Clotworthy Skeffington 1st Earl Massereene 1715-1757

On 9th September 1713 [his father] Clotworthy Skeffington 4th Viscount Massereene and [his mother] Catherine Chichester Visountess Massereene were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Arthur Chichester 3rd Earl Donegal and [his grandmother] Catherine Forbes [aged 23]. They were third cousins.

In 1715 Clotworthy Skeffington 1st Earl Massereene was born to Clotworthy Skeffington 4th Viscount Massereene and Catherine Chichester Visountess Massereene.

On 11th February 1738 [his father] Clotworthy Skeffington 4th Viscount Massereene died. His son Clotworthy [aged 23] succeeded 5th Viscount Massereene, 5th Baron Lough Neagh, 7th Baronet Skeffington of Fisherwick in Staffordshire.

On 16th March 1738 Clotworthy Skeffington 1st Earl Massereene [aged 23] and Anne Daniel were married.

In 1740 [his wife] Anne Daniel died.

On 25th November 1741 Clotworthy Skeffington 1st Earl Massereene [aged 26] and Anne Eyre Countess Massereene [aged 24] were married.

On 28th January 1742 [his son] Clotworthy Skeffington 2nd Earl Massereene was born to Clotworthy Skeffington 1st Earl Massereene [aged 27] and [his wife] Anne Eyre Countess Massereene [aged 25].

In 1744 [his son] Henry Skeffington 3rd Earl Massereene was born to Clotworthy Skeffington 1st Earl Massereene [aged 29] and [his wife] Anne Eyre Countess Massereene [aged 27].

In 1746 [his son] Chichester Skeffington 4th Earl Massereene was born to Clotworthy Skeffington 1st Earl Massereene [aged 31] and [his wife] Anne Eyre Countess Massereene [aged 29]. He married 1780 Harriet Jocelyn, daughter of Robert Jocelyn 1st Earl Roden and Anne Hamilton Countess Roden, and had issue.

On 28th July 1756 Clotworthy Skeffington 1st Earl Massereene [aged 41] was created 1st Earl Massereene. [his wife] Anne Eyre Countess Massereene [aged 39] by marriage Countess Massereene.

On 14 or 17th September 1757 Clotworthy Skeffington 1st Earl Massereene [aged 42] died. His son Clotworthy [aged 15] succeeded 2nd Earl Massereene, 6th Viscount Massereene, 6th Baron Lough Neagh, 8th Baronet Skeffington of Fisherwick in Staffordshire.

On 22nd May 1805 [his former wife] Anne Eyre Countess Massereene [aged 88] died.

[his daughter] Elizabeth Skeffington Countess Leitrim was born to Clotworthy Skeffington 1st Earl Massereene and Anne Eyre Countess Massereene. She married 1765 Robert Clements 1st Earl Leitrim and had issue.