SYDNEY — TAAFFE. 355 SYDNEY OF SAINT LEONARDS. i.e., "Sydney of St. Leonards, co. Gloucester," Viscountcy (Town- theml) cr. 1739 ; see under ".Svdnkv op CmsLEHrusT," Barony, cr. 17S3 ; ex., with tha Earldom of Sydney of Scadbury, 1 890. SYDNEY OF SCADBURY. i.e., " Sydney oe Scadbury, co. Kunt," Earldom (Townxh»nd), cr. 1874. See " Sydney uk Ciiislk.hukst," Barony, cr. 1783, under the 3d Baron j ex. 1890. SYDNEY OF SI1EPEY. i e., Sydney of Shepey, co. Kent," Viscountcy (Sydney), cr. 1GS9; see " Hoji.nkv " Earldum, a: 1964 ; both becoming extinct 1701. SYSONBY. i.e., " Ponsonuy of Sysonby, c<>. Leicester," Barony (Pansonby), cr. 1749; see " Bkssdokouuh " Earldom [LJ cr. 1739. T. TAAFFF OF CORREN. Viscountcy [1.] Sir John Taaffe, (■■') of B.illyniote, co. Sligo, only I 1 G28 s - °' William Taakkk, of llarleston and Ballymote afsd. (who served against the rebel Karl of Tyrone, in 1597, and d. 9 Feb. 1630/1 by bis second wife Lmay. tfa. of Sir Christopher Bellew, was Knighted, v. p., and was, in consideration of his own and his father's services, cr. also v. P , 1 Aug. 1628,*), BARON OF BALLYMOTE and VISCOUNT TAAFFE OF CORREN, co. SMco [I ], taking his seat 14 July H!34. lie appears to have been involved in the rising of Kill against the 1'rotestaUtS. He m. Anne, da. of Theobald [Dilloh), 1st Viscount Dillon ok Costf.i i.o GaLlen [I.], by Eleanor, da. of William Tl'lTK. He d. before 2 Jan. 1642 [1042/3 ?], and was bur. at Ballymote. IT. 1G42? ,<?. Theobald (Taaffe), Viscount Taaffe OF^g. CORREN, ke. [1.1, 1st s. and h., b. about 1603 : me. to the feerant ab<mt 1642. He was cr. 25 June 1661, EARL OF CAKL1NGFORD, to. Louth [I.]. He d. 31 Dec. 1677. [William Taaffe, siyled Viscount Taaffe, 1st s. mid h. ap., was apparently of full ape 'in 1663. He d. unm. and v.p. Admon. 12 Oct. lCS8and I Oct. 1691, at Dublin]. IK. 1G77. 3. NicnoLAS (Taaffe 2d Earl of Carlingford, &c. [I.], 3d but 1st surv. s. and h. He d. s.p. at the head of Dent at the battle of the Boyue, 2 July 16S9. Admon. 1 Oct. I6S9, (") See " iV. and Q ," 6th a. ii. 425, for some valuable remarks by " S " on the omissions in the Taaffe ped., as privately printed, 1S56, at Vienna. See also the remarks in " Her. and Gen.," vol. iii, pp. 471-473. The pedigree of the family is registered iu the College of Arms, London. () The preamble of the patent is given in " Lodge."
