Francis
Cosby
Born in Stradbally Abbey, Stradbally, Queen's County, Ireland
Ancestors 
Son of Alexander Cosby
and Mary Dorcas (Sydney) Zouche
Brother of
William Cosby, Richard Cosby, Anne Cosby, Humphrey Cosby, Josiah Cosby, Rose Cosby, Elizabeth Cosby, Charles Cosby, Edith Cosby, John Cosby, Ann Cosby and Mabel (Cosby) Hartpole
Husband of
Hellen (Hartpole) Loftus
— married
about 1595 in County Queens, Ireland
[children unknown]
Died
at age 25
in Stradbally Bridge, Stradbally, Queen's County, Ireland
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Contents |
Biography
- Following from Burke [1] & [2]
- 1571 Francis Cosby was born, the eldest son of Alexander Cosby of Stradbally Abbey and his wife Dorcas Sydney
born 1st January, 1571, and baptized with much ceremony in St. Patrick's Church, Dublin, the lord deputy standing god-father. He was captain of the Kern, and fell, as already stated, immediately AFTER his father, at the battle of Stradbally Bridge, on the 19th of May, 1596, leaving by his wife, Hellen Harpole, (who wedded secondly, Sir Thomas Loftus, of Killian, in the King's County), an infant child, WILLIAM, b. in 1596, who succeeded him.
- 1595 m. Hellen Hartpole
- 1596 was killed on 19th May immediately after his father at the Battle of Stradbally Bridge. [3]
- Issue
- William b, 1595 d. 1596 later in the year On the 12 September 38th Elizabeth, a patent was granted to Dorcas and Helena of the wardship of William Cosby , who soon after died
His widow Hellen then m2. Thomas Loftus of Killian
Name
- Name: Francis /Cosby/[4]
Sources
- Source: S4 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.; Repository: #R1
- Repository: R1 Name: Ancestry.com Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
- ↑ A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, enjoying territorial possessions or high official rank; but univested with heritable honours - Burke pub 1835 - 38
- ↑ A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Ireland - Burke pub 1912
- ↑ v Vol 1 pub 1884
- ↑ Source: #S4 Page: Ancestry Family Tree
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Diane Hoffman for creating WikiTree profile Cosby-131 through the import of Davis Family Tree_2013-08-21 Partial Bells.ged on Aug 23, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Diane and others.
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"6017 (5028.) Grant to Dorcas alias Sydney, widow of Alexander Cosbye, father of Francis, and Helen Cosby alias Hartpolle, widow of Francis Cosbye, late of Stradballye, Queen's co., gent. ; of the wardship of William, son and heir of the said Francis ; and custody of his lands, during minority. Rent £17 16s. 3d., from which they are to retain £5 14s 9d. for the dower of Dorcas, £3 16s 6d. for the dower of Helen, and £5 for the support of the minor. No fine, as both Alexander and Francis Cosby were slain in the queen's service. Recites Chancery Inquisition, Queen's co., Eliz. , No. 5.12 Sept., xxxviii. (Cal. p. lt., p. 367.) "