Nash family genealogy

Of the County Dublin

Arms:[1] Vert, three doves ar. membered or, each holding in its beak an olive branch ppr. Crest: A boar pass. Motto: Vi et virtute.

This is a branch of the Nash family, which possessed estates in the county of Worcester, England, before the reign of Edward III. The name, which is believed to have been originally Ash, has been variously spelled Neish, Naish, Nasse, Nashe, and Nash.

Llewellyn Nash resided at Farrihy, in the county Cork, previous to A.D. 1722; commencing with him, the pedigree is as follows:

1. Llewellyn Nash, of Farrihy, county Cork, died intestate; and Administration was, in 1765, granted to his son:

2. Rev. William Nash, who in 1761 married Judith, only child of Peter Bombonous, of the city of Cork, Physician, and had, with other children, three sons:

1. William, of whom presently.
2. Llewellyn.
3. Andrew.

3. William: eldest son of Rev. William Nash; mar. Amelia,[2] dau. of William Spread, of Ballycannon, Esq., county Cork (by his wife Elizabeth Peard of Coole Abbey, county Cork), and had four sons:

1. Rev. William Ruxton Nash.
2. Charles Widenham Nash, late Major, R. C. Rifles.
3. Llewellyn, of whom presently.
4. Rev. Robert Spread Nash.

4. Llewellyn[3] Nash, Barrister-at-Law: third son of William; mar. Frances,[4] dau. of Thomas Dickson, Esq., M.P., Woodville, co. Leitrim, by his wife Hester Lowry, and had three sons and one daughter:

1. Rev. William Dickson Nash, of whom presently.
2. Robert Spread Nash, who m. Sophia, dau. of James Foot, Esq., of Banville, co. Down.
3. Thomas Llewellyn Nash, M.D., Surgeon-Major, late 27th Inniskillings, who married Christina Sarah, dau. of Henry Manly, Esq., King's County.
1. Emily Wingfield Nash, who mar., first, Edward Powell, Esq.; and, secondly, John William Gibson, Esq.

5. Rev. William Dickson Nash, eldest son of Llewellyn; born 10th January, 1824; and living in 1887.

Notes

[1] Arms: The Arms of this family are the same as those of Andrew Nash, of Nashville, county Cork, second brother of — Nash, of Brinny, county Cork, who left two daughters, co-heiresses, namely, Margaret, widow of Nicholas Philpot Leader, Esq., of Dromogh Castle; and Eliza, first wife of Admiral Henry Evans.

[2] Amelia: This Amelia was granddaughter of John Spread, Esq., of Ballycannon, county Cork, who mar. Meliana, dau. of Sir Matthew Deane, Bart., one of whose descendants became Lord Muskerry.

[3] Llewellyn: This Llewellyn Nash was first cousin to Viscount Massarene, Lady Muskerry, Lady Roche, Lady Edward Chichester, and Mrs. Blennerbassett (wife of Arthur Blennerhassett, M.P. for the county Kerry), who were daughters of the late H. Deane Grady, Esq.

[4] Frances: The brothers and sisters of this Frances Dickson were:

1. John Dickson, Esq., of Woodville, county Leitrim.
2. Robert-Lowry Dickson, Lieut.-Colonel, H.E.I.C.S.
3. William Dickson, Lieut., R.N.
4. Rev. James Lowry Dickson.
1. Jemima Dickson, mar. John Dickson Eccles, of Ecclesville, Fintona, co. Tyrone.
2. Hester, who mar. Mr. Cullen.

Said Frances Dickson was granddaughter of the Rev. James Lowry (No. 5 on the “Lowry” pedigree, ante), who mar. Hester, dau. of John Richardson, Esq., of Rich Hill, county Armagh, whose other daughter, Mary Richardson, married Archibald Acheson, first Viscount Gosford.