Monday, 21 April 2014

Some connections to the Pigott name


In belated response to some comments:

 Sir Thomas Colclough’s daughter  Martha, married John Pigott  eldest son of Sir Robert Pigott of the Dysert, Queens County, Knight she had  issue.

So the Pigott name remains close to Colcough in 1684 Sir Caesar Colclough of Tintern Abbey, third and last Baronet of this family who died unmarried at Tintern September 22nd  1687 (no will proved or administration, obtained in Ireland). He was succeeded in his estates by his sister, in 1687 Margaret Colclough, who became heiress to his fortune. She married, 1st marriage licence, Ferns 2nd October 1673, Robert Leigh of Ballybrittas alias Rosegarland Co. Wexford Esq., and afterwards of Tintern in right of his wife. He took the name of Colclough, and dying without issue, May 1695. Margaret Leigh Colclough married secondly 1696, as second wife to her cousin Councillor John Pigott of Kilfenney, Co Limerick, who also assumed the name of Colclough. He died 8th May 1717 and was buried in Saint Paul’s in Dublin where a Tablet erected to his memory by his widow may yet be seen. His will was proved 7th June 1717.   Margaret Pigott Colclough died without issue the 23rd April 1723. Her will was proved in Dublin 2nd June 1723, and she was succeeded in the Manor of Tintern by her cousin and male heir Caesar Colclough of Duffry  Hall Co. Wexford, (Col Caesar)

All the above is taken from Beauchamp Colclough’s documents discovered by Bernard Colclough and collated by Gay Conroy.

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