Elizabeth Parsons

Elizabeth Lany

• Birth: 1580 - Dublin, Ireland
• Death: Apr 5 1640 - Dublin, Ireland
• Parents: John Lord Mayor of Dublin Lany, Catherine Bostock
• Husband: Sir William of Bellamont, 1St Bart Parsons

Family

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_William_Parsons,_1st_Baronet_of_B...

About 1615[a] William Parsons married his cousin Elizabeth, eldest daughter of John Lany, an Alderman of Dublin,[10] and niece of his maternal uncle Sir Geoffrey Fenton.[11] This marriage made him a cousin of Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork, the dominant Anglo-Irish magnate of his time, to whom he was close.

William and Elizabeth had 12 children; five sons:

1. Richard (living 1639), MP for Wicklow Borough,[9] married Lettice Loftus, eldest daughter of Sir Adam Loftus of Rathfarnham, vice-treasurer of the Exchequer, and predeceased his father;[12][13]
2. John, married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Walsingham Cooke, of Tomduffe, County Wexford;[14]
3. Francis (died 1668) of Garrydice, County Leitrim, married Sarah Faircloath, and left children;[15]
4. James, died unmarried;[16] and
5. William, died unmarried.[17]

—and seven daughters:

1. Catherine, married Sir James Barry, created 1st Baron Barry of Santry;[18]
2. Margaret, married Thomas Stockdale of Bilton Park, County York;[19]
3. Elizabeth, married Sir William Ussher, of Grange Castle, county Wicklow, grandson of Sir William Ussher, clerk of the Council;[20]
4. Jane, married Sir John Hoey, Knight of Dunganstown, County Wicklow;[21]
5. Mary, married Arthur Hill of Hillsborough, County Down;[22]
6. Anne, married Sir Paul Davys, Secretary of State (Ireland);[23] and
7. Judith, married Thomas Whyte of Redhills, County Cavan.[24]

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Elizabeth Lany is the daughter of John Lany.1 She married Sir William Parsons, 1st Bt., son of James Parsons and Catherine Fenton.2. Her married name became Parsons.

Children of Elizabeth Lany and Sir William Parsons, 1st Bt.

1. Richard Parsons+2 d. a 1642. married Lettice Loftus,
2. Catharine Parsons+1. Married James Barry, 1st Baron Barry of Santry
3. Anne Parsons+. Married Sir Paul Davis
4. Mary Parsons+3. Married Rt. Hon. Arthur Hill
5. Elizabeth Parsons+ d. 29 Nov 1638. Married Sir William Ussher
6. John Parsons+3. Married Elizabeth Cooke
7. Francis Parsons+2 b. c 1608

Sources

1. A Genealogical History of the Dormant: Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct ...  By Sir Bernard Burke. Page 161. "DAVYS, VISCOUNT MOUNTCASHEL.". Sir Paul Davys, son of John Davys, of Kill. Married 1st, Margaret, eldest daughter of Arthur Ussher, Esq. Son James, died 1638. Married 2nd to Anne, daughter of Sir William Parsons, bart. Issue: George, William, John Elizabeth. Married 3rd, Mary, daughter of William Crofton, Esq., daughter Ursula.