Origins According to tradition the family POWER (otherwise Le POER or de POHER) originated in Brittany. They expressed their ancient nobility in the total surrender of their lives to their lords for whom they acted as grooms in charge of their horses. Carrying nothing themselves they were "poor". Sometime after 1066 they followed William the Conqueror to England. One hundred years later Sir Robert (or Roger) Le Poer (+ post/1179) accompanied "Strongbow" in his invasion of Ireland, his son John Le Poer (* ante/1179) founding the family in Ireland. Two hundred years elapse before a definiative lineage can be established, namely from David Le Poer (liv. ca.1370). His descendent Sir Richard Poer (or Power), Knight (+ 1538/39), Sheriff of co. Waterford, was created by patent 13 Sept 1535 in "tail male" Baron of Le Power and Corroghmore, recognising the family as one of the foremost in Ireland. The surname "de la POER" soon became interchangable with "POWER", not until 19th century became fixed again when the children of John William Power (1816-51), de jure 17th Lord Le Poer & Corroghmore, by Royal licence reassumed that name. However, other branches of this flourishing family continue to use the surname "POWER". |
Family Members Catherine Poer
(Grace ) + ante 1538David Poer
(Poer ) liv. 1370Edmond Poer
Sir Edmund Poer
* ante 1430Elice Poer
(FitzGerald ) * c. 1526Ellen Poer
John le Poer
* ante 1179Katherine Poer (Power)
(Devereux ) c. 1526 - 1581Nicholas Poer
Nicholas Poer
+ post 1424Nicholas Poer
+ ante 1538Sir Piers Poer (Power)
(FitzGerald ) * ante 1430Sir Piers Poer
1522 - 1545Piers Poer
+ ante 1538Richard Poer
(Butler ) ante 1414 - 1483Richard Poer
* ante 1430Sir Richard Poer (Power)
(Butler ) + 1535Sir Robert/Roger le Poer
(? ) + post 1179Thomas Poer
c. 1526 - post 1534Sir William Poer
+ ante 1538Alexander
c. 1696 - 1699Anastasia
post 1849 - 1895Anne
c. 1788 - c. 1797Arthur
post 1654 - ante 1690Bridget
* ante 1726Catherine
1697 - 1698Catherine
* 1701Catherine
(Beresford ) 1702 - 1769Charlotte
1700 - post 1743David
liv. 1580David
post 1630 - 1661Dorothy
* post 1664Edmond
* ante 1635Edmond
(Power ) + 1698Edmond
* c. 1788Edmund
(Lalor ) 1775 - 1830Edmund (Beau)
(MacDougall , Sheehy , Vize ) 1767 - 1837Edmund FitzJames
(Power , O'Brien ) ante 1725 - 1775Edmund James
post 1800 - 1838Edward
* ante 1607Eleanor
* c. 1777Eleonor
(Condon ) * ante 1607Eleonor
(Power ) + post 1698Eleonor/Ellen
(Power ) + 1883Eleonore
(Lynch ) * c. 1754Elisabeth
(Barry , Sherlock ) * ante 1600Elisabeth
(Power ) ante 1726 - 1752Elisabeth
(Mandeville ) * ante 1752Elisabeth
* c. 1777Ellen
* ante 1635Ellen
(Purves , Manners-Sutton ) 1792 - 1845Ellen
+ post 1839Ellen/Eleonor
(Roche ) * c. 1598Ellen/Eleonor
(Walsh ) * post 1630F/?
F/?
(Gleeson ) F/?
* ante 1635F/?
* ante 1635F/?
* ante 1635F/?
* post 1664F/?
* ante 1757F/?
* ante 1757Frances Claire
1702 - post 1743Helen
* post 1664Helen
(Chevers ) ante 1726 - 1757Henry
ante 1700 - 1742Honoria
(Quin , Talbot ) c. 1777 - 1861James
* ante 1635James
(Rickard ) post 1664 - 1704James
c. 1692 - 1695James
(Higgins ) ante 1698 - 1757James
* ante 1748James
(Butler ) c. 1776 - 1854John
(Pytho ) c. 1597 - 1662John
(McGrath ) ante 1620 - post 1635John
post 1630 - 1656John
(FitzGerald ) 1664 - 1693Sir John
(Power ) ante 1674 - 1743Lt.Col. John
(Eustace ) + 1725John
(O'Meagher ) c. 1746 - 1801John
1842 - 1851Sir John (Mor/Oge)
(MacCartie , FitzGerald ) 1516 - 1592John (oge)
(Barry ) + ante 1600John William
(de la Poer ) ante 1817 - 1851Julia
(FitzMaurice ) + post 1615Katherine
(Butler ) liv. 1550Katherine
(Butler ) * c. 1598Katherine
(FitzGerald ) post 1630 - 1660Katherine
(Power ) ante 1716 - 1752Katherine
(Howley ) * ante 1752M/?
* post 1629M/?
liv. 1646M/?
* ante 1757Margaret/Marguerita (Sally)
(Farmer , Gardiner ) 1789 - 1849Marguerite Agnes
c. 1815 - 1867Mary
(Power ) ante 1687 - 1726Mary
* ante 1726Mary
(Petre ) ante 1830 - 1880Mary
(Ryan ) post 1849 - 1894Mary Ann
(St Marsault ) c. 1804 - post 1847Maurice
liv. 1580Michael
c. 1748 - 1775Michael
c. 1788 - post 1847Lt.Col. Piers
Piers
(Butler ) + post 1585Piers
(Butler ) + 1597Piers
* post 1630Piers
(Lee ) * ante 1635Piers
+ post 1641Piers
+ 1698Piers
1699 - 1701Sir Richard
(Barry ) c. 1553 - 1607Richard
(Butler ) ante 1597 - 1635Richard
post 1629 - c. 1695Richard
(Annesley ) 1630 - 1690Richard
(FitzGerald ) * ante 1698Richard
* ante 1748Richard Francis Lalor
(Gordon ) c. 1818 - 1880Robert
* post 1630Robert
(Brooke ) c. 1800 - post 1847Thomas
ante 1580 - 1587Thomas
* ante 1607William
liv. 1580William
* ante 1635William
(Roche ) 1675 - 1755William
(de la Mare ) 1745 - 1813William
c. 1777 - 1839 |
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