Peerage Record – 69645

     Patrick Wemys held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.)¹ He lived at Danesfort, County Kilkenny, Ireland.¹

     Mary Staunton is the daughter of James Staunton.¹ She married Martin Kirwan.¹
     Her married name became Kirwan.¹

     Martin Kirwan married Mary Staunton, daughter of James Staunton.¹
     He lived at Blindwell, County Galway, Ireland.¹

     Anne Lynch was born circa 1673.¹ She was the daughter of Nicholas Lynch.¹ She married George Staunton, son of George Staunton and Elizabeth Martin, circa 1699.¹
     From circa 1699, her married name became Staunton.¹

     George Staunton was born in 1700.¹ He was the son of George Staunton and Anne Lynch.¹ He married Margaret Leonard.¹ He died on 3 March 1781.¹
     He lived at Cargin, County Galway, Ireland.¹

     Margaret Leonard was born circa 1704.¹ She married George Staunton, son of George Staunton and Anne Lynch.¹ She died on 1 October 1784.¹
     Her married name became Staunton.¹

     Sir George Leonard Staunton, 1st Bt. was born on 10 April 1737 at Cargin, County Galway, Ireland.¹ He was the son of George Staunton and Margaret Leonard.¹ He married Jane Collins, daughter of Benjamin Collins.¹ He died on 14 January 1801 at age 63 at 17 Devonshire Street, London, England.¹
     He graduated from Jesuit College, Toulouse, France, in 1758 with a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)¹ He was created 1st Baronet Staunton, of Gargih, co. Galway [Ireland] on 31 October 1785. He graduated from Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1790 with a Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.)¹ He was with the East India Company.¹

     Jane Collins was born in 1752.¹ She was the daughter of Benjamin Collins.¹ She married Sir George Leonard Staunton, 1st Bt., son of George Staunton and Margaret Leonard.¹ She died in 1823.¹
     Her married name became Staunton.¹

     Benjamin Collins lived at Milford House, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.¹