Francis (Slingsby) of Kilmore (abt. 1569 - 1651)

Born about 1569 in Scriven, Yorkshire, England

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 1651 at about age 82 in Ireland

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Biography

Francis (Slingsby) of Kilmore is Notable.

Sir Francis Slingsby of Kilmore (near co. Cork), Ireland (bp. 29 May 1569 Knaresborough, Yorkshire),^[1] was born into an aristocratic Catholic family in 1569. He was the youngest son of:

• Francis Scriven of Scriven, Yorkshire,^[1]
• and Mary Percy.^[1]

Francis settled in Ireland after serving as an officer in the Nine Years’ War of 1593 to 1603. He married Elizabeth Cuff, d. & coh. of Hugh Cuff of Cuff Hall, Somet. Her father was an English settler in Ireland who held extensive lands.

He became constable of Holyboling Castle, Cork, County Cork, Munster, Ireland and a member of the King's Council, Munster.

Children

Francis and Elizabeth are the parents of:^[1]

• Francis (b. c. 1611, age 6 in 1617)^[1]
• Henry (b. c. 1614, age 14 on 20 Jun 1628).^[1]
• Mary^[1]
• Katherine^[1]
• Anne^[1]
• Elizabeth^[1]
• Jane^[1]

Research Notes

Francis was a descendant of Saier de Quincy if Joan Mallory, spouse of Thomas Slingsby, Esq., is proven to be a daughter of Sir John Mallory.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10} Slingsby of Scriven, (Vis. of York, 1665)

• Wikipedia: Francis Slingsby
• Francis Slingsby, Elizabethan Adventurer, 1559-1651 by Noel Murphy, viewable at Limerick City Library website http://www.limerickcity.ie/media/limerick%20families%20110.pdf* Slingsby Family Records and Pedigrees, Dr. David Slingsby, 1998

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Larry Chesebro' for creating WikiTree profile Slingsby-38 through the import of LarryChesebro'Mallory.GED on Dec 21, 2013.