Maurice FitzGerald, 14th Knight of Kerry

Sir Maurice FitzGerald, 14th Knight of Kerry (died 1729) was a MP of the , M.P., D.L., was the 14th Knight of Kerry.

Maurice was the eldest son of Sir and his wife Honora O'Brien. His father was the 13th Knight of Kerry. His mother was a daughter of Connor O'Brien, 2nd Viscount Clare.

He lived at Ballinruddery Castle, County Kerry and fought on the Catholic side during the Battle of the Boyne.

Marriage and children[]

On 30 June 1703 FitzGerald married Elizabeth Crosbie, daughter of David Crosbie (died 1717), of Ardfert Abbey, High Sheriff of Co. Kerry, by his wife Jane Hamilton, daughter of William Hamilton of Liscloony, Co. Offaly.^[1] His wife was a Protestant and the sister of Maurice Crosbie (1689-1762), 1st Lord Brandon, who was the father of William Crosbie, 1st Earl of Glandore.

His marriage, and the subsequent marriages of his children further alienated the Knights of Kerry from the local Catholic populace. Maurice became Deputy Lieutenant of Kerry. He died at Ballinruddery Castle, 9 December 1729. He and his wife were the parents of two sons and nine daughters. Their eldest son, John became the 15th Knight of Kerry, and their youngest son, Robert, became the 17th Knight. Their daughters married into the Herberts (twice), Merediths (twice), Sandes', Creaghs, Stacks, Hewsons, Collis', Rices and Days.

Notes, citations, and sources[]

Citations[]

^ Burke 1879, p. 565, left column, line 37: "Maurice FitzGerald, Knight of Kerry m. [married] 30 June, 1703, Elizabeth, 2nd dau. [daughter] of David Crosbie, Esq. of Ardfert by Jane his wife, younger dau. and co-heir of William Hamilton, Esq.&nbsp..."

Sources[]

Burke, Sir Bernard (1879). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland. Vol. 1 (6th ed.). London: Harrison. OCLC 972909415. – A to KYR (for FitzGerald, the Knight of Kerry)

Public Record Office of Northern Ireland: The FitzGerald (Knights of Kerry) Papers (MIC/639 and T/3075)
Personal Family history. Confirmation would be appreciated.

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[FOOTNOTEBurke1879[httpsarchiveorgdetailsgenealogicalhera01byuburkpage565_565,_left_column,_line_37]-1] Burke 1879, p. 565, left column, line 37: "Maurice FitzGerald, Knight of Kerry m. [married] 30 June, 1703, Elizabeth, 2nd dau. [daughter] of David Crosbie, Esq. of Ardfert by Jane his wife, younger dau. and co-heir of William Hamilton, Esq.&nbsp..."

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