Genealogy research by Mark Humphrys.
Jenkin Conway,
The younger
Jenkin also served for years with the army in Ireland.
His father apparently died 1607, and definitely before 1612.
Jenkin wrote
letters to the Earl of Salisbury, apparently in 1608 to 1612.
He
(not his father)
is the
"Jenkin Conway"
who had the grant of Killorglin and Innisfallen confirmed
by patent, 10 Oct 1613.
He built a new castle at Killorglin and
re-named it
Castle Conway.
He
mar Avice Dalton [or Avis, of Knockmore, Co.Waterford].
Page 29 of
[Rowan, 1846]
says she was of Knockmourne, Co.Waterford.
See
Jenkin Conway in State Papers (1627 to 1634).
A letter of
25 Mar 1628
survives from Jenkin Conway at "Castle Conway".
Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork
wrote to Jenkin in 1632.
See
1632 diary entry.
A letter of
22 July 1634
survives from Jenkin Conway at "Castle Conway".
He died post-1634.
He was bur in the chapel at Castle Conway.
See his now-vanished
tomb at Castle Conway.
Jenkin and Avice
had issue:
Petition of "Jenkin Conway of Ireland".
Extract from the original of P.1132 above.
See full size.
Discussion of the above diary entry in
[Hickson, 14 Apr 1897].
It is about the proposed match of Jenkin Conway's niece
Elizabeth Roe
with James Conway.
The inscription on
p.148
of
[Smith, 1756].
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