Historical and genealogical memoirs of the House of Hamilton

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HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL MEMOIRS
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BOYNE.
The King also granted him a military
; pension of 182/. 10s. a year, and was
pleased to promote him to the dignity
of Viscount Boyne, by privy seal, dated
at Hampton-Court, 1st August, and by
patent 20th of that month, 1717, with
the creation fee of 20 marks ; by which
title, on the 27th, he took his seat.
He married Elizabeth, second daugh-
ter of Sir Henry Brooke of Brookes-
borough in the co. of Fennanagb, Kt.,
(who preserved the town and castle of
Donegall during the wars of 1641, and
died in August 1671, )by his second wife,
Anne, daughter of Sir George St
George, Kt. and Bart. By his will
he bequeathed a flagon, chalice, and
patin, all silver, to the church of Stack-
allan; 10/. to the poor of that parish,
and 10/. to the poor of the parish of
Nevagh in the co. of Donegall, and de-
parted this life 16th September 1723,
in the 84th year of his age ; had issue by
her, who died at Stackallan 28th De-
cember 1721:
1. Daughter, Elizabeth, married to
Charles Lambart of Painstown in the
co. of Meath, Esq., grandson to the first
Earl of Cavan ;
And three sons :
1. Frederick, his heir-apparent.
2. Gustavtts, father of the third Vis-
count Boyne. And
3. Henry Hamilton, Esq., who was
born in February 1692, and 3d October
1727 made joint customer and collector
of the port of Dublin; whence, 30th
March 1738, he was removed to the col-
1 ection of the port of Cork, and was Mem-
ber of Parliament for the co. of Donegall.
In October 1722 he married Mary, eldest
daughter of Joshua Dawson of Castle
Dawson in the co. of Derry, Esq. ; and
dying at Cork, 3d June 1743, left by
her, who died in March 1770, five sons
and two daughters, viz.
1. Rev. Gustavus Hamilton, baptized
5th October 1723, who married first
Letitia, eldest daughter of Edward
Bolton of Brazeel, Esq. ; and secondly,
Alicia, daughter of Col. Pater son.
2. Joshua, appointed, 3d March 1757,
surveyor of the port of Waterford, mar-
ried, in March 1750, to Mary, eldest
daughter of Sir Richard Cox, Bart, and
she died in April 1764.
3. Sackville, baptized 5th April 1732,
principal secretary in the civil depart-
ment of Government, and married to
Isabella, daughter of the Rev. Doctor
Berkley.
4. Henry.
5. Edward.
1. Anne, and
2. Mary, married, 27th October 1763,
to the Rev. Nathaniel Preston of S wains-
toun in co. of Meath.
III. Hon. Fredebick Hamilton, the Arehdall'sPee
eldest son, on 1st September 1707,
married Sophia, eldest sister to James,
Lord Viscount Limerick, and died 1 0th
December 1715, (before his father,) hav-
ing issue by her, who died in London,
6th May 1748, two sons and two daugh-
ters:
1. Gustavus, successor to his grand-
father.
2. James, made Lieut, of a ship of
war, 3d September 1741, died, in No-