Protestant Exiles from France/Volume 2 - Book Third - Chapter 27 - Espinasse

by David Carnegie Andrew Agnew

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Espinasse.

John Espinasse was naturalised at Westminster on 21st March 1688 (n.s.), see List xv.

Another refugee, Paul de l’Espinasse, who settled in Dublin in 1689, had a son John Espinasse, Sheriff of the city of Dublin in 1745, unmarried.

Jean l’Espinasse de Fonvive was elected a Director of the French Hospital of London in 1721.

The following is the skeleton of a refugee pedigree:—

Guillaume de l’Espinasse, a gentleman of Languedoc, refugee in Dublin.

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m. 1st, Mary Gunning (no issue), m. 2d, Isabella, daughter of Isaac Ward, Barrister-at-law.

Isaac Espinasse of Kill.

Richard, of Kill Abbey.

Isaac, of Hextable House, Kent, Bencher of Gray’s Inn.

Henry William, Lieut.-Colonel.

William, of Dublin, m. 1799.

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Susanna Magdaline, daughter of Lt.-Col. Henry Mangin.

Robert, of Gray’s Inn.

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Emily, daughter of Hon. George William Potre.

James Espinasse, Barrister-at-law.

Henry de la Lande l’Espinasse, a refugee officer in Dublin, made his Will on 6th April 1726, mentioning a brother, Espinasse, at Cork (who had a son), two sisters, (1) Pauline d’Espinasse, called Du Cambon, and (2) Isabel d’Espinasse, called De Campdemere; also a nephew, Henry Rigaut. The Will was proved on 13th January 1729 (n.s.), the executors being William Duponcet and John James de Montledier.