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Moore of Tullamore, Baron (I, 1715 - 1764)

Creation: let.pat. 122 Oct 1715

Extinct: 17 Feb 1764

Family name: Moore

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Arms:

See Earl of Charleville

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John [Moore], 1st Baron Moore of Tullamore, PC

son and heir of Thomas Moore, of Croghan, by his wife Ellen Colley, dau. of Dudley Colley, of Castle Carbery, co. Kildare

born

mar. (1)

15 Sep 1697 Mary Lunn (bapt. 7 Nov 1681; d. 9 Nov 1722), dau. of Elnathan Lunn, of Dublin, banker

children by first wife

1. Hon Thomas Moore (bapt. 4 Jul 1701; dvp. 6 May 1717)

2. Hon Charles Moore, later 2nd Baron Moore of Tullamore later 1st Earl of Charleville

1. Hon Jane Moore, mar. 27 Jan 1723 William Bury, of Shannon Grove, co. Limerick, 1st son and heir of John Bury, of Shannon Grove, co. Limerick, by his wife Jane Palliser, only dau. of Most Rev William Palliser DD, Archbishop of Cashel, and had issue:

1a. John Bury, of Charleville Forest, co. King's County (d. 4 Aug 1764), mar. Catherine Sadleir (mar. (2) 6 Jan 1766 Henry [Prittie], 1st Baron Dunalley; d. 26 Feb 1821), 2nd dau. and cohrss. of Francis Sadleir, of Sopwell Hall, co. Tipperary, by his wife Catherine Wall, dau. of William Wall, co. Waterford, and had issue:

1b. Charles William Bury, later 1st Earl of Charleville

2a. Charles Bury

3a. William Bury

4a. Richard Bury

5a. Thomas Bury

1a. Jane Bury

2a. Georgiana Bury, mar. Richard [Hamilton], 4th Viscount Boyne, and had issue

3a. Mary Bury

4a. Elizabeth Bury

mar. (2)

Elizabeth King (b. c. 1680; widow of Sir John King, 1st Bt., of Boyle Abbey; mar. (3) 28 Nov 1733 as his second wife Brabazon [Ponsonby], 1st Earl of Bessborough; d. 17 Jul 1738), sister and cohrss, of Henry Sankey, and 1st dau. of John Sankey, of Tenelick, co. Longford, by his wife Eleanor Morgan, 3rd dau. of Robert Morgan, of Cottlestown, co. Sligo

died

8 Sep 1725

created

22 Oct 1715 Baron Moore of Tullamore

suc. by

son by first wife

note

Member of Parliament for Philipstown 1703-13 and for King's County 1713-14; Privy Councillor [I] 1715; a strong supporter of the Hanoverian Succession

Charles [Moore], 2nd Baron Moore of Tullamore later 1st Earl of Charleville, PC

created

16 Sep 1758 Earl of Charleville

The Barony of Moore of Tullamore was held by the 1st Earl of Charleville from 16 Sep 1758 until his death on 17 Feb 1764, when both titles became extinct. In 1806 his great-nephew, Charles William Bury, was created Earl of Charleville.

 First written 20 Apr 2006

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