De Lacy (No. 2.) family genealogy

Arms: Same as “De Lacy,” No. 1.

This pedigree is from a copy of the De Lacy genealogy, written A.D. 1845, and in that year published in the Limerick Reporter and Tipperary Vindicator, by John D’Lacy, Mary Street, Limerick; George D’Lacy, same address; and Patrick D’Lacy, same address, also; the three of whom affirm, as follows:

The following is our genealogy:—Anthony D’Lacy, the son of Hugh D’Lacy, was Lord lieutenant of Ireland in 1335, as were many more of the said family, which may be seen by Compendium of Frances Nicholas, page 14. Gilbert D’Lacy, the son of said Anthony, had a son John D’Lacy, Earl of Meath, who married a sister to Richard III., King of England, and was killed with said Richard at the battle of Bosworth, 22nd August, 1485. Hugh D’Lacy, the son of said John, had a son Patrick D’Lacy, who married Mary Courtney, daughter of his Excellency Philip Courtney, who was a near relative to Richard II., King of England, and his Viceroy in Ireland, A.D. 1383. Said Patrick D’Lacy and Mary Courtney had two sons, Eddy and Peter. Eddy was married to Lord Dunboyn’s dau., by whom he had several issues, the eldest of which, William, married Margaret Supple, daughter to the Right Honourable Supple, of Innisfaile. Said William had a son Pierce D’Lacy, who married Catherine Baggott, of Baggotstown, whose son Captain John D’Lacy, married Julian Browne, dau. to Colonel Browne, and niece to Lord Kenmare. Captain John D’Lacy was 115 years old when he died; he had issue Maurice, Peter, Pierce, John, James, and Fanny D’Lacy, who mar. Richard Canter, Captain of Horse to King Charles. Maurice married Jane Canter, who had several issues, the eldest of whom, John, was married to Kelton Wall. Peter D’Lacy, son of Captain John, married Mary Courtney, dau. of Thomas Courtney, and Catherine Neagle, by whom he had issue Peter, John, and Johanna D’Lacy. Johanna was married to Browne of Rathcahil; Peter became Field Marshal of Russia; and John was married to Jane Canter, and lived at Clonkeen, near Abigdon, in the county of Limerick; so that John, who was married to Kelton Wall, was cousin german to John and his wife Jane Canter. James, the son of Captain John, quitted Ireland after the siege of Limerick; John or Pierce, the sons of Captain John, was the father of Bishop Robert D’Lacy, of Limerick, who had many brothers; D’Lacy, of Ballingarry, was brother to Bishop D’Lacy, and had issue Patrick D’Lacy, whom the Bishop apprenticed to Joseph Franklin, Cordwainer, of the City of Limerick. Patrick, the Cordwainer, had issue by Mary Doyle, of the City of Limerick, Edmond, James, George, Pierce, Patrick, John, and Francis D’Lacy. John, as above mentioned, the son of Patrick, is now living and aged about 82 years; James, the son of Patrick, had issue Pierce and George D’Lacy; George is now living, and aged as mentioned in our former application; Edmond, the son of Patrick, had issue Patrick, who is now living and aged 40 years; we cannot state the General’s Christian name, but that Patrick, the Cordwainer, was cousin to the General, and we refer you to the claim of Pierce, the brother of George above mentioned, whom he sent to Vienna in the year 1829, and do claim according to its statement:—John D. D’Lacy, Mary Street, Limerick; George D’Lacy, do.; Patrick D’Lacy, do.

“Count Peter Lacy was born in Kilkeedy, in the co. of Limerick, in 1678. He was an ensign in the Prince of Wales Irish regiment at the siege of Limerick, he being then in his fourteenth year. After the surrender of Limerick he went with his uncle, General Lacy, to France, and entered the regiment of Athlone, with which he served in Italy and on the Rhine. Being mustered out of service after the peace of Ryswick, he entered the Russian service as Captain of Infantry in 1700, and rose by his valour to the rank of Marshal and Commander-in-Chief of the Russian forces. He was honoured with many marks of distinction by the Empress Catherine, and died in the 73rd year of his age, having spent over 50 years in the service of Russia.”

True extract from a printed parchment in my possession which was given to me by my father, James D’Lacy, at Calcutta in 1864 or 1865 when he left India for Ireland.

Pierce Henry D’Lacy, Apothecary, Bengal Subordinate Medical Department Station Hospital, Cawnpore, India. Cawnpore, 15th March, 1887.