Thomas Spring (1735 - 1776)

Born 3 Jun 1735 in Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine (Wight) Spring — married 18 Sep 1763 in Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland

Descendants

Died 1776 at about age 40 in Ireland

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Biography

Thomas Spring was born on 3 June 1735, the son of Hannah Annesley and Thomas Spring.^[1]

He was baptised on 24 June 1735 at SS Peter/Kevin, Dublin.^[1]

Thomas matriculated at Trinity College Dublin on 14 July 1750 and graduated in 1755^[2]. He was admitted to the Middle Temple on 6 May 1755^[3].

He married, firstly, Catherine Wight, in Limerick^[4] on 18 September 1763^[1]. Their marriage settlement dated 17 September 1763^[5] makes reference to "Revd Edwd Wight Doctor of Divinity & Archdeacon of Limk & Cath Wight spinster" without specifying their relationship, though Burke^[6] does say they were father and daughter, and that her mother was Miss Burgh. The settlement also says the marriage portion is subject to a payment of £100 per year to Thomas' mother Hanna Spring.

Their daughter was:^[1]

• Catherine Spring (1764–1820)

Catherine died in June 1764.^[1]

Thomas remarried in December 1764, to Jane, youngest daughter of Thomas Maunsell of the City of Limerick and his wife Ann^[7][8]. The marriage settlement^[7] dates from 18th and 19th December and refers to "a marriage was shortly intended to be had". The settlement allows for a jointure for his mother Hanna and a portion for his daughter Catherine.

Thomas died in 1776^[1], his mother Hannah was appointed Administratrix of his estate^[9]. His remains were interred in St. Peter in Dublin Ireland^[1][10][11].

Jane is probably the "relict of Thomas Spring" who died in Limerick on 19th October 1782.^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6} William Anthony Spring and Jane Vivien Spring [researchers and compilers]. 2000. "The Spring family of Suffolk and County Kerry, and branches in Australia, New Zealand and the USA," p. 7. Accessed 3 March 2018 at the National Library of Australia by Clare Spring. https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/21876001.
2. ↑ Alumni Dublinenses 1924 Edition, Page 772
3. ↑ Register of Admissions to the Middle Temple 1751-1850 Page 349
4. ↑ Dublin Courier, 23rd September 1763
5. ↑ Register of Deeds Book 221 Page 480 Memorial 148699 Registered 9th December 1763
6. ↑ Burke, John. A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry Volume 3, Page 205 (London, 1838)
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Register of Deeds Book 236 Page 355 Memorial 154958 Registered 26th April 1765
8. ↑ Diocesan and Prerogative Marriage Licence Bonds Indexes, 1623 - 1866 Prerogative Court
9. ↑ Betham, William Genealogical abstracts of records of the Prerogative Court of Armagh Series 2, admons.: v. 47 "S" 1750-1778
10. ↑ Ireland Church Registers St. Peter (COI), Dublin
11. ↑ Register of Deeds Book 381 Page 340 Memorial 252093 Registered 9th July 1786
12. ↑ Limerick Chronicle, 21st October 1782