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Lady Jean "Joan" FitzGerald 1510 – 1565 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1510

Birth Location: Desmond Castle, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland

Death Date: 2 January 1565

Death Location: Askeaton, County Limerick, Ireland

Father: Lord DESMOND

Mother: Lady O'Brien

Spouse(s): Lord Bryan, James Butler

Children(s): Lord Bryan, Lady Butler, Lord Butler

In 1510, Lady Jean "Joan" FitzGerald , Lady of Kinsale, Viscountess of Thurles, 2nd Countess of Ossory, Countess of Ormond, Countess of Desmond, Dowager Duchess of O entered the world in Desmond Castle, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland, born to Lord James Fitzgerald ( FitzMaurice ) 10th Earl of DESMOND and Lady Amy O'Brien. Lady Jean "Joan" FitzGerald , Lady of Kinsale, Viscountess of Thurles, 2nd Countess of Ossory, Countess of Ormond, Countess of Desmond, Dowager Duchess of O married Lord Francis ‘The Vicar of Hell’ Bryan, James Butler, and had children including Lord Edward Bryan, Lady Ellen "Elaine" Butler, Lord Thomas 'Black Tom' Butler. Lady Jean "Joan" FitzGerald , Lady of Kinsale, Viscountess of Thurles, 2nd Countess of Ossory, Countess of Ormond, Countess of Desmond, Dowager Duchess of O passed away in 1565 in Askeaton, County Limerick, Ireland.

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  • In 1510, Lady Jean "Joan" FitzGerald , Lady of Kinsale, Viscountess of Thurles, 2nd Countess of Ossory, Countess of Ormond, Countess of Desmond, Dowager Duchess of O entered the world in Desmond Castle, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland, born to Lord James Fitzgerald ( FitzMaurice ) 10th Earl of DESMOND and Lady Amy O'Brien.
  • Lady Jean "Joan" FitzGerald , Lady of Kinsale, Viscountess of Thurles, 2nd Countess of Ossory, Countess of Ormond, Countess of Desmond, Dowager Duchess of O married Lord Francis ‘The Vicar of Hell’ Bryan, James Butler, and had children including Lord Edward Bryan, Lady Ellen "Elaine" Butler, Lord Thomas 'Black Tom' Butler.
  • Lady Jean "Joan" FitzGerald , Lady of Kinsale, Viscountess of Thurles, 2nd Countess of Ossory, Countess of Ormond, Countess of Desmond, Dowager Duchess of O passed away in 1565 in Askeaton, County Limerick, Ireland.

Immediate Family

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Lady FitzGerald's Ancestors

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Lady FitzGerald
1510 – 1565
Birth Place: Desmond Castle, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland
Parents
Lord James Fitzgerald ( FitzMaurice ) 10th Earl of DESMOND
1485 – 1528
Dingle, Kingdom Of Desmond, Munster Province, Ireland
Lady (Amy) O'Brien
1490 – 1537
Dingle, Kingdom Desmond, Munster, Ireland
Grandparents
Maurice FitzGerald
– 1520
Ireland
Lady (Ellen) Roche
1510 –
King (Toirdhealbhach Mac-I-Brien-Ara) O'Brien
1450 – 1528
Bally Corig, County Clare, Ireland
Lady (Ellen) Fitzgerald
1450 – 1497
County Louth, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Lord FitzGerald
1419 – 1468
Lady Barry
1431 – 1486
Lord Roche
1490 – 1489
Joan )
King Briain
1425 – 1466
Lady Burgh
1425 – 1466
Lord FitzGerald
1419 – 1468
Lady Barry
1431 – 1486
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord FitzGerald
1380 – 1462
Lady Burgh
1390 – 1435
Lord Barry
1397 – 1480
Lady Roche
1397 –
King O'Brien
1395 – 1459
Lady Burgh
1397 – 1480
Lord FitzGerald
1380 – 1462
Lady Burgh
1390 – 1435
Lord Barry
1397 – 1480
Lady Roche
1397 –

Lady FitzGerald's Descendants

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Lady (Jean "Joan") FitzGerald (1510 – 2 January 1565) m. Lord (Francis ‘The Vicar of Hell’) Bryan (1 Jun 1490 – 2 Feb 1570) m. James Butler (1495 – 15 January 1538)
  1. 1. Lord (Edward) Bryan (1533 – 01 Jun 1630) m. Lady (Mary) Holliland (1570 – 09 Aug 1610)
    1. 1. Lord (Edward) Bryan (01 Jun 1590 – abt 1672) m. Lady (Sarah Ann) Butler (1 Jun 1592 – 1 Jun 1670)
      1. 1. John (Thomas) Bryant (1635 – 14 Feb 1680) m. Alice (Elizabeth) Wetherell (19 Mar 1635 – 12 Dec 1710)
        1. 1. Rev. (James) Bryant (4 Jun 1656 – 11 March 1731) m. Elizabeth (Le) Favre (1654 – 11 March 1731)
  2. 2. Lady (Ellen "Elaine") Butler (1518 – 1565) m. Lord (David) Roche (1535 – Nov 1581)
    1. 1. Lord (Maurice) Roche (1558 – 1611) m. Lady (Catherine FitzGerald, Viscountess) Roche (1581 – November 1623)
      1. 1. Edward (FitzMaurice) Roche (1588 – 1626) m. Bridget Sullivan (1590 – )
        1. 1. Francis (de la) Roche (1610 – 1669) m. Jane ('Catherine') Coppinger (1618 – Abt. 1675)
  3. 3. Lord (Thomas 'Black Tom') Butler (Feb 1531 – Abt 1609) m. Anne (Chambers) Lacon (1552 – 1618) m. Alice Lacon (1543 – abt 1575)
    1. 1. Robert Butler (1562 – 1620) m. Elizabeth Chambers (1560 – 1620) m. Alice Barry (Bef. 22 May 1575 – abt 1666)
      1. 1. Hannah Butler (1587 – 9 Jan 1645) m. Captain (Edmund Norton) Scarborough (25 Dec 1584 – 9 Jan 1635)
        1. 1. Col. (Edmond) Scarborough (2 Oct 1617 – 23 May 1671) m. Mary (Carleton) Jones (1619 – 15 Dec 1691)

Lady FitzGerald's Timeline

15 Records

1509
1 Jun 1509
Birth of Lady Jean "Joan" FitzGerald , Lady of Kinsale, Viscountess of Thurles, 2nd Countess of Ossory, Countess of Ormond, Countess of Desmond, Dowager Duchess of O in Desmond Castle, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland
Desmond Castle, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland
1509
Abt. 1509
Birth of Lady Jean "Joan" FitzGerald , Lady of Kinsale, Viscountess of Thurles, 2nd Countess of Ossory, Countess of Ormond, Countess of Desmond, Dowager Duchess of O in Desmond Castle, Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland
Desmond Castle, Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland
1510
1510
Birth of Lady Jean "Joan" FitzGerald , Lady of Kinsale, Viscountess of Thurles, 2nd Countess of Ossory, Countess of Ormond, Countess of Desmond, Dowager Duchess of O in Desmond Castle, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland
Desmond Castle, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland
1514
1514
Age 4
Birth of Lady Jean "Joan" FitzGerald , Lady of Kinsale, Viscountess of Thurles, 2nd Countess of Ossory, Countess of Ormond, Countess of Desmond, Dowager Duchess of O in Desmond Castle, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland
Desmond Castle, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland
1521
1521
Age 11
Birth of Lady Jean "Joan" FitzGerald , Lady of Kinsale, Viscountess of Thurles, 2nd Countess of Ossory, Countess of Ormond, Countess of Desmond, Dowager Duchess of O in Desmond Castle, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland
Desmond Castle, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland
1521
Abt. 1521
Age 11
Birth of Lady Jean "Joan" FitzGerald , Lady of Kinsale, Viscountess of Thurles, 2nd Countess of Ossory, Countess of Ormond, Countess of Desmond, Dowager Duchess of O in Desmond Castle, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland
Desmond Castle, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland
1529
1529
Age 19
Birth of Lady Jean "Joan" FitzGerald , Lady of Kinsale, Viscountess of Thurles, 2nd Countess of Ossory, Countess of Ormond, Countess of Desmond, Dowager Duchess of O in Desmond Castle, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland
Desmond Castle, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland
1564
2 January 1564
Age 54
Death of Lady Jean "Joan" FitzGerald , Lady of Kinsale, Viscountess of Thurles, 2nd Countess of Ossory, Countess of Ormond, Countess of Desmond, Dowager Duchess of O in Askeaton Castle, Ormonde, Muster, Kerry, Ireland
Askeaton Castle, Ormonde, Muster, Kerry, Ireland
1564
2 Jan 1564
Age 54
Death of Lady Jean "Joan" FitzGerald , Lady of Kinsale, Viscountess of Thurles, 2nd Countess of Ossory, Countess of Ormond, Countess of Desmond, Dowager Duchess of O in Ormonde, Kerry, Munster, Ireland
Ormonde, Kerry, Munster, Ireland
1564
2 January 1564
Age 54
Death of Lady Jean "Joan" FitzGerald , Lady of Kinsale, Viscountess of Thurles, 2nd Countess of Ossory, Countess of Ormond, Countess of Desmond, Dowager Duchess of O in Ormonde, Kerry, Munster, Ireland
Ormonde, Kerry, Munster, Ireland
1564
2 Jan 1564
Age 54
Death of Lady Jean "Joan" FitzGerald , Lady of Kinsale, Viscountess of Thurles, 2nd Countess of Ossory, Countess of Ormond, Countess of Desmond, Dowager Duchess of O in Kilcash, Munster, Tipperary, Ireland
Kilcash, Munster, Tipperary, Ireland
1565
2 Jan 1565
Age 55
Death of Lady Jean "Joan" FitzGerald , Lady of Kinsale, Viscountess of Thurles, 2nd Countess of Ossory, Countess of Ormond, Countess of Desmond, Dowager Duchess of O in Askeaton Castle, Ormonde, Muster, Kerry, Ireland
Askeaton Castle, Ormonde, Muster, Kerry, Ireland
1565
2 Jan 1565
Age 55
Death of Lady Jean "Joan" FitzGerald , Lady of Kinsale, Viscountess of Thurles, 2nd Countess of Ossory, Countess of Ormond, Countess of Desmond, Dowager Duchess of O in Askeaton, CY, Limerick, Ireland
Askeaton, CY, Limerick, Ireland
1565
2 January 1565
Age 55
Death of Lady Jean "Joan" FitzGerald , Lady of Kinsale, Viscountess of Thurles, 2nd Countess of Ossory, Countess of Ormond, Countess of Desmond, Dowager Duchess of O in Askeaton, County Limerick, Ireland
Askeaton, County Limerick, Ireland
1569
2 January 1569
Age 59
Death of Lady Jean "Joan" FitzGerald , Lady of Kinsale, Viscountess of Thurles, 2nd Countess of Ossory, Countess of Ormond, Countess of Desmond, Dowager Duchess of O in Askeaton Castle, Ormonde, Muster, Kerry, Ireland
Askeaton Castle, Ormonde, Muster, Kerry, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1509
    Event Place: Desmond Castle, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1509
    Event Place: Desmond Castle, Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1521
    Event Place: Desmond Castle, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1529
    Event Place: Desmond Castle, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1514
    Event Place: Desmond Castle, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1521
    Event Place: Desmond Castle, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1510
    Event Place: Desmond Castle, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1565
    Event Place: Askeaton Castle, Ormonde, Muster, Kerry, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 January 1564
    Event Place: Askeaton Castle, Ormonde, Muster, Kerry, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1564
    Event Place: Ormonde, Kerry, Munster, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1565
    Event Place: Askeaton, CY, Limerick, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 January 1564
    Event Place: Ormonde, Kerry, Munster, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1564
    Event Place: Kilcash, Munster, Tipperary, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 January 1569
    Event Place: Askeaton Castle, Ormonde, Muster, Kerry, Ireland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 January 1565
    Event Place: Askeaton, County Limerick, Ireland
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Askeaton, County Limerick, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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