Rt. Rev. Edward KING , Bishop of Elphin 1
- Christened: 1 Oct 1577, Layer Mcdalen, Essex, Eng
- Marriage (1): Anne COXSED in 1609
- Died: 8 Mar 1638, Elphin, Roscommon, Ireland aged 60
General Notes:
The Peerage: Rt. Rev. Edward King was born in 1575.1 He married, secondly, Grace Sampson, daughter of Nathaniel Sampson.1 He married, firstly, Anne Coxsed in 1609.1 He died on 8 March 1638/39.1
He was a Fellow in 1598 at Trinity College, Dublin University, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland.1 He graduated from Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1598 with a Master of Arts (M.A.).1 He held the office of Bishop of Elphin in 1611.1 He graduated from Trinity College, Dublin University, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland, in 1614 with a Doctor of Divinity (D.D.).
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THE KING FAMILY WERE MAJOR LANDOWNERS IN THE KING'S COUNTY, WITH 10,242 ACRES
This family, and that of Sir Gilbert King Bt, of Charlestown, is one and the same, descended from
THE RT REV EDWARD KING (1577-1639), born at Stukeley, Huntingdonshire, elected Fellow of Trinity College Dublin, 1593, two years after its foundation, and consecrated Lord Bishop of Elphin, 1611.
Bishop King was buried in Elphin, where he built a castle and acquired landed property in the neighbourhood.
His lordship married twice, and left sons and daughters, among them JOHN KING, of Boyle, County Roscommon, whose daughter, Anne, wedded Dominick French, of Dungar, or French Park, County Roscommon, and
JAMES KING (1610-87), of Charlestown, County Roscommon, High Sheriff and MP, 1657, who espoused Judith, daughter of Gilbert Rawson, and had issue,
Edward;
GILBERT;
Elizabeth; Martha; Susanna.
Edward married Anne COXSED in 1609. (Anne COXSED was born in 1577 in Stukeley, Hants, England and died on 25 Jan 1626 in England.)
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