'Vereker1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Vereker of Gort, Vereker of Grange, Vereker of Roxborough
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John Vereker of Grange, co. Cork (d 1671, from Brabant in the Low Countries)
m. Editha Bennet (sister of Henry Bennet of Shandon)
1. Henry Vereker of Grange (d 1691)
m. Mary Connell (dau of John Connell of Barryscourt)
  A. Connel Vereker of Grange, later of Roxborough, Sheriff of Limerick (d 1733)
  m. Mary Godsell (dau of Amos Godsell of Mourstown)
  i. Henry Vereker of Roxborough
  m. (15.10.1733) Ann Osborne (dau of Sir Nicholas Osborne, Bart of Newtown Anner)
a. Thomas Verker of Roxborough (d 16.11.1801)
  m. (06.08.1759) Juliana Smyth (dau of Charles Smyth (by Elizabeth Prendergast), sister of John, 1st Viscount Gort)
  (1) Henry Vereker (dvp 26.03.1792)
(2) Charles Vereker, 2nd Viscount Gort (b 1768, d 11.11.1842)
  m1. (07.11.1789) Jane Westropp (d 19.02.1798, dau of Ralph Westropp of Attyflyn by Mary Johnson)
  (A) John Prendergast Vereker, 3rd Viscount Gort (b 01.07.1790, d 20.10.1865) had issue
  m. (15.12.1814) Maria O'Grady (b 1795, d 04.04.1854, dau of Standish O'Grady, 1st Viscount)
  (B) Julia Vereker (d 14.02.1866)
  m. (31.08.1819) Thomas White of Woodlands (Colonel, brother of Lord Annaly)
  (C) Jane Vereker (d young)
  (D) Georgina Vereker (d 1847)
  m. (02.08.1817) John Ferrier Hamilton of Westport and Cairnhill (Colonel)
  m2. (05.03.1810) Elizabeth Palliser (d 02.04.1858, dau of John Palliser of Derryluskan)
  (E) Charles Smyth Vereker (b 21.04.1818, dsp 12.05.1885, Lt. Colonel)
  m. (10.05.1842) Kate Fannin (d 19.06.1905, dau of Robert Fannin)
(F) Elizabeth Vereker (d young)
  (3) John Vereker (d 07.05.1836, Major)
  m. Elizabeth Black (dau of George Black)
  (A) Henry Vereker (d 10.07.1871) had issue
  m1. (01.11.1858) Jane Stacpoole (d 1859, dau of Richard J(ohn) Stacpoole of Edenvale)
  m2. (05.07.1865) Martha Rogers MacAdam (dau of Philip MacAdam of Blackwater)
  (B) Julia Vereker (d 14.05.1878)
m. Thomas Jervis (brother of Chief Justice Sir John)
  (C)+ other issue - John (d unm 1840), Charles (d unm 1847), Jane
  (4) Elizabeth Vereker (dsp 1793)
  m. (11.11.1788) Henry D'Esterre
  (5) Maria Vereker (d 1825)
  m. (15.08.1786) Arthur Ormsby of Ballygrennan
  (A) Maria Ormsby probably of this generation
  m. (1830) Simon Rose (d 1851)
  (6) Harriet Vereker (d 1810)
m. (17.03.1792) Ralph Westropp of Coolreagh
  (7) Julia Vereker (d 1847)
  m. (25.04.1786) Frederick Lloyd of Cranna
  b. Amos Vereker (dsp 18.10.1800, Captain)
  m. Mary Wolley (dau of William Wolley)
  c. Harriet Vereker
  m. John Newenham of Maryborough
  d.+ other issue (d unm) - Mary (d 30.12.1761), Dorothea (d 20.01.1762)
  ii. Amos Vereker of Leyden (d 1773)
  m. (1743) Elizabeth Langton (dau of James Langton)
  a. Elizabeth Vereker
  m. Moore Disney of Churchtown
  (1) Sir Moore Disney (General)
  iii. John Vereker, Mayor of Limerick (d 1783) ancestor of Verekers of Limerick
  B.+ other issue - Henry of Ballyneety, Dorothy (d young)
2. Editha Vereker
  m. Martin Stokes
3.+ other issue - John (dsp), daughters

Main source(s): BP1934 ('Gort')
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