Elizabeth* Laundres

Notes:

Sir Christopher Preston, Knight (b.abt.1350). Sir Christopher was imprisoned in the Castle of The Trim for corresponding with the Prior of Kilmainham. Sir Christopher married Elizabeth Laundres (b.abt.1370), daughter and heir of William Laundres, Baron of Naas, in the right of his Mother, Emma Fitzmaurice, daughter of William Fitzmaurice, Baron of Naas (so created by Henry II) and his wife Helen, sister of Richard, Earl of Pembroke, by which marriage the Prestons obtained the Barony of Naas. Sir Christopher was succeeded by his only son Christopher Preston, b 1380 Baron of Naas

http://www.suddenlink.net/pages/fpreston/presirel.htm

Elizabeth* married Sir, Knight Christopher* Preston about 1378. Christopher* (son of Knight Robert* Preston and Margaret* Birmingham) was born about 1340; died after 1380. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Gormanston, Co Meath, Ireland

Notes:

Christopher Preston, Baron Gormanston - Jane Dartois
Christopher Preston, Baron Gormanston was born at of Gormanston, Meath, Ireland Abt 1385.
He married Jane Dartois Abt 1415. Jane Dartois was born at of Gormanston, Meath, Ireland Abt 1393.

They were the parents of 2 children:
Robert Preston, Viscount Gormanstown born Abt 1416.
Elizabeth Preston born Abt 1410.

http://www.familycentral.net/index/family.cfm?ref1=6152:26143&ref2=6152:26199


Christopher Preston, (b.abt.1380) Baron of Naas, in the right of his mother, married Jane D'Artois, daughter of Sir Jenico D'Artois, Knight. Christopher was succeeded by his eldest son Sir Robert Preston

SOURCE: The source for information on the Prestons of Ireland is from "Preston Genealogy" by William Bowker Preston, however, the same information can be found in "Burke's Peerage and Baronetage" under Gormanston Prestons.
http://www.suddenlink.net/pages/fpreston/presirel.htm

Residence:
http://www.britainirelandcastles.com/Ireland/County-Meath/Gormanston-Castle.html

History
Gormanston Castle was the seat of the Preston family (the Viscount Gormanston) from the 14th century until it was sold to the Franciscan Order of Friars in the late 1940s. The castle now standing was built on the site of an earlier castle around 1786 by the Prestons.

The Franciscans established a boarding school for boys on the grounds in 1955, known as Gormanston College. Today, Gormanston College is a co-educational day school and boarding school, run by the Franciscan Province of Ireland.

Legends
According to tradition, the foxes of County Meath gather around the castle when the head of the Preston family is about to die.

Christopher* married Jane* Dartois about 1409 in of, Gormanston, Co Meath, Ireland. Jane* (daughter of Knight Jenico* D'Artois) was born about 1393 in of, Gormanston, Co Meath, Ireland; died after 1411 in of, Gormanston, Co Meath, Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Robert Preston, Viscount Gormanstown - Joan (Janet) Molyneux
Robert Preston, Viscount Gormanstown was born at of Gormanston, Meath, Ireland Abt 1416. His parents were Christopher Preston, Baron Gormanston and Jane Dartois.
He married Joan (Janet) Molyneux Abt 1446 at of Sefton, Lancashire, England . Joan (Janet) Molyneux was born at of Lancashire, England Abt 1430 .

They were the parents of 4 children:
Elizabeth Preston born Abt 1456.
William Preston, Viscount of Gormanston born Abt 1463.
John Preston born Abt 1465.
Catherine Preston born Abt 1467.
Robert Preston, Viscount Gormanstown died 9 Apr 1503.

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Sir Robert Preston b.xxxx d.4-5-1503 was appointed deputy to Sir John Dynham, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, and Richard Duke of York, youngest son of Edward IV; and being constituted lord-deputy of Ireland, May 5, 1478. Sir Robert was appointed that Prince's deputy (he being in minority) with power to elect a deputy to himself. On the seventh of August in the same year (1478) he was elevated to the peerage of Ireland, by the title of Viscount Gormanston of Gormanston. His lordship sat in the Parliament of 1490 and in that of 1493. He married Janet Molyneux, daughter of Sir Richard Molyneux, of Sefton, co. Lancaster. He was succeeded by his eldest son:
Sir William Preston, 2nd Viscount Gormanston

SOURCE: The source for information on the Prestons of Ireland is from "Preston Genealogy" by William Bowker Preston, however, the same information can be found in "Burke's Peerage and Baronetage" under Gormanston Prestons.
http://www.suddenlink.net/pages/fpreston/presirel.htm

Robert* married Joan (Janet)* Molyneux about 1446 in of, Sefton, Lancashire, England. Joan was born about 1430 in of, Lancashire, England; died after 1570 in of, Gormanston, Co Meath, Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

William Preston, Viscount of Gormanston - Anne Burnell
William Preston, Viscount of Gormanston was born at of Gormanston, Meath, Ireland Abt 1463. His parents were Robert Preston, Viscount Gormanstown and Joan (Janet) Molyneux.
He married Anne Burnell Abt 1497 at of Ballygriffin, Dublin, Ireland . Anne Burnell was born at of Ballygriffin, Dublin, Ireland Abt 1475 daughter of Robert (John) Burnell, Knight and Margaret Hollywood .

They were the parents of 6 children:
Margaret Preston born Abt 1498.
Jenico Preston, Viscount of Gormanston born 1502.
Christopher Preston born Abt 1504.
Richard Preston born Abt 1506.
Catherine Preston born Abt 1508.
Margaret Preston born Abt 1510.
William Preston, Viscount of Gormanston died 21 Sep 1532 .

http://www.familycentral.net/index/family.cfm?ref1=6152:26131&ref2=6152:26130

Sir William Preston, 2nd Viscount Gormanston b.xxxx d.9-21-1532. This nobleman filled the office of Deputy to Sir James Butler, Lord-Treasurer in 1493. In 1504 his lordship attended the Earl of Kildare, Lord Deputy, to the famous battle of Knocktough in the province of Connaught, where with Lord Killeen, he led the wings of the bowmen; and in 1525 he was appointed Lord Justice of Ireland. His Lordship married firstly Anne Burnell(b.abt.1475), daughter of John Burnell, of Ballgriffin, co. Dublin. He married secondly Eleanor Dowdall (b.abt.1490), daughter of Sir Thomas Dowdall and widow of John Nangle of Navan. His Lordship was succeeded by his eldest son by his first wife, Anne Burnell:
Jenico Preston, 3rd Viscount Gormanston,


SOURCE: The source for information on the Prestons of Ireland is from "Preston Genealogy" by William Bowker Preston, however, the same information can be found in "Burke's Peerage and Baronetage" under Gormanston Prestons.
http://www.suddenlink.net/pages/fpreston/presirel.htm

William* married Anne* Burnell about 1497 in of, Ballygriffin, Dublin, Ireland. Anne* was born about 1475 in of, Ballygriffin, Dublin, Ireland; died after 1512 in of, Gormanston, Co Meath, Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]