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. III. 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, Avarina 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, to James Thomas Davis, esq. surgeon Royal Artillery, and acting deputy inspector of ordnance hospitals in the Peninsula, and had by him, who d. at Exeter, aged forty, 27th September, 1814, three sons and one daughter, JOHN NICHOLAS CROFTS ATKINS James-Robert Davis, of Lower Baggot Street, Dublin. Thomas-Osborne Da vis, student-at-law. Charlotte - Melina 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. of Gurtnagruss, in the county of Cork, (and now called Firville,) and had with several other children, who d. s. p. - John Chapman, esq. of Gurtnugrass, John Chapman. esq. of Sum- 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, Black fort, (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 be 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 for Irelandwith 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 was proved at Cloyne, 3rd August, 1762. He died aged thirty-two, in the lifetime of his father, leaving issue, WILLIAM ATKINS, esq. b. in May, William, died unmarried, at Frances, m. to William Lysaght, esq. of Hazleisod, in the county of Cork, eldest son of the late William Lysaght, esq. of Mount North, by a daughter of Royse, esq. of the Nantenant family, in the county of Limerick, and sole heir to her brother, Vere Royse, esq. Mr. Lysaght's grandfather, who was a near relative of Lord Lisle, was m. to Miss Knight, a sister of Sir Christopher Knight, and was the eldest son of a gentleman who was possessed of large estates in the county of Clare, now lost to his family. Mr. Lysaght has issue, William. John. James. Mary. PHOEBE, 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 John-Roberts, of Coolmahon, of Spain's Rifles, and now Anne, twin 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 and has one child. IV. Thomas, merchant at Jamaica, in the West Indies, d. unm. v. Robert, of Firville, of whom hereafter, as founder of that branch. 1. Margaret, b. in 1730, m. to William Devereux, esq. of Deerpark, in the county of Clare, a scion of the ancient family of Devereux, of Carrigmenan, in Wexford. Mrs. Devereux survived her husband many years, and died in 1816, aged 83-4, and is buried at Buttevant; they had issue, inter alios, Robert Devereux, of Ely Place, Dublin, first a clergyman, and subsequently an eminent barrister. He m. his cousin, Avarina-Massey, dau. of RichardRingrose Bowerman, esq. of Moynoe House, but had no issue. Elizabeth Devereux, m. to Lucius Wilson, esq. of Springfield, in Clare, and had issue. Eleanor Devereux, m. first, to her cousin, William Minnett, esq. of Black fort, in Tipperary; and secondly, to her cousin, Richard Atkins, esq. and had issue by both. Mary Devereux, m. to Edward Dunn, of the Queen's county. Margaret Devereux, m. first, to John Steele, esq. of the county of Clare; and secondly, to Robert Carte, esq. Jane Devereux, m. to Marcus- Marcella Devereux, m. first, to II. Mary, m. as before stated, to her relative John Atkins, esq. III. Elizabeth, of Meadestown, m. to Henry Franks, esq. of Moorestown, in the county of Limerick, and had, inter alios, Robert-Atkins Franks, of Meadestown, who m. his cousin, Rebecca, dau. of William Molloy, esq. (second brother of Edward Molloy, esq. of Dovehill, in the King's county,) by Margaret, daughter of the Rev. Robert Minnett, rector of Tulla, in the county of Clare, and has issue, with two daughters, Abigail and Rebecca, unmarried, 1. Henry, m. to Elizabeth, daughter of his great-uncle, Ringrose Atkins, esq. justice of the peace, of Prospect Hill, in the county of Cork, sine prole. 2. William, a settler in Van Dieman's Land, who is married, but has no issue. 3. Robert, d. unm. in Spain. 4. Mathew, a settler at Van Dieman's Land, m. and has issue. Thomas Franks married a daughter of Maunsell, esq. of Ballybrood, and left no surviving issue. The fifth surviving son, ROBERT ATKINS, esq. b. in 1751, was of Firville, near Mallow, in the county of Cork, a justice of the peace for that county, and major in the Mallow cavalry; he m. Mary, daughter of John Hastings, esq. and sister and co-heiress by blood, and sole heiress in property to her brother, Stephen Hastings, esq.* of Forthenry, in the county of Tipperary, justice of the peace for the counties of Tipperary, Clare, and Limerick; and has had issue, 1. ROBERT, his heir, now of Firville, to WILLIAM, 1st Lord HASTINGS, K.G. m. Catherine, widow of Lord Bonville and Haryngton, and daughter of the renowned Richard Neville, Earl of Salisbury, and sister of the celebrated Earl of Warwick, and had issue, inter alios, EDWARD HASTINGS, second Lord Hastings, who died November, 1507, leaving issue, by Mary, Baroness Hungerford, one son, and one daughter, viz. GEORGE, first Earl of Huntingdon, his heir. Anne Hastings, m. first to Thomas Stanley, Earl of Derby; secondly, to Lord Fitzwalter; and thirdly, Sir Richard Sacheverell. GEORGE HASTINGS, first Earl of Huntingdon, m. Anne, second daughter and co-heiress of Henry Stafford, second Duke of Buckingham and Sheffield, and widow of Sir Walter Herbert, son of William Earl of Pembroke, and died 24th March, 35 HENRY VIII., leaving issue, FRANCIS HASTINGS, second earl his heir. III. George, died a student in Trinity college Dublin, unmarried. 1. Mary, m. to Thomas Lidwill, esq. of Connackstown, county of Tipperary, and of Clonmore, on the demise of his uncle - Lidwill, esq. and had issue, Robert-Atkins Lidwill, esq. now of Clonmore, and of Connackstown, &c., in the county of Tipperary, justice for the peace of the said county. Thomas, who is married. FRANCIS HASTINGS, K. B. and K.G. second Earl of Huntingdon, m. Catherine, eldest daughter and co-heiress, with her sister, Winifred, Lady Hastings, of Henry de la Pole, Lord Montacute, son and heir of Sir Richard Pole, by Margaret Plantagenet, daughter and heiress of George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence. Lady Huntingdon's mother was daughter and heiress of the celebrated KingMaker, Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick. He died in 1561, and left issue, Henry Hastings, third earl, who by his countess, Catherine, daughter of John Dudley Duke of Northumberland, had no issue. George Hastings, fourth earl, whose descendants terminated in the Countess of Moira. William Hastings, d. s. p. SIR EDWARD HASTINGS, of whom hereafter. Walter Hastings, from whom, through his fourth son, Ferdinand, descends the pre sent earl. SIR EDWARD HASTINGS, the fourth son of Francis, second Earl of Huntingdon, m. Barbara, daughter of the Honourable Sir Edward Devereux, third |