William SMYTH

- 1807

• Name	William SMYTH
  Gender	Male
  HIST	SEE Blog on not related to Bishop of Limerick 7 Jul 2025 - Not grandson of Bishop of Limerick. At the same time as our William was listed on deeds as from Borris in Ossory, the other Wiliam - who built Bethseda Chapel in Dublin, was listed with his wife Mary as being in Dublin. Edward lists William as being son of John. Arthur’s will in 1771 lists only a nephew William. If there were two named William he would have needed to be specific on which one he was leaving a legacy to. Therefore we can safely say that our William is not the grandson of the Bishop of Limerick. 22 Jun 2025 - Possibly grandson of Bishop of Limerick https://laoishouses.wordpress.com/2021/08/04/borris-castle/ https://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/ss4as/smith11.php https://www.thepeerage.com/p28015.htm#i280141 Possibly son of James Who was 10th son of Thomas SMYTH - Bishop of Limerick: From UHF Irish Clergy Succession Lists https://ulsterhistoricalfoundation.com/genealogy-databases/clergy-lists/76315 b 1654, Dundrum, Co Down; ent TCD as Siz 3 Dec 1669, Sch 1673, BA 1674, Fellow 1676, MA 1677; TCD Vice Chanc 1714 C St Martin-in-the-Fields, London (Lon); Preb of Devenish (Clogh) and V Grean (Emly) 1692-94; R Boho (Clogh) and Preb of Fennor (Cash) 1693-95; Dean of Emly 1693-95; consec Bp 8 Dec 1695, TCD Chapel; Bp of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe 1695-1725 s of William of Dundrum, Co Down (s of William of Rossdale Abbey, Yorkshire) by Mary, dau of Thomas Dowdall of Glaspistol, Co Louth m Dorothea, dau of Ulysses Burgh, Bp of Ardagh qv. Issue incl/ s 1. Rev William, Dean of Ardfert qv; 2. Charles, b 1698, TCD MA 1721, MP for Limerick 1731-76, issue incl/ Viscount Gort; 3. Thomas, ent TCD 26 Feb 1715 aged 16; 4. Michael, in Army; 5. Rev John, Preb of Croagh (Lim) qv; 6. Rev Henry, V St Munchin, Limerick (Lim) qv (though given as s of William in Leslie's Limerick MS); 7. George, b 1706, TCD BA 1727, Irish Bar 1734, became Baron of Exchequer; 8. Most Rev Arthur (died 14 Dec 1771, bur St Patrick's Cath, Dublin), b 1707, TCD BA 1727, DD Ox ad eund 1755, Dean of Raphoe 1743-44, Dean of Derry 1744-52, Bp of Clonfert 1752-53, Bp of Down and Connor 1753-65, Bp of Meath 1765-66, Abp of Dublin and Bp of Glendalough 1766-71, m Elizabeth (died 14 Jul 1761), dau of Nicholas Bonfoy of Abbot Ripton, Hunts; 9. Edward, b 1709; 10. James; daus incl 1. Dame Mary Osborne alias Ramsay; 2. Dorothea Sandes Died 4 May 1725; bur with his wife, St Munchin's, Limerick Who is possibly also an ancestory of Queen Elizabeth https://sources.nli.ie/Record/MS_UR_030354?sid=24402 https://jmshistorycorner.wordpress.com/2020/10/29/elizabeth-iis-ancestors/ See also for other children of James SMYTH https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~marlow95/genealogy/gayer/gayer-app27.html 23 Jun 2025 - Can’t make that connection to James. See documents under SMYTH - working in NAMES in Genealogy 24 Jun 2025 - Searched Land index for memorial Deeds 1739-1810 for Queens County. Found - see misc notes and residence 1777.
  Residence	26 Jan 1784	Borris in Ossory, Laois, Ireland   [1]
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  _UID	63282696AD6F48A5A73F4143DEE60D88134A
  Death	Apr 1807	Borris in Ossory, Laois, Ireland   [2, 3]
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  Person ID	I136	Diggerross2025
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	William SMYTH   d. Bef 1763
  Mother	Anne MINCHIN   d. Abt 1763, Kings, Ireland
  _UID	643F70B865204D89B9724B9B70FE67B0BC3F
  Family ID	F102	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anne FINN,   b. Abt 1725   d. Abt Dec 1808 (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	12 Jul 1753	Shinrone, Kings, Ireland   [4]
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  _UID	802067B210914E07879B17CC5CB25B3E5B47
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  Children	+ 1. Sarah SMYTH + 2. Anne SMYTH > 3. Lydia SMYTH + 4. Maria SMYTH,   b. Abt 1766   d. Bef 1821 (Age < 54 years)
  Family ID	F2	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2025

  
  

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  [S10] Ministry of Justice, Ireland. [S6] Death Indexes (CR) Ireland. [S12] Death Announcements. [S21] Marriage Indexes (PR) Ireland.