Richard French (abt. 1645 - 1686)

Born about 1645 in Belturbet, Cavan, County Cavan, Ireland

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RICHARD FRENCH, of Dublin, merchant, J.P., Co. Cavan, 5 May, 1681 (Liber Munerum), bapt. at St. Catherine's, Dublin, 6 July, 1645.

Richard married, deed dated 24 March, 1675, Mary Perrott, dau. of Major Humphrey Perrott, of Dromhonie, Co. Cavan, High Sheriff, Co. Cavan, 1660 and 1661, by Elizabeth, dau. of Brockhill Taylor, of Ballyhaise, Co. Cavan, M.P.

Children

1. Mathew, of Ballyhubback, Co. Wicklow, married Elizabeth Lenthall, granddaughter of William Lenthall, the famous Speaker of the English House of Commons, and niece of Catherine Talbot, of Kuaresborough, Yorkshire, widow.
2. Humphrey, bapt. at St. Michael's, Dublin, 8 May, 1680. Sheriff of Dublin, 1711-12, Lord Mayor of Dublin 1732-33, M.P. for Dublin 1733-6. He was widely known in his day as "The Good Lord Mayor." married Anne Le Hunte, eldest daughter of George Le Hunte, and Alice Legge.
3. Daniel, of Dublin, bapt. St. Michael's, 18 Jan., 1681-2, married Mary [unknown]
4. Richard, bapt. at St. Michael's, 3 June 1686

Three other children were buried at St. Michael's, Dublin.

Will dated 25 Dec. 1686, proved 7 Jan. 1687. He left his brother Mathew, " my black gelding, Imbroydered saddle, and best Silver hilted sword."

His widow Mary (Perrott) French married secondly Christopher Caldwell.

Sources

• The Families of French of Belturbet and Nixon of Fermanagh and their descendants. Rev Henry Biddall Swanzy MA. 1908, Pg 7