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THIS noble family was originally seated in Caermarthenshire, in the principality of Wales, from whence they removed in the reign of James I. to Ireland.

JOHN EVANS, the first of the family that came over, settled at Limerick, where he was living in 1628. He left issue,

1. GEORGE, of Ballyphilip, co. Cork, afterwards of Ballygrennane Castle, co. Limerick.

2. JOHN, a col. in the army, who had issue,

1. John.

2. William.

3. Simeon.

And was grandfather of Nathaniel Evans, bishop of Meath.

3. DEBORAH, m. John Bentley, of Broadford, co. Clare, esq.

4. CATHERINE, m. George Voakes, esq. 5. ELEANOR, m. Francis Taylour, of Askeaton, co. Limerick, esq.

GEORGE EVANS, esq., (the elder son,) served in the army raised to suppress the rebellion of 1641, which being ended, he settled at Ballygrennane Castle, in the co. of Limerick, where, and in the co. of Cork, he acquired a considerable estate by a grant of lands under the acts of settlement, and by several purchases. He m. Anne, da. of Thomas Bowerman, of Coolinah, co. Cork, esq., and had issue,

1. Right hon. GEORGE (his successor).

2. JOHN, of Miltown Castle, co. Cork, was bred at Gray's Inn to the profession of the law, but at the Revolution he quitted his studies for a military life; and became afterwards a commander in the navy, in which service he d. in 1723, s.p.

3. ANNE, m. Christopher Rye, of Rye Court, co. Cork, esq.

GEORGE EVANS, esq., d. in 1707, and was succeeded in estate by his eldest son,

Right Hon. GEORGE EVANS, of Caherass, co. Limerick; he also was bred to the profession of the law, but following the example of his father and brother, he became very active in promoting the revolution of 1688. After the reduction of Ireland by king William, he was returned to parliament for Charleville, in the co. of Cork, called to the privy council, made custos rotulorum of the co. of Limerick, which co. he represented in parliament in 1695. On the accession of George I. to the throne, he was offered a peerage, but declined it, and it was then conferred on his son; m.,

in 1679, Mary, da. of John Eyre, of Eyrecourt Castle, co. Galway, esq., M.P. for that co. in several parliaments, and d. May 1720, leaving issue,

1. GEORGE, 1st lord.

2. EYRE, of Portrahern, co. Dublin, M.P. in 1717, for the co. of Limerick, m. Sarah, 2d da. and co-h. of Thomas Dixon, of Ballylackyn, co. Cork, esq., (by Elizabeth, only da. and h. of Edward Bolton, of Clonrushe, Queen's County, esq.,) and had issue, 1. Mary, m. William Massy, esq., brother of Hugh, 1st lord Massy. 2. Dorothy, m.

d. s.p.

Connor, esq., but

3. Elizabeth, m., Jan. 1769, William Evans, of Ardrigh, co. Kildare, esq.

4. George, M.P. for Queen's County, and collector of Maryborough, m., 14 Dec. 1750, Elizabeth, 2d da. of lieut.-gen. Robert Napier, but d. s.p.

5. Charles, in the army, d. unm. Aug. 1746.

6. Hampden, eventually successor at Portrahern, m., Jan. 1769, Margaret, da. of Joshua Davies, esq., and d. 22 April 1820, having had 13 children, but left only the following issue surviving; 1. George, of Portrahern aforesaid, M.P., m., 21 Aug. 1805, Sophia, only da. of the right hon. sir John Parnell, of Rathleague, Queen's County, bart., some time chancellor of the Exchequer in Ireland, and is s.p.; 2. Joshua, commissioner of bankrupts; 3. Eyre; 4. Mary, m. General William Lawless, of the French service; 5. Anne-Dorothea, m. George Putland, of Bray Head, co. Wicklow, esq.; and 6. Sydney-Elizabeth, m. rev. Thomas Acton, of West Acton, co. Wicklow.

7. Robert; 8. John; 9. Dixon; all d. s.p.

3. THOMAS, of Miltown Castle, co. Cork, M.P., in 1737, for Castle Martyr, in the same co., m. Mary, da. of John Waller, of Castle Town, co. Limerick, esq., (lineal descendant of sir Hardress Waller, the republican general,) and d. 15 Sept. 1753, having had issue,

1. George, d. an infant.

2. Eyre, of Miltown Castle, m., Sept. 1756, Mary, only da. and h. of ThomasMorrice Williams, of Ringauny, co. Longford, esq., and d. 5 April 1773, having by her (who d. 29 Nov. 1825, aged 86) had issue, 1. Mary, m., 17 April 1781, rev. Jonathan Bruce, of Springfort, co. Cork,

and d. 9 Feb. 1837; 2. Abigail, m., 6 July 1796, rev. William Stopford, rector of Garrycloyne and Grenagh, co. Cork, great nephew of James, 1st earl of Courtown; 3. Elizabeth, d. unm.; 4. Catherine, m., 1792, Thomas Lloyd, of Beechmount, co. Limerick, esq.; and 3. a posthumous son and successor, Eyre, of Ash Hill, co. Li merick, b. 23 May 1773, m., 20 March 16, Anna, eldest da. of Robert Maunsell, co. Limerick, esq., formerly chief of Gangam, in India, and has issue, Eyre, b. 5 May 1806, in the army, m., 6 Dec. 1897, Sophia, 5th da. of sir Edward Crofton, bart., eldest son of Anne, baroness Crofton; Robert-Maunsell, 5. 4 May 1998, in holy orders, m., 6 Feb. 1835, Deborah, 4th da of William Casaubon Purdon, of Tibe rana, co. Clare, esq.; George-Thomas, b. 17 Dec. 189, in the army; Anna MariaStone, 5. 13 June 1813, m., 5 Feb. 15, rev. Robert Hedges-Eyre Maunsell, grandson of William, 1st earl of Listowell; Thomas-Williams, b. 6 March 1815; JohnFreke, b. 6 Feb. 1817; Caroline-Louisa, 7 Sept. 1819; Henry Frederick, 5, 12 April 1821; Elizabeth, 5, 10 April 1825.

3. Thomas Waller, rector of Dunmanway, co. Cork, m., 21 April 1763, Cathe rine, only da. of James Darcy, of Knockaderry, co. Limerick, esq.. and sole h. to her brother, col. James Darcy, and d. 24 Feb. 177, leaving issue, 1. The max 1) Arcy, who with his brother James, took the name of D'Arcy before Evans, m., 1814, Brabazon, da. of Richard Taylor, of Hol lypark, co. Limerick, esq., and d. s.p. 10 Dec. 1833; 2. James D'Arcy, m., May 1, Arabella, da. of Samuel Leake, esq., by whom (who d. 20 March 183) he had issue. 1. Catherine, m., 6 July 11,12, Robert-Deane Hay, esq., R.N.; 2. Elizabeth, m., 15 Aug. 1829, John Lucas, esq.: 3. Emily Mary; 4. Mariaune, m., 11 Sept. 1835, Thomas-William Locke, of Castleview, co. Limerick, esq.; 5. Thomas, b 12 March 1808, m., 21 May 1835, Thomasina Eliza, youngest da. of John-Boles Reeves, of Belfort, co. Cork, esq.; 6. James, b. 1 May 1812, d. young; 7. John, b. 29 Sept. 1817; 8. Arabella; he m., 2dly, Jan. 1834, Anne, widow of John Fitzgerald, esq. 3. Eyre, m., 16 May 1221, Elizabeth, eldest da. of Thomas Austin, esq., and has issue; 4. John, capt. 24th regt., killed at the battle of Talavera; 5. Elizabeth-Waller; 6. Catherine, m., 4 July 1800, Sampson Beamish, of Kilmaloda, co. Cork, esq.

4. John, capt. 18th regt., m. Catherine, da. of Robert Gookin, of Court Macsherry, co. Cork, esq., and widow of James Harris, esq., and d. s.p.

5. Mary, m., 1753, George Bruce, esq., 2d son of Jonathan Bruce, D.D., dean of Kilfenora, and d. Feb. 1799.

6. Dorothy, m. Thomas Lucas, of Richfordstown, co. Cork, esq.

4. MARY, m. Arthur Hyde, of Castle Hyde, co. Cork, esq.

5. ANNE, m. John Bateman, of Killeen, eo. Kerry, esq.

6. JANE, m., in 1702. Chidley Coote, D.D., of Ashe Hill, co. Limerick, ancestor of the barons Castlecoote, extinct 1827, and of sir Charles-Henry Coote, of Ballyfin, Queen's County, bart., M.P. for that county.

7. ELIZABETH, m. Hugh Massy, of Duntryleague, co. Limerick, esq., by whom she was mother of Hugh, 1st lord Massy, and Eyre, 1st lord Clarina.

8. DOROTHY, m. right hon. John Foster, lord-chief-justice of the Common Pleas

9. EMILIA, m. William Crowe, D.D., dean

of Clonfert.

10. CATHERINE, m. sir Richard Cox, of Dunmanevay, co. Cork, bart.

Grokor, eldest son of the right hon. George Evans, was, 9 May 1715, (during his father's lifetime,) created baron Carhery, with remainder, In default of issue male of his body, to the issue male of his father, m., 4 May 17103, Anne, da. of WilHam Stafford, of Blatherwick Hall, co. Northampton, esq., and co h. to her bro ther William Stafford, and by her (who d 3 Nov. 1737) had issue,

1. ANNE, m., 19 Nov. 1734, major Charles du Terme.

2. STAFFORD, d. an infant. 3. GEORGE, 2d lord.

4. WILLIAM, d. young.

3. Joux, of Bulgaden Hall, grandfather of the present lord, of whom hereafter.

His lordship d. 28 Aug. 1749, and was sue. ceeded by his son,

GEORGE EVANS, 2d lord Carbery, m., 23 May 1752. Fratices, 2d da. of Richard, 5th viscount Fitzwilliam, (by Frances, only da. of sir John Shelley, of Michelgrove, co. Sussex, bart., by Briget Neviile, only da. of George, lord Abergavenny,) and had

issue,

1. GEORGE, 3d lord. 2. JOHN, 5th lord.

3. WILLIAM, d. young.

4. FRANCES-Anne, m., 1st, 15 Oct. 1756, Edward Warter Wilson, esq.; and, 2dly, Eleazer Davy, of Ubbeston Hall, co. Suffolk, esq., atid d. 12 July 1802.

His lordship d. 2 Feb. 1759, and was succeeded by his eldest son,

GEORGE, 3d lord, m., 1st, 7 Feb. 1760, Juliana, 3d da. of Baptist Nocl, 4th earl of Gainsborough, and had issue by her, (who d. 18 Dec. 1760,) an only child,

JULIANA, 5. 11 Dec. 1760, m., 16 April 1782, Edward Hartop Wigley, of Dalby House, co. Leicester, esq., and d. 20 May 17.

His lordship m., 2dly, 13 Dec. 1762, Elizabeth, 3d da. of Christopher Horton, of Catton Hall, co. Derby, esq., and had issue by her (who d. 14 June 1789) an only son, GEORGE, 4th lord.

His lordship d. 26 May 1783, and was succeeded by his only son,

GEORGE, 4th lord, 6. 18 Feb. 1766, m., 13 Aug. 1792, Susan, da. and sole h. of col. Henry Watson, chief engineer in Bengal, but had no issue by her (who m., 2dly, 21 Jan. 1806, George-Freke Evans, of Bulgaden Hall, co. Limerick, esq., and d. Nov. 1828). His lordship d. 31 Dec. 1804, and was succeeded by his uncle,

JOHN, 5th lord, b. 1738, m., 15 April 1759, Emilia, 4th da. of William Crowe, dean of Clonfert, and had issue by her, (who d. 6 Jan. 1806,)

1. JOHN-WILLIAM, b. 31 March 1763, d. 1805, in the East Indies.

2. EMILY-FRANCES, b. 7 Dec. 1759, d. 1771.

3. FRANCES DOROTHEA, . 3 July 1764, m., 14 Aug. 1789, William Preston, esq.

4. MARIA JULIANA, b. 29 Sept. 1769, m., 12 Feb. 1796, Thomas Barry, of Leighshrook, co. Meath, esq.

His lordship d. 4 March 1807, without male issue, and was succeeded by his cousin, sir JOHN EVANS-FREKE, of Castle Freke, bart., grandson of the hon. John Evans, of Bulgaden Hall, co. Limerick, youngest son of George, the 1st lord Carbery, whose descent we now proceed to

trace.

JOHN EVANS, m.. June 1741, Grace, only da. of sir Ralph Freke, of West Bilney, co.

Norfolk, and of Castle Freke, co. Cork, bart., (by Elizabeth, eldest da. of sir John Meade, bart., ancestor of the earls of Clanwilliam,) and sister and sole h. of her brother, sir John-Redmond Freke, the last bart., representative for the city of Cork, and d. in France, 1758, leaving issue by her,

1. GEORGE, who succeeded to his paternal estate, m. miss Stamer, and d. without issue, 1769.

2. JOHN.

3. WILLIAM, m. Elizabeth, da. of Richard Beecher, of Holybrook, esq., and d. Feb. 1796, leaving issue,

1. John, a major in the army, d. unm. in Spain.

2. William, d. Oct. 1802.

3. Grace, m., 1st, William Spiers, esq.; and, 2dly, 14 June 1801, John Aylmer, esq., brother of sir Fenton Aylmer, bart.

4. Frances, m. John Hunt, esq., of Ballynort, co. Limerick.

5. Elizabeth, m. Robert Hunt, esq. 4. RALPH, m. Elizabeth, da. of Robert Woodcock, esq., and d. leaving issue,

1. John; 2. Mary, both d. unm.

5. PERCY, d. unm.

6. GRACE, m. Richard Baldwin, esq. 7. ANNE, m. William Putland, esq.

8. CATHARINE, m. George Putland, esq., d. 9. JANE, m. Richard Grace, esq., of Bowley, Queen's County, who d. 1804.

JOHN, 2d son of the hon. John Evans and Grace Freke, assumed the name and arms of Freke, pursuant to the will of his uncle, was created a bart., 1768, and, on the death of his elder brother, succeeded also to the paternal estate. He m., 15 July 1764, Elizabeth, 2d da. of Arthur Gore, earl of Arran, and had issue,

1. Sir JOHN, his successor, present lord. 2. GEORGE, of Bulgaden Hall, b. June

1772, m., 21 Jan. 1806, Susan Watson, widow of George, 4th lord Carbery, and d. 19 July 1829, s.p.

3. PERCY, b. April 1774, m., 1797, Dorothea, da. of Christopher Hervey, D.D., of Temple Hill, co. Wexford, by whom (who d. 26 March 1835) he has issue,

1. John, b. 19 Feb. 1799, d. young.

2. Elizabeth, b. 15 Feb. 1800, d. 21 Feb. 1813.

3. George-Patrick, b. 1801.

4. Jane-Grace-Dorothea, b. 19 May 1802. 5. Catharine-Charlotte, b. 1803, d. Feb. 1826, unm.

6. Percy-Augustus, in the army.
7. William.

8. Fenton, in the army.

9. Anne, d. young.

4. JANE-GRACE, b. Dec. 1767, m., 4 June 1795, sir Fenton Aylmer, of Donadea Castle, co. Kildare, bart., and d. 31 Dec. 1827. 5. ELIZABETH, d. young.

Sir John d. 20 March 1777, and was succeeded by his eldest son,

Sir JOHN, who also succeeded, 4 March 1807, as 6th lord Carbery, on the decease of his cousin, John, 5th lord, without issue male.

Heir Presumptive-PERCY EVANS-FREKE, esq., next brother to the present lord. Creation-9 May 1715.

Arms-Quarterly, 1st and 4th. Sable, two bars, and in chief three mullets or-FREKE. 2d and 3d. Argent, three boars' heads couped sable-EVANS.

Crests-1st. A bull's head couped at the neck sable, collared and chained or-FREKE. 2d. A demi lion rampant regardant or, holding in the paws a boar's head sableEVANS.

Supporters-Two lions regardant or, ducally crowned azure.

Motto-Libertas. Liberty.

SIR CHRISTOPHER AYLMER, of Balrath, co. Meath, was created a baronet of Ireland, 1662, d. 1679. His 2d son,

MATTHEW, was rear-admiral of the red, and was created baron Aylmer, of Balrath, co. Meath, 1 May 1718, m. Sarah, da. to Edward Ellis, of the city of London, esq., and had issue, 1. HENRY, 2d lord;

2. Elizabeth; 3. Lucy, m. Hugh Fortescue, esq., to whom she was the 2d wife, and was mother of Matthew Fortescue, esq., who succeeded earl Clinton, his half-brother, in the barony of Fortescue, in England, 2 May 1571. His lordship d. 18 Aug. 1724, and was succeeded by his son,

HENRY, 2d lord, m. Elizabeth, da. of

Henry Priestman, esq., and by her (who d. Jan. 1750) had issue.

1. MATTHEW, d. 2 Sept. 1748. 2. HENRY, 3d lord.

3. PHILIP, d.

4. JOHN, M.A., in holy orders, prebendary of Bristol, and vicar of St. Alban's, London, d. 16 Feb. 1793, leaving issue,

John, admiral R.N., m. and has issue. His lordship d. 26 June 1754, and was sueceeded by his eldest surviving son,

HENRY, 3d lord, capt. R. N., m. Anne, da. of William Pearce, of Virginia, esq., and left issue by her (who d. 24 Oct. 1766) a da., Anne, m. to mr. Tencket; and

HENRY, 4th lord, (who also succeeded to the baronetcy, created in 1662, on the death, in 1780, of his kinsman, sir Matthew, 6th bart.,) m., 23 Feb. 1774, Catharine, 24 sister of Charles, earl Whitworth, GC.B., and had issue by her, (who re m., 22 Sept. 1787, Howel Price, esq., and d. 9 Jan. 1805,)

1. MATTHEW, present lord.

2. HENRY, b. 14 May 1776, d. at Petersburgh, June 1798.

3 FREDERICK WILLIAM, C.B., and K.S.F., rear-admiral of the blue, b. 12 Oct. 1777, m. Miles Cazalet.

4. JAMEN THOMAS, A, 1785, d. um. 1812. 5. ROSE WHITWORTH, 6. 5 Oct. 1779, d. unm. 119

His lordship d. 22 Oct. 1785, and was succeeded by his son,

MATTHEW, present and 4th lord.

Her Pre-FREDERICK - WILLIAM, his lordship's brother.

Creations Baronet of ireland, 1602; and Baron, 1 May 1718.

Quarterly, 1st and 4th. Argent, a bend sable, and in chief a garb gules WHITWORTH. 2d and 3d. Argent, a cross sable, between four Cornish choughs proper AVIMER.

Creste ist. Out of a ducal coronet or, a garb gules WHITWORTH. 2d and 3d, Out of a dical coronet or, a demi Cornish chough rpg proper AYLMER.

Suppo Two sailors habited proper, the dexter Folding in his exterior hand a fore staff, and the sinister a lead line. Motto Steady.

THIS family is descended from a branch of the earls of Nithesdale. Sir HERBERT MAXWELL, was ancestor of Herbert, created, 1424, baron Maxwell, of Calaverock, whose descendant, Robert, lord Maxwell, was created, 1581, earl of Nithesdale. Sir John Maxwell, only brother of Herbert, was ancestor of a branch which settled in Ireland in the reign of queen Elizabeth.

JOHN MAXWELL was created, 1756, baron of Farnham, m., 8 June 1719, Judith, h. of James Barry, of Newton Barry, co. Wexford, esq., and had issue by her, (who d. 5 April 1771.)

1. ROBERT, 2d lord.

2. BARRY, 3d lord.

3. HENRY, bishop of Meath, who succeeded to the estates of his maternal grandfather, m. Margaret, only da. of Anthony Foster, lord chief baron of the exchequer in Ireland, and d. 7 Oct. 1798, leaving issue two sons,

1. JOHN MAXWELL, 5th baron.
2. HENRY, 6th baron.

4. ANNE, m. the right hon. Owen Wynne, and d. 16 Feb. 1813.

His lordship d. 6 Aug. 1759, and was succeeded by his eldest son,

ROBERT, 2d lord, was created, 1760, viscount Farnham, and advanced to the dignity of earl of Farnham; m., 1st, 27 Dec. 1759,

The earl m., 2dly, 1 Dec. 1771, Sarah, sister of Dudley, ford Sidney, and d. 16 Nov. 1779, wi hout issue male, when the earldom became extinct, and the barony devolved on his brother,

BARRY, 3d lord, created viscount Farnham, 1780, and advanced to the dignity of earl of Farnham, 22 June 1785, m., 1st, 15 Jan. 1751, Margaret, 2d da. and co-h. of Robert King, of Drenson, co. Meath, esq., and by her (who d. 4 Dec. 1776) had issue, 1. JOHN-JAMES, 2d earl.

2. ANNE, m., 6 Dec. 1787, Richard Fox, esq.

3. JUDITH, d. unm. 17 Aug. 1818.

His lordship m., 2dly, 5 Aug. 1771, Grace, da. of Arthur Burdett, esq., and by her (who d. 8 March 1816) had issue,

4. GRACE, m. sir Ralph St. George Gore, bart.

5. ELIZABETH, d. Jan. 1782.

The earl d. 7 Oct. 1800, and was succeeded by his son,

JOHN-JAMES, 4th baron and 2d earl, b.