Ancestry of Butlers of County Wexford Ireland: Butlers of Co. Wexford- Ch:17- Younger sons of Richard 1st Viscount Mountgarrett

YOUNGER SONS of Richard 1^st VISCOUNT MOUNTGARRET-

John Butler of New Ross; Thomas Butler of Castlecomer; James Butler; Theobald Butler.

Research by Theobald Blake Butler Genealogy of the Butlers,-Volume 8, Viscount Mountgarrett and Poolestown, Bart, Chapter- Butler, Viscount Mountgarrett & Colaterals Ormond Deeds and Letters (no page numbers);filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah (LDS) FHL British Film [873840]

John Butler of New Ross, Co. Wexford, 4th son of Sir Richard Butler 1^st Viscount Mountgarrett

John Butler of New Ross Co Wexford whose descendants lived in New Ross, and Wells, Co. Carlow.

History of the House of Ormond. William Roberts 1648 (HMC 8^th Report pp586/8)

John Butler 3^rd son of the 1^st Visc. Of New Ross had Walter and other children.

The Earl of Ormond’s Descent from the Conquest by Rev. John Butler of Northamptin (Carte MSS Vol 69 p557) :

“John Butler the fourth son of Walters (Visc Mountgarret) had a second son Thomas ancestor of Mr Pierce Butler who had issue Joan and Ellen.

State Papers Ireland Eliz Vol 208 Pt 1 no 26 Jan 1600/1:

John Butler 4^th brother of the Lord of Mountgarrett that now is married the Chief of O’Meagher of Dowagrie in the County Tipperary his daughter by whom he hath manie daughters.

Carew MSS 626 p136:

John Butler the seventh son married the daughter of O’Meagher and had issue Pierce Butler, Walter Butler.

Carew MSS 635 027:

John Butler the 4^th son married the daughter of O’Meagher Lord of Ikerrin and had issue (illegible)

He married Sarah daughter of Tiege O’Meagher Chief of his name of Clonekerry Co Tipperary. She was living 15 Aug 1599 (See Fiant No 6309)

They had issue Pierce and Walter (Nat. Lib MSS 2550 William Roberts Genelogie of James Duke of Ormond ad 1646 brought down to 1713. Also daughter Ellen married Laffan (Paddy’s Pedigrees No. 31)

Fiant No 6309: 15 Aug 1599 (Contd from overleaf) Pardon to John Butler fitzRichard & Sara Maher his wife. Edmund Butler and Richard Butler his sons Pierce Butler fitzJohn.

28 May 1562: LJ FitzWilliam to LD Sussex:

For the rebels in the County Wexford he hath dwelt with… John Power John Butler and Walter Gawle, the sheriff of the county in Capt Heron’s absence (Cal SPI Eliz Vol 1 p195)

1 April 1567:

He was a witness to a grant of lands at New Ross called Hanging hill adjoining Lord Mountgarret’s lands (OD Vol 5 p145)

14 May 1567:

Pardon to John Butler fitzRichard of Old Ross Co Wexford (Fiant Eliz No 1057)

10 Oct 1578 LJ Drury (etc) to Burghley:

The Viscount Mountgarret’s brothers, John and Thomas Butler. Private Quarrel between the Butlers and Geraldines (Cal SPI Eliz Vol 2 p145)

6 Feb 1581/2:

Pardon to John Butler of New Ross Co Wexford, brother to Lord Mountgarret (Fiant Eliz. No 3806)

30 May 1586: Wallop to Burghley.

For Muster all is quiet, Tonboyreagh als Gerald McThomas of Connell (etc) is slain in the county Tipperary by one John Butler brother to the Lord Mountgarret and other the inhabitants of that country, who found him stealing cows, (etc) (Cal SPI Eliz 3 p64)

Note this was Gerald McThomas of Ballygebon Co Limerick see Fiant No 2152

Aug 1699 A note of all such pledges as remain within the castle of Dublin;

John brother to Lord Mountgarret he remains in the gate upon your Lordships commandment (This may be a misidentification for John 4^th son of Sir Edmond Butler who was arrested by Francis Lovell in May 1585 (see account under “The issue of Sir Edmond Butler’)

27 June 1597:

Pardon to John Butler fitzRichard with many others of Mountgarret’s followers (Fiant Eliz No 6122)

15 Aug 1599 He was pardoned with the whole of the Mountgarrett family for his part in the O’Neil Rebellion on the submission of Viscount Mountgarret to the Earl of Essex the Lord Lieutenant, he is described as John Butler fitzRichard and Sara ny Maher (his wife) (Fiant Eliz No 6309)

30 Jan 1609: (Chancery Bill No 1022 Index only)

John fitzRichard Butler v. Morgan McBrien Kavanagh

7 May 1610 (Chancery Bill No 1373.) Badly damaged

John Butler fitzRichard v. Tiege John O’Meagher.

Supl. Of Wells Co Catherlagh held lands of Killemeedy, Dorreagnon amnd Gorterean Co Tipperary from Tiege and John O’Meagher of Clonekerry to whom he paid his rent but he was ‘expulsed’ from these lands in 1603/4.

Thomas Butler of Castlecomer (Parish of same barony of Fassindinin, Co. Kilkenny) 3^rd son of Viscount Mountgarrett

(O’Clallaig gives ‘The castle of the ravine or the confluence’)

Thomas Butler 3^rd son of Sir Richard 1^st Visc. Mountgarret (Rothe’s Register (TCD F. 3. 16 No 13Abbot 842) and Carve Itinneriom Part II pa 368/9 where this family is placed as 3^rd of the branches from the main line in 1641.

11 Jan 1572: He was pardoned as Thomas Butler of Kells Co KK by Fiant No 2628 dated 11 Jan 1572.

21 Nov 1576: Pardon to Thomas Butler fitzRichard of Ballyveillagh Co Kilkenny (Mountgarret property) (Fiant No 2130)

Oct 1586: He was imprisoned in Dublin Castle with his brother Oct 1596 to Oct 1598 and on their escape he joined his father at Ballyragget and became active in the Tyrone Rebellion in Leinster.

20 Nov 1598: he is named as in rebellion (SPI.)

27 June 1597: Pardon to Thomas Butler fitzRichard of Co Kilkenny (Fiant 27 June 1597)

15 Aug 1599 Pardon to Thomas Butler and Ellen Power his wife. With the rest of the Mountgarrets when Edmond the 2^nd Viscount submitted on his knees to the Earl of Essex (Fiant No 6309)

Thomas is named as living in Jan 1600/1 ‘married a daughter of a gentleman of Lord Power his house by whom he hath divers sons and daughters (SPI Eliz. Vol 208 no 26)

Thomas was pardoned 3 Dec 1605 as Thomas Butler of Cowlenclyne Co Kilkenny (Cal Pat Rolls 3 Jas I)

Thomas Butler died before the year 1612.

He married Ellen daughter of Pierce Power of Rathcomack Co Waterford 2^nd son of Sir John 2^nd Lord Power of Curraghmore Co Waterford. She was pardoned with her husband 15 Aug 1599 (Fiant 6309).

She survived him and was living 25 July 1614 when she held one third of Castlecomer, Turrinaspug Co Kilkenny as her dower. (Inq. XXXVII Co Kk.)

According to SPI Jane 1600/1 they had divers sons and daughters.

Rothe’s Register gives Tomas 4^th son of Richard 1^st Visc. Mountgarrett had issue Pierce and other children and he is called ‘of Castlecomer’ (TCD F. 3. 16 No. 13)

Both Carew 626 and 635 give a Power marriage, the latter making her the daughter of Thomas Power of Cullefin Co Waterford and gives details of their issue which I was not able to decipher. I only know of one child.

Pierce Butler of Castlecomer who died 25 July 1614; the inquisition on his death at Thomastown Co Kk on 4 June 1623 is numbered XXXVII and is printed in full in Healy’s Kilkenny p407/8

It finds that he held at the time of his death Turnipaspug and Ballilonan of the Earl of Desmond as of his manor of Dromore and Castlecomer from the King in capita and that he was seized in fee of Cowlenclyne held from the Earl of Desmond and that in 1612 he mortgaged the same to Edmond Tobin fitzWalter for ₤60 subject to redemption.

On 25 March Richard Butler of Cowlenclyne Co Kk was on of the feoffees in a settlement made by Edmond Baron als FiztGerald of Brownsford. This settlement was confirmed by Edmond Baron on 16 Feb 1607 when Richard was again one of the feoffees (Inq Co Kk XXXV Healy p404). This Richard may have been the elder brother. If the elder brother, he probably died before 6 Dec 1607, when Peter Butler of Cowleclyne Co Kk had a general Pardon (Cal Par Rolls 5 James I)

Pierce Butler died 25 July 1614 leaving Ellice Bowen/Barron his widow (Inq XXXVII) but from the tenor of the Inquisition XXXV it seems that this Ellice was the daughter of David fitzGerald als Barron of Brownsford and that she subsequently married Patrick Forstall of Ballyfrunke Co Kikenny.

He had issue: a son and heir Richard who was nine years old when his father died; 2^nd son Thomas

17 Jan 1632 Richard Butler mortgaged Castlecomer to Thomas Ridgeway Earl of Londonderry (Inq Co Kilkenny 17 Jan 1632 the mortgage would be before this date.)

1616: He should be the person named in Rothes Register but his father is named having died in 1614.

Richard is not shown as the Proprietor of the family property in 1641- the Book of Survey and Distribution being confused on this point. He was nevertheless living at Castlecomer at this time and took an active part in the revolt of the Irish. From the deposition of Richard Hudson TCD MSS No CLXXVI we learn that he and his brother Thomas were living at Castlecomer and that the latter was made Captain of the town and castle and that in the second week of Lent 1642 the said Thomas took certain prisoners to Kilkenny and hanged them there (Hickson Vol 2 p89). It is probable that Richard and Thomas his brother were active during the rebellion in the Queens Co (Depositions Queens Co TCD Vol 7; TCD F.2.8.p110)

25 Dec 1652: Attestation of William Roth of Inchikilly ‘I had no other refuge but to be with the lady of Ormond at the castle of Kilkenny who sent me to the Castle Comer to Richard Butler who was the governor there to send Mr Wandesford (POR 1614? Bk of Survey etc) and all the English that were there, unto her to protect them’.

HMC Cal OD Vol 2 p370 NS

Richard Butler had issue:

1. James of Castlecomer who served in the Army of Westphalia. He was adjutant in the Prince of Muster’s Army in 1666. He was appointed Governor of Thefeght in 1666/7 (Ormond MSS NS Vol 3 p359 etc) Administration of his estate was granted to his daughter Elizabeth 16 March 1686 (Butler will No 375)

2. Richard Butler of Castlecomer Co Kilkenny who died intestate and administration of his good were granted to his niece Elizabeth Butler widow 22 May 1689 (Butler Will no 460)

Elizabeth daughter of James Butler above who was administrix of her father and uncle was a widow in 1689 but of whom no facts have been found.

James Butler, and Theobald Butler, 5^th and 6^th sons of Sir Richard Butler

Note these 2 sons will be found in Carew 626 p136 and 635 p27. They are not mentioned in any other pedigree either MSS or printed that I have seen (T Blake Butler 7 Dec 1956)

James Butler:

James Butler who took part in the ‘Butler Wars’ and was present at the raid on Enniscorthy with Sir Edmond Butler in August 1569. For his part in this rebellion he was outlawed and attainted by Act of Parliament in June 1570 and all his estate was forfeited (Statutes at Large Ire Vol. i)

The Queen stayed the execution of this Act in June-July 1570 and he was pardoned 2 Jan 1571 and fined 100/- (Fiant No 1946)

He may be identical with James Butler of Ballymore (Parish of Templeshan and Kilbride) Co Wexford who had a pardon 13 July 1571/2 (Morrin Vol 2 p16)

He appears to have died without issue before Jan 1600/1 (SPI Eliza Vol 208 No 26)

James his lands as James fitzRichard valued at ₤13.13.4 in Co Kilkenny in 1670 Carew Papers Vol. 611 p87

Theobald Butler:

Theobald Butler who according to Carew 635 p27 died s.p.

He is also named in the Ormond Pedigree compiled by the Rev. John Butler of Northhampton (Carte Vol 69 p557) but this is confused and unreliable.

18 Feb 1616: Pardon to James Butler fitzTheobald of Kileyny Co Wexford (Cal Pat Rolls Jas I, 15^th year) ??? not identified.

As neither James or Theobald are included in the pardon of 15 Aug 1599 which embraced the whole of Mountgarret’s family, they were probably then dead. (Fiant No 6309) ___?

However, Fiant 6309 15 Aug 1599: Pardon to John Butler fitzJames and Margaret Nugent his wife, William and Walter Butler fitzTheobald.

Link back to 1st chapter: Richard 1st Viscount Mountgarrett:
http://butlerancestryireland.blogspot.com.au/2012/11/butlers-co-wexford-ch1-richard-1stviscount-mountgarrett.html

Links to all of the chapters in this blog:

Pierce Butler of Kayer Co. Wexford (the elder) c.1540-1599
http://butlerancestryireland.blogspot.com.au/2012/11/butlers-of-co-wexford-ch2-pierce-butler.html
Edward Butler of Kayer Co. Wexford, 1577-1628
http://butlerancestryireland.blogspot.com.au/2012/11/butlers-of-co-wexford-ch-3-edward-butler.html
Pierce Butler of Kayer and Moneyhore (the younger), c.1600-1652, Part I
http://butlerancestryireland.blogspot.com.au/2012/11/butlers-of-co-wexford-ch-4-pierce-butler.html

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Sunday 23 February 2014

Butlers of Co. Wexford- Ch:17- Younger sons of Richard 1st Viscount Mountgarrett