Abraham Orpen MD (1780 - 1836)

Ancestors

Husband of Eliza (Wall) Orpen — married 1807 (to 1827) in Mallow, County Cork, Ireland

Husband of Martha (Chatterton) Orpen — married 1828 in Cork, County Cork, Ireland

Descendants

Died 13 Jan 1836 at about age 56 in Cork, County Cork, Ireland

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Biography

Abraham was the second son of Edward Orpen and Eleanor Connor.^[1]

He matriculated at Trinity College Dublin on 7th November 1796 aged 16. B.A. 1801^[2]

Abraham married firstly Eliza Wall, daughter of Garrett Wall, Archdeacon of Emly, and widow of Michael Smithwick, in 1807.

Marriage Notice - Limerick Gazette October 13, 1807

A few days ago, at Mallow, Abraham Orpen, Esq. M.D. to the truly amiable Mrs. Smithwick, relict of the late Mich. Smithwick, Esq of Mount Catherine, in this county, and daughter of the Rev. Garrett Wall, Archdeacon of Early.

They did not have any children and Eliza died in 1827.

Abraham married secondly Martha Chatterton in 1828.^[3]

Abraham died in 1836, his will included bequests to:^[4]

• brothers Edward and Henry
• sisters Isabella, Elizabeth Herbert, ? Morphy, Agnes, Ann Moriarty, Charlotte
• Lucy Moriarty (daughter of Ann?)
• nephews Arthur Hutchinson and Edward Morphy.

Elizabeth was actually the wife of Herbert Massey Hutchinson.

Sources

1. ↑ Orpen, Goddard Henry. The Orpen Family (Butler & Tanner Limited, 1930)
2. ↑ Alumni Dublinenses 1924 Edition, Page 643
3. ↑ Diocesan and Prerogative Marriage Licence Bonds Indexes, 1623 - 1866 Cork and Ross
4. ↑ Inland Revenue Will Registers 1836