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Families covered: Travers of Ballynamona, Travers of Belvedere, Travers of Gallycloyne Castle
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Bryan Travers of Nateby (a 1583)
m. Joan
1. John Travers of Ballynamona. Co. Cork (d 30.04.1618)
  m. Sarah Spenser (sister of Edmund Spenser the poet)
  A. Sir Robert Travers of Ballynamona & Rochefordstown (d Knocknarness 13.11.1647)
  m1. Katherine Nugent
m2. (1638) Elizabeth Boyle (dau of Richard Boyle, Archbishop of Tuam)
  Except for Martha (and John), we are not sure which wife was mother of which child.
  i. Richard Travers of Ballynamona, Sheriff of co. Cork (d before 24.10.1700)
  m. (1657) Eleanor Stawell (dau of Rev. Jonas (sb James?) Stawell of Kilbrattain Castle)
  ii. John Travers of Ballycurreen & Conwaymore, co. Cork (d before 12.09.1742, Captain)
  m. Mary Scudamore (dau of Richard Scudamore of Gill Abbey) ## see here ##
  a. Robert Travers of Coolconorthy (b 1666, d 1728)
  m. (1691) Elizabeth Owgan
  b. Richard Travers (b 27.08.1665)
  m. Mary White (dau of William White)
  c. John Travers of St. Peters, Cork (d 14.04.1693)
  m. (1691) Joan Field (dau of Alderman William Field of Cork (by Susannah, dau of Henry Becher), m2. Henry Baldwin of Mossgrove)
  (1) John Travers (d before 09.08.1727)
m. Jane Bayley (bur 30.10.1743, dau/coheir of John Bayley of Cork)
  (A) Robert Travers of Mossgrove (d before 01.08.1758)
  (B) John Travers (bur 18.09.1758)
  m. (10.10.1753) Elizabeth Child
  (i) Elizabeth Travers (bpt 06.01.1755, bur 04.08.1772)
  (C) Francis Travers (bur 03.1783, 4th son)
  m. (30.10.1750) Mary Sealy (dau of Robert Sealy of Brandon (sb Bandon))
  (i) Francis Travers (bur 04.04.1805, 3rd son)
  m. (1793) Catherine Fielding (d 26.10.1812)
  (a) Francis Travers (b 1795, d 1817)
  (b) James Walter Travers (b 10.10.1796, d 07.02.1859, RN) had issue
  m. (23.06.1849) Emilia Downes Shepherd (dau of Anthony Robinson Shepherd of Youghal)
  (ii) Mary Travers (bpt 22.05.1761, d 02.07.1825)
  m. William Honner of Round Hill (d 09.1800)
  (iii) Jane Travers
  m. (25.05.1793) John Campbell (Major)
  (iv)+ other issue - Robert (d 20.06.1783, RN), John of Oakgrove (bur 17.03.1826), Walter (bpt 08.05.1759, bur 16.10.1774), Elizabeth (bpt 30.10.1751, d unm 06.03.1843), Anne (bur 05.09.1763)
  (D) Boyle Travers (d 04.07.1766, Alderman of Cork)
  m. (1744) Catherine Cross (bur 16.03.1779, dau of Philip Hawes Cross)
  (i) John Travers of Garrycloyne Castle (b 03.03.1748)
  m. (1771) Joanna Radley (d 01.03.1824, dau of Richard Radley of Knockraure)
  (a) John Travers of Garrycloyne Castle, Sheriff of Cork (dsp 27.01.1854)
  m. (20.10.1798) Rebecca Pyne (d 06.02.1832, dau of John Pyne of Clonmoyle Cottage)
  (b) Catherine Travers (d 15.09.1847)
m. (26.10.1797) Richard Lewis (d 27.07.1812, son of Henry by Margaret, dau of Richard Edward Hull)
  (c) Anne Travers (d 23.03.1856)
  m. (07.10.1809) Thomas Harris (d 20.08.1837, Captain RN)
  (d) Ellen Travers (d unm 02.01.1856)
  (ii) Robert Travers of Abbeville, co. Cork (b 14.08.1752, dsp 1818, Captain RN)
  m. Elizabeth Crooke (d 16.04.1824, dau of William Crooke)
(iii) Jane Travers (b 23.12.1746, d 10.03.1801)
  m. (06.07.1770) Sir Richard Moore, Bart of Maryborough (d 29.12.1817)
  (iv)+ other issue - Walter (b 06.02.1753), Boyle (b 23.10.1757, d 30.06.1758), Boyle (b 17.11.1761), Anne (b 21.08.1751), Catherine (b 10.02.1760, d unm 10.1828), Juliet (bur 07.03.1764)
  (E)+ other issue - Walter of Castleview (bur 18.02.1794), Peter (bur 11.04.1741), William (bur 02.08.1727)
  d. Walter Travers of Kilmeen, Rossmore, co. Cork (d 01.12.1737)
  m. Katherine Love (dau of Herbert Love)
  (1) Robert Travers of Round Hill, co. Cork (d 09.02.1826, Captain)
  m. (29.12.1768) Bryanna Stawell (dau of Anthony Stawell of Ballydoolen)
  (A) Robert Otho Travers (d 30.09.1814, Major) had issue
  m. Frances Elizabeth Steele (d 16.02.1828, dau of Capt. John Steele of Sutton Court)
  (B) Bryanna Travers (d 11.03.1840)
  m. (23.02.1795) Rev. Nicholas Cole Bowen (d 08.10.1837, son of Henry of Bowens Court)
  (C)+ other issue - St. John (d 24.08.1811), Mary (b c1776, d unm 14.11.1839), Margaret (b c1775-6, d unm 09.04.1854), Sarah (b c1779, d unm 18.11.1847)
  (2) Elizabeth Travers
  m. Rev. James Doherty (d 02.1759)
  e. Boyle Travers (b 1676, d 04.07.1755, rector of Stabannan)
  m. (12.06.1699) Alice Garstin (d 14.04.1748, dau of Norman Garstin of Braganstown House)
  (1) Boyle Travers of Dublin (bur 21.08.1742)
  m. (03.09.1737) Charlotte Hyde (d 1758, dau of John Hyde)
  (A) John Travers
  m. (1765) Alicia Tuckey
  (i) John Tuckey Travers (bpt 12.11.1766, d 1824)
  m. (1788) Helena Hennessy (d 27.01.1833)
  (a) John Travers (d 1814)
  (b) Richard Hennessy Travers (d 26.09.1843) had issue
  m. (07.09.18189) Harriet Walsh (dau of Richard Walsh)
(c) Catherine Travers (d 09.04.1841)
  m. (22.10.1818) Charles Shepherd of Cork (d 21.05.1841)
  (d) Caroline Travers (d 16.07.1832)
  m. (01.05.1821) Charles McLean
  (ii)+ other issue - Charlotte (b 01.121769), Jane (bpt 04.07.1771)
  (B)+ other issue - Mary, Elizabeth
  (2) Robert Travers of Ballycurren or Belvedere, co. Cork (d 25.06.1781, 3rd son)
  m1. (11.03.1735) Harriet Newenham (d before 1750, dau of Thomas Newenham of Coolmore)
  (A) Boyle Travers of Belvedere (d 05.04.1765)
  m. (27.12.1758) Margaret Bunbury (d 10.1807)
  (i) John Travers (dspl 15.11.1834, Captain)
m. (25.07.1783) Grace Lysaght d 12.07.1816, dau of John Lysaght, 1st Baron Lisle of Mountnorth)
  (ii) Boyle Travers of Dublin (d 1822)
  m. (1795) Judith Payne (d 03.05.1823)
  (a) child
  (iii) Harriet Travers (d 04.1833)
  m. (20.12.1785) Vesey Hill (d Scringapatam 04.05.1799)
  (B) John Travers of Lehanagh, co. Cork (b c1731??, d 1824, 5th son)
  m. (1764) Elizabeth Towsend Sampson
  (i) Robert Travers of Cork (b 1764, d 23.03.1847)
  m. (1788) Arabella Travers (d 20.07.1839, dau of John Travers of Hettyfield)
  (a) Isobel Russell Travers (dsp 22.04.1867)
  m. (10.07.1824) Thomas Fowler Stewart of Great Yarmouth (d 14.11.1880, son of Timothy)
  (b) Mary Travers
  m. (20.08.1828) Archibald John Stephens (d 30.01.1880, son of Willism Charles of Bristol)
  (c)+ other issue (d unm) - Robert (d 04.07.1860), John (d 14.08.1843), Elizabeth (d 04.1856)
  (ii) Boyle Travers of Belvedere (b 1784, Captain, 5th son) had issue
  m(1). (25.04.1811) Anne Troy (d 08.08.1813) Anne
  (iii) Jane Travers (d 09.1846)
  m. (07.1789) William Adams (d 1846, son of William of Laurenceton)
(iv)+ other issue - John (d c1860), William of Carrigaline, Thomas, Harriet (d unm)
  (C)+ other issue - Thomas of Aghada (d 1801), Robert, Norman (b 1754, d 04.03.1776)
  m2. (15.06.1754) Abigail Sweetlove (d 12.01.1792, dau of Thomas Sweetlove)
  (3)+ other issue - John (d 01.04.1714), Anne (bpt 23.04.1705, bur 24.07.1705), Mary (bpt 03.10.1716), Alice (bpt 23.04.1718), Anne (bpt 10.04.1721)
  f. Mary Travers
  m1. John Bond of Limerick (son of John)
  m2. (1709) Boyle Davies (rector of Carrigaline, son of Rowland, Dean of Cork)
  iii. Elizabeth Travers (a 1675)
  m. William Meade of Ballintubber (son of Sir John)
  iv. Martha Travers dau of Elizabeth Boyle
  m1. Robert Stannard (Captain)
  m2. Sir Richard Aldworth of Newmarket
  B. Zachary Travers of Garrycloyne, co. Cork (d before 20.01.1703-4)
  i. Walter Travers (dsp 18.08.1689)
  m. Mary Gould
  ii. John Travers (d 01.1642)
iii. Martha Travers (d before 1675)
  m. Francis Trydell of Newmarket (d before 1675)
  iv. Anne Travers
  m. Thomas Fulwar (son of Thomas, Archbishop of Cashel)
  v. Mary Travers
  m. William Veale of Cloyne
  C. Joseph Travers (vicar of Clonfeacle, Chancellor of Cloyne, Archdeacon of Kildare)
  m1. Dorothy Ussher (dau of Luke Ussher, Archdeacon of Armagh)
  m2. Mary Bowen of Ballyadams
  Not clear which wife was mother of which children.
  i. Sara Travers
  m. _ Hodges
  ii. Kate Travers
  m. Richard Browne
  iii+. other issue - Chartles, Rose, Alice
  D. Dorcas Travers
  m. Morris Dalton of co. Westmeath

Main source(s): BIFR1976 (Travers)
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