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 ATIIENRY. 175 niOARDK [I.], by Elizabeth, da. of Walter Butler), Earl of On monde [I.] By her he hud no surv. issue. She d. 13 Aug. 1685 and was bur. the 14 at Christ Church, Dublin. lie m. secondly Bridget, 1st da. of Col. John Browne of YV'estport, co. Mayo, by his 2nd wife Maud. da. of Theobald (Bourkk), 3rd Viscount Mayo [I.] She d. 13 Jan. 1702 and was bur. at Athenry. He d. May 170'J and was bur. at Athenry. XVILL 1709. IS. Francis (Bermingii am), Lord At henry [I.], only surv. s. and h. by 2nd wife, b. 16!)2. Conformed to the Established Church [I.] 19 June 1709. Took his seat in the House of Lords [I.J 25 Nov. 1713 He nt firstly 22 Sep. 1706, Mary, 1st da. and, in her issue, coheir of Thomas (NpQBNT), 4th Eaul of Wkstmeath [I.], by Margaret, da. of John (Bei.i.ew), 1st Loud Hellew [1.] She was b. 1694 and d. at Galway, July 172-5. He in. secondly, 17 Aug. 1745, Ellis, Dow. Viscountess Mayo [I.J. da. of James Au.ui of Gowrau, co. Kilkenny, by his second wife, Mary, da. of Sir Henry Wkmyss. He d. in Dublin 4 Match 1749. His widow, who on 1 Aug. 175S was or. Countess ok Brandon [I.], d. s.p. 1789. See "Brandon," Countess of [I.], a: 1758 ; ex. 1789. XIX. 1719, 19. Thomas (Beumi.vgham), Lord Athexry [I], only to s. and h. by 1st wife, 4. 16 Nov. 1717. M.P. for co. Galway 1745. 1799. Took his seat in the House of Lords [I.] 19 March 1749. Ou 23 April 1759 he was cr. KARL OF LUUTH, co. Louth [I.J, and took his seat as such 23 Nov. following. P.C. [I.] He hi. firstly, Nov. 1745, Jane, 1st da. of Sir John Bingham, 5th Bart. [S.J by Anne, da. of Agmondwham Vesky. She d. s.p.s. at Castlebar, co. Mayo, 11 Sep. 1746. He in. secondly, 10 Jan. 1750, Margaret, yst. da. and eventually coheir of Peter Daly of Quiuisbury, co. Galway, by Elizabeth, da. of Richard Blake of Ardfry. She d. in or before 1793. He (/. s.]>.m.s. 11 Jan. 1799, when the Earldom of Louth [I.] became extinct, and the; Barony of Athenry [I.j dorimtnt.^) The latter title was, however, unused as under. V) Ou his death any Barouy in fee that might have been vested in him would have fallen into abeyance between (1) Elizabeth, his 1st da who///, firstly Thomas Baity Heath Sewell ; secondly, 19 June 1779, Francis Duftield ; thirdly Joseph ltussell, and who </. 1838. (2) The four daughters and coheirs of Mary, styled Viscountess St. Lawrence, his 2nd da. (who d. v.p. 24 July 1793), ri* — Harriet (the petitioner of 1S27), Isabella, Mary and Matilda ; (3) Louisa Catherine Mary, his 3rd and yst. da. b. 20 July 1704, in. firstly Joseph Henry (Blake), 1st Lord '.Yallsejurt [I.], secondly, 21 April 1S04, James Daly, and d. 28 May 1827. The petition of " Thomas Bermingham Daly Henry Sewell, Esq.," b. 13 Feb. 1774, only* of Lady Elizabeth Duffield by her former husband "Thomas Baily Heath Sewell, Esq.," deceased, " to put an end to the abeyance of the said Barony of Athenry in behalf of his said mother, 1st of the three daughters and coheirs of Thomas, late Earl of Louth and Baron of Athenry [l.j, deceased," was reported upon, 3 Nov. 1800,* by the Law officers [I.J of the Crown, viz., John Toler (Attorney Gen.), John Stewart (Solicitor Gen.), and St. George Daly (Prime Serjeant), who pronounced as their opinion " that the Barony of Athenry, appearing to be the most ancient on the list of Barons and being of so great antiquity and COMequenUy [sic] a Barony in fee, is now, as stated in the petition, in abeyance between (1) the said Lady Elizabeth, the mother of the Petitioner, (2) the said daughters of Lady St. Lawrence and (3) the said Lady Wallscourt." These learned gentlemen also state "that it belongs now to His Majesty alone to determine whether the said Barony shall vest in any of the said colieu-esses," or whether he " shall vouchsafe to bestow his consideration and favour * [to the exclusion of all of them, and in favour of one who was not a coheir] " on the Barony in fee," aud now in abeyance between (1) "John Nuuent, Lieut. Gov. of lortola" and (2) the coheirs of Lady Mary Nugeut, i.e. the three (abovenamed) (laughters of the late Earl of Louth [L] (who was s. and h. of the said Lady Mary, by Francis, Lord Athenry abovenamed), or their representatives. P 2
 * Ou the same date they reported the Barony of Delvin [I.] "to be an anticnt