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Miscellaneous Blennerhassetts

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Frances Blennerhassett of Dublin

There is a Frances Blennerhassett of Dublin whose will was proved 1771.
This is NOT our Frances Blennerhassett, wife of Robert Blennerhassett.

Blennerhassett wills in [Vicars' index of wills 1536-1810].
Note Frances Blennerhassett of Dublin whose will was proved 1771.

Abstract from will of Frances Blennerhassett.
From [Betham abstracts]. Records of the Prerogative Court of Armagh. Series 1, wills: v. 6 "B" 1758-1774, p.144.
The children show this is not our Frances.

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DNA-linked disconnected Blennerhassett families

DNA testing indicates a link of our family to the following disconnected families that descend somehow from Blennerhassett of Co.Kerry.
Unfortunately their exact descent from the main Blennerhassett family is not known.

The DNA match of our family with the following families may not actually be through the Blennerhassett line. But there is some evidence that, in both cases, it is through the Blennerhassett line.

• John Blennerhassett,
  or Hassett.
  Labourer, of Tralee, Co.Kerry.
  Probably Catholic. Children were Catholic, illiterate.
  He had children born 1855 to 1856.

  
  

• Arthur Blennerhassett,
  of Co.Kerry.
  Apparently of just W of Killorglin, Co.Kerry.
  He had children born 1841-1851, Co.Kerry.
  His son lived in places to the W and SW of Killorglin.
  His children were Protestant, poor, emigrated to America.

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Wills

All of these wills were burnt in 1922.
Notes survive from some of them in Garvey papers (D950/1/9). Notes taken from them before they were burnt.

   
Blennerhassett and variant wills of 1624-1811 listed in [Vicars' index of wills 1536-1810].

List of Blennerhassett wills 1811-1855 which were at PROI before 1922.
From here and here and here.

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Ardfert wills

All of these wills were burnt in 1922.
Notes survive from some of them in Garvey papers (D950/1/9). Notes taken from them before they were burnt.

Blennerhassett wills 1743-1785 listed in Ardfert and Aghadoe in [Index to Irish Wills].

Blennerhassett wills 1743-1849 proved at Ardfert and Aghadoe.
From here and here and here.

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Education

Blennerhassett entries in [King's Inns].

Start of Blennerhassett entries in [TCD Alumni].
See full list.