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- Conningsby ATKIN the second son of the Rev. Walter ATKIN of Leadenton and his wife Elizabeth CONNINGSBY, was baptized on the 8 May 1805 at Midleton, Co. Cork, Ireland.
5th Regt & 44th Regt.
A Regiment of Dragoons arrayed in 1745
Conyngsby Atkin (Lieut)
(Ref: GO Ms 608 (Milita Lists 1761) - page 130, National Library Dublin)
At some time in his adult life Conningsby either married or took a common law wife Dorcas ROCHE, earning the displeasure of his pious father the Rev. Walter and probably the rest of the family also, for it is believed that after the Rev. Walter's death in 1741, the families never spoke again. Dorcas ROCHE alias CLARKE may have been a Roman Catholic as many of the ROCHE families in that area were, and this also would have been indiscreet for the son of a Cleric of the Established Protestant Church of Ireland.
Conningsby and Dorcas had two sons;
1. James ATKIN.
2. William ATKIN.
The Reverend Walter ATKIN's Will signed on the 16 November 1741, charges- "Second Son Conningsby Atkin to and shall forthwith and within One Month after Application be made or Notice Given him, turn away Discharge and Abandon a certain Woman Called Dorcas Roche otherwise Clarke who is now sayed to keep In his house" the judge of his good intentions was to be the Parish Minister, none other than his older brother the heir to all, Rev. John Thomas ATKIN, Quoted; "thereof within the said Time shall give a reasonable Satisfaction or Proof to his parish Minister my said Son John Thomas Atkin, And also shall Reasonably Satisfie his said parish Minister that he will not thenceforth in anywise Entertain hold or keep up any further Acquaintance or Correspondance with her this Dorcas Roche Otherwise Clarke ."
Of course it was not surprising that Conningsby was disinherited. At least he remained loyal to his 'wife' and children, but the family then became financially disadvantaged and ostracised by the Leadington Atkin family.
020221 @ Registry of Deeds, Henrietta Street, Dublin 1
Book Page memorandum
44 129 2807 Lease and release 6/7 Jan 1724 of Dromaddabegg and Parkeuakelly (110 Irish acres) in barony Imokilly bought for £300 by Walter ATKIN on 11/12 Oct 1720 as £300, part of marriage portion of his daughter Catherine, to Henry WIDENHAM an attorney of HM court of Exchequer in Ireland;
witness Coningsby Atkin of Leddenstown Gent
Book 194. Page 579. Memorial 130924.
Memorial of Indenture of Lease and Release of lands dated 11 July 1750 in
Ballynamadry and Ballythomas in the Barony of Barrymore, Co. Cork by Coningsby
ATKIN, Ballynamadry, and Gent. To the Right Honourable Mary, Lady Viscountess of Middleton, Co, Cork, mother and guardian of the Right Hon. George, LordViscount of
Middleton, Co. Cork, then a minor under the age of 21 years, (This is asummary)
154 410 104257 Release by way of security for mortgage 16 mar 1752 Conningsby ATKIN of Ballinamaddry Gent to Robert Uniack FITZGERALD of Corkabegg £184 for lease dd 11 luly 1750 on 3 lives, Coningsby Atkin &Rev Thomas Milard then of the city of cork clerk Since Deceased + Walter Widdenham third son of Henry Widdenham of Gurtboy CO Limrick Gent, at a rent of £100 of Ballinamaddry & BallyThomas in barony Barrymore from George Viscount Middleton subject to void if repaid with interest 16 March 1753 witness Walter Atkin of City Cork Gent
Book 154, Page 409. Memorial No. 104257.
Deed of Lease of lands by Coningsby Atkin, Ballmamadny, Co. Cork to Robert Uniacke
Fitzgerald of Corkaby, Co. Cork on 29 July 1752. (This is a summary)
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