John Vincent (1734-1779)

of Limerick & Erinagh, Co. Clare; Sheriff of the City of Limerick

Family
Notes / Biography Associated Houses References
He was the son of the Mayor of Limerick, nephew of the Chancellor of Limerick, and grandson of the Sheriff and Mayor of Limerick. In 1770, he acquired the lands of Trough and Knockdonagh, Co. Clare, from John Ormsby in London. In 1754, he married Catherine, daughter of John Love of Castle Saffron (Creagh Castle) and they were the parents of 6-children. After she died, he married Lucy, the widow of Captain Lindsay and daughter of Thomas Westropp of Ballysteen, Co. Limerick, and had a further 7-children. He is the ancestor the Vincents of Erinagh, Shanagolden, and Summerhill. 

Parents

Arthur Vincent

Merchant, Sheriff, Alderman & Mayor of the City of Limerick

1701-1761

Blanche Waller

Mrs Blanche (Waller) Vincent

b.c.1710

Spouses

Catherine Love

Mrs Catherine (Love) Vincent

c.1740-1768

Lucy Westropp

Mrs Lucy (Westropp) Lindsay, Vincent

b.c.1738

Children

Arthur Vincent

Arthur Vincent, of Summerhill, Co. Clare

1761-1851

Col. William Vincent

Colonel William Vincent, of Cullenswood House, Rathmines, Co. Dublin

b.1762

Gen. John Vincent

General John Vincent, of 117 Pall Mall, London; died unmarried

1764-1848

Rev. George Vincent

J.P., Rector of Shanagoden, of Shanagolden House, Co. Limerick

1772-1850

Berkeley Vincent

Lt. Berkeley Vincent, of the 19th "Green Howards" Regiment; Killed in Ceylon

1783-1804