Sir Thomas Esmonde, 1st Bt.

Sir Thomas Esmonde, 1st Bt. was the son of Laurence Esmond, 1st and last Lord Esmond, Baron of Lymbrick and unknown O'Flaherty.2,3 He married, secondly, Lady Joane Butler, daughter of Walter Butler, 11th Earl of Ormonde and Hon. Helen Butler.3 He married, firstly, Ellice Fitzgerald, daughter of Sir John Fitzgerald, circa 19 March 1629 in a unlicenced marriage.3 He died in 1674.3
He was invested as a Knight in 1628.3 He was created 1st Baronet Esmonde, of Ballynastragh, co. Wexford [Ireland] on 28 January 1628/29.3 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Enniscorthy, County Wexford from 1641 to 1642.3 He gained the rank of General of Horse in the service of the Royalist Army.3
Children of Sir Thomas Esmonde, 1st Bt. and Ellice Fitzgerald

1. James Esmonde+2
   
2. Sir Lawrence Esmonde, 2nd Bt.+2 b. 1634, d. 22 Oct 1688
   

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