'French1'
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Families covered: ffrench of Clogher (Castle ffrench), French Lord De Freyne, French of French Park, French of Galway, French of High Lake
| Walter Ffrench of Galway (a 1425, 1444) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | ?? Ffrench | ||||||||||||||
| A. | ?? French | ||||||||||||||
| Uncertain on number of intervening generations. | |||||||||||||||
| i. | ?? French | ||||||||||||||
| a. | Stephen French of Galway | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | Patrick French of Galway and Dungar, later called French Park (b 1583, d 1669) | ||||||||||||||
| (A) | Dominick French of French Park and Boyle | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne King (dau of John King of Boyle, son of Edward, Bishop of Elgin) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | John French of French Park (d 1734) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Gore (d before 22.06.1756, dau of Sir Arthur Gore, Bart of Newtown) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Arthur French of French Park (d before 15.04.1769) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c02.1722) Jane Percival (d 1775, dau of John Percival of Knightsbrook) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | John French of French Park (dsp 1775) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Alicia Crawford (dau of Ralph Crawford of Snowhill) | |||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | John French (d 1775) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1775) Frances Donellan | |||||||||||||||
| ((3)) | Arthur French of French Park (b 02.08.1728, d 04.1799) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c06.1763) Alicia Magennis (dau of Richard Magennis of Dublin) | |||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | Arthur French of French Park (d 24.11.1820) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c10.1784) Margaret Costello (dau of Edmund Costello by Mary, dau of Lord Athenry) | |||||||||||||||
| ((i)) | Arthur French, 1st Lord De Freyne (dsp 29.09.1856) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1818) Mary McDermott (dau of Christopher McDermott) | |||||||||||||||
| ((ii)) | John French, 2nd Lord De Freyne (b 1788, dsp 22.08.1863, rector of Grange Sylvae) | ||||||||||||||
| ((iii)) | Charles French, 3rd Lord De Freyne (b 22.10.1790, d 28.10.1868) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (17.05.1854) Catherine Maree (d 13.10.1900, dau of Luke Maree) | |||||||||||||||
| ((iv)) | Patrick French, later FitzStephen of Lough Erritt (b 07.12.1801, d 04.06.1873) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (24.11.1839) Charlotte Emma Georgina Bennet (dau of Hon. Henry Grey Bennet by Gertrude Frances Russell) | |||||||||||||||
| ((v)) | Mary French | ||||||||||||||
| m. Daniel Kelly of Cargins | |||||||||||||||
| ((vi)) | Louisa French | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Digby (Archdeacon of Elphin) | |||||||||||||||
| ((vii)) | Harriet French | ||||||||||||||
| m. Owen Lloyd of Lisadurn | |||||||||||||||
| ((viii))+ | other issue (d unm) - William, Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||
| ((B)) | John French (Dean of Elphin, 3rd son) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Emily Magennis (dau of Richard Magennis of Waringstown) | |||||||||||||||
| ((C)) | George French (b 23.11.1771, d 26.10.1860) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (18.02.1802) Anna Jones (d 04.1856, dau of David Jones of Bensforth) | |||||||||||||||
| ((D)) | Robert Henry French of Dublin (d 28.11.1847) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1798) Charlotte Reynell (d 1853, dau of John Reynell of Castle Reynell) | |||||||||||||||
| ((E)) | Jane French | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Daniel Kelly of Cargius or Cargins | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (1788) Andrew Henderson | |||||||||||||||
| m3. Somerset Butler (b 1771, dsp 1826, brother of Earl of Kilkenny) | |||||||||||||||
| ((F)) | Alicia French (d 1816) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1797) Hamilton Gorges of Kilbrew (d 1838) | |||||||||||||||
| ((G)) | Anne French (d 04.11.1852) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Richard Handcock, 2nd Lord Castlemaine (b 14.05.1767, d 18.04.1840) | |||||||||||||||
| ((H)) | Frances French | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Molloy of Oak Port | |||||||||||||||
| ((I))+ | other issue - Richard (d unm 28.08.1832), William (d unm), St. George (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| ((4)) | George French of Innfield (d 1770) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Martha Lennox (dau of William Lennox of Dublin) | |||||||||||||||
| ((5)) | Martha French | ||||||||||||||
| m. (Raphael) Walsh (Dean) | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | Robert French (b c1690, d 29.05.1772, judge) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Frances Hull | |||||||||||||||
| (c) | John French of High Lake (b 1693, d by 1756) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (03.08.1730) Judith King (dau of John King of Charlestown by Elizabeth Shaw) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | John French of High Lake | ||||||||||||||
| m. Eleanora Pinkstan (dau of Col. Fleming Pinkstan) | |||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | Fleming French of Ripple Vale (2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Sarah Denton | |||||||||||||||
| ((i)) | John Denton Pinkstan French (b 1777, d 16.07.1833) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Charlotte Isaacson (b c1774, d 11.09.1848) | |||||||||||||||
| ((a)) | John Tracy William French of Ripple Vale (b 1808, d 10.02.1855, Commander RN) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 10.05.1842) Margaret Eccles (dau of William Eccles of Glasgow) | |||||||||||||||
| Their son, a Field Marshal, became 1st Earl of Ypres. | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (04.1800) Helen Pakenham (d 1819, dau of Edward Pakenham of Ripple Vale) | |||||||||||||||
| (d) | William French of Abbey Boyle and Oak Port (Dean of Ardagh) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Arabella Frances Marsh (dau of Jeremy Marsh, Dean of Kilmore, (son of Francis, Archbishop of Dublin) by Mary, dau of Jeremy Taylor, Bishop of Down and Connor) | |||||||||||||||
| The following comes from BLGI1912 (Malone of Baronston). | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | ?? French | ||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | Robert French | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Malone (dau of Edmond Malone of Cartrons) | |||||||||||||||
| ((i)) | Anne French | ||||||||||||||
| m. A. Hector | |||||||||||||||
| (e) | Mary French | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1716) Francis Ormsby of Willybrooke (b c1701, d 20.05.1751) | |||||||||||||||
| (f) | Olivia French | ||||||||||||||
| m. Rev. William Digby of Lackan (son of Bishop of Elphin) | |||||||||||||||
| (g) | Catherine French | ||||||||||||||
| m. (14.09.1728) John Crofton of Lissadern | |||||||||||||||
| (h) | Sarah French | ||||||||||||||
| m. Gilbert King of Dublin | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Mary French | ||||||||||||||
| m. Gilbert King of Charlestown (b 1658, d 1721) | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Margaret French | ||||||||||||||
| m. J. ffolliott of co. Sligo | |||||||||||||||
| (iv)+ | other issue - Dominick, Patrick, Sarah, Anne | ||||||||||||||
| (B)+ | other issue - Stephen, Edmond, Robert, Francis, Anthony | ||||||||||||||
| Also descended from the above Walter, but how related to the above family is not known so we show the connection somewhat arbitrarily, was the undermentioned Mayor John. | |||||||||||||||
| A. | ?? Ffrench or ffrench | ||||||||||||||
| i. | John ffrench, Mayor of Galway (d 1545) | ||||||||||||||
| a. | Dominick ffrench | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Robuck ffrench, Mayor of Galway (d 27.01.1598) | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | Edmund ffrench, Mayor of Galway (d c1618) | ||||||||||||||
| (A) | Dominick ffrench | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | John ffrench of Clogher (d 1642) | ||||||||||||||
| (i) | Jasper ffrench of Clogher (a 1683) | ||||||||||||||
| (a) | Patrick ffrench (dvpsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (01.04.1676) Barbara ffrench (dau of Anthony ffrench of Calla) | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | Martin ffrench of Clogher | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Lynch (dau of _ Lynch of Levally) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Thomas ffrench of Clogher (d 21.07.1755) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (03.06.1717) Clara Hamilton (dau of Charles Hamilton of Fairfield) | |||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | Sir Charles ffrench, 1st Bart of Clogher (later called Castle ffrench) (d 1748) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (25.06.1761) Rose Dillon, later Baroness ffrench of Castle ffrench (d 08.12.1805, dau of Patrick Dillon of Killeen) | |||||||||||||||
| ((i)) | Sir Thomas ffrench, 2nd Bart, 2nd Lord of Castle ffrench (d 09.12.1814) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1785) Margaret Redington (d 07.12.1849, dau of Thomas Redington of Kilcornan) | |||||||||||||||
| ((a)) | Charles Austin ffrench, 3rd Lord of Castle ffrench (b 09.04.1786, d 25.09.1860) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (26.09.1809) Maria Browne (d 06.1827, dau of John Browne of Moyne) | |||||||||||||||
| ((b)) | Martin ffrench (b 04.1793, d 27.11.1871, 3rd son) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (01.12.1825) Margaret Bodkin (d 25.09.1882, dau of Major Thomas Bodkin of Rahoon) | |||||||||||||||
| ((c)) | Gonville ffrench of Clarmont (b 05.1797, d 29.04.1866) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (16.07.1823) Clare Kenney (d 12.10.1864, dau of William Kenney of Kilclogher) | |||||||||||||||
| ((d)) | Sarah ffrench | ||||||||||||||
| m. (14.10.1810) Edward J. Beytagh of Cappagh (d 19.03.1832) | |||||||||||||||
| ((e)) | Rose ffrench (d 13.12.1857) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (14.10.1810) Francis Blake Forster of Ashfield | |||||||||||||||
| ((f))+ | other issue (d unm) - Thomas (b 01.1790, d 11.06.1846), Nicholas (b 02.1796, d 01.07.1838, priest), Margaret | ||||||||||||||
| ((ii)) | Clare ffrench | ||||||||||||||
| m. Edmund Kelly of Ballyforan | |||||||||||||||
| ((iii)) | Catherine ffrench (d 10.01.1833) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Anthony Brabazon of Birch Grove | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (1804) Edmund Whitehead | |||||||||||||||
| ((iv)) | Jane ffrench (d 02.09.1837) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (18.07.1787) Sir Gonville Bromhead,1st Bart (d 1822) | |||||||||||||||
| ((v))+ | other issue (d unm) - Martin (d 18.12.1793), Mary (d 1784), Marcella (d young) | ||||||||||||||
| ((B)) | Anne ffrench | ||||||||||||||
| m. Patrick Lynch (Fitzmark) of Galway | |||||||||||||||
| ((C)) | Jane ffrench (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Capt. _ Prendergast | |||||||||||||||
| ((D)) | Catherine ffrench | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Clutterbuck | |||||||||||||||
| ((E)) | daughter | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Darcy of Gurteen | |||||||||||||||
| ((F))+ | other issue - Martin (d after 1783, friar), Mary (nun) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Walter ffrench | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): BP1934 (De Freyne), BP1934 (ffrench) with input from BP1934 (Ypres)
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