LA BELLE ASSEMBLÉE, FOR OCTOBER, 1825. ILLUSTRATIVE MEMOIR OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE noble family of Cremorne, of which Lady Charleville is a member, find their ancestors in the Dawsons, who, in the sixteenth century, had long been seated at Spaldington in the county of York. Thence, towards the close of Queen Elizabeth's reign, Thomas Dawson, Esq. went to settle in Ireland; and, in the first charter of King James, he is described as a burgess of Armagh in that country. John, his grandson, married a daughter of John Jeeves, of the city of Drogheda, Esq., by a daughter of Dr. Henry Usher, Archbishop of Armagh, Primate of Ireland, &c., from whom a considerable property in the counties of Armagh and Tyrone came into the family. His son, Walter, who died at Armagh, in the year 1704, and whose chief executor was Dr. Drelincourt, left two sons and four daugh- || ters; of whom the elder son, Walter, was grandfather to Thomas, first Viscount Cre morne. came into England with the Danes, and obtained land and settlements. Anderson Saunders married Lucy, daughter of Colonel Owen Wynne, of Hazlewood, in the county of Sligo; by whom he had issue a son, Richard, and Johanna, a daughter, as aforesaid, by this marriage. Thomas Townley Dawson had issue by Johanna Saunders, one son, Chapel John, and two daughters, Louisa Adelaide, and Catherine Maria. Louisa married in France the Count de Scisson, of a noble family of Languedoc, and large possessions, and died without issue. Chapel John Dawson died young, and Catherine Maria remained sole heiress to her father's possessions. It is this lady's portrait which here forms a portion of LA BELLE ASSEMBLEE—a beautiful accession to its Gallery of the Female Nobility of Britain. This lady married James Tisdale, Esq., of Bawn, county of Louth, in Ireland; and Thomas, the younger, had issue a son, has issue of that marriage, a son, James Chapel, who married Hannah Maria, Thomas Townley, and a daughter, Cathedaughter and co-heiress of Thomas Town-rine Louisa. She married, secondly, on ley, Esq., of Thomas Court, in the county of Cavan, and had issue one son, Thomas Townley, and four daughters. Thomas Townley Dawson, Esq., married Johanna Saunders, daughter of Ander- || son Saunders, of Saunders Court, in the county of Wicklow. This gentleman was lineally descended from John, Lord of Inspruck, brother to Rodolphus, Count of Hapsburg; and having married Annulla, daughter of Heber, Prince of Danemarck; No. 10.-Vol. II. the 4th of June, 1798, the Right Hon. Charles William Bury, Earl of Charleville, Viscount Charleville, Baron Tullamoore, F.R.S., M.R.I.A., &c., of whose family the subjoined sketch is offered. His Lordship is descended in the female line from a collateral branch of the Moores, Marquesses of Drogheda, a noble family, of French origin, which settled in England soon after the Conquest. Acquiring a good estate in the county of Kent, they made the manor Y of Moore Court their residence, until they of a knight's fee, and subject to the conremoved to Moore Place, in Benenden, in ditions of plantation; which were, that he the same county, where they remained and his heirs, whenever summoned so to for many generations. According to Phil- do, should attend, with the greater part of pot, Somerset Herald, who drew up the their domestics and tenants, armed in a pedigree of this family in the year 1712, warlike manner, with victuals for three their surname was assumed from the lands days, upon the chief governor, or such as which they originally possessed at More should be appointed by him for the dePlace, in Rolumden, or Rosuinden, and fence of the King's County, or to go upon Benenden, in Kent. Thomas de la More, any bordering Irishmen of the said county; whose name is the first on the pedigree, to answer all hostings, after the rate and held the manor of More Place-or, rather, || value of his lands, according to the law and More Court, in Ivy Church*—whence the custom of the realm; to maintain conname was variously written, De More, De stantly upon the premisses five able horsela More, Atte-More, until the general re- men, of English birth, surname, and blood, linquishment of such prepositions. for the better inhabiting and preserving Thomas de la More, fifth in descent the same, furnished with good and suffifrom the above, married Catherine, heiress cient horses and arms, as well offensive of the family of Benenden, of Benenden; as defensive; to pay the crown-rent of of whom John de Benenden held a knight's £9. 9s. 6d. Irish, with a customary day, fee there, in the 20th of Edward III., and|| called a plough-day, for every plough embore for his coat armour, azure, a lobster, || ployed upon the lands, or to perform such or, which is now quartered by the Mar- work, at such time and place within the quess of Drogheda. On this marriage, the said county, as the constable of the castle More family transplanted themselves to of Philipstown should appoint, or in lieu Benenden, where they built a house called thereof, 3s. for every customary day, at More Place, and possessed fine estate, the election of him and his heirs. For until John Moore, Esq. sold it, in the year whom he further covenanted, that the 1554. chief governor might, from time to time, cut and carry away, at pleasure, all kinds of wood growing upon the premisses, for such buildings, as they should appoint to be erected for the use of the crown in that county; that they should not make use of the Breawne or Brehon law, in any cause whatsoever, against any subject responsible to the laws of Ireland; and that his sons, and able servants, should use, for the major part, the English tongue, habit, and government; and yearly repair before the constable of the castle of Philipstown, or in his absence before the sheriff of the King's County, at the said castle, on the first day of September, and bring all the men under their government, from the age of sixteen to sixty, to be mustered, and answer for their respective actions within the county for that year, &c."* Passing through several descents, we come to John Moore, Esq., who married Margaret, daughter and heiress of John Brent, Esq., and widow of John Dering, of Surrenden, in Pluckley, by whom he had a daughter, and six sons: Sir Edward, the second, was ancestor of the Marquess of Drogheda; and the fourth, Sir Thomas, of Croghan, was ancestor of the Earl of Charleville. The last-mentioned of these gentlemen went into Ireland early in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, who granted and confirmed to him, "by indenture, dated 5th December 1577, the castle of Castletown, with all the messuages, orchards, gardens, || and 758 acres of land in Castletown, Kilcorboighe, the castle of Tougher, &c. in the King's County, with all other the castles, lands, advowsons, patronages of churches, and hereditaments, whichever were reputed as parcel of the said premisses; to hold the same for ever of the crown, as of the castle of Philipstown, in capite, by the 20 part • Vide HARRIS's History of Kent. * Edward Moore, ancestor of the Marquess of Drogheda, as well as his brother Thomas, settled in Ireland in the reign of Elizabeth. In the signal and memorable events of that period, he was extensively employed; and he so distinguished himself in the Queen's armies, that, This gentleman, afterwards knighted for to hold in common soccage as of the castle his services against the Irish, was murdered of Dublin; with a Tuesday market, and a in his castle of Castletown, and was suc- fair on St. Peter's day, at Tullamoore. He ceeded there by his son, " Sir John Moore, married Dorothy, fifth daughter to Dr. Knt., who in 1599, held his castle of Cro- Adam Loftus, Archbishop of Dublin, and ghan for the Queen; after which he was Lord Chancellor of Ireland; and making knighted, and made considerable additions || his will 10 April 1633, orders his body to to his estate; namely, the town of Clonfert, be buried in the parish church of Croghan, by purchase from Anthony Marche; the in the sepulchre of his father; provides for town of Crutmulloghrosse, with 186 acres; his wife and children; and then leaves his the castle of Ratrummon, with 155 acres; blessing to his son Thomas, and his posand, by virtue of the commission for the terity, whom he enjoins, and charges upon plantation and disposition of lands in the the blessing of a loving father, and as he county of Leitrim, and the territory of should answer to the contrary before the Ely O'Carrol, K. James I. 23 April 1622,|| Majesty of God at the day of judgment, granted to him and his heirs the castle, that he should not trouble, vex, nor motown and lands of Tullamoore, Killcruttin, lest his mother for or concerning her and divers others, containing 1147 acres, jointure, or his brothers and sisters conglebe lands excepted, in the King's County, cerning their portions, but, to his uttermost power and ability, assist and comfort them, as became a natural brother to do. He in the year 1579, he was knighted by Sir Wil-appoints his wife and son Wakeley execuliam Drury, L. J. in the camp between Limerick and Killmallock. Further, for his eminent services at home and abroad, he was rewarded by her Majesty with a lease of the dissolved Abbey of Mellefont, with its appurtenances in the county of Louth, which he made the principal place of his residence, and where his posterity remained, till one of the late Earls of Drogheda removed to Monasterevan, now Moore Abbey, in the county of Kildare, the seat of Viscount Loftus, of Elye, which descended to his Lordship as heir of the Loftus family. Sir Garrett, otherwise Sir Gerald Moore, the successor of his father, Sir Edward, served under the Earl of Essex and the Lord Deputy Mountjoy in the war with Tyrone and the Spaniards. He was at the fight of Carlingford, in November, 1600, when his ensign was killed; and in the early part of the same month, 1602, he was sent by the Lord Deputy into the Breny, where all the rebels submitted, and received her Majesty's protection; Tyrone at the same time sending, by Sir Garrett, an absolute submission to the Queen's mercy. Amongst numerous honours conferred upon Sir Garrett Moore in the succeeding reign, he was created Baron Moore, of Mellefont, in 1615, and Viscount Moore, of Drogheda, in 1621.-Henry, third Viscount Drogheda, was created Earl of Drogheda, in 1661; and Charles, the sixth Earl, was created Marquess of Drogheda, in Ireland, in 1791, and Baron Moore, of the United Kingdom, in 1801. His son, Charles, by Anne, daughter of Francis Seymour, first Marquess of Hertford, is the present Marquess of Drogheda. tors; and requests his noble kinsmen and friends, Charles, Lord Moore, Sir Robert Loftus, and Sir William Cooley (in whom he reposed most confidence and trust) to be overseers of his will and children; and prays his children upon his blessing, to be governed and directed by them on all occasions that should concern their advancement, and especially in the disposition of themselves by marriage." Sir John Moore died a few days after he had made his will. He had, by his lady, twenty-three children; fourteen of whom died in their infancy, and three sons and six daughters survived him. Thomas, his successor, "had a special livery of his estate 18 June 1634, for the fine of £100 Irish; and, in virtue of the commission for remedy of defective titles, had a confirmation, 11 July 1638, of the castle and lands of Croghan, otherwise Castletown, otherwise young Cowlestown, Tullamoore, and all other his estate in the King's County, which was erected into the manor of Croghan, with liberty to impark 2,000 acres, &c. And 19 March 1739, the last Lord passed patent, for holding two fairs, 29 April, and 10 October, yearly at Tullamoore." John, his eldest son and successor, by Margaret, daughter of Sir Ambrose Forth, of Cabragh, near Dublin, Knt., married the daughter of Sir William Sambach, Attorney-general of Ireland. His eldest son and successor, Thomas, married, in 1669, || descended from an ancient English family, Ellen, second daughter of Dudley Colley, and who was the grandfather of the preof Castle Carbery, in the county of Kil- sent Earl. dare, Esq., by whom he had two sons,* and eight daughters. Charles, second Lord Tullamoore, born in the year 1712, succeeded his father on John, the elder son, was many years re- the 8th of September, 1725. He received presentative of the King's County in Par- his education in Trinity College, Dublin. liament. He was called into the Privy His Lordship took his seat in Parliament Council by George I. in 1714; and, for his on the 7th of December, 1733; he was of firm attachment to the religion and laws of his Majesty's Privy Council, Governor of his country, and the succession of the the King's County, and Muster-master house of Hanover, he was advanced to the General; and was created Earl of CharlePeerage by privy seal, dated at St. James's, || ville, of the King's County, by privy seal, September 29, and by patent, at Dublin, dated July 26, and by patent, at Dublin, October 22, 1715, by the title of Baron September 16, 1758. His Lordship marMoore, of Tullamoore. ried, October 13, 1737, Hester, only daughter and heiress of James Coghill, Esq., of the county of York; but dying without issue, on the 17th of February, 1764, the earldom became extinct, and the estates devolved to John, the eldest son of his sister, the Hon. Jane Moore, who, as already stated, had married William Bury, of Shannon Grove, Esq. His period of enjoyment, however, was brief; as he died on the 4th of August, 1764, within six months after the death of his uncle, and before he had completed his thirty-ninth year. By his lady, Catherine, second daughter and coheiress of Francis Sadlier, of Sopwell Hall, in the county of Tipperary, Esq., he left an only son, His Lordship took his seat on the 12th of November following; and, two days afterwards, he was appointed one of the lords to prepare an address of congratulation to the King on his accession to the throne. On the 6th of July 1716, he was constituted a commissioner, or keeper of the great seal, during the absence of the Lord Chancellor Middleton; as he was again on the 22d of February, 1722. On the 4th of June, 1718, he obtained a reversionary grant, to him and his son, of the office of Muster-master General, and clerk of the cheque of the army and garrisons in Ireland; for which, on the surrender of Matthew Penefather, Esq., a patent passed | the seal to them on the 30th of May following. His Lordship married, first, Mary, || daughter of Elnathan Lum, Esq., banker, of Dublin; secondly, Elizabeth, daughter and coheir to John Sankey, of Tenelick, in the county of Longford, Esq., widow of Sir John King, Bart., and who after the death of his Lordship married Brabazon, Earl of Bessborough. By his first lady he had two sons, Thomas, who died young, and Charles, his successor; and two daughters, of whom Jane, the younger, married, January 27, 1724, William Bury, of Shannon Grove, in the county of Limerick, Esq., • Dudley, the second son, was a young man of great promise. A strenuous assertor of the succession to the crown in his present Majesty's family, he, on that account, unfortunately engaged in a duel with Cornet Castine, on the 25th of August 1714, in Jennyman's coffee-house, London, when, receiving a wound in his right breast, he languished about a week, and then died. Charles William, born on the 30th of June, 1764. Being heir-general to, and representative of the noble family of Moore, Earls of Charleville, he was created Baron Tullamoore, on the 7th of November, 1797; Viscount Charleville, on the 29th of December, 1800; was elected one of the representative Peers for Ireland in November 1801, and created Earl of Charleville on the 16th of February, 1806. By his union with the heiress of Thomas Townley Dawson, Esq. his Lordship has one son, Charles William Lord Tullamoore, born on the 28th of April, 1801; married, on the 26th of February, 1821, Harriet Charlotte Beaujolois Campbell, daughter North Britain, by Charlotte Maria, sister of Colonel John Campbell, of Shawfield, to the Duke of Argylle, and has issue a son, Charles George, born 1822, another son, Henry Walter, born 1823, and a daughter, Catherine Eleonora Beaujolois, born 1824. |
