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1. William1 FITZGERALD 11th Knight of Kerry;[1],[1] born circa 1560 at Ireland;[2] married Margaret Tobin before 1582;[3],[4] married Mary O'Connor, daughter of Calvagh O'Connor of Derrymullen, King's County, before 1603;[3] died 6 Nov 1640.[5] William took a neutral stance in the Nine Years' War (Tyrone's Rebellion) by not aiding rebel James Fitzthomas Fitzgerald, who then burned William's town (Dingle). William initially supported an English commander Sir Charles Wilmot, though after joining the rebels side, Wilmot defeated William in 1602. He eventually recanted and was restored to his lands.[6] Margaret TOBIN died before 1582.[5]There were no children of William1 Fitzgerald 11th Knight of Kerry and Margaret Tobin. Children of William1 Fitzgerald 11th Knight of Kerry and Mary O'Connor were as follows:
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. 2. Patrick2 FITZGERALD (child of William1);[1],[13],[1] A 1631 petition states Patrick was William's second son (John was first, and and Maurice third).[14] Patrick and his brother Maurice left Dingle in 1632 along with two hundred men they had raised from their Kerry estates to enlist in the Spanish army. Both became career officers in the Spanish army. Patrick had formed his own Spanish infantry division in 1640, but was refused permission to return to Ireland to aid the Confederates in 1641.[6] Patrick and Maurice began as captains in the Count of Tyrconnell's new Tercio (Regiment) in 1632.[12] Patrick was a colonel in the Spanish Army of Flanders, commanded by Don Fernando de Austria, governor of the Spanish Netherlands.[15],[16] 'The bravery of the remaining Irish at the terrible sieges of Arras and Genrep, in 1640-1641, brought them undying fame.'[17] In 1641, after the siege of Arras, Colonel Patrick Fitzgerald and the survivors of his unit were sent to Catalonia.[18] In 1645, Patrick was admitted as a Knight of Santiago in Spain.[19],[10] Patrick's division was part of the Spanish force that relieved the town of Lérida.[15] Patrick Fitzgerald seems to have returned to Ireland in 1647. His Tercio had the longest service of all the Irish units in the Peninsula (seven years).[15] Children of Patrick2 Fitzgerald and an unknown spouse were:
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3. John3 FITZGERALD (child of Patrick2, William1);[20],[21],[22] born 1670;[23] died circa 1745.[23],[24] "a son of Patrick FitzGerald, held a commission in the Irish Catholic army of King James II, on whose defeat by William of Orange at the Battle of the Boyne on July 12, 1690, he fled with a brother officer named Maguire and a man-servant of his own name from persecution in Dublin to the Maguire's County Fermanagh, making the journey in a single night. Because of the severe anti-Catholic Penal Laws, he became a Protestant and lived the latter part of his life at Drumcose, a property in Co. Fermanagh, close to Castle Hume."[25],[26] It is not clear in what capacity John FitzGerald served in the Irish Army.[27] He lived in 1742 at Drumcose townland, Devenish Civil Parish, Co. Fermanagh, Ireland; and possibly the townlands of Drumgrow, Lenaghan and Minran.[28],[29],[30] Children of John3 Fitzgerald and an unknown spouse were as follows:
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4. James4 FITZGERALD (child of John3, Patrick2, William1);[20],[34] born 1715;[23] married (--?--) Jolly; where Miss Jolly was of Co. Cavan;[35],[36] died 1789.[23] "was probably the builder of Clonavilla House, Clones, County Monaghan, a gentrified, three-storey stone home which was occupied by FitzGeralds for nearly 250 years until the 1970s, when it fell into general decay. Marrying Miss Jolly who owned property in County Cavan, James FitzGerald was a friend of Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin and author of Gulliver's Travels, who visited James at his wife's property in County Cavan."[25],[37],[38] James had a friendship with satirist Jonathan Swift (1667-1745).[39] Children of James4 Fitzgerald and (--?--) Jolly were as follows:
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5. John5 FITZGERALD (child of James4, John3, Patrick2, William1);[20],[20] born circa 1734 at Clonavilla, Clones Parish, Co. Monaghan, Ireland;[47],[48] died 2 Dec 1818 at Clonavilla, Clones, Co. Monaghan, Ireland;[49] buried 4 Dec 1818 at St. Tighernach's, Clones, Co. Monaghan, Ireland, "Clanavilla, Clones, age 81."[50],[51] Children of John5 Fitzgerald and an unknown spouse were:
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6. Robert5 FITZGERALD (child of James4, John3, Patrick2, William1);[20],[52],[20] born circa 1743;[53],[54] married (--?--) Jackson; where Miss Jackson was of Co. Derry.[35],[55] Children of Robert5 Fitzgerald and (--?--) Jackson were as follows:
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7. James6 FITZGERALD of Clones (child of John5, James4, John3, Patrick2, William1); not Anne Fitzgerald's father;[62] born circa 1763;[63] married Margaret McCartney;[64] died 23 Jan 1858 at Clones Parish, Co. Fermanagh, Ireland;[65] buried 26 Jan 1858.[66] Margaret MCCARTNEY was born circa 1777.[63] She died on 6 Jun 1835 at Clones Parish, Ireland.[65] Children of James6 Fitzgerald of Clones and Margaret McCartney were as follows:
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8. James6 FITZGERALD (child of Robert5, James4, John3, Patrick2, William1);[74],[20] born circa 1772;[75] married Dorothy Parr circa 1800;[76] married Elizabeth Young after 1802;[77] married Martha Crowe 16 Aug 1816 at Clones Parish, Co. Monaghan, Ireland;[78] died 7 Apr 1832 at Clonavilla, Clones Parish, Co. Monaghan, Ireland;[79],[80],[81] buried 9 Apr 1833 at St. Tighernach's, Clones, Co. Monaghan, Ireland, "aged 62."[82],[83],[84] James and his third wife Martha had five children: Catherine FitzGerald Parr, Dorathea Whitaker FitzGerald, Mary Eleanor FitzGerald, John Maxwell Crowe FitzGerald, Frances Young FitzGerald Crowe.[85] Clonavilla was assessed as tithe-free c. 1833. The tithes may have been assessed by Michael Elliott, who married James' daughter Anne in Apr 1833. Clonavilla was in the estate of Sir T. B. Lennard.[86] Dorothy PARR was born circa 1772.[87] She died on 21 Sep 1801 at Clones, Co. Monaghan, Ireland.[88] She was buried at St. Tighernach's, Clones, Co. Monaghan, Ireland, at James Fitzgerald's plot, "This stone is placed here by James Fitzgerald of Glenaveley in memory of his wife Dorothy Fitzgerald who died 21st Septr 1801 aged 29 yrs."[89],[90],[91]Children of James6 Fitzgerald and Dorothy Parr were:
Children of James6 Fitzgerald and Elizabeth Young were as follows:
Children of James6 Fitzgerald and Martha Crowe were as follows:
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9. Anne7 FITZGERALD (child of James6, Robert5, James4, John3, Patrick2, William1);[117],[118] baptized 8 Apr 1806 at Clonavilla, Clones Parish, Co. Monaghan, Ireland;[119],[120] married Michael Elliott, son of Widow (--?--) Elliott, 13 Aug 1833 at St Mark's Aghadrumsee, Clones Parish, Co. Fermanagh, Ireland; where Michael was of Annaghilly South, Co. Fermanagh, and Anne of Clonavilla, Co. Monaghan;[121],[122] died "formerly of Drumard" 29 Dec 1899 at Monkstown, Ireland, at age 93.[123],[124] She lived before 1833 at Clonavilla, Clones Parish, Co. Monaghan, Ireland.[125] She and Michael Elliott lived in 1866 at Anaghilly North, Clones Parish, Co. Fermanagh, Ireland; at marriage of their daughter Anna (Nanny).[126] Anne mentioned as an executrix to properties in the baronies of Clonkelly, Co. Fermanagh, and Dartrey, Co. Monaghan (i.e. the Annaghilly and Drumard of Michael Elliott).[127] She lived in 1878 at Drumard House, Clones Parish, Co. Monaghan, Ireland; around the time of her son Edward James' death.[128] She sold the properties Augharooskey, Drumblealimy, part of Romard, and Tattynagolan on 4 May 1883.[129] Michael ELLIOTT[130] was born in 1782.[131],[132] He died on 17 Jan 1872 at Drumard House, Clones Parish, Co. Monaghan, Ireland.[133],[134],[135] He was buried on 20 Jan 1872 at St. Tighernach's, Clones, Co. Monaghan, Ireland.[136],[137],[138],[135] He was also known as W. Michael Elliott.[139] From Oct 1832, Michael was a Tithe commissioner in the Parish of Clones. He shared this duty with George Shegog, and they certified their results on 23 Nov 1833.[140] Michael was assessed tithes for 'Anahilly', Co. Fermanagh (Manor of Shanack) 58 and 44 acres, and Drumard in Co. Monaghan in 1833, 46 acres. He is recorded as W. Michl Elliott, and he was the tithe assessor.[141] He lived in 1833 at Clones Parish, Ireland; at his marriage to Anne Fitzgerald he likely lived at Annaghilly North townland, Co. Fermanagh, Barony of Clankelly. G. Elliott was also assessed tithes for 9 acres in Annaghilly.[142],[143],[144],[145] He was a gentleman farmer between 1839 and 1850 at Annahilly, Clones Parish, Co. Fermanagh, Ireland.[146] He and George Elliott were associated in 1850; as a stone in St. Tighernach's church yard was inscribed "Erected by W.M. Elliott of Clones for his posterity, Jany 1850". Later, a plaque was added reading "The family burial place of George Elliott, Clonfard, 1878."[147] He and William Elliott were associated in 1861; as both had ties to Agharoosky townland (William in 1833, Michael in 1861).[148],[149] In Griffith's Valuation of Monaghan 1861, Michael was a rate-payer for the following properties in Clones Parish, Co. Fermanagh: Agharoosky (William Elliott was here in 1823 church census, 1833 valuation), Loughgare (John Elliott also here in this valuation), Derrynacloy (James Elliott also here in this valuation), Tibberedoge Glebe, Drumbealimy, Tattynagolan, Annaghilly North (Michael possibly here since 1833) , and in Clones Parish, Co. Monaghan, Drumard (Michael here since 1833).[150],[151] He lived in Jan 1861 at Drumard House, Clones Parish, Co. Monaghan, Ireland; 46 acres (out of a total of 82) leased from William Cochran. The name Drumard relates to the Gaelic for 'high ridge.'[150],[152],[153],[154] On Drumard townland, in the field across the road from the main house, lies the ruins of Saint Eachaidh's Church.[155] A map of the Drumard townland was drawn up by P. McDonald, 2 Jun 1871. The map includes a path leading south from the house to "C. H. Elliott retreat."[156]Children of Anne7 Fitzgerald and Michael Elliott were as follows:
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10. Elizabeth Young8 ELLIOTT (child of Anne7Fitzgerald, James6, Robert5, James4, John3, Patrick2, William1); baptized 31 Aug 1834 at St Mark's Aghadrumsee, Clones Parish, Co. Fermanagh, Ireland; of Anahilly;[174],[175] married Reverend John Haire Charleton 10 Aug 1860 at First Presbyterian Church, Monaghan, Co. Monaghan, Ireland; where Bessie Young Elliott was daughter of M. Elliott, Anahilly Cottage, and Rev. John Haire Charlton was Presbyterian Minister of Middleton, son of Issiah Charlton;[176],[177] died in Newry registration district 1890 at Co. Down, Ireland.[178] She was also known as Bessie. She and Reverend John Haire Charleton lived between 1866 and 1869 at Clonakilty, Co. Cork, Ireland; where John was minister.[179] She and Reverend John Haire Charleton lived between 1869 and 1882 at Maguiresbridge, Co. Fermanagh, Ireland; where John was minister at the local church.[180] Elizabeth (with John) mentioned as an executrix to properties in the baronies of Clonkelly, Co. Fermanagh, and Dartrey, Co. Monaghan (i.e. the Annaghilly and Drumard of Michael Elliott).[164] She and Reverend John Haire Charleton lived between 1882 and 1890 at Rathfriland, Co. Down, Ireland; where John was the minister of Clonduff Presbyterian Church.[181] It was said that in 1883, Drumard House was "sold by a Reverend and two Elliott sisters". Could this refer to Elizabeth, her husband, and another of her sisters?[182] Reverend John Haire CHARLETON was born circa 1829.[183] He married Mary Hester Davids on 23 Oct 1891 at Clifton, Co. Gloucester, England.[184] He died in Lurgan Registration district, aged 80 in 1909 at Co. Armagh, Ulster, Ireland.[185] He lived between 1890 and 1901 at Rathfriland, Co. Down, Ireland; where John was the minister of Clonduff Presbyterian Church.[181]Children of Elizabeth Young8 Elliott and Reverend John Haire Charleton were: | ||
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11. Martha Young8 ELLIOTT (child of Anne7Fitzgerald, James6, Robert5, James4, John3, Patrick2, William1);[188] born 1842;[189] married John Elliott, son of John Elliott, 29 Apr 1862 at Clough Church, Clones Parish, Co. Fermanagh, Ireland; where John was son of John Elliott, Esq., of Drumsword, and Martha was third daughter of Michael Elliott, Esq., of Annahilly, by the Rev. Charles Crowe;[190],[191],[192],[193] died age 32 9 May 1874 at Drumswords, Clones Parish, Co. Fermanagh, Ireland;[194],[195],[196] buried 11 May 1874 at St Mark's Aghadrumsee, Clones Parish, Co. Fermanagh, Ireland, where stone reads, "Erected by John Elliott of Belleville, Canada, in loving remembrance of his mother Martha Young Elliott, wife of John Elliott, Esq. Drumswords, ireland. Who departed this life 9th May 1874 Aged 32 years."[197],[196] Martha's two sons, John and Michael emigrated to Canada with Mary Eleanor's Morton family in 1880.[198] John ELLIOTT[199] lived in 1862 at Drumswords, Clones Parish, Co. Fermanagh, Ireland; Barony of Clankelly, where John was renting from Rev. John Richardson.[200]Children of Martha Young8 Elliott and John Elliott were as follows:
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