| Op.
cit. + John Pawson, A Chronological
Catalogue of all the Travelling Preachers (1795)
- Alexander
McNab (1745-97) was born in
Perthshire, Scotland. He joined the itinerancy in 1766
and laboured with great success in circuits across the
country. He was well regarded by Wesley who nevertheless
expressed concern over McNab's inabilty to accept
criticism. In 1779 McNab embarked
on a tour of England to raise money to cover the cost of
repairing the Edinburgh Chapel. While in Bath, he
publicly disputed Wesley's right to invite the Anglican
minister Dr Edward
Smyth to preach in the Methodist
Chapel. He argued that preachers were appointed by the
Conference and that Wesley had no right to impose
Anglican clergymen on them. It was only after a personal
visit by both John and Charles Wesley that the defiance
of his will by McNab and his supporters was ended. McNab
was expelled from the Connexion but was reinstated in
1780, much to Charles Wesley's disgust. McNab retired
from the itinerancy in 1782 and ended his days as the
pastor of an independent congregation in Sheffield,
Yorkshire.
Research into
the marriage and family of F. Arthur Smyth (Archbishop of
Dublin) and Elizabeth Bonfoy
| Extracted from Leslie,
J. B., and W. J. R. Wallace, Clergy of Dublin and
Glendalough, The Ulster Historical Foundation,
2001. |
SMYTH, Arthur
(1706-1771)
b. 1706 Limerick; ed. by Mr Cashin, Limerick; TCD BA
1727, DD; Oxford ad eund. 1755. Dean of Raphoe 1743-4;
Dean of Derry 1744-52; Bishop of Clonfert 1752-3; Bishop
of Down and Connor 1753-65; Bishop of Meath 1765-6; Archbishop
of Dublin and Bishop of Glendalough 1766-71. s.
of Rt Rev Thomas, Bishop of Limenck 1695-1725; m. Elizabeth (died 14
July 1761), dau. of Nicholas Bonfoy of Abbot Ripton,
Hunts. Died 14 Dec 1771 at
the Palace of St Sepulchre; buried in St Patrick's
Cathedral. Published: A Sermon preached at
Londonderry on the occasion of the Rebellion in Scotland
(Dublin, 1745) A Sermon preached on the Fast day in
remembrance of the Great Earthquake of 1755, at
Christ Church (Dublin, 1755).
Elizabeth Bonfoy was
the daughter of Nicholas Bonfoy - (2nd
Party to the deed mentioned below). Research indicates
that her mother was Elizabeth Hale (d.
March, 1763).
- Pl
F7/1/3/6
16.12.1774-17.12.1774
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22.3.1775
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4.12.1776
Mortgage by Thomas Brand of estates at Aslockton
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etc., Nottinghamshire; 16-17 Dec. 1774. Further
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charge; 22 Mar. 1775. Assignment; 4 Dec. 1776
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(3 + 5 membranes, parchment)
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First Party: Thomas Brand of The Hoo,
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Hertfordshire, Esq.
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Second Party: Nicolas
Bonfoy of
Abbotts Ripton,
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Huntingdonshire, Esq.
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Lease
and release by (1) to (2) by way of
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mortgage of the manor of Aslacton and messuages,
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lands, a windmill and a fishery on the River
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Smite there; a farm at Grandby; a messuage in
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Nottingham adjoining the Blackmoors Head, two
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messuages in Bridlesmith Gate, a messuage in
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Stoney Street, a messuage and wood yard in
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Marygate, 9a. of land in Clayfield, 9a of land
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in
The Meadows, 17a. of land in Sandfield near
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Chapel Bar, and two messuages in Bellergate, all
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in the town and county of the town of
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Nottingham;
messuages and lands at Orston and
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Screveton; the rectory of Willoughby on the
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Wolds; messuages and lands at Bleazby, Gourton,
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Gibsmere and Notown; parcels of land at
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Carcolston and Thoroton; and fee farm rents
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issuing from the manors of Broxtowe and
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Mapperley, all Nottinghamshire, to secure the
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repayment of £ 3000 and interest to (2).
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Consideration: £ 3000 by (2) to (1).
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Endorsed, 22 Mar. 1775:
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Deed poll deed of further charge for £ 6000 and
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interest.
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Endorsed, 4 Dec. 1776:
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Deed poll assignment of £ 3000 of the mortgage
by
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John Rooper of
Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire,
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Esq., and Elizabeth Martha his wife (late
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Bonfoy, niece and heir at law of Nicholas
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Bonfoy) and John Clementson of
Richmond, Surrey,
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Esq. (Bonfoy's executors), and Thomas Brand, to
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Robert Drummond and Henry Drummond, both of
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Charing
Cross, Westminster, bankers (in
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consideration of £ 3000 paid by Drummonds to Mrs
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Rooper and Clementson) and covenant of the
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Roopers
to stand possessed of the £ 3000 in trust
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for the Drummonds.
Elizabeth Martha Bonfoy (cousin of
Elizabeth Bonfoy (Smyth) daughter of Nicholas) was the
daughter of Thomas Bonfoy and was born
in about 1748 in Huntingdonshire. She married John Roper
(Rooper) of Berkhemstead Castle, son of Godolphin Roper
and Mary Anne Harris. As Nicholas Bonfoy's daughter, Elizabeth
(Bonfoy) Smyth, died in 1771, her cousin,
Elizabeth Martha Bonfoy, was heiress. This indicates that
Elizabeth Bonfoy Smyth was either an only child ... or
only surviving child until she died in 1771.
1851 marriage listing ... source - August 14, in St. Thomas's Church, Dublin, the
Rev. Wm. CONNOR, eldest son of the Rev. John MAGEE, late
vicar of Drogheda, to Anne NISBITT
second daughter of the Rev. Chas. Smith, late rector of Arklow, and
grand-daughter of the late Archbishop of Dublin.
Freeman Journal, Dublin,
Ireland 6 Dec 1763 marriage noted: The Rev. Mr.
William Nesbitt of Mullingar to the most
agreeable Mrs. Smyth of Anville in the
County of Westmeath.
Obituaries - Limerick
Chronicle 2nd January 1850 - At Egmont
Villa, Kanturk, on Thursday morning, at the advanced age
of 90, Dorothea Julia, relict of the
late Mathew Blood Smyth, of Castle
Fergus, county of Clare, Esq., and great grand-daughter
of Dr. Smyth, formerly Bishop of Limerick, and grand
niece to Dr. Smyth, formerly Archbishop of Dublin.
Noted aslo from http://www2.unil.ch/acvs/F/bull_00_publ2.html
1739-1740
Arthur SMYTH, archevêque de Dublin (1716-1771)
Trois lettres écrites en français, à lui adressées de
Lausanne et de Paris par des correspondants non
identifiés, durant un Grand Tour continental où il
accompagnait William Cavendish, plus tard 4ème
duc de Devonshire
Osborn File 44.31
|
2. F.
Arthur Smyth (Most Reverend) Archbishop
of Dublin - born 1707. He died unmarried 1772 - declares Burke;
but he m. Elizabeth Bonfoy (died
14 July 1761), dau. of Nicholas Bonfoy of Abbot
Ripton, Hunts. No children yet known. Possibly, The
Reverend Charles Smith. *