(((1))) Sir Charles Coote, 2nd Bart, 1st Earl of Mountrath (b c1610, d 18.12.1661) - continued below
  m1. Mary Ruish (dau of Sir Francis Ruish of Castle Jordan and Ruish Hall)
  m2. (before 05.1645) Jane Hannay (bur 18.11.1684, dau of Sir Robert Hannay, 1st Bart of Mochrum)
(((2))) Chidley Coote of Killester & Mount Coote (d 19.11.1668)
  m1. _ Willoughby (dsp, dau of Sir Francis Willoughby)
  m2. Alice (Anne) Philips (bur 25.09.1680, dau of Sir Thomas Philips)
  (((3))) Richard Coote, 1st Lord Coote of Coloony (b 1620, d 10.07.1683)
  m. Mary St. George (d 05.11.1701, dau of Sir George St. George of Carrick-drummuske)
  (((4))) Thomas Coote of Coote Hill (dsp 27.11.1671, Colonel)
  m. Frances Hill (dau of Moyses Hill of Hillsborough)
  (((5))) Letitia Coote
  m. Sir Francis Hamilton, Bart of Killeshandra
  ((b)) William Coote (Dean of Down) had issue
  ((B))+ other issue - Richard, Christopher, Nicholas
  ((3)) Robert Coote
  m. _ Blaxton (dau of _ Blaxton of Blaxton)
  ((A)) John Coote (d unm)
  ((B)) Anne Coote
  m. Robert Waldgrave
  (b) Robert Coote (abbot of St. Albans, rector of St. Edmundsbury)

 

 

Sir Charles Coote, 2nd Bart, 1st Earl of Mountrath (b c1610, d 18.12.1661) - continued above
m1. Mary Ruish (dau of Sir Francis Ruish of Castle Jordan & Ruish Hall (by Mary, dau/heir of Sir Henry Duke of Castle Jordan), sister/coheir of Thomas)
1. Charles Coote, 2nd Earl of Mountrath, 3rd Bart (b c1630, d 30.08.1672)
  m. (06.1653) Alice Meredyth (d by 1698, dau of Sir Robert Meredyth of Greenhills by Anne Usher)
A. Charles Coote, 3rd Earl of Mountrath, 4th Bart (b c1655, d 29.05.1709)
  m. (1679) Isabella Dormer (b 27.08.1663, bur 06.07.1691, dau of Charles Dormer, 2nd Earl of Carnarvon)
  i. Charles Coote, 4th Earl of Mountrath, 5th Bart (b c1680, d unm 14.09.1715)
  ii. Henry Coote, 5th Earl of Mountrath, 6th Bart (b 04.01.1683/4, d unm 27.3.1720)
  iii. Algernon Coote, 6th Earl of Mountrath, 7th Bart (bpt 06.06.1689, d 27.08.1744)
  m. (28.11.1721) Diana Newport (d 14.07.1766, dau of Richard Newport, 2nd Earl of Bradford)
  a. Charles Henry Coote, 7th Earl of Mountrath, 8th Bart, 1st Lord Castlecoote (b c1725, d unm 01.03.1802)
The earldom became extinct. The new barony of Castlecoote was passed by special remainder to his kinsman Charles Henry Coote. The baronetcy passed by normal inheritance to his kinsman, another Charles Henry Coote.
  B. Anne Coote (b c1658, d 06.04.1725)
  m. (11.1672) Murrough Boyle, 1st Viscount Blesington (b 1648, 26.04.1718)
  C.+ other issue (d young) - Robert (bpt 13.02.1662), Mary
m2. (before 05.1645) Jane Hannay (bur 18.11.1684, dau of Sir Robert Hannay, 1st Bart of Mochrum)
2. Richard (Charles) Coote of Tullaghmain (b 02.1648-9, Colonel)
  m. (07.1666) Penelope Hill (dau of Arthur Hill of Hillsborough)
  A. Charles Coote (bpt 08.04.1671, d young)
  B. Jane Coote (d 25.06.1729)
  m1. Sir William Evans, Bart of Kilcreene (b 1662, d 05.1690)
  m2. Henry Gorges of Coleraine (b 1667, d 1696, Colonel)
  m3. Jervase (or Jeremiah) Price of the Inner Temple
  m4. (1708) William Billingsley of the Three Castles, co. Kilkenny (Major)
  C. Penelope Coote
  m. Samuel Galland
  D. Mary Coote
  m. William Brewster
  E. Elizabeth Coote
  m. John Ball
  F. Rose Coote (dsp)
  m. Charles Boyle, 2nd Viscount Blesington (dsps 02.06.1732)
3. Dorothy Coote (b 02.02.1652, d 08.02.1677)
  m. Moses Viredett (minister in Dublin)
4.+ other issue - Chidley of Sheerwood Park in co. Carlow (dsp, Captain), Jane (d unm), Hannah (bpt 23.02.1655, d young)

Main source(s): Lodge's 'Peerage of Ireland' (Archdall, vol 2, 1789, 'Coote, Earl of Mountrath', p62+), BE1883 (Coote of Mountrath and Castlecoote) with some support from BP1934 (Coote)
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