BLESINGTON 191 s.p.m., 13, and was ^«r. 15 Sep. 1668, in St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin. He m., 2ndly, Nov. 1672, Anne, da. of Charles (Coote), 2nd Earl of Mount- rath [I.], by Alice, da. of Sir Robert Meredyth. He d. at Island Bridge, Dublin, 26, and was bur. 29 Apr. 171 8, at St. Patrick's afsd., aged 69. (^) Will dat. 20 Feb. 1 7 1 1, pr. [I.] 1 7 1 8. His widow d. 6, and was bur. 1 1 Apr. 1725, at St. Patrick's afsd., aged 67. Will dat. 17 Mar. 1723, pr. 1725. II. 1 71 8 2. Charles (Boyle), Viscount Blesingtont and Baron to Boyle [I.], s. and h. by 2nd wife. M.P. for Blesington, 1732. 1711-18. He m., istly. Rose, da. and coh. of (his ma- ternal uncle) the Hon. Charles Coote, by Penelope, da. of Arthur Hill, of Hillsborough, co. Down. She d. s.p. He /w., 2ndly, II July 1709, Martha, da. of Samuel Matthews, of Bonetstown, co. Kil- kenny, by Anne, da. of Joseph Cuffe, of Castle Inch, in that co. He d. s.p.s.i^) at Paris, 2 June 1732, and was bur. i-j May 1733, at St. Patrick's afsd., when his Peerage became extinct.^) Will dat. i June 1729, pr. [I.] 14 June 1732. His widow d. 15 June 1767, aged 84, and was bur. at Drumcondra, near Dublin. Will dat. 4 May 1762, pr. [I.] 1767. EARLDOM [I.] I. William (Stewart), Viscount Mountjoy and X Baron Stewart of Ramelton [I.], as also 5th Baronet ^■^^ [I. 1623], only surv. s. and h. of William, Viscount ^ Mountjoy [I.], by Anne, da. of Murrough (Boyle), ist ' "■ Viscount Blesington [I.], sister and eventually sole h. of the 2nd and last Viscount abovenamed, was b. 7 Apr. 1709. He sue. his father as Viscount Mountjoy, iffc, 10 Jan. 1727/8. Grand Master of Freemasons [I.] 1738-40, and of Atholl Grand Lodge 1756-60. Having inherited the estates of his maternal ancestors, he was cr. EARL OF BLESINGTON, co. Wicklow [I.], on 7 Dec. 1745. Sworn P.C. [I.] 26 Aug. i"'48. Gov. of CO. Tyrone. He ;«., 10 Jan. 1733/4, Eleanor, da. and h. of Robert FitzGerald, of Castle Dod, co. Cork, Prime Serjeant at Law, by Eleanor, da. of John Kelly, of Kellymount, co. Kilkenny. He d. in Charles Str., Berkeley Sq., Midx., 14, and was bur. 31 Aug. 1769, at Silchester, Hants, aged 60, when all his Peerage dignities became extinct; the Baronetcy [I.], cr. 10 Apr. 1623, devolving on a distant cousin and h. (*) In the article on his father, the Archbishop, in Diet. Nat. Biog. (new edit.) vol. ii, p. 1021, precise and perfectly different dates are given for the death of the ist and 2nd Viscounts from those in the text, and a 3rd Viscount, whose name is not given, is represented as having existed. After consulting Irish authorities the Editor is quite satisfied of the correctness of the text. V.G. (*>) Murrough Boyle, his only child, was hap. iS and bur. 20 Dec. 1710, in St. Patrick's Cathedral afsd., aged 5 months. (^) His grandfather had d. without leaving any other issue surv. than the 1st Viscount, so that the spec. rem. did not take effect. y
