Gertrude (Berkeley) Taylor (1605)

Born 1605 in Askeaton, County Limerick, Ireland

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Died [date unknown] in Ballynort, County Limerick, Ireland

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Biography

Gertrude Berkeley was born in 1605 in Askeaton, County Limerick, Ireland, She was the daughter of Francis Berkeley and Katherine Loftus.

Gertrude married John Taylor of Ballynort, County Limerick.

John and Gertrude had at least four sons and four daughters:

1. Richard Taylor died unmarried
2. Robert Taylor m Margaret Berkeley
3. William Taylor m1 Lucy Harrington m2 Deborah Fowler
4. Susanna Taylor m John Peck of Killane, dsp
5. Jane Taylor m John Gore
6. Frances Taylor m Montiford Westropp
7. Elizabeth Taylor m Francis Palmes of Corgrig, County Limerick
8. Thomas Taylor died unmarried

Gertrude Taylor most likely died at Ballynort, County Limerick, Ireland, the seat of the Taylor family.

Research Notes

Sources

• Westropp, Thomas Johnson (1902) Limerick City Library; p131 "Sir Francis Berkeley of Askeaton. With Notes on the Taylor Family of Limerick."
• Murphy, Noel (Amended Feb 2012) Limerick City Archives "The Taylor Family"
• Genealogical Office Manuscripts Collection, National Library of Ireland, Department of Manuscripts; Wills, New Series, Vol. 27, Sw.-Ti.; 1822; pp 146-147 Betham's Pedigree of Taylor of Ballynort
• Westropp, T. (1904). Notes on Askeaton, County Limerick. Part IV. The Church and the Castle (With Appendices) (Continued). The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, 34(2), fifth series, 111-132
• Debrett, John (1820) The Peerage of England, Scotland and Ireland: Volume 3, The Peerage of Ireland, p304 Pedigree of Viscount Loftus

See also:

• The Peerage #538238 Gertrude Berkeley
• NUI Galway Landed Estates Database Estate: Taylor (Ballynort and Holly Park)