Rochford family genealogy

Of Kilbride, County Meath

Arms: Az. a lion ramp. ar. armed and langued gu.

—F. 4.18., Trin. Dub.

John Rochford,[1] married Margery Birford, and had:

2. John, of Kilbride (living in 1415), who had:

3. John, who m. Genet Evers, and had:

4. John of Kilbride, who mar. Eliza Darcy, and had two sons and one daughter:

1. Roger, who m. Katherine, dau. of — Read, of Readstown.
2. Robert, of whom presently.
1. Katherine, who m. Thomas Luttrell, of Luttrellstown.

5. Robert: second son of John; m. Genet, dau. of Nangle, Baron of Navan, and had three sons and three daughters:

1. John, of Carrick, who m. Genet Derter.
2. Thomas.
3. Christopher, of whom presently.
1. Margaret.
2. Katherine.
3. Anna.

6. Christopher: third son of Robert; m. Margaret Eustace, of Castlemartin, and had one son and one daughter:

1. Robert, of whom presently.
1. Jenet, who m. David Sutton, of Castletown.

7. Robert, of Kilbride, living in 1569: son of Christopher; was twice m.: first to Jana St. Johns, by whom he had a son:

1. Christopher, his heir, of whom presently.

Robert’s second wife was Joan, dau. of James Boix, by whom he had two sons and one daughter:

2. James, who mar. Margaret, dau. of John Lynum, and had:
   1. William, who was twice m: first to a daughter of Gerrat Linse, of Donore, by whom he had: I. Oliver; II. James, who m. Margaret Fitzgerrot, of Donore, and had: I. William, who m. Mary, dau. of William Fitzgerald of Castlerowe, and had: I. James, who m. Joan, dau. of Maurice Eustace, of Castlemartin, and had: I. Oliver Rochford.

The second wife of William (I), son of James, was Margaret d. s.p.), dau. of Raymond Fitzgerald.

3. Walter, the second son of Robert, by his second wife, had:
   1. James, of Aghrey, co. Wicklow, his second son, who had two sons: I. James, who was Lieutenant to Sir Arthur Loftus, and was killed at Kilcharen, on the 24th Feb., 1641, and was bur. at St. Patrick’s, Dublin. He was unm. II. Pierce.

Robert’s daughter was:

1. Katherine, who m. Nicholas Dillon, of Kapok, co. Dublin.

8. Christopher: the eldest son of Robert; m. Margaret Linch, of Knock, and had one son and one daughter:

1. Robert, of whom presently.
1. Ismay, who m. John Elliott, Milés, second Baron Scanary.

9. Robert: son of Christopher; m. Ellen Dillon, and had two sons and two daughters:

1. John, of whom presently.
2. Christopher.
1. Margaret, who married a Mr. Hussey, of Galtrim.
2. Mary, who m., but we have not ascertained her husband’s name.

10. John, Arm., who d. 12th Jan., 1637: son of Robert; m. Kath., dau. of Nicholas, Viscount Gormanstown, and had six sons and six daughters:

1. Robert, of whom presently.
2. Jenico.
3. Oliver.
4. St John.
5. Thomas.
6. Henry.

The daughters were:

1. Katherine, who m. Edward Evers.
2. Mary, who m. Francis Tyrrell.
3. Ismay, who married Gerald Dillon.
4. Jane, who m. Luke Hollywood.
5. Eliza.
6. Mary.

11. Robert Rochford: son of John; married Eleanor, dau. of Lord Slane.

Notes

[1] Rochford: This name is sometimes rendered Rochfort. Sir Richard de Rochfort was lord of Crom and Adare, 27 Henry III., A.D., 1243. Sir Maurice Rochfort was Lord Justice of Ireland, 30 Edward I., A.D. 1302. Sir William Rochfort, Lord of the Manor of Kill, county Kildare, was summoned as a Baron to the Parliament held at Dublin, A.D. 1339. From John Rochford, of Kilbride (living in 1415), who is No. 2 on this pedigree, descended the Rochfords of Vesington; of Laragh, county Kildare; the Earls of Belvidere (extinct); Rochfort, of Rochford-bridge, and of Clogrenane.