KINGSALE. 399 Ringrone [I.]" was referred 0 March 1760, and reported upon 27 Aug. 1761, by the Attorney Gen. and Solicitor Gen. [I.], who considered that (the Baronies being ancient Baronies which have always desceuded in the male line) the petitioner was "entitled to the honours of Lord Coursie and also of Baron Kingsale and Baron of Rinurone and to a writ of summons. "( a ) His claim was allowed and he took his seat accordingly 1 Feb. 1762, and was presented at Court on 15 Sep. following. C 1 ) He m., 26 Oct. 1716, Martha, da. of William [or the Rev. Isaac] Heron, of Dorchester, Dorset. He d. 3 March 1776. His widow was living 17S4. XXV, or XXYI. 25 or 20. John (de Courcy), Baron Kingsale, &c. 177G. [I.], s. aud h. He sat in Pari. [[.] 28 Oct. 1777. He m. 31 Oct. 1763, Susan, da. of Conway Blennekdjasseit, of Castle Conway, co. Kerry. She d. 13 Dec. 1819. He d. 24 May 1822. XXVI, or XXVII. 26 or 27. Thomas (de Courcy), Baron Kingsale, . „„„ &c. [I.], 2d but 1st surv. s. and h., 6. 10 Jau. 1774. He was 1822 - in Holy Orders. He d. unm. 25 Jan. 1832. XXVII, or XXVIII. 27 or 28. John Stapleton (de Courcy), Baron Kingsale, &c. [I.], nephew and h., being s. and h. of Michael DE Coorcy, Capt. lt.N., by Catharine Savory, only child of William de Lisle, which Michael was next br. to the late Lord, aud d. 22 July 1813. He was b- 17 Sep. 1805. He m. 3 Oct. 1825, Sarah, 2d da. of Joseph Cdiaddek, of Portsmouth, Devon. He d. 7 Jan. 1847, at Kingroue House, near Salcombe, Devon, aged 41. Will pr. March 1847. Hi3 widow d. 31 Dec. 1883, at Salcombe, aged 83. XXV J II, or XXIX. 28 or 29. John Constantine (de Courcy), „ Baron Kinosale, &c. [I.], s. and h., b. 5 Nov. 1827, at •Lb* '• Salcombe, Devon ; Oapt. East Devon Militia, 1853-55. He m. 1 March 1855, at Wolverley, Adelaide, only da. of Joshua Proctor BroWN-WestheaD, of Lea Castle, co. Worcester. He S. s.p.m. 15 June 1865, at 13 Eaton square, aged 37. ( c ) Will pr. 15 July 1S65, under £2,000. His widow (/. 21 Jan. 188-5, at Lea Castle afsd. XXIX, or XXX. 29 or SO. Michael Conrad (de Cocrcy), Baron ia „, Kingsale, tee. [I.], only br. and h. ; b. 21 Dec 1828, at lbU.J. Salcombe, Devon. He d- unm. 15 April 1874, at Ringroue House, near Salcombe, aged 49. XXX, or XXXI. SO or SI. John Fitzroy (de Courcy) Baron „_ . Kingsale, &c. [I.], cousin and h. male, being only s. and h. of 1674. Lieut. Col. the Hon. Gerald DE Coorcy, by Elizabeth Carlyon, da. of John Bishop, of Barbadoes, which Gerald was 4th s. of John, 25th or 26th Lord, and [(.Oct. 1S4S. He was 6. 30 March 1821 at Corfu ; was an officer 47th Foot 1838-47 ; served as Major in the Turkish contingent dining the Crimean ivar, receiv- ing the 4th class of the Medjidie ; served aa Col. in the Federal Army in America (») The new Peer himself was " bred a carpenter at Jamaica" according to George Montagu's letter, 6 Feb. 1702, alluded to p, 396, note "b." The evidence given iu the Hist. Com. Keport (in that note mentioned) about the state of this branch of the family is very extraordinary, e.g., that of Palsgrave Williams, 6. at Newport in Rhode Island, and aged 56 (in 1760), Peruke maker, who probably was one of his Lordship's (maternal) relatives. ( b ) He was the third of the four Peers of his race who performed " the Bat trick " before the King, which feat he accomplished 15 Sep. 1762. See p. 396, note "b." (°) He was the fourth and the last of the four Peers of his race who executed (with- out notice and to the astonishment of all present, and that, too, after a century had elapsed since the last performance) the celebrated " Hat trick" before the Queen, which feat he accomplished, 25 June 1859. See p. 396, note " b."
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