The Peerage of Ireland Volume 7; Or, a Genealogical History of the Present Nobility of That Kingdom (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1789 Excerpt: ... of Launcefton, and had issue John, who married Elizabeth, daughter of Leversedgc, Gent. and was father of Geoffrey Upton, who married Margaret, daughter and coheir to Robert Hone, Esq. and had issue George of Wells, living in 1591, who married Frances, daughter and heir to John Newton of Hartree, Esq. and by her had Frances his only daughter and heir. John Upton of Trislake, in county of Cornwall, second John, son of Thomas aforesaid, married Elizabeth, daughter and heir to William Mohun of Portlinch, in county of Devon, Esq. by whom he had two sons, both christened John; of the youngest we shall treat hereafter. John, the eldest son, was seated at Portlinch, in county Family of Devon, which estate he possessed "in right of his mother; of' he married Elizabeth, daughter of John Burley of Chen-Pordinch. combe, in said county, and by her had issue two daughters and three sons, viz. John, the eldest, who married Elizabeth, daughter of Patrick Bedlow, and died without issue Nicholas, the second son, who, according to Mr. Prince, f devoted his younger years partly to learning and partly to war." He for some time studied the civil and canon law in Broad-Gates-Hall at Oxford; from whence he served in the armies of foreign states, and particularly under that famous General, Thomas Montague or Montacute, Earl of Salisbury, at the siege of Orleans, where the Earl, whilst taking a view of the city from a window, was wounded in the face and head by a shot from the enemy, of which he died within eight days, viz. 3 November, 1428. Thus losing his master and friend, he was the more readily prevailed on, by Humphry, the good, Duke of Gloucester, a general patron of learning, to lay aside the. sword, and re assume his studies, whereupon he returned to the univers...