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William (The Generous/Donore) Despard, Sir[1]

Male 1710 - Abt 1765  (55 years)


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  • Name William (The Generous/Donore) Despard  [2, 3
    Suffix Sir 
    Born 1710  Castle Killaghy, County Tipperary, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died Abt. 1765  Coolrain, Laois, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID P78  Despard Only
    Last Modified 26 Sep 2020 

    Father William (Of Killahy Castle) Despard, MP,   b. 1675, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1720, Killaghy, County Tipperary, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Frances Green,   b. 1680,   d. Killaghy Castle, County Tipperary, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F15  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jane Walsh,   b. Abt. 1710, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married May 1732 
    Children 
     1. William Despard,   b. 1733, Coolrain, Queen's County, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1811, Not Jane Walsh mother? Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)  [natural]
     2. Phillip (Of Laurel Hill) Despard,   b. 1736,   d. Aft. 1815, Laurel Hill, Queen's Co. (Laois), Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)  [natural]
     3. Carteret Despard,   b. abt. 1740  [natural]
     4. Green Despard,   b. Abt. 1742,   d. 25 Apr 1826, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 84 years)  [natural]
     5. John Despard, Lt.-Gen,   b. 1745, Dublin, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 03 Sep 1829, Oswestry, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)  [natural]
     6. Andrew Despard, Col,   b. 1746, Queen's Co. (Laois), Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Mar 1840, Lackay, Queen's Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)  [natural]
     7. Edward Marcus Despard,   b. 6 March 1751, Coolrain, Queen's Co. (Laois), Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Feb 1803, Horsemonger Lane Jail, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 26 Sep 2020 
    Family ID F13  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Sketch of Ruapekapeka pa, 11 Jan 1846 by Cyprian Bridge
    Sketch of Ruapekapeka pa, 11 Jan 1846 by Cyprian Bridge

    Documents
    Philip Pilkinton Marriage to Gardner
    Philip Pilkinton Marriage to Gardner

  • Notes 
    • William II
      Richard’s elder brother William II Despard purchased for £997 the townlands of Akip (just North of Rathdowney), 186 acres, and Ballintaggart and Kilmartin, 145 acres with two cabins, the entire property being the forfeited estate of Walter Bryan of Akip, killed in rebellion. William II Despard married Francis Green the heiress and granddaughter of the Cromwellian Colonel Green of Killaghy Castle at Mullinahone in 1708.
    • William II

  • Sources 
    1. [S1202603248] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree.
      http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=102554215&pid=342

    2. [S1202875436] Dublin, Ireland, Probate Record and Marriage License Index, 1270-1858, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    3. [S1202875583] Ireland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).