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Boxwell of Ireland

Boxwell of Ireland

Kavanagh, Arthur

Paperback

Series: Irish Family Names, Book 1

General World History

ISBN10: 1539401871
ISBN13: 9781539401872
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Oct 7 2016
Pages: 34
Weight: 0.13
Height: 0.07 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
According to Burkes Irish Family Records, John Boxwell, of Wooton Bassett, Wiltshire, was the founder of the Wexford dynasty. Helen Skrine, the family historian, of Butlerstown House, a daughter of Francis Boxwell, the last Boxwell occupier of Butlerstown, told an interesting story about the origins of the Boxwell family. The founding ancestor, John, was a private secretary to Queen Mary, the older sister of Queen Elizabeth, and for his services 'he was granted an estate in Wiltshire called Littlepark. His descendant John Boxwell, backed the wrong side in the Civil War in England and was accused of harbouring royalists. He was charged with supplying them with 480 lbs. of cheese and 30 head of cattle! His estate was confiscated and his son, John, was forced to remove into Ireland. He came to Dublin and took the Oath of Allegiance and Supremacy, thus becoming a Freeman of Ireland. He went to Wexford town where he became a ship's chandler, and a dealer in rabbit skins and became successful as a merchant.'

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