1 Daxon of Co. Clare. Kilmorane is 5 Km Southwest of Ennis. Strasburgh is 4.5 Km Southwest of Ennis. Fountain is 4 Km Northwest of Ennis. Carrodotia is 5.5 Km Southeast of Kilrush. Rosemary ffolliott s BMD s on microfiche in Limerick Co. Library. Other information entered in italics. A Richard Daxon of Erinagh, Co. Clare, was a Bondsman on a Killaloe Marriage License Bond on the 30 May 1710. Irish Ancestor, Vol. viii, No. 1, 1976, p.48. A Richard Daxon, Gent., of Fountain wrote his will in 1734. The will was proved in Aug 1734. My debts to be paid and my body to be disposed of as my executors shall see fit. To my dear wife Alice Daxon 15 a year To my eldest son William Daxon, the lands of Tubbermaly alias Fountain, Drumcarren Rhine Erenagh Drinagh alias Martree and Carrhue, My tenements in Ennis and Ballyduffbegg, Debts, stock etc. As I have already provided for my son Richard Daxon with 400, I leave him 5. To my son John, lands at Ballyduffbegg which, while he lives with William, William is to enjoy to help pay off encumbrances. To my son Francis 25 a year for 4 years and then 50 a year at the expiration of his apprenticeship to Walter and John Burton Esqs. 50 a year to my son Burton Daxon when of age. And 200 to my daughter Mary, 100 when of age and another 100 later. She is to marry with the consent of the Right Hon. Fras. Burton, Robert Cook and my son William. To my son-in-law Robert Cook and Susanna his wife 50, to be paid within 7 years of my death and 50 to their son Richard Henry Cook Witnesses: - Jonathan Monsell, Joseph Kerin. A Richard Daxon was admitted a Freeman of Cork in 1732 A Francis Daxon was one of the Corporation of Ennis in 1744. A Burton Daxon married a Mary Ruth in Cork in 1745. A Richard Daxon married a Frances Hodder in 1734. A Francis Daxon married a Catherine Curry in 1747. (All Three in the Dioceses of Cork and Ross. Marriage License Bonds). John Daxon of Shanavoe voted in the 1768 Clare Parliamentary Election. William Daxon of Fountain also voted in 1768. William Daxon Jnr. Of Fountain also voted in 1768. William Daxon of Kilmorane also voted in 1768. William Daxon was made a Freeman of Ennis in 1762. William Daxon Jnr. Was made a Freeman of Ennis in 1770. Giles Daxon was made a Freeman of Ennis in 1778. John Daxon was made a Freeman of Ennis in 1778.
2 Lt. Giles Daxon (Fountain) of Ennis Volunteers 1778. John Daxon was Secretary to the Kilrush Union [Volunteers] 1770. Dublin Hibernian Journal, Wednesday 1 March 1780, Died at Ennis, William Daxon, senior, of Fountain. Faulkner s Dublin Journal, Thursday 20 Feb 1783, Married at Ennis, Giles Daxon to Miss Bourke, daughter of Richard Bourke. Google: - William Daxon of Fountain had an eldest daughter Susanna who married Francis Finucane of Ennis in 1786. Francis Finucane was born in 1759 and died on the 28 Aug 1802. Susanna was still living in 1822. (Susanna, Catherine and Diana were all sisters of Giles Daxon). Nick Reddan s Registry of Deeds Index Project. Marriage Settlement. 252260. Dated 7 Jan 1786. Susanna Daxon, The Bride, eldest sister of said William. William Daxon, brother of the bride. Dr. Francis Finucane, The Groom. Lucas Trade Directory 1788, Lists Giles Daxon of Gaol Street, Wine Merchant. William Daxon of Fountain was High Sheriff of Co. Clare in 1790/1791, Giles Daxon was his Special Bailiff at the same time. Ennis Chronicle, Monday 16 Jan 1792, Married last Thursday, Daniel Finucane to Miss Kitty Daxon, daughter of the late William Daxon of Fountain. (Catherine/Kitty was therefore a sister of Giles Daxon) (Catherine was born in 1757 and died in 1833) Ennis Chronicle, Monday 23 April 1792, Died last Friday, Mrs Daxon relict of John Daxon of Shanava. Clare Journal, Thursday 3 May 1792, Advert: To be let, the house in Church St in which Mr Giles Daxon now lives. Proposals to Mrs Scott of Cahercon and Mr Vandeleur of Ralihine. (Giles Daxon was admitted a Freeman of Limerick City on the 4/12/1792). (Giles Daxon was admitted a Freeman of Dublin City at Easter 1820) Ennis Chronicle, Thursday 11 Dec 1794, Married on Monday last William Daxon of Kilmorane, Co. Clare to Miss Dickson, daughter of the late Richard Dickson of Ballybronogue, Co. Limerick. (Richard Dickson had died in Jan 1794 at Francis St. Limerick) Ennis Chronicle, Monday 15 June 1795, Married last Saturday at Meelick church, John Daxon of Kilmorane to Miss Brady [Dilliana], daughter of Hugh Brady of the City of Limerick.
3 Limerick Chronicle, Saturday 4 June 1796, Married last Wednesday at Ennis, Robert Dowling, Post Master of Ennis to Miss Daxon, sister of William Daxon of Fountain, Co. Clare and daughter of the late William Daxon of Fountain. (An entry in Deed No. 523990, dated 7 Oct 1822 suggests that Mrs Dowling was named Diana, she being then a widow). Ennis Chronicle, Thursday 2 Nov 1797, Advert: To be set the lands of Lackaroe, M Incolroe and Quin Gardens. Proposals to Mr William Daxon of Cahodote near Kilrush or to John Daxon of Strasburgh near Ennis. (Cahodote is a bad spelling of Carrowdotia) William Daxon of Fountain, Giles Daxon of Fountain, John Daxon of Strasburgh William Daxon of Carrindoty. All alive in 1799 and in favour of the Union. Ennis Chronicle, Tuesday 18 March 1800, Advert: To be let, the farm of Ballyportra in the Barony of Inchiquin as now tenanted by Mr Mort. O Brien and Mich. Curtis. Proposals to Col M Donnell, Dublin and Giles Daxon, Limerick.: Ennis Chronicle, Monday 15 March 1802, Died a few days ago, Miss Daxon, daughter of William Daxon of Kilmorane. Ennis Chronicle, Thursday 13 Jan 1803, Died last Tuesday at an advanced age, Mr William Daxon of Killmorane Ennis Chronicle, Saturday 28 March 1807, Died last Tuesday evening at her lodgings in Patrick St., Limerick, Mrs Daxon, lady of John Daxon of Strasburgh, Co. Clare. (Dilliana Brady) Limerick Chronicle, Wednesday 28 June 1809, Died at his seat at Strasburgh, Co. Clare on Saturday, John Daxon. His remains were on Monday brought to Killone and interred in the family vault there. Clare Journal, Thursday 2 March 1810, Advert: - In the matter of Eliza and Olivia Daxon minors: To be sold by Public Auction on the 2 nd April, cattle, part of the stock of the late John Daxon and now at the disposal of Hugh Brady as administrator of said John Daxon and guardian of the said minors. Ennis Chronicle, Saturday 31 March 1810, Advert: Eliza and Olivia Daxon, minors, aged 11 and 13 years..lands in the Barony of Burren to be set. Apply Hugh Brady the minors guardian. (Also their uncle) (Therefore Eliza[beth] was born circa 1799 and Olivia was born 1797)
4 Ennis Chronicle, Saturday 25 June 1814, Advert: In the matter of Eliza and Olivia Daxon minors. Sale of the lands of Strasburgh now in the possession of Charles Lucas in the Co. of Clare. Ennis Chronicle, Saturday 29 Dec 1810, Married on the 23 rd Dec. in Kildare St., Dublin, at the house of her uncle, Captain Daxon of the Clare Regt., John James Cullen, Lt. Col of the Leitrim Regt., to Miss Finucane, daughter of the late Daniel Finucane of Stamer Park in Co. Clare (Miss Finucane s name was Bridget and her mother s maiden name was Catherine [Kitty] Daxon. Catherine was born in 1757 and died in Dec 1833, aged 76.) Limerick Evening Post, Monday 24 March 1817, Died on Saturday last at Ennis, William Daxon of Fountain. (The Ennis Chronicle added his age of 78. Therefore born circa 1739). His Tombstone at Drumcliff Cemetery also gives his age as 78 and his date of death as the 22 March 1817. Ennis Chronicle, 14 June 1817, Miss Daxon..on attaining 21 daughter of late John Daxon of Strasburgh the numerous acts of benevolence. (This must be Olivia, the eldest of the two Daxon orphans). Clare Journal, Monday 1 Oct 1821, Married on Wednesday last, at Kilmurry church, Samuel Dickson Power Esq. son of Richard Power of Monroe, Co. Tipperary to Anna, daughter of William Daxon of Caradota, Esq. (Recte: - Carrowdotia which is close to Kilrush town, Co. Clare.) (The 1840 Tontine records give her name as Maria, perhaps her full name was Anna Maria). Limerick Chronicle, 23 July 1824, Died on Monday of apoplexy, at his seat, Carradota, Co. Clare, Mrs Daxon, wife of William Daxon. Michael Scanlon, born 1765 and his wife Frances Odell had a daughter Aphra Scanlan who was baptised on the 20 Sept 1795 and married Richard Daxon of Carrindotta, Co. Clare on the 27 Oct 1825. Cavan Herald, 1 March 1825, Married in Dublin, Rev. William Bushe to Miss Elizabeth Daxon daughter of late John Daxon of Strasburgh. Fortune of 100,000. ( 100.000 must be a misprint. Remember if Elizabeth got this amount then Olivia was entitled to the same amount). ( Col. William Daxon Bushe is in Griffith s Valuation as the occupier of Kilmoraun). Southern Reporter, Thursday 1 Feb 1827, Married on Tuesday in Ennis, Andrew Stackpoole of Lifford, Co. Clare to Diana, 2 nd daughter of the late Daniel Finucane of Ennis and also niece to Giles Daxon.
5 Giles Daxon was succeeded by his son William Daxon who became M. P. for Co. Clare. William sold Fountain and Stamer Park in 1849 and departed for America that year with his wife and 8 children. His eldest son William stayed behind in Ireland until 1853. William P. Daxon, son of Giles was born in 1795 and ended up in Illinois in the U.S.A. ================ Thanks to Declan Barron for Clare Freeman, Clare Journal and Freeman s Journal, Abstracts. Freeman s Journal, April 16 20 1765, Died a few days ago at Fountain, the wife of William Daxon. Clare Journal, 18 April 1836, Died at Carrowdotia on Thursday, the wife of Richard Daxon Esq. (Aphra Scanlan) Clare Journal, 29 May 1837, Married Richard Daxon of Carrudota to Mrs O Grady relict of Edmund O Grady of Fortfergus. Clare Journal, 16 Sept 1839, Birth, at Kilmorane, the lady of William Daxon, of a son. Clare Freeman, 29 Oct. 1853, Died on the 4 Sept 1853 in New Orleans, Samuel Daxon, the 4 th son of William Daxon of Kilmorane Cottage, Co. Clare. Clare Freeman, 2 March 1867, Died 23 Jan 1867, Belinda Daxon, wife of William Daxon late of Kilmorane, she was daughter of the late Richard Power of Monroe, Co. Tipperary. Inchiquin Mss. Item 1468. The testimony of a Giles Daxon of Stamer Park, aged 77, is given. However the original Bill was filed if 1772, amended in 1792 and again in 1805 and a Bill of Reviver was filed in 1813. The big question is, which of these years should one subtract the 77 from to get Giles birth year. There are indications that Giles live until 1831 so 1813 seems to be the logical year to go for. Therefore I am going to take 1736 as Giles birth year. This presumes that his age, given as 77, is actually correct. A birth year of 1736 would make Giles older than his brother Willam. William was born in 1739 so Giles birth year has to be later, say circa 1741.The difference between 1741 and 1813 is 72 years. See how a badly written 72 can appear to be 77. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^
6 The following Trees are constructed from the BMD s etc. above. This is detective work and is not based on Birth, Marriage or Death Certificates as they cost a fortune to collect. Richard Daxon who died in 1734 named his lands as Tubbermaly alias Fountain, Drumcarren, Rhine, Erenagh, Drinagh alias Martree and Carhue. All to William. Some lands in Ballyduffbegg to son John. (Why is Kilmorane not mentioned, had he transferred it already to another son?). (Is there a connection between Carhue and Carrowdotia? Carhue and Carrow are pronounced the same. Note: - Shanavoe is also in the neighbourhood of Ennis). Richard Daxon = Alice of Tubbermaly alias Fountain and Kilmorane D. 1734 William Daxon Son and Heir Richard John Francis Burton Mary Susanna = Robert Cook Richard Henry Cook The fact that Giles was a Wine Merchant in Ennis suggests that Giles had been an apprentice to a Wine merchant from age 14 to 21. This would indicate that Giles was a younger son and that William, who was the next occupier of Fountain House was the heir to his father in 1780 and this was the William who died in 1817. Giles must have been his brother s next heir. ============== William Daxon = Fountain B. M. D. 1780 Daniel Finucane = Catherine. William. Giles = Miss Bourke Susanna Diana Fountain Fountain = = B.1757 B.1739 B.c. 1741 Finucane Dowling M. 1792 M. M. Feb 1783 M. 1786 M. 1796 D. 1833 D.1817 D.c. 1831 Andrew Stackpoole = Diane Finucane John James Cullen = Bridget Finucane B. B. 1783 M. 30/1/1827 M. 22/12/1810 D. 1861 n Sligo. 13 children Giles Daxon = Miss Bourke Fountain M. Feb 1783 William P. Daxon Fountain
7 Son and Heir to USA. Based on Richard s Will of 1734 in which he states that his son Francis still had 4 years to go in his apprenticeship, I would say that Francis was 17 years old at the time his father died, so he was born circa 1717. Allowing that Francis was the fourth son I would say William, the eldest was born circa 1711. Because Kilmorane was part of Richard s Estate which descended to William, I would suggest that Kilmorane descended to William Daxon of Kilmorane as a grandson of Richard, making William of Kilmorane a son of William of Fountain. ================ William Daxon = Kilmorane B. 1727 M. D, 10/1/1803 Buried Killone William Daxon = Miss Dickson John Daxon = Dilliana Brady Kilmorane dau. of Richard Strasburgh dau. of Hugh of Ballybronogue B. B. M. 1794 M. 13/6/1795 D. 1809 D. 1807 William Daxon = Belinda Power Elizabeth Olivia Kilmorane B. 1795 B. 1798 B. 1796 M. 1822, Ennis D. 1878 D. 1867 William P. Daxon = Belinda Georgina Power B. c. 1825 in Clare John was of Kilmorane when he married in 1795 but was of Strasburgh in 1797. Both John and Dilliana died young, leaving two daughters aged 11 and 13. When Elizabeth married the Rev William Bushe her fortune was given as 100,000. (This amount has to be a misprint). ================= John Daxon = Mrs John Daxon. Is this John the third son of Richard Shanavoe who died in 1734. Living 1768 D. April 1792. ================= Richard Power = William Daxon = Monroe Carrowdotia Co. Tipperary B.c. 1717
8 William Daxon = Belinda Daxon, nee Power Samuel Dickson Power = Anna Daxon Kilmorane B. 1795 B. M. 1822 in Ennis M. 26/9/1821 D. 19/8/1878 D. 23/1/1867 In Illinois. In USA. 9 children William Daxon = Richard Dickson Daxon = 1 st Aphra Scanlan = 2 nd Mrs O Grady Carrodotia B. 1802 B. 1795 M. M. 1825 M. 1837 D.1860, aged 58 D. 1836 At Altavilla, Co. Limerick George Smith = Frances Daxon Alice Anne Mary Aphra Belinda = U.W.Alcock B.c. 1826 Bt. 5/7/1831 Bt. 1828 B. Wexford. M. M.14/9/1857 D. 13/9/1890, D. 25/2/1836 D. 8/3/1912 aged 64 ============== William Daxon seems to have been the first of his name to settle in Carrowdotia under the Vandeleurs. His son Richard Dickson Daxon seems to have been the Daxon who abandoned Carrowdotia. He died in Altavilla in 1860. Altavilla was previously known as Tulloe/Tulla. It was part of the Estate of Sir Francis Barkeley of Askeaton, which he leased to his wife s mother s relation, Simon Purdon. Modern Historians say Tulloe of the Purdons was in Co Clare but they are wrong. (See Orrery Papers).