Sir Thomas Loftus of Killyan

• Sir Thomas Loftus was the 4th son of Sir Adam Loftus and Jane Purdon. He had a twin brother Henry who died young.
• From the register of St Patrick's Cathedral "1635 Sir Thomas Loftus of Timocho, Queen's Co, fourth son of Archbishop Loftus, died Dec 12, bur Dec 14 in the Loftus vault."

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• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Oct 5 2016, 3:09:31 UTC

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Biographical Summary

Sir Thomas Loftus, knt of Killyan, in the county of Meath, was appointed 19th May, 1596, constable of the castle of Wicklow; knighted 24th September, 1599; and in December, 1610, he received grant of the monastery of Clonard, with other lands in the county of Meath. He m. Ellen, daughter of Robert Hartpole, esq. of Shrule, in the Queen's county, one of the most eminent and ancient families in Ireland, and had issue."

SOURCE: A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, enjoying territorial possessions or high official rank, Vol. I, page 210

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• Links
• http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Loftus,_Adam_(1533%3F-1605)_(DNB00)
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Loftus_(bishop)
• http://www.loftusweb.com/tree.htm
• http://www.thepeerage.com/p27514.htm#i275140
• https://histfam.familysearch.org//getperson.php?personID=I60342&tre...

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