Sir
Laurence
"1st Baronet Parsons, of Birr Castle"
Parsons
Born
1637 in
Birr, County Offaly, Ireland
Ancestors
Descendants
Died
1698
at about age 61
in
Birr, County Offaly, Ireland
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Biography
Laurence Parsons was born in Ireland.
In 1637 approximately Laurence was born the eldest son of William Parsons of Birr , Kings. co. [1] and his wife Dorothy Phillips
1653 Suceeded his father to the Birr estates.
Laurence married Frances Savage , youngest daughter and
co-heir of William Savage , Esq of Rheban , co Kildare; and his wife Frances Weldon [1]
Hhe was created 1st. Baronet Parsons of Birr Castle on 15 December 1677. [2] & [3]
He died in 1698 and was succeeded to the Baronecy by his eldest son William.
Issue [2]
Sir William Parsons - Heir; m.1 Elizabeth Preston - Issue; and m2. Elizabeth St. George [4]
Anne Parsons m. Nicholas Osborne , son of Sir Thomas Osborne of Waterford , (5th Baronet) - Issue
Sources
↑ 1.0 1.1 Leslie, Stephen; Dictionary of National Biography Pub 1885/1900 Vol 43 pg 407
↑ 2.0 2.1 "A genealogical and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage of the British Empire" pub 1869 vol 2 p 958-9
↑ Rayment, Leigh - Baronetage; Parsons of Birr Castle
↑ Upton, Henry A. S. “A List of the Governors and Deputy Governors of Counties in Ireland in 1699.” The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, vol. 15, no. 1, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, 1925, pp. 36–53
See also:
The Peerage
Parsons, Offaly Archives; Sir, Laurence Parsons, 1st. Baronet of Birr Castle
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