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William Blennerhassett, of Elmgrove

William Blennerhassett,
born 1705.
His father died 1709.
His brother Col. John inherited the old Ballyseedy Castle and lived there.
William lived eventually in a new house called Elmgrove (later Ballyseedy House) on the Ballyseedy estate. It is unclear who built it and when.

He mar 1732 to Mary Morley [dau of John Morley].
William Blennerhassett is reported in residence in Elmgrove in [Smith, 1756].
He re-built Elmgrove in 1760s.

Mary dies, 1775:
She died 16 Mar 1775.
William's will dated 27 Oct 1783.

William dies, 1785:
He died at Elmgrove, 1785, age 80 yrs.
Will proved 22 June 1785.
Will would be burnt in 1922. Notes survive on p.39 and p.40 of [D950/1/9].
See abstract of will in [MGH, 1883].
William and Mary had issue:

1. William Blennerhassett,
   of Elmgrove,
   born est c.1735.

   
   

2. Agnes Blennerhassett,
   born at Ballycarty on 12 Oct 1740.
   She mar 1761 to Sir William Godfrey, 1st Baronet and had issue.

Ballyseedy on p.163 of [Smith, 1756].
This shows John Blennerhassett at Old Ballyseedy and his younger brother William Blennerhassett at Elmgrove.

   
Location of big houses near Tralee, 1777.
Up is West.
From [Taylor and Skinner, 1777].
Oak Park is on N side of Tralee.
Ballyseedy is E of Tralee.
Arabella House is further E (then seat of Blennerhassett, later seat of Rowan).
Rathanny (or Ratanny) also further E (then seat of Rowan).
See full size. From Bill Jehan.