48 BLAKE. [3] Robert, mayor of Galway 1624, styled in corporation reconls Robert Blake, Fitz Walter, FitzThomas; m. Julian Lynch, au'l had 4 sons, John. — Dominick. — Anthony. — Nicholas. SIR VALENTLN'E BLAKE, Mayor of Galway 1611 and 1630, styled in the corporation records, " Valentine Blake, Fitz- Walter, Fitz-Thomas," created a Baronet of Ireland, 10 July, 1622 ; d. 2 Jan. 1634 (bd. in St. Francis Abbey, Galway), ha'ing m. 1st, Margaret, dau. of Robert French, of Galway, and had 4 sons and 3 daus. He m. 2ndly, Annabell, dau. of James Lynch. By his 1st -wife he hail 2 sons and 3 daus. (1) Sir Thomas, s. as 2nd Baronet. (2) Francis, mayor of Galway 1640 ; m. Margaret, dau. of Patrick French Esq. and had 6 daus. /I/ Marj". /2/ Margaret. /3/ Catherine, wife of Xichola.s Lvnch. /4' Julian. /5/ Elizabeth /6/ Anne. (3) Julian, ^^•ife of Adam Fonte, and ha'l a dau.— Margaret. (4) Margaret, m. 1st, to Sir Nicholas Arthur, of Limerick, and 2ndly to Theobald Butler, by whom she had 2 sons, James and Pierce Bctler. (5) Anne, m. to Richard D'Arcy, and d. s. p. SIR THOMAS, 2nd Baronet ; m. Julian, dau. of Geoffrey Browne, of Carro Browne, and Castle-ma-Garret (B. Oh.VS'MORE), and ha<l 4 sons and 7 daus. /I/ Sir Valentine, s. as 3rd Baronet. /2/ Walter, of Galway, merchant, and after of E.«itng, Suffolk ; in 21 CUAKLES II. lie Umiteil a considerable part of the estates of Menlough to his nephew Sir Thomas Blake, and in default to his nephews Henrj, Francis, and John. /3/ GeofEry and /4/ John, both in H.O.; d. s. p. /5/ Moggine, m. to Joseph Lynch, Esq. /6/ Mary, m. to Martin Kirwan, of Galway. /7/ Margaret. /8/ Cliristian. /9/ AnnabeL /lO/ Anne. /ll/ JuUan. SIR VALENTIXE, 3rd Baronet, a Knight in 1634; will proTe<i 1 June, 1651, having m. Eleanor, dau. of Sir Henry l LjTich, 3rd Bart, of Castle Carra, co. Mayo, and had with i a dau. JuUan, 4 sons, | [1] Sir Thomas, 4tll Baronet, m. 1st, Mary, dau. of Richard 3Iartin Esq. and 2ndly, Maria, dau. of Robert French, Esq. of Rnssane, by whom he had with several daus. 2 sons, (1) Sir Valentine, 5th Baronet, killed in a duel. (2) Sir Walter, 6th Baronet, raised and maintained a regt. for K. William at his own expense; m. 1st, about 10 Aug. I 1687, Anne, dau. of Sir John Kinvan, of Castle Hacket, co. j Galway. He m. 2n'lly, Agues, dau. of John Blake, Esq. by i whom he ha^l a dau. Catherine, m. to Denis Daly. By his j 1st wife he ha-l 2 sons, of whom the younger, Valentine, d. s. p. and the elder son, j SIR TuoMA^s, 7th Baronet; m. 1716, Elizabeth Burke, i of Tyaquin, the poetess, and had a son ami dau. t /I/ Sir UUck, 8th Baronet; iL 1766, having m. Mary, dau. ! and sole heir of Richard Blake, of New Grove, and had an I onl3' dau. Anastatia, wife of Francis Forster, of Ashfield, ancestor of Blake- Forster. I /2/ Anne, m. 1757, to Richard Kinvan, of Cregg, CO. Galway, ll.D. president R.I. society, a celebrated i natural philosopher; he d. 1812, leaving 2 daus. I [2] Henry, included in the deed of entail by his uncle Walter Blake, of Exuing, m. Jliss Catherine Gibson, and had an only Bon, I Thomas Blake, of Brendrum, m. Man', dau. of Peter Lynch (Ly.vch-Blo.sse— Bart.; and had 2 sons, (1) Sir Thomas, 9th Baronet, d. 3 Mar. 1787, having m. 1 1730, Eleanor Lynch, of the Castle Carra family, and ha<l an only ilau. | Mary, wife of Edward Lynch, whose dau. Eleanor, m. ] to John Blake hereafter mentionei I (2) Sir Walter, s. as 10th Baronet. [3] Francis, include<l in deed of entail aforesaid, father of Josepli Blake, of Carolina; male line said to be extinct. f4] John, of Cloueen, included in deed of entail aforesaid, fell m the cause of the Stuarts whUe lea<ling liis regt. against the besiegers of .thlone in 1681 ; he is said to have married a Miss Lyncli, of Drinicong, and ha<l a son, Isidore, of Cloneen, who was father of 3 sons, (1) Maurice, of Towerhill, co. Mayo, w. d. 20, and proved 25 June, 1720; m. Anne, rlau. of Sir Walter Blake, Bart, of Menlough Castle, and ha<l 2 sons, /I/ Isidore, of 01dliea<l and Towerliill, co. Mayo, m. Fanny, dau. anrl colieu" of Thomas Rutledge, of Bloomfield, co. Mayo, and had 6 sons and 4 flaus. [1] Maurice, of Tower HiU, J.P. major N. Mayo miL ;
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Maria, only dau. of Valentine OConnor, Esq. of Dublin, and Oakley Park, Blackrtxik, and ha*l a son and 2 daus. (1) Valentine O'Connor, of Tower HiU, co. Mayo, j.p. U.L. high sherifE 1839, and of Bunown Castle, co. Galway; b. ; ,. 9 Aug. 1879, liaving m. 7 Jan. 1836, Hon. ifargaret Mary fErench, only dau. of Charles, Lord ffrench; she d. 16 July, 1869, having had 7 sons and 3 ilaus. /I/ Maurice Charles Joseph, of Tower Hill, co. Mayo, and of Bunown Castle, co. Galway, capt. X. Mayo mih since 1861 ; b. 20 Jul}-, 1837 ■ m 24 Nov. 1863, Jeannette, dau. of Dr. Richard O'Reilly, of Sans Souci, co. Dublin, and Castle Wilder, co. Longford, and has 2 sons and 5 daus. Valentine, b. 10 June, 1866. — Charles, b. 11 June, 1867. — Olivia. — G^orgina. — Cecilia. — Margaret. — Frances. /2/ Charles Joseph, b. 4 May, 1839. /3/ Valentine Joseph, b. 4 Oct. 1842; m. 1 Sept. 1880, to Hon. Mary French, only dau. of Charles, 3rd Lord de Freyne. /4/ Robert Joseph, b. 3 Feb. 1847.-/5/ Thomas Joseph, b. 27 May, 1849.-/6/ Martin Joseph, b. 12 Jan. 1853.-/7/ John Joseph, d. 1866.-/8/ Mary.— /9/ Margaret.— /lO/ EUen Mary. (2) Mary, m. 27 Aug. 1824, to Dennis O'Conor Don, of Belanagare and Clonahs, co. Roscommon, J.P. who d. 22 July, 1847, having had issue. (3) Honoria, m. to Edward, brother of the O'Conor Don aforesaid, and had an only son, who died young. [2] Thomas, of Lakeview, m. Margaret, dau. of Dowell, and had 3 sons and 2 daus. (1) Isidore. (2) Edward, of Castlemoyle, co. Galway, b. ; m. Margaret, only dau. of John Nolan, Esq. of Ballinderry. (3) Patrick. (4) Fanny. (5) Elizabeth. [3] John, of Weston, m. Charlotte, dau. of Blake, Esq. of CorbaUy, and had with other issue a son, Isidore John. [4] Peter, of Ballylahan, co. Mayo, m. Mary M'LoughUn, and had with other issue a son — Isidore. [5] Anthony, of Dublin, m. Rebecca, dau. of Skerrett, and had with a dau. a sou, Joseph, m. Miss L-nch, of Peterburgh. [6] Isidore, m. Anne Coleman, and had with 3 daus. 2 sons, (1) Isidore. (2) Anthony. [7] Mary, m. to Arthur Lynch, of Clough- baUymore. [8] Anne, m. to Capt. .Joseph Bourke, of Carrowkeel, co. Mayo. [9] Catherine, m. to Daniel Jones, of Banada. [10] Frances, m. to Arthur Lynch, of Peter- burgh. /2/ Anthony, of Ross Lodge; m. Katherine, dau. of WiiUam Bourke, Esq. of Keelognes, co. Galway. (2) Patrick, father of 2 daus. /I/ Elizabeth Frances, m. to Hyacinth Kirwan, of Cregg, CO. Galway, who d. 1800. /2/ Anne, m. to James D'Arcy, Esq. bar.-at-law (brother of Richard D'Arcy, of Rockvale); d. 1790. (3) John, of Dublin, banker, had 3 sons and a dau. /I/ Isidore, of Fisher Hill, co. Mayo; in the army; m. Jane, dau. of Henry Lynch, Esq. of Clogher (Lyxch- Blo.sse— Bart.) /2/ Valentine. /3/ Maurice. /4/ Mary, m. 30 Nov. 1783, to Richard D'Arcy, Esq. of Rockvale, co. Clare. SIR WALTER, 10th Baronet; d. April, 1802, having m. 10 April, 1751, Barbara, dau. of Myles Burke, of Ower; she d. April, 1802, having had 5 sons and a dau. (1) Sir John, s. as 11th Baronet. (2) Dominick .Joseph, m. 1791, Mary, dau. of Yelverton, of Belle Isle, co. Tipperary {'I sister of 1st Viscount Avon'MORE), and had 3 sons and 2 daus. Walter ('/) of MeeUck House, co. Galway, and father of Walter J. Blake, surgeon-major, A.M.D. (2nd son), who d. 7 May, 1881. — Henry. — Yelverton. — Barbara. — Cecilia. (3) 'Thomas, m. Catherine, dau. of Lawless, of and ha<l 3 sons and 3 daus. Edward. — Thomas. — John. — Barbara. — Catherine. — Mary. (4) Stephen m. Mary, dau. of Denis Daly, Esq. of Raford. She re-m. to John D'Arcy. (5) Walter, m. 1st — Letitia, dau. of Denis Daly, Esq. aforesaiil, and widow of Henry Bingham, Esq. of Newbrook, father of Lord Claiimorris. He m. 2ndly — Martha or Matilda, dau. of John Kirwan, of Hillsbrook. (6) Catherine, m. , to Myles Burke, of the Island of St. Eustatia, merchant. SIR JOHN, 11th Baronet; d. 1834, having m. 1st, 1799, Eleanor, dau. of Edward Lynch (by his wife Marj-, only dau. of Sir Thomas Blake, 9th Baronet) ; she d. , having had a son and dau. [1] Sir "Valentine, s. as 12th Baronet. [2] Barbara, m. 1804, to Thomas Turner of Warring- ton, aftenvards of Hales Hall, StafEordsliire, and had 3 daus. SIR JOHN m. 2nilly— 1801, Rose, dau. of Edward Brice, of Kilroot, co. Antrim ; she d. , leaving a son and 3 daus. [3] John Brice, capt. 47th regt. m. — Elree. [4] Elizabeth Theodora, d. 25 Oct. 1879, having m. 18 Aug. 1821, Thomas, 3rd Lord Ventry, who iL 18 Jan. 1868. [5] Jane Margaret, b. 29 April, 1805 ; d. 8 May, 1842, having m. 1829, as 2nd wife, to Rev. Denis Mahony, of Dromore Castle, CO. Kerry, who d. 21 April, 1851. [6] ArabeUa,b. 29 May, 1807; m. 1st— 7 Dec. 1827, to Sir Hugh James Moore O'Donnell, Bart, who d. 29 July, 1828 ; she re-m. 1 Aug. 1849, to John O'Hara, E.sq. of Pialieeu.
