Genealogy research by Mark Humphrys.
Genealogy research by Mark Humphrys.
Richard Yielding,
He
mar pre-1738 to Millicent ----
[or many other spellings,
must be born c.1720].
They had children 1738 to 1763, so she must have been quite young at marriage.
We do not know her surname.
She may have been Millicent Warner, daughter of
Simon Warner, Vicar of Ardcanny, Co.Limerick.
Some sites have her as "Millicent Agnes Studdert" but that must be confusion with
Richard Yielding who mar Studdert in 1766.
Spelling of first name:
The baptisms of her children show many spellings of her first name.
Son's bapt 1741 shows "Mellisent".
Dau's bapt 1742 suggests "Millisent".
Children's baptisms in Rathkeale show "Mellecent" and "Mellicent" and "Melecent" and "Melicent".
In other records, she is "Mellisent" in [Deed of 1743].
"Mellicent"
in [Deed of 1797].
"Melicent" in will.
The standard spelling of her daughter is "Millicent"
so we go with that for the mother too.
They lived in Dublin for a time.
He must be
"Richard Yeilding" who is listed at
The Golden Anchor, Back Lane, Dublin, in
[Dublin directory, 1738].
They are living Dublin at children's bapts 1740 and 1741.
Living at Arran Quay, Dublin, at Richard's bapt 1741.
Daughter baptised in Limerick city in 1742.
Listed as of Dublin in
[Deed of 1743].
Settles in Co.Limerick, 1743:
Settled in area of Rathkeale,
Co.Limerick.
He is party to
[Deed of 1743]
where he leases from
Agnes Southwell
of Enniscouch, Co.Limerick,
lands at Ardbohil, Rathkeale par (SW of Rathkeale)
and Ballinlyny, Kilscannell par (W of Rathkeale),
Co.Limerick.
The "lives" of the deed are Richard Yielding and
"Mellisent Yielding his wife"
and their eldest son.
Children baptised at Rathkeale 1744 to 1763.
Listed as "of Rathkeale" at children's bapts 1749 to 1758.
He is Richard Yeilding of Rathkeale, party to
[Deed of 3 Mar 1753]
about lands at Murher and Moyvane and Ahalahana,
all in Murher par,
between Listowel and Tarbert,
N Co.Kerry.
He must be "Richard Yielding"
involved with "Roland Bateman"
in a 1753 case
in the Irish House of Lords.
This would be his 1st cousin
Rowland Bateman.
See item in
Belfast Newsletter, March 13, 1753.
[LA P23]
says that "Richard Yeilding" had a lease dated 15 Jan 1757
of land in or near Glensharrold, W Co.Limerick.
There are twin townlands:
Glensharrold, Kilcolman par,
and the neighbouring
Glensharrold, Rathronan par.
At least later, the family had property in both of them.
These are
NW of Ardagh,
some distance W of Rathkeale.
[Deed, 1834]
says this Richard had land at Glensharrold.
He is Richard Yeilding of Rathkeale, party to
[Deed of July 1757]
about same lands in Co.Kerry as in
[Deed of 1753].
His will dated 9 Feb 1763.
His wife Millicent is alive.
He is described as of "Rathkeale" either in his will 1763 or when it was proved 1771.
Settled in Belview:
He settled eventually at Belview, Ballyphilip,
some distance SE of Rathkeale,
Co.Limerick.
Described as of Belview in
[Deeds of 1769].
Richard dies, 1770:
He is
Richard Yielding of Ballyphilip (Belview)
who died in Limerick in 1770.
See item
in Freemans Journal, November 6, 1770.
The will of Richard Yielding of "Rathkeale" was proved 1771.
This will was burnt in 1922.
Described as Richard Yielding, "late of Belview", deceased, in
[Deeds of 1774] and
[Deed of Feb 1796].
Millicent
is party to lost
Exchequer Bills of 1781.
She
is one of the "lives" on [Deed of 1788].
In old age she lived at Rathkeale House.
This is unidentified.
Belview was eventually inherited by William's line.
She is "Mellicent Yielding of Rathkeale House"
in [Deed of 1797].
Her will
dated 4 Feb 1798.
She is
"Melicent Yielding of Rathkeale House".
Still has property at Ardbohil and Ballinlyny.
She lived to see great-grandchildren in the
Blennerhassett Baronet and
Richard Massy Yeilding
families.
Richard and Millicent had issue:
Back Lane, Dublin, on
Rocque's map of Dublin, 1757.
Our Richard is probably
"Richard Yeilding" who
is listed at
The Golden Anchor, Back Lane, in 1738.
Tailors' Hall (built 1707)
survives on Back Lane from that time.
See modern street view.
Locations of Arran Quay and
St. Paul's (CoI) church, N King St, Dublin.
Catherine and Richard bapt at St.Paul's 1740 and 1741.
Parents living Arran Quay in 1741.
From 1797 map of Dublin.
Old St. Paul's church was rebuilt in 1824.
See modern street view.
Richard Yielding and
"Mellisent Yielding his wife"
in [Deed of 1743].
Rowland Bateman
and Richard Yielding in the 1753 case in the Irish House of Lords.
From
Belfast Newsletter, March 13, 1753.
Death of Richard Yielding of Ballyphilip (Belview).
From Freemans Journal, November 6, 1770.
Abstract from Richard Yielding's will, proved 1771.
From
[Betham abstracts].
Records of the Prerogative Court of Armagh.
Series 1, wills: v. 76 "Y" 1703-1799,
p.61.
Abstract of the will.
From p.127 of
[Registry of Deeds wills, Vol.3].
Yielding is listed at Rathkeale House in 1797-1798. This house is unidentified.
Above is from entry for Rathkeale in
[Lewis, 1837, p.500].
This lists seats near Rathkeale. Does not list Rathkeale House.
It lists
Rathkeale Abbey,
property of Leake,
but the
Leake history
makes clear this is not Rathkeale House.
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