The Irish Bomfords
Achmuty family
(13) Forbes Auchmuty, land agent, fifth son of Captain John Achmuty of Newtownflood
Notes from Clare Eagle (emails Apr 2009)
Forbes Auchmuty XE "Auchmuty:Forbes" , Land Agent, fifth son of Captain John Achmuty of Newtownflood and Isabella Stirling his wife
Dublin pedigree: “Forbes Achmuty of Fostertown Co Meath Esq 4th son; will dat 27 Oct 1785 pr’d April 1788: Lands in Newtown Co Meath: buried in Old Church of Lisbrack M.I.”
Will of Captain John of Newtownflood 1726: “To my fourth son Forbes Auchmuty the Sum of Three hundred pounds sterl.”
Helena Forbes Auchmuty: “Forbes Auchmuty 5th son of Captn John of Newtown Flood lived to the age of 86 unmarried with an unblemished character and good health, he was a sensible and prudent man respected by his own family and acquaintances, he was tall and well looking for his time of life. I believe my great great grandfather had more sons but I do not recollect having heard of them.
Isabella his eldest daugter married a Mr Parrott of the County Cavan of good fortune. She had 4 daughters and a son, he was killed by a shark (which is in these seas uncommon bathing at Kingsend”
Bessie Auchmuty quoted in TGA p 53: “Cap’n John had a son Richard and another Forbes both lived to a good old age and died unmarried”
Will: dated Oct 1785 a copy exists in the Wiltshire and Swindon Record Office ref: 1040/101/33.