Geoffrey Eagar
Marriage of Geoffrey Eagar and Millicent Eagar, 18 September 1798, Ballynacourty CoI church.
Geoffrey Eagar,
or
Jeffery,
of Ballinvoher, Dingle peninsula, Co.Kerry.
He mar 1798 to his 1st cousin's dau
Millicent Eagar
[grand-dau of
Robert Blennerhassett,
descendant of
Edward III].
Listed at children's baptisms 1799-1802 as living in the parish of Ballinvoher.
Wife's death notice describes him (though name given wrong) as of
Anascaul,
Ballynacourty par,
Dingle peninsula.
He died pre-1835.
She died in Tralee on 12 May 1835.
They had issue:
-
Philip Eagar,
bapt 24 June 1799,
Ballynacourty CoI church, Co.Kerry.
See entry
from here.
Ballynacourty is the adjoining parish to Ballinvoher, to the W of it, on the Dingle peninsula.
EAGAR in
[Burke's Arms, 1860]
says he married a Miss Martin and emigrated to America.
This is clearly the death of Millicent Eagar in Tralee on 12 May 1835, with an error in the name of her husband.
From Kerry Evening Post,
May 13, 1835.
The baptism of Philip Eagar,
24 June 1799, Ballynacourty CoI church.
EAGAR in
[Burke's Arms, 1860]
says Philip Eagar married a Miss Martin and emigrated to America.
Since this is written in 1860, most likely this is correct.
From
p.215.
Philip Eagar (Catholic line)
There is a Philip Eagar of Co.Kerry around the same generation as the above,
who married Joanna Barrett, and stayed in Ireland,
and had issue who were Catholic.
The reason we found him is
there are DNA matches between his
possible descendants
and my Cashel family (who are related to the above Eagar).
A number of Ancestry trees think he is the Protestant Philip Eagar above,
but this seems unlikely:
-
He is in the right parish, Ballinvoher.
-
However [Burke's Arms, 1860]
says the above Philip Eagar married a Miss Martin and emigrated to America.
- If Philip Eagar above is meant to be father of Ellen Eagar, it is a stretch to have him being a grandfather at age 36.
-
Unless more evidence emerges, it looks like they are different people.
It is possible this Philip Eagar descends from the landed Eagar family
through another line:
- The DNA matches
are to different branches of my Cashel family.
- Hence, assuming it is Co.Kerry, the matches must realistically be through
George Cashel.
- George Cashel descends from a Blennerhassett family which is heavily inter-married
with the landed Eagar family.
- So it is possible Philip Eagar descends from that family, maybe through another line.
However this needs more work:
- It is unclear what the proof is that Ellen Eagar is the daughter of Philip Eagar.
See entry
for Philip
in the tree
by Frank Mullady.
This does not show proof that Ellen is his daughter.
It also says he is the father of the wife of the famous Fenian
Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa,
which seems unlikely. She is from Co.Cork.
- Note that we found these DNA matches by searching for Blennerhassett in people's trees,
and getting this Shea family, that people think (but may not be true)
is descended from Blennerhassett.
But we do not know the matches are through the Eagar line.
They may be through a different line.
And we do not even know this family
is descended from Blennerhassett.
- Conclusion: Nothing is proved.
More work is needed.
Philip Eagar.
The
Shea family
descend from Ellen Eagar.
Their family story is that her family was Protestant.
Philip mar
Joanna Barrett.
Their dau was bapt Catholic.
Their dau was bapt 1829 at Annascaul RC church.
Annascaul would be the large RC parish including Ballynacourty and Ballinvoher.
(todo) Try death of Johanna Eagar,
[GROI], Tralee,
1865, 3rd qr, age 70 (born 1795), vol 15 p 385.
Philip and Joanna had issue:
- Johanna Eagar,
bapt 20 September 1829 [Annascaul RC par records].
See entry
from here.
Philip and Joanna possibly had issue (proof needed):
- Ellen Eagar,
born est c.1817.
She
mar John Shea and had issue.
They had a child baptised in 1835.
Ancestry trees say Ellen is daughter of Philip Eagar and Joanna Barrett,
but no proof is given.
No baptism is found for her.
No son of hers is called Philip.
The RC baptism of Johanna Eagar, 20 September 1829.
Apparently this lists sponsors but not address.
- This could be yet another Philip Eagar:
Philip Eagar who mar 17 March 1828
at Kilcolman CoI church, Co.Kerry,
to Judy Hickey [of Milltown].
Milltown is not far E of Ballinvoher.
