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Rev. John Blennerhassett

• References:
  • Family tree by Bill Jehan.
  • Rev. John Blennerhassett in [Ardfert and Aghadoe Clergy]
  • Ancestry of Rev. John Blennerhassett and Louisa Goddard, [Fuller, Omniana].

• Sources yet to be consulted:
  • Rev. John Blennerhassett branch in [Foster's Royal Descents, 1886], pages 593A and 593B.

  • Deed, 1794, Rev. John Blennerhassett to Blennerhassett, [LR] book 486, p.317, no.308532.
  • Deed, 1795, Louisa Blennerhassett and others to Fuller and others, [LR] book 478, p.543, no.311749.
  • Deed, 1796, Rev. John Blennerhassett to Blennerhassett, [LR] book 491, p.469, no.319961.
  • Deed, 1797, Rev. John Blennerhassett to Scanlon, [LR] book 512, p.25, no.329433.

The library of Trinity College Dublin in the late 18th century.
From here.

Rev. John Blennerhassett [descendant of Edward III],
"Parson Jack", born Jan 1733,
educ TCD, entered as "Pensioner" 27 May 1752, BA 1757,
ordained priest 16 Aug 1758, Limerick,
Rector of Ventry, Dingle Peninsula,
Rector of Tralee parish, Co.Kerry, 1765 to 1803, appointed 2 Feb 1765,
church was St.John's church, Tralee, he would have lived in the Rectory there,
mar 2 Feb 1765 (same day as appointment) to Louisa Goddard [descendant of Edward III],
he was Chaplain to the "Kerry Legion" corps of the Kerry Volunteers,
Louisa fl 1785,
she possibly fl 1795, (todo) see [Deed, 1795],
notes of Rev. Thomas Enraght Lindsay say he was known to friends as "Port Wine Jack",
he died 28th Mar 1804, Tralee, age 71 yrs (NOT 1803),
(todo) see Limerick Chronicle 30th Mar, [LCL],
had issue:

1. Edward Blennerhassett, died pre-1805.

2. Capt. Thomas Blennerhassett,
   of Tralee and of Cork,
   Captain in the Kerry Militia ("Kerry Legion" corps) at Tralee,
   mar 1791 to Mary Blennerhassett,
   died 17 May 1822, at Brussels, Belgium,
   had issue:
   1. John Blennerhassett, bapt 10 Jun 1792, Tralee [Tralee Protestant par records].
   2. Louisa Blennerhassett, bapt 4 July 1794, Tralee [Tralee Protestant par records].

   
   

3. John Blennerhassett, "the Evergreen",
   attorney, solicitor, land agent,
   living Tralee in 1794,
   mar 1stly in 1794 to Mary Anne Phayre and had issue,
   his Dublin office was at Kildare St as at 1799,
   he witnessed Arthur Blennerhassett's marriage settlement, 1799,
   she died pre-1804,
   mar 2ndly to Elizabeth Gorges and had issue,
   in 1820 he had office at 27 Lower Mount St, Dublin,
   mar 3rdly in 1841 to Frances Louisa Digby,
   died 1855, Dublin.

   
   

4. Elizabeth Blennerhassett,
   bapt 17 May 1772, Tralee [Tralee Protestant par records],
   Tralee par records give two bapt dates, one says 16 May but this is clearly a copy, the original says 17 May,
   listed as eldest dau at mar,
   mar 1791 to Capt. Edward Fuller and had issue.

   
   

5. Louisa Blennerhassett,
   bapt 30 Jan 1774, Tralee [Tralee Protestant par records],
   mar 1794 to Rev. Thomas Cole [of Cork],
   he died 1830,
   she died 1840.

6. Conway Blennerhassett,
   bapt 10 Dec 1775, Tralee [Tralee Protestant par records],
   educ TCD.

   
   

7. Goddard Blennerhassett,
   bapt 29 Sept 1778, Tralee [Tralee Protestant par records], NOT 1779,
   Royal Navy officer, became Captain 1810,
   died 1843.

   
   

8. Catherine Blennerhassett, twin,
   born Rossbeigh, Co.Kerry,
   bapt 9 June 1780, Tralee [Tralee Protestant par records],
   mar 8 May 1806, Ardfert church, Co.Kerry [see Cork Morning Chronicle, 16 May 1806] to Thomas Finn and had issue.

   
   

9. Letitia Blennerhassett, twin,
   [Marriage settlement 1799] lists her as youngest dau,
   born Rossbeigh, Co.Kerry,
   bapt 10 June 1780, Tralee [Tralee Protestant par records].

   
   

Baptism of Letitia Blennerhassett, 1780.

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Unidentified

• John Blennerhassett,
  mar Mary ---- and had issue:
  1. Goddard Blennerhassett,
     bapt 6th June 1775, All Saints, Tralee [Admiralty Passing Certificates, NA.UK].