John Blennerhassett,
He mar Elizabeth Denny
[born 25 Feb 1636,
descendant of Edward I].
Mar settlement 1654.
[Rowan, 1846, p.10]
says they mar 2 Oct 1654. Her age 18.
High Sheriff of Co.Kerry 1658 and 1663.
MP for Tralee 1661.
His
father died 1676.
His will dated 22 Oct 1677.
See abstract of will on pages
18/313 and
18/314 of
[Welpy's abstracts].
He died 4 Dec 1677, age est c.57 yrs
[McMorran, 2008].
He was possibly bur at Ballycarty
church
(see his son Arthur).
His will pr 4 Feb 1678 (new style year, regarded at the time as the end of 1677).
Elizabeth's will dated 2 Nov 1689.
She
asked to be bur in Tralee church.
See abstract of will on page
18/312 of
[Welpy's abstracts].
She died 1696, age 60 yrs.
She was
bur St.John's church, Tralee.
Her
will pr 22 May 1696.
John and Elizabeth had issue:
Extract from elegy to this John's son
John Blennerhassett
(died 1709)
by
the Gaelic poet
Aodhagán Ó Rathaille.
Ó Rathaille refers to him as
"John, son of John, son of John of Ballyseedy".
From
page 207
of
[Dineen and O'Donoghue, 1911].
Extract from will of Elizabeth Denny.
From
p.373
of
[Denny, 1908].
Ruth Blennerhassett mentioned in the
will of her brother John, dated 24 Jan 1709.
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