Henry
Colley
MP
Born about in County Kildare, Ireland
Ancestors 
Son of Dudley Colley
and Anne (Warren) Colley
Brother of
Ellen (Colley) Moore, Mary (Colley) Brabazon, Grace (Colley) Brabazon [half] and Alice (Colley) Gorges [half]
Husband of
Mary (Ussher) Colley
— married
1674 in Ireland
Husband of
Sarah (Boswell) Colley
— married
Aug 1694 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died about
at about age 72
in County Kildare, Ireland
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| Created 2 Apr 2013
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Biography
He was the 6 X great-grandfather to Queen Elizabeth II.
Henry was the son of Dudley Colley and Anne Warren.
He represented County Kildare in the Irish Parliament from 1698 to 1699. His father Dudley Colley, and his sons by wife Mary Usher Henry Colley and Richard Wesley, 1st Baron Mornington were also MPs.
He was the great-grandfather of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington.
In 1705 Henry Colley erected a monument to his father Dudley which said that "Henry Colley, now living, son of Dudley Colley, married Mary Ussher, and had issue by her six sons and six daughters; whereof two sons , Henry and Richard, and six daughters, are now living. She was the only daughter of Sir William Ussher of Bridgefoot, Knt. by his Lady Ursula St. Barb, and lyeth here interred".[1]
Henry married firstly in 1674 to Mary Ussher only daughter of Sir William Ussher and his wife Ursula St Barb.
He married secondly August 1694 to Sarah Boswell. Her will of 7th May 1715 was registered on 3rd March 1718.[2]
His will was written on 18th June 1719 and proved on 27th July 1719.[3][4] In it he names:
- late wife Mary Usher only daughter of Sir William Usher Bart and his wife Ursula St Barb
- father Dudley Cowley
- brother in law John Usher Esq
- nephew Garret Wesley Esq
- son in law William Pole Esq (husband of Anne)
- daughters Elizabeth, Sarah, and Frances.
- son and heir Henry
- second son Richard.
Garret Wesley and William Pole were his executors.
Sources
- ↑ The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 92, Part 2; Volume 132 (1822)
- ↑ Register of Deeds Book 23 Page 91 Memorial 12803 Registered 3rd May 1718
- ↑ Welply, William Henry. Welply Will Extract (dead link as of Dec 2018).
- ↑ Betham, William. Genealogical abstracts of records of the Prerogative Court of Armagh Series 1, wills: v. 11 "C" 1700-1737
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