Thomas BUNBURY
- Born: 1701
- Marriage (1): Grace CHADWICK in 1731
- Died: 11 Jan 1772 aged 71 1
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THOMAS BUNBURY OF SHRONELL
Thomas Bunbury of Shronell was the fourth son of Mathew Bunbury of Kilfeacle and his wife Anne Blount. He was also the direct ancestor of Benjamin Bunbury of Belmont, Co Waterford, and of Peter R Bunbury. In 1731, he married Grace Chadwick, the second of three daughters born to William Chadwick, of Gortnekilleen and Ballinard, by his marriage of 1713 to Jane, daughter of Rodolphus Greene, of Kilmanahan, Co Waterford. When Grace's father passed away circa 1750, Grace and her sisters were given £10 each 'to buy mourning'. This was presumably over and above the dowries they had received upon their respective marriages. Grace's eldest brother Richard Chadwick succeeded to the family property at Ballinard although her next oldest brother William, aka 'Big Billy' may have taken some of it.[21] A third brother Rudolphus Chadwick settled in Cork, became a merchant and, in 1739, married Prudence Healy of the parish of St. Mary in Shandon. A fourth brother Michael was a Quarter Master in 1743, married Anna Maria, daughter of William Connor of Clonmel, who survived him; he died between 1752 and 1757.[22] Grace's two sisters were Ann Blood (married in 1748 to William Blood, of Roxton, County Clare, some time High Sheriff; she had a marriage portion of £1,000 and an annuity of £100 a year if left a widow) and Catherine Hunt (married Vere Hunt, of Curragh, County Limerick, and had issue one son who died in infancy).
Grace gave Thomas seven children, including at least three sons – Matthew Bunbury of Dungarvan, Captain Benjamin Bunbury and Rev Thomas Bunbury, of whom more anon – and two daughters, Jane (Green) and Elizabeth (Thornhill). Thomas of Shronell's will was drawn up and dated 9 January 1772. He died two days later on 11th January 1772. His house was put up for rent soon afterwards as an advertisement in the Limerick Chronicle of 23rd January 1772 reads: 'To be set (sic) the large house in the town of Tipperary wherein Thomas Bunbury Esq: deceased lived ----- proposals to the Revnd Mr Thomas Bunbury his executor'.
Thomas married Grace CHADWICK, daughter of William CHADWICK and Jane GREENE, in 1731. (Grace CHADWICK was born about 1716 of Tipperary, Ireland 2.)
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