Sir Rowland Blennerhassett, 1st Baronet
Rowland Blennerhassett is described as of Dublin
in
[Deed, Feb 1762].
Sir Rowland Blennerhassett, 1st Baronet,
born 1740 or 1741.
Descendant of
Edward III.
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He is called
"Rowly" in letters of 1773 and 1777 (see below)
and in diary of
Judge Robert Day in 1809.
"Rowland Blennerhassett" was a witness to his sister's marriage settlement
[Deed, June 1758].
Moved back to Co.Kerry:
He moved back to Co.Kerry, but retained an office in Dublin for a few years.
Rowland Blennerhassett, attorney,
is listed
as of Ballybeggan (NE side of Tralee)
in March 1769.
From
Thrift Genealogical Abstracts.
Rowland Blennerhassett of Dublin
witnessed
[Deed, June 1769].
He is listed at
Ballybeggan in
[Deed, Mar 1770] and
[Deed, Oct 1770].
He is listed as of Dublin in
[Deed, Apr 1771].
Rowland Blennerhassett of
Ballymacprior, Killorglin, Co.Kerry,
is party to
[Deed, Jan 1772]
with his brother
Arthur.
Ballymacprior Lodge (also called Ballymacprior House)
was the house of
Rowland's uncle and cousins.
He is listed as of Ballymacprior in
[Deed, July 1772].
He is listed as an attorney at Aungier St, Dublin,
on p.99
of [Watson's Almanack, 1773].
This might just be an office address and he is living in Co.Kerry.
See letter of 16 Dec 1773
to him.
It opens: "Dear Rowly".
He is listed as an attorney, no address in Dublin,
on p.99
of [Watson's Almanack, 1774].
He is not in the Almanack in 1775.
It only lists attornies in Dublin.
Founder of Blennerville, near Tralee, Co.Kerry. Arrives by 1774:
Rowland
settled at Cathair Uí Mhóráin
near Tralee,
re-named it "Blennerville"
after his family.
He developed Blennerville as the port for Tralee.
He lived Blennerville House,
Main St, Blennerville,
which he may have built.
He is listed at "Corgrage", Co.Kerry, in
[Deed, May 1774].
This would be Curragraigue townland
(Blennerville).
See letter of 23 Oct 1777
addressed to him at "Tralee".
It opens: "My Dear Rowly".
It is about the candidate for the vacant seat in Tralee.
Listed at "Corgraige" (Blennerville)
in
[Deed, Jan 1778].
He is listed as of Tralee in
[Deed, June 1778].
He was
Colonel in
1779-1782 of the "Laune Rangers" regiment
of the Kerry Volunteers.
He built Blennerville Windmill,
apparently in 1780 to 1800.
He is listed as of "Blennerville" in
[Deed, Mar 1781].
He is party to
Exchequer Bills of May-June 1781.
He is listed
in Munster Volunteer Registry, 1782
as Colonel of the "Laune Rangers" regiment
of the Kerry Volunteers.
[Houses of Kerry]
says he is
listed as living Blennerville House in 1783.
He is listed at Blennerville in
multiple deeds from
[Deed, Oct 1783] to
[Deeds, Feb 1788].
[Deed, Dec 1802]
says Rowland was living in Tralee as at 1788.
Moves to Churchtown, near Killarney, apparently 1788:
Rowland built or
lived at Churchtown House, near Killarney, Co.Kerry.
Rowland Blennerhassett is listed at "Killarney" (could be Churchtown) in April 1788.
He is of Churchtown in
[Deed, May 1788]
and
[Deed, apparently March 1789]
and
[Deed, Nov 1789].
He is listed as of Churchtown in the
will of his brother Arthur, Apr 1790.
This was registered in 1806 but
think the addresses come from 1790, not 1806.
He managed his brother Arthur's
estate after his death, 4 May 1790.
This is noted later in his nephew's
marriage settlement, May 1798.
Listed at Churchtown in
[Deed, 14 May 1790] and
[Deed, 15 May 1790]
and in his son's
marriage settlement, 27 May 1790.
He is listed at "Churchtown" in 1791.
Listed at Churchtown in
[Deed, July 1792].
Though he is listed as of Blennerville in
[Deed, Aug 1792].
He is listed at Churchtown in
multiple deeds from
[Deed, Jan 1793] to
[Deed, May 1795].
Rowland Blennerhassett of Churchtown
is party to his nephew Richard Yeilding's marriage settlement in
[Deed of Feb 1796].
Bill Jehan
says Rowland was JP for Co.Kerry 1796-97.
He is listed at Churchtown in
[Deed, 1797].
He is listed at Churchtown in his nephew's
marriage settlement, May 1798.
Moves back to Blennerville, 1798:
Rowland returned to
Blennerville.
He is consistently described as of Blennerville
after 1798.
He
is described as of Blennerville
in his son Richard's
marriage settlement, Oct 1798
and
[Deed, Nov 1798]
and
[Deed, Feb 1799] and
[Deed, May 1799] and
his son Arthur's
marriage settlement, Sept 1799.
He
is described as of Blennerville
in
[Deed, Jan 1800] and
[Deed, Sept 1800] and
[Deed, Jan 1802] and
[Deed, Dec 1802].
Millicent dies:
She was said to have been killed in an accident at Blennerville windmill.
Tree
in
[Ms 20621] (c.1909)
says she was killed by a blow of the windmill sails in 1802.
[Kelly and others, 1989, p.44]
and
[Blennerhassett and Hollwey, 1991]
say she was killed in 1801.
Oral history in the
[Schools' Folklore Scheme, vol. 440, p. 140]
collected in 1937-39
says she "went up on the balcony of it. It was working at the time
and the wind blew her in and she was ground to pieces."
Bill Jehan
says:
"She is said to have [been] killed by a blow from a turning windmill sail as she looked out from an upper door
...
In times past, before the windmill became
derelict, it is said that her name and perhaps
the date were inscribed in the woodwork of the
door frame where this accident occurred."
Rowland is described
as of Blennerville
in
[Deeds of Mar 1804] and
[Deed, Jan 1805] and
[Deed, Nov 1805] and
[Deed, Nov 1806] and
[Deed, 1807].
Grant or arms and title in 1808-09
describe Rowland as of Blennerville.
Arms 1808:
Grant of Arms
dated
13 Mar 1808.
See
copy
in Baronet's family.
See
state copy
in the book
"Grants and Confirmations of Arms".
No pedigrees attached to any grant in this book.
Rowland is described
as of
Blennerville
in
[Deed, 1 May 1808] and
[Deed, 12 May 1808].
He is referred to as
"Rowly Hassett" in
diary of
Judge Robert Day,
31 July 1809.
See
[O'Carroll, 2004, p.167].
Baronet 1809:
He was
created a Baronet.
[O'Carroll, 2004, p.173]
says this was "after representations from James Crosbie of Ballyheigue".
Announcement 2 Sept 1809.
Creation 22 Sept 1809.
See Letters patent in
[Collins papers, 4].
Granted to
"Rowland Blennerhassett of Blennerville".
Diary of Judge Robert Day,
19 Oct 1809,
calls him "Sir Rowld Blennerhassett".
See [O'Carroll, 2004, p.172].
Listed as of Blennerville in
[Deed, 23 Oct 1809] and
all deeds until his death.
[Holden's Directory, 1811] lists
"Rowland Blennerhassett, Blennerville".
He
established Protestant school at Blennerville 1812.
See
[Deed, Mar 1812].
See also
[Kelly and others, 1989, p.66]
and
[Heritage Council, 2001].
[Leet's Directory, 1814]
shows him at Blennerville.
[Deed, Feb 1816]
says his wife is dead.
See item
in
Dublin Evening Post, 6 August 1818,
about a dinner Sir Rowland hosted in Tralee.
He is described as of Blennerville House.
He is described as "very ill" in
[Letter of 9 Sept 1818].
See note of 8 July 1819
from him at Blennerville House.
Still at Blennerville in
[Deed, Dec 1820].
1st Baronet dies, 1821:
He is listed as of Blennerville House in death notice.
He
died Wed 14 Mar 1821, age 80 or 81 yrs.
See transcript
of notice
in Limerick Chronicle, 17 Mar 1821.
From here.
See notice in
Saunders's News-Letter, 20 March 1821.
See notice in
Freemans Journal, Wed 21 March 1821.
His
will pr 1821.
See entry in
index.
See entry in
other index.
Listed as of Blennerville.
Will would be burnt in 1922.
See
entry
in [Boyd's Family Units].
1st Baronet and Millicent had issue:
- Melisent Blennerhassett.
She was probably born at Stephen St, Dublin.
She was
bapt 16 January 1768,
St.Peter's CoI church, Aungier St, Dublin.
See original bapt entry.
St.Peter's parish records, P.0045.01
at RCB.
Courtesy of the Director of the National Archives of Ireland.
Spelling:
The only contemporary record of her existence says "Melisent"
so we will go with that as the spelling.
(Though it must be noted the spelling of her surname on that record is totally wrong.)
An index was made of the St.Peter's parish records and in that index she is spelled "Melisant".
See image.
But that is not the original spelling.
She would be age 38 in 1806 when George Cashel was conceived.
-
Sir Robert Blennerhassett, 2nd Baronet,
born 26 Jan 1769.
Would be named after grandfather.
Eldest son.
He inherited Churchtown House, near Killarney, Co.Kerry.
-
Richard Francis Blennerhassett,
Richard Blennerhassett, born 23 May 1772.
Listed as 2nd son in
[Deed of 1798] and
[Deed of 1808].
-
Arthur Blennerhassett, of Blennerville,
born 27 Oct 1776.
Listed as 3rd son in
uncle's will 1790 and
cousin's
marriage settlement, 1798 and
his own
marriage settlement, 1799.
He is called "Arthur Blennerhassett Rowland" in
[Deed, Nov 1821]
to distinguish him from
"Arthur Blennerhassett Robert".
He inherited Blennerville House
and most of Blennerville.
-
Rowland Blennerhassett,
born 26 Dec 1780 (twin),
of Kells, Co.Kerry,
and of Day Place, Tralee town.
Listed as 4th son in
[Deed, 1808] and
[Deed, Aug 1815].
-
William Blennerhassett,
of Blennerville,
born 26 Dec 1780 (twin).
Listed as 5th son in
[Deed, Jan 1802]
though it then describes Rowland as his "younger brother".
Listed as 5th son in
[Deed, Aug 1815] and
[Deed, Jan 1816].
He
built King's House, Blennerville.
Rowland Blennerhassett listed at
Back Lane, Dublin.
From
p.25
of
[Watson's Almanack, 1764].
See
Back Lane on 1757 map.
Rowland Blennerhassett is described as of Curragraigue
(Blennerville) in
[Deed, May 1774].
Rowland Blennerhassett is described as of
"Blennerville" in
[Deed, Mar 1781].
The "Laune Rangers" regiment
of the Kerry Volunteers
in Munster Volunteer Registry, 1782, p.50.
An address of thanks to
Charles Manners, 4th Duke of Rutland,
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Signed by, among others, Rowland Blennerhassett.
Freemans Journal, September 19, 1786.
Rowland Blennerhassett is described as of Churchtown in
[Deed, May 1788].
Stories of Sir Rowland Blennerhassett at Blennerville.
First story from around 1800.
From The Kerry magazine, vol 3, no 34, 1 Oct 1856,
p.166 and
p.167.
See also
[Kelly and others, 1989, pp.57-58].
Rowland Blennerhassett is made a Baronet.
From p.1384
of
The London Gazette, 29 August 1809.
Announcement is dated 2 Sept 1809
but Letters patent is dated 22 Sept 1809.
On Tue 26 Sept 1809,
there was a reception at
Tralee Castle
for the Lord Lieutenant,
Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond,
his wife the Duchess,
and their children Lady Mary
and the
Earl of March
(the future 5th Duke).
Those present included
William Rowan, Provost of Tralee,
and
Major William Ponsonby
and his 1st wife
and
Sir William Godfrey, 1st Baronet
and
Sir Rowland Blennerhassett, 1st Baronet
(created Baronet that week).
It seems Sir Rowland's wife is dead.
Judge Robert Day
presided at the reception.
This is from diary of Judge Robert Day.
See [O'Carroll, 2004, p.171].
Extract from letter of 26 Aug 1811
from
Judge Robert Day
to his cousin
Maurice Fitzgerald, 18th Knight of Kerry.
Day is
"disgusted and astonished beyond expression"
that in the list of the Grand Jury, the 18th Knight of Kerry
(of an ancient but unofficial title)
was placed in order of precedence after
Sir Rowland
(only created a Baronet 2 years ago).
Day refers to
Sir Rowland as "this mushroom Baronet".
See larger
and full size.
Sir Rowland Blennerhassett listed at Blennerville in
[Leet's Directory, 1814].
The gates of
Blennerville House.
Photo 2003.
See larger
and full size.
The sons
Extract from 1774 will of
Col. John Blennerhassett.
From
Kerry Evening Post,
19 Oct 1892.
He mentions many relations, even distant ones.
At this point, Rowland only has two sons.
Blennerhassett signatures to a letter to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Kerry Evening Post, 19 February 1831.
Shows
Robert at Churchtown,
Arthur at Blennerville,
Rowland at Tralee,
William at Blennerville.
See also Dublin Evening Post, 22 February 1831.
List of Kerry jurors in
Tralee Mercury, July 27, 1831.
Shows
Arthur (3rd Baronet) at Mount Rivers,
Rowland at Tralee,
William at Blennerville.
The Schools' Folklore Scheme
in the
[NFC]
collected oral history of Blennerville in 1937-39.
The following is from Volume 440,
pp.136-141.
Oral history collected from Mrs. Margaret Lambe, age 79.
The story about the death of Lady Blennerhassett
at
Blennerville Windmill.
From
p.140.
Daniel O'Connell
goes to dine with the 1st Baronet at Blennerville House.
Letter from Daniel O'Connell to his wife, 18 Aug 1816.
From p.112 (letter 655) of
[Correspondence of Daniel O'Connell, vol 2].
The 1st Baronet is also mentioned in:
- Letter to Daniel O'Connell, 15 Dec 1810,
on p.240 (letter 313) of
[Correspondence of Daniel O'Connell, vol 1].
See part 1
and part 2.
- Letter to Daniel O'Connell, 18 Dec 1810,
on p.179 (letter 3387) of
[Correspondence of Daniel O'Connell, vol 8].
- Letter to Daniel O'Connell, 17 Feb 1816,
on p.83 (letter 611) of
[Correspondence of Daniel O'Connell, vol 2].
- Letter to Daniel O'Connell from his wife, 9 Sept 1818,
on p.180 (letter 747) of
[Correspondence of Daniel O'Connell, vol 2].
Have looked at all these:
Dublin and Co.Kerry
- Deed, 16 Feb 1767.
Registered 1767.
[LR] 252 483 164194.
Rowland Blennerhassett of Dublin
and Patrick Mahony.
- Deed, 7 Mar 1767.
Registered 1767.
[LR] 251 541 164492.
Rowland Blennerhassett of Dublin
and Patrick Mahony.
- Deed, 8 Mar 1770.
Registered 1770.
[LR] 279 107 180103.
Rowland Blennerhassett of Ballybeggan
to Tottenham Heaphy of Dublin.
- Deed, 25 Oct 1770.
Registered 1770.
[LR] 281 215 183693.
Rowland Blennerhassett of Ballybeggan
to John Mahony.
- Deed, 30 Apr 1771.
Registered 1771.
[LR] 287 302 187334.
Rowland Blennerhassett of Dublin
to Colthurst Bateman.
- Deed, 20 Jan 1772.
Registered 1772.
[LR] 292 679 193640.
Rowland Blennerhassett of Ballymacprior
to "Arthur Blennerhassett Robert".
- Deed, 15 July 1772.
Registered 1774.
[LR] 300 650 201708.
Rowland Blennerhassett of Ballymacprior
to Timothy Lyne.
Blennerville
- Deed, 5 May 1774.
Registered 1775.
[LR] 307 527 205336.
Rowland Blennerhassett of "Corgrage" (Blennerville)
to George Peircey of Cork.
- Deed, 27 Jan 1778.
Registered 1781.
[LR] 339 354 229051.
Rowland Blennerhassett of "Corgraige" (Blennerville)
to John Mahony.
- Deed, 27 June 1778.
Registered 1778.
[LR] 317 313 217825.
Rowland Blennerhassett of Tralee
and
Charles Conyers of Castletown, Co.Limerick
and others.
Property at Curragraigue (Blennerville).
- Deed, 9 Mar 1781.
Registered 1781.
[LR] 341 319 228664.
Rowland Blennerhassett of Blennerville
to Michael Flinn.
Property in Tralee.
- Deed, 25 Oct 1783.
Registered 1784.
[LR] 352 540 240240.
Rowland Blennerhassett of Blennerville
and James Carrique Ponsonby and O'Hara
and others.
- Deed, 12 May 1784.
Registered 1784.
[LR] 360 155 242148.
Rowland Blennerhassett of Blennerville
and James Carrique Ponsonby and O'Hara
and others.
- Deed, 23 Aug 1784.
Registered 1785.
[LR] 359 534 245489.
Rowland Blennerhassett of Blennerville
and James Carrique Ponsonby and O'Hara
and others.
- Deed, 12 July 1785.
Registered 1785.
[LR] 371 235 248709.
Rowland Blennerhassett of Blennerville
and Whitwell Butler of Waterville.
- Deed, 1 Oct 1785.
Registered 1786.
[LR] 379 260 252331.
Rowland Blennerhassett of Blennerville
and James Carrique Ponsonby and O'Hara
and others.
- Deed, 12 Jan 1786.
Registered 1786.
[LR] 378 133 252351.
Rowland Blennerhassett of Blennerville
and James Carrique Ponsonby and
John Collis of Barrow and O'Hara
and others.
- Deed, 7 July 1786.
Registered 1796.
[LR]
501 371 324789.
Rowland Blennerhassett of Blennerville
to James McCarthy of Tralee.
Property in Castle St, Tralee.
- Deed, 15 July 1786.
Registered 1788.
[LR] 402 342 265003.
Rowland Blennerhassett of Blennerville
to Michael Lawlor.
Property in Tralee.
- Deed, 20 Nov 1786.
Registered 1788.
[LR] 396 121 260545.
Rowland Blennerhassett of Blennerville to Stephens.
Property at Blennerville.
- Deed, 23 Apr 1787.
Registered 1787.
[LR] 391 107 257282.
Rowland Blennerhassett of Blennerville
and James Carrique Ponsonby and O'Hara and others.
- Deed, 23 Apr 1787.
Registered 1787.
[LR] 391 108 257283.
Rowland Blennerhassett of Blennerville
and James Carrique Ponsonby and O'Hara and others.
- Deed, 15 May 1787.
Registered 1787.
[LR] 389 377 256754.
Rowland Blennerhassett of Blennerville
and James Carrique Ponsonby and O'Hara and others.
- Deed, 26 and 27 Feb 1788.
Registered 1788.
[LR] 395 536 262712.
Rowland Blennerhassett of Blennerville
and James Carrique Ponsonby and O'Hara and others.
- Deed, 26 and 27 Feb 1788.
Registered 1788.
[LR] 399 19 262713.
Rowland Blennerhassett of Blennerville
and James Carrique Ponsonby and O'Hara and others.
Churchtown
- Deed, 3 May 1788.
Registered 1789.
[LR] 409 105 266619.
Rowland Blennerhassett of Churchtown
to Marshall.
- Deed, 25 Mar, think 1789.
Registered 1799.
[LR]
520 435 341197.
Rowland Blennerhassett of Churchtown
to Gallivan.
- Deed, 18 Nov 1789.
Registered 1790.
[LR] 424 310 276312.
Tallis Eagar and
Rowland Blennerhassett of Churchtown
and others.
- Deed, 14 May 1790.
Registered 1790.
[LR] 421 469 275189.
Rowland Blennerhassett of Churchtown
and John Fitzgerald Collis
and others.
- Deed, 15 May 1790.
Registered 1790.
[LR] 426 264 277770.
Rowland Blennerhassett of Churchtown
and Whitwell Butler of Waterville.
- Deed, 25 July 1792.
Registered 1792.
[LR] 455 130 292416.
Sir William Godfrey of Bushfield
and
Rowland Blennerhassett of Churchtown.
- Deed, 25 Aug 1792.
Registered 1792.
[LR] 459 125 293104 (or 292104).
William Carrique Ponsonby of Crotto and
Rowland Blennerhassett of Blennerville
and others.
- Deed, 18 Jan 1793.
Registered 1793.
[LR] 475 124 299890.
William Blennerhassett of Elmgrove and
Rowland Blennerhassett of Churchtown
and many others.
- Deed, 1 May 1793.
Registered 1795.
[LR]
498 51 315831.
Rowland Blennerhassett of Churchtown
to Blennerhassett Heaphy.
- Deed, 25 Mar 1794.
Registered 1795.
[LR]
497 120 318178.
Rowland Blennerhassett of Churchtown
to Michael Leyne of Blennerville.
- Deed, 25 Mar 1794.
Registered 1795.
[LR]
498 207 318179.
Rowland Blennerhassett of Churchtown
to Arnold Gage of Blennerville.
- Deed, 25 Mar 1795.
Registered 1798.
[LR]
513 274 336899.
Rowland Blennerhassett of Churchtown
to Stephens.
- Deed, 1 May 1795.
Registered 1796.
[LR]
505 337 326437.
Rowland Blennerhassett of Churchtown
to Pat Fitzhenry of Blennerville.
- Deed of 17 Jan 1797.
Registered 1803. Rowland Blennerhassett of Churchtown
to Morgan O'Connell.
[LR]
552 318 366417.
Blennerville
- Deed, 13 Nov 1798.
Registered 1799.
[LR]
494 637 338325.
Rowland Blennerhassett of Blennerville
and
William Carrique Ponsonby of Crotto and
others.
- Deed, 1 Feb 1799.
Registered 1799.
[LR]
517 189 339439.
Rowland Blennerhassett of Blennerville
and
William Carrique Ponsonby of Crotto and
others.
- Deed, 9 May 1799.
Registered 1799.
[LR]
517 168 339374.
Rowland Blennerhassett of Blennerville
and many others.
- Deed of 11 Jan 1800.
Anthony Denny and others to Elrington.
[LR]
525 466 345400.
Rowland Blennerhassett of Blennerville
is involved in a deed referring to Anthony Denny
and his father-in-law William Blennerhassett of Elmgrove.
- Deed of 29 Sept 1800.
Rowland Blennerhassett of Blennerville
to Chute and others.
[LR]
534 66 349245.
Transcript in
[Kelly and others, 1989, p.393].
Lease of Blennerville windmill.
- Deed of 1 May 1801.
Registered 1802. Rowland Blennerhassett to Rev. Mahony.
[LR]
547 408 361210.
- Deed of 3 Jan 1802.
Rowland Blennerhassett of Blennerville
to his son William Blennerhassett of Blennerville.
[LR]
546 367 360210.
- Deed of 25 Dec 1802.
Registered 1805.
Rowland Blennerhassett of Blennerville
to John Hurly of Tralee.
[LR]
573 (NOT 579) 270 388455.
- Deed, 9 Mar 1804.
Registered 1804.
[LR] 564 64 376074.
William Blennerhassett of Blennerville
and David O'Connell.
- Deed of 25 Mar 1804.
Rowland Blennerhassett of Blennerville to
William Blennerhassett of Blennerville.
[LR]
564 65 376075.
Property in Blennerville.
- Deed, (think 25) March 1804.
Registered 1805.
[LR] 571 278 384995.
William Blennerhassett of Blennerville
and John O'Connell.
- Deed of 25 Mar 1804.
Registered 1806. Rowland Blennerhassett of Blennerville
to John McCarthy.
[LR]
576 376 391698.
Property in Blennerville.
- Deed of 25 Mar 1804.
Registered 1806.
Rowland Blennerhassett of Blennerville
to Jerry Leahane.
[LR]
573 465 (NOT 475) 391699.
Property in Blennerville.
- Deed, 25 Mar 1804.
Registered 1806.
[LR] 576 376 391700.
William Blennerhassett of Blennerville
to Martin Currane.
Property in Blennerville.
- Deed, 20 Nov 1806.
Registered 1813.
[LR] 660 65 453463.
Rowland Blennerhassett of Blennerville
to John Stephens.
Property in Blennerville.
- Deed of 24 Aug 1807.
Registered 1808. Rowland Blennerhassett of Blennerville
to Michael Lyne and his son.
[LR]
596 254 406091.
- Deed, 1 May 1808.
Registered 1810.
[LR] 625 52 427087.
Rowland Blennerhassett of Blennerville
to William Blennerhassett.
-
Deed, 23 Oct 1809.
Deed involving Sir Rowland Blennerhassett of Blennerville.
[LR]
vol 615 (NOT 609), page 479 (NOT 96), no 422434.
- Deed, 1 Nov 1809.
Registered 1810.
[LR] 626 65 427181.
Rowland Blennerhassett of Blennerville
to
William Blennerhassett of Ballymacprior.
- Deed, 19 Jan 1810.
Registered 1810.
[LR] 619 240 (NOT 24) 424707.
George Gun and
Rowland Blennerhassett of Blennerville
and O'Connell.
- Deed, 19 Jan 1810.
Registered 1810.
[LR] 619 240 (NOT 24) 424708.
George Gun and
Rowland Blennerhassett of Blennerville
and [must be Robert] Blennerhassett of Churchtown
and O'Connell.
- Deed, 6 Sept 1810.
Registered 1811.
[LR] 634 467 437466.
Arthur Blennerhassett of Dublin, attorney, and
Sir Rowland Blennerhassett of Blennerville
and others.
Land in Co.Kerry.
- Deed, 20 Sept 1810.
Registered 1812.
[LR] 642 495 445086.
Sir Rowland Blennerhassett of Blennerville to Moriarty.
- Deed, 21 Mar 1812.
Registered 1812.
[LR] 650 27 444639.
Sir Rowland Blennerhassett of Blennerville
and Erasmus Smith schools.
- Deed, 1 Aug 1815.
Registered 1816.
[LR] 698 402 479107.
Sir Rowland Blennerhassett of Blennerville
and his son Rowland.
- Deed, 27 Jan 1816.
Registered 1816.
[LR] 698 403 479108.
Sir Rowland Blennerhassett of Blennerville
and his son William.
- Deed, 7 Feb 1816.
Registered 1816.
[LR] 704 416 (NOT 425) 482751.
Sir Rowland Blennerhassett of Blennerville
and many family members
and many others.
- Deed, (think 20) May 1817.
Registered 1817.
[LR] 718 196 490932.
Sir Rowland Blennerhassett of Blennerville
to John Tuohy.
- Deed, 6 Apr 1818.
Registered 1818.
[LR] 733 526 500261.
Sir Rowland Blennerhassett of Blennerville
and many others.
Property in Killarney.
- Deed, 17 Jan 1820.
Registered 1820.
[LR] 748 409 509144.
Sir Rowland Blennerhassett of Blennerville
to Robert Gage.
Property in Blennerville.
- Deed, 27 Mar 1820.
Registered 1820.
[LR] 758 69 514804.
Sir Rowland Blennerhassett of Blennerville
and his son Arthur and others.
- Deed, 16 Nov 1820.
Registered 1820.
[LR] 758 24 514759.
Sir Rowland Blennerhassett of Blennerville
and others.
- Deed, 7 Dec 1820.
Registered 1821.
[LR] 758 490 515225.
Sir Rowland Blennerhassett of Blennerville
and his son Arthur
and John Orpen.
- Deed, 11 Apr 1821.
Registered 1821.
[LR] 763 79 517814.
Issue related to the will of Sir Rowland Blennerhassett.
Deeds yet to be consulted:
- Deed of 1 Sept 1786.
Rowland Blennerhassett and James Mahony.
Referred to in
[Deed of 1810].
The following was for sale at
De Burca Rare Books in 2017.
See
2017 catalogue.
- Item 25. [BLENNERHASSETT & OTHERS] "An important historical album containing franks,
engravings, photographs, commissions, letters, and printed matter."
- Part of this is
"A Collection of 58 Irish Parliament franks addressed to Sir Rowland Blennerhassett, 1st Bart and Others, 1785-1820."
- It has been sold.
From the above catalogue.
Shows
Rowland Blennerhassett at Killarney and Churchtown.
The printed histories
of Blennerhassett once showed
the 1st Baronet with a daughter Catherine.
But they seem to have decided (correctly) that this was an error.
Since then, they
have shown him with no daughter.
However, in researching my own link to Blennerhassett,
the evidence suggested that the 1st Baronet did have a daughter.
The page:
Proof of our descent from Blennerhassett
explains how both documents and DNA matches
suggested that our family must descend from
a previously-unknown daughter of the 1st Baronet and his wife.
The evidence made a prediction
that such a daughter must exist.
On 13 June 2020, I discovered that the 1st Baronet did have a daughter, Melisent Blennerhassett,
baptised in Dublin in 1768.
She does not appear in the printed histories.
Maybe she died as an infant.
Or maybe she is the ancestor of my family
and she explains our DNA evidence and our origin story.
Baptism of Melisent Blennerhassett, St.Peter's, Dublin, 16 Jan 1768.
St.Peter's parish records, P.0045.01
at
RCB.
Courtesy of the Director of the National Archives of Ireland.
See
larger
and
full size.
The page:
Proof of our descent from Blennerhassett
explains the following findings:
- I call it as proved that my family is closely related to the Blennerhassett Baronets family.
- Assuming we descend from Blennerhassett at all,
I call it as proved that my family descends from
the 1st Baronet's parents
Robert Blennerhassett, of Mount Rivers, and Frances Yielding.
- I call it as almost proved that my family descends from the 1st Baronet and his wife.
- I call it as almost proved that my family descends from a daughter of the 1st Baronet and his wife.
- The theory that best fits the evidence is that the mother of
George Cashel (born 1807)
is a daughter of the 1st Baronet and his wife.
(A daughter from the marriage, not a natural daughter.)
-
She
was said to be "Letitia Blennerhassett", and she ran away and was written out of the family history.
- The only known daughter of the 1st Baronet is
Melisent Blennerhassett, baptised 1768,
who would be age 38 in 1806 when George Cashel was conceived.
She does not appear in the printed family histories.
She may have died young. Or she may be our ancestor.
- Age 38 is a bit old to be going on runaway adventures, but not impossible.
In my wife's family, her direct ancestor
Susan Maltass
is known to have
had an illegitimate child in 1818, at the age of 44 or older.
-
Maybe there is a second unknown daughter called Letitia.
Or maybe Melisent is our ancestor, and "Letitia" is an error.
- Melisent is the main suspect for the mother of George Cashel.
It now remains to prove this from the documents.
We start our family with:
- "Letitia" Blennerhassett.
Close relation and probably daughter of 1st Baronet.
Hence descendant of Edward III.
Named as "Letitia" in my family history.
But this could be an error and she may in fact be
Melisent Blennerhassett, baptised 1768, dau of the 1st Baronet.
The story is she was a Protestant, ran away with a Catholic and was disinherited,
and had a child George Cashel (born 1807).
[PAT/10, p.3]
says she
became a Catholic herself.
Her son George Cashel was Catholic (though this may have been through his marriage in 1838).
She mar Edward Cashel
and had issue.
