Matthew Plunkett, 5th Baron Louth

Louth, Baron (I, 1541)

• Oliver [Plunkett], 1st Baron Louth
• 2nd son and eventual heir male of Sir John Plunkett, of Bewley, Kilsaran and Talanston, co. Louth, by his wife Catharine Nangle, dau. of Thomas Nangle, Baron of Navan
• mar. (1) Catharine Rochfort, dau. and hrss. of John Rochfort, of Carrick, co. Kildare, by his wife Genet Dexter
• children by first wife
  • 1. Hon Thomas Plunkett, later 2nd Baron Louth
  • 2. Hon Patrick Plunkett, mar. Joan Gernon, dau. of James Gernon, of Killincoole
  • 3. Hon Christopher Plunkett, mar. Margaret Cusack, dau. of Walter Cusack, of Kilcarne
  • 4. Hon John Plunkett, mar. Alison Bate, dau. of Edward Bate, of Donnancarney, and had issue
  • 1. Hon Maud Plunkett, mar. (1) Leonard Castel, of Dundalk, and (2) Patrick Stanley
  • 2. Hon Anne Plunkett, mar. (1) John Wakeley, of Navan, and (2) Gerald Wesley, of Dangan
  • 3. Hon Jenet Plunkett, mar. Christopher Barnewall, of Rowestown
  • 4. Hon Margaret Plunkett, mar. Sir John Bellew, of Bellewstown, co. Meath, and had issue
• mar. (2) Maud Golding (widow of Walter Golding; mar. (3) Richard Bellew), dau. and cohrss. of Walter Bath, of Rathfeigh
• children by second wife
  • 5. Hon Alexander Plunkett, of Carstown, co. Louth, mar. ..... Dowdall, and was ancestor of the Plunketts of Castle Plunkett, co. Roscommon
  • 6. Hon Edward Plunkett, mar. ..... Bellew, illegit. dau. of Richard Bellew
  • 5. Hon Catherine Plunkett, mar. Robert Bath, of Mullagh
  • 6. Hon Eleanor Plunkett, mar.Roger Garland, a barrister
• died between Dec 1549 and 1 May 1553
• created 15 Jun 1541 Baron Louth
• suc. by son by first wife
• Thomas [Plunkett], 2nd Baron Louth
• mar. Margaret Barnewall, dau. and hrss. of Nicholas Barnewall, of Dromnah, by his wife Catharine Luttrell, dau. of Richard Luttrell, of Luttrellstown
• children
  • 1. Hon Patrick Plunkett, later 3rd Baron Louth
  • 2. Hon Oliver Plunkett, later 4th Baron Louth
  • 3. Hon John Plunkett, of Deenes, co. Meath, mar. Margaret Cusack, dau. of Robert Cusack, of Cussington, and had issue
  • 1. Hon Anne Plunkett
  • 2. Hon Alice Plunkett (d. 11 Apr 1610), mar. (1) Walter Lynam, of Adamston, and (2) Walter Hussey, of Mulhussey, co. Meath (b. 1547; d. 1614), and had issue by her second husband
  • 3. Hon Mary Plunkett
• died 1 May 1571
• suc. by son
• note a justice during the absence of the Lord Deputy 1563; knighted 1566
• Oliver [Plunkett], 4th Baron Louth
• mar. (1) Frances Bagnall, dau. of Sir Nicholas Bagnall, Knight Marshal of Ireland, by his wife Ellen Griffith, dau. of Edward Griffith, of Penthren
• children by first wife
  • 1. Hon Matthew Plunkett, later 5th Baron Louth
  • 2. Hon Luke Plunkett
  • 3. Hon Sylvester Plunkett (dsp.)
  • 1. Hon Margaret Plunkett, mar. 23 Aug 1605 Thomas [FitzWilliam], 1st Viscount FitzWilliam, and had issue
  • 2. Hon Mary Plunkett, mar. Henry Dracot, of Mornington, co. Meath
  • 3. Hon Elinor Plunkett, mar. Richard Gernon, of Stabanon
  • 4. Hon Anne Plunkett, mar. Christopher Cusack, of Rathaldron
  • 5. Hon Ismay Plunkett, mar. Richard Barnewall, of Lispopel
• mar. (2) Genet Bath (widow of John Bath, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas of Ireland 1556-59; d. 3 Jul 1617), dau. of Patrick Dowdall, of Termonfeighan
• died 5 Mar 1607 (bur. at Tallanstown)
• suc. by son by first wife
• note remained loyal to the Crown during Tyrone's rebellion 1598-1601
• Matthew [Plunkett], 5th Baron Louth
• mar. Mary FitzWilliam (mar. (2) Gerald Aylmer; d. bef. Feb 1661), sister of Thomas [FitzWilliam], 1st Viscount FitzWilliam, and dau. of Sir Richard FitzWilliam, of Mount Merrion, co. Dublin, by his wife Jane Preston
• children
  • 1. Hon Oliver Plunkett, later 6th Baron Louth
  • 2. Col Hon Thomas Plunkett, served in the Spanish Army, mar. Mary Whitfleet, dau. of Henry Whitfleet, of Brussels, and had issue
  • 3. Col Hon Patrick Plunkett, mar. Mary Tuite, dau. of Sir Oliver Tuite, 1st Bt., of Sonagh, co. Westmeath, by his wife Mabel Aylmer, 1st dau. by his second wife of Sir Gerald Aylmer, 1st Bt., of Donadea, co. Kildare, and had issue
  • 4. Hon Ignatius Plunkett, mar. Catherine Barnewall, dau. of Christopher Barnewall, of Crackanstown, and had issue
  • 1. Hon Frances Plunkett, mar. Sir Christopher Bellew, of Bellewstown, co. Meath, son and heir of Sir John Bellew, of Bellewstown, co. Meath, by his wife Aminet Barnewall, dau. of John Barnewall, Recorder of Drogheda, and had issue
  • 2. Hon Ursula Plunkett, mar. Richard Barnewall, of Drumnagh
  • 3. Hon Margaret Plunkett (d. 4 Dec 1683), mar. bef. 11 Aug 1639 Sir Christopher Aylmer, 1st Bt., of Balrath, co. Meath, and had issue
  • 4. Hon Mary Plunkett, mar. Edward Plunkett, of Toghamon
  • 5. Hon Amy Plunkett, mar. Robert Barnewall, of Rowestown
  • 6. Hon Jane Plunkett, mar. Col Hon Ignatius Nugent, in the French Service (d. Feb 1671), 5th son of Richard [Nugent], 1st Earl of Westmeath, by his wife Hon Jane Plunkett, sister of Luke [Plunkett], 1st Earl of Fingall, and 4th dau. of Christopher [Plunkett], 9th Baron Killeen, by his wife Genet Dillon, sister of James [Dillon], 1st Earl of Roscommon, and dau. of Sir Luke Dillon, Chief Baron of the Exchequer of Ireland, and had issue
  • 7. Hon Catherine Plunkett, mar. (1) Nicholas Dowdall, of Brownestown, and (2) Lawrence Taaffe, of Dowanstown
  • 8. Hon Elizabeth Plunkett, mar. Nicholas Gernon, of Milltown
• died 19 Jul 1629
• suc. by son
• Oliver [Plunkett], 6th Baron Louth
• born Mar 1608
• mar. after 1629 Lady Mary Dillon (widow of Lucas [Dillon], 2nd Viscount Dillon; d. after 23 Aug 1661), dau. of Randal MacSorley [MacDonnel], 1st Earl of Antrim, by his wife Lady Alice O'Neill, dau. of Hugh [O'Neill], 2nd Earl of Tyrone
• only child
  • 1. Hon Matthew Plunkett, later 7th Baron Louth
• died c.1679
• suc. by son
• note joined the rebels 1639 and was present at the Siege of Drogheda; outlawed 17 Nov 1642 and excepted from pardon of life and estate by Cromwell's Act, 12 Jul 1652
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