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man, esq. of Bellevue Lodge, Hants, and has issue.

11. Constantia-Maria, m. 31st October, 1815, to the Rev. William Hervey,

and had issue.

III. Fanny, m. to George Parkhouse, esq. and has a daughter.

Mr. Armstrong died 12th December, 1827, and was succeeded by his eldest son, the present ANDREW Armstrong, esq. of Gallen.

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Crest-An armed arm embowed, the hand

grasping the broken trunk of an oak tree eradicated, all ppr.

Motto-Invictus maneo.

Estates-In the King's County and county of Kildare.

Seat-Priory of Gallen.

ARMSTRONG, OF BALLYCUMBER.

ARMSTRONG, JOHN-WARNEFORD, esq. of Ballycumber, in the King's County, b. 28th August, 1770, m. Anne, daughter of William Turner, esq. of the city of Gloucester, and has two daughters,

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Mr. Armstrong, who succeeded his father in 1780, is a magistrate for the King's County, and was a deputy governor until the extinction of that establishment.

Lineage.

This is a branch of the family of Armstrong, deriving from a common progenitor with the Armstrongs of Gallen.

THOMAS ARMSTRONG, esq. (second son of Andrew Armstrong, esq., by Elizabeth, his second wife, daughter of M. Johnston, esq., and younger brother of Edmund Armstrong, ancestor of the Armstrongs of Gallen) was born in the county of Fermanagh, in 1639, and accompanying his brother Edmund, was with bim and many other Royalists taken prisoner at the battle of Worcester, 3rd September, 1651, and conveyed to London. He subsequently returned to Ireland and settled at Banagher in the King's county, of which he was one of the Burgesses, and several times sovereign of the corporation. In his time a new stone bridge over the Shannon at Banagher was commenced and Mr. Armstrong had the principal share not only in obtaining the presentment for raising the money in the county, but also in conducting the progress of the work. It was finished in the reign of JAMES II., and Margaret, Mr. Armstrong's eldest daughter was the first female that passed over it.

During the troubles which ensued after JAMES'S abdication of the throne, Mr. Armstrong, suffering much from the attacks of the native Irish, deemed it prudent to retire to some place of security. Accordingly with only seven followers, chiefly his own servants, all well armed, he set out with the intention of throwing himself into Mullingar, then strongly garrisoned for King WILLIAM, but was attacked near New Town, a castle belonging to the family of Low, by a portion of Geoghegan's regiment, whereupon he retired with his little party into the court-yard of the castle, and there reso

| lutely defended himself until he was relieved by a troop of horse from Mullingar. In the action, however, he received a ball in his thigh, and the wound, being unskilfully dressed, brought on a fever, of which | he died at Kinnegad a few days after.

He m. Grissel, sister of Captain Charles Beatty, of the county of Longford, and had, by her, who d. in 1680, three sons and four daughters, viz.

1. JOHN, who engaged early in a mili-
tary life, and was a lieutenant in
Lord Barrymore's regiment of foot
in garrison at Gibraltar, then closely
besieged by the Spaniards. It hap-
pened that, while walking with the
Prince of Hesse (the governor) and
several other officers that were off
duty, a party that had been ordered
to burn the enemy's fascines, ap-
peared, but the officer, under whose
command they were to act, not being
ready, Mr. Armstrong volunteered
to perform the arduous duty. His offer
was readily accepted and marching
directly to the ground set the fascines
on fire. He received however a
wound from a cannon ball in the
head, of which he died in 1704, in the
37th year of his age.

II. ANDREW, heir to his father.
11. James, died at Ghent, in the 23rd
year of his age.

1. Margaret, b. in 1671, m. in 1701,
Captain William Charleton, of Cur-
raghstoun (afterwards Mount Charle-
ton, in Meath, and had a son Thomas
Charleton, and a daughter Elizabeth
Charleton, m. to Theobald Wolfe,
esq. barrister at law.

King's county, and had by her two sons and two daughters, namely,

1. EDMUND, his heir.

11. Philip, m. Elizabeth, daughter of Peter Judge, esq. and sister of Samuel Judge, esq. of Ballyshaile, in the King's County, by whom he had one daughter, Elizabeth, m. to Captain William Despard, of Coolrane, in the Queen's County.

1. Elizabeth, m. in 1731, to John Cusack, esq. of Rathgar, in the county of Dublin, and had a daughter, Anne, m. to Mr. Fitzgerald.

II. Barbara, m. to the Rev. Wm. Smith. William Armstrong died in 1717 or 1718, in the 80th year of his age, and was s. by his

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ANDREW ARMSTRONG, esq. of Gallen, b. at Kilcolgan Castle, 2nd May, 1730, was in the commission of the peace for the king's county, served the office of sheriff in 1751, and was colonel of two volunteer corps, one of cavalry and one of infantry. He m. in the following year Constantia Maria,daughter of John Pigot, esq. of Prospect, in the Queen's county, by Constantia-Maria, his wife, daughter of Sir Roger Burgoyne (said to have been the "Sir Roger de Coverly" of the "Spectator,") and had six sons and nine daughters, viz.

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VI. Alicia.

VII. Anne, m. in 1793 to Andrew Armstrong, esq. and died in 1824.

VIII. Lucinda, m. in 1795, to Robert Mills, esq. of Malahide, fifth son of the Rev. Richard Mills, rector of Annaclone, in Downshire, and had issue.

IX. Fanny, m. to Joseph Barnes, esq. captain in the artillery, and had issue. The eldest son and heir,

EDMUND ARMSTRONG, esq. of Gallen, b. 14th December, 1754, was called to the bar in 1779. He m. 4th February, 1783, Elizabeth, sister of Lord Ashtown, third daughter of Frederick Trench, esq. of Woodlawn, in the county of Galway, by Mary, his wife, eldest daughter and co-heir of Francis Sadleir, esq. of Sopwell Hall, in the county of Tipperary, and had, by her, who died in 1825, five sons and three daughters, viz.

1. ANDREW, his heir.

11. Edmund, b. 25th September, 1786, an officer in the army, died unmarried at Castel Branco, in Portugal, where he was serving with his regiment, the 4th Dragoons.

III. Frederick (Sir), knt. b. 25th June, 1789, an officer in the army, who served with great gallantry under the Duke of Wellington in the Peninsular war, had the order of the Tower and Sword conferred upon him by the King of Portugal, and was made a British knight upon his return to Ireland. He died in London, in October, 1821.

IV. John, b. in June, 1791, in holy orders, inducted rector of the Union of Lickmolash, Ballenabrill, and Leitrim, in the county of Galway in 1818; m. 25th July, 1822, Ellen, dau. of Jacob Willan, esq. of Carrighill, in the county of Dublin, and has surviving issue,

Edmund Ashtown, b. 5th July,

1823.

Andrew, b. 21st February, 1829. John-Kelly, b. 1st November, 1832. Frederick-William, b. 12th June,

1834. Elizabeth. Catharine.

Constantia-Maria.

v. William, b. in 1797, died young. 1. Mary, m. to Henry-Anthony Hard

man, esq. of Bellevue Lodge, Hants, and has issue.

11. Constantia-Maria, m. 31st October, 1815, to the Rev. William Hervey,

and had issue.

III. Fanny, m. to George Parkhouse, esq. and has a daughter.

Mr. Armstrong died 12th December, 1827, and was succeeded by his eldest son, the present ANDREW ARMSTRONG, esq. of Gallen. |

Arms-Quarterly, 1st and 4th, arg. issuing from the sinister side a dexter arm habited

gu. the hand grasping the trunk of an oak tree eradicated and broken at the top ppr.; 2nd and 3rd, arg. three pallets az.

Crest-An armed arm embowed, the hand

grasping the broken trunk of an oak tree eradicated, all ppr.

Motto-Invictus maneo.

Estates-In the King's County and county of Kildare.

Seat-Priory of Gallen.

ARMSTRONG, OF BALLYCUMBER.

ARMSTRONG, JOHN-WARNEFORD, esq. of Ballycumber, in the King's County, b. 28th August, 1770, m. Anne, daughter of William Turner, esq. of the city of Gloucester, and has two daughters,

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Mr. Armstrong, who succeeded his father in 1780, is a magistrate for the King's County, and was a deputy governor until the extinction of that establishment.

Lineage.

This is a branch of the family of Armstrong, deriving from a common progenitor with the Armstrongs of Gallen.

THOMAS ARMSTRONG, esq. (second son of Andrew Armstrong, esq., by Elizabeth, his second wife, daughter of M. Johnston, esq., and younger brother of Edmund Armstrong, ancestor of the Armstrongs of Gallen) was born in the county of Fermanagh, in 1639, and accompanying his brother Edmund, was with him and many other Royalists taken prisoner at the battle of Worcester, 3rd September, 1651, and conveyed to London. He subsequently returned to Ireland and settled at Banagher in the King's county, of which he was one of the Burgesses, and several times sovereign of the corporation. In his time a new stone bridge over the Shannon at Banagher was commenced and Mr. Armstrong had the principal share not only in obtaining the presentment for raising the money in the county, but also in conducting the progress of the work. It was finished in the reign of JAMES II., and Margaret, Mr. Armstrong's eldest daughter was the first female that passed over it.

During the troubles which ensued after JAMES'S abdication of the throne, Mr. Armstrong, suffering much from the attacks of the native Irish, deemed it prudent to retire to some place of security. Accordingly with only seven followers, chiefly his own servants, all well armed, he set out with the intention of throwing himself into Mullingar, then strongly garrisoned for King WILLIAM, but was attacked near New Town, a castle belonging to the family of Low, by a portion of Geoghegan's regiment, whereupon he retired with his little party into the court-yard of the castle, and there reso

| lutely defended himself until he was relieved by a troop of horse from Mullingar. In the action, however, he received a ball in his thigh, and the wound, being unskilfully dressed, brought on a fever, of which he died at Kinnegad a few days after.

He m. Grissel, sister of Captain Charles Beatty, of the county of Longford, and had, by her, who d. in 1680, three sons and four daughters, viz.

1. JOHN, who engaged early in a mili-
tary life, and was a lieutenant in
Lord Barrymore's regiment of foot
in garrison at Gibraltar, then closely
besieged by the Spaniards. It hap-
pened that, while walking with the
Prince of Hesse (the governor) and
several other officers that were off
duty, a party that had been ordered
to burn the enemy's fascines, ap-
peared, but the officer, under whose
command they were to act, not being
ready, Mr. Armstrong volunteered
to perform the arduous duty. His offer
was readily accepted and marching
directly to the ground set the fascines
on fire. He received however a
wound from a cannon ball in the
head, of which he died in 1704, in the
37th year of his age.

11. ANDREW, heir to his father.
11. James, died at Ghent, in the 23rd
year of his age.

1. Margaret, b. in 1671, m. in 1701,
Captain William Charleton, of Cur-
raghstoun (afterwards Mount Charle-
ton, in Meath, and had a son Thomas
Charleton, and a daughter Elizabeth
Charleton, m. to Theobald Wolfe,
esq. barrister at law.

11. Catherine, m. to Oliver, youngest son of Sir Edward Crofton, bart. and survived his widow, with an only son Sir Oliver Crofton, bart.

III. Anne, m. to William Beatty, esq. and had issue.

IV. Elizabeth, m. to Mr. Courts. The second but eldest surviving son,

ANDREW ARMSTRONG, esq. of Ballycumber, in the King's County, b. in 1669, who m. 9th June, 1697, Lucy, widow of William Mason, an officer in King William's army, and eldest daughter of George Charnock, esq. eighth son of Sir George Charnock, knight, of Gloucestershire, by Jane, his wife, sister of William Clent, esq. of the city of Worcester; and had, by her who d. 15th September, 1733, aged 62, and was buried in Rahan church,

WARNEFORD, his heir.
Thomas, b. 22nd August, 1702, who,
entering the engineers, became even-
tually first director of his Majesty's
Engineers, Chief Engineer of Mi-
norca, and Senior Engineer in the
service. He purchased the estate of
Murock and erected a house there.

He d. unmarried.

George, b. in January, 1704-5, first clerk in ordinary to Colonel John Armstrong, Surveyor-general of the Ordinance. He m. 17th November, 1740, at St. Paul's, Covent Garden, Isabella, widow of Mr. Lucas, and daughter of S. Holmes, esq. an eminent distiller in Thomas Street, London, but d. s. p. 27th July, 1752, in the 48th year of his age, when his estate went to his eldest brother, Warneford.

John, b. 2nd February, 1705-6, who became highly distinguished as a military engineer, and was likewise a lieutenant in the army. He was for a period governor of Minorca, and published a history of that island in 1752. He d. unmarried about forty-two years of age.

Mary, b. in 1700, m. in 1718, to Edward Wallen, of Snugborough, in the King's County, and had issue,

MATTHEW WALLEN, who m. Miss
Catherine Phillips, of Jamaica,
and had two sons and one daugh-
ter, viz. John-Weller Wallen,
R. N. Edward-Pleyer Wallen,
Major in the 20th Dragoons, and
Eleanora Gregory Wallen, m. to
Henry Browne, next brother to
Lord Kilmaine.

Thomas Wallen, who m. in 1750,
Miss Gaultier, daughter of Ze-
chariah Gaultier, esq. and had a
daughter Elizabeth, m. to James
Stevens, esq.

Andrew Wallen, who m. Elizabeth Philips, and d. s. p. in the island of Jamaica. His widow wedded George Armstrong, esq. George Wallen, died in Jamaica. Lucy Wallen, m. to Samuel Handy, esq. of Coulalough, in Westmeath, and had issue. Grissel, b. at the castle of Ballykealy, in 1701, m. to Alexander Armstrong, esq., second son of Colonel Robert Armstrong, and had issue.

Jane, m. to Captain Supple, and d. s. p. Letitia, m. first, Mr. Slaughter, by whom she had an only son, and

secondly, in 1753, the Rev. George

Wallen.

Andrew Armstrong died, greatly lamented, 14th May, 1717, aged 48, and was s. by his eldest son,

WARNEFORD ARMSTRONG, esq. of Ballycumber, b. at the castle of Ballykealy, 27th September, 1699, who was in the commission of the peace, and served the office of sheriff for the King's County, in 1738. He m. first, 15th March, 1719, Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Milo Bagot, esq. of Newtown, by Margaret, his wife, younger daughter of Edmund Armstrong, esq. of Stonestown, and had by her, who d. 23rd October, 1739,

I. ANDREW, b. 28th May, 1727, upon whom his father settled the town and lands of Clara, (except the house and demesne) and the lands of Raheen (except the deer park), to hold to him and his heirs for ever. He m. 9th September, 1756, Deborah, daughter and heiress of Samuel Simpson, esq. of Oatfields, in the county of Galway, and by her, who d. in April, 1808, and was buried at Liss, left at his decease, 16th July, 1802, two sons and two daughters, viz.

1. ANDREW, of Clara, a magistrate
for the King's County, and Cap-
tain of the Kilcourcy Corps of
Yeomanry Cavalry; m. Eleanor,
daughter and heir of Edward
Briscoe, esq. of Scraggan, and
dying 25th August, 1798, left
issue,

EDWARD-GEORGE, b. in 1788,
d. 23rd July, 1834.
Eliza, m. to the Rev. Mr.
Jones, rector of Macroom.
Deborah.

2. Samuel, b. 16th September,
1762, who resided for some time
at Clara House, and subsequently
at Spring Garden, and was in
the commission of the peace for
the King's County. He m. Eu-
phemia-Frances Wright, of the
county of Longford, and d. at
Erry, 16th March, 1832, leaving
two sons and two daughters.

1. Margaret, m. to William Hod

son, esq. of Dublin, brother to Sir Robert Hodson, baronet, of Holly Park, in Wicklow, and had issue.

2. Elizabeth, m. to John Hardiman Burke, esq. of St. Clerans, in the county of Galway, and d. at Castle Hacket, 3rd January, 1835, leaving issue.

11. Milo, b. 19th March, 1729, of the East India Company's service, d. at Bengal, 27th September, 1751. II. Thomas, b. 23rd October, 1731, who made two voyages to China. He d. at Clara unmarried, and was buried at Banagher.

IV. GEORGE, of whom presently. v. John, b. 28th June, 1736, d. in infancy.

1. Margaret, b. 8th January, 1720, m. to Frank Brown, esq. of Riverstown, in the county of Kildare, barristerat-law, and had issue.

11. Lucy, b. 18th March, 1721, d. in infancy.

III. Jane, also d. an infant.

IV. Caroline, b. 14th November, 1728,

m. in 1752 to Thomas Drought, esq. eldest son of John Drought, esq. of the Heath, in the King's County, and had issue,

1. Thomas Drought, b. 16th Au-
gust, 1755, who m. Fanny,
daughter of Thomas Wallen,
esq. and d. in 1833, at Drought-
ville, in the King's County, the
last colonel of the Irish Volun-
teers of 1782, leaving issue,

John Drought, b. in Novem-
ber, 1780, d. s. p.
James Drought, b. in June,
1785.

Fanny Drought.

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Phoebe Drought, m. in 1804
to Major General Henry-
Green Barry, of Ballyclough
House, in the county of
Cork, and had issue.
Caroline Drought, married.
Letitia Drought, m. to Mr.
Elliott, who survives his
widow.

Maria Drought.

Eliza Drought, d. unmarried,

20th February, 1829.

1. Elizabeth Drought, d. unmarried.

2. Ally, m. and d. 3. Caroline Drought, m. Armstrong, and d. s. p. 4. Mary Drought. v. Isabella, d. unmarried. VI. Elizabeth, d. young.

a Mr.

VII. Elizabeth, b. 28th June, 1736, m. to Richard, son of Richard Vicars, esq. of Levally, in the Queen's County, and d. at Clifton, 19th January, 1810, leaving issue,

1. Richard Warneford Vicars, d.

s. P.

2. Robert Vicars, in holy orders, rector of Coolbanagher, in the Queen's County, died s. p. 3. Edward Vicars, a major-general in the army, d. unm.

4. Thomas Vicars, barrister-atlaw, who m. in 1796, Elizabeth Gorge, and had issue.

5. George Vicars, barrister-at-law, chairman of the quarter sessions for the Queen's County, who m. 24th November, 1792, Deborah, daughter of John Hedley, esq. of Newcastle-on-Tyne, and had six sons and one daughter, viz. Richard-John Vicars, captain of engineers, m. in 1819, Marianne, daughter of T. Williams, esq.

George Vicars, lieutenant R.
N. d. in 1820.
Robert-Shafto Vicars, captain
56th foot.

Hedley Vicars, barrister-at-
law.

Edward Vicars, first lieutenant
royal engineers.
William-Henry Vicars, lieu-
tenant 61st regiment.
Caroline-Danby-Elizabeth Vi-

cars.

6. Andrew Vicars.

1. Elizabeth Vicars, m. to Peter La Touche, esq. of Bellevue, in the county of Wicklow, M.P. son of David La Touche, esq. 2. Grace Vicars, m. to Alexander Boyle, esq. and had several children. The eldest son, Vicars

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