Sir William Parsons, 1st Baronet of Bellamont
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Sir William Parsons, 1st Baronet of Bellamont (d. 1650) was an Anglo-Irish Surveyor General of Ireland
Surveyor General of Ireland
The office of Surveyor General of Ireland was an appointed office under the Dublin Castle administration of Ireland in the 17th and 18th centuries. The Surveyor General was typically responsible for the surveying, design and construction of civic works, and was often involved in overseeing the...

. Member of Parliament for the county of Wicklow and a Lord Justice of Ireland.

Biography

Parsons, settled in Ireland about the close of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I
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 reign, being a commissioner of plantations, obtained very considerable territorial grants from the crown. In 1602, Parsons as surveyor general of Ireland; in 1610, he obtained a pension of £30 (English) per annum for life. In 1611, he was Joined with his brother, Lawrence, in the supervisorship of the crown lands, with a fee of £60 per annum for life. In 1620, presenting to King James I
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, in person, surveys of escheated estates, in his capacity of surveyor-general, he received the honour of knighthood, and was created a baronet 10 November in the same year. Sir William represented the county of Wicklow in parliament in 1639, and was nominated lord justice with Lord Dillon in 1640; but that nobleman being soon removed, he was resworn with Sir John Borlace, master of the ordnance. He continued in the government until 1643, when he was removed, charged with treason, and committed to prison, with Sir Adam Loftus and others. He died in Westminster, in February 1650, and was succeed by his grandson Sir William Parsons, 2nd Baronet of Bellamont.

Family

Sir William was the son of Sir Geoffrey Fenton. He married Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Mr. Alderman John Lany, of Dublin, and niece of Sir Geoffrey Fenton, and died at Westminster, in February, 1650, having had issue:
  1. Richard, M.P., 1639, for the town of Wicklow, married Lettice, eldest daughter of Sir Adam Loftus, of Rathfarnham, vice-treasurer of the Exchequer, by Jane, his wife, daughter of Walter Vaugham, Esq., of Golden Grove, and by her (who d. 26 October, 1633, and was buried in St. Patrick's) had issue, (1) William, successor to his grandfather. Jane, married 1657. to John Franks, Esq., Elizabeth, married to Sir Thomas Woods. of Dunshaghlin, county Meath, Knt., by whom he had numerous issue.
  2. John. married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Walsingham Cooke, of Tomduffe. county Wexford, by his wife. daughter and co-heir of Sir Edward Fisher, of Fisher's Prospect, in county Wexford, and had numerous issue.
  3. Francis, of Garrydice, co. Leitrim. married Sarah, daughter of Mr. Faircloath, and dying in 1668, left issue, William, his heir; Elizabeth, married to Philip Moore; Mary, married to Jonas Percy. Frances.
  4. James, died unmarried.
  5. William, died unmarried.
  6. Catherine, married Sir James Barry, created Lord Santry.
  7. Margaret, married Thomas Stockdale
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    , Esq., of Bilton Park, county York.
  8. Elizabeth, married Sir William Ussher, of the castle of Grange, county Wicklow, grandson of Sir William Ussher, clerk of the Council.
  9. Jane, married to Sir John Hoey, Knt. of Dunganstown, co. Wicklow.
  10. Mary, married to Arthur Hill, Esq., of Hillsborough, co. Down.
  11. Anne, married to Sir Paul Davis, secretary of state in Ireland.
  12. Judith, married to Thomas Whyte, Esq., of Redhills, county Cavan.


The grandson and heir, Sir William Parsons, 2nd Baronet of Bellamont, county Dublin,(d. 31 December 1658), married Catherine, eldest daughter of Arthur, Viscount Ranelagh
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