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Sir William (2nd Bart of Birr Castle) Parsons 1661–1740 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Jun 1661

Birth Location: Birr, Offaly, Ireland

Death Date: 17 Mar 1740

Death Location: Birr, Offaly, Ireland

Father: Sir Baronet

Mother: Frances Savage

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Preston

Children(s): Mary Parsons

Sir William (2nd Bart of Birr Castle) Parsons was born in 1661 in Birr, Offaly, Ireland, the child of Sir Laurence Parsons First Baronet And Frances Savage. Sir William (2nd Bart of Birr Castle) Parsons married Elizabeth Preston, and had children including Mary Hannah Parsons. Sir William (2nd Bart of Birr Castle) Parsons passed away in 1740 in Birr, Offaly, Ireland.

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Biography

  • Sir William (2nd Bart of Birr Castle) Parsons was born in 1661 in Birr, Offaly, Ireland, the child of Sir Laurence Parsons First Baronet And Frances Savage.
  • Sir William (2nd Bart of Birr Castle) Parsons married Elizabeth Preston, and had children including Mary Hannah Parsons.
  • Sir William (2nd Bart of Birr Castle) Parsons passed away in 1740 in Birr, Offaly, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Baronet
1637–1698
Birth Location: Birr Castle, Birr, Offaly, Ireland
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Frances Savage
1634–1701
Birth Location: Castle Rebban, Cokildare, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Preston
1679–1701
Birth Location: daughter of Sir George Preston, Midlothian, Scotland
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Children(s)

Mary Parsons
1697–1784
Birth Location: England
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Sir Parsons's Ancestors

Self
Sir Parsons
1661–1740
Birth Place: Birr, Offaly, Ireland
Parents
Sir Laurence Parsons, First Baronet
1637–1698
Birr Castle, Birr, Offaly, Ireland
Frances Savage
1634–1701
Castle Rebban, Cokildare, Ireland
Grandparents
William Parsons
1604–1653
Birr, Offaly, Ireland
Dorothy Philips
1613–1671
Newton Limavady, Londonderry, Ireland
William Savage
1594–1634
Kildare, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Lawrence Parsons
1572–1628
Margaret Hoskins
1580–
Sir Philips
1564–1635
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Parsons's Descendants

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Sir (William (2nd Bart of Birr Castle)) Parsons (08 Jun 1661–17 Mar 1740) m. Elizabeth Preston (1679–15 Nov 1701)
  1. 1. Mary (Hannah) Parsons 1697–1784 m. Thomas (McNeil) ? 1700–1803
    1. 1. Thomas McNeil 1722–1812
    2. 2. John McNeil 1724–
    3. 3. George ((*Rev)) McNeil 1720–1805
    4. 4. John McNeil 1734–1772 m. Mary Mcneil 1735–1772
      1. 1. Sarah McNeil 1755–
      2. 2. Nancy McNeil 1753–
      3. 3. Rebecca McNeil 1755–
      4. 4. Mary (Eliza) McNeil 1798–1836 m. Samuel (Boswell) Sr 1754–1850
        1. 1. Samuel (Boswell) Jr 1790–1846
        2. 2. William Boswell 1777–1860
        3. 3. ANDREW BOSWELL 1778–1850
        4. 4. John Boswell 1790–1876
        5. 5. Samuel Boswell 1785–1843
        6. 6. James ("Jimmie P" Pepper) BOSWELL 1784–1850 m. Jane Baswell 1787–1816

Sir Parsons's Timeline

2 Records

1661
08 Jun 1661
Birth of Sir William (2nd Bart of Birr Castle) Parsons in Birr, Offaly, Ireland
Birr, Offaly, Ireland
1740
17 Mar 1740
Age 79
Death of Sir William (2nd Bart of Birr Castle) Parsons in Birr, Offaly, Ireland
Birr, Offaly, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Jun 1661
    Event Place: Birr, Offaly, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1740
    Event Place: Birr, Offaly, Ireland
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