Frances (Yeilding) Blennerhassett (abt. 1712)

Born about 1712 in County Kerry, Ireland

Ancestors

Wife of Robert Blennerhassett — married about 1730 in County Kerry, Ireland [uncertain]

Descendants

Died [date unknown] in County Kerry, Ireland [uncertain]

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Biography

Frances was the daughter of Richard Yeilding and Belinda Bateman.^[1][2][3]

She married Robert Blennerhassett around 1730, daughter Belinda was born by 1733 and son Henry by 1735.^[2] Known children of theirs were:^[2][3][4]

1. Belinda, born by 1733, she married her cousin Charles Hurly.
2. Henry, born by 1735, died in infancy.
3. Alice, she married James Eagar in 1758.
4. Mildred, she married Tallis Eagar in 1762.
5. Rowland, born c1740, he married Melicent Agnes Yeilding in 1762.^[5]
6. Arthur, he married Catherine Hickson.
7. Sarah, she married John Eagar in 1776.

See also an abstract of Robert's will of 1776 on Mark Humphrys' site.

Frances was still alive in 1766 when she was party to deed regarding property she jointly owned with her brothers.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Register of Deeds Book 58 Page 246 Memorial 39361 Registered 7th December 1728
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Hickson, Mary Agnes. from Old Kerry records : historical and genealogical : with introductory memoir, notes and appendix "The Blennerhassett Pedigree" Page 46 (1872)
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh. Burke's Irish Family Records Page 138. (London, U.K.: Burkes Peerage Ltd, 1976)
4. ↑ Foster, Joseph. The Royal Lineage of Our Noble and Gentle Families, Together with their Paternal Ancestry Vol. 4, Page 28. (London, 1885)
5. ↑ Faulkner's Dublin Journal, 13th November 1762
6. ↑ Register of Deeds Book 248 Page 195 Memorial 159713 Registered 21st April 1766