George Evans (abt. 1658 - abt. 1720)

Born about 1658 in Carraes, County Cork, Ireland [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Eyre) Evans — married 1679 in Cork, Ireland

Descendants

Died about 1720 at about age 62 in Ballygrenane, County Limerick, Ireland [uncertain]

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Biography

George Evans of Bulgaden Hall, co. Limerick, a barrister-at-law and zealous promoter of the Glorious Revolution, and an MP and PC. George Evans in 1679 married Mary Eyre, daughter of Col. John Eyre of Eyre Court, co. Galway, MP.

"George Right Hon. Evans The Russell Hayes Family Tree"

P.C., M.P. Refused a peerage on the accession of George I in 1714

GEORGE EVANS, PC (in or after 1688), of Bulgaden Hall, Co Limerick; barrister, MP Co Limerick and Charleville, Co Cork; m 1679 Mary, dau of John Eyre, PC, of Eyre Court, CoGalway, and had, with seven daus:

THE RT HON GEORGE EVANS (1658-1720), MP for County Limerick, who wedded Miss Eyre, daughter of John Eyre Esq, of Eyrecourt Castle, County Galway, and sister of the 1st Lord Eyre. He had a large family including,

1. George, 1st Baron Carbery, married Anne Stafford
2. Eyre, of Portrane, County Dublin, married Sarah Dixon, daughter of T Dixon of Ballylackin, co. Cork
3. Thomas, of Milltown Castle, County Cork, married Mary Waller
4. Mary married Arthur Hyde
5. Anne married John Bateman
6. Jane, married Rev Chidley Coote Esq, ancestor of the Barons Castle Coote;
7. Elizabeth, married Hugh Massy Esq, father of 1st Barons Massy
8. Dorothy married Rt Hon John Forster
9. Emilia married Rev William Crowe, Dean of Clonfert
10. Catherine married Sir Richard Coxe, baronet.

Sources

• Burke's PEERAGE (1913), p. 373
• Debretts Peerage 1990
• Unsourced "Evans of Portrane", 2017, by Timothy William Ferres, http://lordbelmontinnorthernireland.blogspot.pt/2013/06/evans-of-portrane.html

• Burke's genealogical and heraldic history of peerage, baronetage and knightage.