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John Blennerhassett, "Black Jack"

• References:
  • Blennerhassett of Castle Conway, Killorglin, Co.Kerry, and Rossbeigh, Co.Kerry, by Bill Jehan

  • Black Jack's Book:
    • location of original Ms unknown
    • copy in [Ms 4112]
    • copy by Rev. Arthur Blennerhassett Rowan, 1855 (NOT 1885), with particular reference to his family, [NLI] Ms 5629 ("missing")
    • pub in [Hickson, 1872], original Ms is in [SOG] Ac3857
    • Blennerhassett and related pedigrees, by S. Burgoyne, 1921, [NLI] GO Ms 562, [LDS] microfilm 0100151. This is basically Hickson's version in tree form.
    • copy of Hickson in [O'Kief, vol.5]
    • copy in [Blen. Pedigrees]

  • de Courcy:
    • KINGSALE in [Burkes Peerage]
  • Thompson:
    • THOMPSON of CLONFIN (and p.2) in [Burkes Irish, 1912]

John Blennerhassett, "Black Jack",
of Castle Conway, Killorglin, Co.Kerry,
born est c.1665,
supporter of William of Orange,
captured at Loughrea, Co.Galway, 1st Mar 1689 [using [NJ] date format, note that at the time this was regarded as the end of 1688],
imprisoned at Galway, believed to have started writing down family tree in prison,
transferred to prison in Dublin after 14 months (May 1690), finally released after Battle of the Boyne July 1690,
mar Elizabeth Cross [born 1669],
she died 1732, age 63 yrs,
bur in the private Chapel at Castle Conway, see memorial to her (chapel and memorial are now vanished),
he finally produced first Blennerhassett family tree c.1737, known as "Black Jack's Book",
died c.1738, age est c.73 yrs,
had issue:

1. Conway Blennerhassett,
   of Castle Conway, Killorglin, Co.Kerry,
   born 3rd Oct 1693,
   mar 20th July 1717 [Kilgobbin, Co.Kerry] to Elizabeth Harman [of "Kilmeyly", descendant of Edward I],
   had issue:
   1. Conway Blennerhassett, of Castle Conway, born 3rd June 1720,
      died 13th Mar 1792, age 71 yrs,
      had issue:
      1. Susanna Blennerhassett,
         mar 1763 to John de Courcy, 26th Baron Kingsale and had issue.

      2. Elizabeth Blennerhassett, mar Daniel McGillycuddy.

      3. Catherine Blennerhassett,
         listed as of Kinsale, Co.Cork, at mar [perhaps went there with her sister Susanna],
         mar 19th Dec 1769 [(todo) see Hibernian Chronicle, 21st Dec] to Capt. Robert Agnew, 50th Foot,
         had issue:
         1. Margaret Agnew, born 1779,
            mar c.1796 [her age c.17, him age c.32] to her uncle Harman Blennerhassett and had issue.

      4. Anne Blennerhassett, mar 1786 to Hon Michael de Courcy and had issue.

      5. Harman Blennerhassett, born 8th Oct 1764, of Blennerhassett Island, Ohio River, USA.

      
      

   2. Thomas Blennerhassett, of Annadale House (in or nr Killorglin), Killorglin par, Co.Kerry, had issue:
      1. Anne Blennerhassett,
         mar Oct 1800 to Peter Thompson of Tralee [born 1775],
         had issue:
         1. Alicia (or Alice) Thompson,
            mar 1820 to Ven. Arthur Blennerhassett Rowan and had issue.

   
   

2. Anne Blennerhassett, born 24th Jan 1695 [using [NJ] format],
   mar 1stly, 1717, to Dennis McGillycuddy and had issue,
   mar 2ndly to Thomas Herbert and had issue.

   
   

3. Elizabeth Blennerhassett, born 1702,
   mar Townsend Gun and had issue.

   
   

4. Robert Blennerhassett, of Rossbeigh,
   also called Edward, born 31 Mar 1705,
   mar 7 June 1731 [settlement 20 May 1731] to Mary Fitzgerald [dau of Capt. Edward FitzGerald and Jane Leader],
   in 1760 he built Rossbeigh Lodge, on Rossbeigh strand (or Rossbehy), nr Glenbeigh, some distance SW of Killorglin, Co.Kerry (see map and satellite),
   see ROSSBEIGH in [Houses of Kerry],
   this house is now gone,
   his will dated 6 Nov 1774,
   had issue:

   
   

   1. Rev. John Blennerhassett, "Parson Jack",
      born Jan 1733.

      
      

   2. Rev. Conway Blennerhassett, born 1736, Rector of Ballyseedy 1796-1804.

   3. Robert Blennerhassett, mar Anne Blennerhassett and had issue:
      1. Edward Conway Blennerhassett, had issue:
         1. Richard Spottiswoode Blennerhassett, had issue:
            1. Therese Blennerhassett,
               wrote memoir of Harman Blennerhassett, 1901.
               Her ancestry is [NLI] GO Ms 182, pp.124-6, microfilm POS 8309.

   
   

5. Arthur Blennerhassett, born 1706,
   mar 2ndly, 1734, to Sarah Gun and had issue.

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"Show me the country, place or spot of ground
  where 'Hassetts or their allies are not found"
- Black Jack, quoted in [Jehan].

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