Francis-Mufchamp baptized 6 May 1734, and buried 7 February 1747 at St. Anne's, Dublin. Elizabeth, baptized 31 March 1733, married first, 4 July 1751, to Robert Handcock of Watertown in county of Weftmeath, Efq. and by him who died 25 October 1754 had a fon, Guftavus, heir to his grand-mother, whofe family ⚫ name of -Temple he hath affumed, and by Mary eldest daughter of William-Henry Moore of Drumbanagher, Efq. hath iffue. The faid Elizabeth married fecondly, Edmond Sexton Perry of Newtown-Perry, county of Limerick, Efq.and by him, who hath been advanced to the peerage, hath issue. Anne, married 25 Auguft 1753, to Thomas Knox of Dungannon, Efq. created Lord Welles, and Jane, married 4 March 1776 to Sir Robert Staples, of Dunmore in the Queen's County, Bart. to whom she was third wife, and by him hath iffue three daughters '. (2) (1) (2) (3) Sir I Sir Thomas the fecond baron of Knapton and prefent Thomas, Viscount de Vefcy received his education in the University of Dublin, was a lieutenant in Lord Drogheda's regiment Viscount. of horse, and 22 October 1761, he fat firft in parliament 2, and 22 June 1776, his present majefty was pleased by privy feal at St. James's, and patent 3 at Dublin 19 July following, to advance his lordship to the dignity of Viscount de Vefcy of Abbey-Leix in Queen's County, and 11 March 1778 took his feat in the house of peers by that title4; 24 April 1769, he married Selina Elizabeth, eldest daughter and coheir to the Right Hon. Sir Arthur Brooke, of Colebrook in the county of Fermanagh, Bart. * and by her ladyship hath iffue John, D 2 born Brooke. Sir Bafil Brooke of Magherabegg and Brooke Manor in the county of Family of Donegall, Knt, was an undertaker in the plantation of Ulfter. He married Anne, daughter of Thomas Leicester of Toft county of Chester, Efq. and dying 15 July 1633 was buried on 27 in St. Werburgh's Church, Dublin, having iffue, Henry his heir; Anne, married to Richard Crofton of Lifdurn county of Rofcomon, Efq.; and Elizabeth.-Sir Henry of Brookesborough county Fermanagh, Knt. perfonally ferved for many years in the wars of Ireland, as a Captain of foot and in other stations, and during the troubles of 1641 he preferved the town and county of Donegall. He married first, Elizabeth, daughter of Captain John Winter of Durham, county of Gloucester and by her who was buried at St. Werburgh's 26 January 1648 had a fon Bafil, of Kildonel or Killydonell, otherwife Brooks Manor, county of Done gall, Efq. created LL. D. at Oxford 6 August 1677, by the Duke of Ormond, Chancellor, who pursuant to articles dated 30 July 1673, married Margery, widow of Martin of Dublin, gent. and had George Brooke, Efq. father of Henry his heir; and Dorothy who married Philip Dunbar, Efq. which Henry left a daughter Abigail, who married Edward Walth. The faid Sir born 15 February 1771; Arthur 3 March 1773; Charles in February 1784; and a daughter Selina born 25 January 1775'. TITLES.] Sir Thomas Vefey, Viscount de Vefcy, Baronof Knapton, and Baronet. CREATIONS. Henry of Brookesborough, married in 1652 to his fecond wife Anne, daughter of Sir George St. George of Carrickdrumruk in county of Leitrim, Bart. by whom he had three fons and three daughters and he married thirdly Elizabeth, younger daughter of Henry, Lord Docura, Baron of Culmore, and by her had a fon George Brooke, Efq.; the said Sir Henry died 31 August 1671, and by his nuncupative will, of that day directed his body to be buried in the Abbey of Donegall by his Lady. The iffue by his fecond wife were Thomas of Donegall; Richard; Oliver; Catharine married to Charles Hamilton of Cavan county of Donegall, Efq.; Elizabeth to Guftavus, Viscount Boyne, and died 28 December 1721 at Stackallan county of Meath; and Anne, who married Colonel Brafier.-Thomas Brooke, Efq. a Major in the army, fucceeded his father, married Catharine, eldest daughter of Sir John Cole, Bart. and was interred at St. Michan's 23 February 1695, having. had a numerous iffue, viz. Henry his heir; James, baptifed 30 December 1686; Arthur, baptifed 16 May 1693; Thomas, baptifed 1 April 1695 left no iffue; Frances, and Elizabeth, twins, buried at St. Michan's 16 November 1682; Elizabeth, baptifed 6 January 1690, died 4 February following: Mary, married to Guy Carleton of Roffihelly, county of Fermanagh, Efq.; Anne; and Catharine, who was buried at St. Michan's 18 September 1696. Henry, of Cole Brooke in the county of Fermanagh, Efq. the eldest fon, was elected to Parliament, appointed Governor and L. L. of that county, and 23 January 1706, had his Fermanagh estate, erected into the Manor of Brookesborough, with courts, a market, four fairs and other privileges. He married Lettice, daughter of Alderman Benjamin Burton of Dublin, and died 14 July 1761, having had issue five fons and two daughters, viz. Thomas, born 20 January 1711-12: Arthur, created a Baronet, of whom presently; Francis, an officer in the army, who married and had Francis, and Henry living in 1771; Henry, born 15 February 1716, buried at St. Mary's 22 February 1718; another Henry baptifed 16 May 1723, buried there 1 May 1725; daughter Lettice, born 7 March 1714, married to Robert Gore, Efq. brother to William of Woodford; Catharine, buried at St Mary's 3 March 1715; the third daughter buried there 16 April 1717; Grace, baptifed 5 April 1718, and married 2 February 1756 to John Bateman of Callow, county of Limerick, Efq; and Anne, born 11 August 1724. , Arthur, who fucceeded, was elected to Parliament for Fermanagh 28 February 1752, appointed a Governor of the county of Fermanagh, and was created a Baronet by patent dated 3 January 1764. He married 6 August 1751, Margaret, only daughter of Thomas Fortefcue of Reynolds-town, county of Louth, Efq. and deceased in Dublin 7 March 1785, when the title of Baronet ceased, having had issue by his faid wife who died at Bath 22 September 1756, two fons; Henry, and Thomas, born July 1754 who died young, and two daughters: Selina-Elizabeth, married 23 April 1769 to Thomas, now Viscount De Vefcy, as in text; and Letitia-Charlotte, who became the wife of Sir John Parnel, Bart, and is deceased. (Pynnar's Survey, Chancery bill filed 5 April 1757, and decree in 1657Prerogative Office. St. Mary's Registry, and Lodge Edit. 1754, IV. 210.) Exfhaw's Magazine, CREATIONS.] Baronet, 28 September 1698, 10 Will. III. B. of Knapton in the Queen's County, 10 Apri 1750, 23 Geo. II. and V. De Vefcy of Abbyleix, 19 July 1776, 16 Geo. III. ARMS.] Topaz, on a Crofs, Diamond, a Patriarchal Crofs, of the Field. CREST.] On a Wreath, a hand in Armour, holding a Laurel Branch, both proper. SUPPORTERS.] Two Hercules's, with Clubs over their Shoulders, proper, crined, and habited about the Middle, Topaz. MOTTO.] SUB HOC SIGNO VINCES. SEAT.] Abbyleix, in the Queen's County, 48 miles from Dublin. COLE, VISCOUNT ENNISKILLEN.* T HE antiquity of this family of COLE is indifputable from the following deed of K. William the Conqueror: "William King, greets Walkefellin, bishop: and "Hugan de Port; and Edward Knight, Steward; and Algefine; and Allfus, Porveiour; and Cole; and Ar"derni; and all the Barons, in Hampshierr, and Wilke"fhire, freindly. And know ye; that I give unta St. "Peter, and Walchelyne, Bishop, with all the convent; "to be as free as Bishop Alfyme was in the days of K. Ed"ward, and to hold and enjoy all the priviledges great " and fmall; and I give commandement that noe man "for me or any other withstand or deny them, the fame, "or difquiet that which I doe graunt in any wife_unto "St. Peter, * Extracted from a very curious family pedigree which continues the defcents lineal and collateral, to 1630, attefted by Sir William Segar, Garter King of Arms, 30 July that year, and communicated to the editor by Lord Viscount Enniskillen, 40 "St. Peter, or Walchelyne Bishop, or any his fucceffors." * But we fhall begin our account with William Cole of Hutenefleigh in county of Devon, who was living in the year 1243†' his fon and heir Roger, living in 1295, (24 K. Edward L.) 2 was the father of Roger, living in the time of K. Edward II. 3 whofe fon John of the counties of Devon and Cornwall, had free warren, in Tanner, Liddefton, Hokesbere, and Hutenefleigh, in Devon and it appears by a fine (15 Edward HI.) that he was poffeffed of the manors of Refpnel, in county of Cornwall, Launceston, and Stokley and of the manor of Uptamun; Nythway; and Hutenefleigh; the third part of the manor of Winston; and divers other lands in the county of Devon: he left a fon and heir. Sir John Cole, Knt. of Nythway, who married Anne, daughter and heir to Sir Nicholas Bodrugan, Knt. ‡ and had This deed of K. William the Conqueror's was written in the Saxon tongue, 5 W. Conq. A. 1070. was put into English A°. 1587. 27°. Reg. Eliz. and remained in the Bishop of Winchester's cuftody, Ao. 1630. and the family pedigree, fays further, "that this is in the infpeximus of the charters of confirmations made to Richard Fox, and Peter Courtney, Bishops of Winchester, as they are inrolled in the Chauncery 30 Janu. 2 Hen. VIII. and 13 Nov. 4 Hen. VIII." In this reign, lived Richard Cole of the county of Devon, (but what relation he was to the family, we have not learned,) as appears by the charter to the monastery of Bromer, or Bruame, of Amice Reduers, Countifle of Devon, relict of Baldwin, E. of Devon, who 25 Hen. III. was in the fuite of Richard, E. of Cornwall, King of the Romans, created E. of the Isle of Wight, which E. Richard, bare a bordure of Cornwall, about his coat, being in a fhield argent, a lion rampant, gules, crowned, and it is evident he gave the fame bordure to this, or one of the ancestors of this family of Cole, as an augmentation for ferving in the warrs, (Brooke's York Herald, Vincent Rongcroix, purfuivant; their books of the nobility, Cambden's 'Britannia, and Pedigree.) Henry Bodrugan died 3 K. Edw. II. feized of the manors of Iregerien, &c. in Cornwall, and of the tenements, rents, and services in faid manor, and of 20s. annual rent. He was father of Sir Otto Bodrugan, who married Margaret, daughter of Sir William Chapernon, Knt. and died 6 Edw. III. leaving Sir Henry his heit, who married Isabell, daughter of William Wallesborow, and had three fons, viz. Sir William, his heir (who married Julian, daughter of Sir John Stoner of Stoner in county of Oxford, Knt. and had a daughter and heir Philippa, who married Sir Richard Sergeulx, Knt.); Sir Otto, or Otho, (who was father of William, who died without iffue, and of Otho, who became heir to his brother, and left a daughter Joan, the wife of Robert Hall, Gent.); Nicholas, the third fon, had two fons, viz. Otho and Nicholas; and a daughter Margaret, who married John Antron, Gent. Otho, married Jane, daughter of William Trelaufen, and by her had Joan, his heir, who married four husbands.-First, Sir John Treuaignon, by whom he had Otho, who died without iffue, and Vidona, heir to her brother, who married Reskyner, and had Ralph.-Secondly, Ralph Trenoweth (by whom, before Rot. Inquifit. 27 Hen. III. Edw. II. 2 Kirkley's Inquifitions. marriage, 3 Carte 9 had iffue William, who married Margaret, daughter of William, Sir Henry Bewpell, and by her was the father of (1) Sir John Cole, Knt.who married Agnes daughter of Sir John. -Fitz-Waryn, Knt. and had iffue four fons, viz. Sir Adam his heir; who fucceeded at Nythway and marrying Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Richard Wefton, Knt. had a fon John, the father of John, who left iffue, only two daughters, his coheirs, viz. Elizabeth, married to John Huddy of Stowell in county of Somerset, chief justice of England; and Joan, to John Anne of county of Gloucefter. John, of whom hereafter. William, who married and had iffue two fons; Stephen his heir and William, the father of John, who marrying Elizabeth daughter of John Martyn, had two fons, Edward, and William; Edward, the eldeft, was principal register to the bishop of Winchester, and married a daughter of William Holcroft, by her he had iffue four fons, and two daughters, viz. Edward his fucceffor in the regiftry (who married Elizabeth Ebden of Winchester, and died after 1622, leaving Edward, Jane, Elizabeth, and Sufan); William, (who died without iffue); Martin, (who married Drufilla, daughter of Vaus of Outiam, Efq. and had iffue); John, (who married a daughter of John Lynch, Efq. and had iffue); Anne, (married to Thomas Fryar); and Jane, (to Lancelot Thorp, alderman of Winton). William, brother to Edward the register, married Catharine, daughter of Ferdinand Galgas a Spaniard, and had two fons, viz. Robert (married to Anne, daughter of Cooke of Keofey in Suffolk and died without iffue); and Roger (who married Anne, daughter of Edward Mafters of Rotherith in Surrey), Stephen (eldeft son of William, and grandson of Sir John) married Joan, daughter and heir to John White, and had John his heir, who married marriage, she had a fon William, who bore the name of Bodrigan and the arms of his grandfather Bodrugan, he poffeffed himself of all his mother's inheritances, and had iffue Sir William Bodrugan, Knt who died 24 December 20 Hen. VI. whofe fon and heir, Sir Henry, was attainted of treason I Hen. VII.)-Thirdly, Sir John Treuarthiam, Knt. And fourthly, Robert Hull, who furvived her. Nicholas Bodrugan, fecond and youngest fon of Nicholas the third fon of Sir Henry Bodrugan, Knt, married and left a daugh ter and heir Anne, who became the wife of Sir John Cole of Nythway, Knt, "This match, fays the pedigree, and the descents following, are proved "by divers auncient rolls, Bookes, and pedigrees, remaining in the Office of "Arms, London, 1630," by which marriage, the Viscount Enniskillen traces his defcent from Henry III. King of England, through John, Duke of Lancafter, and the Earls of Weftmorland, Salisbury, Arundel Warren Surrey, and Oxford, (Pedigree of Cole.) (2) (3) |