Historical and genealogical memoirs of the House of Hamilton

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HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL MEMOIRS
viscount casions he may have justice and all
BOYNE. . .
, possible expedition ; and whatsoever
good shall result unto him thereby, by
your furtherance, will be very accept-
able to us, as being done unto one whom
we value and wish well unto."
In 1628, by petition to King Charles
First, he desired his Majesty to grant
him the nomination and making of two
Irish Baronets; which request (though
his Majesty was resolved not to draw it
into a precedent for others,) in regard the
King was desirous to gratify so deserv-
ing a servant, and was confident he
would nominate none but such as were
of meet and fitting quality and condition
for that dignity, was pleased to grant ;
and, accordingly, 20th May 1629, he
nominated John Magrath of Allevollan,
in the co. of Tipperary, and John Wilson
of Killenure in the co. of Donegall,
Esquires, who were created to the dig-
nity by letters patent.
Sir Frederick, with Ms sons, James
and Frederick, were very considerable
officers in the service of the Kings
Charles I. and II. during the rebellion
of 1641, and, for their respective services
before 1649, had allotted large deben-
tures, viz. to Sir Frederick for 1343/.
9s. \d., to James and Frederick, 2337/.
9s. Id. each; but having no lands set
out to them in satisfaction for the same
during their lives, an allotment was
made to their administrator, William
Hamilton of Caledon and his heirs, in
trust for the two daughters of the said
James, son of Sir Frederick, in April
1666, of lands on the estate of Sir
Phelim O'Neile, in the co. of Tyrone,
and other forfeitures in the baronies of
Ardagh and Granard, in the* co. of
Longford, at the rate of 12s. 6d. the
pound, at ten years' purchase, besides
reprises.
He married Sidney, daughter and
heir to Sir John Vaughan, a captain in
the Irish army, privy councillor, and
governor of the city and co. of London-
derry, and had issue three sons and one
daughter :
1. James, his heir.
2. Frederick, who lost his life in the
wars of Ireland, and died unmarried.
3. Gustavus, created Viscount Boyne ;
and,
1. Daughter, Christiana, married to
Sir George Monroe of Thermore, Major-
General, by whom she had several
children, the heads of many flourishing
families in Scotland.
James Hamilton of Manor-Hamilton,
Esquire, the eldest son, married his first
cousin, Catherine, daughter of Claud
the first Lord Strabane, and by her, who
remarried first with Owen Wynne, and
after with John Bingham, Esquires,
having only two daughters, they carried
the aforesaid estate iuto the families of
then- husbands, of which they came to
a partition in 1668, and were Hannah,
married to Sir William Gore of Manor-
Gore, Bart., who died in the year 1700,
ancestor to the Earl of Ross ; and Sidney,
to Sir John Hume of Castle Hume,
Bart., in the co. of Fermanagh, who
died in 1695, and was father, by her,
who died in 1688, of the late Sir Gus-
tavus Hume, then a minor.