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 96 BURKE'S COLONIAL GENTRY. town, CO. Meath, and aftei'vvards of Bride- street, Dublin, was under age at the date of his father's death. He m. first, 1731, Mary, daughter of Thomas Walsh, Esq., and by lier (who d. 1729) had issue, I. Darcy, of whom presently. I. Catherine. He m. secondly, 1732, Anne, daughter of Edmond Darcy, Esq., and sister of John Daruy, Esq., both of Millstown, co. Meath, and by her had issue, a daughter, II. Sarah, m. John Sheilds, Esq., of Wainstown, co. Meath, who d. 27th June, 1792, having bad a son, Rev. Wentworth Sheilds, rector of Kilbeg and Newtown, co. Meath, whose sons, John Grore Sheilds and Frq,ncis Webb Sheilds, assumed by royal licence, dated 7th January, 1877, the prefix surname of Wentwoeth (see Wade of Clonebkaney, in Burke's Landed Oentiy). Mr. Eobert Wentworth's son and heir, Dabcy Wentwoeth, Esq., was living near Portadown, co. Armagh, 1747, and in Portadown, 1801. He was b. about 1722, m. at Seagoe, near Portadown, 8th January, 1747, Martha Dixon, of the parish of Seagoe, and d. 11th November, 1806, aged 84, and was buried at Seagoe churchyard, near Porta- down, having had by her (who d. 17th July, 1803, aged 76, and was also buried at Seagoe), I. William, of Mallartine, co. Armagh, removed in 1P22 to Bellevue Cottage, Kamsgate, co. Kent, corneit in the 5th Dragoon Guards, 3rd May, 1800, and on half-pay, 2ist Dragoons, 1803. He was b. between 1747 and 1752, m. at Portadown, 2nd February, 1777, Elizabeth Dickson, and d. at Eams- gate, 1828, having had issue, 1. William,' of No. 5, Werburgh- street, Dublin, m. 2nd April, 1804, at Seagoe, Mary Calvert, and had an only child, Elizabeth, who m. Dr. Allen E. Mahood, of Kings- town, and had an only child, William Wentworth Mahood, Esq. of Kingstown, who d. s.p. 1876. 2. Robert, m. Miss Oliver. 3. Darcy. 4. CJiarles Watson, H.E.I.C.S. 1. Mary, m. SkefRngton Thompson, Esq. 2. Martha, m. Wilham Bucknell, Esq., who emigrated to Australia. They had issue, a son, Robert. 3. Catherine. II. Samuel, baptised at Seagoe. III. Gerrard. IV. Dakcy, of whom presently. I. Mary, baptised at Seagoe, 12th December, 1747. II. Dorothy, m. James Joyce, Esq., and emigrated to Schenectady, State of New York. III. Martha, ni. first, Moses Paul, Esq., and by him (who d. about 1812) had issue. She in. secondly, John Johnston, Esq., of Lurgan. IV. Mary Anne, b. about 1771, m. about 1799, Thomas Sinnamon, Esq. of Portadown, and had issue, Darcy, of Portadown ; and Harriett, who m. George Kinkevel, Esq. of Portadown. The fourth and youngest son, Daeoy Wentworth, Esq. of Home Bush, Parramatta, New South Wales, went to that colony, 1791, as superintendent of convicts on Norfolk Island ; appointed assistant sur- geon to His Majesty's Settlement at New South Wales, 1st December, 1796 ; a Justice of the peace for New South Wales, 15th May, 1810 ; surgeon to the settlement by Royal Warrant dated 31st May, 1811 ; superinten- dent of police at Sydney, 8th April, 1815 (resigned 31st March, 1820) ; treasurer of the Police Fund, 3rd June, 1820 ; superin- tendent of police, and treasurer of the Colonial Revenue, 1821 ; and reth-ed from public life, 1825. He d. at Home Bush, Parramatta, 7th July, 1827. By Catherine Parry, his wife (who d. in 1800, at Parra- matta) he had issue, I. William Charles (Hon.), of w^iom presently. II. Darcy, major in the ai'my ; educated (1806) at Bexley, co. Kent ; served in the 63rd and 73rd Regiments,' and finally settled in Tasmania. He m. at Edinburgh, Elizabeth, daughter of Major Charles Macpherson, inspector- general of barracks for North Britain, and d. s.p. 21st July, 1861, aged 6o. III. John, midshipman R.N., educated (1806) at Bexley, co. Kent ; sailed' in the " Royal Oak " witlithe expedition under' Admiral Malcolm, to North America, 1814, and was drowned at sea, 1820 ; unm. I. Martha, d. young. The eldest son, The Hon. William Charles Went- worth, of Vaucluse, near Sydney, and Philip- street, Sydney, New South Wales, "the Australian Patriot," was b. in Norfolk Island, October, 1793, and at the age of 7 was sent to England for his education, re- turning to New Soiith Wales in 1810 ; in 1813, he accompanied Mr. Gregory Blax- land and Lieutenant Lawson in an attempt to cross the Blvie Mountains, in which they were successful, and, after having experi- enced many difficulties and dangers, suc- ceeded in reaching home, June 6th of that year. In 1816 Mr. Wentworth went again to England in the " Emu," and matriculated at Cambridge, and in 1819 published A Statistical, Historical, and Political Descrip- tion of the Colony of New South Wales. Whilst at Cambridge he -wrote his well- known poem on Australia. He was called to the Bar at the Middle Temple, 4th February, 1822 ; returned to New South Wales, and was admitted to the Colonial Bar, September, 1824. The same year he and his