The Irish Bomfords
Achmuty family
(35) John Auchmuty, only son of Arthur Auchmuty
Notes from Clare Eagle (emails Apr 2009)
John Auchmuty XE "Auchmuty:Arthur" [? :John?] only son of Arthur Auchmuty and his [first] wife Jane Bladwell XE "Bladwell:Jane".
Dublin pedigree:
“John Auchmuty eld son named in the will of his Grandfather Capt John Achmuty
Captain John (4) mentions son Arthur (15) and grandson John (35) in his will; - “To my grandson John Auchmuty eldest son of my late Son Arthur the Sume of five pounds to buy mourning”
Helena Forbes Auchmuty “ … John who never rose higher in the Army than a Quarter Master and was killed in Foreign Service leaving a daughter and two boys.”
Bessie Auchmuty quoted in TGA pp 51, 52: “He [Arthur (15) m Jane Bladwell] had a son called John (35) who was a Quarter Master in the Army went abroad and died, he left a wife in Ireland with two sons and a daughter. The eldest son [of John (35) the quartermaster] Arthur Forbes (79) had been bound to a Silk mercer in Dublin he was a nice gentlemanly man did not like the business and went to the East Indies as soon as out of his time, died there a Lieut Col leaving two sons who I saw in London fine lads about fourteen. They [Arthur Forbes Auchmuty's two sons (Robert Auchmuty (1010), Patrick Auchmuty (1011), and/or Henry Muir Auchmuty (1012))] were sent to India afterwards and both died there. Their father [Lieut Col Arthur Forbes Auchmuty (79)] died rather poor having lived to the extent of his income. The Quarter Master['s] second son was James (78) he had always been a sot and a vulgar fellow, he was in the Revenue he married in Dublin, died rather young leaving a widow and one daughter (141) in distressed circumstances I heard of them from Capt’n Montgomery and went to see them when we lived in Britain Street Dublin the mother was dead and the daughter (141) who was about thirteen years old lived in the same house which was rented by Leslie Montgomery and another Revenue Officer and she was sent to school by them, her name was Elizabeth Maria (141). My old Aunt Mrs Col A on hearing from me of her desolate situation paid a fee for her to a Dress Maker of 30 guineas paid her Washing Cloathed her etc. she married afterwards a Mr Plummer who had the command of a Revenue barge he had three hundred a year but got into bad health, died and left her with two sons (1075 & 1076). She is living and a housekeeper to one of the Hospitals in Dublin, my sister Margaret has often assisted her ever since she [who?] came to live in England
Will [transcript PRO record]: dated 21 Oct 1750 proved 24 Sep 1751. “I John Auchmuty late Lieutenant in his Majesties Regiment of Foot Commanded by Colonel Shirley now residing in Halifax in Nova Scotia …… do make this my last Will and Testament in ….. to my dear beloved Goddaughter Mary Auchmuty XE "Auchmuty:Mary" Locke daughter of Ennis Locke XE "Locke:Ennis" …….. to my dear beloved Wife Esther Auchmuty XE "Auchmuty:Esther" …. “
Passenger and Immigrations Lists Index 1984 Supplement Halifax Victualling List 1750 records that John Ahmuty, Eunice Ahmuty and Mary Ahmuty were in Nova Scotia in 1750.
More about John of Nova Scotia and his family will be written in Section VI
Possible that the will dated 21 Oct 1750 in Halifax is the will of this John (35). I think rank of lieutenant is consistent with him being a quartermaster but need someone with good knowledge to confirm. Text above says he 'was killed' in service abroad: he could have been posted to Halifax and retired there on half pay, so still 'in service'; 'killed', however, seems less likely than 'died' - especially as he had time to write a will, so doubt remains. He leaves a house in Halifax to his dear wife, but proceeds to say that if needed to pay his debts, it should be sold. That is consistent with the wife not living in the house, i.e. still being in Ireland. If all that is accepted as a working premise, then his wife is Esther, and she was left 'in Ireland with two sons and a daughter'. It sounds like he had some sort of liaison with Eunis Locke - he left her another house, and it is not to be sold to pay his debts, and she is executor and resides in Halifax, and she is on the victualling list as Eunice Ahmuty. The 'god daughter' Mary Auchmuty Locke (1077) sounds likely to be his daughter by Mrs Eunis Locke, widow.
https://archive.org/details/passengerimmigra0000unse_i0h3/page/n10/mode/1up?q=auchmuty - not the victualling list