James Butler

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James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond (4 Oct 1331 - 18 Oct 1382) was a noble in the Peerage of Ireland. He was Lord Justice of Ireland in 1359, 1364, and 1376. He was given in ward 1 Sep 1344, to Maurice FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Desmond, for the fine of 2306 marcs and afterward to Sir John Darcy who married him to his daughter Elizabeth. He was usually called The Noble Earl, being a great-grandson of King Edward I of England. He died 18 October 1382 in his castle of Knocktopher (near which he had, in 1356, founded a Friary for Carmelite friars). He was buried in St. Canice's Cathedral, Kilkenny.

(Research):Later research shows that there was no English Earl of Ormond. There was a Scottish Earl of Ormond and an Irish Earl of Ormond, both historically existing much later than the Butlers in Bulkeley.

Marriage and issueOn 15 May 1346, he married Elizabeth Darcy, daughter of Sir John Darcy, Knight of Knaith (another Lord Justice of Ireland) and Joan de Burgh. They had four children:
i. James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond (1376-1405).
ii. Thomas Butler, Justice of Corkiii. Ellen Butler who married the poet Gerald FitzGerald, 3rd Earl of Desmond. She died in 1404. iv. Jean Butler who married Teige O'Carroll, Prince of

James married Elizabeth DarcyEngland. Elizabeth and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond (b. before 1376 - died 7 September 1405), was a noble in the Peerage of Ireland. He acceded to the title in 1382 and built Gowran Castle three years later making it his usual residence, whence his common epithet, The Earl of Gowran. In 1391 he purchased Kilkenny Castle by deed from Sir Hugh le Despenser, Earl of Gloucester and Isabel his wife, daughter of Gilbert de Clare. He also built the castle of Dunfert (also called Danefort) and in 1386 founded a Friary of minorities at Ailesbury in Buckinghamshire. In 1384 he was deputy to Philip deCourtenay, the King's cousin. In 25 July 1392, he was appointed Lord Justice of Ireland as he was again in 1401. On the departure of Sir Stephen Scrope to England on 26 October 1404, by commission, dated at Carlow, 12 February 1388-9, he was appointed keeper of the peace and governor of counties Kilkenny and Tipperary. He was vested with full power to treat with, to execute, to protect, and to give safe conduct to any rebels, etc. In 1397 he assisted Edmond Earl of March, L.L. against O Brien, and in 1390 took prisoner Teige O Carrol, Prince of Elye. James Butler b. after 1361 was a descendant of Humphrey De Bohun (himself a descendant of Magna Charta Surety Henry De Bohun) who m. Elizabeth Plantagenet of the House of Anjou-Plantagenet (Kings of England)

(Research):Later research shows that there was no English Earl of Ormond. There was a Scottish Earl of Ormond and an Irish Earl of Ormond, both historically existing much later than the Butlers in Bulkeley.

Marriage and issue Some time before 17 June 1386, he married Anne Welles, the daughter of John de Welles, 4th Lord Welles by his spouse Maud (n

James married Anne WellesEngland. Anne and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond (1392-22 Aug 1452) was the son of James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond and Anne Welles. He was called the "White Earl" and was the patron of the Irish literary work, The Book of the White Earl. He was appointed Lord Deputy of Ireland in 1405, and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1420, 1425, and 1442. He built the castles of Nenagh, Roscrea and Templemore in the north of Tipperary and Tulleophelim in County Carlow. He died at Ardee on 23 August 1452 and was buried in St. Mary's Abbey near Dublin.

(Research):Marriage and issueHe married firstly, in 1413, Joan Beauchamp, who was the daughter of William Beauchamp, 1st Baron Bergavenny and Lady Joan FitzAlan. They had issue: i. James Butler, 5th Earl of Ormond (1420-1461), married twice, but no issue. ii. John Butler, 6th Earl of Ormond (died 1478), unmarried. iii. Thomas Butler, 7th Earl of Ormond (c.1426- 1515), who married firstly, Anne Hankford. They had two daughters who were ancestors to Anne Boleyn. He married, secondly, Lora Berkeley and had another daughter. iv. Elizabeth Butler (b. b 1432-1473), married with John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury, son of General John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury and Maud de Neville, Baroness Furnivalle. Elizabeth died on the Saturday after the nativity of the Virgin Mary in 1473.
v. Anne Butler, who died unmarried.
The Earl married secondly Lady Joan FitzGerald daughter of 5th Earl of Kildare in 1432. She died on 3 August 1430 and was buried in the Hospital of St. Thomas D'Acres.

James married Elizabeth BeauchampEngland. Elizabeth died about 1430. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Elizabeth Butler was a descendant of Humphrey De Bohun (himself a descendant of Magna Charta Surety Henry De Bohun) who m. Elizabeth Plantagenet of the House of Anjou-Plantagent (Kings of England).
Carrick-on-Suir (originally called Carrig Mac Griffin) was formed on an island settlement upstream of Waterford. (The town remained as an island until the 18th century, when small rivers were diverted to form dry land north and west of the town).The earliest known records of a settlement are dated to 1247, when a charter of 3 fairs per year was awarded to Matthew Fitzgriffin, Lord of the manor of Carrick, and a member of the Hiberno-Norman nobility. By the early 14th century, Carrick Mac Griffin had become home to a prosperous Hiberno-Norman family - the Butlers. The first significant leader of the Butler clan, Edmond Butler (a.k.a. Edmund le Bottilier) was created Earl of Carrick in 1315. However, his son James did not inherit the title. Instead, 7 years after the death of his father, he was created Earl of Ormond in his own right. In 1447, Edmund MacRichard Butler founded the first bridge over the estuary at Carrick-on-Suir. Other notable members of the Butler clan were Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormond (a.k.a. Black Tom) who built the Tudor Manor House extension to Ormonde Castle and James the 12th Earl and 1st Duke of Ormond, who founded the town's woollen industry in 1670. Edmond le Bottiler erected two large, heavily garrisoned castle keeps named the Plantagenet Castle on the north bank of the Suir, just east of what is now Main St. In the 15th century, a four towered castle was erected on the same site, two of which are now incorporated into the Elizabethan Manor House built by Black Tom Butler, c. 1560.

Elizabeth married John Talbot about May 1444 in England. John (son of John Talbot and Maud de Neville) was born about 1413 in England; died on 10 Jul 1460 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]