John Blennerhassett (died 1677)

John Blennerhassett (died 4 December 1677) was an Anglo-Irish member of the Irish House of Commons.^[1]

Blennerhassett was the son of Captain John Blennerhassett and Martha Lynn. He was probably born at Ballycarty Castle, County Kerry, where his family owned a large estate.^[2]^[3] He was the brother of Robert Blennerhassett.

He served as High Sheriff of Kerry in 1658. He was elected as Member of Parliament for Tralee in 1661. He married Elizabeth Denny in 1654, with whom he had three children, including the MP John Blennerhassett.^[4]

Ancestry

Ancestors of John Blennerhassett (died 1677)

16. John Blennerhassett

8. Thomas Blennerhassett

17. Janet (Joan) de Martindale (dau. of James de Martindale of West Newton)

4. Robert Blennerhassett

2. John Blennerhassett

20. Henry Conway

10. Capt. Jenkin Conway of Castle Conway

21. Grace Dry

5. Elizabeth Conway

22. Sir William Herbert, of Colebrooke (son of Watkin, son of William, son of Sir Richard Herbert of Coldbrook)

11. Mary Herbert

1. John Blennerhassett

24. George Lynne of Southwick Hall, Northamptonshire

12. George Lynne

25. Amelia Montague (dau. of Sir Edward Montague)

6. George Lynne

26. Clement Throckmorton

13. Martha Throckmorton

27. Catherine Neville (dau. of Edward Neville)

3. Martha Lynne

28. Robert Forrest of Morborne, Huntingdonshire

14. Sir Myles Forrest

29. Agnes Walcot

7. Isabella Forrest

30. Anthony Colly, MP

15. Elizabeth Colly

31. Catherine Skeffington(dau. of William Skeffington)

References

^ Sir Bernard Burke, A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Ireland (1899), 48.
^ Michael C. O'Laughlin, Families of Co. Kerry, Ireland (Irish Roots Cafe, 1994), 30.
^ Burke's Irish Family Records (London, 1976), 134
^ ThePeerage.com (entry #166291) http://thepeerage.com/p16630.htm#i166291

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[1] Sir Bernard Burke, A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Ireland (1899), 48.

[2] Michael C. O'Laughlin, Families of Co. Kerry, Ireland (Irish Roots Cafe, 1994), 30.

[3] Burke's Irish Family Records (London, 1976), 134

[4] ThePeerage.com (entry #166291) http://thepeerage.com/p16630.htm#i166291

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