Christopher Stuffle Sparling (abt. 1720 - bef. 1787)

Born about 1720 in Rathkeale, County Limerick, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret Mary (Legier) Sparling — married 24 Feb 1746 in Rathkeale, County Limerick, Ireland

Descendants

Died before 8 Jun 1787 before about age 67 in Killeheen, County Limerick, Ireland

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Biography

Christopher was probably born some time between 1716 and 1726. He married on 24 Jun 1746 and was buried on 8 Jun 1787

He was a defendant on an Exchequer Bill dated 27 Jun 1754 (Christ Sparlin).

Research Notes

The brothers Christopher Stuffle Sparling and John Sparling each had a son named Christopher Sparling, baptised in Rathkeale in consecutive years, on 18 Dec 1762^[1] and 30 Aug 1761^[2] respectively. These first cousins and namesakes married the first cousins Nancy Corneille and Dora Corneille. Which Christopher married which Corneille girl is not known with certainty. Kathleen Bryant^[3] describes the Christopher who married Nancy Corneille as "The murdered Christopher" (page 16) and states dogmatically that he was the son of Christopher Stuffle Sparling; she describes the Christopher who married Dora Corneille as "Christopher of Killeheen" (page 77) and states dogmatically that he was the son of John Sparling.

The murdered Christopher certainly had a wife Anne who gave evidence in court.^[4] As of 2 Sep 2022, different information is given at findagrave.com^[5] and in various user-donated family trees at ancestry.com.^[6]

Christopher Stuffle was born about 1726. He passed away in 1787.

Sources

1. ↑ "Ireland Births and Baptisms, 1620-1881", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FR96-9B5 : 5 February 2020), Christopher Sparling, 1762.
2. ↑ "Ireland Births and Baptisms, 1620-1881", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FR96-9YY : 5 February 2020), Christopher Sparing, 1761.
3. ↑ Kathleen M. Bryant Over the Hills and Far Away: Tracing the Sparlings Publication: M. J. Barkman, Rotorua, New Zealand / April 2000.
4. ↑ Kathleen M. Bryant Over the Hills and Far Away: Tracing the Sparlings Publication: M. J. Barkman, Rotorua, New Zealand / April 2000, page 16.
5. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199752743
6. ↑ E.g. https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/152282544/person/222127355541

• Over The Hills and Far Away Tracing the Sparlings by Kathleen M. Bryant (pages 4 and 6).
• https://www.ancestry.ca/genealogy/records/phillip-sparling-24-1jmsxth
• https://www.ancestry.ca/genealogy/records/christopher-stuffle-sparling-24-h642v4
• https://www.ancestry.com.au/family-tree/person/tree/174403996/person/202257547542/facts