John Parnell (abt. 1680 - abt. 1727)

Born about 21 Dec 1680 in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Ancestors

Descendants

Biography

John Parnell was born in Dec 1680, the son of Thomas Parnell and Anna (Grice).^[1] He entered Trinity College, Dublin in 1694. He was a barrister, and sat in the Irish Parliament for the borough of Granard from 1713 to 1722, when he was appointed second Justice of the King's bench.^[2]

He married Mary Whitshed (one of 13 children), daughter of Thomas Whitshed and Mary (Quin), on or around 13th September 1712.^[3]

He lived at Rathleague, Queen's County (now known as County Laois), Ireland.

Known children of John Parnell and Mary Whitshed:

• William, son of Collr (Counsellor) John Parnell and his wife Mary born on 10th June 1713.^[4]
• Thomas, born 6th December 1717, ^[5] referred to as eldest son in father's will.^[6][7]
• John,^[6][7] MP for Maryborough, and 1st Baronet.
• Mary.^[7]
• Anne.^[7]
• Jane.^[7]
• Catherine.^[7]

The six younger children and their mother were party to a Chancery Bill brought on 25th February 1731/2.^[7]

Research Notes

This profile previously stated that by the terms of the marriage settlement John was obligated to expend £1250 in the purchase of lands, which brought about the aquisition of 2 Queen's county estates, Rathleague and Tonnikele. These passed down to his son John at his death.

The marriage settlement doesn't include this requirement, and son John inherited when his older brother Thomas died.

Sources do not agree on how many children they had:

• Also 4 daughters, names unknown.^[8]
• Another account of the family: 3 sons and one daughter.^[9] This footnote may look like a mistake, but the family count is embedded in a lengthy story about the death of Charles Stewart Parnell.

Part of the Rathleague estate now serves as Maher's Bed & Breakfast, located just SE of Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ Christening record, St Catherine, Dublin. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FR3H-Z56
2. ↑ Notes and Queries https://books.google.com/books?id=efPnRcnriDEC&pg=PA510&
3. ↑ Register of Deeds Book 10 Page 152 Memorial 3261 Registered 13th September 1712
4. ↑ Ireland Church Registers St. Mary (COI), Dublin
5. ↑ Ireland Church Registers St. Peter (COI), Dublin
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Betham, William. Genealogical abstracts of records of the Prerogative Court of Armagh Series 1, wills: v. 54 "O" 1780-1799 "P" 1700-1731
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6} Chancery Decrees 1685-1732, Page 397
8. ↑ Irish Builder and Engineer https://books.google.com/books?id=kzdJAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA262&
9. ↑ News Report of Parnell's Death, Willmar Argus Oct 15th 1891, PAGE 2 https://newspapers.mnhs.org/jsp/viewer.jsp?doc_id=mnhi0031%2F1H1BCK59%2F91101501&collection_name=847b8e1f-2c38-4575-90c0-a3e05fe6e760&tree=true&CurSearchNum=-1
10. ↑ Maher's B&B https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g551563-d6208737-Reviews-Maher_s_B_B-Portlaoise_County_Laois.html

See Also

• http://www.thepeerage.com/p24734.htm#i247331
• Rathleague, Parnell’s home https://laoishouses.wordpress.com/2021/03/16/rathleague-parnells-home/