his hatchment in St Mary’s Parish Church, Stowe, Buckinghamshire. (Cracroft’s Peerage)
When an hereditary peerage dies out it can be re-created. There is no better example than the Dukes of Buckingham with four Creations.
The first, in 1644, was given to Henry Stafford; the second, in 1623, to George Villiers; the third, in 1703, to John Sheffield and the fourth, in 1822, to Richard Temple-Grenville. So if you see a reference to, say, the 1st Duke of Buckingham you need to know of which Creation as there were four “first’ Dukes.
There are two Creations of the Bellew Irish Barony. The first was in 1686 and the second in 1848. Unlike the Dukes of Buckingham both Creations were given to the same family and our common ancestor is Sir John Bellew.
“Sir John Bellew, of Bellewstown, co. Meath, mar. (1) 1599 Hon Margaret Plunkett, 4th dau. of Oliver [Plunkett], 1st Baron Louth, by his first wife Catherine Rochfort, dau. and hrss. of John Rochfort, of Carrick, co. Kildare, (2) Janet Sarsfield, and (3) Ismay Nugent, and had issue by his first wife:
1. Sir Christopher Bellew, of Bellewstown, co. Meath.
2. John Bellew, of Lisrany and Grafftonstown, co. Louth, mar. Joan Lynam, dau. of ….. Lynam, of Adamstown, Dublin, and had issue:
1a. Patrick Bellew, of Lisrany and Graftonstown, mar. Mary Warren, dau. of James Warren, of Warrenstown, co. Down and had issue:
1b. John Bellew MP, of Barmeath, co. Louth (d. betw. 17 Feb 1672 and 27 May 1679), mar. Mary Dillon, dau. of Robert Dillon, of Clonbrock, and had issue:
1c. Sir Patrick Bellew, 1st Bt., of Barmeath, co. Louth.”
(Cracroft’s Peerage)
Sir Christopher Bellew’s grandson, another John Bellew of Bellewstown, was created the first Baron Bellew in 1688.
Seamus Bellew has a Bellew family tree on his website Irish Heraldry. For me this is easier to understand.
Here’s something to give you a rest from Bellew genealogy. William Byrd (1740-1823) is better know than his contemporary John Bull (1562-1628). Both were accomplished composers and Bull also was a musician and organ builder.
Do you have any information on John bellow 4 th Barron
Who was married into the Scottish Maxwell family
And may have had an illegitimate child with his 15 years old niece Mary maxwell thank you
John Bellew was the 4th and last Baron Bellew of the first Creation. He married, firstly, Lady Anne Maxwell, daughter of William Maxwell, 5th Earl of Nithsdale and Lady Winifred Herbert, on 13 September 1731 at Lucca, Italy. He died on 18 August 1770 at Lille, France, without surviving male issue. His will (dated 9 October 1766) was proven (by probate) on 2 October 1770. On his death, the Barony of Bellew of Duleek became extinct.
Illegitimate children were not unknown in both branches of the Bellew family but there was a natural reticence to advertise them.