Peerage Record – 22559

     Frances Lee was born in November 1721.¹ She was the daughter of George Henry Lee, 2nd Earl of Lichfield and Frances Hales.¹ She was baptised on 16 December 1721 at Enstone, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ She died in 1723.¹

     Catherine Clements was born circa 1744.¹ She was the daughter of Rt. Hon. Nathaniel Clements and Hannah Gore.¹ She married General Eyre Massey, 1st Baron Clarina of Elm Park, son of Colonel Hugh Massy and Elizabeth Evans, on 27 December 1767.¹ She died on 27 January 1815.¹ She was buried at Bath Abbey, Bath, Somerset, England^G.¹
     From 27 December 1767, her married name became Massey.¹ After her marriage, Catherine Clements was styled as Baroness Clarina of Elm Park on 28 December 1800.

     Rt. Hon. Nathaniel Clements was the son of Robert Clements and Elizabeth Sandford.² He married Hannah Gore, daughter of Very Rev. William Gore and Honora Prittie, on 31 January 1729.² He died between 24 May 1777 and 17 June 1777.³ His will was proven (by probate) on 17 June 1777.⁴
     He held the office of Deputy Vice-Treasurer [Ireland].² He held the office of Teller of the Exchequer [Ireland].² He held the office of High Sheriff of County Cavan in 1731.⁵ In 1743 he purchased County Donegal estates of 2nd Viscount Boyne.⁵ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.)⁵ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Dunleck, Cavan and Leitrim between 1761 and 1777.⁵ He built The Lodge, Phoenix Park.⁵ His last will was dated 24 May 1777.⁴

     Hannah Gore was the daughter of Very Rev. William Gore and Honora Prittie.^1,2 She married Rt. Hon. Nathaniel Clements, son of Robert Clements and Elizabeth Sandford, on 31 January 1729.³ She died before December 1781.⁴ Her will was proven (by probate) on 14 December 1781.⁵
     From 31 January 1729, her married name became Clements.¹

     Very Rev. William Gore was the son of Sir William Gore, 3rd Bt. and Hannah Hamilton.^2,3 He married Honora Prittie, daughter of Henry Prittie.² He died on 6 January 1731.²
     He graduated with a Doctor of Divinity (D.D.)⁴ He held the office of Dean of Down.¹

     Maj.-Gen. Nathaniel William Massey, 2nd Baron Clarina of Elm Park was born on 23 May 1773.¹ He was the son of General Eyre Massey, 1st Baron Clarina of Elm Park and Catherine Clements.¹ He married Penelope Westropp, daughter of Michael Roberts Westropp and Jane Godsell, on 29 May 1796.¹ He died on 26 January 1810 at age 36 at Barbados^G, from a fever.^1,2 His will was proven (by probate) in 1811.¹ He was buried on 27 January 1810 at St. Michael’s Church, Barbados^G.²
     He matriculated at Trinity College, Dublin University, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G, on 12 April 1790.² He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Clarina of Elm Park, co. Limerick [I., 1800] on 17 March 1804.¹ He gained the rank of Major-General in 1808.¹

     Hugh Barton was born on 8 January 1766.² He was the son of William Barton and Grace Massy.² He married Anne Johnston, daughter of Nathaniel Weld Johnston and Susanna Gledstanes, on 17 December 1791.² He died on 25 May 1854 at age 88.³
     He was imprisoned as an alien during the reign of terror between 1793 and 1794 but by the connivance of his wife he escaped to Ireland. Daniel Guestier managed the Bordeaux business in his absence. This partnership has continued from father to son from 1802 to the present day.² He lived in 1828 at Grove House, Fethard, County Tipperary, Ireland^G.² He acquired a large fortune in Bordeaux with which he purchased the Straffan House, Straffan, County Kildare, Ireland^G, and other lands, including Cootehall, County Roscommon in 1831, and the Château Langoa and a portion of the adjacent property of Leoville, both in the parish of St. Julien Médoc, near Bordeaux.² He held the office of High Sheriff of County Kildare in 1840.² He lived at Battle Abbey, Battle, Sussex, England^G.²

     Anne Johnston was the daughter of Nathaniel Weld Johnston and Susanna Gledstanes.^1,2 She married Hugh Barton, son of William Barton and Grace Massy, on 17 December 1791.³ She died on 3 August 1841.³
     From 17 December 1791, her married name became Barton.³

     Nathaniel Weld Johnston married Susanna Gledstanes.²
     He was a naturalized Frenchman of Scottish origin.³ He lived at Bordeaux, France^G.⁴

     General Eyre Challoner Henry Massey, 4th Baron Clarina of Elm Park was born on 29 April 1830 at Baker Street, Marylebone, London, England^G.¹ He was the son of Eyre Massey, 3rd Baron Clarina of Elm Park and Susan Elizabeth Barton.¹ He died on 16 December 1897 at age 67 at Albert Bridge Road, Battersea, London, England^G, from pneumonia, unmarried.² He was buried on 20 December 1897 at Elm Park, Clarina, County Limerick, Ireland^G.² His will was proven (by probate), at over £23,000.²
     He was educated between 1843 and 1844 at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.³ He was commissioned in 1847, in the service of the British Army.² He fought in the Siege of Sebastopol.² He was awarded the Order of the Medjidie in 1856.² He gained the rank of Major in 1857 in the 95th Foot.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1858.² He fought in the Indian Mutiny.² He was awarded the Chevalier, Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur.² He gained the rank of Brevet Colonel in 1865.² He gained the rank of Major-General in 1870.² He succeeded as the 4th Baron Clarina of Elm Park, co. Limerick [I., 1800] on 18 November 1872.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1873 in the 97th Foot.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in 1885.² He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in June 1887.² He held the office of Representative Peer [Ireland] between 1888 and 1897.² He gained the rank of General in 1891.² He was Colonel of the Durham Light Infantry between 1895 and 1897.²