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Parsons, Sir, Laurence, 1st Baronet of Birr Castle

  • Person
  • d.1698

Sir Laurence Parsons, 1st Baronet of Birr Castle, was the eldest son of William Parsons Esquire of Birr. He was created baronet on 15 December 1677. Sir Laurence married Lady Frances Savage of Rheban, county Kildare. He died in 1698 and was succeeded by his only son, Sir William Parsons.

Parsons, Sir, Laurence, 3rd Baronet of Birr Castle

  • Person
  • d.1749

Sir Laurence Parsons, 3rd Baronet of Birr Castle, was the eldest son of Sir William Parsons and Lady Martha Pigott. He married his first wife, Lady Mary Sprigge in 1730. They had a single son the following year named William. Laurence Parsons succeeded his grandfather as 3rd Baronet of Birr Castle on 17 March 1740. He married again in 1742 to Lady Anne Harman, and had two more sons, Laurence in 1742, and Wentworth in 1746. Sir Laurence Parsons died in 1749 and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son by his first marriage, Sir William Parsons.

Parsons, Sir, William, 1st Baronet of Bellamont

  • Person
  • c.1570-1650

Sir William Parsons, 1st Baronet of Bellamont, was born around the year 1570 to James Parsons and Catherine Fenton. In 1602 he succeeded Sir Geoffrey Fenton as Surveyor General of Ireland. He was later knighted for his work as Surveyor General and was created a baronet on 10 November 1611. In 1639 he represented the county of Wicklow in Parliament and was constituted Lord-Deputy, first with Lord Dillon in 1640, and again with Sir John Borlace, Master of the Ordnance. Sir William Parsons was married to Elizabeth Lany of Dublin, who was notably the niece of Sir Geoffrey Fenton. In 1643 he was removed from government, and imprisoned on charges of treason. Sir William Parsons died at Westminster in February of 1650. His grandson, Sir William Parsons, succeeded him as 2nd Baronet of Bellamont.

Parsons, Sir, William, 2nd Baronet of Bellamont

  • Person
  • d. 1650

Sir William Parsons, 2nd Baronet of Bellamont, was the only son of Sir Richard Parsons, and his first wife Lettice Loftus. He married Catherine, the eldest daughter of Lord Arthur, Viscount of Ranelagh. Sir William became the 2nd Baronet of Bellamont when his grandfather, Sir William Parsons, died in 1650. His son, Sir Richard Parsons, succeeded him as 3rd Baronet of Bellamont upon his death in 1658.

Parsons, Sir, William, 2nd Baronet of Birr Castle

  • Person
  • d.1740

Sir William Parsons, 2nd Baronet of Birr Castle was the eldest son of Sir Laurence Parsons, 1st Baronet of Birr Castle, and Lady Frances Savage. He succeeded his father as 2nd Baronet of Birr Castle in 1698. Sir William Parsons was first married to Lady Elizabeth Preston of Craigmiller, and they had one son, William, before she died in 1701. He then remarried to Lady Elizabeth St. George. On 17 March 1740, he died and was succeeded by his grandson, Sir Laurence Parsons.

Parsons, Sir, William, 4th Baronet of Birr Castle

  • Person
  • 1731-1791

Sir William Parsons, 4th Baronet of Birr Castle, was born on 6 May 1731 to Sir Laurence Parsons, 3rd Baronet of Birr Castle, and Lady Mary Sprigge. He succeeded his father as the 4th Baronet of Birr Castle in 1749. In 1764 He became the head of the Parsons family upon the death of Richard Parsons, 2nd Earl of Rosse (of the first creation). Sir William Parsons die on 1 May 1791, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son, Sir Laurence Parsons.

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