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Joan (Lady) Fitzgerald 1521 – 1565 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1521

Birth Location: Desmond Castle, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland

Death Date: 2 Jan 1565

Death Location: Ormonde, , Kilkenny, Ireland

Father: James Fitzgerald

Mother: Amy Brien

Spouse(s): Francis Bryan

Children(s): Thomas Ormond, Edward Bryan

In 1521, Joan (Lady) Fitzgerald entered the world in Desmond Castle, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland, born to James Fitzmaurice Fitzgerald and Amy O Brien. Joan (Lady) Fitzgerald married Francis (Sir) Bryan, and had children including Thomas Black Tom Dubh Butler Earl of Ormond, Edward Bryan. Joan (Lady) Fitzgerald passed away in 1565 in Ormonde, , Kilkenny, Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1521, Joan (Lady) Fitzgerald entered the world in Desmond Castle, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland, born to James Fitzmaurice Fitzgerald and Amy O Brien.
  • Joan (Lady) Fitzgerald married Francis (Sir) Bryan, and had children including Thomas Black Tom Dubh Butler Earl of Ormond, Edward Bryan.
  • Joan (Lady) Fitzgerald passed away in 1565 in Ormonde, , Kilkenny, Ireland.

Immediate Family

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Joan Fitzgerald's Ancestors

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Joan Fitzgerald
1521 – 1565
Birth Place: Desmond Castle, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland
Parents
James Fitzmaurice Fitzgerald
1529 – 1529
Dingle, Kingdom Desmond, Munster, Ireland
Amy (O) Brien
1497 – 1537
Desmond, , , Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joan Fitzgerald's Descendants

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Joan ((Lady)) Fitzgerald (1521 – 2 Jan 1565) m. Francis ((Sir)) Bryan (1490 – 2 Feb 1550)
  1. 1. Thomas (Black Tom Dubh Butler Earl of) Ormond (1531 – 22 Nov 1614)
  2. 2. Edward Bryan (1 Jun 1565 – 1 Jun 1630)
    1. 1. Edward Bryant (1600 – 1660) m. Ann Butler (1 Jun 1592 – 1 Jun 1670)
      1. 1. Thomas Bryant (1635 – 1680) m. Tabitha Bryant (1640 – )
        1. 1. James Bryant (1656 – 11 Mar 1731) m. Elizabeth Bertie (1660 – 1698)

Joan Fitzgerald's Timeline

4 Records

1521
1521
Birth of Joan (Lady) Fitzgerald in Chidington, Buckinghamshire, , England
Chidington, Buckinghamshire, , England
1521
1521
Birth of Joan (Lady) Fitzgerald in Desmond Castle, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland
Desmond Castle, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland
1565
2 Jan 1565
Age 44
Death of Joan (Lady) Fitzgerald in Askeaton, CY, Limerick, Ireland
Askeaton, CY, Limerick, Ireland
1565
2 Jan 1565
Age 44
Death of Joan (Lady) Fitzgerald in Ormonde, , Kilkenny, Ireland
Ormonde, , Kilkenny, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1521
    Event Place: Chidington, Buckinghamshire, , England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1521
    Event Place: Desmond Castle, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1565
    Event Place: Askeaton, CY, Limerick, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1565
    Event Place: Ormonde, , Kilkenny, Ireland

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