The Irish Bomfords
Achmuty family
(25) Samuel Auchmuty of Brienstown, eldest son of Thomas Auchmuty
Notes from Clare Eagle (emails Apr 2009)
Samuel Auchmuty XE "Auchmuty:Samuel" of Brienstown [Brianstown, Bryanstown], eldest son of Thomas Auchmuty and Dorcas Townley
Born about 1700
Dublin pedigree: “Samuel Ahmuty of Brianstown, Co Longford will dated 21 Jul 1763 proved 30 Jan 1766 died in Jervis St. Dublin 18 Jan 1766 at 66 buried in Old Church of Lisbrack. == Mary King XE "King:Mary" eldest dau of John King Esq of Charlestown, Co Roscommon 1st wife: died in Moore St, Dublin, 2 Sep 1761 == Sarah, widow of Robt Handcock XE "Handcock:Robert" Esq 2nd wife Marriage Licence 15th October 1763: will dated 27 Aug 1787 prd 7th December 1787: buried at Athlone next her first husb’d Robert Handcock.”
More about Samuel of Brienstown and his family, from Section II:
Samuel Auchmuty, of Brienstown (the fourth generation in Co Longford), was the eldest son of Thomas Auchmuty, of Brienstown, and his wife Dorcas.
Dublin Pedigree: GO MS 179 pp 288-295
“Of Brianstown, Co Longford. Will dated 21 Jul 1763 proved 30 Jan 1766. died in Jervis Street, Dublin 18 Jan 1766 at 66. Buried in Old Church of Lisbrack”
Samuel married firstly Mary KING, “ eldest daughter of John KING Esq. of Charleston, Co Roscommon 1st wife. Died in Moore Street, Dublin 2 Sept 1761.” and secondly “Sarah, widow of Robert Handcock Esq, 2nd wife, Marriage Licence 15th Oct 1763. Will dated 27 Aug 1787 proved 7 Dec 1787. Buried at Athlone next to her first husband Robert Handcock.”
Samuel married Mary King
Samuel and Mary had three sons and four daughters listed in the Dublin pedigree.
1. Thomas, of Brienstown married Isabella Gordon
2. Elizabeth Mary, married Ralph Featherston
3. Frances, married Capt Piers
4. Dorcas, married John Bombard (or Bomford)
5. Arthur of H.E.I.C. Army; married Ursula da Cruz See Chapter II
6. Judith, married Thomas Auchmuty
7. Samuel, Rev., of Shrule Parish, Ballymahon; married Suzannah Maria Savage. See Section III
The
Irish Genealogist: Volume 10, No.3, 2000, Page 318
“Faulkner's Dublin Journal, 1761, B M D
Mrs
Ahmuty,. Died in Moore Street on Wednesday morning, 1761-09-01 to
05. Wife of Samuel Ahmuty of Brienstown, in the County of Longford, Esq.”
Marriage Licences, Consistorial Court in Dublin:
“Ahmuty, Samuel Brienstown Co Longford Esq. bride Sarah Handcock Dublin widow 15 Oct 1763 St Mary’s Dublin.”
Monumental Inscription: - from a rubbing of the monument.
“It is Requested whoever moves this Stone will Replace it again Carefully as they Respect the dead.
Here lies the Remains of Sam’l Achmuty of Brienstown Esq. who Departed this life ye 18th of Jan 1766 aged 66 & here lies the Remains of Isabella Susanna Achmuty Daughter to the Revd Sam’l Achmuty who Departed this life ye 14th of March 1781 aged 10.
& here lies the Remains of Susanna Maria Achmuty wife to the Revd Saml Achmuty of Ballymulyy who Dep’d this life the 20th of Decr 1790 aged 48
And Here Lies the Remains of Sarah Achmuty secd wife to the Aforesaid Revd Saml Achmuty who Departed this Life the 20th of Septr 1799 Aged years
Also here lie the Remains of the Revd Saml Achmuty who erected this monument died May ye 9th 1800 aged 60 years”
Deed Abstract Book 214 Page 530 Deed 142170 dated 7 Feb 1752 (quoted from St Maurice Family Records on www.rootsweb.com) (another source)
“SURNAMES: Ahmuty, Crawford, White, Ross, Gormly, Farrell, Canin, Crookshank
Indented Deed of Lease
1st part: Samuel Ahmuty of Bryanstown Esq 2nd part: William Crawford of Monylaggin, John White of Cleghill, both in said county, Farmers.
Wherein Sam’l Ahmuty of Bryanstown did demise, grant, let unto sd Wm Crawford and John White their heirs, exctrs and assigns the town and lands of Aghnagh [now Ahanagh 146 acres] lying in the Parish of Mohill, Barony and county of Longford for the lives of sd John White, Samuel Crawford eldest son of sd Wm Crawford and Wm Ross eldest son of Alexander Ross of Lisnebain in the parish of Clonguish county of Longford.
At the yearly rent of £24 Sterling above all charges Quit rent and Crown rent excepted in which deed there is a power given by sd Samuel Ahmuty to Thady Gormly to deliver livery and seizing of the sd premises to the sd Wm Ca and Jn White which sd deed is witnessed by Patrick Farrell of the city of Longford, Schoolmaster and Patrick Canin servt to sd Samuel Ahmuty and this memorial is also witnessed by sd Patrick Farrell and Alex’r Crookshank of the city of Dublin Gent.
Sworn before me at Longford in the County of Longford 17th March 1762 Will Scott.”
Helena Forbes Auchmuty:
“Samuel eldest son of Thomas and Dorcas Townley, married at the age of 21 to Miss Mary King aged 15 Daughter to John King of Charleston County Roscommon. Samuel was tall and handsome but so short-sighted as to be nearly blind. He was a patient country gentleman remarkable for hospitality and upright conduct. Had been bred to an Attorney, but having a good property never attended the profession. He was a passionate man and severe to his children, he had four daughters and three sons lived to grow up and marry. Mary his wife was a pretty fat woman fair and had a good complexion and fine hair. She had a charming temper. She died off a cancer in the breast, which she bore two years with Christian fortitude. She is buried in Alderman Kings tomb in Mary's Church Dublin. Alderman King was her first cousin, her mother's name was Shaw of Galway. She had a sister who was mother to old Mr. Robert Gregory of Coole Lodge, County Galway.”
Thomas Gordon Auchmuty p 28:
“Samuel was of age married and High Sheriff of the County of Longford in 1720 or rather 1721 – of course was born in 1700 2 years after the death of his great grandfather Arthur Senior in order to give him acquaintance with law he was brought up under Mr Rob Savage of Chancery Lane Dublin at that time an eminent Solicitor and a gentleman by birth and family, he never practised but his legal knowledge proved eminently serviceable to him in the conduct of his property and affairs, he was for many years the most leading man and magistrate on the Grand Juries of his County and Colonel of the Militia embodied in 1745, his wife was Mary King daughter of John King of Charlestown in the County of Roscommon Esq., descended from Edward King Bishop of Elphin a native of Huntingdonshire, by her he had issue Thomas his eldest son, Arthur, Samuel, Elizabeth, Dorcas, Judith and another of Capt Piers as was Judith that of Thomas Auchmuty son of Arthur of Sharvogne her first cousin, Dorcas married to . . . . Hanley and Elizabeth first wife to Ralph Fetherston of Ardagh Esq. afterwards created a Baronet.
Samuel Auchmuty after the death of Mary King his first wife married the widow of . . . . . . . . Handcock and himself died in Dublin in Jervis St in 1766 aged 66 years of Jaundice he was buried at Lisbrack he died the 18th of Jan’y his personal appearance has been variously described to me, he was evidently a man of good taste in literature and in planting, an excellent gardener, of a stout manly frame with bushy dark eyebrows and very shortsighted. He bequeathed in his Will £10 to the poor of the parish of Clonguish”
Obit: Faulkner's Dublin Journal, 1766, B M D
”Samuel Ahmuty, Esq., Brianstown, County Longford, died at his house
in Jervis Street, 1766-01-21 to 25, Saturday,”
Index to the Prerogative Wills of Ireland (1536 - 1810) By Sir Arthur Vicars
Name,
Address, County/Country,
Other info, Year
Samuel Ahmuty, Brianstown, Longford, Esq.,
1766
Some
Notes on the High Sheriffs of County Longford 1701-1800
By EDWARD STEWART GRAY, F.I.G.R.S.
“1724. SAMUEL AUCHMUTY, of Brianstown (eldest son of Thomas Auchmuty, High
Sheriff in 1707). He d. circa 1766, having m. Mary, dau. Of John King, M.P., of
Charlestown, Co. Roscommon. By her he had issue (three sons and four daus.).”