John D'Arcy (1767 - bef. 1846)

Born 7 Feb 1767 in Hyde Park, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Anne (Cary) D'Arcy — married 6 Oct 1817 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Descendants

Died before 20 Jun 1846 before age 79 in Hyde Park, County Westmeath, Ireland

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Biography

John D'Arcy was born in Ireland.

John D'Arcy was born on 7 February 1767, the eldest son of James D'Arcy and Martha Grierson. He was christened on 11 February at Killucan, County Westmeath.^[1]

He earned a B.A. degree at Trinity College, Dublin in the spring of 1789,^[2] and married Emily Purdon, the daughter of a neighboring landowner, in 1801.^[3][4] Emily died in childbirth within a year of marriage, and John remained a widower for the next 16 years.^[5]

On 6 October 1817 John married Mary Anne Cary. In a letter he wrote to Mary Anne on 20 September 1817, just two weeks before the wedding, he said, "I trust you will never have to repent of the choice you have made."^[6][7][8]

They had eleven children:^[9]

• Susanna Elizabeth D'Arcy, b. 18 Jan 1819
• George James Norman D'Arcy, eldest son, (1820-1904)
• Thomas Lavallin D'Arcy (1821-1866)
• Frederick Cary D'Arcy (~1827-1843)
• John Charles D'Arcy (1828-1902)
• Edward Sirr D'Arcy (1829-1851)
• Anthony Ralph D'Arcy (1832-1894)
• Martha Emily D'Arcy (~1822-1912)
• Mary Anne D'Arcy (d.y.)
• Frances Louisa D'Arcy (~1825-1903)
• Phoebe Sophia D'Arcy (~1832-1865)

He was confirmed as Justice of the Peace (JP) for the county of Westmeath, in August of 1802, January 1807, and in July of 1838, and served as JP for county Meath in 1817.^[10][11]

John, along with his siblings, inherited the estate of Hyde Park through his mother, who had inherited it from her uncle Joshua Palin. The estate included the lands of Anneskenane, Derrymore, and Brutonstown. John bought his siblings' rights to the estate, and in the 1820s and 1830s fought a lengthy court battle with the Crown over his right of ownership. He was eventually successful.^[12]

John died at Hyde Park in 1846 and his estate was probated on 20 June of that year.^[13]

Research Notes

• DNA Haplogroup: The Dorsey/Darsey/Darcy/Dawsey/Dossey/D'Arcy Surname Project includes his family in "Lineage V" through DNA Analysis, as part of the E-M35 Haplogroup.
• Correspondence: The Hyde Park Papers include a collection of letters between John and Mary Anne Cary, beginning with the time of their engagement through the late 1820s, whenever one or the other was staying in Dublin.^[14]
• The Peerage Error: The Peerage gives, as their eldest daughter, Louisa Sarah Anne D'Arcy. This is incorrect. She was actually the daughter of John Samuel D'Arcy, Esq.

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "Ireland Births and Baptisms, 1620-1881," database, FamilySearch Record: VRSN-LMR (accessed 2 September 2023), John d'Arcy baptism on 11 Feb 1767, son of James d'Arcy & Martha, in Killucan, County Westmeath, Ireland.
2. ↑ 1784 School Records: "Alumni Dublinenses - 1935 Edition," database with images, Page 210 (accessed 2 September 2023), D'Arcy, John, Pen. (Dr Buck), Oct 5, 1784, aged 17; s. of James, Armiger; b. Westmeath. B.A. Vern. 1789.
3. ↑ Wheelock, Hyde Park Papers, page 68; citing MS 44,561 /1. Copy of the marriage settlement: MS 44,549 /2.
4. ↑ "Ireland, Marriages in Walker's Hibernian Magazine, 1771-1812". Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   Ancestry Record 9141 #3037 (subscription required, accessed 14 May 2022). John D'Arcy marriage to Miss Purdon in Apr 1801 in Hyde Park, Westmeath.
5. ↑ Wheelock, Hyde Park Papers, page 68.
6. ↑ Wheelock, Hyde Park Papers, page 69; citing MS 44,562 /1.
7. ↑ Marriage: "Ireland, Betham Genealogical Abstracts, 1179-1830," database with images, citing Affiliate Name: National Archives of Ireland; Digital film/folder number: 007634615; Record number: 0029291201, FamilySearch Record: 6JXT-SMSV (accessed 2 September 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-99LW-2C27 Image number 00043, p. 62, item 184. "D'Arcy John of Hyde Park County Westmeath Esq and Ann Cary of Parish of St. Peters Dublin Spinster 6th Oct'r 1817."
8. ↑ Marriage Announcement: "Newspapers.com," database with images, Freeman's Journal and Daily Commercial Advertiser (Dublin, Dublin, Ireland) Thu, Oct 9, 1817, page 3, Newspapers Clip: 131086088 (accessed 2 September 2023); "John D'Arcy, Esq., of Hyde Park, Co. Westmeath, to Miss Cary, elder daughter of the late Thomas Cary, Esq., of this City."
9. ↑ Registered Pedigree: Ireland. Genealogical Office. (1803). Registered Pedigrees Vol. 14. "Pedigree of D'Arcy of Nocton, Co. Lincoln, of Platyn, Clondules and Verdonstown, all in Co. Meath and of Grangebeg and Hyde Park, both in Co. Westmeath," circa 1066-1928. GO MS 168: pp. 359, 364-373, 422-423; Images 175 and 202 of 219.
10. ↑ Wheelock, Hyde Park Papers, page 68; citing MS 44,561 /3.
11. ↑ Wheelock, Hyde Park Papers, page 69; citing MSS 44,561 /6 and /7.
12. ↑ Wheelock, Hyde Park Papers, pages 30-38; citing MSS 44,525 - 44,532.
13. ↑ "Ireland, Diocesan and Prerogative Wills & Administrations Indexes, 1595-1858". Citing extracted by FindMyPast. Images digitized by FamilySearch; National Archives of Ireland, Dublin. FamilySearch Record: WGHT-WLMM (accessed 14 May 2022) FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-994F-MWC7 Image number 00248. John d'Arcy probate in 1846 in Ireland.
14. ↑ Wheelock, Hyde Park Papers, pages 69-70; citing MS 44,562.

• Harriet Wheelock, compiler. National Library of Ireland: Collection List no. 134 D’Arcy of Hyde Park Papers, (MS 42,022 - MS 42,023 and MS 44,510 - MS 44,583)(Digital Image (Adobe format) : accessed 30 Aug 2023).

See also:

• Burke, Bernard. A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Ireland (Harrison & Sons, London, 1899) Page 165.
• The Peerage, Person 378781; citing Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh, Burke’s Irish Family Records, Fifth Edition 1976, American Edition 1976, Reprint 2009.
• Wikidata: Item Q75883473
• FamilySearch Person: K2XH-Z45