Captain Thomas Blennerhassett1

M, #278931, b. circa 1551, d. 11 March 1624
Last Edited=8 Apr 2008
     Captain Thomas Blennerhassett was born circa 1551.1 He was the son of William Blennerhassett and Anne Colby.1 He married, firstly, Frances Sampson in 1586.1 He might have married, secondly, Elizabeth Sandys, daughter of Sir William Sandys, according to O'Hart.1 He died on 11 March 1624.1 He was buried in the Castle Hassett chapel, Kesh, County Fermanagh, IrelandG.1
     He was probably educated at Trinity Hall, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, EnglandG.1 He was Captain at Guernsey Castle in 1577.1 He wrote the book Mirrour for Magistrates, published 1578.1 He wrote the book Revelation of the true Minerva, published 1582.1 He wrote the book Direction for the Plantation in Ulster, published 1610.1 In 1610 Captain Thomas Blennerhassett was granted 1,500 acres in Edernagh, County Fermanagh, IrelandG.1 He lived at Horsford, Norwich, Norfolk, EnglandG.1 He lived at Castle Hassett, (Crevenish Castle), Kesh, County Fermanagh, IrelandG, which he built.1

Children of Captain Thomas Blennerhassett and Frances Sampson

Citations

  1. [S47] BIFR1976 Blennerhassett, page 134. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S47]
  2. [S47] BIFR1976. [S47]

Frances Sampson1

F, #278932
Last Edited=8 Apr 2008
     Frances Sampson married Captain Thomas Blennerhassett, son of William Blennerhassett and Anne Colby, in 1586.1
     She lived at Harkstead, Ipswich, Suffolk, EnglandG.1 From 1586, her married name became Blennerhassett.1

Children of Frances Sampson and Captain Thomas Blennerhassett

Citations

  1. [S47] BIFR1976 Blennerhassett, page 134. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S47]
  2. [S47] BIFR1976. [S47]

Elizabeth Sandys1

F, #278933
Last Edited=1 Apr 2008
     Elizabeth Sandys was the daughter of Sir William Sandys.1 She might have married Captain Thomas Blennerhassett, son of William Blennerhassett and Anne Colby, according to O'Hart.1
     Her married name became Blennerhassett.1

Citations

  1. [S47] BIFR1976 Blennerhassett, page 134. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S47]

Sir William Sandys1

M, #278934
Last Edited=1 Apr 2008
     Sir William Sandys lived at Dublin, County Dublin, IrelandG.1

Child of Sir William Sandys

Citations

  1. [S47] BIFR1976 Blennerhassett, page 134. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S47]

Edward Blennerhassett1

M, #278935
Last Edited=1 Apr 2008
     Edward Blennerhassett was the son of Captain Thomas Blennerhassett and Frances Sampson.1
     He was under age in 1598.1

Citations

  1. [S47] BIFR1976 Blennerhassett, page 134. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S47]


Samuel Blennerhassett1

M, #278936, b. 1600, d. circa 1625
Last Edited=1 Apr 2008
     Samuel Blennerhassett was born in 1600.1 He was the son of Captain Thomas Blennerhassett and Frances Sampson.1 He died circa 1625, unmarried.1
     He held the office of High Sheriff of County Fermanagh in 1622.1

Citations

  1. [S47] BIFR1976 Blennerhassett, page 134. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S47]

Sir Leonard Blennerhassett1

M, #278937, d. 20 May 1639
Last Edited=1 Apr 2008
     Sir Leonard Blennerhassett was the son of Captain Thomas Blennerhassett and Frances Sampson.1 He married Deborah Mervyn, daughter of Sir Henry Mervyn.1 He died on 20 May 1639.2
     He was appointed Knight on 6 March 1635/36.1 He lived at Castle Hassett, Kesh, County Fermanagh, IrelandG, which he erected into a manor by grant in 1630.1

Children of Sir Leonard Blennerhassett and Deborah Mervyn

Citations

  1. [S47] BIFR1976 Blennerhassett, page 134. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S47]
  2. [S47] BIFR1976. [S47]

Deborah Mervyn1

F, #278938
Last Edited=1 Apr 2008
     Deborah Mervyn was the daughter of Sir Henry Mervyn.1 She married, firstly, Sir Leonard Blennerhassett, son of Captain Thomas Blennerhassett and Frances Sampson.1 She married, secondly, Col. Hon. Rory Maguire, son of Bryan Maguire, 1st Baron Maguire, in 1640, they had additional children.1
     Her married name became Blennerhassett.1 From 1640, her married name became Maguire.1

Children of Deborah Mervyn and Sir Leonard Blennerhassett

Citations

  1. [S47] BIFR1976 Blennerhassett, page 134. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S47]
  2. [S47] BIFR1976. [S47]

Col. Hon. Rory Maguire1

M, #278939
Last Edited=1 Apr 2008
     Col. Hon. Rory Maguire was the son of Bryan Maguire, 1st Baron Maguire.1 He married Deborah Mervyn, daughter of Sir Henry Mervyn, in 1640, they had additional children.1
     He might have been named Roger Maguire.1

Citations

  1. [S47] BIFR1976 Blennerhassett, page 134. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S47]

Bryan Maguire, 1st Baron Maguire1

M, #278940
Last Edited=8 Apr 2008

Child of Bryan Maguire, 1st Baron Maguire

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume VIII, page 353. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S47] BIFR1976 Blennerhassett, page 134. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S47]