Richard St. Lawrence, 7th or 6th Baron Howth

Richard St Lawrence, 7th Baron Howth

Richard St Lawrence, 7th Baron Howth (c.1510-1558) was an Anglo-Irish nobleman and military commander.

He was the second son of Christopher St Lawrence, 5th Baron Howth and Anne Bermingham. He succeeded to the title in 1549 on the death of his brother Edward, 6th Baron, who had outlived his only son. Richard married Lady Catherine FitzGerald, daughter of Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare but had no children.[1]

Whereas his brother Edward is said to have left no mark on the history of his time,[2] Richard was a political figure of some importance. He had a legal training, having entered Lincoln's Inn in 1541. He was a justice of the peace for Meath and Dublin, and sat on a Commission for Gaol Delivery: he was also entrusted with levying of subsidies . He enjoyed the confidence of the English Crown and was on good terms with successive Deputies, including Sir Edward Bellingham, Sir James Croft and Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex.[2]

He is chiefly remembered as a military figure, who is said to have played a leading role in all the military expeditions of his time. His most famous campaign was against the Scots at Lecale in 1551.[2] He defeated Shane O'Neill in an engagement in 1553, and saw further action in 1555. In 1556 Sussex sent him on another expedition against the Scots, whom he defeated at Glenarm. In 1558 in the absence of the Lord Deputy of Ireland he was appointed one of the guardians of the Pale, and was credited with maintaining firm order.

He died at Drogheda in the autumn of 1558, and was succeeded in the title by his brother Christopher, 8th Baron.[1]

From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_St_Lawrence,_7th_Baron_Howth

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Earl of Howth

• Earl of Howth was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1767 for Thomas St Lawrence, 15th Baron Howth, who was elevated to Viscount St Lawrence at the same time, also in the Peerage of Ireland. The St Lawrence family descended from Christopher St Lawrence who was elevated to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Howth in circa 1425. The third and fourth Barons both served as Lord Chancellor of Ireland.
• The fourth baron was a distinguished soldier who fought at the Battle of Knockdoe; his grandson the seventh baron was also a notable soldier. The eighth baron, commonly known as "the blind lord", led the opposition to the Government's taxation policy in the 1570s. The ninth baron was openly Roman Catholic, and led opposition to the Penal Laws in the early 1600s. The tenth baron was a notable military commander who served with the Earl of Essex and Lord Mountjoy. The fourteenth Baron represented Ratoath in the Irish House of Commons, and was a friend of Jonathan Swift. The third Earl served as Lord-Lieutenant of Dublin. [1]
• The fourth Earl sat as Member of Parliament for Galway Borough, and in 1881 he was created Baron Howth, of Howth in the County of Dublin, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. All these titles became extinct upon his death in 1909 as he left no male heir. The family seat, Howth Castle, still belongs to their descendants in the female line, the Gaisford-St Lawrence family. [2]

Barons Howth (c. 1425)

• Christopher St Lawrence, 1st Baron Howth (died 1430)
• Christopher St Lawrence, 2nd Baron Howth (died 1465)
• Robert St Lawrence, 3rd Baron Howth (died 1485)
• Nicholas St Lawrence, 4th Baron Howth (died 1526)
• Christopher St Lawrence, 5th Baron Howth (died 1542)
• Edward St Lawrence, 6th Baron Howth (1508–1549)
• Richard St Lawrence, 7th Baron Howth (died 1558)
• Christopher St Lawrence, 8th Baron Howth
• Nicholas St Lawrence, 9th Baron Howth (1555–1606)
• Christopher St Lawrence, 10th Baron Howth (died 1619)
• Nicholas St Lawrence, 11th Baron Howth (1597–1643)
• William St Lawrence, 12th Baron Howth (died 1671)
• Thomas St Lawrence, 13th Baron Howth (1659–1727)
• William St Lawrence, 14th Baron Howth (1688–1748)
• Thomas St Lawrence, 15th Baron Howth (1730–1801; created Earl of Howth in 1767)

Earls of Howth (1767)

• Thomas St Lawrence, 1st Earl of Howth (1730–1801)
• William St Lawrence, 2nd Earl of Howth (1752–1822)
• Thomas St Lawrence, 3rd Earl of Howth (1803–1874)
• William Ulick Tristram St Lawrence, 4th Earl of Howth (1827–1909)
• From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baron_Howth ____________________________
• OTHER REFERENCES SAY 7TH BARON HOWTH
• Richard St. Lawrence, 6th Baron Howth1
• M, #235007, b. after 1508, d. 1558
• Last Edited=9 May 2011
• Richard St. Lawrence, 6th Baron Howth was born after 1508.1 He was the son of Christopher St. Lawrence, 4th Baron Howth and Anne Bermingham.1 He married Lady Catherine FitzGerald, daughter of Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare and Elizabeth Zouche, before March 1550.1 He died in 1558, without issue.1
• He was admitted to Lincoln's Inn in 1541.1 He succeeded to the title of 6th Baron Howth [I., c. 1440] on 2 July 1549.1
• Citations
• 1.[S21] L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 151. Hereinafter cited as The New Extinct Peerage.
• From: http://www.thepeerage.com/p23501.htm#i235007 _______________________________
• 'StLawrence1'
• Nicholas St. Lawrence, 3rd Lord (16th baron) Howth, Lord Chancellor of Ireland (d 10.07.1526) - continued above
• m1. Janet Plunkett (dau of Christopher Plunkett, Lord Killeen)
• TCP reports that Jane's parents were Christopher Plunkett, 2nd Lord Killeen, and Janet Bellew. BP1870 reports that her father was Christopher, 3rd Lord. We provisionally follow the latter which is supported by BP1934 (Fingall).
  • 1. Christopher St. Lawrence, Sheriff of co. Dublin, 4th Lord Howth (d 20.04.1542)
  • m. (before 1509) Anne Bermingham (sister of Richard Bermingham of Ballydungan)
    • A. Edward St. Lawrence, 5th Lord Howth (b c1508, d 02.07.1549)
    • m. Alison FitzLyons (dau of James FitzLyons of Aucheston)
      • i. Richard St. Lawrence (dvpsp)
      • m. _ FitzSimon of Dublin
      • ii. Anne St. Lawrence
      • m. Bartholomew Dillon of Keppoch
      • iii. Alison St. Lawrence
      • m. John Golding whose heiress was ...
        • a. Alison Golding
        • m. James Cusack of Clonard
        • b. Elizabeth Golding possibly of this generation
        • m. Robert Taylor
    • B. Richard St. Lawrence, 6th Lord (19th baron) Howth (dsp 1558)
    • m. (before 03.1550) Catherine FitzGerald (natural dau of Gerald, 9th Earl of Kildare)
    • C. Christopher St. Lawrence, 7th Lord Howth (d 24.10.1589)
    • m1. Elizabeth Plunkett (a 03.1564, dau of Sir John Plunkett of Beaulieu by Anne Barnewall)
      • i. Nicholas St. Lawrence, 8th Lord Howth (b c1555, bur 21.05.1607)
      • m1. Margaret Barnewall (dau of Sir Christopher Barnewall of Turvey by Marion Sherle)
        • a. Christopher St. Lawrence, 9th Lord Howth (d 24.10.1619, Colonel)
        • m. (before 1597) Elizabeth Wentworth (d 1627, dau of John Wentworth of Horkesley and Gosfield by Dorothy Southwell)
          • (1) Nicholas St. Lawrence, 10th Lord (23rd baron) Howth (b 1597, d 1643/4)
          • m. Jane Montgomery (d c1678, dau of George Montgomery, Bishop of Meath, by Susan Steynings)
          • As mentioned below, BP1870 reports that Lord William (who d 1671) was son of this marriage.
            • (A) Susanna St. Lawrence
            • m. Michael St. Lawrence
            • (B) Elizabeth St. Lawrence
            • BP1870 reports that Elizabeth died unmarried. TCP identifies her as the widow of Colonel Fitzwilliam who married her cousin, Lord Howth.
            • m1. _ Fitzwilliam (Colonel)
            • m2. (c1650) William St. Lawrence, 12th Lord Howth (bpt 14.09.1628, d 17.06.1671) @@ below
            • (C) Frances St. Lawrence
            • m1/2. Sir James Montgomery of Rosemount, Devonshire
            • The above marriage is as reported in BP1870. This Frances has also been identified in some web sites as married to the following Samuel but we are not sure what reliable evidence there is to prove this.
            • m2/1. Samuel Burdett (b c1597, d 1664)
            • (D) Margaret St. Lawrence (d unm)
          • (2) Thomas St. Lawrence of Stoke, 11th Lord Howth (d 1649)
          • TCP reports that "The succession of this Thomas to the Barony (omitted in all previous peerages) was first pointed out by Horace Round in ... Jan. 1898." BP1870 shows his elder brother Nicholas as father of William whom we, following TCP, show as his successor.
          • m. (by 1628) Elenor Lynne (dau of William Lynne of Wormingford and Little Horkesley by Audrey Watts)
            • (A) William St. Lawrence, 12th Lord Howth (bpt 14.09.1628, d 17.06.1671)
            • BP1870 identifies William's wife merely as Elizabeth, widow of Colonel Fitzwilliam. TCP names her ...
            • m. (c1650) Elizabeth St. Lawrence (dau of Nicholas St. Lawrence, 10th Lord) @@ above
              • (i) Thomas St. Lawrence, 13th Lord Howth (b 1659, d 30.05.1727)
              • m. (23.09.1687) Mary Barnewall (b 20.07.1670, d 16.10.1715, dau of Henry Barnewall, 2nd Viscount, by Mary Nugent)
                • (a) William St. Lawrence, 14th Lord Howth (b 11.01.1688, d 04.04.1748)
                • m. (02.08.1728) Lucy Gorges (b 03.01.1711, dau of Lt. Gen. Richard Gorges of Kilbrew)
                  • ((1)) Thomas St. Lawrence, 1st Earl of Howth (b 10.05.1730, d 29.09.1801)
                  • m. Isabella King (b 02.08.1729, d 20.10.1794, dau of Sir Henry King, 3rd Bart)
                    • ((A)) William St. Lawrence, 2nd Earl of Howth (b 04.10.1752, d 04.04.1822)
                    • m1. (01.06.1777) Mary Bermingham (b 26.10.1752, d 20.07.1793, dau of Thomas Bermingham, Earl of Louth)
                      • ((i)) Harriet St. Lawrence (d 1830)
                      • m. (22.01.1801) Arthur French St. George of Tyrone (b 08.08.1780, d 01.01.1844)
                      • ((ii)) Isabella St. Lawrence (d 04.1827)
                      • m. (05.1803, div 1820) William Richard Annesley, 3rd Earl Annesley (b 16.07.1772, d 25.08.1838)
                      • ((iii)) Matilda St. Lawrence (d 1849)
                      • m. William Burke of Quansborough (d 10.07.1859, Major)
                      • ((iv)) Mary St. Lawrence (d 1825)
                      • m. Clifford Trotter
                    • m2. Margaret Burke (b c1775, d 19.09.1856, dau of William Burke of Keelogues by Margaret Coleman)
                      • ((v)) Thomas St. Lawrence, 3rd Earl of Howth (b 16.08.1803, d 04.02.1874) had issue
                      • m1. (09.01.1826) Emily De Burgh (b 13.08.1807, d 04.12.1842, dau of John Thomas De Burgh, 13th Earl of Clanricarde)
                      • m2. (27.02.1851) Henrietta Elizabeth Digby Barfoot (d 05.03.1884, dau of Peter Barfoot of Midlington House by Henrietta Digby)
                      • ((vi)) Catherine St. Lawrence
                      • m. (1828) Viscount Dungannon (d 1834)
                      • ((vii)) Elizabeth St. Lawrence (d 12.04.1863)
                      • m. (12.05.1831) Sir Edward Richard Borough, Bart
                    • ((B)) Thomas St. Lawrence, Bishop of Cork & Ross (b 1755, d 10.06.1831)
                    • m. Frances Coghlan (dau of Rev. Henry Coghlan)
                      • ((i)) Thomas St. Lawrence (dsp 1833)
                      • m. (1816) Harriet Gray (dau of Lt. Gen. John Gray)
                      • ((ii)) Edward St. Lawrence (dsp 21.06.1842, prebendary of Cork)
                      • m. Elizabeth Colthurst (dau of Sir Nicholas Colthurst, Bart)
                      • ((iii)) Robert Kingsborough St. Lawrence (b 29.09.1797, dsp 06.1866, rector of Moragh)
                      • m. (03.09.1850) Elizabeth Anne Townsend (dau of R.B. Townsend of Castle Townsend)
                      • ((iv)) Emma St. Lawrence (d 1865)
                      • m. (1805) Rev. William Lewis Beaufort
                      • ((v)) Isabella St. Lawrence (d 03.11.1830)
                      • m. (08.08.1808) John Leslie, Bishop of Elphin (b 12.10.1772, d 22.07.1854)
                      • ((vi)) Letitia St. Lawrence (d 1833)
                      • m. (18.10.1830) Rev. Richard Jephson Rothe
                      • ((vii)) Frances Elizabeth St. Lawrence
                      • m. (09.07.1836) Robert Morgan Tighe of Mitchelstown (d 1853)
                    • ((C)) Isabella St. Lawrence (b 30.08.1751, d 28.10.1836)
                    • m. (16.11.1773) Dudley Cosby, Lord Sydney of Leix (dsp 17.01.1774)
                    • ((D)) Elizabeth St. Lawrence (d 1799)
                    • m. (07.02.1786) Sir Paulus Emelius Irving, Bart
                    • ((E)) Frances St. Lawrence (d 01.1842)
                    • m. (15.10.1808) James Phillott (archdeacon of Bath)
                  • ((2)) William St. Lawrence (b 01.06.1732, d 10.04.1749)
                  • ((3)) Mary St. Lawrence (d 04.10.1787)
                  • m. (15.08.1750) Sir Richard Gethin, Bart
                • (b) Mark St. Lawrence had issue
                • m. Mary Travers
                • (c) Elizabeth St. Lawrence (d 08.1727)
                • m1. (21.02.1716) Edward Rice of Mount Rice
                • m2. (1721) Dominick Quin of Quinsborough
                • (d)+ other issue - Charles (d infant), Henry (d unm 07.01.1735), Nicholas (d unm 29.10.1747), Oliver (d after 1722), Mary (d unm), Mable (d unm)
              • (ii) Charles St. Lawrence (d unm)
              • (iii) Mary St. Lawrence (d 26.08.1705)
              • m. (1672) Henry Montgomery, 3rd Earl of Mount Alexander (d 22.10.1731)
              • (iv) Sarah St. Lawrence
              • m. Thomas Stepney of Meath
              • (v) Martha St. Lawrence
              • m. Hugh O'Neile (son of Sir Bryen, Bart)
          • (3) Margaret St. Lawrence
          • m1. William Fitzwilliam
          • m2. Michael Burford
        • b.+ other issue - Thomas, Edward, Richard, Amory, daughters
      • m2. (by 1591) Mary Whyte (d 25.07.1607, dau of Sir Nicholas Whyte of Leixlip, Master of the Rolls, by ?? Sherlock, Mary was widow of Christopher Darcy of Platyn then Robert Browne of Mulrankan)
        • g. Margaret St. Lawrence
        • m1. Jenico Preston, 5th Viscount Gormanston (b c1584, d 14.03.1629/30)
        • m2. (sp) Lucas Plunkett, 1st Earl of Fingall (b c1589, d 29.03.1637)
        • h. Alison St. Lawrence ('youngest dau') possibly of this generation
        • m. (1616) Thomas Luttrell of Luttrellstown
    • m2. Cecilia Cusack (d 17.07.1638, dau of Henry Cusack, alderman of London)
• m2. Anne Berford (dau of Thomas Berford of Kilrowe)
• m3. (02.1504/5) Alice FitzSimons (sister of Walter FitzSimons, Archbishop of Dublin, dau of Robert FitzSimons by Genet Cusack of Gerardstown)
• Probably/possibly of this generation, but by which wife is unknown, were ...
  • 2. Eleanor St. Lawrence
  • m. Sir Walter Chevers of Macetown
  • 3. Marian St. Lawrence ('youngest dau')
  • m. Christopher Nugent (dvp 1531)
• Main source(s): BP1870 (Howth), TCP (Howth)
• From: Stirnet.com
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