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About George Stoney
The middle name Robert formerly given to George is probably die to a misreading of a passage in Major Stoney's 'Some Old Annals of the Stoney Family' (Woolwich, privately pr., 1879), p.5, where Lieutenant-General Robert Robinson is recorded as leaving a legacy to George Robert Stoney of Greyfort. However, the will makes it clear that this was George's son George Robert.
Of Greyfort (1 mile east of Borrisokane) and Portland - Burke's Irish Family Records.
His marriage on 14th January 1745 would be 1746 New Style.
"He carried on extensive farming operations, including the culture of hops and tobacco, and sometimes employed so many as seventy men a day to thresh his corn. He dealt largely, too, in sheep and black cattle. In one year his fleeces numbered 2633, and he sometimes sent as many as 130 bullocks to a fair. And yet his own affairs did not monopolise the whole of his business capacity; he acted as agent to his relatives, Generals Armstrong and Robinson, and others.
"He added year by year to his patrimony ... he gave handsome fortunes to his six daughters, and left four of his sons sufficient landed property to start them as gentlemen" - 'Some old annals of the Stoney family'.
The annals record him letting land in 1765.
In the 1760s his grandfather George Stoney's original estate in Rilston was still being rented out and was thought recoverable. In 1879 the estate belonged to Captain Henderson, who had bought it from Mr Wadilove, who had bought extensively in the neighborhood - 'Some old annals of the Stoney family'.
"List of freeholders of the County of Tipperary in the year 1776" (National Archives M4910) includes George Stoney of Greyfort in respect of land at "Crotta part Greyfort". This is also in 'List of freeholders of the County of Tipperary in the year 1776' in 'Freeholders' (National Library of Ireland GO 442).
Colonel of the Burraskane Volunteers in 1782 - Munster Volunteer Registry, 1782. The registry also includes his son Major Thomas Stoney and a Lieutenant Anthony Stoney, who cannot be identified. The Burraskane Volunteers comprised one company.
From a letter of April 1784: "Here I have dreadful apprehensions from opposition against a Reform in our Parliament and protection duties, which may bring on dreadfull consequences, such as we have seen in America." In another letter the same month, "I fatally foresaw, & told many what would ensue on the dismissall of the great Pitt & rejection of the American petitions."
Left his wife the Saunders and Firman estates, including Greyfort, to pass to George after her death; to George directly the Towers and Meredyth lands and some others once he reaches full age; to James lands in King's County; to Bigoe lands near Tarbert; to Thomas Portland; to his Johnston brothers-in-law and son-in-law Ralph Smith rented lands in King's County to be disposed of. Some of the other lands were rented.
Vault in Borrisokane churchyard: "This family vault was erected to the memory of George Stoney of Greyfort Esq. who died in March 1787 aged 74. Hie eldest son Andrew Robin Stoney (Bowes) was married first to Miss Newson in 1765, afterwards to the Countess of Strathmore but died in England in 1810 without having male issue aged 63. His second son Thomas Stoney of Arranhill Esq. died October 20th 1826 aged 78. He was married in 1773 to Ruth Falkiner of Mount Falcon who died September 19th 1810. Her eldest son George Stoney died in December 1810 aged 35. Richard Falkiner Stoney of Portland Esq. second son of said Thomas and Ruth died June 3rd 1830 aged 50. Rev Ralph Stoney their 7th son 40 years P.C. of Terryglass died 27th June 1856 aged 72. His wife Abigail Sadleir died at Ballyknockane 5th Aug 1836 aged 36."
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George Stoney's Timeline
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August 11, 1713
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Borrisokane, North Tipperary, Tipperary, Ireland
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| 1747 |
January 19, 1747
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Cloughjordan, Tipperary, Ireland
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| 1748 |
July 20, 1748
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Greyfort, Borrisokane, Tipperary, Ireland
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| 1750 |
October 29, 1750
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Cloughjordan, Tipperary, Ireland
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| 1753 |
April 4, 1753
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| 1754 |
April 29, 1754
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| 1757 |
December 23, 1757
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| 1759 |
April 23, 1759
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Oakley Park, King's Co., Ireland
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| 1762 |
March 26, 1762
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North Tipperary, Tipperary, Ireland
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