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 BURKE'S COLONIAL GENTRY. 51 Mr. Murray- Prior arrived in Sydney, May, 1839 .; was appointed to a seat in the Legislative Council of Queensland, 22nd Februai'y, 186G, and has been acting president of the Legislative Council of that colony. Hincage. RoBEET Price, Esq. of Cambridge (whose will, dated 3rd October, 1643, was proved at Oxford, llth April, 1644). By bis wife (living in 1643) he bad issue, besides a daughter, a son. Captain Thomas Peioe, of Eathdowney, Queen's County, Ireland, who went to Ire- land with his regiment about 1636, and obtained, by letters patent from King Chaeles II, dated 30th March, 1667, the estates of Eathdowney, Crealleagh, Kil- coran, &c., situated in the barony of Upper Ossory, Queen's County. He also held land from St. John's College, Cambridge, proved his father's will 1644, d. 17th March, 1690. His will, dated I7th March, 1690, was )iroved at Dublin, 18th April, 1691. By Elizabeth, liis wife, he had issue, I. Thomas, of Eathdowney, aforesaid, raised a corps and commanded it as colonel; was killed by the rebels, 1700. His will was dated 7th July, 1693, in which he desires to be buried at Eathdowney. He had issue, 1. Eichard, of Eathdowney, living 1690 under 16, d. s.p. 1736. 2. Thomas, of Bolton-street, Dub- lin, and of Eathdowney, A.M. Trinity College, Dublin, founder of the Eoyal Dublin Society, h. 1679, d. unm. 2l8t October, 1751, and was buried at Eathdowney. (Inscription in Eathdowney Church, " Sacred to the Memory " of Thomas Prior, who spent a " long life in unwearied en- " deavours to promote the wel- " fare of his native country ; " evei-y manufacture, every branch " of husbandry will declare this " truth ; every useful institution " will lament its friend and bene- " factor. He died, alas, too " soon for Ireland, October 2l8t, " 1751.") 1. Isabella or Essabell, living under 16 in 1690, m. Samuel Wag- staffe Stubber, Esq., who d. s.p. 1704. 2. Ann 1 3. Elizabeth/ II. Eichard, of The Green alias The Morehouse, parish of Holy Trinity, Cambridge, which he held by lease from St. John's College, Cambridge ; also held land under a similar lease in Parson Drove, parish of Leverington, Isle of Ely, co. Cam- bridge, as did his grandfather Eobert. I. Maet. II. Sarah, m Gaile, Esq., and had a son, Benjamin, to whom his uncle, • under 16 in 1690. Eichard Prior, bequeathed, in 1719, the mills of Eahinina and the lands in Harestown. Maet Peioe, who was living 1690 and 1751, m. the Eev. Thomas Mueeat, and had issue, I. John, of whom hereafter. II. Thomas, under 16 in 1690. I. Christy, under 1 5 in 1690. John Mueeat, afterwards John Mtteeat- Phiob, Esq. of Eathdowney, Queen's County, Ireland, assumed the additional sur- name of Peiob, in compliance with a clause contained in the will of his cousin, Thomas Prioi', dated 22nd June, 1751. He m., first, Mary, daughter of Colonel O'Neill, of co. Down, and by her (who d. January, 1761) had issue, I. Andrew. II. John, living 1775. I. Susannah "^ II. Mary | III. Isabella J- all living 1775. IT. Elizabeth | v. Sarah J He m. secondly, Jane, daughter of John Flood, Esq. of Flood Hall, co. Kilkenny, and widow of E^v. James Myhill. He d. 1781. By his second wife he had, III. Thomas, to whom his father be- queathed lands at Coolishellbeg, co. Kilkenny, and Ballynacor, co. Wick- low, living 1775 under age. IV. Frederick, living 1775 under age. v. Eichard, living 1775 vmder age. VI. Joseph, living 1775 under age. The eldest son, Andrew Miteeay-Peioe, Esq. of Eath- downey, high sheriff co. Wicklow, 1777 ; m, 29th April, 1772, Frances, second daughter of Eedmond Morres, Esq. of Dublin, M.P. for Dublin, by Elizabeth, his wife, only daughter and heir of Francis Lodge, Esq. of Dublin, and d. 1795, having had issue, I. Thomas, of whom presently. II. Andrew Eedmond, appointed by patent 8th May, 1809, accountant- general of the Irish post ofBce, b. 1786, m. 17lh March, 1814, Catherine, daughter of Sir John Call, of Corn- wall, Bart., and rehct of General Mac- kinnon, and by her had issue, 1. John Laurence (Eev.) rector of Linby, perpetual curate of Pop- plewiok, CO. Nottingham, and chaplain to the Earl of Rosse. 1. Catherine Frances, m. 2nd March, 1842, Eobert Cartwright, Esq., E 2