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 DE FREYNK Lillcagr. The family of FRENCH, originally Be FREIONE, or BE PRAxmis, was established in England at the Conqssest SIR HeRBERT or IlnoiFHnEv DC FHAYNE, who accompanied Strongbow in his expedition agamot Ireland acquired iv. William, in holy ordees, dean ef Ardagh, of Abbey Boyle large posscosiens in the province of Leinster, and settled at Ballvmaenoge, hi Wexierd. He had twa eons, Patrick and b’echolao, whose deseendanto early gained distinction, and ranked amongst the moot powerful of the Angle-Norman barons. Fnlk do Proigne, tho desrendant of Sir Humphrey do Freigne, settled his nianer of Rally- macliege, with remainder to his heirs, with various other remnahideri, 20 Nov. 3339 (4th EDwARD Ill). He was a. by bis eldest son, Sir Patrick, who if. witbeut nsale issue, ieavhmg two dasis. the eldest, Ellen, with whom the moiety of the said manse went out of the family to her huehaisd, Richard le Camefferd. The other estates went by another eettlensent to his 2nd eon, Oliver de Preyne, whe was aeneeehal of Kilkenny, in 15Sf, and wae father ef SiR ROBERT FREYNE, who ii. leaving three sene. The 3rd of whom, JAMES FREYNCHE, was chosen to represent Wexford in he parliament of Westminster, in 1376. He had a sen, OLIVER PEnance, father ef PATRicK FRENCH, who was sent as a judge into Con- naught. He vs. diary, dan. of John D’Athi, a family of great antiquity leng settled hi that province, and was anceoter of i. Mary, who a. Francis Ormsby, Esq. of Willybeook-e, in the JOHN FRENCH, Eaq. ef Galway, F. hi 1489 (4 lleNnv VII.), a man of great wealth and unbounded liberality, and a munificent benefactor to the church. His son and successor, PETER FRENCH, Eeq., mayer of Gelway hi 1376 (If ELsa.), cc. diary, sister ef William Slartin, Esq., and had fire ooisa, Peter (who had a son, John); FRANCIS, of whem presently; Robert, of Galway; Nicholas; and Jasper. Peter French, n. Olivia, iii. to the Rev. William Digliy, of Lackost, in Ihe whose will, dated 24 Sept 13t4, was proved in Duldin, was interred at Galway, and a suns ef $5000 was expended iii. Catherine, vi. 14 SepUl7S5, to John Crefton, cf Lisaodern. on his nsonnment, which adorned the ehnreh there until iv. Sarah, vi. Gilbert King, Faq. destmyed ins CuoaiwELs.’s time, by Celnnat Stoliber, then John French ‘I. at an advumiee,t ago imi 1734, buying £1000 governor of the town. This monument was executed in (a very lorge snsn iTs these ihiya) to tic expemsited on his Italy, and is described 4n the Aesinls of Falsray to hase funeral ; his body woo laid in atate in the park fur three been of “rare sculpture and guilded with golde.” Rio days and nights and the ci nnty were feasted round it. son, PnANCIS FRENCH, Esq. of Gortraosy and Seesneman Ha woo a. by his sosm, Castle, co. Slige, cc. Una O’Cenor, ef the ancient race of ARTRCR FReNi n, Esq. of French I’ark, who woo electeut O’Coner Sligo; and dying ‘sO Oct 1ff 4, left a sNI, STEO’TIEN PRuneR, Esq., living in lftl, who mu. Marion opposed the attenspt of governnient, imm 1729, La got the lynch, of the family of Le Petit, barons palatine of 551u1- supplies granted for 21 years. Ito mc, (licence doled 5 Pet,. llngar, and was s. by his son, PATRICK FRENCH, Req. of Demgar, otherwise French Park, co Sleuth, and by that lsidy, ‘vhs if. hi 1775, had tome, Ee. Rssroiemen, whose great estates in Slige were seized in m. Jews his heir, SIP. by the Earl of Strafferd, and partitioned amengot Sir Thomas mm. linisert. a major him Ihe army, vi. in 1771, Frances Donellan. Radcliffe, Eir Philip Perceval, tic. They were, however, Tim. ABTRUB, aoreessoe to his teether. subsequently restored, by order of the Britich parliament, iv. George, of lent eh,l, in Ihe ci,. of ttesesmnmcn killed in a in May, 1641, with $tf, 000 main rates; but CROMWELL again duel by Sir E,lseurd Crofbon, hart., in 1770. lIe vi. Slacllsm, dispossessed him. Me vi. a dau. of — Slartin, of Dangan, cc. Gaiway, and was a. by his son, RONTRECE FRENCH, Es,j. of French Park, asid of Boyle, so. Roseommon, appohited, conjointly with Sir Robert King, govarimr and conservator of the peace in the counties of Reseommon and Sligo. He ci. Anne, dau. of Dr. Edward King, bishop of Elphin, and had by her three sens and fonr * Son of Sir Paul floes, Post. of Shimmor Gere. in the co. if dons., viz., JOaN, successor to his father, SIP. ; Beininick; DonegmI, by Isatsella him seife. dan. of Francis Wickliffe, Es,1., Patrick; Story, ci. to — Orrnaby, Esq, Si. P. fur Galway in and niece of the celebrated Thoasni W’entworih, Earl of Straf 1715; Margaret, iv. to J. Pfolliott, Req. of the cc. ef Sligo; ford 313 DEF Sarah ; Anne. Dominick Fresseli, whose will hears eLite DEERHUBST, Yt000uNT, ccc COVENTRy, EARL. 3 Slay, iest (CimARr.es II.), WI’S bnried in the cathe,lrol of Elphin, where his monument is still to be ccci,. lie woe o. by bin semi, JOHN FRENCH, Req. of French l’ark called “ The Tierno STare,” a colonel ins the onsiy, wins commanded a troop hi the Enniskillcu drogooni at the l,attle ef Aughrine, was ottaiuted an oeei,nnt ,‘f his IViug principles by the parlienoent held by Josics 11. at Dublin, in 1600. lb repreoented Carrick-eu-Shonnon in i’ortiamnent in I 695, (WsLLiAoi Ill.), became knight of the shire for iolwoy iii 1705, and again in 1715, ossi woo elected for Tulak, if which oorough he was patron, hi 1715 and 1722. lIe so. Anne, don. of Sir Arthur Core, Burt.5 of Newt,,wn, ancest’’r of tho Earle of Amman, and by her, whoec will, dated f May, 17:34, Rae proved 22 Jeme, 1756 (Geonon Ii.), had issue, m. Aevnra, his heir, SI P. for ttoeconssnon. mm. lichen, SIP., for Jansestoson, socceeded his oncle Gore, as judge of the t’onsnson l’lens in I reload ‘o. F’roneea stun and if. 29 Slav, 1775, aged 52, bnried of St. Shiehan’a, Dublin. cc. Sligo, in the peerage of tho United Kingdons, fi. iii. Jehn, of high Late, in the eo. of Ito.wssnman, seliose will, dated 14 April, 1733, was ireved in 175t, lie is. in 1710, Judith, dan. of John Iilng, Esq. of Chonlastown, and by lice (who ci. Sadly, the Itev. Iteem Sounders, of Whiteelinncli, in Solop), hail issue, i Jeini, of high Lobe 2 Arlhur, sells ii. o,,si. I Anne, if. sun’. and Oak Pert, in itescoeinsen. lie n. Arahelbo-Franees, dan. sf the Very ilev. Jaremay Starch, dean of Kilmore, men of Francis, archbishop of Dublin, by Many, his wife, dan. and co-heir ef Jeremy mylar, D.D., bishop of Down and Conner, and hod issue, 1 Jeremy, heut.-col. in the aensy, served throughout the American ivan; 5. a.jm. 2 Rsh,eel, of Dublin, barrister-nt-law who as. Anne, dos’. of Rfchaed W’alfc, Esq., and mccc of Theobald Wolfe, Esç. of hloronsnoth, in Kildare, by whom lie Imad issue, W’ithaes, in holy orders, rector of French Pork, if. cii. 1863 Robert, of Dublin, who s’s. Anne, don, of Edmnsnd SIalonc, Esq. of Caetnens, in Woshncotli, and had a don., Anne, Co. to Alevonden Ijoctor, Esq. Richard Wolfe, capt. in t lie anny; if. at Sumatra. Alicia. Elizabeth. Lydia. 1 Anne, ci. to the 11ev. Helt Maclug. S F’nanccs,si. to tlroehihill Ncwlicnougli, g56, of Eallyhaym. 3 dIary, a. to Ihe itight 13ev. William iora, D.D., bishop ol Limerick. 4 Eliea, s. to Joseph Leecen, Eorl of Miilown. eooisty of Sligs, and hod, wish olhar issue, a con, William Oi’nssby, Es0., 71.1’. for the cv. of Sligo. (grandfather cf the present Sham. Oaoiawr Goar, of I’orkimmgtsn, in Shropshire), and a don., Sands Onssshy, svho i,s. in 1710, JoIns Morgami, Req. of Monkateld, and was mother of ami only child, .Soralm, wife of ehe late titichuel linnke, Esq. SIP., of Itoll7-dogaa, in the eo. sfilolsvay. es. of Rcseemnsen, son of the haLo1, of Elphin, amid cousin of Robert, lit Toed Dighy. knight of the ehire ft,r Roseonisuoim iii 1751, amid atrsn6y 1722) Jane, ilou. of ,l,,l,mm Percival, lisu1. sf Knighiobrook, lie was ulnawned wish his isrolluar John, dams, of Willianm Lennox, Esq. of Jmmmblin, and had lana, I Arthur, ef lnnfield, wise had issoe, George, espl. lt.N., if. a. p. in lfIe Acihmmr, mm,. and hoe issue, emnigrotcut Ic Asiserico ltal,cri ilirrielt, me,. to the Rev. Ste. Cook, of Kiiks’any ; Alice; Lucy, ma. to Semersel-Riehorel, Earl of Corriele. D E F flg FEETNE, BARON (Charles French), of Cooloviim, 1851 ; u. his fatlmer us 4th boron, 28 Oct. 1868.