(5) Alan, Jane, to Rev. Laurence Brodrick, minister of Callan, &c. as before mentioned, and had a daughter born 18 September 1758. In 1695, his Lordfhip married fecondly Alice, daughter of Sir Peter Courthorpe, of the Little-Ifland in the county of Cork, (by his fecond wife, Elizabeth Giffard) and fifter to Colonel John Courthorpe, who was killed at the fiege of Namure in Flanders, and by her, who was buried at St. Michan's 30 June 1703, he had two fons, and one daughter; Courthorpe, baptized 25 March 1700, and buried at St. Michan's 23 December following; Alan, his fucceffor; and Alice, born 31 May 1697, married 3 March 1736 to Rev. John Castleman, Fellow of All-Souls College, Oxford, fon to Jonathan Castleman, of Coberly in Gloucefterfhire, Efq. On 1 December 1716, his Lordship married to his third wife Anne, daughter of Sir John Trevor, master of the rolls in England, who died 20 May 1717 aged 90; widow of Michael Hill of Hillsborough, Efq. and departing this life, at Ballyallan in the county of Cork, 29 August 1728, had no iffue by her, who died 5 January 1747, and was fucceeded by his only furviving fon, Alan, the fecond Viscount Midleton, baptized 31 Ja2 nuary 1701, who in September 1727 was appointed a Viscount. commiffioner of his Majesty's customs in England, which Viscount. I he held till 1730, being conftituted, 27 August that year, joint comptroller of the accompts of the army, with Sir Philip Meddows; was member of parliament for Midhurst; and, 26 November 1733 took his feat in the House of Peers On 7 May 1729 his Lordship married the Lady Mary Capel, youngest daughter of Algernoon, Earl of Effex, and deceafing in England 8 June 1747, left isfue by her, who, in October 1727, was appointed a Lady of the bedchamber to the Princefs Anne of Great-Britain, and died in St. James's-ftreet London, 12 March 1762, an only son, George, George, the third' Viscount Midleton, born 3 O&o3 ber 1730, and named after his Majefty, who flood his godfather in perfon, 29 October 1751 he took his feat in the House of Peers 2; and was chofen to the British parliament in 1754 for Ashburton in Devon.-On 1 May 1752, his Lordship married Albina, daughter of Thomas Townsend, Townsend, Efq. brother to Charles, Lord Viscount Townsend, and uncle to George, Marquefs Townsend of Reynham, so created in 1788, and deceafing 22 September 1765, had iffue by her who in 1788 remarried with Edward Miller-Mundy of Shipley in the county of Nottingham, Efq. fix fons and three daughters, viz. George, his heir; Thomás, born 10 December 1756; Henry, a Captain and Colonel in the Coldstream regiment of guards; Charles, (married 8 December 1786, to Mary, daughter of Richard Woodward, D. D. Lord Bishop of Cloyne); William, under fecretary to the commiffioners for managing the East India affairs; John, an Enfign in the first regiment of guards; Albina; Mary; and Harriot, married 11 Auguft 1787 to Hon. Richard Lumley, brother to George-Auguftus, Earl of Scarborough. George, the fourth and prefent Vifcount Midleton, George, was born November 1754, ferves in the British parlia-. 4 Viscount, ment for Whitchurch in Hampshire: 5 December 1778 he married Frances, daughter of Thomas, Lord Pelham, and her Ladyfhip died 23 June 1783. TITLES.] George Brodrick, Viscount of Midleton and Baron Brodrick of Midleton. CREATIONS.] B. Brodrick of Midleton in the county of Cork, 13 April 1715, 1 Geo, I. and V. of the fame place, 15 August 1717. ARMS.] Pearl, on a chief, emerald, two spears heads erect, of the field, their points embrued, proper. CREST.] A fpear, pearl, embrued, proper, iffuing out of a ducal coronet, topaz. SUPPORTERS.] Two men in compleat armour, each holding a fpear, as the creft. MOTTO.] A CUSPIDE CORONA. SEATS.] Midleton in the county of Cork, 116 miles from Dublin; and Pepper-Harrow in the county of Surrey 33 miles from London. Ulfter's Office, HAMILTON, HAMILTON, VISCOUNT BOYNE, 25 THIS noble branch of the house of HAMILTON de Sir Frederick. rives from Sir Frederick, the fifth and youngest son of Claud, the firft Lord Paifley, as may be feen under the title of VISCOUNT STRABANE. Which Sir Frederick Hamilton, early embracing a military life, fignalized himself under the banner of Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden; after which, returning home in the latter end of the reign of James I. he came into Ireland, accompanied with his Majefty's letter to the L. D. dated at Westminster 8 April 1620, for his better grace and countenance, to have the command of the firft foot of horse company, that fhould become void; and accordingly, upon the decease of Sir Francis Ruifh, fucceeded to his company of foot; which the King afterwards caufing him to relinquish, that the Lord Efmond might have it for the defence of the Fort of Duncannon, in order to abate the charge of maintaining a peculiar ward therein; his Majefty, in confideration thereof, ordered by privy feal dated at Westminster 10 September 1623, that (notwithstanding any directions to the contrary) he should have the very next yacant company 1. He was a gentleman in ordinary of the privy chamber to that King and Charles I. and poffeffed a great share of their Majefties esteem; the former of whom, in order to provide for and fettle him in this kingdom, made him confiderable grants of lands, and 6 August 1623 *By patent, dated 18 March 1620, were granted to him, his heirs and affignes the quarter of land, called Carrowroffe, containing 788 acres of arable and pasture land, and 2612 of Bog and wood in the Barony of Dromahere and county of Leitrim, with other lands Rot. Anno 15 Car. I. 7. p. D. R. 2. 1623 fent him over with the following letter to the L. D. written from Salisbury. We have already expreffed our good refpect to this bearer Sir Frederick Hamilton, Knť. "one of the gentlemen of our privy chamber, by the grant of fome lands, which we have bestowed upon him in that kingdom, and lately by affifting him with our "favour for obtaining the intereft of Sir John Ayres, in "the Ifland of Valentia in that realm; and now at his going thither, we think meet to accompany him with "these our letters, which are to recommend him to your efpecial favour in his affairs there; requiring you in all "his causes, as well concerning that Ifland of Valentia, as any other rights and poffeffions he hath there, to take "care that upon all occafions he may have justice and all poffible expedition; and whatsoever good fhall refult unto him thereby, by your furtherance, will be very accept "able in the fame barony and county, amounting in the whole to 1568 acres of the former, and 4981 of the latter, to hold in Capite by Knight's fervice. Of all which premiffes, to the intent they might be anew granted to him, under fuch rents, covenants and provifoes, as by his Majefty's inftructions for the plantation of the county of Leitrim, were to be inferted in the patents of undertakers of the like proportions in that plantation, he petitioned K. Charles I. to accept of a surrender; who by his letter from Westminster 12 Janu ary 1629 (as an especial mark of his favour to him, in regard of his long and faithful fervices) directed the L. J. to accept a furrender of the manor of Hamilton, and to regrant the fame, together with the feveral proportions purchased by him, namely 1500 acres from Captain Henry Fortefcue, 500 from William Nesbitt, 200 from William Sidney, 107 from Owen Mac-Manney Mac-Mury, all in the Barony of Dromahere; 600 from James Rotney, 206 from Cahir Mac-Glanigh, 120 from Rory Mac-Glanigh, and about 77 from Terman ORourk, in the barony of Roflogher, to be united into one manor; he to build a caftle and a bawne, to perform the articles of plantation, and to be made a free denizen of Ireland by the faid patent.-Accordingly he furrendered the premiffes 17 May 1630, and had them regranted and confirmed, with the denization, the next day, to be holden by Knight's fervice and the rent of 641. 2s. 5d. English, with the creation thereof (containing in the whole 4939 acres of arable and pasture, and 9943 of bogg and wood) into the manor of Manor-Hamilton, with a Thurfday market, and three fairs on 28 April, 5 June, and 26 September, at Clonemullen, otherwife Hamilton; free warren; and liberty to impark 1000 acres. Also, in virtue of the act for remedy of defective titles, he received a new confirmation of the premiffes 19 December 1636, at the rent of 1291. 4s. 1od. halfpenny, with a Thursday market, and two fairs on 21 June and 22 September, at Dewellifke.-This eftate he very much improved by erecting a stately house, one of the most coftly edifices in Conaught, with a fpacious Deer-park, and many other ornamental improvements. able to us, as being done to one whom we value and " with well unto.' "" In 1628, by petition to K. Charles I. he defired his Majefty to grant him the nomination and making of two Irish Baronets; which request (though his Majefty was refolved not to draw it into precedent for others) in regard the King was defirous to gratify fo well deferving a fervant, and was confident, he would nominate none but such as were of meet and fitting quality and condition for that dignity, was pleased to grant; and accordingly, 20 May 1619 he nominated John Magrath of Allevollan in the county of Tipperary, and John Wilfon of Killenure in the county of Donegall, Efqrs. who were created to that dignity by letters patent. Sir Frederick, with his fons James and Frederick, were very confiderable officers in the fervice of the Kings Charles I. and II. during the rebellion of 1641, and for their respective services before 1649, had allotted large debentures, viz. to Sir Frederick, for 13431. 9s. 1d; to James and Frederick, 23371. 9s. 1d. each; but having no lands fet out to them in fatisfaction for the fame during their lives, an allotment was made, to their administrator, William Hamilton of Caledon and his heirs, in truft for the two daughters of the faid James, fon of Sir Frederick', in April 1666, of lands on the eftate of Sir Phelim O Neile in the county of Tyrone, and other forfeitures in the baronies of Ardagh and Granard in the county of Longford, at the rate of 12s. and 6d. the pound, at ten years purchase, befides reprises 2. He married Sidney, daughter and heir to Sir John Vaughan, a Captain in the Irish army, Privy Counsellor and Governor of the city and county of Londonderry, and had iffue three fons and one daughter; James, his heir; Frederick, who loft his life in the wars of Ireland, and died unmarried; Gustavus, created Viscount Boyne; and Chriftiana, married to Sir George Monroe of Thermore, Major-General, by whom fhe had feveral children, the heads of many flourishing families in Scotland. James Hamilton of Manor-Hamilton, Efq. the eldest fon, married his first coufin Catharine, daughter of Claud, the first Lord Strabane, and by her, who remarried first with Owen Wynne, and after with John Bingham, Efqrs. having : Lodge. |