Sir Francis Hamilton, 1st Baronet, of Killock (1606–1673), also called of Castle Hamilton and of Killeshandra, was an Irish landowner and Member of the Irish Parliaments of 1640–1649 and 1661–1666.
Birth and origins
Francis was born in 1606,[1] the eldest son of Claud Hamilton of Clonyn and his wife Jane Lauder. His father was the second son of Alexander Hamilton of Innerwick in Scotland. Francis was called "of Creichness" in Scotland and "of Clonyn" (County Cavan) in Ireland.[2] Francis's mother was a daughter of Robert Lauder of the Bass in Scotland.[3]
Family tree
Francis Hamilton with his two wives, his parents, and other selected relatives.[a]
On 23 June 1610 Francis's grandfather Alexander was granted the great (2000 acres) proportion of Clonyn, also known as Tagleagh, in the Tullaghchinko (also called Tollochonee) precinct, County Cavan. This plantation precinct corresponds to the modern barony of Tullyhunco. He never came to see this proportion and his son Claud, Francis's father, took over its possession.[5]
In 1631 the three estates Clonkine, Carrotubber, and Clonyn, were consolidated in a manor that was originally called Castle Killagh, but was later known as Castle Hamilton.[8] The mentioned estates correspond to the modern townlands Clonkeen, Corratober, and Clooneen, which all are in the barony of Tullyhunco of County Cavan. Castle Hamilton stands east of the village of Killeshandra.
He married Elizabeth Barlow after 1658 as her third husband. She was a daughter of Randolph Barlow, Archbishop of Tuam. She had married first William Hay, who had died in 1635 and then Sir Francis Willoughby, who had died in 1658.
Parliament 1661–1666
He was a member of the Irish Parliaments of 1661–1666.[13] In the Irish general election of 1661 he was returned for one of the two seats of County Cavan.[14]
Death and succession
Hamilton died in 1673 and was succeeded by his eldest son Charles as 2nd Baronet.
Timeline
As his birth date is uncertain, so are all his ages.
^This family tree is based on genealogies of the Hamilton baronets (1628).[4]
^Also called the "Parliament 1639–1648"[9] as its start date and end date are both affected by the shift in the start of the year from 25 March to 1 January in the calendar reform of 1750. The opening date, the 16 March 1640, was still in 1639 according to the Old Style (O.S.) calendar, in force in Great Britain and Ireland at the time. Similarly, the end date, 30 January 1649 (the execution of Charles I),[10] was still in 1648 according to O.S.[11]
Citations
^McGrath 1997, p. 173, line 24. "Francis Hamilton (1606–1673)"
^ abMcGrath 1997, p. 173, line 25. "... e.s. [eldest son of] Sir Claud Hamilton (d. [died] 1618) Creichness, Scotland, and Cloryn, Cavan ..."
^Cokayne 1902, p. 360. "Francis Hamilton of Killaugh, co. Down, was 1st s. and h. [son and heir] of Sir Claud Hamilton of Clonyn, otherwise Tagleagh, co. Cavan (by patent 23 June 1610), by Jane, da. [daughter] of Robert Lauder of the Bass [S. [Scotland]], which Claud (who d. v.p. [predeceased his father] before February 1618) was 2nd s. of Sir Alexander Hamilton of Enderwick, in Scotland, and (by patent 23 June 1610) of Clonkine and Carrutubber, co. Cavan."
^Brewer & Bullen 1873, p. 78. "The Precinct of Tullaghchinko—Sir Alexander Hamilton, Knt., 2,000 acres in the county of Cavan; has not appeared, his son Claude Hamilton took possession ..."
^ abCokayne 1902, p. 361, line 6. "[Hamilton] was cr. [created] a baronet [S. [Scotland] ], 29 Sep., sealed 10 Oct. 1628, with rem. [remainder] to males whatsoever ..."
^Cokayne 1902, p. 361, line 8. "The three estates of Clonkine, Carrotubber and Clonyn were (patent 17 June 1631) formed into the manor of Castle Killagh afterwards called Castle Hamilton), co. Cavan."
^Gerard 1913, p. 739, right column. "[The year began]... from 1155 till the reform of the calendar in 1752 on 25 March, so that 24 March was the last day ..."
^House of Commons 1878, p. 623. "1639 / 27 Feb. / Sir Francis Hamilton, knt. / Castlehamilton, Cavan / Jamestown Borough."
^Cokayne 1902, p. 361, line 10. "He was M.P. [I.] for Jamestown, 1639-48, and for co. Cavan, 1661-66;"
^House of Commons 1878, p. 607. "1661 / 12 April / Sir Francis Hamilton, bart. / Castlehamilton / ditto. [County Cavan]"
McGrath, Brid (1997). "Francis Hamilton (1606-1673), Jamestown". A Biographical Dictionary of the Membership of the Irish House of Commons 1640 to 1641 (Ph.D.). Vol. 1. Dublin: Trinity College. pp. 173–175. hdl:2262/77206. – Parliaments & Biographies (PDF downloaded from given URL)
