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Selina Elizabeth BROOKE1

F, #1601
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FatherRt. Hon. Sir Arthur BROOKE, 1st Bart

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Selina Elizabeth BROOKE and Thomas VESEY, 1st Viscount de Vesci, were married on 24 April 1769.1

Child with Thomas VESEY, 1st Viscount de Vesci,

SonJohn VESEY, 2nd Viscount De Vesci

Last Edited27 March 2007

Citations

  1. [S34] Johnston-Liik, E.M., History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800, p. 472 entry 2148 for John Denny Vesey

Rt. Hon. Sir Arthur BROOKE, 1st Bart1

M, #1602
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The Rt. Hon. Sir Arthur Brooke, 1st Bt., lived at Colebrooke, Co. Fermanagh, Ireland. He was a Member of the Irish Parliament.1

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DaughterSelina Elizabeth BROOKE+

Last Edited9 August 2010

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  1. [S34] Johnston-Liik, E.M., History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800, p. 472 entry 2148 for John Denny Vesey

Robert HANDCOCK1

M, #1603
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Robert HANDCOCK and Elizabeth VESEY were married in 1751.1
He lived at Co. Westmeath, Ireland.1

Last Edited20 October 2010

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  1. [S34] Johnston-Liik, E.M., History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800, p. 472 entry 2148 for John Denny Vesey

Rt. Hon. Edmund Sexten PERY, 1st Viscount Pery1

M, #1604
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Rt. Hon. Edmund Sexten PERY, 1st Viscount Pery, and Elizabeth VESEY were married in 1762.1
The Rt. Hon. Edmund Sexten Pery, 1st Viscount Pery, was a Member of the Irish Parliament.1

Last Edited10 August 2010

Citations

  1. [S34] Johnston-Liik, E.M., History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800, p. 472 entry 2148 for John Denny Vesey

Thomas KNOX, 1st Viscount Northland1

M, #1605
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Thomas KNOX, 1st Viscount Northland, and Anne VESEY were married in 1753.1
Thomas Knox, 1st Viscount Northland, was a Member of the Irish Parliament.1

Last Edited9 August 2010

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  1. [S34] Johnston-Liik, E.M., History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800, p. 472 entry 2148 for John Denny Vesey

Sir Robert STAPLES, 7th Bart1

M, #1606, b. 1 August 1740, d. 1816
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Sir Robert STAPLES, 7th Bart, was born on 1 August 1740.2 He and Jane VESEY were married in 1776.1 He died in 1816, at age ~76.
Sir Robert Staples, 7th Bt. was the son of Sir Alexander Staples, 6th Bt. and Abigail Townley. Jane Vesey was his third wife; they had 3 daughters.2

Last Edited10 August 2010

Citations

  1. [S34] Johnston-Liik, E.M., History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800, p. 472 entry 2148 for John Denny Vesey
  2. [S57] Darryl Lundy, A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe; www.thepeerage.com

Richard GORGES1

M, #1607, b. 22 March 1662, d. 12 April 1728
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FatherRobert GORGES (b. before 1624, d. November 1699)
MotherJane LOFTUS

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Richard GORGES was born on 22 March 1662.1 He and Nichola Sophia HAMILTON were married in April 1704.1 He and Dorothy STOPFORD, Countess of Meath, were married in December 1716.2 He died on 12 April 1728, at age 66.1
Richard Gorges was the Member of Irish Parliament for Charlemont 1692-3; Bandon Bridge 1703-13; Ratoath 1713-14, 1715-27. A professional soldier, he began service as Cornet in a Regiment of Horse 1685 followed bt: Adjutant General of Forces in Ireland 1697;Colonel of newly raised regment of foot 1703; Brigadier-General 1704; served under Peterborough in Spain; Major-General of the Forces in Spain 1707. General Gorges' income in 1713 estimated to be £7,200. He lived at Kilbrew House, Co. Meath, Ireland.
Note: The History of the Irish Parliament erroneously states that Richard Gorges’s second wife, Dorothy Stopford, was the mother of Richard, Lucy and Dorothy. Their dates of birth (actual or estimated from their subsequent marriage dates) clearly precede the date of marriage of Richard Gorges to Dorothy Stopford.1

Children with Nichola Sophia HAMILTON (d. 1713)

SonRichard GORGES (b. before 1708, d. March 1778)
DaughterDorothy GORGES (b. before 1711)
SonHamilton GORGES+ (b. 1711, d. 8 April 1786)
DaughterLucy GORGES (b. 3 January 1711)

Last Edited9 August 2010

Citations

  1. [S34] Johnston-Liik, E.M., History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800, p. 294 entry 0884 for Richard Gorges
  2. [S365] Peter Barns-Graham, Stirnet Genealogy Gorges02, Url: http://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/british/gg/gorges2.htm, the History of the Irish Parliament gives a date of 1713

Nichola Sophia HAMILTON1

F, #1608, d. 1713
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Nichola Sophia HAMILTON and Sir Tristram BERESFORD, 3rd Bart, were married before 1703.1 She and Richard GORGES were married in April 1704.1 She died in 1713.2
Hon. Nichola Sophia Hamilton was the daughter of Hugh Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton, Baron of Glenawly and Susanna Balfour.3

Children with Richard GORGES (b. 22 March 1662, d. 12 April 1728)

SonRichard GORGES (b. before 1708, d. March 1778)
DaughterDorothy GORGES (b. before 1711)
SonHamilton GORGES+ (b. 1711, d. 8 April 1786)
DaughterLucy GORGES (b. 3 January 1711)

Last Edited9 August 2010

Citations

  1. [S34] Johnston-Liik, E.M., History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800, p. 294 entry 0884 for Richard Gorges
  2. [S365] Peter Barns-Graham, Stirnet Genealogy Gorges02, Url: http://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/british/gg/gorges2.htm
  3. [S57] Darryl Lundy, A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe; www.thepeerage.com

Sir Tristram BERESFORD, 3rd Bart1

M, #1609
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Sir Tristram BERESFORD, 3rd Bart, and Nichola Sophia HAMILTON were married before 1703.1
Sir Tristram Beresford, 3rd Bart., was a Member of the Irish Parliament.1

Last Edited9 August 2010

Citations

  1. [S34] Johnston-Liik, E.M., History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800, p. 294 entry 0884 for Richard Gorges

Dorothy STOPFORD, Countess of Meath1

F, #1610, d. 10 April 1728
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FatherJames STOPFORD

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Dorothy STOPFORD, Countess of Meath, and Edward BRABAZON, 4th Earl of Meath, were married on 27 September 1704.2 She and Richard GORGES were married in December 1716.3 She died on 10 April 1728.2
Dorothy Stopford, Countess of Meath, was "Countess Doll" by Dean Swift upon her 2nd marriage to Richard Gorges, who ridiculed them both as "Doll and Dickey".1

Last Edited9 August 2010

Citations

  1. [S34] Johnston-Liik, E.M., History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800, p. 294 entry 0884 for Richard Gorges
  2. [S366] Peter Barns-Graham, Stirnet Genealogy Brabazon1, Url: http://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/british/bb4fz/brabazon1.htm
  3. [S365] Peter Barns-Graham, Stirnet Genealogy Gorges02, Url: http://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/british/gg/gorges2.htm, the History of the Irish Parliament gives a date of 1713

Edward BRABAZON, 4th Earl of Meath1

M, #1611, d. 22 February 1707
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Edward BRABAZON, 4th Earl of Meath, and Cecelia BRERETON were married before 1677.2 He and Dorothy STOPFORD, Countess of Meath, were married on 27 September 1704.2 He died on 22 February 1707.2
Edward Brabazon was the 4th Earl of Meath.

Last Edited9 August 2010

Citations

  1. [S34] Johnston-Liik, E.M., History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800, p. 294 entry 0884 for Richard Gorges
  2. [S366] Peter Barns-Graham, Stirnet Genealogy Brabazon1, Url: http://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/british/bb4fz/brabazon1.htm

James STOPFORD1

M, #1612
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DaughterDorothy STOPFORD, Countess of Meath (d. 10 April 1728)

Last Edited26 March 2007

Citations

  1. [S34] Johnston-Liik, E.M., History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800, p. 294 entry 0884 for Richard Gorges

Richard GORGES1

M, #1613, b. before 1708, d. March 1778
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FatherRichard GORGES (b. 22 March 1662, d. 12 April 1728)
MotherNichola Sophia HAMILTON (d. 1713)

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Richard GORGES was born before 1708.2 He and Elizabeth FIELDING were married in 1727.3 He died in March 1778 in Marlborough Street, Dublin, Ireland.3
He was High Sheriff of Co. Meath 1731, Member of the Irish Parliament for Augher 1739-60; Enniskillen 1761-8, and a professional soldier in the Dragoons.3

Last Edited20 October 2010

Citations

  1. [S34] Johnston-Liik, E.M., History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800, p. 294 entry 0884 for Richard Gorges
  2. [S365] Peter Barns-Graham, Stirnet Genealogy Gorges02, Url: http://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/british/gg/gorges2.htm
  3. [S34] Johnston-Liik, E.M., History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800, p. 295 entry 0885 for Richard Gorges

Lucy GORGES1

F, #1614, b. 3 January 1711
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FatherRichard GORGES (b. 22 March 1662, d. 12 April 1728)
MotherNichola Sophia HAMILTON (d. 1713)

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Lucy GORGES was born on 3 January 1711.2 She and Nicholas WELDON were married.1 She and Rt. Hon. William st LAWRENCE, 14th Baron Howth, were married on 2 August 1728.1

Last Edited26 March 2007

Citations

  1. [S34] Johnston-Liik, E.M., History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800, p. 294 entry 0884 for Richard Gorges
  2. [S365] Peter Barns-Graham, Stirnet Genealogy Gorges02, Url: http://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/british/gg/gorges2.htm

Rt. Hon. William st LAWRENCE, 14th Baron Howth1

M, #1615
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Rt. Hon. William st LAWRENCE, 14th Baron Howth, and Lucy GORGES were married on 2 August 1728.1
The Rt. Hon. William St Lawrence, 14th Baron Howth, a Member of Irish Parliament.1

Last Edited9 August 2010

Citations

  1. [S34] Johnston-Liik, E.M., History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800, p. 294 entry 0884 for Richard Gorges

Nicholas WELDON1

M, #1616
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Nicholas WELDON and Lucy GORGES were married.1

Last Edited27 March 2007

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  1. [S34] Johnston-Liik, E.M., History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800, p. 294 entry 0884 for Richard Gorges

Dorothy GORGES1

F, #1617, b. before 1711
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FatherRichard GORGES (b. 22 March 1662, d. 12 April 1728)
MotherNichola Sophia HAMILTON (d. 1713)

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Dorothy GORGES was born before 1711. She and John CUFFE, 1st Baron Desart, were married on 12 February 1726/27.1,2

Last Edited26 March 2007

Citations

  1. [S34] Johnston-Liik, E.M., History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800, p. 294 entry 0884 for Richard Gorges
  2. [S365] Peter Barns-Graham, Stirnet Genealogy Gorges02, Url: http://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/british/gg/gorges2.htm

John CUFFE, 1st Baron Desart1

M, #1618
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John CUFFE, 1st Baron Desart, and Dorothy GORGES were married on 12 February 1726/27.1,2
John Cuffe, 1st Baron Desart, was a Member of the Irish Parliament.1

Last Edited9 August 2010

Citations

  1. [S34] Johnston-Liik, E.M., History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800, p. 294 entry 0884 for Richard Gorges
  2. [S365] Peter Barns-Graham, Stirnet Genealogy Gorges02, Url: http://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/british/gg/gorges2.htm

Robert GORGES1

M, #1619, b. before 1624, d. November 1699
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FatherHenry GORGES
MotherBarbara BAYNARD

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Robert GORGES was born before 1624.1 He and Jane LOFTUS were married.1 He died in November 1699.1 He was buried on 10 November 1699.1
Robert Gorges was the son of Henry Gorges of Batcombe and his wife Barbara Baynard. He was the Member of Irish Parliament for Bandon Bridge 1661-6 and Ratoath 1692-3; Revenue Commissioner 1662-1675; Secretary to Henry Cromwell and the Duke of Schomberg.1

Children with Jane LOFTUS

DaughterElizabeth GORGES
SonRichard GORGES+ (b. 22 March 1662, d. 12 April 1728)

Last Edited9 August 2010

Citations

  1. [S34] Johnston-Liik, E.M., History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800, p. 296 entry 0887 for Robert Gorges

Jane LOFTUS1

F, #1620
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FatherSir Arthur LOFTUS

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Jane LOFTUS and Robert GORGES were married.1
Jane Loftus was the daughter of Sir Arthur Loftus of Rathfarnham and Dorothy Boyle (daughter of Richard Boyle, Earl of Cork). She was a great-granddaughter of Adam Loftus, Archbishop of Armagh and Chancellor of Ireland.

Children with Robert GORGES (b. before 1624, d. November 1699)

DaughterElizabeth GORGES
SonRichard GORGES+ (b. 22 March 1662, d. 12 April 1728)

Last Edited9 August 2010

Citations

  1. [S34] Johnston-Liik, E.M., History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800, p. 296 entry 0887 for Robert Gorges

Sir Arthur LOFTUS1

M, #1621
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DaughterJane LOFTUS+

Last Edited15 December 2008

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  1. [S34] Johnston-Liik, E.M., History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800, p. 296 entry 0887 for Robert Gorges

Elizabeth GORGES1

F, #1622
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FatherRobert GORGES (b. before 1624, d. November 1699)
MotherJane LOFTUS

Last Edited26 March 2007

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  1. [S34] Johnston-Liik, E.M., History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800, p. 296 entry 0887 for Robert Gorges

Henry GORGES1

M, #1624
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Henry GORGES and Barbara BAYNARD were married.1
He lived at Batcombe Manor, Somerset, England.1

Child with Barbara BAYNARD

SonRobert GORGES+ (b. before 1624, d. November 1699)

Last Edited20 October 2010

Citations

  1. [S34] Johnston-Liik, E.M., History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800, p. 296 entry 0887 for Robert Gorges

Barbara BAYNARD1

F, #1625
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Barbara BAYNARD and Henry GORGES were married.1

Child with Henry GORGES

SonRobert GORGES+ (b. before 1624, d. November 1699)

Last Edited27 March 2007

Citations

  1. [S34] Johnston-Liik, E.M., History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800, p. 296 entry 0887 for Robert Gorges
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