Capt. Thomas BLENNERHASSETT
- Born: Abt 1551
- Marriage (1): Frances SAMPSON in 1586
- Died: 11 Mar 1624 aged about 73
General Notes:
The Peerage
Captain Thomas Blennerhassett was born circa 1551.1 He was the son of William Blennerhassett and Anne Colby.1 He married, firstly, Frances Sampson in 1586.1 He might have married, secondly, Elizabeth Sandys, daughter of Sir William Sandys, according to O'Hart.1 He died on 11 March 1624.1 He was buried in the Castle Hassett chapel, Kesh, County Fermanagh, Ireland.1
He was probably educated at Trinity Hall, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.1 He was Captain at Guernsey Castle in 1577.1 He wrote the book Mirrour for Magistrates, published 1578.1 He wrote the book Revelation of the true Minerva, published 1582.1 He wrote the book Direction for the Plantation in Ulster, published 1610.1 In 1610 Captain Thomas Blennerhassett was granted 1,500 acres in Edernagh, County Fermanagh, Ireland.1 He lived at Horsford, Norwich, Norfolk, England.1 He lived at Castle Hassett, (Crevenish Castle), Kesh, County Fermanagh, Ireland, which he built.1
Thomas married Frances SAMPSON in 1586. (Frances SAMPSON was born of Harkstead, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.)
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