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     Jane Stewart was born circa 1600 at Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland.² She married Sir Robert Hannay of Mochrum, 1st Bt., son of Alexander Hannay of Sorbie.³ She died on 22 March 1662 at Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G.⁴ She was buried on 27 March 1662 at Christ Church, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G.⁴
     Her married name became Hannay. She was also known as Jean Stewart.²

     William Caulfeild, 2nd Lord Caulfeild, Baron of Charlemont was baptised on 8 October 1587 at St. Mary Magdalen, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He was the son of George Caulfeild and Martha Taverner.¹ He married Mary King, daughter of Sir John King and Catherine Drury.² He died on 4 December 1640 at age 53.¹ He was buried at Charlemont, County Armagh, Ireland^G.¹ He was buried at Armagh Cathedral, Armagh, County Armagh, Ireland^G.¹
     He was appointed Knight on 8 June 1618.¹ He held the office of Sheriff of County Tyrone in 1620.² He held the office of Governor of Fort Charlemont in 1621.² He held the office of Master-General of the Ordnance [Ireland] between 1627 and 1634.² He succeeded as the 2nd Lord Caulfeild, Baron of Charlemont, co. Armagh [I., 1620] on 17 August 1627.¹ He was a Commissioner for the escheated estates in Ulster.¹ His last will was dated 6 November 1640.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.³
     

     Mary King was the daughter of Sir John King and Catherine Drury.^1,2 She married William Caulfeild, 2nd Lord Caulfeild, Baron of Charlemont, son of George Caulfeild and Martha Taverner.³ She died between 16 July 1663 and 15 August 1663.³ Her will (dated 16 July 1663) was proven (by probate) on 15 August 1663 at Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G.²
     Her married name became Caulfeild.²

     Mary Waller is the daughter of Sir Hardress Waller and Elizabeth Dowdall.^1,2 She married Sir John Brookes, 1st Bt., son of James Brookes, circa 1670.²
     From circa 1670, her married name became Brookes.¹

     Sir Nicholas Acheson, 4th Bt. was born circa 1655 at Market Hill, County Armagh, Ireland^G.² He was the son of Sir George Acheson, 3rd Bt. and Nichola Hannay.¹ He married Anne Taylor, daughter of Thomas Taylor and Anne Axtell, in 1686.¹ He died between November 1701 and 1702 at Markethill, Mullaghbrack, County Armagh, Ireland^G.³ His will (dated 8 Nov 1701) was proven (by probate) in 1702.¹
     He succeeded as the 4th Baronet Acheson, of Market Hill [in Clonekearney], co. Armagh [N.S., 1628] in 1685.¹ He held the office of Sheriff of County Armagh in 1695.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for County Armagh [Ireland] between 1695 and 1699.¹

     Anne Taylor was the daughter of Thomas Taylor and Anne Axtell.¹ She married Sir Nicholas Acheson, 4th Bt., son of Sir George Acheson, 3rd Bt. and Nichola Hannay, in 1686.¹ She died between 1739 and 1743.¹ Her will (dated 23 June 1739) was proven (by probate) in 1743.¹
     From 1686, her married name became Acheson.¹

     Thomas Taylor was born circa 1631.² He was the son of John Taylor.³ He married Anne Axtell, daughter of William Axtell and Thomasine (?), in 1658.³ He died on 1 August 1682.²
     He held the office of Treasurer of War [Ireland].² He emigrated to Ireland^G arriving on 1652 to work with the Irish Commission on a survey and valuation of the land confiscated after Cromwell's campaign there.² In 1658 he inherited family estates in Sussex.⁴ In 1660 he sold the estates in Sussex, and purchased approximately 21,000 acres in Ireland.⁴ He purchased in 1660 at Kells, County Meath, Ireland^G.¹ He held the office of Deputy Receiver-General from 1669 to 1670.³ He was Vice-Treasurer and Treasurer.³ He had two other sons, who died young.³

     Anne Axtell was born circa 1633 at Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England^G.² She was the daughter of William Axtell and Thomasine (?)^1,2 She married Thomas Taylor, son of John Taylor, in 1658.³ She died on 4 June 1687.³
     From 1658, her married name became Taylor.²

     William Axtell married Thomasine (?)
     He lived at Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England^G.¹

     Sir Thomas Taylor, 1st Bt. was born on 20 July 1662 at Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G.² He was the son of Thomas Taylor and Anne Axtell.¹ He married Anne Cotton, daughter of Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Bt. and Hester Salusbury, on 20 June 1682.² He died on 8 August 1736 at age 74.²
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Kells from 1692 to 1693.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Kells between 1695 and 1699.³ He was created 1st Baronet Taylor, of Kells, co. Meath [Ireland] on 12 June 1704.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Kells from 1713 to 1714.³ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Ireland] in 1726.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Kells between 1727 and 1736.³