'Leeson1'
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Families covered: Leeson of Dublin, Leeson of Milltown, Leeson of Soulgrave (Sulgrave)
| BP1934 identifies the arms of the following family as "Gu., a chief arg., on the lower part a cloud, the rays of the sun issuing therefrom, ppr.". | |||||||||||||||
| William Leesone of Cullworth, Northamptonshire | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Hugh Leeson (to Ireland) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Rebecca Tighe (dau of Richard Tighe, Mayor of Dublin) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Joseph Leeson of Dublin (b 1660, d before 16.06.1741) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1695) Margaret Brice (dau of Andrew Brice, Sheriff of Dublin) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Joseph Leeson, 1st Earl of Milltown (b 11.03.1701, d 02.10.1783) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (20.01.1729) Cecilia Leigh (d 29.10.1737, dau of Francis Leigh of Rathangan, sister of John of Rosegarland) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Joseph Leeson, 2nd Earl of Milltown (b 1730, d unm 27.11.1801) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Brice Leeson, 3rd Earl of Milltown (b 20.12.1735, d 10.01.1807) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (25.10.1765) Maria Graydon (d 25.07.1772, dau of John Graydon) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Joseph Leeson (b 17.07.1766, dvp 1800) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (21.04.1798) Emily Douglas (d 15.06.1841, dau of Archibald Douglas of Darnock by Mary Crosbie, she m2. Valentine Lawless, 2nd Lord Cloncurry) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Joseph Leeson, 4th Earl of Milltown (b 11.02.1799, d 31.01.1866) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (07.1828) Barbara Meredyth (d 14.02.1874, dau of Sir Joshua Colles Meredyth) | |||||||||||||||
| (B)+ | other issue - Henry Talbot (b 20.02.1800, d 29.05.1829), Cecilia Charlotte (d 23.08.1819) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | John Leeson (b 08.1767, d 11.12.1835) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (12.01.1793) Martha Ryley (dau of Rev. John Ryley) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Joseph Leeson (b 25.03.1796, d 15.02.1847, Major) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (26.11.1817) Anne O'Reilly (dau of Anthony Alexander O'Reilly, son of Thomas of Baltrasna) | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Elizabeth Leeson (d 25.06.1866) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (04.02.1817) David Nixon Donellan of Castle Bellingham | |||||||||||||||
| m2. M. Giordano | |||||||||||||||
| (C) | Cecilia Leeson | ||||||||||||||
| m. (30.06.1822) George Hornidge of Russellstown | |||||||||||||||
| (D)+ | other issue - John Sackville (b 02.06.1800, dsp 07.05.1863, Colonel), Charles Ponsonby (b 17.01.1810, d unm 02.07.1852, Captain), Maria Martha (b 17.01.1795, d unm 05.03.1871) | ||||||||||||||
| (3) | Robert Leeson (b 03.1772, d 14.01.1842, Captain) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (28.10.1810) Philippa Juliana Neave (d 23.04.1846, dau of Rev. Timothy Neave) | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Mary Leeson (d 03.06.1794) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (02.1784) John Bourke, 2nd Earl of Mayo (b c1729, dsp 20.04.1792) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (20.10.1738) Anne Preston (d 17.01.1766, dau of Nathaniel Preston of Swainstown) | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Anne Leeson | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1770) Hugh Henry of Lodge Park | |||||||||||||||
| m3. (10.02.1768) Elizabeth French (d 23.01.1842, dau of William French of Oak Port, Dean of Armagh) | |||||||||||||||
| e. | William Leeson (b 05.03.1770, d 07.10.1819) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (24.06.1796) Mary Buchanan (d 02.1849, dau of Robert Buchanan) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Elizabeth Leeson (d 04.1822) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (01.02.1815) William Hale of King's Walden (d 1852) | |||||||||||||||
| f. | Robert Leeson (b 18.05.1773, d 1850) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (17.08.1795) Grace Head (d 05.11.1833, dau of Michael Head) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Robert Leeson (b 05.04.1796, d 10.07.1871) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (12.01.1820) Elizabeth Marshall ( 07.10.1878, dau of Ralph Marshall of Ballymacadam) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Richard Leeson (d 1818) | ||||||||||||||
| (3) | Sir William Edward Leeson (b 02.1801, d 21.04.1885) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (01.10.1826) Louisa Araminta Sewell (d 08.1851, dau of Thomas Bermingham Daly Henry Sewell of Athenry) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (25.08.1853) Julia Richards (d 22.12.1879, dau of Commdr. Edwin Richards) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (08.1834) Harriet Brooke (d 01.1858, sister of Sir Henry Brooke, Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| g. | Cecilia Leeson | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1789) David La Touche | |||||||||||||||
| h. | Frances Arabella Leeson (d 09.05.1840) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (25.07.1790/1) Marcus Beresford (b 14.02.1764, d 16.11.1797) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Anne Leeson | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1717) Hugh Henry of Straffan House | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Martha Leeson | ||||||||||||||
| m. Richard Cooke of Cokesborough | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Joyce Leeson | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1721) Sir Robert Blackwood, Bart of Ballyleidy (b 05.11.1694, d 1774) | |||||||||||||||
| v.+ | other issue - Margaret (d unm 1742), Mary | ||||||||||||||
| B.+ | other issue including Hugh (prebendary of Yago) | ||||||||||||||
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| Metcalfe identifies the arms of the following family as "Quarterly - 1 and 4, Gules, rays Or issuing from a chief nebulée proper; 2 and 3, Argent, a cross engrailed Sable guttée d'Or". | |||||||||||||||
| Robert Leeson of Whitfield, Northamptonshire | |||||||||||||||
| m1. Susan Stotesbury (dau/heir of Thomas Stotesbury of Soulgrave (Sulgrave)) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Thomas Leeson of Soulgrave, Northamptonshire (a 1564) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jane Lowe of Derbyshire | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Thomas Leeson of Norton by Twycross (Leicestershire) & Sulgrave | ||||||||||||||
| i.+ | issue - Thomas, Arthur (a 1610), daughter | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Susan Leeson probably the Susanna who married ... | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (by c1589) William Savill of Blaby | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Humphrey Kendall of Swithland & Blaby (a 1619) | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | Margaret Leeson | ||||||||||||||
| 3. | Joyce Leeson | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Robinson of London (carpenter) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Ann Lovet (dau of Thomas Lovet or Lovett of Astwell) | |||||||||||||||
| 4.+ | other issue - Elizabeth, Mary, Bridget | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) For upper section (uploaded 28.11.06) :
BP1934 ('Milltown')
(2) For lower section (uploaded 24.09.19, reviewed 30.10.19) : Visitation (Walter Metcalfe (1887), Northamptonshire, 1564, 'Leeson of Soulgrave'), 'The History and Antiquities of the County of Northampton' (George Baker, vol 1, 1830, 'Stotesbury and Leeson of Sulgrave', p517)
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