Col. Sir
John
Blennerhassett
MP
Born about in Ballyseedy, County Kerry, Ireland
Ancestors 
Son of John Blennerhassett
and Eilis (Denny) Blennerhassett
Brother of
Arthur Blennerhassett and Ruth Blennerhassett
Husband of
Margaret (Crosbie) Barry
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Agnes (Blennerhassett) Rogers, John Blennerhassett MP, Piercy Blennerhassett, Thomas Blennerhassett, Arthur Blennerhassett and William Blennerhassett
Died
at about age 52
in Ballyseedy Castle, Ballyseedy, County Kerry, Ireland
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Sep 2014
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Biography
John was son of John Blennerhassett and Elizabeth Denny.[1]
He married Margaret Crosbie and had:[1]
- John
- Arthur (dead by 1733)
- Thomas
- Pierce, a lawyer (dead by 1733)
- Robert (not mentioned in pedigree)
- William
- Agnes.
John succeeded to the family estate on the death of his older brother Arthur.[1]
His will of 24th June 1708 was proved on 9th May 1709[2][3]. In it he mentions:
- wife Margaret
- sons:
- John (not yet 21)
- Arthur (married Frances Denny)
- Thomas
- Piercy
- Robert
- William
- son in law Robert Rogers
- sister Ruth Blennerhassett
Robert Rogers would have been married to his daughter Agnes.
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hickson, Mary Agnes. Selections from Old Kerry records : historical and genealogical : with introductory memoir, notes and appendix "The Blennerhassett Pedigree" Page 35 (1872)
- ↑ Register of Deeds Book 2 Page 224 Memorial 423 Registered 10th May 1709
- ↑ Betham, William. Genealogical abstracts of records of the Prerogative Court of Armagh Series 1, wills: v. 3 "A" 1786-1808 "B" 1700-1717
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~0.39%
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