Mary (Taylor) Westropp (abt. 1712)

Born about 1712 in Ballynort, County Limerick, Ireland

Ancestors

Wife of John Westropp — married 1734 in Ireland

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

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Biography

Mary Taylor was born about 1712. She was the youngest daughter of Berkeley Taylor of Ballynort, Askeaton, County Limerick and Sarah Hoare.

Mary married John Westropp of Attyflin, County Limerick, in 1734.

John Westropp and his wife Mary Taylor are widely reported to have been first cousins,^[1], but appear to have been only second cousins.

She died without issue.

Research Notes

The birth date is an estimate.

Sources

1. ↑ E.g. Burke's Irish Family Records, 1976, p. 1201.

• Burke, Sir Bernard & Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1912) A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Ireland pp757-760 Burke's 1912 Pedigree of Westropp of Attyflin
• Westropp, Thomas Johnson (1902) "Sir Francis Berkeley of Askeaton. With Notes on the Taylor Family of Limerick." p132; Limerick City Library
• Murphy, Noel (Amended Feb 2012) "The Taylor Family" Limerick City Library
• Reddan, Nick "Taylor Families of Galway and Limerick"

See also:

• The Peerage #455278 Mary Taylor