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Families covered: Lowry of Ahenis, Lowry of Belmore, Lowry of Belmore House, Belmore of Rockdale

                               
Said to have been of the family of Laurie of Maxwelton was ...
James Laurie or Lowry of Ballygamory, co. Tyrone (d 1665, from Scotland or Ireland)
1. John Lowry of Ahenis, co. Tyrone (d 1689)
  m1. Mary Buchanan (dau of James Buchanan)
A. Robert Lowry of Ahenis, Sheriff of co. Tyrone (d 1729)
  m. Anna Sinclair (dau of Rev. John Sinclair of Holyhill)
  i. Robert Lowry of Melbury, Sheriff of co. Tyrone (b 03.02.1712, dsp 31.08.1764, 2nd son)
  m1. (1724) Katherine Dopping (dau of Anthony Dopping, Bishop of Ossory)
m2. Margaret Hamilton (dau of Archdeacon (William) Hamilton by Katherine, dau/heir of Henry Leslie, Archdeacon of Louth, son of Henry, Bishop of Meath)
  ii. Galbraith Lowry, later Lowry-Corry of Ahenis, Sheriff of co. Monaghan (b 11.07.1706, d 28.12.1769)
  m. (26.07.1733) Sarah Corry (d 1779, dau/coheir of John Corry of Castlecoole)
  a. Armar Lowry, later Lowry-Corry, Sheriff of Co. Tyrone then Fermanagh, 1st Earl Belmore of Castle Coole (b 07.04.1740, d 02.02.1802)
  m1. (03.10.1771) Margaret Butler (d 04.1776, dau of Somerset Hamilton Butler, 1st Earl of Carrick)
  (1) Somerset Lowry-Corry, 2nd Earl Belmore (b 11.07.1774, 2nd son) had issue
  m. (20.10.1800) Juliana Butler (d 22.07.1761, dau of Henry Thomas Butler, 2nd Earl of Carrick, cousin)
  (2)+ other issue - Galbraith (b 1772, dvp 1773), Juliana (b 1775, d young)
  m2. (02.03.1780, div 1793) Henrietta (Harriet) Hobart (dau/coheir of John, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire)
  (4) Louisa Mary Anne Julia Harriet Lowry-Corry (b 1781, d 19.04.1862)
  m. (1804) George John Montagu, 6th Earl of Sandwich
m3. (01.03.1794, sp) Mary Anne Caldwell (d 13.12.1841, dau of Sir John Caldwell, Bart of Castle Caldwell)
  b. Anna Lowry (b 24.06.1724, d 1802)
  m. (03.11.1763) William Willoughby Cole, 1st Earl of Enniskillen
  c.+ other issue - Robert (b 19.08.1734, d young), John (b 23.09.1735, d 1752), Sarah (b 17.05.1738, d 07.05.1739), Sarah Corry (b 10.1745, d 1746), Mary (b 02.07.1748, d 1774)
iii. James Lowry 'of Pomeroy' of Tullyhog, co. Tyrone (b 1707 or 06.07.1711, d 21.11.1786, rector of Clogherny then Desertcreat)
  m. (1745) Hester Richardson (dau of John Richardson of Richhill and/or Legacorry)
  The following comes from BIFR1976 (Lowry).
  a. Robert Lowry of Pomeroy House, co. Tyrone (b 02.10.1748, d 17.05.1802)
  m. (1777) Elizabeth Tighe (d 1822, dau of Major William Tighe of Ballyshannon)
(1) Robert William Lowry of Pomeroy House, Sheriff of co. Tyrone (b 02.09.1787, d 16.11.1869, 2nd son) had issue
  m. (06.02.1815) Anna Graves (d 23.12.1875, dau of Admiral Samuel Graves)
  (2) William Lowry of Drumreagh, co. Tyrone (b 24.02.1793, d 10.04.1875, Commodore, 5th son) had issue
  m. (1819) Isabella Graham (d 21.11.1873, dau of Rev, James Graham of Pomeroy & Mullinagore)
  (3)+ other issue - James (b 05.1778, d unm 1807), John (b 04.07.1789, d 29.04.1888), Armar (b 20.02.1791, d 18.06.1876), Everina (d infant), Hester (b 11.1780, d 04.03.1863), Elizabeth (d unm 19.01.1867), Maria (d unm)
  b. John Lowry (rector of Clogherny)
  m. Susannah Underwood (dau/heir of Rev. George Underwood of Kencott (Kincote) 'by Jane, dau of Charles Perrot of Northleigh')
  (1) James Lowry (b 03.04.1773, d 04.11.1852, rector of Clogherny) had issue (1 child)
  m. Harrriet Duberley (d 05.01.1843, dau of James Duberley of Hensham Hall)
  (2) Harriet Martha Lowry (dsp 01.06.1870)
  m. William Owen Jackson
(3) Jane Lowry
  m. (1805) Charles Frederick Barnwell (d 1852)
  c. James Lowry of Rockdale, Tullyhog (Tullyhogue) (d 07.01.1790)
  m. Martha Leslie (dau of James Leslie, Bishop of Limerick)
  (1) James Lowry of Rockdale (b 1787, d 14.06.1847) had issue
  m1. (06.08.1801) Harriet Pepper (d 18.04.1834, dau of Thomas Pepper of Ballygarth Castle)
  m2. (15.06.1835) Emily Greer (d 23.04.1851, dau of Major Joseph Greer of The Grange)
  (2) Hester Lowry
  m. (21.03.1812) William Chaigneau Colvill (d 11.12.1864)
  d. Hester Lowry (d 16.01.1793)
  m. (14.12.1775) Thomas Dickson of Woodville (d 07.07.1817)
  iv. Mary Lowry (b 1701, d 1775)
  m. (1718) Daniel Eccles of Fintona
  v. Isabella Lowry (b 19.03.1712)
  m. Francis Crawford of Carnalay
vi.+ other issue (d unm) - John (b 22.02.1699, d 1724), Anna (b 11.06.1704), Elizabeth (b 29.07.1708, d 06..09.1709)
  B. John Lowry of Atherdee, co. Louith (dsp 1698, Captain)
  m. Mary Townley (dau of Henry Townley of Aclare, widow of _ Foulkes, m3. James Somerville)
  C. Jane Lowry
  m. (11.08.1687) John McClintock of Trinta
  D. Catherine Lowry
  m. (1695) Samuel Perry of Moyloughmore (d 1730)
  E. Rebecca Lowry
  m. William Moore of Dromont (d 1749)
  F. Anna Lowry
  m. Alexander McClintock of Castrues ## see here ##
  m2. Jane Hamilton (dau of William Hamilton of Ballyfatton)
  G. William Lowry (d unm)
  H. Elizabeth Lowry
  m. Francis Perry of Tattyreagh
  I. Margaret Lowry
  m. John Keys of Cavancor
  J. Mary Lowry
  m. Archibald Woods of Trinsillagh

Main source(s): BP1934 (Belmore)
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