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426 MERELY TH. [4] Duncan, in H.O. of Tilston, Kent; m. Miss Cleugh, and had a son and dau. /I/ William Philip, chaplain in ordinary to the King, minor canon of Rochester, vicar of Frindsbury with rectory of Sutton Valence, &c. 1803 ; will dated 29 Oct. 1818, proved 3 Mar. 1819, s. p. having m. Lucy, dau. of Samuel Roberts, of Borzell, Sussex; she b. 9 Jan. 1755. /2/ ilary (1818), m. 1788,9, to John Merthland, of Rind- muir, advocate. SIB ROBERT, 5th Baronet, d. 1814, having m. his 2nd cousin. Catherine, dau. of Duncan Ochiltree, of Lin- saig, Argylls. and had vith an only dau.— Vere, m. to Lieut.-Col. Archibald Butter, of Pitlochry— an only son and successor, viz. : SIR XEIL, 6th Baronet, lieut.-col. royal highland Perths. local miUtia; b. 16 Aug. 1780 ; d. 20 Aug. 1844, having m. 1st — 6 June, 1803, Emelia, dau. of Francis Balfour, Esq. of Femie, co. Fife (B. Balfour); she d. 1 Nov. 1810, ha-s'lng had 2 daus. [1] Catherine, m. 23 Jan. 1845, to Jack Henry Murray, rear- adm. R.X. (E. DUXMORE). [2] Amelia Frances Balfour, m. 26 April, 1836, to Patrick Small Keir, of Eiudrogan, Perths. J. P. d.l. advocate, and has had a son and 2 daus. (1) William Augustus KEiB,b.l6 Feb. 1842; d. 15 Feb. 1879. (2) Catherine Menzies. (3) Jane Amelia, m. 25 Oct. 1866, to Francis Walter Balfour, of Femie, co. Fife, J.P. D.L. (B. BALFOUR). SIR KEIL m. 2ndlv— 3 Dec. 1816, Hon. Grace Charlotte Con- yers, eldest dau. of Hon. Fletcher Norton (B. Grantlet), iEngUsh Baron of comt of exchequer in Scotland; she d. 3 Jan. 1877. having had 2 sons and a dau. [3] Sir Robert, 7th and present Baronet. [4] Fletcher Norton, capt. late roval Perths. militia; b. 8 Mar. 1819; m. 8 July, 1852, Maria Stuart, eldest dau. of Stuart Menzies, of Culdares, co. Perth; she d. 10 Mar. 1877, having had a dau. — Grace Charlotte Ronald Maria. [5] Grace EUen Augusta Valentine, m. 12 Mar. 1856, to .Eneas WiUiam Macintosh, of Raigmore. (1) Agnes Christina. MEEEDYTH, Sir Edward Hen-ry John, of Greenhill.?, co. Kildare (1660, 1.), capt. late 87th regt. J.P. co. Kilkenny; s. his father as 10th Baronet in 186-1; b. 29 May, 1828; m. 15 Aug. 1861, Agnes Mar- garet Naylor, davi. of Eev. Pierce WilKam Drew, of Heathfield Towers, co. Cork, late rector of Youghal, and has had with other issue 2 daus. (2) Alice Elizabeth. NOTE— Heir presumptive, George Augustus Jervis Mere- dyth. ARMS — Arg. a lion rampant sa. collared and chained or. Crest — On an eastern crown or a dragon passant gn. Motto— Heb Dduw heb ddim a Dhuw a digon. Without God there is nothing with God enough. Seat— Madeleen, Kilkenny. iLincage. Richard MEREDTTH, D.d. bishop of LelghUn and Ferns 1589, dean of St. Patricks, Dublin 1586 (grandson KSi. Thomas Ameredlth, of Llangylo, Wales, descended from Howel ap Maddoc Llangylo, Esq.), of Jesus Coll. Oxon. 1575, chaplain to Sir John Perrott, lord deputy of Ireland 1585, rector of Loughreagh, diocese of Clonfert, was (wrongly) com- mitted to the Tower 1589, and fined £2000 in the star chamber, and as a compensation Queen Elizabeth granted him and his heirs for ever the deanery of St. Patrick, in commendam, by patent 13 April, 1589; d. 3 Aug. 1597, having m. Sarah, dau. of Bathow (she re-m. to Sir Adam Loftus, afterwards lord chancellor of Ireland, and Viscount Ely, ext.), and had with 3 daus. 2 sons, /I/ Sir Robert, of Greenhills, and Shrowland, co. Kildare, P.C. cnancellor of the exchequer, knighted by the Earl of Strafford 6 Sept. 1633, one of the four governors of Ireland in the room of the Marquis of Ormonde; d. 17 and bur. by torchlight 19 Oct. 1668, having m. 1618 Anne, 6th dau. of Sir WilUam Usher, clerk of the council; she d. 12 and bur. 15 May, 1669, having had with 4 daus. 2 sons, [1] Sir William, created a Baroxet. [2] Sir Charles, knighted 14 Sept. 1664, d. unm. /2/ Sir Thomas, of Dollardstown, co. Meath, Knt. d. 1677, having m. Letitia, eldest dau. of Sir Faithful Fortescue (B. Clermoxt), joint governor of Carrickfergus, and had with other issue, Charles (eldest son), of Newtown, co. Meath major in the army, m. 1st, Hon. Mary, 3rd dau. of Henry, Lord Blayney; she d. 15 Jan. 1675. having had a son, (1) Henry.M.P.KeUs, m. 24 Oct. 1702, Mary, dau. of Francis Butler, of Belturbet, co. Cavan, d. s. p. Major Charles Meredtth m. 2ndly, Judith, sister of Right Hon. Philip Savage, chancellor of the exchequer, and had a son, (2) Thomas, of Newton, M.P. Navan ; d. 14 Jan. 1731, having m. Katherine Baldwin, of co. Tipperary, and had with other issue a son, Thomas, secretary to the primate of Ireland 1742; m. Alicia, sister of Rt. Hon. Philip Tisdall, att.-gen. of Ireland, and had with other issue a son. Sir Johx was created a Baroxet 26 July, 1795 (see next article). SIR WILLIAM MEREDTTH, of Greenhills, co. Kildare, Bart, so created 20 Nov. 1660, commanded a troop of horse 1662; d. at KilciUlen. co. Kildare, 1664, having m. Nov. 1655, Mary, dau. of Sir Robert King (E. KlXGSTOX— she re-m. to William, 2nd Earl of Desmond, 3rd Earl of Denbigh, and had issue), and had a son and heir, SIR RICHARD, 2nd Baronet ; b. 1657 ; d. 1739, having m. 1717, Sarah, ;dau. of Jeffrey Paul, of Bough, co. Carlow (Bart.), and coheir of her brother Col. Joshua Paul. ; she d. 1768, having had with other issue 4 sons, [1] Sir Robert, 3rd Baronet ; d. Feb. 1746, having m. 1738, Sarah, dau. of Dudley Cosby, Esq .of StradbaUy Hall, Queen's co. (and sister of Lord Sydney, ext) ; she d. 1755, having had with 5 daus. an only son. Sir Richard, 4th Baronet ; b. Jan. 1733; m. Miss Mathews, of Bonnetstown, co. Kilkenny, and d. s.p. [2] Sir Paul, 5th Baronet ; d. unm. [3] Sir Moore, 6th Baronet, vice-master and sei)ig. fellow of Trinity CoU. Cambridge ; d. unm. '^. [4] Joshua Paul, of Clonegown, Queen's co.; d. '»?87, having m. 1743, Susanna, only dau. of Barry Colles, Esq. o* KillcoUen, co. Kilkenny (first cousin to the celebrated Matthew Prior); she d. 1759, having had with 3 daus. 2 sons, (1) Sir Barry Colles, s. as 7th Baronet. (2) Joshua Paul, m. Elizabeth Bonham, and had an only son, — Joshua Paul, who d. s. p. SIR BARRY COLLES MERETDTH, 7th Baronet ; d. 14 Oct. 1813, having m. 14 July, 1770, Elizabeth, eldest dau. of John Eastwood, of Castletown, co. Louth, and had with 4 daus. 5 sons, /I/ Sir Joshua Colles, 8th Baronet, knighted at Dublin Castle, 12 May, 1793 ; d. 27 July, 1850, having m. Ist^ 1795, Maria, only dau. of Laurence Coyne Nugent, of Final, Esq. (E. Westmeath); she d. 15 Oct. i803, leaving 4 daus. He m. 2ndlv, DoUgny, 2nd dau. and coheir of Col. Edwards; she d. s. p. 25 Jan. 1864. /2/ John Eastwood, d. s. p, 15 Dec. 1814, having married. /3/ Sir Edward Newenham, s. as 9th Baronet. /4/ Charles Burton, major R.M.; d. 14 Feb. 1865; having m. Maria, dau. of Henry Jervis; she d. 24 May, 1873, having had with other issue 2 sons, (1) Alexander, drowned at sea 22 Dec. 1847. (2) George Augustus Jervis, in the police force of Hobarton, Tasmania, heir presumptive to the Baronetcy; b. 11 Dec. 1831; m. 7 June, 1854, Helen Lampton, and has 2 sons and 3 daus. Charles George, b. 14 July, 1856. — Joseph Augustus, b. 4 Aug. 1862.— Maria, b. 27 Mar. 1865.— Annetta, b. 7 Nov. I860.— Helen, b. 28 July, 1864. /5/ Barry Colles, m. Bridget Dollard, of Kilkenny, and left a son, John Barry, solicitor; 1798; d. 1876, having m. Turner, of Manchester, and had 2 sons, both d. s. p, of whom John Barry Turner, of Limerick, surgeon. Sm EDWARD NEWENHAM MEREDYTH,9th Baronet; b. 1 May, 1776; d. 23 Mar. 1866, having m. 1st— 29 Aug. 1819, Lucretia, dau. of Samuel Holmes, Esq. grandson of Adm. Holmes; she d. 20 Jan. 1837. He m. 2ndly— 10 Aug. 1839, Eliza- beth, dau. of James Creed, Esq. of Uregare, co. Limerick ; she d. s. p. 5 July, 1867. By his 1st ■wife he had a son and dau. [1] Sir Edward Henry John, 10th and present Baronet.