John (Downing) Nesbitt of Tubberdaly (1772 - 1847)

Born 1772 in Ireland

Ancestors

Died 2 Mar 1847 at about age 75 in Leixlip, County Kildare, Ireland

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Biography

John was born in 1727 son of Rev Alexander Clotworthy Downing. He passed away 2nd March 1847 near Leixlip, aged 80 . ^[1]

He married, in 14 Feb 1800, Jane, daughter of General Brady, of Leixlip House, County Kildare,

He was educated at Trinity College entered age 17 ca born 1772 ^[2]

Children

• Alexander Clotworthy Downing-Nesbitt,ca 1804- died 29 Sept 1839 in Syria unmarried ^{[3] [4]}
• William George Downing-Nesbitt 1808- 1857 a bachelor He owned inherited Tubberdaly in 1847^{[5] [6]}
• John Downing Nesbitt junr 3rd son of John Downing Tubberdaly King’s Co and Jane Brady ^[7]
• Catherine Tamison Downing-Nesbitt, succeeded her brother; Catherine Tamison Downing Nesbitt (-26 Feb 1886) inherited Tubberdaly on 14 Oct 1858. Miss Nesbitt left Tubberdaly to her nephew Edward John in 1886. She died on 26 Feb 1886 in Kildare, Kildare, Ireland
• Jane Downing Nesbitt, married to Francis, Count de Lusi;
• Mary Ann Downing Nesbitt , died unmarried, 1873.

Property

• Gifford Nesbitt, of Tubberdaly, died in 1773, having devised the estates (Tubberdaly/Tobberdaly/Lexlip, Ireland) to his nephew, John Downing
• John Downing, who assumed the name of Nesbitt, died in 1847. His oldest son inherited
• William George Downing-Nesbitt, of Tubberdaly, who died a bachelor in 1857
• Catherine Tamison Downing-Nesbitt, succeeded her brother

On her death in 1886, they passed to her cousin,

• Edward John Beaumont, now Beaumont Nesbitt ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ DEATHS: On the 2nd instant, near LEIXLIP, aged 80 years, JOHN D. NESBITT, Esq. of TOBBERDALY, in the KING'S COUNTY Freeman's Journal Saturday 6 March 1847
2. ↑ JOHN DOWNING Nesbitt entered 1789 age 17 ca born 1772 father ALEXANDER occ: Clericus born or resided Co. Derry -Alumni Dublinenses-Trinity College
3. ↑ Nesbitt Alexander C Downing 1st son of John Downing, Tubberdaley, King’s Co and Jane Brady aged 23 in Dec 1827 educated Trinity College Dublin Michaelmas Term 1823 Gray’s Inn Michaelmas Term 1825 Hilary Term 1828-students who were admitted to the King's Inns from 1607-1867
4. ↑ Deaths September 29, at Beyrout, in Syria, while travelling in the East, Alexander C. Downing Nesbitt, Esq., eldest son of John Downing Nesbitt, Esq., of Toberdaly, in the King’s County, and Leixlip, in the county of Kildare Northern Standard 30 Nov 1839
5. ↑ William George Downing Nesbitt entered 1822 age 14 ca born 1808 father John Downing occ: Generosus born or resided Kildare- Alumni Dublinenses-Trinity College
6. ↑ The Will of William George Downing Nesbitt, late of Toberdaly , in the King's County and of Leixlip , in the county of Kildare, Esq. Who died on the 14th of October last, at his residence, Leixlip, had been proved in the court of Probate Dublin. The personalty was sworn under the value of 140£ (sic), on which a stamp duty of 1,800£ was paid. With the exception of two legacies of 5000£ each to his Sister Jane Downing Nesbitt and Mary Anne Downing Nesbitt ,the testator bequeathed his entire property. Including his real and freehold estates to his sister CATHERINE TAMISON Downing Nesbitt , who obtained the probate as his sole executor Freeman's Journal Wednesday 15 December 1858
7. ↑ entered 1827 age 15 ca born 1812 Nesbitt John Downing junr 3rd son of John Downing Tubberdaly King’s Co and Jane Brady educated Trinity College Dublin Hilary Term 1830-students who were admitted to the King's Inns from 1607-1867
8. ↑ Source: F.R. Montgomery Hitchcock The Midland Septs and the Pale (1908)