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by jenjunebugMay 10, 2024

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*Richard Saint George of Woodsgift, County Kilkenny (d. 1755), (Brigadier General ), 1744 After Francis Bindon, Irish, 1690-1765 engraver John Brooks, Irish*.

*Hugh Douglas Hamilton portrait of Emilia Olivia née St. George, 2nd Duchess of Leinster courtesy of Bonhams Old Master Paintings 2018.*

*Emilia Olivia Ussher-St. George, the Duchess of Leinster by Hugh Douglas Hamilton courtesy of Old Master Paintings Part II by Christie’s 2012.*

*Emilia Olivia née Usher St. George (1759-1798), Duchess of Leinster, wife of 2nd Duke, 1780 engraver William Dickinson after Joshua Reynolds, courtesy of National Gallery of Ireland.*

*Anne St. George née Stepney of Durrow Abbey County Offaly, and Child, 1971, by George Romney courtesy of August Heckscher Collection 1959.147*

*Harriet St. Lawrence (d. 1830), daughter of William 2nd Earl of Howth. She married Arthur French St. George (1780-1844).*

*Elizabeth Aldworth née St. Leger (1693-1773),* *the first female Freemason.* https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MrsAldworth.jpg#/media/File:MrsAldworth.jpg

*John Hayes St. Leger (1756-1799) courtesy of National Trust Waddesdon Manor.*

Elizabeth Sandford, mother of Henry Sandford Pakenham, wife of Reverend Henry Pakenham, Dean of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin. Henry Sandford Pakenham married the heiress Grace Catherine Mahon and changed his surname to Pakenham Mahon.

*Patrick Sarsfield 1st Earl of Lucan (1620-1693) attributed to Hyacinthe Rigaud, French, 1659-1743*.

*John Scott (1739-1798) 1st Earl of Clonmel, engraver Pierre Conde French after Richard Cosway, courtesy of National Gallery of Ireland.*

*Dorothy Scott (1765-1837) second wife of John Keane, 1st Baronet, by George Romney courtesy of Philadelphia Museum of Art.*

Mary Seymour, who according to Mealy’s sales catalogue married John Dawson 1st Earl of Portarlington of Emo Court, by Thomas Heaphey, courtesy of Fonsie Mealy auction; I think she married George Lionel Dawson-Damer, son of 1st Earl. *She was the daughter of Hugh Seymour Conway 1st Marquess of Hertford*.

*Sarah Eliza Conolly née Shaw (1845-1921), wife of Thomas of Castletown.*

*Robert Shaw, 1774-1849, first baronet of Bushy Park Co. Dublin attributed to Hugh Douglas Hamilton courtesy of Mealys Autumn Sale 2015.*

*Maria Shaw (1838-1875), Daughter of Sir Frederick Shaw 3rd Bt of Bushy Park, Dublin, by William Brocas, courtesy of Adam’s auction 23 March 2016.*

Helena Selina Blackwood née Sheridan (1807-1867), Writer, Wife of 4th Baron Dufferin and Clandeboye, later Countess of Gifford Date 1849, Engraver John Henry Robinson, English, 1796 – 1871 After Frank Stone, English, 1800-1859.

*Sir Henry Sidney (1529-1586), Lord Deputy of Ireland, after painter Arnold Van Brounkhorst, courtesy of National Gallery of Ireland.*

*Philip Sidney in a painted oval Provenance Estate of The Late Basil Collins courtesy Adam’s 8 March 2006.*

*John Smith-Barry (1725-1784) of Fota, County Cork.*

John Barry (1725-1784), who added the name Smith to his surname after his marriage to a wealthy heiress, was the son of James Barry, 4th Earl of Barrymore, of Castlelyons, County Cork, and Barry’s third wife, Anne Chichester, daughter of Arthur Chichester, 3rd Earl of Donegall (it was spelled with two ‘l’s in the title, unlike the county). He married Dorothy Smith, daughter of Hugh Smith of Weald Hall, Essex, and John added Smith to his surname.

*Hugh Smith (1673-1745) of Weald Hall, father of Dorothy Smith who married John Barry (1725-1784), of Fota House, County Cork.*

*Dorothy Smith née Barrett, wife of Hugh Smith (1673-1745) of Weald Hall.*

*Dorothy Smith-Barry née Smith (1727-1756) wife of John Hugh Smith Barry (1725-1784).*

John and Dorothy’s oldest son and heir was James Hugh Smith-Barry (1746-1801). He never married, but had several children.

Portrait Of A Lady traditionally identified as Caroline Courtenay Née Smith-Barry, courtesy of Whyte’s Sept 2007, daughter of James Smith-Barry (1746-1801) of Fota House, County Cork, she married George Courtenay of Ballyedmond House, County Cork (no longer exists).

John Smith-Barry (1783-1837), son of James Hugh Smith-Barry (1746-1801) settled in Fota, County Cork, after his marriage to Eliza Courtenay of Ballyedmond, Midleton, County Cork.

*John Smith-Barry (1783-1837), who hired the Morrisons to enlarge Fota house, County Cork.*

*John Smith-Barry (1783-1837), who hired the Morrisons to enlarge Fota house.*

*I think this is probably Eliza Mary née Courtenay (1797-1828) who married John Smith-Barry, Fota House, County Cork, August 2023.*

*Eliza Mary née Courtenay (1797-1828) who married John Smith-Barry. She was the daughter of Robert Courteney of Ballyedmond in County Cork.*

James Hugh Smith-Barry (1816-1856) inherited Fota and also Marbury Hall in Cheshire. He served as Deputy Lieutenant, Justice of the Peace and High Sheriff of County Cork. He married Elizabeth Jacson of Cheshire. After her husband died, she married George Fleming Warren, 2nd Baron de Tabley of Tabley House, County Chester.

*James Hugh Smith-Barry by William Orpen 1904, courtesy of Fonsie Mealy auction 2022.*

Arthur Hugh Smith-Barry (1843-1925), the oldest son of James and Elizabeth, inherited Fota and also Marbury Hall. He too served as Deputy Lieutenant, Justice of the Peace and High Sheriff of County Cork as well as Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for County Cork between 1867 and 1874. He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for South Huntingdonshire in England between 1886 and 1900. In 1902 he was created 1st (and last) Baron Barrymore of County Cork.

*Arthur Hugh Smith-Barry (1843-1925) of Fota House, 1st Viscount Barrymore.*

*Captain Richard Hugh Smith-Barry (1823-1894) of Fota House, County Cork.*

*Charlotte Mary Smyth with a Landscape View of Ballynatray by James Butler Brenan courtesy of Adam’s 6 Oct 2009, provenance Ballynatray House.* *She married Charles William Moore 5th Earl of Mountcashell.*

*Richard Smyth of Ballynatray (1796-1858) who married in 1821 Harriet St. Leger of Doneraile, Irish school, courtesy of Adam’s auction 6 Oct 2009.*

Percy Ellen Frederick William Smythe (1825-1869) 8th Viscount Strangford and Philippa Eliza Sydney Smythe (d. 1854) daughter of 6th Viscount Strangford, wife of Henry J. Baillie (d. 1885) of Scotland by William Fisher, 1817 – 1895.

*Mary Somerset (1665-1733), Duchess of Ormond, wife of James Butler 2nd Duke of Ormond (1665-1745), painted by Michael Dahl.*

Lady Mary Somerset, Duchess of Ormonde (1665-1733) by Michael Dahl (Stockholm 1656/9 ? London 1743), 1690s. Three-quarter-length portrait, of a young woman, seated, full front, her head three-quarters left. She is wearing a deep brown-gold dress, blue lined and is holding a rose in her right hand. A bottle green curtain is to the right and an arcade in the left background.

*Mary Butler *née Somerset* *(1665-1733)* Duchess of Ormonde, Engraver John Smith, After Godfrey Kneller.*

*Henry Somerset (1629-1700) 1st Duke of Beaufort by Robert White, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt, NPG D28194.*

*Mary Isabella Manners née Somerset, Duchess of Rutland*, *daughter of Charles Somerset 4th Duke of Beaufort and Elizabeth Berkeley, wife of Charles Manners, 4th Duke of Beaufort, Vice Regent of Ireland.*

*Mary Sackville (1637-1678) Countess of Orrery later Viscountess Shannon (d.1714) by Godfrey Kneller courtesy of National Trust Knole.* *She was the wife of Roger Boyle, 2nd Earl of Orrery.*

*Charlotte née Seymour (1835-1903) Countess Spencer, wife of John Poyntz Spencer 5th Earl Spencer, by John Leslie, 1860.* *She was the daughter of Frederick Charles William Seymour.*

*Thomas Spring-Rice (1760-1866), Chancellor of the Exchequer and later 1st Baron Monteagle, photograph courtesy of National Gallery of Ireland.*

*Thomas Spring-Rice (1849-1926) 2nd Baron Monteagle by Charles Wellington Furse, photograph courtesy of National Gallery of Ireland.*

*Mary Spring Rice (1880-1924) and Molly Childers aboard the Asgard during the Howth gun-running.*

*Elizabeth Stanhope née Butler (1640-1665), daughter of the 1st Duke of Ormonde and 2nd wife of Philip Stanhope* *2nd Earl of Chesterfield Date: 1681/1688 Engraver: Isaac Beckett, English, c.1653-c.1715/19 After Peter Lely, Dutch, 1618-1680, courtesy of National Gallery of Ireland.*

*John Staples (1736-1820), of Lissan, County Tyrone, courtesy of National Trust. Springhill, County Derry.*

Portrait called The Honourable Harriet Molesworth (1745-1812), wife of John Staples (1736-1820) (probably Harriet Conolly, d. 1771), by Francis Cotes, courtesy of National Trust. Springhill, County Derry.

*Grace Louisa Staples (1779-1860) Marchioness of Ormonde by John Saunders*. *She was the wife of James Wandesford Butler, 1st Marquess of Ormonde, and daughter of John Staples (1736-1820) of Lissan, County Tyrone.*

*Chalotte Melosina Staples (1786-1847), wife of William Lenox-Conyngham (1792-1858), daughter of John Staples (1736-1820) of Lissan, County Tyrone, courtesy of National Trust. Springhill, County Derry.*

Louisa Anne Pakenham née Staples (1770-1833) and her sister Henrietta Margaret Trench née Staples (1770-1847) Countess of Clancarty (c.1770-1847) by Hugh Douglas Hamilton. Louisa was married to Thomas Pakenham (1757-1836) and Henrietta was married to Richard Power Keating Le Poer Trench (1767-1837) 2nd Earl of Clancarty. *Their father was John Staples (1736-1820) of County Tyrone, and their mother was Harriet Conolly (1739-1771)* *of Castletown House*, *County Kildare.*

*Robert Staples (1772-1832) 8th Baronet, of Springhill, County Derry and Lissan, County Tyrone, courtesy of National Trust. Springhill, County Derry.*

*Charles Stewart Parnell’s mother Delia. She was an American, daughter of the famous “Old Ironsides,” Admiral Charles Stewart.*

*William Stewart of Killymoon (1710-1797), British (Irish) School, mid 18th century, inscribed. *Oil painting on canvas,* A half-length portrait, wearing a gold trimmed blue coat.*

*James Stewart (1741-1821) of Killymoon, County Tyrone, by Pompeo Batoni, courtesy of Ulster Museum.* *He was a son of William Stewart of Killymoon (1710-1797)*.

*Alexander Stewart (1699/1700-1781) of Ballylawn, by Andrea Soldi, courtesy of National Trust, Mount Stewart.*

Alexander Stewart (1699/1700-1781) and his wife, Mary Cowan, bought a large area of land in County Down in 1744, part of which became Mount Stewart demesne.

Oil painting on canvas, Alexander Stewart of Mount Stewart (1700-1781), school of Sir Godfrey Kneller (Lubeck 1646/9 – London 1723). A half-length portrait of Alexander Stewart, father of the 1st Marquess of Londonderry, facing the viewer, with his head turned slightly to the right, wearing a red coat and a cravat over a gold-embroidered jacket. By Unknown author – https://www.artuk.org/discover/artworks/alexander-stewart-of-ballylawn-17001781-132900, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=72556779

*Mary Cowan (1713-1788) who married Alexander Stewart, by Andrea Soldi, courtesy of National Trust, Mount Stewart.*

*Robert Stewart (1739-1821) later 1st Marquess Londonderry, by Anton Raphael Mengs, courtesy of National Trust, Mount Stewart.* *He was the son of Alexander Stewart (1700-1781) of Ballylawn and Mary née Cowan.*

Oil painting on paper laid down on canvas, A Conversation Piece with Robert, 1st Marquess of Londonderry (1739-1821), his Second Wife, Frances (1750-1833), their Son Charles William (1778-1854), and their Four Younger Daughters, Selina, Matilda, Emily Jane and Octavia by Thomas Robinson (Windermere before 1770 – Dublin 1810), 1803-08. The daughters shown are Lady Selina Stewart, later Lady Selina Kerr (d.1871), Lady Emily Jane Stewart, Viscountess Hardinge (1789-1865), Lady Octavia Catherine Stewart, later Baroness Ellenborough (d.1819) and Lady Matilda Stewart, later Lady Matilda Ward (d.1842). Their elder three daughters Georgiana (d. 1804), Caroline (1865) and France Anne (1777 – 1810) are not present.

*Alexander Stewart of Ards, brother of 1st Marquess Londonderry, by Pompeo Batoni, courtesy of National Trust, Mount Stewart.* *He was the son of Alexander Stewart (1700-1781) of Ballylawn and Mary née Cowan.*

*Robert Stewart (1769-1822) Viscount Castlereagh, later 2nd Marquess of Londonderry, by Hugh Douglas Hamilton, courtesy of National Trust, Mount Stewart.*

*Amelia Anne Hobart (1772-1829) wife of Robert Stewart, 1st Viscount Castlereagh*, *by Thomas Lawrence, courtesy of National Trust Mount Stewart.*

*Charles William Stewart (later Vane) (1778-1854), later 3rd Marquess of Londonderry, in Garter Robes, by James Godsell Middleton, courtesy of National Trust, Mount Stewart.* *He was the half-brother of Robert Stewart (1769-1822) Viscount Castlereagh*.

*Painting by Thomas Lawrence of Catherine Bligh, daughter of 3rd Lord Darnley, with her son Frederick Wililam Robert, who became 4th Marquess of Londonderry. Mount Stewart, County Down, June 2023.* *She married Charles William Stewart (later Vane) (1778-1854), later 3rd Marquess of Londonderry*.

Frances Anne (1800-1865) Marchioness of Londonderry, and her son George Henry (1827-1828) Viscount Seaham, by Thomas Lawrence, courtesy of National Trust, Mount Stewart. She married Charles Stewart later Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry.

Elizabeth Jocelyn (1813-1884), Marchioness of Londonderry, formerly Viscountess Powerscourt, by James Rannie Swinton, courtesy of Mount Stewart National Trust. She was married to the 6th Viscount Powerscourt. She was the daughter of Robert Jocelyn 3rd Earl of Roden. After her husband’s death she married Frederick William Robert Stewart, 4th Marquess of Londonderry, of Mount Stewart, County Down.

*Anna Stewart (née Garner), of Lisburn Co. Down, Second Wife of William Stewart of Wilmont, by Nathaniel Hone, courtesy of Shepphards auctions.*

*William Stewart (c. 1650-1692) 3rd Bt and 1st Viscount Mountjoy courtesy of National Trust Mount Stewart.*

*William Stewart (c. 1650-1692) 3rd Bt and 1st Viscount Mountjoy.*

Anne Boyle (1700-1742) 2nd Lady Mountjoy, wife of William Stewart 2nd Viscount Mountjoy by Garrett Morphy Adams auction 19 Oct 2021. She was the daughter of Murrough Boyle, 1st Viscount of Blessington.

*William Stewart (1709-1769) 1st Earl of Blesington by Stephen Slaughter courtesy of Museum of Freemasonry. He was the son of William Stewart 2nd Earl of Mountjoy and Anne née Boyle.*

*James Stopford (1794-1858) 4th Earl of Courtown, attributed to Joseph Slater, courtesy of Fonsie Mealy auction.* *He married Charlotte Albina Montagu Scott.*

“*Col. E. Stratford” attributed to Charles Jervas, courtesy Fonsie Mealy Fortgranite auction.* *It could be Edward Stratford (1663-1740) father of John Stratford (d. 1777) 1st Earl of Aldborough*. *He lived at Belan, County Kildare.*

*John Stratford (d. 1777) 1st Earl of Aldborough courtesy of Fonsie Mealy Fortgranite auction.* *He lived at Belan in County Kildare.* *He married Martha O’Neale, daughter of Benjamin, Archdeacon of Leighlin and Ferns.*

*Martha *O’Neale, daughter of Benjamin, Archdeacon of Leighlin and Ferns*, 1st Countess Aldborough, courtesy of Fonsie Mealy Fortgranite auction.*

*Martha, Countess of Aldborough courtesy of Fonsie Mealy Fortgranite auction.*

*Edward Stratford (1736-1801) 2nd Earl of Aldborough in ceremonial robes, and with painted coat of arms, by Philip Hussey courtesy of Fonsie Mealy Fortgranite.* *He lived in Belan House, County Kildare.*

*Elizabeth Countess of Aldborough (1759-1811) by Hugh Douglas Hamilton, as Hebe. Elizabeth Hamilton was wife of John Stratford 3rd Earl of Aldborough.* *She was the daughter of Frederick Hamilton, Dean of Raphoe, County Donegal.*

Maria Stratford (1744-1797) daughter of 1st Earl of Aldborough, standing by a tree, landscape in background, wearing full length white silk dress, Attributed to James Latham (1696 – 1747) courtesy Fonsie Mealy Fortgranite.

*Archbishop George Stone (1708-1754), Primate of Ireland by Alan Ramsay.*

*James Stuart (1612-1655) 1st Duke of Richmond and 4th Duke of Lennox*, *son of King Charles II.*

Elizabeth Stuart née Yorke (1789-1867). Lady Stuart de Rothesay, with her daughters Charlotte (1817-1861) and Louisa (1818-1891) by George Hayter, photograph courtesy of UK Government Art Collection. Elizabeth was the daughter of Philip Yorke 3rd Earl of Hardwicke; Louisa married Henry de la Poer Beresford 3rd Marquis of Waterford; Charlotte married Charles John Canning 1st Viceroy of India , 2nd Viscount Canning, 1st Earl Canning.

*Louisa Anne Beresford née Stuart (1818-1891) by Sir Francis Grant 1859-1860, NPG 3176. The National Portrait Gallery tells us:* “Louisa Stuart was brought up mostly in Paris, where her father was British Ambassador to the French court. She was taught to draw from an early age and art, along with religion and philanthropy, was one of her main interests throughout her life. A gifted amateur watercolourist, she did not exhibit at professional galleries until the 1870s. With a strong interest in the welfare of the tenants on her Northumberland estate, she rebuilt the village of Ford. She provided a school and started a temperance society in the village. Her greatest artistic achievement was the decoration of the new school with life sized scenes from the Old and New testaments that used children and adults from the village as models.”

*John Stuart (1744-1814), Lord Mountstuart, later 4th Earl and 1st Marquess of Bute by Jean Etienne Liotard, 1763.*

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1718-1794), Wife of John Patrick Crichton Stuart 3rd Earl of Bute, print after Christian Friedrich Zincke, 1830s, courtesy of National Portrait Gallery of London, NPG D34619.

*Caroline née Sutherland Leveson Gower (1827-1887), wife of 4th Duke of Leinster, courtesy of National Gallery of Ireland.*

*Late 16th / Early 17th Century English School “Mrs. William Swifte” courtesy Fonsie Mealy Fortgranite auction.*

Burke’s Landed Gentry of Ireland tells us that Francis Swifte, son of Henry of Sheffield, County York, was knighted in 1616 and died in 1642. Henry of Sheffield’s other son was Thomas, who was buried in Canterbury Cathedral, who married Margaret, daughter and heir of the Right Rev. Thomas Godwin, Bishop of Bath & Wells. Many generations of Swift after him had the forename “Godwin.” Thomas and Margaret had a son William, born in 1566, who was Rector of Herbaldown and who married Mary Philpott.

*17th Century English School “Portrait of a Gentleman in Armour, Sir Francis Swifte,” courtesy Fonsie Mealy Fortgranite auction.* *Probably Francis Swifte, son of Henry of Sheffield, County York, was knighted in 1616 and died in 1642.*

Reverend Thomas Swifte, 17th Century Irish School. He was born in Canterbury in 1561, and married Margaret, daughter and heir of the Right Rev. Thomas Godwin, Bishop of Bath & Wells. He was the son of Henry Swifte; courtesy of Fonsie Mealy’s Fortgranite auction. *Many generations of Swift after him had the forename “Godwin.”*

*Late 16th / early 17th Century English School, “Right Reverend Thomas Godwin, courtesy Fonsie Mealy Fortgranite auction.*

Thomas and Mary’s son Reverend Thomas (1595-1658) of Goodrich, Herefordshire, England, and Bristow, was ancestor of the Irish Swift family of Swiftsheath and Lionsden. He was devoted to King Charles I and the son of Charles I who was to become King Charles II.

Thomas married Elizabeth Dryden (c. 1605-1658). They had many children, many of whom lived in Ireland. His son Jonathan (d. 1667) was a solicitor in Dublin, who married Abigail Erick of County Leicester, and they had a son, born after his death in Hoey’s Court, Dublin, right next to Dublin Castle, in 1667, also named Jonathan, the famed writer, Dean of St Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin. He wrote many anecdotes about his grandfather in his manuscript The Family of Swift which is preserved in the library at Trinity College, Dublin (I must go to see it!). He died in 1745.

*Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) by Charles Jervas circa 1718, National Portrait Gallery in London, 278.*

*Portrait of Dean Swift attributed to Rupert Barber (1719-1772), courtesy of Adam’s auction 12 May 2013.* *This must be Jonathan Swift who died in 1745, Dean of St. Patrick’s Cathedral.*

*Portrait of Stella courtesy of Adam’s auction 12 May 2013, attributed to Rupert Barber (1719-1772).*

“Portrait of Esther Johnson (Stella),” *Late 18th / Early 19th Century after James Latham (1696 – 1747) courtesy of Fonsie Mealy Fortgranite sale.*

Reverend Thomas Swift (1595-1658) had another son, Godwin Swift (d. 1695), who was Attorney-General to the Duke of Ormonde, and married four times. Geoffrey Marescaux tells us that Godwin Swift paid the famous Jonathan Swift’s school fees. His heir was child of his second wife, Katherine Webster, Godwin Swift (1672-1739), later of Dunbrow, County Dublin and Swiftsheath, County Kilkenny. For information on Swiftsheath, see https://kilkennyarchaeologicalsociety.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/OKR1978-356-Geoffrey-Marescaux-Swiftes-Heath.pdf

Godwin Swift (1672-1739) married his cousin, Elizabeth, who was daughter of another son of Reverend Thomas Swift Vicar at Goodrich and Elizabeth née Dryden, William, who had land in Carlow, Kilkenny, Leitrim and Roscommon.

Godwin Swift (1672-1739) and Elizabeth had a son Godwin who inherited Swiftsheath and also owned Tidenton, County Kilkenny. He married a cousin, Elizabeth Swift, who was daughter of Deane Swift (c. 1674-1714) of Castle Rickard, County Westmeath. Deane Swift (c. 1674-1714) was another son of Godwin Swift Attorney-General to the Duke of Ormonde, by his 3rd wife, Hannah Deane.

Their son Godwin Swift (c. 1734-1815) lived in Swiftsheath and Lionsden, County Meath. He also married a cousin, Maria Swift, daughter of Deane Swift (c. 1707-1783) and Mary née Harrison, daughter of Theophilus Harrison. To add confusion to the family tree, Theophilus Harrison, Reverend of Clonmacnois, married twice, and one of his wives, Eleanor Meade, daughter of William Meade Lt Col of Ballintober, County Cork, had been previously married to Godwin Swift Attorney-General to the Duke of Ormonde as his fourth wife! Mary Harrison’s mother was Theophilus Harrison’s second wife, Martha Swift – yes, another Swift! She was the daughter of Adam Swift of Greencastle, County Down, who was another son of Thomas Swift Vicar at Goodrich and Elizabeth née Dryden.

Reverend Deane Swifte, 17th Century Irish School, cousin and biographer of Dean Jonathan Swift. This is be Deane Swift (1703-1783), son of Deane Swift of Castle Rickard, County Westmeath. His great grandfather was a Regicide, ie. signed the death warrant of King Charles I, but fortunately died before Charles II was restored to the throne, according to Jonathan Swift!

*Admiral Richard Deane (Regicide) 17th Century English School courtesy Fonsie Mealy Fortgranite auction.* *The Fonsie Mealy site adds:* “Note: Major Joseph Deane (Inistiogue, 1661-66), of Crumlin, County Dublin, and Ballicocksoust, County Kilkenny (formerly the estate of Richard Strange), was the youngest son of Edward Deane, of Pinnock, Gloucestershire, by his 2nd wife, Anne Wase, and was born at Pinnock, 2nd February, 1624. His elder brother, Colonel Richard Deane, a leading member of the Republican party, was one of the Judges who sat on the trial of Charles I, and signed the death warrant of the King. Colonel Richard Deane was entrusted with the settlement of Scotland, which he speedily effected by his temperance and sagacity. He was next appointed one of the “Generals at Sea”, having for his colleague the famous Robert Blake, but was killed in action against the Dutch on 2nd June, 1653. He was honoured with a public funeral and buried in Henry VII’s Chapel at Westminster, but in 1661 his body (being that of a Regicide) was exhumed and cast out of the Abbey. Joseph Deane was educated at Winchester School, and entered the Parliamentary Army as Cornet in Rainsborough’s Horse. He volunteered for service in Ireland under Oliver Cromwell, in whose army he held the rank of Major. Under the Act of Settlement he had two grants of land (16th January, 1666, and 22nd June, 1669), comprising 9,324 statute acres, situated in the counties of Meath, Down, and Kilkenny, 3,859 acres being in Kilkenny. He purchased from Richard Talbot (afterwards Earl and Duke of Tyrconnell) the Manor of Terenure, in county Dublin, for 4,000. He was named on some important committees of the House of Commons, but was fined 10 for absence on 31st January 1665. In 1664 he paid 4s. hearth money for “Ballicagbsust”. In 1677 he served as High Sheriff of county Dublin. He died 21st December, 1699, having been twice married. By his 1st wife Anne —-, he had one son and two daughters – Joseph, of Crumlin, whose son, Joseph, became Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer, and died without male issue. (1) Anne, married in May, 1673 (as his 3rd wife), Godwin Swift, Attorney-General to the Duke of Ormonde. (2) Elizabeth, married 1st in May, 1672, Captain Henry Grey; 2nd in July, 1677, Donogh O’Brien, of Lemenagh, County Clare. Major Deane married, 2ndly, in 1659, Elizabeth, daughter of Maurice Cuffe, and sister of Captain Joseph Cuffe, of Castle Inch, elected M.P. for Knocktopher in 1665, and by her, who died 3rd April, 1698, had a son and a daughter – Edward whom hereafter M.P. for Inistiogue; and Dorothy, married Maurice Berkeley, of Glasnevin county Dublin.THE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT FOR THE COUNTY, CITY AND BOROUGHS OF KILKENNYBY G.D. BURTCHAELL, M.A., LL.B [Written for the KILKENNY MODERATOR]

*Mrs Godwin Swifte of Swifte’s Heath, courtesy of Fonsie Mealy’s Fortgranite sale.*

Godwin Swift (c. 1734-1815) of Swiftsheath and Lionsden and his cousin, Maria Swift had another son called Godwin Swift (c. 1779-1814), of Lionsden. This Godwin Swift married yet another cousin, Jane Sophia Swift (1785-1851), in 1803. She was the daughter of Richard Swift (1750-1796) who was the son of John L’Estrange Swift (1709-1793) of Lynn, County Westmeath, who was the son of Meade Swift (1682-1739) of Lynn, County Westmeath, who was the son of Godwin Swift Attorney-General to the Duke of Ormonde and Eleanor née Meade!

Jane Sophia Swift (1785-1851) married secondly, in 1818, Louis Auguste Alexander, Comte Lepelletier de Molende.

Countess Molende née Swift and her granddaughter Luigina de Sadre, Gifted by the artist to W.R. Swifte as a token, as his predecessor Jonathan Swifte served as Rector at Agher Church from 1699 – 1745, courtesy Fonsie Mealy Fortgranite auction.

Godwin Swift (c. 1779-1814), of Lionsden and Jane Sophia Swift (1785-1851) had a son Godwin Meade Pratt Swift (1805-1864) of Swiftsheath and Lionsden.

*Identified as* “Godwin Pratt Meade Swifte Lord Carlingford (m. MJ Clarke), Leahy, Dixon & Mulvanney, 19th Century Irish School, standing in a landscape by a grey horse with Foulksrath Castle, Co. Kilkenny in the distance”*, courtesy of Fonsie Mealy Fortgranite*. *Godwin Meade Pratt Swift (1805-1864) of Swiftsheath and Lionsden* *married Mary Jane Clarke of Bansha Castle, County Tipperary.* *He took the title Viscount Carlingford.*

*Jane Christina Swifte (1810-1854), the wife of “Chevalier Sergio Demacdo, Minister Plenipotentiary of HM Emperor of Brazil,” Early 19th Century Irish School, courtesy Fonsie Mealy Fortgranite.* She was the daughter of Godwin Swift of Lionsden and Jane Sophia.

Godwin called himself Viscount Carlingford, reviving a title created in 1627 for another branch of the Swift family. Godwin also added the “e” back to the end of the name Swift. He married first, Maria Theresa Plankenstern, Baroness de Wetzlar of Austria at Paris in 1830 after the birth of their son Ferdinando. [see https://www.youwho.ie/swifte.html ].

Godwin secondly married Jane Anne Hopkins on 18 Mar 1845 at Liverpool after an non legal
ceremony some years earlier. Godwin returned with his family from the continent in 1845 to take
up residence at Swiftesheath. Jane died at Lionsden, Castle Rickard in 1848 and was buried in the
family vault. Godwin thirdly married Mary Jane Clarke on 4 Feb 1863 at Kilkenny and declared himself a widower. Mary was the daughter of Robert Hare Clarke. Godwin died 4 Jul 1864.

He created a flying machine which he hoisted to the top of Foulkesrathe Castle, which stood on the property of Swiftesheath, but it failed to fly and a butler who was piloting the plane broke a leg in his fall.

*Identified as Pratt Swifte, Early 19th Century Irish School, courtesy of Fonsie Mealy Fortgranite sale.*

*Mrs. Swifte, grandmother of Thomas Dennis courtesy Fonsie Mealy Fortgranite Auction.*

*19th Century Irish School, Portrait of Mrs. Godwin Swifte courtesy Fonsie Mealy Fortgranite auction.* *There were so many Godwin Swifts it is hard to identify the sitter.*

Godwin Butler Meade Swifte (1864-1923) son of “Viscount Carlingford,” wearing uniform of the High Sheriff of Kilkenny, seated holding a sword, D.L. was the High Sheriff of Kilkenny and later Carlow, and resided at Swifte’s Heath, Co. Kilkenny, courtesy of Fonsie Mealy Fortgranite.

*Ernest Godwin Swifte K.C., with a companion painting of Lady Francis Swifte courtesy of Fonsie Mealy Fortgranite sale.* *He was the son of William Richard Swift (1807-1890), son of Godwin Swift of Lionsden and Jane Sophia.*

“*Lady Francis Swifte,” with a companion painting of Ernest Godwin Swifte K.C., courtesy of Fonsie Mealy Fortgranite sale.* *Perhaps it is Ernest Godwin’s sister Julia Frances Swift, who did not marry.*

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by jenjunebugSeptember 29, 2023May 24, 2024

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*Windham Quin (1717-1789) of Adare, County Limerick by Stephen Slaughter, courtesy of Yale Center for British Art.*

Elizabeth Christina Foster née Hervey (1759-1824) later Duchess of Devonshire by Angelica Kauffmann courtesy of National Trust Ickworth. She was the daughter of Frederick Augustus Hervey 4th Earl of Bristol, Bishop of Derry who built Downhill, Co Derry. She married John Thomas Foster MP (1747-1796) and later, William Boyle Cavendish 5th Duke of Devonshire. Last, she married Valentine Richard Quin 1st Earl of Dunraven and Mount Earl.

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Walter Raleigh (1552-1618) by Unknown English artist 1588, National Portrait Gallery of London ref. 7.

*Francis Rawdon-Hastings (1754-1826) 2nd Earl of Moira by John Hoppner courtesy of Lady Lever Art Gallery.*

*John Redmond (1856-1918) by Harry Jones Thaddeus, 1901, National Gallery of Ireland NGI889.*

*William Robinson, from “In Harmony with Nature, The Irish Country House Garden 1600-1900” in the Irish Georgian Society, July 2022, curated by Robert O’Byrne*.

*Richard Harcourt Robinson, died in 1910. Rokeby, County Louth*

*Archbishop Richard Robinson (1708-1794) by Angelica Kauffmann or Joshua Reynolds, courtesy of Armagh Robinson Library.*

*Richard Robinson (1787-1847), Baronet, English School (c.1847) with a depiction of his armorials and campaign medals issued to survivors of the Napoleonic Wars courtesy Adam’s auction 6 Oct 2009.* This must be Richard Robinson 2nd Baronet of Rokeby Hall in County Louth. He was the son of John Freind, who married a sister of Richard Robinson Baron of Rokeby, and who took the name of Robinson when he inherted Rokeby.

*John Loftus Robinson, architect of Dun Laoghaire County Hall. Dun Laoghaire County Hall.*

*William Robinson (1644-1712) Royal Hospital Kilmainham, 15th October 2023.*

*James Rochfort (executed in 1652 after killing someone in a duel) usually known by his nickname “Prime Iron,” by Garret Morphy.* *He married Thomasine Pigott of Dysart.*

James Rochfort (“Prime Iron”) and Thomasine Pigott had several children including Charles who married Marbella, daughter of Theophilus Jones and Alice Ussher, and Robert (1652-1727), who became Speaker of the Irish House of Commons and Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer. He married Hannah Hancock (d. 1733) of Twyford, County Westmeath.

*Robert Rochfort (1652-1727) as Speaker of the Irish House of Commons by an unknown artist, Photograph of a painting owned by Michael O’Reilly.*

Robert Rochfort (1652-1727) and Hannah née Hancock had sons George Rochfort (1682-1730), later of Gaulstown, Co. Westmeath and John (1690-1771). George married Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Hamilton-Moore, 3rd Earl of Drogheda. John married, first, Deborah Staunton (d. 1737) then Emilia (d. 1770), daughter of John Eyre (1659-1709) of Eyre Court.

*George Rochfort (1682-1730), of Gaulstown, Co. Westmeath, M.P. for Co. Westmeath by Charles Jervas courtesy of Christies Auction 2002*

George and Elizabeth née Moore had lots of children. The heir was Robert (1708-1774) who was later created 1st Earl of Belvedere.

*Robert Rochfort, 1st Earl of Belvedere (1708-1774), three-quarter-length, in van Dyck costume, by Robert Hunter It is possible that the present portrait was executed posthumously.*

Other children included Mary (1705-1729) who married Henry Tuite, 6th Baronet. Alice (1710-1738) married Thomas Loftus (1701-1768). Thomasine, born 1716, married Gustavus Lambart of Beauparc, County Meath (a section 482 property, see my entry). Anne married Henry Lyons, High Sheriff for King’s County. William (1719-1772) married Henrietta Ramsay. Arthur married Sarah Singleton and became MP for County Westmeath. George (1713-1794) married Alice, daughter of Gustavus Hume, 3rd Baronet.

Jane née Rochfort Countess of Lanesborough (1737-1828) Attributed to Thomas Pope Stevens courtesy Christies Irish Sale 2002. She was the daughter of Robert Rochfort, 1st Earl of Belvedere and married Brinsley Butler, 2nd Earl of Lanesborough.

Sarah Rochfort (nee Singleton) was the daughter of The Rev. Rowland Singleton (1696-1741) of Drogheda, later Vicar of Termonfeckin, County Louth, wife of Arthur Rochfort (1711-1774) of Bellfield House Co Westmeath, sold at Shepphards.

The first Earl of Belvedere is infamous for locking up his wife, Mary Molesworth, daughter of the 3rd Viscount of Swords (see my entry about Belvedere, County Westmeath). Their daughter Jane (d. 1828) married Brinsley Butler, 2nd Earl of Lanesborough. Robert 1st Earl’s son George (1738-1813) succeeded as 2nd Earl of Belvedere.