Lineage. RICHARD ATKINS, esq. the first of the | to him as a loyal subject, when Sir Peter family who settled in Ireland, of ancient Courthope, was governor of Munster, about Yorkshire descent, obtained a grant of lands 1660. The East and West Creaghkerries in the county of Kerry, between the years were the lands so acquired, and were named 1640, and 1660, which he soon afterwards Fountainville by Mr. Atkins, they are situalienated, having determined to return to ated in the barony of Fermoy, and county England. For which, his native country, he of Cork, midway between Mallow, Buttehad set out accompanied by his wife, but the vant, and Doneraile. This Richard was selady, whose family were settled in Kerry, cond son of Atkins, of Bredding,* in Yorkdesirous of remaining amongst her relatives, shire, although his descendants settled in had influence enough to persuade him, when Ireland have invariably borne the arms of sojourning for a night at a small village the Atkins of Yelverton, in Norfolk. He between Mallow and Buttevant, to purchase married a daughter of Fuller, esq.t of several debentures, which were confirmed the Sand banks, in the county of Kerry, (her * The Atkins family of Yorkshire were of the ancient family of Atkins in Monmouthshire, and at the period of which we are now treating, were rather numerous, in the former county, the following persons were all allied to Mr. Atkins, but in what degree is not now known, viz. Sir Jonathan Atkins, knt. of Yorkshire, (Governor of Guernsey) m. Mary, daughter of Sir William Howard, and sister of Charles Howard, first Earl of Carlisle. (See COLLINS' Peerage.) Sir Jonathan Atkins knt. of Yorkshire, m. Elizabeth, daughter of Sir John Baker, knt. of Sissinghurst, in Kent, councillor of state to HENRY VIII., EDWARD VI., and of Queens MARY and ELIZABETH; she was the widow of William, eldest son of Sir Edmund Anderson, bart. of Broughton. Sir Jonathan Atkins, knt. of a Yorkshire family, was governor of Barbadoes, in 1663, and was recalled in 1667. Jonathan Atkins, of Hinderskill, Yorkshire, was one of those persons who compounded for their estates in 1665; see the List of those persons who did so, he compounded for £70. Redding is a small village in the parish of Tawston, in Yorkshire, and situated between Harrowgate and Knaresborough, and near Fountain Abbey. Samuel Atkins, of Yorkshire, was tried with several other gentlemen, and acquitted, as not being accessory to Sir Edmondsbury Godfrey's murder, see page 369 of Kennett's History of England, vol. iii. Of the Atkins family in England at this period, were the following, Sir Thomas Atkins (son of John of King's Lynn, in Norfolk) knt. alderman of Norwich, afterwards an alderman of London, Sheriff of London in 1637, and lord mayor in 1645: he was M.P. for the said city, from 1647 to 1658, and colonel of the city militia: he left a son, Thomas, of Windsor, Berkshire, in 1657. In Sommer's Tracts, Alderman Thomas Atkins' speech is mentioned, which he delivered on Thursday, January 7th, 1649, at the solemn thanksgiving to Cromwell, &c. and at pages 582, and at 589, vol. iv. is given the following account of alderman Atkins, He was a busy stickler for independency and republicanism, and the principal tool by which the Rump Parliament managed the common council of London, his speeches are to be found at the aforesaid pages. The Hosanah by 1. Richard, his heir. II. A son, of whom there are no further particulars in the pedigree. III. Sir Edward Atkines, of Saperton-Hall, Gloucestershire, Baron of the Exchequer, a very loyal person, who left two sons, viz. 1. Sir Robert, chief Baron of the Exchequer, and chief justice of the common pleas, b. 1621, d. 1691, and left issue, inter alios, Sir Robert, M.P., K.B, differed in politics from his father, d. 1712, and by a sister of Lord Carteret, had issue, only daughters. 2. Sir Edward, lord chief baron, who left issue, Sir Richard. Richard Atkins, esq. s. his grandfather, and by his first wife had issue, 1. Richard Atkins, esq. deputy lieutenant for Gloucestershire, d. 1667, or 77, unm. By his second wife, he had children, but no further account is given of them in Atkins' Gloucestershire, or in the biographical dictionaries. In the Remembrancer's Office, Dublin, Robert Atkins is stated to have got a grant of lands in Kerry, called Balliswallagh, in the barony of Moquinily, consisting of several acres, dated March, 22nd, 1667, and were confirmed to him in the 22nd of CHARLES II. 1670, and at 26-14, amongst the adjudications, he had a further grant of lands in the said county, altogether consisting of nearly 500 Acres. In 1729, Robert Atkins also got Gortard, in West Carberry granted to him, he was of Ballyghadown, in the said county. + The Fuller family was one of great respectability and opulence; the Sandbanks is in the district of Toragh, and the family continued there 'till they sold a great deal of their property to Sir christian name is said to have been Barbara,) and had seven sons and two daughters, 1. CHARLES, his heir. 11. William of Rossagh, in the county of Cork, m. a daughter of John Nowlan, of Doneraile, and had issue. His descendants intermarried with the Crofts, Purcell, Crone and other families of respectability in the neighbourhood, George, John and Roger, were family names. I. John, of Ballyandrew, near Doneraile, also possessed houses and other property in that town: he m. a daughter of John Nowlan, and dying before 1757, left a son, Richard, of Ballyandrew, near Doneraile, who m. Anne, only dau. of the O'Sullivan Beare, of Glennarought, and by her who was b. in 1712, and d. 3rd November, 1756, aged 44, Mr. Atkins left at his decease, being killed by a fall from his horse returning from hunting, an only child, John, of Fountainville, (which he rented from his fatherin-law) b. about 1729. He m. 5th November, 1757, Mary, second daughter of Robert Atkins, esq. of Fountainville, and Copstoun, by Elizabeth, his wife, daughter, and co-heir of Jacob Ringrose, esq. third son of Colonel Richard Ringrose, of Moynoe House, in the county of Clare, and d. 10th Rowland Blemerhasset, bart. they had property also near the celebrated caves of Ballybuman: of the same family were probably, William Fuller, sheriff of Cork in 1735, and mayor 1739. George Fuller, sheriff of Cork, in 1719, and mayor in 1734. William Fuller, bishop of Limerick in 1612. William Fuller, bishop of Ardfert, in 1663, and had been dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, he was translated to Lincoln. Catherine Fuller, sister of Bishop William, and daughter of Thomas Fuller, esq. m. John Bligh, esq. M.P. and was grandmother of the first earl, of Darnley. A family of the name of Fuller now reside at Ballyneen, county of Cork. A John Atkins was sheriff of Cork, in 1726, and mayor in 1729. Of the descendants of this John Atkins, except those of his eldest son mentioned above, none now remain in the male line: the last of them, Richard Atkins, esq. was the son of Atkins, esq. and his wife, an Evans of Carkir: he m. a daughter of Archdeacon Ingram, of Limerick, the niece of Lord Killarton, and grandaughter of Bishop Smith, and had one daughter, Mary Atkins, unm. in 1820. January, 1788, having had issue, Robert, captain in the South Cork Militia, b. 13th March, 1762, m. Jane Purdon, eldest daughter of Richard Ringrose Bowerman, esq. of Moynoe House, in the county of Clare, and d. 20th May, 1802, having had, John, who d. unm. Mary-Ann, d. unm. Avarina, m. to the Rev. Henry Gubbins, of Limerick, eldest son of Joseph Gubbins, esq. of Kenmare castle, and d. 31st May, 1827, leaving two sons, Robert - Atkins Gubbins, and Henry Gubbins, and three daughters, Sarah, Ava rina and Letitia. Thomas, lieutenant 39th regiment, who inherited from his father, the property of Ballydaniel. He d. of a wound in one of his feet, in 1795, at St. Lucia. He was never married. John, b. 24th January, 1772, d. in 1781. Anne, m. 2nd April, 1782, to John Cole, esq. of Oldwood, in the county of Cork, and d. 23rd August, 1783, leaving an only child, John Atkins Cole, who d. unm in 1811. Elizabeth, d. unm. at Mallow, 30th April, 1830. Margaret. Mary, m. 8th July, 1802, JOHN NICHOLAS - Davis. Charlotte, m. to John Frederick Ridley, esq. surgeon Royal Artillery, of Hawthorn, in the county of Durham. Iv. Samuel, who lived in London, he m. and had issue, three children, viz. | 1. Robert. 2. Thomas, of whom nothing further is known. 1. Charlotte, m. — Bradshaw, esq. v. Thomas, d. s. p. VI. Richard, d. s. p. VII. Robert, of Waterpark, in the co. of Cork, sheriff of Cork, in 1722, and mayor in 1726: he m. and had two daughters, his heiresses, viz. MARGARET, heiress of Waterpark, m. Colonel Warham St. Leger, Heyward's Hill (see that family.) Ada, m. to Franklin, esq. of Cork, and had issue. 1. Margaret, m. Richard Chapman, esq. John Chapman. esq. of Sum- to 11. Barbara, m. to John Purcell, esq. of the county of Cork, and from this marriage descended the families of Temple Mary, Altamira, Burton, and others, through her several sons: they had one daughter also, viz. Barbara Purcell, m. to Richard Harris, esq. of Harrisgrove, in the county of Cork, and had issue, inter alios, a daughter, Barbara Harris, m. to Pierce Purcell, esq. her cousin, and was mother, inter alios, of the late William Purcell, esq. of Altamira, of James The eldest son of Richard Atkins, CHARLES ATKINS, esq. succeeded his father in the house and lands of Fountainville, and various other properties, some in the west of the county near Dunmanway: he was sheriff of Limerick, in 1694, where he resided until latterly, when he lived at the place he had near Dunmanway. Mr. Atkins m. first, a daughter of John Westropp, esq. of Cahirdowgan, in the county of Cork, who was the eldest brother of -Westropp, esq. of Allyfern, in the county of Limerick, but had no issue by her. He m. secondly, Hannah, eldest daughter of Robert Minnitt, esq. of Knygh Castle, Blackfort, (then called Lisduffmore,) Ballyallow, and Ballycahill, (now called Annabeg,) all in the county of Tipperary, Mr. Minnitt made his will in 1708, and died 31st May, 1709, being buried in the inner chapel of Knygh Church, and in failure of his sons John and Robert, left the whole of his very large property to his eldest daughter, Hannah, and his grandsons, Robert and John Atkins. Mr. Atkins d. before 1733-4, but his widow, who was b. in 1682, lived till 26th August, 1762, (and married again, but by her second husband had no issue): by her first husband, Mr. Atkins, she had, with a daughter, Barbara, m. to Mr. Barnes, an Englishman, three sons, viz. 1. ROBERT, his heir. 11. John, d. s. p. III. Thomas, settled in Virginia, America, and marrying there, had issue, two sons: in the last letter received from him he stated that his wife was dead, and also one of his sons, and that having acquired a very large fortune he had sold all his land, but a small proportion, for £36,000, and that when he had disposed of the remaining part, he intended setting out forIrelandwith his son to introduce him to his relatives, and to be himself interred with his ancestors; he said he had invested the money in the British Funds. From that period to the present, though he stated the vessel, &c. he was to sail in, neither he nor his son has ever been heard of. The eldest son, ROBERT ATKINS, esq. of Fountainville, Ballyguerane, Clashgariffe, Ballyhowra, &c. was b. 1704, and s. his father, who was dead before 1733-4, as is proved by various family papers. He m. Elizabeth, only child of Jacob Ringrose, esq. third son of Col. Richard Ringrose, of Moynoe House, in the co. of Clare. Mr. Atkins, and his wife are both buried at Buttevant: he died 17th May, and was buried on the 19th, 1783, aged seventynine, and his wife, who was b. in 1706, made her will 5th August, 1788, and it was proved at Cloyne, 16th August, 1788, she was eightythree years old at her decease. Mr. Atkins had a numerous issue, viz. 1. CHARLES, b. in 1730, who m. Elizabeth, sole child (by his first wife), of William Beere, esq. of Ballyboy, in the county of Tipperary, and coheiress in property with her half-sisters. Mr. Atkins made his will 17th March, 1762, which proved at Cloyne, 3rd August, 1762. He died aged thirty-two, in the lifetime of his father, leaving issue, was WILLIAM ATKINS, esq. b. in May, 1757, who is now possessed of Fountainville, and succeeded to it on the demise of his grandfather in 1788. He dismantled the dwelling-house completely, and for many years resided at several places, but chiefly in Mallow. He married Mary, dau. of his relative John Roberts, esq. of Ardmore House, county of Cork, and had issue, William, died unmarried, at Frances, m. to William Ly- William. John. James. Mary. Catherine. Elizabeth. Frances. Sarah. II. Jacob, who was port surveyor Baltimore, county of Cork. He m. Phoebe, sole child and heiress of John Dobbs, esq. of Mallow, by Phoebe, his wife, daughter of Savery, esq. and had issue one son and one daughter, viz. Robert, lieutenant in an English militia regiment, died unmar ried. PHOBE, m. first to John Lynch, esq. lieutenant in the militia commanded by the Duke of Richmond, and afterwards a barrister-at-law, and had issue, one child, Robert-Adolphus de Bar-Atkins Lynch, esq. who was an officer in the regiment of the German legion (commanded by Baron de Bar) at the battle of Waterloo. He is author of many clever stories, published in the works of T. Crofton-Croker, esq. Mr. Lynch is married, and has settled in Van Diemans Land. Mrs. Lynch, m. secondly, the Rev. J. B. Grey, but by him left no issue. III. Ringrose, of Prospect Hill, near Mallow, and justice of the peace, for the county of Cork, m. first Miss Catherine Brookes, by whom he had no issue, and secondly, Elizabeth, eldest daughter of William Baker, esq. of Ballydavid, in the county of Tipperary, whose grandfather was a younger brother of Baker, esq. of Lismacue, in the said county, a very old and respectable family. Mr. Atkins, died 24th February, 1789, and left issue, several children, viz. 1. Charles, died young, and unm. 2. ROBERT, his heir, of Prospect Hill, died unm. 3. Ringrose, M.D. was surgeon of the Tipperary militia, at the decease of his elder brother unmarried, he succeeded to Prospect Hill, whereof the house had been burned to the ground sometime previous: he was born in 1783, and m. Sarah, eldest daughter and co-heiress of William Atkins, esq. of Fountainville and of Mallow, his uncle's eldest son, and d. at Clonmel of fever, 18th February, 1818, aged thirty-five, leaving issue, with several children who d. young, the following five sons and four daughters, viz. THOMAS-RINGROSE, a graduate of Trinity College, Dublin, now of Factory-Ville, near Cork, born October, 1809, a captain in the Imperial Lancers of Austria; he sold Prospect Hill and other property in Mallow and its vicinity; he m. July, 1837, the eldest dau. of Colonel Nuttal Greene, of Kilmanahan Castle, near Clonmel, in the county of Tipperary, justice of the peace and deputy-lieutenant for the said county. John-Roberts, of Coolmahon, of Spain's Rifles, and now Anne. sisters. 4. Thomas, lieutenant in the army, m. Bertha-Sarah, daughter of Luttrell, esq. staff surgeon at Van Diemans Land, with whom he obtained a good property: he is now a settler in Australia; Mrs. Atkins has one sister, Mrs. Napier, and one brother, who sometime since commenced a claim to the Carhampton peerage. They have issue amongst others, Ringrose. 1. Anne, m. to Thomas Gelston, esq. assistant-commissary-general, now of Adelaide Place, Cork, and has issue, Robert Ringrose Gelston, M. D. and surgeon. Eliza S. Gelston, m. to Finch White, esq. of Fort Henry, in the county of Tipperary, had issue, Sarah, Louisa, J. S. Marcella, and Nan nette. 2. Mary, d. unm. 3. Elizabeth, m. to Henry Franks, esq. her cousin. 4. Margaret, m. to G. R. Pain, esq IV. Thomas, merchant at Jamaica, in v. Robert, of Firville, of whom here- Dublin, first a clergyman, and Eleanor Devereux, m. first, to her Mary Devereux, m. to Edward Jane Devereux, m. to Marcus- Marcella Devereux, m. first, to 11. Mary, m. as before stated, to her III. Elizabeth, of Meadestown, m. to Robert-Atkins Franks, of Meades- 1. Henry, m. to Elizabeth, |