'DelaCherois1'
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Families covered: De la Cherois-Crommelin of Carrowdore Castle, De la Cherois of Donaghadee, De la Cherois (De la Cherois-Crommelin) of Lisburn
| BLG1879 reports that "The family of De la Cherois descends from the younger branch of an ancient and noble house in France, formerly resident at Cheroy or Cherois, a small town near Sens, int he provence of Champagne, whence the family name is derived." They fled from France, initially to Holland in 1685, following the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes that year. | |||||||||||||||
| Samuel De la Cherois (a 1611, Captain) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Daniel De la Cherois of Lisburn, Governor of Pondicherry in the East Indies (a 1693) | ||||||||||||||
| Commoners shows the 3 brothers of this generation in order 1. Nicholas 2. Daniel 3. Bourjonval. BLG1879 shows them in the order we show. Commoners, supported by TCP ('Mount Aleaxnder'), provides the following. | |||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Crommelin (dau of Louis Crommelin) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Mary Angelica (Marie Angelique) De la Cherois (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| Commoners shows Mary Anglica m1. _ Gmebar (?) of Feversham, m2. Thomas Montgomery (later Earl). TCP shows she married as follows. | |||||||||||||||
| m1. (c05.1725) Thomas Montgomery, 5th Earl of Mount Alexander (dsp 07.04.1757) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (05.10.1759) Richard Mounteney (d 07.04.1768, Baron of the Excequer) | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | Nicholas De la Cherois (a 1677, d 1706, Lt. Colonel) | ||||||||||||||
| The following is partly supported by BLGI1912 ('De la Cherois-Crommelin of Carrowdore Castle'). | |||||||||||||||
| m. Marie Crommelin (dau of Louis Crommelin, widow of Isaac Testard de Blois) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Samuel De la Cherois (b 1700, d 1784) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1731) Sarah Cornière | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Daniel De la Cherois of Donaghadee, co. Down | ||||||||||||||
| m. (13.02.1782) Mary Crommelin (dau of Alexander Crommelin) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Daniel De la Cherois of Donaghadee, Sheriff of co. Down (b 01.121783, dsp 1850, DL) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Samuel Louis De la Cherois (d 03.01.1836) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (09.1820) Mary Roland (dau of John Roland) | |||||||||||||||
| c.+ | other issue - Nicholas (d 1811), Mary (d 1854) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Nicholas De la Cherois (dsp 1829, Captain) | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | Samuel De la Cherois, later de la Cherois-Crommelin 'of Lisburn' (b 1744, d 1816) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (16.04.1776) Maria Dobbs (dau of Rev. Thomas Dobbs (brother of Conway of Castle Dobbs (not Governor of North Carolina but son of the Governor?)) by Mary, dau of J. Young of Lisanae) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Nicholas De la Cherois, later De la Cherois-Crommelin of Carrowdore Castle, co. Down (b 10.06.1783, d 29.03.1863) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (17.12.1810) Elizabeth (Mullins) (d 12.04.1820, dau of Wiliam, 2nd Lord Ventry, by Sarah Anne, dau of Sir Riggs Falkiner, Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Anne De la Cherois | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1798) Henry Purdon of Rathwire (MD) | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Harriet Judith De la Cherois | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1808) Henry Aldborough Head (Lt. Colonel, son of Michael of Derry Castle) | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Jane Suzanna De la Cherois | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1817) Thomas Richard Bruce (RN, son of Edward of Kilroot) | |||||||||||||||
| e.+ | other issue - Richard in Curacoa (d unm 1810, Brigade Major), Mary | ||||||||||||||
| iv. | Judith De la Cherois | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Smythe | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Madeleine De la Cherois | ||||||||||||||
| m. Daniel Crommelin of Lisburn (cousin) | |||||||||||||||
| 3. | Bourjonval De la Cherois (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): BLG1879 ('De la Cherois of Donaghadee'), Commoners (vol 4, 'De la Cherois-Crommelin of Carrowdore Castle', p422+), BLG1879 ('De la Cherois-Crommelin of Carrowdare (sb Carrowdore) Castle')
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