Hannah (Westropp) Ross-Lewin (abt. 1727 - 1794)

Born about 1727 in Mary Fort, County Clare, Ireland

Ancestors

Wife of Harrison Ross-Lewin — married 1748 in Mary Fort, County Clare, Ireland

Descendants

Died Jul 1794 at about age 67 in County Clare, Ireland

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Biography

Hannah Westropp was born about 1727 in Maryfort, County Clare, Ireland. She was the daughter of John Westropp and Jane Roberts.^{[1][2] [3]}

She married Harrison Ross-Lewin in 1748 in Ireland.^[1][2][3] An indenture and marriage settlement was made on 22 September 1748 and registered on 13 April 1749 at six o'clock in the afternoon.^[4]

Harrison and Hannah had six sons and five daughters:^[3]

1. John Ross-Lewin m Eleanor Stacpoole
2. George Ross-Lewin m Anne Lewin
3. Westropp Ross-Lewin m Margaret Morony
4. Ralph Ross-Lewin m Archange Baby
5. William Ross-Lewin dsp
6. Harrison Ross-Lewin m Eliza Hardwicke
7. Jane Ross-Lewin m James Ness
8. Hannah Ross-Lewin m Robert Burdett
9. Elizabeth Ross-Lewin m Thomas Lewin
10. Susannah Ross-Lewin died unmarried
11. Anna Maria Ross-Lewin died unmarried

Her husband, Harrison Ross-Lewin, made his will dated 4 November 1775. He died on 20 November 1775 in Dublin, Ireland.^[3]

Probate was granted on 4 March 1777.

Transcript of Betham's Will and Probate Abstract of Harrison Ross-Lewin

Ross-Lewin, Harrison of Fort Fergus Co Clare Esq; Dated 4 Nov 1775; Pr’d 4 Mar 1777; Eldest son John; Second son George; Third son Westropp; Eldest dau Jane; Second dau Elizabeth wife of Thomas Lewin Esq; Sons Ralph, Harrison and William; Daus Hannah, Susannah and Anna Maria; Father-in-law John Westropp; Brother-in-law Ralph Westropp Esq; Wife Hannah^[5]

There is a folktale attached to the death of Harrison Ross-Lewin, with the appearance of a banshee at his death. Hannah, his wife, also had a strange encounter with a raven. Thomas Johnson Westropp, a relative of Harrison's wife Hannah Westropp, recorded the details of this encounter in his book A Folklore Survey of County Clare. ^[6]

On 7 July 1780, Hannah was mentioned in the will of her father, John Westropp.

Transcript of Betham's Will and Probate Abstract of John Westropp

Westropp, John of Maryfort, Co Clare, Esq. Dated 25 April 1780. Pr’d 7 July 1780. Son Ralph Westropp: Sons William Westropp and George Westropp; Grandson Ralph Westropp: John Westropp eldest brother of same; Daughter Hannah Ross-Lewin; Grandson Westropp Ross-Lewin; Granddaughters Mary Ann Marony, Hannah and Elizabeth Marony; Grandson Ralph Marony; Granddaughter Jane Vincent; Granddaughters Jane, Ann, Elizabeth and Amy Westropp; Brother Montiford Westropp; Niece Mrs Jane Carey; Sister Martha Westropp; Granddaughter Hannah Ross-Lewin; ^[7]

Hannah made her will dated 18 May 1791. She died in July 1794. A copy of her will by T Lewin, attorney, was presented in a court case in 1832.^[8]

Research Notes

The birth date is estimated from the marriage date.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Burke, Sir Bernard & Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1912) A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Ireland p759 Burke's Pedigree of Westropp of Attyflin
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh (1976) Burke's Irish Family Records. London, U.K.: Burkes Peerage Ltd; p1201 Burke's Pedigree of Westropp
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Burke, Sir Bernard & Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1912) A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Ireland; London : Harrison; pp402-403 Burke's Pedigree of Ross-Lewin of Ross Hill
4. ↑ Registry of Deeds, Ireland. Transcripts of memorials of deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929. Vol 136, pp149-150, Memorial 90885 Marriage Settlement of Harrison Ross-Lewin and Hannah Westropp
5. ↑ Genealogical Abstracts of Records of the Prerogative Court of Armagh- Sir William Betham and Church of Ireland, Microfilm of original records at the Public Record Office, Dublin; Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1969; Series 1, Wills: Vol 60 p72, Image 237 Betham's Will and Probate Abstract of Harrison Ross-Lewin
6. ↑ Westropp, Thomas Johnson (1912) A Folklore Survey of County Clare Chapter 2, Banshees
7. ↑ Genealogical Abstracts of Records of the Prerogative Court of Armagh- Sir William Betham and Church of Ireland; Microfilm of original records at the Public Record Office, Dublin; Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1969; Series 1, Wills: Vol 74 pp73-75, Images 590-591 Betham's Will and Probate Abstract of John Westropp
8. ↑ Testamentary documents in the Public Record Office, Dublin; Film 581930, DGS 7906167; Documents: T12524-T.12605; T.12621; T.12624-T.12665; T.12622; Item T12573

See also:

• The Peerage #454808 Hannah Westropp
• Estate: NUI Galway: Landed Estates Database Estate: Ross-Lewin (Ross Hill)
• Wikidata: Item Q75994009