Henry Folliott, 1st Baron Folliott
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Henry Folliott, 1st Baron Folliott (1568 – 10 November 1622) was the second son of Thomas Folliott of Pirton Court, Pirton, Worcestershire
Pirton, Worcestershire
Pirton is a small village in the English county of Worcestershire.Pirton has some uncommon features for a village.A folly- near Pirton pool,...

.

From about 1594 he served the Crown in Ireland
Ireland
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 and in 1603 was commissioned to develop a township adjacent to Ballyshannon Castle. The Borough of Ballyshannon
Ballyshannon
Ballyshannon is a town in County Donegal, Ireland. It is located where the N3 and N15 cross the River Erne, and claims to be the oldest town in Ireland.-Location:...

 was incorporated in 1613.
He was created Baron Folliott
Baron Folliott
Baron Folliott, of Ballyshannon in the County of Donegal, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created on 22 January 1620 for Henry Folliott. The Folliott family held lands in Pirton, Worcestershire from the 14th century. The family seat until 1623 was Pirton Court, Pirton,...

, of Ballyshannon, in the Peerage of Ireland
Peerage of Ireland
The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those titles of nobility created by the English and later British monarchs of Ireland in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. The creation of such titles came to an end in the 19th century. The ranks of the Irish peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl,...

 on 22 January 1620.

He acquired salmon fisheries and over 3000 acres (12.1 km²) of land in Co. Donegal. His residence was Wardtown Castle, Ballymacaward, Co. Donegal.

He married Anne Strode of Somerset and had seven children:
  • Thomas Folliott, 2nd Baron Folliott (1613–1697)
  • Michael Folliott (d. 17 November 1638)
  • Arthur Folliott, died young
  • Charles Folliott (d. aft. 1622)
  • Anne Folliott
  • Frances Folliott, married Sir Robert King, MP and had issue
  • Elizabeth Folliott, married on 7 May 1640 Richard Wingfield and had issue, married on 12 April 1646 Edward Trevor, married Sir John Ponsonby (d. 1678) and had issue
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