Ancestors of Angie Sullivan-1

Notes

32768. 11th Lord Beare & Bantry Dermond O'Sullivan Beare

From: Delorise
To:
Date: 3/24/03 11:48:08 AM
Subject: Re: 11th Lord Beare & Bantry Dermond O'Sullivan Beare""The Powdered

The O'Sullivan of Beare and Bantry

1st Generation
Dermot O'Sullivan died in gunpowder explosion, 1549 married (1) Sheela Fitzgerald (2) Sheela McCarthy

2nd Generation
Dermot O'Sullivan and Sheela Fitzgerald had son Dermont O'Sullivan - in charge of Dursey Island married Johanna McSweeney

Dermot O'Sullivan and Sheela McCarthy had sons Donal (1537 - 1563) - Lord of Deare and Bantry until slain in 1563, Owen - Lord of Beare and Bantry, 1563 - 1592, Lord of Bantry 1592 -1594, and Philip (the Tanaiste).

3rd Generation

Dermont O'Sullivan had son Don Philip the Historian and sixteen other children.

Donal had son Donal Cam (1561 - 1618) Lord of Beare 1592-1603, Murdered in Madrid 1618.

Owen had son Owen Lord of Bantry 1594 - 1603, Lord of Beare and Bantry 1603-1618

4th Generation

Donal Cam had sons Donal - (1590 - 1619) Died fighting for Spain and Dermot (1601 - 1659) Was Chamberlain, Councillor of Exchequer and Majordomo to Spanish King, Married to Marianna de Cordona Cordoba

5th Generation

Dermot had daughter Antonia (1649 - 1718) married twice to her mother's relatives who squandered her large inheritance. She had no children.
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From: Delorise
To:
Date: 3/24/03 10:48:08 AM
Subject: Re: 11th Lord Beare & Bantry Dermond O'Sullivan Beare "The Powdered"

Branches of the Sullivan Family
First Generation

LADY JULIA MacCARTHY, b. about 1500, Carberry, Ireland, m. DERMOD O'SULLIVAN, Lord Beara of Dunboy, b. about 1500, Dunboy Castle, Munster Ireland, d. 1549, Dunboy Castle, Munster, Ireland, buried 1549, Ireland. LADY JULIA died about 1550, Dunboy Castle, Munster, Ireland, buried about 1550, Ireland.

DERMOD O'SULLIVAN, The Powdered, was the 11th Lord of Beare and Bantry, of Dunboy Castle. (DONNELL MOR, 8th Lord in descent from the first who assumed the name O'SULLIVAN, and lineal descendant of EOGAN MORE, was the 25th in descent from OLIOLL OLUM, the 237th Monarch of Munster, Ireland, through his son, OWEN. DONNELL MOR'S great-grandson, AURA-NY-LACKEN, Lord of Desmond, was the 1st Lord of Beare and Bantry in Munster and direct ancestor of DERMOD the 11th Lord.

Children:
i OWEN O'SULLIVAN b. before 1549.
ii DONEL O'SULLIVAN b. Dunboy Castle, Munster, Ireland.
iii PHILIP O'SULLIVAN b. Dunboy Castle, Munster, Ireland.
iv DERMOD O'SULLIVAN b. Dunboy Castle, Munster, Ireland.
v JOAN O'SULLIVAN, b. Dunboy Castle, Munster, Ireland.

Second Generation
OWEN O'SULLIVAN, b. before 1549, Dunboy Castle, Munster, Ireland, m. ca 1570, in Ireland, HELENA BARRY b. ca 1549, Ireland (daughter of JAMES, LORD BARRY, FITZRICHARD BARRY-ROE and ELLEN MacCARTHY-REAGH) OWEN died 1594, Dunboy Castle, Munster, Ireland, buried 1594, Ireland. SIR OWEN O'SULLIVAN (or EOGHAN) sat in Parliament in 1585.

ELLEN MacCARTHY-REAGH was the daughter of CORMAC na hory MacCARTHY REAGH.

Children:
i OWEN O'SULLIVAN b. ca 1570.
ii JOHN O'SULLIVAN b. ca 1570, Dunboy Castle, Munster, Ireland.
iii DONEL O'SULLIVAN b. ca 1570, Dunboy Castle, Munster, Ireland.
iv JULIA O'SULLIVAN b. ca 1570, Dunboy Castle, Munster, Ireland.

Third Generation
OWEN O'SULLIVAN b. ca 1570, Dunboy Castle, Munster, Ireland, m. HELENA BUTLER b. ca 1575, Ireland (daughter of PIERCE BUTLER and {---} {---}) d. after 1616, Ireland. OWEN died Aug 31, 1616, Dunboy Castle, Munster, Ireland, buried Sep 1, 1626, Ireland. OWEN O'SULLIVAN was flourishing in 1612 (Carew's Pacata Hiberna page 293. He had a regrant of DUNBOY CASTLE Anno 9 James 1.)

Children:
i OWEN-DONEL O'SULLIVAN b. after 1599.
ii DERMOD O'SULLIVAN b. about 1600, Dunboy Castle, Munster, Ireland.
iii PHILIP O'SULLIVAN b. ca 1600, Dunboy Castle, Munster, Ireland.
iv CONNOR O'SULLIVAN b. ca 1600, Dunboy Castle, Munster, Ireland.
v HELENA O'SULLIVAN b. ca 1600, Dunboy Castle, Munster, Ireland.
vi JULIA O'SULLIVAN b. ca 1600, b. ca 1600, Dunboy Castle, Munster, Ireland.

Fourth Generation
OWEN-DONEL O'SULLIVAN b. after 1599, Dunboy Castle, Munster, Ireland, m. JO-ANN ELIZABETH BROWN (daughter of THOMAS BROWN and {---} {---}) d. Virginia, buried Virginia. OWEN-DONEL O'SULLIVAN joined the Rebellion of 1641, was attained > (condemnded), and fled the country. His family scattered among relatives and friends, and some came to america. He married JO-ANN ELIZABETH, who was the granddaughter of JOHN BROWN.

Children:
i JOHN O'SULLIVAN b. 1637.
ii DERMAN O'SULLIVAN b. Ireland, d. America (prob. Virginia--left will), buried America (prob. Virginia). DERMAN O'SULLIVAN arrived in America in 1656 and left a will recorded.
iii ELIZABETH O'SULLIVAN b. Ireland.
iv ANNE O'SULLIVAN b. Ireland.
Children:
i OWEN O'SULLIVAN I b. about 1673/4.
ii MORRIS O'SULLIVAN b. Princess Anne Co., Virginia.
iii MARY O'SULLIVAN b. Princess Anne Co., Virginia.
iv AMIE O'SULLIVAN b. Princess Anne Co., Virginia.
v JOHN O'SULLIVAN II.
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Taken from genealogy.com on January 4, 2003 -

Series 2, Volume 3, Master Sullivan of Berwick - His Ancestors and Descendants, Page 446

Dermod, eleventh Lord of Beare and Bantry, came to an untimely death from an explosion of gunpowder in his castle of Dunboy, in 1549. He is described in the ancient chronicles as strong in war, formidable to his enemies and dear to his friends. His wife was Julia, daugther of Donnel, Prince of Carberry, by Elinor Fitzgerald, daughter of Gerald, eight Earl of Kildare; the mother of Donnel being daughter of Donnel, ninth Lord of Bearehaven, who died in 1520. He left three sons mentioned in the Harleian Manuscript, already cited.

1st. Donnel, 13th Lord, killed in 1568, married Sara O'Brien, daughter of Sir Donaugh, Prince of Thomond, by the daughter of the first Earl of Thomond. He was the father of Donel the 15th Lord of Bearehaven, who was inaugurated as Chief of this country in 1598, and was the leader of the Catholic armies in 1600. Over powered by superior numbers, and discouraged by the defection of some of his allies too ready to make peace, after many battles with varioud fortune, he went into Spain, where he entered the Spanis service, and was created Count of Bearehaven. He was killed in 1618, aged 57. He married Ellen, daughter of Owen O'Sullivan More, 7th Lord of
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----- Original Message ----- From: Todd C. Yetter To: Angie Sullivan Sent: 10/7/02 8:47:44 AM Subject: O'Sullivan History
Angie,
[I tried sending this earlier but it was returned to me. I don’t know if it got through to anyone, so am resending it to you.]
Thank you for sending all of this information. Coincidentally, after you sent some things last week, I went on the web to see if I could substantiate any of what John (Owen) Sullivan had stated for his parentage. I found the following sites (which you may already know about) that give a wonderful history, background, and confirmation of John’s line:
: West Cork and the Elizabethan Wars 1565-1603
: A Family Divided: The O’Sullivan Beare Case 1587-1601
: McCarthy Mors
: Ancient Through Modern Times in Celtic History 1,600 AD to 1699
: The Last King, Donal IX MacCarthy Mor,…
: John O’Sullivan of Cappanacuss Castle
: Sullivan Family Tree
: From Cashel to Carbery
: Ancient History of the Kingdom of Kerry
http://www.montana.com/mccarthy/Articles/KerryHistoryNotes.html#81 : Notes for the article: Ancient History…
Again, thanks and hope this helps.
Todd
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In the far southwest, lay the O'Sullivans of Beare and Bantry, who came under the overlordship of McCarthy Mor, who himself came under the control of the Earl of Desmond. (1)
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Taken from http://johndilbeck.com/genealogy/ladyjuliamaccarthy.html on October 6, 2002 -

Lady Julia MacCarthy

Lady Julia MacCarthy (12) (? - ?), who married Dermod O'Sullivan the Powdered (12), 11th Lord of Beare & Bantry, of Dunboy Castle, who died 1549. (Donnell Mor, 8th Lord in descent from the first who assumed the name O'SULLIVAN, and lineal descendant of Eogan Mor, was the 25th in descent from Olioll Olum, the 237th Monarch of Munster, Ireland, through his son, Owen. This Donnell Mor's great- grandson Aura-ny-Lacken, Lord of Desmond, was 1st Lord of Beare & Bantry in Munster and direct ancestor of Dermod the 11th Lord, who married Julia MacCarthy.)

Her son was Sir Owen O'Sullivan (or Eoghan) (11) (? - 1594) sat in Parliament 1585, died 1594, married Helena Barry (11).

Lady Julia MacCarthy's mother was Lady Eleanor Fitzgerald (13) (? - ?). She married (1st) Donnell Mac Fineere Mac Carthy-Reagh, (13) Prince of Carberry in Ireland.
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Taken from gencircles.com on October 6, 2002 -

Dermond O'Sullivan
Birth: Est 1520
Death: 1549 in killed accidently at his castle, Dunboy 1
Sex: M
Father:
Mother:
Also Known As: Americans of Royal Descent, Charles H. B
Occupation: 11th Lord Beare & Bantry 1
Spouses & Children
Julia MacCarthy (Wife)
Children:
1. [Descendants] Owen O'Sullivan Beare
2. [Descendants] Philip O'Sullivan Beare
Sources
1. Author: Charles H. Browning
Title: Americans of Royal Descent
Page: 202
Quality: 2
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Taken from http://www.geocities.com/eomahony/Elizabethan.htm on October 7, 2002 -

West Cork and the
Elizabethan Wars 1565-1603

On October 2, 1601, Spanish forces landed at Kinsale. They had come to assist the
rebellion of Hugh O'Neill, the Earl of Tyrone, and their presence had an electrifying
effect on the inhabitants of West Cork. Up until then, most of the clans of the region
had remained either neutral in the conflict or had assisted the government forces. Now,
some sided openly with the Spanish, a few remained loyal to the English crown, while
many were divided in their allegiance. The result was a vicious civil war, which saw
kinsmen and neighbours slaughter each other as the greater struggle revolved around
them.
To understand this reaction, it is necessary to look at the upheavals that racked
Ireland, and in particular Munster, during the latter half of the 16th century. At the time,
the county of Cork was divided among several different clans of both Anglo-French
and Gaelic descent. The two major lords of Anglo-French extraction were Lord Roche
who controlled the territories around Fermoy, and Lord Barry, better known as Barry
Mor, who controlled the territory north of Cork City. He was known as Barry Mor to
distinguish him from two other minor lords of the same name, Barry Oge, in Kinalea,
who controlled the country between Kinsale and Cork City, and Barry Roe in Ibane
near Buttevant. None of these lords accepted the superiority of the Earls of Desmond,
who ruled large parts of the county, particularly Imokilly, Kerrycurrihy, and
Kinnatalloon, and received tribute from the minor lordships of Barrets and Courcys
who lived south of Kinsale. In the west of the county lay the lands of the three great
McCarthy lordships-McDonough of Duhallow, McCarthy of Muskerry, and McCarthy
Reagh of Carbery. Both McCarthy of Duhallow and McCarthy Reagh were overlords
to a number of powerful local lords, who enjoyed a large degree of local autonomy and
who constituted powerful political forces in themselves. These subordinate clans
included the O'Keefes, O'Callaghans, and McAuliffes in Duhallow, and the two
O'Mahonys, two O'Donovans, two O'Driscolls, O'Crowleys and some local
McCarthys in Carbery. In the far southwest, lay the O'Sullivans of Beare and Bantry,
who came under the overlordship of McCarthy Mor, who himself came under the
control of the Earl of Desmond. (1)
West Cork itself, the focus of this article, was largely covered by the barony of
Carbery, extending from Kinsale to the Bay of Bantry. As mentioned above, a number
of clans subordinate to the McCarthys Reagh controlled territory here or on its
borders. Those that were to play a major role in the history of this period included: The
O'Driscolls, who owned the land between Cape Clear and Castlehaven. Beside them lay
the territory of the O'Mahony Fin in the Iveagh peninsula, stretching roughly from
Ballydehob to Dunmanus. The O'Mahonys Carbery owned the cantred of Kinalmeaky,
located just to the west of modern-day Bandon. The lands of the O'Donovans
stretched approximately from Drimoleague to Glandore. The O'Crowleys owned the
territory just to the north of the O'Donovans. The O'Sullivans Beare, who were
subordinate to McCarthy Mor, controlled the country around Bantry and the Beare
peninsula. (2)
Prior to the mid-16th century, the clans of West Cork had been effectively
independent of government control, though the leaders of the McCarthys Reagh were
among the most anglophile of the Gaelic lords. (3) This independence was made
possible partly through geographical isolation and partly through the enormous wealth
that the clans derived from the sea. In the late 15th century, a series of climatic changes
caused the migration of herring shoals to the south and west of Ireland. These attracted
numerous foreign fishermen, particularly from England and Spain. Since herring had to
be salted within twenty-four hours if it was to retain its flavour, the local lords grew rich
on the dues (known as black rent) paid to them by fishermen, who used their havens
and bays for refitting, revictualing and landing their catch. These revenues allowed the
local lords to build numerous castles and maintain relatively large military forces, which
they used to jealously guard their fishing grounds. (4)
During the first half of the 16th century, the English government began to strengthen
its control in Ireland. This naturally led to conflict with many of the Gaelic and
Hiberno-Norman lords in Ireland, who had spent much of the Middle Ages independent
of central authority. In particular, the Fitzgeralds of Kildare and Desmond chafed at the
growing restrictions on their power, a situation that was not helped by the fact that their
hereditary enemy, the Earls' of Ormond, became increasingly associated with
government policy over the course of the century.(5)
It was not only the great families of Ireland that felt the increasing power of the
English government and its allies in the major cities. In 1538, the O'Driscolls of
Baltimore had experienced this growing power first hand, when their town was sacked
by the men of Waterford. (6) A quarter of a century later, the O'Mahonys of Rosbrin
experienced something similar. In 1562, an English naval vessel attacked foreign fishing
boats in Roaring Water Bay off the coast of Schull. Donell MacConogher O'Mahony,
from the nearby castle of Rosbrin, assembled his forces and chased the intruder away.
Later, on September 20, 1562, while on a visit to Cork city, Donell was seized by the
authorities, charged with high treason, convicted and put to death. His castle and lands
were forfeited. Subsequently, the Cork civic authorities fitted up, at the enormous cost
of £400, an expedition to seize Rosbrin Castle, which they did at the cost of several
dead and wounded to themselves. Having seized the castle, the men of Cork were
themselves besieged by the forces of O'Mahony Fin, lord of the O'Mahonys of the
Iveagh peninsula, and were forced to return the castle and retire back to Cork without
gaining any benefits for themselves. In 1571, the newly-appointed Lord President of
Munster, Sir John Perrot, sent a military force to Rosbrin and seized back the castle.
The castle was then garrisoned by MacSweeney galloglasses, who were in the pay of
the government. (7)
By that time, the political situation in Ireland had changed completely. In May 1565,
Gerald FitzGerald, the Earl of Desmond was captured by the forces of Thomas Butler,
the Earl of Ormond at the Battle of Affane. For the two Irish lords, Affane was just the
latest in a long line of battles in the feud between their respective lordships that had
been going on for generations. The government, however, was furious and both lords
were ordered to London to stand trial. At the same time, their most important followers
were also instructed to come, including on the Earl of Desmond's side, McCarthy Mor
and Owen O'Sullivan Beare. (8) In an effort to break the power of the Earl of
Desmond, the latter were forced to surrender their lands and have them regranted by the
crown. In addition, McCarthy Mor was created the Earl of Clancarthy while Owen
O'Sullivan Beare was granted a knighthood. (9)
This surrender and regrant was to have considerable consequences for the
O'Sullivans. Shortly before the Battle of Affane, Sir Owen O'Sullivan Beare had
succeeded his brother Dermod to the lordship of Beare and Bantry under the rule of
tanistry. Tanistry was the Irish form of succession, and unlike the English system of
primogeniture, whereby the eldest son inherited all the land and power from his father,
the Irish practice was to pass power, at least in theory, to the fittest adult relation in the
chief's family. This could be a brother, son, uncle or nephew, the only restriction being
that the claimant had to share a common ancestry with the previous chieftain that could
be traced back at least three generations.(10) Under these conditions, Dermod's son
Donell, (11) who was just an infant at the time, could expect to succeed to the lordship
one day. With the regrant, however, the English system of primogeniture was also
imposed, thereby disenfranchising an entire clan. The bitterness engendered by this
surrender and regrant was to lead to considerable divisiveness later.
The Earl of Desmond was to be held in various form of confinement for the next
seven years. His two brothers, James and Sir John of Desmond, were also arrested not
long afterwards (12) , which meant that power in Desmond devolved entirely onto the
Earl's captain-general, James Fitzmaurice Fitzgerald. In the meantime, in the years after
Affane, the objective of the government became to order Munster along English lines,
with crown jurisdiction to flow throughout the lordships; the overlordship of major
aristocrats was to be eliminated. The basic tool for achieving these objectives was the
presidency with provincial council (a form of military government), together with
colonial ventures in the southern coastal region and the cossetting of port towns. (13)
By the end of 1568, awards of large estates were being made to any wellborn
gentlemen who could show a prior claim to Desmond lands and who had had military
experience. At the forefront of the plantation schemes was Sir Peter Carew, who was
the first to discover ancestral claims in Ireland. He was soon followed by a legion of
land-poor English knights, including Sir Richard Grenville, Sir Warham St. Leger, and
Carew's kinsman Humphrey Gilbert. (14) In London, a number of prominent
Englishmen applied to the Queen for a grant of the fishing of the south and south-west
coast of Ireland as well as for the incorporation of the town of Baltimore, presumably
with the intention of establishing a settlement there. (15) This scheme was approved by
the privy council in principal in April 1569. (16) It is unknown whether the O'Driscolls
were aware of this plan, but on November 2, 1568, it was reported that "Fynnye
O'Driscon [chief lord of the O'Driscolls] and others, whose ancestors never came to
any Deputy, are come in, of their own accord, on report of a President's coming into
the West." (17)
Before any further developments could take place, the First Desmond Rebellion
broke out June 16, 1569, when James Fitzmaurice and Donell McCarthy Mor
destroyed the English colony in Kerrycurrihy, in County Cork. The rebellion grew
directly out of the actions of the settlers, and in particular those of Sir Peter Carew.
Fearing a piecemeal destruction of their kind, the lords and chieftains of Munster united
to wipe out the Munster colony before it could be reinforced. (18) Joining McCarthy
Mor in the attack on Kerrycurrihy were many of the Gaelic lords of the south-west who
had been threatened with expropriation, including O'Sullivan Mor, O'Sullivan Beare,
and O'Keefe. (19)
On hearing of the rebellion, the Lord Deputy, Sir Henry Sidney, reacted immediately.
He ravaged the castles and lands of the rebels, forcing them to break off from
Fitzmaurice to protect their own holdings. Sydney's progress across Munster was
marked by widespread slaughter, the killing of cattle, and burning fields. The
destruction was so bad that for years afterwards the fields were to lie fallow-the cause
of the terrible famine that was later to affect the area. In September 1569, Sidney
captured the fortress of Kilmallock, Co. Limerick, forcing Fitzmaurice into the
fastnesses of Kerry where the Geraldine captain adopted guerilla tactics against the
government forces. Over the next three months, Sidney proceeded to march through
Limerick, Galway, Athlone and finally back to Dublin. Along the way, he took the
submission of the Earl of Clanricarde, the Earl of Thomond and dozens of smaller
chieftains. (20) On November 13, 1569, McCarthy Mor was reported to have sent in a
letter of submission (21), following a disastrous attack on Kilmallock by Fitzmaurice
and himself, when 1,500 Irish foot soldiers and 60 horsemen were defeated by Captain
Humphrey Gilbert and 100 English soldiers. (22) Nevertheless, the guerilla war
continued. Sidney was replaced by Sir John Perrot shortly after his return to Dublin.
With Perrot's arrival, a two-year campaign of attrition was waged against Fitzmaurice
until he finally submitted to Perrot at Kilmallock on February 23, 1573. (23) The
rebellion did break out again briefly in November of that year, when the Earl of
Desmond escaped from captivity, but on September 2, 1574, the Earl of Desmond too
finally submitted.
The clans of West Cork, for the most part, appear to have been divided in their
approach to the rebellion. The McCarthy's of Cork, as well as other clans, had long
been in conflict with the Earls of Desmond.(24), resisting the Geraldine control over
their territories. The situation had been made worse by the government's attempts to
separate them, as well as the Barrys and Roches, from Desmond clientship. In 1567,
Sir Donough McCarthy Reagh and Sir Dermot McCarthy of Muskerry were listed
among a number of large land owners in the county of Cork, who were "so injured and
exacted upon by the Earl of Desmond, 'as in effecte they are or were become his
Thralls or Slaves.'" The following year, Lord Roche was attacked by McCarthy Mor,
Desmond's chief supporter, and had 1,500 cattle and 7,000 sheep stolen, as well as all
his corn burnt and large numbers of men, women and children killed. (25) Because of
these constant attacks, many of the lesser nobility of Munster who had hoped to gain
from a presidential regime-Lord Roche, Sir Dermot McCarthy of Muskerry, Viscounts
Barry (Barry Oge) and Decies (formerly Sir Maurice Fitzgerald-remained loyal to the
crown and were thus also targets for the rebels. (26)
Sir Donough McCarthy Reagh appears to have been neutral for much of the conflict,
despite the fact that Kerrycurrihy was only a short distance away from Carbery and that
many of his own lands were faced with expropriation because of defective titles. He
may have feared a loss of all of his possessions if he joined the rebellion himself.
Nevertheless, he did not try to stop many of his supporters and subordinate chieftains
from rising up with their own men. These included: Owen McCarthy, brother and
successor to Sir Donough McCarthy Reagh; Fineen O'Driscoll, head of the O'Driscolls
of Baltimore; Fineen O'Mahony, head of the O'Mahonys of Kinalmeaky; Conor
O'Mahony of Crookehaven; Donell O'Donovan, head of the O'Donovans; Fineen
O'Crowley, head of the O'Crowleys; Conor O'Driscoll of Castlehaven; and Fineen
O'Mahony of Dunalong in the Iveagh Peninsula. (27) Later in the war, as the tide turned
against the rebels, Sir Donough began associating with the government to demonstrate
his loyalty. In 1572, he was mentioned as being among the Irish leaders, including Sir
Cormac McTeig McCarthy of Muskerry (28), McDonough, Lord Roche and Lord
Barry, who were assisting the government forces.(29)
As noted above, Sir Owen O'Sullivan Beare had joined his former overlord,
McCarthy Mor in the attack on Kerrycurrihy in June 1569. He appears to have stayed
with the rebels until November 7, 1569, when shortly after the disastrous battle at
Kilmallock he went to Cork to submit to the crown, an action he was to repeat again in
November 1572. (30) O'Sullivan Beare may have been playing both sides, however,
since many of his followers remained in rebellion under the leadership of a relative of
his, Dermot O'Sullivan (31)
As mentioned above, Fineen O'Driscoll and several other O'Driscolls took part in the
uprising. (32) It's unclear, though, what role they played during the war. Shortly after
Fitzmaurice's surrender, and quite possibly because of concerns over further
confiscations, Fineen O'Driscoll entered a "suit to surrender all his possessions to the
Queen, and to hold them by such tenure as shall seem good to her." (33) in March
1573. This application for a surrender and regrant was formally presented to the
government in September (34) , where it received a favourable response.(35)
O'Driscoll would appear to have been regranted his lands shortly afterwards, together
with a knighthood. From that point onwards the O'Driscolls remained completely loyal
to the crown until 1601.
A few months after Desmond's surrender, in March 1575, James Fitzmaurice fled to
the Continent to seek help for another rebellion from the Pope and the Spanish
government. On 17 July, 1579, Fitzmaurice landed near Dingle, Co. Kerry, with Spanish
and Italian troops, thereby setting off the Second Desmond Rebellion. (36) The
government was immediately informed of his landing by Sir Owen O'Sullivan Beare,
who was once again professing his loyalty to the crown while many of his people,
including Dermot O'Sullivan and possibly Donell O'Sullivan (37) flocked to the
rebellion. In addition, the O'Mahonys of Rosbrin, Dunbeacon, and Kinalmeaky also
joined the rebellion (38) The government immediately ordered its adherents, including
Lords Roche and Barry, to arm themselves and proceed to take action against the
rebels. (39) Fitzmaurice was killed not long after he landed; but the rebellion continued,
carried on initially by the Earl of Desmond's brothers, James and Sir John, and then by
the Earl himself after he was proclaimed a traitor on November 2.
In England, Sir John Perrot was proclaimed Admiral of the Queen's ships and sent to
patrol the seas off Ireland's west coast.(40) On September 14, 1579, he landed with
four ships at Baltimore, reportedly with several hundred men, while other naval vessels
landed at Cork (41) . At that point, Baltimore was the furthest west of the harbours
available to the government on the southwestern coast and was therefore crucial to their
plans. All the ports to the west as far as Limerick were either threatened by, or in the
hands of, the rebels. The troops landed in Baltimore and Cork were probably designed
not only to protect the county and their supporters in the south but also to act as a
staging point for the invasion of Desmond territories. They were not, however, able to
prevent the sack of Youghal on November 24, 1579, when Desmond's forces stormed
the city, put the English garrison to the sword and had the English officials in the city
hanged.
In something of a panic, Sir Warhame Sentleger, the provost marshal of Munster,
warned the government in a letter dated December 2 & 3, that Desmond was assembing
"all his force at the foot of Slievloghera, intending to prey Carbery and sack Cork."
(42) Desmond did head west to Cork, where he threatened the city, but he did not have
the forces to attack. He subsequently withdrew into the fastnesses of Munster, although
McCarthy Mor does appear to have sacked Kinsale beforehand. From those
fastnesses, Desmond's forces carried out guerrilla attacks on the castles of their
enemies, destroying their crops so the government forces could not use them.
The government forces, particularly those under the command of the Earl of
Ormond, responded with a scorched earth policy of their own. Undoubtedly cowed by
this show of force, many of the major lords of Munster came into Cork to pledge their
loyalty to the crown. They included McCarthy Mor, the Lords Barry, Roche, and
Courcy, Sir Cormack McTeig McCarthy, Sir Owen McCarthy Reagh, Sir Owen
O'Sullivan Beare, Barry Oge, McDonough McCarthy, and O'Keefe. (43)
Baltimore and the O'Driscolls continued to play an important role in the government's
campaign. On February 22, 1580, Sir William Morgan, who had arrived with fresh
military forces from England in late 1579, and who was subsequently made Lieutenant
of the province of Munster, reported on his visits to Baltimore and Cork. (44) On
March 23, 1580, the O'Driscolls of Sherkin Island seized a Spanish vessel that was
acting strangely. Two possible spies, who were described as "handsome men, who
spoke both fine Latin and Spanish" were seized and appear to have been handed over
to the authorities. (45)
On March 17, 1580, Sir William Winter was instructed to cruise off the Irish coast
with a fleet of naval vessels in order to intecept any aid intended for the rebels. (46)
Shortly beforehand, in mid-February, Lord Justice Pelham set out from Waterford with
a large army and joining forces with the Earl of Ormonde at Clonmel, moved west
towards Limerick and Kerry, burning everything and killing everyone they found along
the way. The English forces penetrated into Kerry as far as Dingle, where, on the verge
of starvation, they were resupplied by Winter's squadron. Using cannon, naval gunners,
and seaborne soldiers supplied by Winter, Pelham and Ormond proceeded to attack
Carrigafoyle castle on the mouth of the Shannon.
Carrigafoyle was more than just another Geraldine stronghold. With its moat, 86-foot
high walls, and sturdy defenders (which included 16 Spaniards who had landed with
Fitzmaurice), it was the keystone of Desmond's defences and of vital importance to
both sides. If the government forces were to fail in their attempt to seize the castle, they
would be stranded deep within enemy territory, cut off from the sea and rescue. For
Desmond, the capture of Carrigafoyle would effectively force him to remain penned up
against the mountains of Kerry, and, more importantly, would destroy the fragile
alliance of the Geraldine chiefs.
In the event, the siege of Carrigafoyle only lasted two days, before the walls of the
fortress were destroyed by cannon fire and the garrison put to the sword. Pelham
promptly headed for Askeaton, Co. Limerick, the traditional home of the Earls of
Desmond, which surrendered a week later without a shot being fired . This was soon
followed by the capture of Newcastle, Balliloghan, Rathkeale and Ballyduff, until the
road to Tralee and Castlemaine, with their important harbours, lay completely open.
(47) And as predicted, Desmond's followers deserted him in droves and sought
pardons from the government. McCarthy Mor, Desmond's most important follower,
had already submitted to Ormond in December 1579, though he would appear to have
gone back to supporting Desmond sometime afterwards. (48) On March 31, 1580,
McCarthy Mor submitted again to the government, and from then onwards went out of
his way to prove his loyalty, supplying the garrison at Castlemaine with food on the 26
April and informing the government of the landing of Papal troops at Smerwick, Co.
Kerry, in September. (49)
Following the capture of Carrigafoyle and Askeaton, Winter resumed patroling off the
coasts of Cork and Kerry, Baltimore again playing an important role in his operations.
On July 25, 1580, he was resupplied off Baltimore with four ships of sea victuals from
England, while in September (4-17) English naval vessels spent almost a fortnight in
Baltimore, refitting and revictualing, before joining him. (50)
Around this time, English naval vessels started to land in Bearehaven [Bear Island].
Richard Bingham, captain of the Swiftsure, a ship in Winter's squadron, wrote letters to
the government from Bearhaven in July and August with news of Winter's activities. A
small garrison also appears to have been established there when Sir Owen O'Sullivan
Beare's castle of Beare Haven was taken over by government forces in August.(51)
All this was necessary, because, although the Earl of Desmond had been effectively
contained, a new rebellion had broken out in Leinster led by Viscount Baltinglas and
Fiach McHugh O'Byrne. In particular, the rebel's victory over Lord Deputy Grey at
Glenmalure on August 25 stirred up the whole country.(52) By one of those tricks of
fate, Winter chose to have his vessels refitted at Baltimore and Cork just when Papal
troops arrived at Smerwick, Co. Kerry. He was unable to get his ships out of
Baltimore until September 17, a full week after the papal forces had landed (12-13
September). In the event, it was the Swiftsure under Richard Bingham that arrived off
Smerwick first and drove the few remaining Spanish vessels inshore, effectively bottling
up the invaders. (53)
The government forces reacted swiftly and ruthlessly to this invasion. Winter's
squadron transported 1,000 men and siege guns to the area, while over 3,000
government troops converged on Smerwick where the 600 papal troops were cooped
up in the Fort Del Oro. In the event the siege lasted for only a little over a day, after
which almost all the prisoners, which included a large number of Irishmen and women,
were hacked to death with swords and pikes. Only the Italian commanders were
spared. (54)
In March 1581, James Eustace Viscount Baltinglas fled Ireland, first to Scotland and
then to France. The Earl of Desmond, however, continued to hold out, carrying out
guerilla attacks throughout Munster. On January 12, 1582, a Captain Apsley was
ordered to place 100 troops in Carbery and Bantry. In Bantry, the troops appear to
have taken over an old abbey as their lodgings. (55) Just a little over three months later,
on March 23, it was reported that Captain Apsley and all his men were killed during an
attack by David Barry and the McSwineys, followers of the Earl of Desmond. Only
James Fenton, the Constable of Bearehaven, managed to escape.(56) Sir Owen
O'Sullivan Beare appears to have been arrested shortly thereafter, probably in
connection with this incident. He was to be held a prisoner in Limerick Castle until July
1582. (57) This incident once again illustrated the importance of Baltimore, where
troops, naval vessels, and government officials could all land safely. On January 20,
1582, it was reported that Sir Warham St. Leger, the president of Munster, had been at
Baltimore, while on May 25, Conor O'Driscoll (possibly Sir Fineen's son) informed St.
Leger that a Spanish shallop had been surveying Castlehaven and the surrounding
coastline. (58)
To all the other horrors of this war, was now added perhaps the most terrible of
all-famine. As early as March 1, 1580, the government were warned that famine would
strike Munster by the autumn, which would cause "more death than by the sword."
(59) By April 20, 1582, Sir Warham St. Leger was informing the Queen that 30,000
people had died in Munster alone of famine in the previous six months. This figure did
not include the thousands more who had been hanged by the military or killed in battle.
(60) In St. Leger's words: "Munster [is] nearly unpeopled by the murders done by the
rebels and the killings by the soldiers." In addition, on top of everthing else, the plague
had hit Cork city, causing "72, 66, and 62 [to] die in a day in Cork, which is but one
street not a half a quarter of a mile in length.." (61) People continued to die of famine
long after the war had ended, and it is estimated that by 1589, the population had been
reduced by 30 percent.
The war continued to drag on through 1582 and 1583, becoming increasingly
hopeless for the Geraldines, although the lands of Roche and Barry continued to be
heavily raided by rebels.(62) In February 1583, the garrison in Bearhaven was
withdrawn, since it was no longer needed there,(63) while on July 9, the land survey
commissioners in Munster informed the Privy Council that the rebellion had been
virtually suppressed. (64) this stage, the Earl of Desmond had been reduced to hiding
in the mountains with only a small number of supporters, waiting desperately for foreign
troops to land. On September 19, Lord Roche reported to Ormond that his
men:"..overtook the Earl's chaplain and took all their bags, bottles, four beeves, and
other stuff. Desmond and his followers narrowly escaped with their lives." (65)
Desmond's luck finally ran out on November 11, 1583, when he was tracked down and
killed in the Slieve Mish mountains. (66) A few months before this, on August 15,
1583, Sir Fineen O'Driscoll was praised by Sir Warham St. Leger as having "..loyally
behaved in this dangerous time and animated the Chieftain of Carbery [McCarthy
Reagh] to the finding of 100 soldiers.." in addition to having taken action against pirates
in the region. (67)
With the death of the Earl of Desmond, the confiscation of his lands and those of his
supporters began in earnest. In April 1582, the lord deputy had been instructed by
London to carry out a survey of the rebel lands. Since the war was still raging in
Munster, the survey initially was carried out on the lands confiscated after the
Baltinglas revolt in Leinster. In June 1584, a commission of survey was appointed for
Munster and instructions issued. The commissioners entered Munster on September 1,
1584, and proceeded in an uneven circle from Tipperary to Limerick, from there to
Kerry, back up to Limerick and then to Cork and Waterford, before returning to Dublin
in late November. In southwest Munster, the commissioners surveyed the lands
belonging to: Rory O'Donoghue Mor, who held land around Killarney; Teig McCarthy
of Mollahiffe; the McCarthys of Clandermot in Beare; the McCarthys of ClanDonell
Roe near Bantry; the O'Mahonys of Rosbrin, Dunbeacon, and Kinalmeaky; and two
other McCarthys in West Cork. (68)
On April 26, 1585, the Irish Parliament assembled, attracting attendees from all across
the country. The House of Commons consisted of three elements: the old Anglo-Irish,
who made up most of the attendees; native Irish; and English settlers, officials, and
soldiers. A large number of Irish lords who did not sit in Parliament attended, including
Sir Owen O'Sullivan Beare and Sir Fineen O'Driscoll, whose presence was a tribute to
the prestige gained by Lord Deputy Perrot. During the course of the parliamentary
session Baltinglas and Desmond, and their respective brothers were attainted and their
lands escheated. (69)
The lands in West Cork that had been surveyed were also eventually escheated and
divided into four seignories, those of Rosbrin, Cloghan, and Dunbeacon, which were
south of Bantry; Glanecrym, north of Rosscarbery; and two seignories in Kinalmeaky
on the Bandon river. These lands were then granted to a number of English undertakers:
the first was given to Roger Warre, the second to Edward Gray, and the last two to
Phane Becher and Hugh Worth respectively. Sometime before 1592, Sir Owen
McCarthy Reagh managed to have the seignory of Rosbrin, Cloghan, and Dunbeacon
restored to him on the basis that he was the overlord of the O'Mahonys and the
McCarthys of that region. (70) In fact, one of the unexpected results of the Desmond
name and power was the growing importance of the McCarthys in Cork and to a lesser
the O'Sullivans in the south-west of the county. (71)
Even though the rebels were unsuccessful in 1579-1583, the involvement of the
Spanish and Papal courts meant that Ireland was becoming a new battleground in the
conflict between Protestatism and Catholicism-a deeply disturbing prospect for
Elizabeth and her government. With Anglo-Spanish relations becoming steadily worse,
the attention of the English government was increasingly drawn to the defences of
Ireland. On 31 October 1586, Geoffrey Fenton, a senior English official, apprised the
government of a journey he undertook through Munster. In the course of his journey he
found the inhabitants of West Cork to be very knowledgeable and concerned about
events in Spain, and in his own words he reassured them that the government would
protect them. When it came to the harbours of West Cork he was not quite so
sanguine, finding the defences at Kinsale to be particularly poor. He was also worried
about the defences of Castlehaven and Baltimore, although he was assured by a
follower of Sir Fineen O'Driscoll that a strategic castle on Sherkin Island would be
made available to the government at any time it was required. (72)
On February 18, 1587, Mary Queen of Scots was executed, thereby providing Phillip
II with a legal excuse to invade England. On March 8, 1587, it was reported that on the
first of that month, a Waterford ship carrying goods from Spain was seized by an
English man-of-war in Baltimore and a treasonous letter was found on board. In
addition, information was provided by Sir Finnin O'Driscoll who: "saith that one of the
said ship told him in secret that all the Irishry at Rome, and elsewhere in Spain, were
making their repair to Lisbon, where they think to meet the King in person." (73)
In April 1587, Sir Francis Drake raided Cadiz where he destroyed twenty-four ships,
thereby setting back the Spanish invasion. By December 23, however, Geoffrey Fenton
was alerting the government to the fact that more Spanish vessels visited Baltimore and
Kinsale than any other harbours, the implication being that they were scouting out the
harbours for invasion. (74)In June 1588 another report was sent to the government by
Sir William Herbert, one of the more concientious and diligent of the undertakers,
regarding the threat of Spanish landings in Munster: "..The exterior dangers of most
moment are foreign invasions and the combinations or confederacies of the Irish
Lords....As touching the first...it may be conjectured....they will attempt as soon as may
be to possess the towns and cities in the maritime parts of this province, and therefore
will seek those havens that be nearest and most convenient for that purpose. To meet
with this in readiest sort, with least charge to most purpose, the present state of this
province considered, in my poor opinion it were requisite that the president or governor
were appointed to lie at Cork with the horsemen and footmen allowed him, with some
other convenient forces, having therewithal the forces of those two cities and counties
in good "areadiness;" his particular charge to attend those coasts: Waterford,
Dungarvan, Youghal, Cork, Kinsale, Ross, Baltimore, and Bearhaven." (75)
In early 1588, the figure of Florence McCarthy began to concern the government.
The son of Sir Donough McCarthy Reagh, Florence McCarthy had married the
daughter of McCarthy Mor, thereby becoming his heir, an act which seriously worried
the government. (76) At that time, he was already under suspicion for being a close
acquaintance of Sir William Stanley, the English soldier who had handed the Dutch fort
of Deventer over to the Spaniards in 1587. (77) A Geraldine on his mothers side and a
possible successor to his uncle, Sir Owen McCarthy Reagh, the government was also
concerned he could draw support from all of Munster and could try to resurrect the
power of the McCarthys. The McCarthys themselves believed that the plantation of the
English settlers, the associated discontentment of the Irish, the poor state of the
province, and the expectation of a Spanish invasion of England, would give them the
opportunity to take back what had once been theirs. (78)
At this moment of great national peril, the attention of the government in Ireland was
increasingly drawn to the dispute between Sir Owen O'Sullivan Beare and his nephew
Donell. Under the original grant to Sir Owen, the lands of Beare and Bantry were given
to him in tail mail, with remainder to Philip his brother and Donell their nephew. (79)
Since Sir Owen had sons, this had effectively excluded Donell O'Sullivan from his
father's lands. In 1586, upon reaching the age of 21, Donell had sued his uncle before
the Council of Ireland for his share of the lordship of Beare and Bantry. When it
appeared that Donell would be successful in his suit, Sir Owen had gone to London to
press his own claim before the Privy Council. Donell O'Sullivan had quickly followed
his uncle, and the case had been examined extensively throughout 1587. At the time of
Donell's departure for London, Sir Geoffrey Fenton had written to Elizabeth I's
treasurer, Lord Burghley, recommending that the land in question should be partitioned
between the two claimants since: "...in those Irish remote parts, where several
competitors stand for one country, there is no better way to keep the balance even than
to apportion the lands into parts, and so to make one of them to 'counterpeyse'
another." (80)
No doubt suspicious of government intentions, and: "fearing some diminution of his
own estate by the suit of his nephew..", in early 1588, Sir Owen began associating with
disgruntled elements among the McCarthys. First, he entered into a league with
illegitimate son of McCarthy Mor, Donell McCarthy, who was well-respected among
the McCarthys and who wanted to be McCarthy Mor himself. This was followed by
the marriage of Sir Owen's youngest daughter to the Knight of Kerry's son and heir. Sir
Owen's objective was described as: "..hoping no doubt that they two should draw onto
them the evil disposed of Kerry, and Desmond, and he joining with them his forces out
of Beare, Bantry, and other parts of the country of Cork, should be able when they saw
their time, to do in these parts what they thought good.." (81) This idea of stirring up
the country in order to get one's way was an old tactic used extensively, though with
varying degrees of success, by the Geraldines of Desmond and Kildare.
The English government of the 1580s was much stronger than that of previous
decades, and Sir Owen's tactics appear to have backfired. A garrison was placed on
Sir Owen's lands, a warrant was issued for the capture and execution of Donell
McCarthy (82), sureties were extracted from the Knight of Kerry's son, and it was
decided to try and bring about a division of the O'Sullivan lands in order to weaken Sir
Owen. (83) These measures, together with the arrest of Florence McCarthy in June and
the destruction of the Spanish Armada in August 1588, appear to have shocked Sir
Owen into obedience. Nothing more is heard of him conspiring with other Irish leaders,
though he continued to be viewed with suspicion by the authorities. (84)
Despite the destruction of the armada, the plantation of undertakers continued to
spark off rebellious activity. In September, Donell Grany O'Mahony of Kinalmeaky
came back from England, where he appears to have been trying to recover the lands
forfeited by Conor O'Mahony, his father.Upon arrival he promptly proceeded to
ransack and burn Castle Mahon, which had been assigned to the undertaker Phane
Beecher. It was reported that: "There is daily adhering unto him, providing of weapons
and threatening to do all the murders they may, he walketh by night and often by day in
Carbery at his pleasure, [and] nothing is done against him.." His forces also
subsequently burned the former O'Mahony castle of Dunbeacon in the Iveagh
peninsula. (85) Donell Grano and his followers continued to live in Kinalmeaky, where
it was reported he: "..doth greatly repine at the settling of the undertakers.." (86)
Although no further hostile actions are reported, he remained a threat to the undertakers
and in October 1594 was reported to be conspiring with Florence McCarthy. (87)
In the 1590s, Munster began to experience a renewal and a lively trade sprang up
between Cork and European ports. This trade also allowed disaffected Irish, secretly
supported by Hugh O'Neill, the Earl of Tyrone, to import gunpowder and ammunition
from Spain and elsewhere and pay for their purchases with Munster grain and
cattle.(88) The dispute among the O'Sullivans Beare was still ongoing at this stage, and
Sir Owen and his family now decided to use expressions of loyalty to further their case.
On June 24, 1593, Owen O'Sullivan (son of Sir Owen O'Sullivan Beare) wrote to Sir
Thomas Norreys, the president of Munster, and informed him that a fleet of 80 ships
had been spotted off Dursey Island, information the government took very seriously.
(89)
A few days later, Owen O'Sullivan petitioned the government, asking that the dispute
between his father and Donell O'Sullivan be referred to common law. This strategy, if it
had been successful, would have allowed him, as the eldest son of Sir Owen, to inherit
all of Beare and Bantry. A few months later, perhaps as a way of bolstering his suit, he
brought the head of one of Donell McCarthy's followers to Sir Thomas Norreys.
(90)Nevertheless, although the English government undoubtedly appreciated the actions
of Owen O'Sullivan, it doesn't appear to have affected their decision. On February 7,
1594, the government was informed by its law officers that a partition of the lands in
question had been worked out. Donell O'Sullivan was to receive all the lands in Beare,
while Sir Owen received everything in Bantry. In the event, neither side was happy with
the arrangement and the case continued with petitions and counter-petitions being sent
to the government. (91)
By this point in time, the government had more important things to worry about. In
the spring of 1594, the Maguires broke through the Gap of the Erne with O'Neill's
connivance and overran the plain of Roscommon. A few months later, Red Hugh
O'Donnell defeated an English column at the Ford of Biscuits on the Blackwater River,
and by early 1595 the O'Donnells and the Maguires had broken through the English
garrison line that stretched from Newry to Lough Erne. February saw the O'Neills in the
field for the first time, when Hugh O'Neill defeated Sir Henry Bagenal at the Battle of
Clontibret. Although O'Neill and his supporters were driven back to Ulster in 1597,
O'Neill's strength continued to grow.
In Munster, Hugh O'Neill had raised James FitzThomas Fitzgerald, a nephew of
Gerald Fitzgerald, out of poverty and recognized him as the new Earl of Desmond.
Although jokingly referred to as the Hayrope Earl, James attracted the same devotion as
the legitimate Desmonds had, and more importantly, acted as a rallying point for all
those dispossessed in the Munster plantation. When fighting finally broke out in 1598,
James was able to lead more men into battle than Gerald ever commanded-8000 foot
and 1000 horse.
As 1598 dawned, Munster was completely infiltrated by rebels. In July, Hugh O'Neill
laid siege to the English fort on the Ulster Blackwater and subsequently defeated Henry
Bagenal at the Battle of the Yellow Ford. O'Neill's victory at the Yellow Ford not only
brought about the surrender of the Blackwater Fort and Armagh, but it also opened all
Ireland to a war of liberation. Immediately after Yellow Ford, O'Neill sent 2,000
well-armed rebels under Captain Richard Tyrrell across Leinster and into Munster.
After defeating Ormond outside Kilkenny, Tyrrell swept into the Aherlow Valley,
where he stripped the countrside bare to secure the supplies O'Neill would need for a
winter campaign. Subsequently, Tyrrell's companies overran Counties Cork and
Limerick and enveloped the major towns of the region-Waterford, Cork, Limerick, and
Kilmallock.
On the morning of October 6, the Geraldines rose all across Munster. In Cork, the
Awbeg Valley, the Blackwater Valley, and most of the coastline between Cork and
Youghal was pillaged, while in Kerry, Tralee, Castlemaine, and Killarney were captured.
Overnight, the English colonial presence in Munster was destroyed. (92)Among the
lands reclaimed by the native Irish was Castle Mahon, formerly possessed by the
undertaker Phane Beecher. It was now retaken by Dermod O'Mahony and the
O'Mahonys of Kinalmeaky. (93) On October 14, 1598, the Earl of Ormond reported
that Donell McCarthy Reagh had reported to him with 60 foot and 20 horse, though all
ill furnished. All the rest of his men had joined the rebels. And the situation only got
worse. On December 9, Sir Thomas Norreys reported from Cork that the only principal
men "..professing subjection [to the Queen] are, Lord Barry, Cormack M'Dermott,
Chief of Muskerry, M'Carthy Reogh, Chief of Carbery, and John FitzEdmunds. The
two first have their two brothers, with all their men and followers, for the most part in
action; the other two cannot command ten men for Her Majesty's service." (94)
On March 5, 1599, Sir Thomas Norreys reported to the Privy Council from
Rosscarbery, that a force of 400 Connaughtmen, under the command of William Burke
had gone into Carbery to incite McCarthy Reogh and other leaders of the barony to
rebellion. McCarthy Reagh and the other clans responded by attacking and defeating
Burke, though it cost them thirty dead and several captured. The dead included
McCarthy Reagh's son, Sir Finnin O'Driscoll's son, Dermot Neill McCarthy, and The
O'Donovan. (95) O'Donovan's successor must have sided with the rebels because
subsequently McCarthy Reagh, Sir Finnin O'Driscoll, and Barry Oge were ordered to
fight in Carbery and along the borders thereof, against Dermot McOwen [McCarthy],,
Dermot Moyle McCarthy (brother of Florence McCarthy), and O'Donovan. A naval
force sent to West Cork by the rebels was also defeated by the O'Driscolls. (96) The
difficulties facing the clans in terms of family relationships is illustrated in December
1599, the James FitzThomas Fitzgerald traveled with his forces into Carbery, where he
was provided with 140 cattle and 200l. by his brother-in-law McCarthy Reagh. (97)
On March 12, 1599, Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, was appointed lieutenant
deputy and sent to Ireland with the largest army to leave England during Elizabeth's
reign-17,300 men. Instead of tackling O'Neill head on, however, Essex placed his men
in garrisons and proceeded on an eight-week march through Munster that did little but
exhaust his troops. (98) At the same time, Sir Thomas Norreys, the Lord President of
Munster headed south as far as Ross to check out reports of Spanish landings before
heading north again into Kinalmeaky, where on March 16 he destroyed the lands of the
O'Mahonys. (99) In September, Essex finally marched north, only to encounter O'Neill
with a much larger force near Louth. A parley between the two commanders took place
there, the result of which was that a truce ensued (which was to last until January 1600)
and the rebels were allowed to keep all the territory they had captured. (100)
When the truce expired, Tyrone marched south unopposed as far as Kinsale, where
he proceeded to get submissions and hostages from local landowners. Among the local
chieftains who went to O'Neill were Moelmoe O'Mahony, chief of Kinalmeaky, (101)
and the chief of the O'Mahonys of Ivagha. Neither of them were required to give
pledges to O'Neill, indicating that they were completely trusted by him, a fact not
forgotten by the English. Interestingly, neither Sir Finnin O'Driscoll nor Donell Cam
O'Sullivan Beare went to meet O'Neill. (102)
Earlier that same month, as symbolic of his new expansive role as national leader,
O'Neill had confirmed James FitzThomas as Earl of Desmond and Florence McCarthy
as the McCarthy Mor. O'Neill was later to bitterly regret his support for Florence over
his rival Donell McCarthy, the bastard son of Donell McCarthy Mor. (103) At the time,
he may have thought it a better idea to support Florence, who could unite the
McCarthys of Carbery and Kerry and thereby gain the major ports of the south-west
for the rebel cause. While, Tyrone was in Cork, Donell McCarthy Reagh (104) met
with Florence McCarthy. The latter tried to convince him to join with the rebels, but
McCarthy Reagh decided to stay loyal. (105) O'Neill also sent letters to the other major
lords of Cork, such as Roche and Barry, calling on them to support the struggle for the
Catholic religion and the relief of the country. Roche came to an agreement with
O'Neill, but Barry refused and suffered the consequences. His lands were raided by
rebel forces and completely destroyed. (106)
In February, Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy arrived in Dublin as Lord Deputy and
proceeded to take advantage of his resources to put O'Neill under pressure with winter
campaigns, while utilizing sea power and planting garrisons to effectively break up rebel
strongholds. To avoid envelopment by the forces of Mountjoy and Ormond, O'Neill
was forced to retreat back to Ulster. (107) The impact that Tyrone nevertheless had
had on the inhabitants of Munster can be deduced from a report by Geoffrey Fenton,
who wrote:" But, by his long tarrying in Munster, he maketh strong his rebellion with
those Irish Lords, and draweth away the hearts of the subjects from Her Majesty, when
they see her army to give sufferance so long time, in the heart of their country, to an
enemy stranger and a rebel of Ulster, far from them, and not known to them before."
(108)
In April, a Spanish delegation put into Donegal Bay, and met with Hugh O'Neill and
Hugh O'Donnell in a nearby friary. During the conference, O'Neill outlined his ideas for
a Spanish invasion. He advised the delegation that if the expedition were small it should
put into Donegal Bay, specifically Teelin or Killybegs. If the Spanish force numbered
6,000 or more, it should go to Munster. Munster was easier to live off and operate in
than Connacht or Ulster, and it offered more prizes to an invading army, but only a
large army could maintain itself there until O'Neill arrived with his forces. Of the ports in
Munster, O'Neill overwhelmingly favoured Cork. On one side of the city lay the
territories of the McCarthys, where Florence McCarthy could easily assemble his
forces. On the other side lay the lands of the Earl of Desmond, FitzThomas. Both
leaders could join the Spanish with their forces within two days, while O'Neill himself
could arrive within ten days. (109)
That same month, April 1600, Sir George Carew was installed as the new president of
Munster following the death in action of Sir Thomas Norreys and proceeded to take the
field against FitzThomas and his supporters. With O'Neill gone, 3,000 reinforcements,
easy communications, and the support of major towns and local loyalists, this was a
relatively easy affair. At the beginning of April, Sir Henry Power, commander of English
forces in Munster, sent 1,000 men,(110) under the command of Captain George
Flower into Carbery, with orders to either waste it or take assurances from the
freeholders. At the time, Carbery was regarded as Florence McCarthy's primary
recruitment area and staging point for attacks. Flower initially marched to Kinsale,
from where he proceeded south towards Rosscarbery. On the first day of march, the
English forces attacked the O'Mahonys of Kinalmeaky, suppporters of Florence
McCarthy, and killed large numbers of them. This was followed two days later by an
attack on a castle called The Muntan. The castle belonged to a foster father of Florence
McCarthy, and a large store of weapons and other spoils were seized. From there, the
army marched to Rosscarbery, where they rested for two days, before passing Leap
into the country of the O'Donovans According to Flower, he and his troops:"..burned
all those parts, and had the killing of many of their churls and poor people, leaving not
them any one grain of corn within ten miles of our way, wherever we marched, and
took a prey of 500 cows, which I caused to be drowned and killed, for that we would
not trouble ourselves to drive them in that journey." (111) From O'Donovan's country,
the English forces headed south towards Bantry, where they attacked the McCarthys of
Clandermod, who were then in rebellion. Having burned and spoiled the McCarthy's
territory, Captain Flower advanced towards the O'Mahonys of the Iveagh peninsula. On
their way there, Flower became aware that Florence McCarthy had assembled a large
force of 1,800 men to intercept his passage back to Rosscarbery. McCarthy had united
his forces with those of Dermod O'Connor, an O'Neill supporter from Connaught who
had brought a thousand men with him.
The same day that Flower discovered McCarthy's actions, he and his forces returned
to Rosscarbery. That night, the rebels split their forces. McCarthy camped on one side
of Rosscarbery, about two miles from the English forces, while O'Connor with his men
camped on the other side, about three miles away. Their objective was to prevent
Flower from returning to Cork. Having identified the location of the enemy forces,
Flower attacked the Connaught men and forced the two halves of the rebel army to link
up again.
The two armies stayed facing each other for the next ten days. In the meantime, the
Earl of Ormond, the government's most important supporter in Ireland, had been
captured. On hearing this news, Sir Henry Power, immediately instructed Flower to
return to Cork with his forces. On receipt of the orders, Flower set out initially for
Kinsale. McCarthy's forces attacked and a running battle ensued throughout the day.
Flower kept his forces a mile ahead of the enemy, never allowing them to form up for a
battle. The harrying attacks of the rebels were held back by Flower's cavalry, and over
forty rebels were killed. It is unknown whether the English suffered any casualties, but
the Irish losses were particularly grievous.McCarthy's entire forlorn hope, (112) was
destroyed and five of his captains were killed.
Flower and his men reached Kinsale on April 20. The following day, having left 250
men under Sir Richard Percy and Captain Bostock as a garrison, he set off for Cork
with 100 horsemen and 600 foot. Initially, there was no sign of the enemy. During the
night, McCarthy and his men had marched ahead of the English and occupied an
ambush site about half way to Cork. The Irish had positioned themselves in front of a
narrow bridge, which had been built over a deep and dangerous ford, with woodland
and bogs all around. McCarthy again divided his force into two sections, with Dermod
O'Connor commanding one and he the other. As the English advanced, the Irish troops
lay themselves flat on the ground. English scouts crossed over the bridge and returned
without noticing anything amiss. Encouraged, the English forces set out to cross the
bridge. A cavalry unit was sent first, but as it was coming down the hill towards the
bridge the sun glinting off the morions (113) of the rebels alerted them to the ambush.
The English forces began to retire in order to regroup. Realizing that their position had
been given away, the Irish opened fire, and their vanguard rushed at the retreating
English before they could regain the hill. Panicked by this unexpected attack, the
cavalry broke and rode over their own foot soldiers. A quarter of a mile from the bridge
lay a castle, where the English forces now headed for safety. At the castle, Flower was
finally able to rally his troops. 60 men with guns were placed at the bawn of the castle,
the banks of which were breast high. The Irish forces were following very close behind,
and as they came up to the castle they were met with a fusilade that ripped through their
ranks. The survivors began to retreat. Sensing his moment, Flower charged them with
part of his cavalry. For over a mile, a fierce battle raged. As Flower later
wrote:"..myself being at that time and in the beginning hurt; upon the first charge, with a
pike, nine inches into the thigh, by their general. At that charge I had one horse killed
under me, with three pikes in his body and two bullets. When we brake them, I fought

32769. Lady Julia or Sheela? MacCarthy

From: Delorise
To:
Date: 3/24/03 11:48:08 AM
Subject: Re: 11th Lord Beare & Bantry Dermond O'Sullivan Beare""The Powdered

The O'Sullivan of Beare and Bantry

1st Generation
Dermot O'Sullivan died in gunpowder explosion, 1549 married (1) Sheela Fitzgerald (2) Sheela McCarthy

2nd Generation
Dermot O'Sullivan and Sheela Fitzgerald had son Dermont O'Sullivan - in charge of Dursey Island married Johanna McSweeney

Dermot O'Sullivan and Sheela McCarthy had sons Donal (1537 - 1563) - Lord of Deare and Bantry until slain in 1563, Owen - Lord of Beare and Bantry, 1563 - 1592, Lord of Bantry 1592 -1594, and Philip (the Tanaiste).

3rd Generation

Dermont O'Sullivan had son Don Philip the Historian and sixteen other children.

Donal had son Donal Cam (1561 - 1618) Lord of Beare 1592-1603, Murdered in Madrid 1618.

Owen had son Owen Lord of Bantry 1594 - 1603, Lord of Beare and Bantry 1603-1618

4th Generation

Donal Cam had sons Donal - (1590 - 1619) Died fighting for Spain and Dermot (1601 - 1659) Was Chamberlain, Councillor of Exchequer and Majordomo to Spanish King, Married to Marianna de Cordona Cordoba

5th Generation

Dermot had daughter Antonia (1649 - 1718) married twice to her mother's relatives who squandered her large inheritance. She had no children.
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From: Delorise
To:
Date: 3/24/03 10:48:08 AM
Subject: Re: 11th Lord Beare & Bantry Dermond O'Sullivan Beare "The Powdered"

Branches of the Sullivan Family
First Generation

LADY JULIA MacCARTHY, b. about 1500, Carberry, Ireland, m. DERMOD O'SULLIVAN, Lord Beara of Dunboy, b. about 1500, Dunboy Castle, Munster Ireland, d. 1549, Dunboy Castle, Munster, Ireland, buried 1549, Ireland. LADY JULIA died about 1550, Dunboy Castle, Munster, Ireland, buried about 1550, Ireland.

DERMOD O'SULLIVAN, The Powdered, was the 11th Lord of Beare and Bantry, of Dunboy Castle. (DONNELL MOR, 8th Lord in descent from the first who assumed the name O'SULLIVAN, and lineal descendant of EOGAN MORE, was the 25th in descent from OLIOLL OLUM, the 237th Monarch of Munster, Ireland, through his son, OWEN. DONNELL MOR'S great-grandson, AURA-NY-LACKEN, Lord of Desmond, was the 1st Lord of Beare and Bantry in Munster and direct ancestor of DERMOD the 11th Lord.

Children:
i OWEN O'SULLIVAN b. before 1549.
ii DONEL O'SULLIVAN b. Dunboy Castle, Munster, Ireland.
iii PHILIP O'SULLIVAN b. Dunboy Castle, Munster, Ireland.
iv DERMOD O'SULLIVAN b. Dunboy Castle, Munster, Ireland.
v JOAN O'SULLIVAN, b. Dunboy Castle, Munster, Ireland.

Second Generation
OWEN O'SULLIVAN, b. before 1549, Dunboy Castle, Munster, Ireland, m. ca 1570, in Ireland, HELENA BARRY b. ca 1549, Ireland (daughter of JAMES, LORD BARRY, FITZRICHARD BARRY-ROE and ELLEN MacCARTHY-REAGH) OWEN died 1594, Dunboy Castle, Munster, Ireland, buried 1594, Ireland. SIR OWEN O'SULLIVAN (or EOGHAN) sat in Parliament in 1585.

ELLEN MacCARTHY-REAGH was the daughter of CORMAC na hory MacCARTHY REAGH.

Children:
i OWEN O'SULLIVAN b. ca 1570.
ii JOHN O'SULLIVAN b. ca 1570, Dunboy Castle, Munster, Ireland.
iii DONEL O'SULLIVAN b. ca 1570, Dunboy Castle, Munster, Ireland.
iv JULIA O'SULLIVAN b. ca 1570, Dunboy Castle, Munster, Ireland.

Third Generation
OWEN O'SULLIVAN b. ca 1570, Dunboy Castle, Munster, Ireland, m. HELENA BUTLER b. ca 1575, Ireland (daughter of PIERCE BUTLER and {---} {---}) d. after 1616, Ireland. OWEN died Aug 31, 1616, Dunboy Castle, Munster, Ireland, buried Sep 1, 1626, Ireland. OWEN O'SULLIVAN was flourishing in 1612 (Carew's Pacata Hiberna page 293. He had a regrant of DUNBOY CASTLE Anno 9 James 1.)

Children:
i OWEN-DONEL O'SULLIVAN b. after 1599.
ii DERMOD O'SULLIVAN b. about 1600, Dunboy Castle, Munster, Ireland.
iii PHILIP O'SULLIVAN b. ca 1600, Dunboy Castle, Munster, Ireland.
iv CONNOR O'SULLIVAN b. ca 1600, Dunboy Castle, Munster, Ireland.
v HELENA O'SULLIVAN b. ca 1600, Dunboy Castle, Munster, Ireland.
vi JULIA O'SULLIVAN b. ca 1600, b. ca 1600, Dunboy Castle, Munster, Ireland.

Fourth Generation
OWEN-DONEL O'SULLIVAN b. after 1599, Dunboy Castle, Munster, Ireland, m. JO-ANN ELIZABETH BROWN (daughter of THOMAS BROWN and {---} {---}) d. Virginia, buried Virginia. OWEN-DONEL O'SULLIVAN joined the Rebellion of 1641, was attained > (condemnded), and fled the country. His family scattered among relatives and friends, and some came to america. He married JO-ANN ELIZABETH, who was the granddaughter of JOHN BROWN.

Children:
i JOHN O'SULLIVAN b. 1637.
ii DERMAN O'SULLIVAN b. Ireland, d. America (prob. Virginia--left will), buried America (prob. Virginia). DERMAN O'SULLIVAN arrived in America in 1656 and left a will recorded.
iii ELIZABETH O'SULLIVAN b. Ireland.
iv ANNE O'SULLIVAN b. Ireland.
Children:
i OWEN O'SULLIVAN I b. about 1673/4.
ii MORRIS O'SULLIVAN b. Princess Anne Co., Virginia.
iii MARY O'SULLIVAN b. Princess Anne Co., Virginia.
iv AMIE O'SULLIVAN b. Princess Anne Co., Virginia.
v JOHN O'SULLIVAN II.
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Series 2, Volume 3, Master Sullivan of Berwick - His Ancestors and Descendants, Page 446

Dermod, eleventh Lord of Beare and Bantry, came to an untimely death from an explosion of gunpowder in his castle of Dunboy, in 1549. He is described in the ancient chronicles as strong in war, formidable to his enemies and dear to his friends. His wife was Julia, daugther of Donnel, Prince of Carberry, by Elinor Fitzgerald, daughter of Gerald, eight Earl of Kildare; the mother of Donnel being daughter of Donnel, ninth Lord of Bearehaven, who died in 1520. He left three sons mentioned in the Harleian Manuscript, already cited.

1st. Donnel, 13th Lord, killed in 1568, married Sara O'Brien, daughter of Sir Donaugh, Prince of Thomond, by the daughter of the first Earl of Thomond. He was the father of Donel the 15th Lord of Bearehaven, who was inaugurated as Chief of this country in 1598, and was the leader of the Catholic armies in 1600. Over powered by superior numbers, and discouraged by the defection of some of his allies too ready to make peace, after many battles with varioud fortune, he went into Spain, where he entered the Spanis service, and was created Count of Bearehaven. He was killed in 1618, aged 57. He married Ellen, daughter of Owen O'Sullivan More, 7th Lord of
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Taken from http://johndilbeck.com/genealogy/overview.html on October 6, 2002 -

Lady Julia MacCarthy (12) (? - ?), who married "Dermod O'Sullivan" the Powdered (12), 11th Lord of Beare & Bantry, of "Dunboy Castle", who died 1549. (Donnell Mor, 8th Lord in descent from the first who assumed the name O'SULLIVAN, and lineal descendant of Eogan Mor, was the 25th in descent from Olioll Olum, the 237th Monarch of Munster, Ireland, through his son, Owen. This Donnell Mor's great- grandson Aura-ny-Lacken, Lord of Desmond, was 1st Lord of Beare & Bantry in Munster and direct ancestor of Dermod the 11th Lord, who married Julia MacCarthy.)

Her mother was

Lady Eleanor Fitzgerald (13) (? - ?) (sister of Gerald oge, 9th Earl of Kildare). She married (1st) "Donnell Mac Fineere Mac Carthy-Reagh", (13) Prince of Carberry in Ireland. His mother (14) was daughter of "Donnell, 9th Lord of Bearehaven" (15) who died 1520.)

Her father was

Gerald Fitzgerald, 8th Earl of Kildare (14) (? - ?), Lord Deputy of Ireland, and, in effect, actual Ruler. In 1534, the Kildares declared war on England, and later 6 of them were hanged.)

His father was

Thomas Fitzgerald, 7th Earl of Kildare (15) (? - 1478), Lord Deputy of the Kingdom in 1454 and 1463. He married "Lady Joan Butler" (15) (daughter of "James Butler, 7th Earl of Desmond" (16) and of royal descent from "Edward I of England" .) The Earls of Desmond's great territories extended over Limerick, Kerry, Cork, and Waterford, and included 575,000 acres. This land was confiscated in Elizabeth's reign and parcelled out to English settlers.)

His father was

John-Cam Fitzgerald, 6th Earl of Kildare (16) (? - 1427). (He built "Maynooth Castle" and "Kilkea Castle". The former was the famed stronghold of the Geraldines. The Earls of Kildare ruled in "the Pale" and intermarried with the Irish for some 300 years, until it was said they were "more Irish than the Irish," and her most loyal supporters.)

His father was

Gerald Fitzgerald, 5th Earl of Kildare (17), (? - 1410), Lord Justice of Ireland in 1405 and married "Lady Margery Rocheford" (17) (daughter of "Sir John de Rocheford", Knight (18); Lord of Thistledown by his wife "Lady Margery Bereford" (18), daughter of "Lord of Kill, Leixlip and Casthewarren" (19).)

His father was

Maurice Fitzgerald, 4th Earl of Kildare (18) (? - 1390), married "Lady Elizabeth Burghersh" (18) (daughter of Sir Bartholomew Burghersh, 3rd Baron of Verdon (19); founder member of the Knights of the Garter [see Order of the Garter] in 1348, Lord Justice of Ireland, by 1st wife, "Lady Maude Mortimer" (19), daughter of "Sir Edmund Mortimer, Baron of Wigmore" (20).)

His mother was

Lady Joan de Burgh (19) (?-?), who married (1st in 1312) "Thomas Fitzgerald, 2nd Earl of Kildare" (19) (who died in 1359). (Her father was Richard [Richard de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster ], known as "the Red Earl.") McMurrough, King of Leinster, in a power struggle with other Irish princes, asked some English nobles to come over and help him. Among those were the Fitzgeralds. These newcomers merged with the Celtic mass, intermarried, adopted Irish language and customs. (Maurice Fitzgerald was Justice of Ireland 1229. His descendant, 5 generations removed, was crowned King of Ireland, 1315 at Dundale.)

Her father was

Richard de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster (20) (1259-1326), Lord Justice of Ireland in 1296, married "Lady Margaret de Burgh" (20) (daughter of "John de Burgh, Baron of Lanville" (21).)

His father was

Walter de Burgh, Baron of Connaught (21) (? - 1271), Earl of Ulster and Constable of Ireland. He married "Maude de Lacie" (21) who died 1303 (she was the daughter of "Hugh de Lacie, Earl of Ulster" (22) and Constable of Ireland. Sir Hugh came to Ireland in 1171, was Lord Palatine and a descendant of Charlemagne.)

His father was

Richard Mor de Burgh the Great (22) (? - 1243), Lord of Connaught and Trym, Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland 1227. He married "Lady Hodierna de Gernon" (22) (granddaughter of "King Odo O'Connor" (24) and daughter of "Robert de Gernon" (23) by "Una O'Connor" (23).)

His father was

William Fitz-Andelem de Burgh (23) (? - 1204), Lord Governor of Ireland 1177, married (1st) Lady Isabel of England (widow of Llewelyn, Prince of Wales.)

His mother was

Princess Agnes of France (24) (? - ?), who married "Adelem de Burgh" (24), Steward to King Henry II of England, Governor of City of Wexford, Ireland. He was son of "William de Burgh, Earl of Cornwell" (25) (oldest Duchy of England) son of "Robert de Burgh" (26), son of "Harlowen de Burgh" (27) who married Arlotta, mother of William I the Conqueror . (De Burgh, one of the most powerful families of Ireland, were governors under Kings of England. They trace through Geoffrey, Duke of Lorraine, who led the Crusades in 1097, refused to wear a crown in Jerusalem. After him, the family have the cross on their armorial bearings.)

Her father was

Louis VI of France (25) (1081-1137), married Alice or "Adelaide of Savoy" (25) in 1115, daughter of "Hubert II, Count of Piedmont" (26).

His father was

Philip I of France (26) (1052-1108), reigned 1060-1108, married in 1071 (1st) "Bertha" (26), daughter of "Florient Count of Holland" (27).

His father was

Henry I of France (27) (1005 - 1060), reigned 1031-1060, married Anne of Russia (27), granddaughter of the 1st Czar Vladimir I Svyatoslavich (29).

His father was

Robert the Pious (28) (971-1031), married (2nd) Constantia, who was called "Constance of Provence" (28), and was daughter of "Berenger Count of Provence" (29).

His father was

Hugh Capet of France (29) (938-996), married "Adele or Adelaide" (29), who according to Burke, was daughter of "Otto I" (30).

His mother was

Princess Hedwidge (30) (? - 956), married "Hugh Capet, Duke of France" (30) (p. 184 Wurtz Magna Charta, Vol. I and II).

Her father was

Henry I the Fowler, Emperor (31) (876-936), married (2nd) "Matilda of Ringelheim" (31), daughter of the Saxon count, "Thiederick" (32). (For mother of Henry, see - Burke Royal Fam. Vol. I, Ped. L; also Royal Fam. by Lavoisne.)

His father was

Otto, Duke of Saxony (32) (?-912), married Princess Hedwige, daughter of Arnolph (32), daughter of Arnolph I, Emperor (33) 887-899 and wife, (33). (Arnolph was son of Carolman (34), son of Louis I of Bavaria (35), son of Louis Le DeBonnaire of France (36).)

His mother was

Princess Adelheid, Countess of Burgundy (33) (? - ?), who married "Ludolph, Duke of Saxony" (33) (Burke Vol. I. Ped. I).

Her mother was

Princess Giselda (Giselle or Gisela) (34) (?-?), married in 867 "Eberhard, Count of Burgundy" (34), son of "Henrock, Duke of Friuli" (35) (Wurtz, Magna Charta).

Her father was

Louis Le DeBonnaire of France (35) (778-840), reigned 814-840, married "Judith" (35), daughter of "Guelph, Count of Andech and Bavaria" (36). They had Princess Giselda (34) and Louis I of Bavaria (35), who had Carolman (34) who had Arnolph I (33) who had Princess Hedwige, daughter of Arnolph (32).)

His father was...

...get ready for it, here it comes...

Charlemagne, Emperor of the Known World (36) (742-814) married "Princess Hildegarde of Swabia" (36) (757-782). Can trace to Geoffrey Plantagenet (1113-1151) who married Matilda of England (1103-1167), granddaughter of William I the Conqueror, whose granddaughter Eleanor married Alphonse, 9th King of Castile, who died 1214).

And the weird thing is that Charlemagne is my 35xGreat-, 36xGreat-, and 37xGreat-Grandfather, depending upon which line you trace back to him. Lots of cousins marrying cousins in the royalty.
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Lady Julia MacCarthy

Lady Julia MacCarthy (12) (? - ?), who married Dermod O'Sullivan the Powdered (12), 11th Lord of Beare & Bantry, of Dunboy Castle, who died 1549. (Donnell Mor, 8th Lord in descent from the first who assumed the name O'SULLIVAN, and lineal descendant of Eogan Mor, was the 25th in descent from Olioll Olum, the 237th Monarch of Munster, Ireland, through his son, Owen. This Donnell Mor's great- grandson Aura-ny-Lacken, Lord of Desmond, was 1st Lord of Beare & Bantry in Munster and direct ancestor of Dermod the 11th Lord, who married Julia MacCarthy.)

Her son was Sir Owen O'Sullivan (or Eoghan) (11) (? - 1594) sat in Parliament 1585, died 1594, married Helena Barry (11).

Lady Julia MacCarthy's mother was Lady Eleanor Fitzgerald (13) (? - ?). She married (1st) Donnell Mac Fineere Mac Carthy-Reagh, (13) Prince of Carberry in Ireland.
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Julia MacCarthy
Birth: Est 1530
Death:
Sex: F
Father: Donnel Mac Fineere Mac Carthy-Reagh
Mother: Eleanor FitzGerald
Also Known As: Americans of Royal Descent, Charles H. B
Occupation: Lady 1
Spouses & Children
Dermond O'Sullivan (Husband)
Children:
1. [Descendants] Owen O'Sullivan Beare
2. [Descendants] Philip O'Sullivan Beare
Sources
1. Author: Charles H. Browning
Title: Americans of Royal Descent
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Dermond O'Sullivan
Birth: Est 1520
Death: 1549 in killed accidently at his castle, Dunboy 1
Sex: M
Father:
Mother:
Also Known As: Americans of Royal Descent, Charles H. B
Occupation: 11th Lord Beare & Bantry 1
Spouses & Children
Julia MacCarthy (Wife)
Children:
1. [Descendants] Owen O'Sullivan Beare
2. [Descendants] Philip O'Sullivan Beare
Sources
1. Author: Charles H. Browning
Title: Americans of Royal Descent
Page: 202
Quality: 2
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33792. John Lippincott

Taken from Ancestry.com on January 14, 2002 -

ID: I30957
Name: John LIPPINCOTT , Esq. 1 2
Sex: M
Birth: 1504 in Wyberry, Devonshire, England 1 2
Death: 12 NOV 1576 in England 1 2

Father: Philip LIPPINCOTT b: 1475 in Wibbery, Alverdiscott, Devonshire, England
Mother: Alice GOUGH b: ABT. 1491 in Kylkenham, Cornwall, England

Marriage 1 Anne ELFORDE b: 1517 in Shepstow, Devonshire, England

Married: 19 JUL 1545 in Kelkhampton, Cornwall, England 1 2

Children

1. Jane LIPPINCOTT
2. Frances LIPPINCOTT b: 1535 in Alverscot, Devonshire, England
3. Mary M. LIPPINCOTT b: 1540 in Devonshire, England
4. Anthony LIPPINCOTT b: 1548 in Lybury, Devonshire, England
5. John LIPPINCOTT , Esq b: 10 JUN 1555 in Wybbery, Devonshire Engfland
6. Margaret LIPPINCOTT b: 20 SEP 1560 in Wibbery, Alverdiscott, Devonshire,
England

Sources:

1.Title: Lippincottmail.FTW
Repository:
Call Number:
Media: Other
Text: Date of Import: Sep 29, 1999
2.Title: Zucaro Database
Author: Brenda A. Zucaro
Repository:
Note: [email protected]
Call Number:
Media: Electronic
Text: Date of Import: Jan 19, 2000

33793. Anne Elforde

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ID: I30957
Name: John LIPPINCOTT , Esq. 1 2
Sex: M
Birth: 1504 in Wyberry, Devonshire, England 1 2
Death: 12 NOV 1576 in England 1 2

Father: Philip LIPPINCOTT b: 1475 in Wibbery, Alverdiscott, Devonshire, England
Mother: Alice GOUGH b: ABT. 1491 in Kylkenham, Cornwall, England

Marriage 1 Anne ELFORDE b: 1517 in Shepstow, Devonshire, England

Married: 19 JUL 1545 in Kelkhampton, Cornwall, England 1 2

Children

1. Jane LIPPINCOTT
2. Frances LIPPINCOTT b: 1535 in Alverscot, Devonshire, England
3. Mary M. LIPPINCOTT b: 1540 in Devonshire, England
4. Anthony LIPPINCOTT b: 1548 in Lybury, Devonshire, England
5. John LIPPINCOTT , Esq b: 10 JUN 1555 in Wybbery, Devonshire Engfland
6. Margaret LIPPINCOTT b: 20 SEP 1560 in Wibbery, Alverdiscott, Devonshire,
England

Sources:

1.Title: Lippincottmail.FTW
Repository:
Call Number:
Media: Other
Text: Date of Import: Sep 29, 1999
2.Title: Zucaro Database
Author: Brenda A. Zucaro
Repository:
Note: [email protected]
Call Number:
Media: Electronic
Text: Date of Import: Jan 19, 2000

46592. Reverend Henry Aldred

Submitted by: Sharon Allred Jessop 01/21/1999
The Allred (Aldridge) Family of England and North Carolina

The origin of this surname traces back to ancient Anglo-Saxon times. It is said to be a compound of the Anglo-Saxon "ald" or eald" meaning old and "rad" or "red" signifying wise counsel. In the old Gothic language, it appeared a ALDRED and in English as ELDRED or ALDRED.1

Another author terms ALDRED and ALDRIDGE as "undoubted survivors of Anglo-Saxon compounds" AETHELRAED or EALDRAED.2

A third explanation given is that the name had the signification of "all-dread" or "all-fear," since "All" and "Ael" in Old English and Saxon mean the same as the English"All," and "dred" is equivalent to our modern dread or fear. This author then lists these equivalents:

"ALDRED (Sax) All-fear
"Aldridge (Sax.) The same as Aldred, of which it is a corruption."3

The interchangeable character of the surnames ALDRED and ALDRIDGE and of ELDRED and ELDRIDGE is shown in the history of the New England branches of these families. In the vital records of Dedham, Mass., one of the early settlers is recorded as HENRY ALDRIDGE or ALDRIDG. He is also called ALDRIDGE in the town records. In four entries of the church records he is called ALLRED in three of them; in the fourth (his burial) he is called HENERY ALLDRIDGE.4

1. Surnames As a Science, by Robert Ferguson, George Routledge and Sons, London, 1883, p. 41.
2. The Romance of Surnames, by Ernest Weekly, E. P. Dutton & Co., 1914, p. 72.
3. Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names, by William Arthur Sheldon, Blakeman & Co., New York, 1857, p. 50.
4. Dedham Vital Records, First Church Records.

Similarity WILLIAM ELDRED became a resident of Yarmouth ,Mass. In the second and third generation the surname of his descendants changed from ELDRED to ELDREDG, ELDREDGE, and ELDRIDGE, and so has continued to the present.5

SAMUEL ELDRED, of Cambridge, Mass., and Stonington, Conn., is believed to have been the brother of William of Yarmouth. Samuel came from Lavenham, Suffolk, England, according to Col. Edward Banks` Topographical Dictionary of English Emigrants to New England, page 157.

HENRY ALDRED OR ALDRIDGE of Dedham, Mass., was from Brampton, Suffolk, being of THOMAS ALDRED (called THOMAS ALDERED at marriage, May 3, 1624), who married Mary Chickeringe. She was the daughter of Henry Chickeringe of Rinesfeild, Suffolk. In his will dated July 11, 1626, the latter mentions his "daughter Mary, now wife of Thomas Aldred of Brampton."

It is reasonable, therefore, to look to Suffolk and the adjoining county of Norfolk, England, for the origin of the Aldred-Eldred family. This area was in all probability the original home of the Aldreds. Evidences at hand probe that persons bearing this surname in its varied forms of spelling were living in this general locality from the time when surnames first came into general use.

THE ALDRED-ALDRICH-ALDRIDGE FAMILY OF WORSTEAD, NORFOLK, ENGLAND, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, VIRGINIA, RANDOLPH COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA.

The first of this family recorded as living at Worstead, Norfolk, England, was the Rev. HENRY ALDRED, who was Vicar there in the year 1553.

Blomefield, in his monumental History of Norfolk, Vol. 5, pp. 1455-14565, says the town of Worstead is situated in a flat country. Worstead stuffs have said to have taken their name from this town, from being first manufactured there. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. He speaks of the priory of Bromholm, and of its dissolution on May 26, 6th year of Edward VI (1553), adding:

"On the dissolution of the priory, the manor belonging to it, with the rectory, and the patronage of the vicarage, were granted to the dean and chapter of Norwich; and the vicarage is valued at 10 lb. Per anom. --Mr. HENRY ALDRED vicar." (P.1456)

Henry Aldred may have been father of the Rev. HENRY ALDRED, who was Vicar and Curate, at Marsham, Norfolk, and also at Worstead, villages about six miles apart. These entries relate to him:

5 Yarmouth Vital Records.

"Henry Aldred, Clerke then Curate here, and Margrett Browne were married 4 day of June 1599." (Marsham P.R., p. 31).

"Henry Aldred, Vicar of Worsteds, resigned 1603, then became Vicar of Rushall, presented by sir Edward Clere." (Henry W. Aldred: Suffolk Records, p. 54)

In the Worstead Parish Registers appear several entries relating to him.

BAPTISMS:
1609 10 March: John s. Henry Aldred.

BURIALS:
1610 25 April: Margaret w. Henry Aldred, vicar of Worstead.
1618 2 June: Alise w. Henry Aldred, clerk.
1628 11 Jan.: Cicilie w. Henry Aldred, clerk.
1647 15 Apr.: Dorothy w. Henry Aldred, Vicar.
1648 1 Dec.: Henry Aldred, Vicar.

Probable children of Rev. Henry Aldred, Sr.:
I. JOHN ALDRICH, b. ca. 1558, of Worstead, Norfolk, England, m. There, 2/9/1583-4, AGNES ROLFE or Roffe.
II. (REV.) HENRY ALDRED, b. ca. 1564, Vicar of Marsham, Worstead and Rushall, Norfolk; buried at Worstead, 12/1/1648; m. (1) 6/4/1599, at Marsham, MARGARET BROWNE, (2) ALICE , buried 6/2/1618; (3) CECILIE , buried 1/11/1628; (4) DOROTHY , buried 4/15/1647.
Child: (First marriage)
1. JOHN ALDRED, chr. 3/10/1609, Worstead, Norfolk, England.
JOHN ALDRICH, probably son of the elder Rev. Henry Aldred of Worstead, was b. Ca. 1558. He m. At Worstead, 2/9/1583-4, AGNES ROLFE or ROFFE. (Another reading of this surname in the register gives it as ROSSE,) It would appear that John Aldrich or Aldridge had traveled, and his wife Anne (Agnes and Anne were often used interchangeably), thinking him dead, remarried EDMUND BOUTMAN, 2/2/1596. The record of Bishop Redman's Visitation of the Diocese of Norwich, 1597, under Worstead, contains this presentment:
"ANN ALDRIGE. For having two husbands living."1
The Worstead Parish Registers contain these entries:
BAPTISMS:
1585 25 Dec.: Emma d. Johannis Aldrich.
1588 3 Oct.: Johannis s. Johannis Aldrich.
1590 8 Nov.: Gracia d. Johannis Aldrich.
1597 2 Jan.: Willmus s. Agnetis Aldriche.
1599 25 Feb.: Radelph s. Johannis Aldrich.
MARRIAGES:
1584 9 Feb. John Aldriche & Agnes Roffe (or Rosse or Rolfe).
1596 2 Feb.. Edmund Boutman & Anne Aldriche
1613 2 Feb.. Barthrum Seeke & Emma Aldrich.
1626 2 July Clement Aldrich & Susan Boswell.
DEATHS: (i.e.,BURIALS)
1610 11 Jan. Agnes w. John Aldrich.

A NICHOLAS ROFF married Cecilia Carr at Worstead in 1570; and Margaret Roff married Roger Forman there in 1568. These were probably relatives of AGNES ROFFE who married John Aldrich.2

Children of John Aldrich and Agnes Rolfe:
{chr. At Worstead, Norfolk}
I. EMMA Aldrich, chr. 12/25/1585, m. 2/2/1613,
BARTHRUM SEEKE.
II. JOHN Aldrich, chr. 10/3/1588.
III. GRACE Aldrich, chr. 11/8/1590.
IV. WILLIAM Aldrich, chr. «/1597. {Perhaps son of Edward Boutman, through the second marriage.}
V. RALPH Aldrich, chr. 2/15/1599.
VI. CLEMENT Aldrich, b. ca. 1601; m. 7/2/1626, SUSAN BOSWELL.
CLEMENT ALDRICH OR ALDRIDGE, son of John Aldrich and Agnes Rolfe, was born about 1601, at Worstead, Norfolk, England. He was married at Worstead, 7/12/1626, to SUSAN BOSWELL. He many have gone to Northumberland Co., Va. His wife may have been the daughter of Christopher Boswell wife may have been the daughter of Christopher Boswell and Margery Lambert, married at Worstead in 1577, and a sister of Edmund Boswell who married Susan Compton there in 1612.

Children of Clement Aldrich or Aldridge and Susan Boswell: (car. At Worstead)
I. ELIZABETH Aldrich, car. 4/8/1627.
II. JOHN Aldrich, car. 2/8. 1629.
III. MARY Aldrich, car. 4/17/ 1631.
IV. ALICE Aldrich, car. 9/1/1633, m. 5/12/1673, SAMUEL PYCROFT.
V. CLEMENT Aldrich, car. 9/25/1636, m. (1) ALICE , (2) 10/18/1668, ELIZABETH TILLS.
VI. MARY Aldrich, car. 7/24/1640.
CLEMENT ALDRIDGE or ALDRICH, son of Clement Aldrich or Aldridge and Susan Boswell :, was christened at Worstead, Norfolk, England, 8/25/1636. Entries In the parish register relating to him are as follows:

1. Norfolk Record Society Publications, Vol. XVIII, p. 76.
2. Boyd's Marriage Index for Norfolk, 1538 -1600, Vol. 1:139; Vol. 2:138.
BAPTISMS:
1636 25 Sept. Clement s, Clement and Susan Aldrich.
1669 22 Aug. Elizabeth d. Clement and Elizabeth Aldridge.
1670 9 Oct. Mary d. Clement and Elizabeth Aldridge.

MARRIAGES:
1668 18 Oct. Clement Aldridge and Elizabeth Tills.
1673 12 May Samuel Pycroft and Alice Aldered (sister of Clement).

BURIALS
1668 1 Sept. Alice W. Clement Aldridge.
In the year 1668, the name of Clement Aldridge first appears on the records of Northumberland Co., Va.
" 7 Apr. 1668 Whereas it appears to this Co(t) y(t)
Mr. Rich: Haskins CLEMENT ALDRIDGE stands indebted to Rich: Haskins In ye sums of six hundred eighty one pounds of Tobacco and Cask it is ordered that ye ad CLEMT ALDRIDGE forthwith pay ye ad sume unto ye ad Mr. Haskins." (Northumberland Co. Order Book, 3:35.)
Clement Aldridge and his wife Elizabeth became settlers in what was then known as Bowtracy and Fairfield parishes, embracing the section of Northumberland Co. North of the Great Wicocomico River (later shortened to Wicomico). In 1698, these two parishes were united to form the parish of St. Stephen's parish has been preserved and is now at the State Library at Richmond, Va.. It is in a mutilated condition, the edges of some of the first pages In the volume being worn and wasted away at the edges. Yet the facts contained therein are priceless, imperfect though they be.
On page 3 are recorded these entries of the children of Clement Aldredge:
"....ent Aldridge Son to Clement was Borne Sep.................
..........d Aldredge Daughter to do as borne Mar....................
.........ce Aldridge Daughter to Do was borne Oct...................
..........m Aldredge Son to Do was Borne Feb...................
........aac Aldredge Son to Do was borne S.....................
.........ohn Aldredge Son to Do was borne Feb...............

Since Clement Aldridge, Jr., was a witness in Court in 1691, it is presumable that these children were born between the years 1672 and 1682. William Aldridge was an adult in 1700. The other sons were evidently Isaac and John; one of the daughters was either Alice or Grace; the other may possibly have been Winifred. The next entry in the register in point of date and alphabetical sequence is in the year 1696 on page 4. Intervening year dates are missing. (Northumberland Co. Births and Deaths, 1650-1810, p.3)

On 2 Apr. 1677, CLEMT ARLIDGE witnessed a will. ON 17 Apr. 1678, CLEMENT ALDRIDGE was party to a suit for debt. He was a carpenter or joiner by trade and had an apprentice bound to him 21 Aug. 1678. CLEMENT ALDRIGE was a tithable of Bowtracy parish 7 June 1679. On 19 Nov. 1679, CLEMENT ALDRIDGE was paid for mending Bowtracy Church. He appears in various court entries in 1684 and 1688. On 22 June 1693, "William Beane was arrested at the suit of CLEMENT ALDRIDGE & ELIZABETH his wife." The final entry regarding him is recorded thus:
"Aldridge's "Upon the mocon of ELIZABETH ALDRIDGE execrx a Probate is granted
Will proved Her of the Last Will and Testament of CLEMENT ALDRIDGE deced.
19 Jan. 1698- the said Will being proved by the oaths of David Straughan & MARY TULLES
1699." Witnesses to the said Will and the same is admitted to Record. (Northumberland
Co. Order Book 5:3)"

Unfortunately this will is missing, being destroyed in a fire at the Courthouse a short time later.
It would have been, undoubtedly, of great aid.

Children of Clement Aldridge and Elizabeth Tills:
I. ELIZABETH Aldridge, car. 8/22/1669, Worstead, Norfolk, England.
II. MARY Aldridge, car. 10/9/1670, Worstead, Norfolk, Eng.
III. CLEMENT Aldridge, Jr., b. Sept. (Ca. 1672, Northumberland Co., Va..; will proved
3/20/1706; m. (10 ELIZABETH , (2) MARY .
IV. .......d, a daughter, (perhaps WINIFRED), b. Ca. 1674 in march.
V. .....ce, a daughter, (perhaps ALICE or GRACE, b. Oct. (Abt. 1676).
VI. WILLIAM Aldridge, b. Feb.. (Ca. 1678), Northumberland Co. Va..; inventory 1/20/1724-5;
m. (1) ALICE (2) SARAH .
VII. ISAAC Aldridge, b. Sept. (ca. 1680), Northumberland Co., Va..
VIII. JOHN Aldridge, b. Feb.. (Ca. 1682), Northumberland Co., Va..; perhaps d. 4/16/ 1720.
WILLIAM ALLRIDGE or ARLEDGE, son of Clement Aldridge and Elizabeth Tills, was born in February, about the year 1678, in Northumberland Co., Va.. The day and year of his birth record are obliterated from the old St. Stephen's Parish Register, now preserved In the Virginia State Library, Richmond, Va.. The birth of one son is recorded in this same register to William: "...n sone to Wm Aldredge was born May 16, 170...." (P.3)

This was evidently the son John who was under 21 in 1724, as mentioned in his father's will/
William's name appears frequently in the court records, his surname being spelled ALDRIDGE and ALDREDGE, BUT MOST FREQUENTLY ARLEDGE.

"19 May 1703. Wm. Arledge & ALICE his wife having this day in court acknowledged a Deed for Sixty acres of land more or less to Mrs. Hannah Nealy ye sd deed is Recorded." (Northumberland Co. Order Book, 5:246).

WILLIAM ALDRIDGE or ARLEDGE married 2nd , SARAH .
"The Inventory of the Estate of WM. ALDRIDGE Decd. Was presented in Northumberland County Court, 20 Jan. 1724, by SARAH ALDRIDGE widdow and relict of Wm. Aldridge." On 17 Feb.. 1724-5 "This Inventory of the Estate of WM. ARLEDGE Execx of the ad Decd and is admitted to Record." (Northumberland Co. Record Book, 19:375)
William Arledge's Will:

"In the name of God Amen I WILLIAM ARLEDGE of the County of Northumberland being sick and weake in body but in perfect Sence & memory do make this my last will and Testament in manner and form following and first of all I Bequeath my Soul to allmighty God who Gave it me and my body to the Earth to be Buried at the Discretion of my Executrix hereafter mentioned. As Touching what worldly Goods it hath pleased God to Lend me I do Give and bestow as followeth:

'Imp.' I Give and bequeath unto my Sons WILLIAM & JOHN ARLEDGE my tract of Land lying in wiccocomoco parrish to be Equally Divided between them my Son WILLIAM to have the plantation. I give it to them and there heirs forever I likewise Give my Still to my three Sons WM: JNO & CLEMENT ARLEDGE Each of them to have there Equal part in her the Test of moveable Estate I Leave the use of it to my wife SARAH ARLEDGE Dureing her widowhood but if She married my will is that it Shall be Equally Divided between her & my Daughter JANE my Sons WM JNO CLEMENT & ISAAC ARLEDGE Everyone of them to have there Equal part my will is that William Fallin Shall have the Tuition of my son WILLIAM until he comes to the age of Twenty one years and that Charles Fallin Shall have the Tuition al my son JNO UNTIL HE COMES TO THE AGE OF TWENTY YEARS I do Likewise appoint my wife SARAH ARLEDGE to be Exectx of this my last will and testament in witness whereof I have hereunto put my hand and Seale this Twenty fifth day of August Anno Domini 1724.
Signed Sealed & published
In the presence of W. Arledge (Seale)
his
Thomas X Norman
mark
Charles Fallin" (Northumberland Co. Wills, Ibid., p. 389)

William's widow did not survive him many years. On 19 April 1727, the "Inventory of the Estate of SARAH ARLEDGE was presented to court by William Thomas, Richard March and Richd Thomas." (Ibid., 20:70a)

The following record of the division of her estate may indicate which of the children mentioned in the will of William were her own children, and which those of the first wife ALICE.
Division of "Northumberland County SS in Obedience to an order court held
Arledge The 18th of June 1729 we the subscribers being William Thomas Estate executor of Richard Faulks who was administrator of SARAH
ARLEDGE we find the Orphan's's estates to be five pounds fifteen shillings and four pence halfpenny apiece which said money we have possest the said John Callahan with as Witness
John Conway
Yarratt Hughlett
Joseph Fipton.

July 16th 1729 "This Division of the Estate of SARAH ARLEDGE Decd from the Estate of Richard Faulks decd was presented in Northd County court by Wm. Thomas the sd Rid Faulks' execr and administr to record.
Rd Lee." (Ibid., 20:137)
Children of Wm. Aldridge and prob. 1st wife Alice:
I. WILLIAM Aldridge, b. ca. 17604, d. Ca. 1770, m. .
II. JOHN Aldridge, b. 5/16/170 , (prob. Abt. 1706), d.
after 1756 m. (1) , perhaps (2) 6/11/1738, ANNIE HAMILTON.
III. CLEMENT Aldridge, b. ca. 1708, d. after 1790, m. ANN .
IV. JANE Aldridge, b. ca. 1710, living 1724.
Children: (prob. 2nd wife Sarah)
V. ISAAC Aldridge, b. ca.1722, living 1729.
VI. SARAH Aldridge, b. ca. 1724, (perhaps after the making of her father's will, 8/25/1724), living 1729.

JOHN ALDRIDGE OR ALDRED OR ALRED, son of William Aldridge or Arledge and probably his first wife ALICE , WAS BORN 5/16/170 (PROBABLY ABOUT 17060, in Wicomico Parish, Northumberland Co., Va.. He was under twenty when his father made his will. This would fix his year of birth definitely between the years 1705 and 1709.

In May 1740, CLEMENT ARLEDGE obtained an attachment against the Estate of JOHN ARLEDGE for nine hundred pounds of tobacco.

In 1755, the family had removed to Orange Co, N.C. A list of Taxable of Orange Co., for that year shows living there:

Thomas Allre 2 whites
William Aldridge 1 white
Solomon Alred 1 white
JOHN ALRED 1 white
William Alred 1 white
William Alred 1white
(Film, North Carolina Records, No. 15, Pt. 2)

On 15 March 1755 is recorded a "Grant from Earl Granville to JOHN ALDRED of Orange Co., N.C., of 640 acres. Entry 154. No. 01128.

On 15 March 1756 there was a "Grant to JOHN ALDRED or ALRED must have been in full sympathy with those who opposed official tyranny. There is preserved on Petition from a group of his neighbors, and he on behalf of Thomas Welborn, who appears to have come under investigation fro his part in the struggle. Among those signing this testimonial were these: Semore York, Jeremiah York, TIDENCE LANE, JOHN LANCE, JOHN ALREAD, Shubal Stearnes. (Colonial records of North Carolina (25-26)

Randolph County was formed from Orange County and Rowan County, (Guilford Co. from Orange and Rowan, 1771; Randolph Co. From Guilford, 1779), and this included the Sandy Creek Settlement. It is probable that JOHN died before 1779, but the date of his death is uncertain.

Children of John Aldridge or Aldred or Alred:
I. THOMAS, b. ca. 1730, prob. Northumberland Co., Va.; will proved May, 1810; m. ELIZABETH . (See later)
II. WILLIAM, b. Ca. 1732, prob. Northumberland Co., Va.; will proved May, 1825, m. ELIZABETH . (See later)
III. SOLOMON, b. ca. 1734, prob. Northumberland Co., Va.; living 1790; m. MARY .
IV.JOHN, b. ca. 1736, prob. Northumberland co., Va.: d. 1792; ma. MARGARET CHENEY.

THOMAS ALLRED, son of John ALDRIDGE or Alfred or Alred, was born about 1730, probably in Wicomico Parish, Northumberland Co., Va. He had moved with his parents to what was then Orange County, but is ow Randolph co., N.C., prior to 1755, when he first appears upon the records there. By this date he was married and probably had one child.

The first list of Taxables made in Randolph County after its formation in 1779, drawn up that same year, included in one group Thomas and four of his sons: ELIAS ALLRED, JOHN ALLRED, JR., THOMAS ALLRED, WILLIAM ALLRED, JAMES ALLRED. Before 1790, when the first Federal Census was taken, his son WILLIAM had removed to S.C. MOSES also removed early to Ga.

Thomas Alred, of Randolph Co., N.C., in his will dated 8 Nov. 1809, proved in May, 1810, mentions wife ELIZABETH, sons & daughter JAMES, WILLIAM, ELIAS, JON, MOSES & ELI, RACHEL BROWN & ELIZABETH JONES; grandson WILLIAM ALRED son of ELIAS ALRED; son LEVI. (Randolph Co. Wills, 3: 188-189)

Children of Thomas Allred and Elizabeth:
(born in Randolph Co., N.C.)

I. JAMES Allred, b. ca. 1754.
II. WILLIAM Allred, b. ca. 1756, m. ELIZABETH THRASHER.
III. ELIAS Allred, b. 5/6/ 1758, living aged 82 in 1840, m. .
IV. JOHN Allred, b. ca. 1760, d. before 1841, m. RUTH LANE.
V. RACHEL Allred, b. ca. 1762, d. Before 1841, m. ROBERT BROWN.
VI. MOSES Allred, b. ca. 1764, m. ELIZABETH HOLLINGS-WORTH.
VII. ELI Allred, b. ca. 1766, m. .
VIII. ELIZABETH Allred, b. ca. 1768, m. JONES.
IX. THOMAS Allred, Jr., b. ca. 1770, m. .
X. LEVI Allred, b. ca. 1772, m. .

(Taken from Mormon Genealogical Records, Salt Lake City, Utah.)

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One ancestral file number is under Reverend Henry Alred the other is under just plain Henry Alred - AFN: S9JG-HL

46593. Elizabeth

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46594. Nicholas (Roff) Rolfe

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46595. Ceclia Carr

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