Gerald de Prendergast Lord of Enniscorthy
- Born: After 1192, Enniscorthy, Wexford, Ireland 990
- Marriage: Maud de Burgh In or Before 1240 in Ireland 990
- Died: Abt 1251, Enniscorthy, Wexford, Ireland 990
Information about this person:
• Background Information. 990 Gerald de Prendergast, feudal Baron of Beauver, Cork, was born after 1192. He did homage in 1229 for his lands in Ireland. In 1234, he was among the magnates summoned to war in Brittany. His first wife was Matilda, daughter of Theobald le Boteler, first chief butler of Ireland by Maud de Vavasour. The had a daughter named Maria wo married Sir John Cogan, Lord of Castlemore. Gerald married for a second time to Matilda, daughter of Richard de Burgh, lord of Connaught. With his second wife, he had a daughter named Matilda. Gerald died about 1251.
~ Burke's A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Colonial Gentry, Vol. II, p. 773
• From Gen-Medieval Archives: Juliane fitz Maurice, Wife of Thomas de Clare . 193 From: Douglas Richardson <royalancestryNOroSPAM@msn.com.invalid> Subject: Re: Juliane Fitz Maurice, wife of Thomas de Clare Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 07:54:38 -0800 E-mail: royalancestry@msn.com
AHNENTAFEL OF JULIANE FITZ MAURICE (concentrating on her maternal ancestry):
1. JULIANE FITZ MAURICE, married Thomas de Clare, Knt.
2. MAURICE FITZ MAURICE, Knt., of Connaught, and, in right of his wife, of Corbyn and the cantred of Corran, co. Cork, Tobernea, co. Limerick and Killegny, co. Wexford, Justiciar of Ireland, was born about 1238, died 1286. He married (lst) Maud de Prendergast (No. 3 below); (2nd) in or before 1276, Emmeline Longespeee, daughter and co-heiress of Stephen Longespee, Justiciar of Ireland.
3. MAUD DE PRENDERGAST, born about 1242 (aged ten in March 1252). She was married (lst) to David Fitz Maurice (who d.s.p. before St. Patrick's Day, 1249); (2nd) Maurice de Rochford (who died before May, 1258); and (3rd) Maurice Fitz Maurice, Knt. (No. 2 above).
6. GERALD DE PRENDEGAST, of Beauvoir, Ballacha in Orrery, and Corbyn, co. Cork, Tobernea, co. Limerick, and Crosspatrick and Killegny, co. Wexford, was born say 1200. He married (lst) Maud, daughter of Theobald Walter by his wife, Maud le Vavasour; married (2nd) in or before 1240, _____ de Burgh (No. 7 below). He died in 1251.
7. _____ DE BURGH.
12. PHILIP DE PRENDERGAST, of Schyrmal and Kynalo, co. Wexford and, in right of his wife, of the Duffrey, co. Leinster, born say 1170. He married Maud de Quincy (No. 13 below). He was probably the builder of Enniscorthy Castle, co. Leinster. He died in 1229.
13. MAUD DE QUINCY, born late in 1172 or early 1173.
14. RICHARD DE BURGH, lord of Connaught, Ireland, Justiciar of Ireland, 1328-32, was born say 1200. He was married before 21 April 1225, to Jill de Lacy (No. 15 below). He died in Gascony shortly before 17 Feb. 1242/3. 15. JILL DE LACY, living 1243.
24. MAURICE DE PRENDERGAST (of Flemish descent), of Rhos, co. Pembroke. He landed in Ireland in 1169 but returned soon afterwards to Wales. He returned to Ireland in 1170, after Richard de Clare, Earl of Pembroke, granted him Fernegal, co. Leinster. He was living in 1173. He may be the Maurice de Prendergast who was prior of Kilmainham in 1200.
Gerald married Maud de Burgh, daughter of Richard de Burgh Lord of Connaught and Ćgidia de Lacy, In or Before 1240 in Ireland.990 (Maud de Burgh was born about 1226 in Galway Castle, Connaught, Ireland.)
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