Thomas Colclough (1564 - 1624)

Born 1 Apr 1564 in Rosegarland, County Wexford, Ireland [uncertain]

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Died 23 Aug 1624 at age 60 in Tintern, County Wexford, Ireland

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Biography

Sir Thomas Colclough was born at Rosegarland, co. Wexford on 1 April 1564, the son of Sir Anthony Colclough and Clare Agard. ^[1]

In 1609 he obtained his livery and inherited the estate at Tintern, co. Wexford.^[2]

Thomas married Martha Loftus, the daughter of Most Rev. Adam Loftus, Archbishop of Armagh and Lord Chancellor; and his wife Jane Purdon.^[2]

Thomas was invested as a Knight in 1591. He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.). ^[1]

Martha died in March 1609.^[1]

Sir Thomas married, secondly, in 1612 to Eleanor Bagenal, a Catholic and daughter of Dudley Bagenal and Mabel Fitzgerald.^[2][3]

Thomas and his new Catholic family lived in the Duffry Hall, co Wexford, part of his new estate, whilest the protestant family remained at Tintern. These two factions would go to war against each other in the upcoming civil wars.^[3]

Sir Thomas Colclough died on 23 August 1624.^[4]

It is said he was buried at Tintern Abbey. ^{[citation needed]}

His widow ( d.1632) remarried in 1628 to Lucas Plunkett, 1st Earl of Fingall.

Issue by Martha Loftus:

1. Adam Colclough, Heir, (d. 4 Apr 1637); 1st Bt. m. Alice Rich - issue ^[4]
2. Thomas Colclough, d. before March 1609 ^[5]
3. John Colclough of Polldarrig, co. Wexford; living 1642 m. Katherine Synnott, daughter of Sir Walter Synnott, MP of Rosegarland, co Wexford, son of Richard Synnot - Issue ^[4]
4. Richard Colclough, ^[4] living 1624
5. Leonard Colclough, ^[4] d.unm.
6. Anne Colclough m1). Nicholas Bagenal grand son + heir of Sir Nicholas Bagenal of Dunleckney, co Carlow; - Issue & m2). Sir Thomas Butler, bart of Garryhundon, co Carlow - issue ^[4]
7. Jane Colclough m. John Wogan of Woxton / Weston Hall, co Pembroke - Issue ^[4]
8. Martha Colclough m. John Pigott of Dysart - Queen's co. eldest son of Sir Robert Pigott - Issue ^[4]
9. Mary Colclough m Sir Nicholas Walsh, knt of Ballycarrigmore (Ballinacarrig), co Wexford, son of Sir Nicholas Walsh, Judge - issue ^[4]
10. Eleanor Colclough m. Brian Kavanagh of Poulmonty, co Wexford and Borris, co Carlow ^[4]

Issue by Eleanor Bagenal (who remarried in 1632 and died in 1632):^[2]

1. Dudley Colclough (1613 - 1663) m1). Katherine Esmonde, daughter of Patrick Esmonde, of the House of Johnstown - Issue & m2). Mary Barnewall, daughter of Sir Patrick Barnewall, Bart, of Crickstown ^[4]
2. Anthony Colclough of Rathlyn m. Mary Esmonde, daughter of William Esmonde of Johnstown, co Wexford, M.P. - Issue ^[4]
3. John Colclough, living 1642 ^[4]
4. Mabel Colclough, died young ^[4]

Research Notes

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Burke, Bernard, Sir; A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Ireland; rev. Arthur Charles Fox-Davies, Pub 1912. Pg 119 to 120
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Burke, Bernard, Sir; A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Great Britain & Ireland Vol 1 Pub:1879 pg 337
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Roche, Dermot P; Tintern Abbey down through the Ages in The Past: The Organ of the Uí Cinsealaigh Historical Society, No. 30 (2009-2010), pp. 172-190 pg 11 (182) via JStor
4. ↑ ^{4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13} A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland, and Scotland," pg 602 to 603. London, 2nd edition.
5. ↑ Cokayne, George, Edward; Complete baronetage Pub: 1900 pg 254 Colclough or Cockley

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• The Peerage #194438 Sir Thomas Colclough
• Geni: Sir Thomas Colclough
• Pedigree: Staffordshire Record Society Collections for a History of Staffordshire Volume 5, Part 2 (1884); Visitations of Staffordshire in 1614 and 1663-1664, pp 86-87 Pedigree of Colclough of Delfe House
• Pedigree: Sir William; King, Gregory; Rylands, William Harry & Armytage, Sir George John (1912) Staffordshire pedigrees based on the visitation of that county pp51-52 Pedigree of Colclough