Moore (No. 3.) family genealogy
Of Croghan, King’s County
Arms: Same as those of “Moore,” Marquis of Drogheda.
1. John Moore, of Croghan, King's County, Milés, d. 26th April, 1633; m. Dorothea (died 8th July, 1633), daughter of Adam Loftus,[1] Archbishop of Dublin.
2. Thomas: his son; m. Mary, dau. of Ambrose Forth, Milés.
3. John: his son; mar. dau. of William Gambhach, Milés, Attorney General, by whom he had issue—1. Jane, m. to Geoffrey Lions (by whom she had issue, 1. Susan, m. to … Nisbit, 2. Elis, m. to …), 2. Thomas, who is No. 4 on this pedigree, 3. Margaret, m. to …
4. Thomas Moore, of Croghan, Arm.: son of John; m. Ellen, dau. of Dudley Colley, by whom he had issue ten children—1. Elis, 2. Margaret (who was twice married: first, to … Blaney, and, secondly, to … Deering), 3. John (m. to Elk. Lum of Dublin, Arm.), 4. Diara, m. to …, 5. Kathleen, m., and had two children—Maria and Charity, both of whom d.s.p., 6. Anna, m. and had a daughter Jane, s.p., 7. Thomasina, s.p.
5. John Moore: son of Thomas.
Notes
[1] Adam Loftus: In the Vol. F. 3. 23, in the MSS. Library, Trinity College, Dublin, it is stated:
“The origenall of the tow (two) houses of Monastrevan and Rathfarnam, the origenall of the families of Loftus since their first comeing into this Kingdom of Ireland (in the 16th century): The first was Edward Loftus of Swineshead, in the county of Yorke, in the Kingdom of England, whose tow sons were Robert, the eldest, and Adam, the second son,” etc.