An.w and corre Peerage of Ireland, compiled from the most approved Authorities, and illuftrated with the Arms of each noble Family, elegantly engraved. (Continued from Page 517) Bermingham, Earl of Louth. THE Rghout, and Baron of Athury, HE Right Hon. Thomas Bermingham, the county of Galway, Premier Baron of eland, originally by tenure in the reign of enry 2d, and fince by writs of fummons > parliaments, fucceeded his father Francis, he late and 21ft Lord Athenry, 4th March, 1749, and was created by patent dated 23d of April, 1759, Earl of Louth; he is one of the Lords of his Majefty's Moft Honourable Privy Council, and a Truftee of the Linen Manufacture for the province of Munfter: His Lordfhip married firft in November, 1745, Jane, eldeft daughter of Sir John Bingham, Bart. and fifter to Charles, the prefent Lord Lucan, by whom he had a daughter, who died foon after her birth; and her Lady hip dying September 11, 1746, he married fecondly, December 30, 1749, Margaretta, youngest daughter and coheir of Peter Daly, of Quanfbury, in the county of Galway, Efq; Barrifter at Law, by whom he has infue, viz. Ift fon, Francis, both died young. .2d, Peter, ift daughter, Lady Elizabeth, born 16th October, 1752, who was firft married to Thomas Sewell, Efq; fon of the late Right Hon. Sir Thomas Sewell, Knight, Master of the Rolls in England, from whom he was divorced, and married afterwards in 1779, to Captain Francis Duffield, late of the 3d battalion of the 60th, or Royal American regiment of foot, by whom the has iffue. 2d, Lady Mary, born 24th Oct. 1756, and married ift June, 1777, to the Hon, William St. Lawrence, Lord Viscount St. Lawrence, eldest fon of Thomas, the 1ft ad prefent Earl of Howth, by whom the wis iffue. Gent. Mag. Nov. 1785. 3d, Lady Louifa, born 20th July, 1764, Blake, of Ardfry, co. of Galway, Efq. and married in Aug. 1784, to Jofeph Henry 4th, Lady Matilda, died young. Of this truly ancient and noble family, which are of English extraction, and took their name from the town of Bermingham, in the county of Warwick, was Peter de Bermingham, who was fteward to Gervas Paganell, Baron of Sudley, of whom he held no less than nine Knights fees, of which he was enfeoffed in the reign of Henry the Ift; and William, fon of the faid Peter, was poffeffed of the town of Bermingham, in the reign of King Henry 2d, which continued in that family till the reign of Henry the 8th, when it came to John Dudley, afterwards Duke of Northumberland. About the year 1170, Robert de Bermingham, attending Richard Strongbow, Earl of Pembroke, in his expedition into Ireland, where he had large poffeffions given him by that Earl; and to him fucceeded William de Bermingham, who, in the 4th of Henry 3d, married Ifabel, only daughter to Thomas Aftley, a Baron of England, ancestor to those of the name in Staffordshire, Lancafhire, and Norfolk. (Ift Baron.) Peter de Bermingham, fon of William, was an eminent perfon in the reign of Henry 3d, in which reign he was fummoned to parliament, and by his predeceffor King John. (2d Baron.) Meiler, his fon, had iffue, Peter his heir; William, Archbishop of Tuam, and Bafilia, married to the Lord Athlone. (3d Baron.) Peter, the Baron of Athenry, Aghnary, (as anciently written) Athunree, or Athunry, (as the late Lord fually wrote it) or Athenry, (as the preBbbb parliament held by Thomas, Earl of Suflex, the 2d of Elizabeth, and he was father of fent Lord writes it) was fummoned to attend King Edward rft, as a Baron of the realm by tenure, with his horfe and arms, in his array for war against the Scots. He had iffue, Richard, his heir. (Ift Earl of Louth.) John created Earl of Louth; Peter flain at Ballybraggan, in 1329; Bridget married to Sir Henry Dillon, of Drumrany. In the 6th of Edward the 2d, John, the ad fon was knighted, by Roger, Lord Mortimer, (then Lord Juftice of Ireland.) In the 9th of that reign, he was Commander in Chief of the English forces in Ireland, and with Sir Edward Iuite and Miles Veadon, marched againft Edward Bruce, brother to the King of Scots; which Edward had entered the north of Ulfter, with a powerful army, and fo far prevailed with the Irish, that they crowned him King of a great part of the island; but the faid Sir John with 1324 men, routed him at Dundalk, took him prifoner, and flew of his army 8274; after which he cut off the faid Bruce's head, and fent it to King Edward, who for his valour and noble fervices created him Earl of Louth, but the honour of Earl expired with him. In 1321, he was one of the Lords Juftices of Ireland, but eight years after, was betrayed and murdered. He married Catherine, 4th daughter of Richard, Earl of Ulfter, by whom he had a fon Richard, who died before him, and 3 daughters his coheirs. (4th Baron.) Richard, the elder brother, fucceeded, and was the 4th Lord Athenry; he had 3 fons, Sir William, his heir; Sir John, flain with his uncle John, Earl of Louth; Andrew, whole fon William, was Conftable of the Caille of Athlone. (5th Baron.) Sir William, had issue 2 fons, Richard, who died before him, and left I homas in his minority; Sir William, who in the year 1348, was Lord Juftice. (6th Baron.) Thomas, fon of Richard, fucceeded his grandfather; he was fucceeded by his fon. (7th Baron.) William, father to (8th Baron.) Thomas, who had 2 fons, Richard, killed in 1371, by Malachy O'Kelly, chief of his Sept; and (9th Baron.) Walter, who was fucceeded by his fon, (10th Baron.) Richard, father of 12th Baron. Thomas, was prefent in the parliament, beld the 6th of Henry 7th, being the first Baron, and adhered to that King's intereft against Lambert Simnel, who perfonated Edward Earl of Warwick, came into Ireland, and was crowned at Dublin, he was fucceeded by his fon (13th Baron.) Edmund, who was father of (14th Baron.) Richard, who fat in the (15th Baron.) Edmund, who fat as the eldest Baron in the parliament held in 1585, by Sir John Perrott, he married the daughter of O'Shaghnaffie, of Gortinfhigorie, in the county of Galway; and had three fons, Richard, his heir; Meiler, or Miles, anceftor to the family of Dalgan; Thomas, anceftor of the family of Kellbeg. (16th Baron.) Richard, the eldeft,, fucceeded and married a daughter of the family of Tuite, had 4 fons and a daughter, Julia, married to Hubert Burke, fon of Sir Feftus Burke, Knight. (17th Baron.) Edward Fitz Richard, the eldeft, married Mary, eldeft daughter of the faid Sir Feftus Burke, and died in 1640; having iffue 7 fons, and 3 daughters. (18th Baron) Richard, the eldest fon, fucceeded to the honour, but dying without iffue, was fucceeded by his brother He (19th Baron.) Francis, who took up arms for the King, whofe right he maintained in Ireland till the battle of Worcester. married Bridget, daughter of Sir Lucas Dillon, of the county of Rofcommon, and died in 1677, having iffue 22 children, of whom only 2 fons and 2 daughters furvived, Edward, his heir; Remigius, who married Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. Leefon, and left no iffue; Bridget married first to James Talbot, of Mount-Talbot, centy of Rofcommon, Efq; and fecondly, to Captain Thomas Burke, of Partrey; Jane, married to Miles, Lord Vifcount Mayo. (20th Baron.) Edward, the eldeft, and 20th Lord Athenry, married first the Hon. Lady Mary Bourke, youngest daughter to Richard, the 6th Earl of Clanrickarde, widow of Sir John Burke, of Derrymaclaghtny, and by her had 2 daughters who died young. He married fecondly, Bridget, eldest daughter of Colonel John Browne, of Weftport, in the county of Mayo, ancestor of the Earl of Altamont, and his Lordship dying in May, 1709, had iffue by her, who died 13th January, 1702, three fons and two daughters, viz. Francis, his heir; John died young; Richard died young: Bridget, married to George Browne, of the Neale, in Mayo, Efq; Maude died in her infancy. (21ft Lord.) Francis, the 21ft Lord Athenry, born in 1692, conformed to the eftablished church of Ireland, 19th June, 1709, being Trinity Sunday, and took his feat in parliament 25th November, 1713; his Lordship married to his firft wife, 220 of September, 1706, the Hon. Lady Mary Nugent, eldeft daughter of Thomas, the 4th Earl of Westmeath, and by her, who died in July, 1725, had three fons and four daughters, viz. ift fon, Thomas, the prefent Earl of Louth, 2d lon, 2d fon, John, a Captain in the Navy, killed by a French privateer in 1745. 3d fon, Edward, an officer in the army, Died in 1743 Ifl daughter, Bridget, married to James O'Daly, of Carrownekelly, county Galway, Efq; and died 2d February, 1733, without iffue. 2d, Margaret, married in December, 1741, to Gregory Byrne, of Byrne's-Grove, county of Kilkenny, Efq; and left her a widow, 1ft September, 1742, without iflue. 3d, Mary, married in October 1748, to Edmond Coltello, Esq; Barrister at Law, and had iffue, 2 fons and 2 daughters. 4th, Catherine, married 1ft July, 1750, to Patrick Wemys, of Danesfort, county of Kilkenny, Efq; and had iffue. On the 17th Auguft, 1745, his Lordship married fecondly, Alice Agar, eldest daughter to James Agar, of Gowran, Efq; and widow of Theobald, Lord Vilcount Mayo, by whom he had no iffue, and her Ladyfhip was created the 4th of Auguft, 1758, Countefs of Brandon, in her own right; and is aunt to the prefent Lord Vifcount Clifden; and his Lordship died the 4th March, 1749, and was fucceeded by his only furviving fon (1st Earl.) Thomas, the ift and prefent Earl of Louth. Titles.] The Right Hon. Thomas Bermingham, Earl of Louth, and Baron of Athenry. Creations.] Baron Athenry, originally by tenure, in the reign of Henry the 2d, and fince by writ of Summons to parliament, and Earl of Louth, April 23d, 1759, 32 Geo. 2d. Arms.] Parti per pale indented, topaz and ruby. Creit. On a wreath, an antelope's head couped, pearl attired, topaz. Supporters. Two antelopes, pearl, with Duff, Earl of Fife. HE Right Hon. James Duff, Earl of opinion of Scots writers, that the family of Duff, derive their origin from Macduff, Thane of Fife, (a name or title equivalent to that of Baron,) created Earl thereof, by King Malcolm Canmore, in the year 1957, to which King he did extraordinary fervices, in awiting him to revenge his father's death upon Macbeth, and to recover his crown. And it is beyond doubt, that Duncan, the 11th Earl of Fife, who was killed at the battle of Falkirk, anno 1248, had a younger fon Malcolm, who married a daughter of Duncan Thane, of Calder, by whom he got a confiderable eftate in the counties of Aberdeen and Banff, where he fettled, and was progenitor of the Duffs. The family of Fife are defcended of the Strathbolgies, Earls of Athole, who for feveral generations lived in the north parts of Scotland; they were diftinguifhed by the appellation of Strathbolgie, from the place of their refidence, and were defcended of David, fon of Duncan, the 6th Earl of Fife, as is fully let forth, in the books of heraldry ia Scotland, under the title of Earl of Athole. David de Strathbolgie, the 11th Earl of Athole, married Jean, eldest daughter and coheir of John Cumin, Lord of Badenoch, and had feveral fons. He was killed in 1335, at the battle of Filblane, and was fucceeded oy his eldeft fon, David, the 12th Earl, who turned an enemy to his country, joined the English, and adhered to their intereft ever after, for which he was forfeited, and died in England, without male iffue, in October, 1575. The younger brothers of this laft Earl, fettled in the north of Scotland, and after their brother's forfeiture, were obliged to quit the appellation of Strathbolgie, and affumed that of Duff, to denote their defcent from the great and ancient Macduffs, Earls of Fife, of which there are many proots in the hiftories of Scots writers, particularly in Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of that kingdom; along with the great efiate of Strath Brace called this family had co, of Kilbride, county of Cavan, fucceeded bis father William, the late and firft Earl, in December, 1763. He married Lady Dorothea Sinclair, (born in 1739,) only daughter of Alexander, the 9th Earl of Caithnes, by his wife, the Lady Margaret Primore, daughter of Archibald, the first Earl of Rofeberry. There are feveral confiderable families in Scotland, who claim their defcent from the great and ancient Macdufis, Thanes, and Laris of Fife, of which this family is one, and the rife and defcent of that illuit:ious houfe, is fully fet forth in all books of the Hiftories of families Scotland. Mr. Lodge, in his peerage of inciand, gives it as the the lands and eftate of Muldavit and Baida vie, in Banffshire. David Duff, of whom the Earl of Fife is lineally defcended, was proprietor of the lands and barony of Muldavit and Baldavie, in the county of Banff, and were defigned by chat title, in the reign of King Robert 3d, of Scots, which is confirmed by charter under the great feal of that Prince, which charter is upon record, and the principal in the cuftody of the family, and was alfo proprictors of the lands of Craighead, Anchingre, Darbreich, Findachiy field, and others; he was fucceeded by his fon, and fucceffor, John, who flourished in the reign of James the Firft, and was fucceeded by Bbbbz his fon John, who had a fon Andrew, married to Helen, grand-child of John Hay, Lord of Aboyne, and had two fons, Sir George, his heir, and John who died un married. Sir George Duff was bred to the church, and acquired the lands of Caftlefield and others, and died in 1519, and was fucceeded by his fon John Duff, who left two fons, Sir George, and John, who fucceeded Sir George. Sir George died unmarried, and left his eftates to his brother John, who was fuc ceeded by his fon John, who married Mrs. Agnes Gordon, and left a fon: John, who was fucceeded by his only fon John, who was fucceeded by his fon Adam, who married Beatrix, daughter of Gordon, of Cairnborrow, and had children; firft, Alexander, his heir; fecond, John, ancestor of the Duffs of Curfendac; third, William, progenitor of the Duffs of Cummin, and Crombie, and died in April 1674, and was fucceeded by his fon Alexander of Keithmore, whose armorial bearing is recorded in the Heralds Office, 1676; he married Helen, daughter of Alexander Grant, of Ballintomb, anceftor of Sir Archibald Grant, of Moneymufk, Bart. by whom he had 3 fons and 3 daughters, viz. rft, Alexander, his heir, afterwards of Bracco; 2d, William of Dipple, afterwards of Bracco, the Earl of Fife's great grand father; 3d, Patrick, of Crayftown. Alexander, of Bracco, married Margaret, daughter of Sir William Gordon, of Lefmore, Bart. by whom he had a fon and 3 daughters. William, his only fon fucceeded, and married Mrs. Duff, Lady of Bracco, by whom he had one daughter, married to Patick Duff, of Premna, Efq; and dying without iffue male, the reprefentation devolved on his uncle William Duff, of Dipple, before mentioned, which William Duif, of Dipple, fecond fon of Alexander, of Keithinore, married Helen Gordon, daughter of Sir George Gordon, of Edenglaffic, Bart. by whom he had, William, created Earl of Fife, and 4 daughters. (1st Earl.) William, the only fon, was a member in the British parliament, for the county of Banif, and like a true patriot always adhered to the intereft of his country; he was created a peer of Ireland, by the tile of Lord Bracco, of Kilbride, by privy feal of Queen Caroline, when regent, bearing date 17th June, and by patent 28th July, 1735. His Lordfhip in the late rebellion of Scotland, joined his Royal Highnefs the Duke of Cumberland, at Aberdeen, in March, 1745, and made a free and noble offer of his fervices to the government, in any fhape his Majefty fhould require, On the 26th April, 1759, he was further advanced by patent, to the dignities of Vifccunt Macduff, and Earl of Fife, in faid kingdom, to him and his heirs male for ever. His Lordfhip married, firft, Lady Janet Ogilvie, daughter of James, Earl of Finlater and Seafield, by whom he had no iffue: he mar ried fecondly, Mifs Jane Grant, daughter of Sir James Grant, Bart. by whom he had iffue, viz. Ift fon, William, Lord Viscount Macduff, who died unmarried, aged 27. 2d, James, the prefent Farl of Fife. 3d, Alexander, an advocate, married 16th September, 1775, Mary, daughter of George Shene, Efq. 4th, Patrick, died young, 5th, George, married Mifs Dalziel, daughter of General Dalziel. 6th, Lodovick, late a Captain in the 8th regiment of foot, married to Mifs Deborah Davies, daughter of Griffith Davies, Efq. 7th, Arthur, an Advocate, and Comptroller of Excife in Scotland. Ift daughter, Lady Anne, married to Alexander Duff, of Halton, Efq. 2d, Lady Janet, married firft, to Sir William Gordon, of Park, Bart. and fecondly, to George Hay, Efq. 3d, Lady Jean, married to Keith Urquhart, Esq. 4th, Lady Helen, married to Robert Duff, Efq; of Cultore, Vice Admiral of the Red. 5th, Lady Sophia, married 12th Auguft, 1774, to Thomas Wharton, Efq; one of the prefent Commiffioners of Excife in Scotland. 6th, Lady Catherine, died unmarried. 7th, Lady Margaret, to James Brodie, of Brodie, Esq. And, his Lordfhip, dying in December, 1763, was fucceeded by his fecond fon (ad Earl.) James, the fecond and prefent Earl of Fife. Titles. The Right Hon. James Duff, Earl of Fife, Viscount Macquil, and Baron of Bracco, of Kilbride, co. of Cavan. Creations.] Baron Bracco, of Kilbride, in the co. of Cavan, 28th July, 1735, 9th Geo. 2d, Vilcount Macduff, and Earl of Fife, 26th April, 1759, 33d Geo. 2d. Arms.] Quarterly, firft and fourth; topaz, a lion rampant, rubie; armed and languid faphire. For vifcount Macduff, and earl of Fife, fecond and third, emerald, a feffe danfette ermine, between a ftag's head, cabosled in chief, and two efcallops in base; topaz, for Duff of Braco. Creft.] On a wreath, a demi lion as in the arm, holding in his dexter paw a broad fword, erected in pale, proper, hilted and pummeled, topaz,with the motto, deus juvat, over it. Supporters. |