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John Blennerhassett (died 4 December 1677) was an
Anglo-Irish member of the
Irish House of Commons .
[1]
Blennerhassett was the son of Captain John Blennerhassett and Martha Lynn. He was probably born at Ballycarty Castle,
County Kerry , where his family owned a large estate.
[2]
[3] He was the brother of
Robert Blennerhassett .[
citation needed ]
He served as
High Sheriff of Kerry in 1658. He was elected as
Member of Parliament for
Tralee in 1661. He married Elizabeth Denny in 1654, with whom he had three children, including the MP
John Blennerhassett .
[4]
Ancestry
Ancestors of John Blennerhassett (died 1677) 16. John Blennerhassett 8. Thomas Blennerhassett 17. Janet (Joan) de Martindale 4. Robert Blennerhassett 2. John Blennerhassett 20. Henry Conway 10. Capt. Jenkin Conway of
Castle Conway 21. Grace Dry 5. Elizabeth Conway 22. Sir William Herbert, of Colebrooke 11. Mary Herbert 1. John Blennerhassett 24. George Lynne of
Southwick Hall, Northamptonshire 12. George Lynne 25. Amelia Montague (dau. of
Sir Edward Montague ) 6. George Lynne 26.
Clement Throckmorton 13. Martha Throckmorton 27. Catherine Neville (dau. of
Edward Neville ) 3. Martha Lynne 28. Robert Forrest of Morborne, Huntingdonshire 14. Sir Myles Forrest 7. Isabella Forrest 30.
Anthony Colly , MP 15. Elizabeth Colly
References
^ Sir Bernard Burke, A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Ireland (1899), 48.
^ Michael C. O'Laughlin, Families of Co. Kerry, Ireland (Irish Roots Cafe, 1994), 30.
^ Burke's Irish Family Records (London, 1976), 134
^ ThePeerage.com (entry #166291)
http://thepeerage.com/p16630.htm#i166291