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     George Rochfort, 2nd Earl of Belvidere was born on 12 October 1738.¹ He was the son of Robert Rochfort, 1st Earl of Belvidere and Hon. Mary Molesworth.¹ He married, firstly, Dorothea Bloomfield, daughter of John Bloomfield and Jane Jocelyn, on 20 August 1775.¹ He married, secondly, Jane Mackay, daughter of Reverend James Mackay, on 10 November 1803.¹ He died on 13 May 1814 at age 75 at Great Denmark Street, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G, without issue.¹
     He was styled as Viscount Belfield between 1756 and 1774.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Philipstown between 1758 and 1761.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for County Westmeath between 1761 and 1774.¹ He held the office of Sheriff of County Westmeath in 1762.¹ He held the office of a Governor of County Westmeath between 1772 and 1814.¹ He held the office of Grand Master of the Freemasons [Ireland] between 1774 and 1776.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Belfield, of co. Westmeath [I., 1738] on 13 November 1774.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Viscount Belfield, of co. Westmeath [I., 1751] on 13 November 1774.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Earl of Belvidere, of co. Westmeath [I., 1756] on 13 November 1774.¹ On 7 June 1776 he obtained a pension of £800 per year for his and his father's services.¹
     On his death, his three peerages became extinct.¹

     Dorothea Bloomfield was born in 1751.² She was the daughter of John Bloomfield and Jane Jocelyn.¹ She married George Rochfort, 2nd Earl of Belvidere, son of Robert Rochfort, 1st Earl of Belvidere and Hon. Mary Molesworth, on 20 August 1775.¹ She died on 6 April 1803.¹
     After her marriage, Dorothea Bloomfield was styled as Countess of Belvidere on 20 August 1775. From 20 August 1775, her married name became Rochfort.¹

     John Bloomfield was the son of Benjamin Bloomfield and Dorthy (?)² He married Jane Jocelyn, daughter of Brig.-Gen. George Jocelyn and Catherine Wythens, circa 28 February 1749.³
     He lived at Redwood, County Tipperary, Ireland^G.² He held the office of High Sheriff of County Tipperary in 1753.²

     Jane Jocelyn was born in 1718 at Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England.² She was the daughter of Brig.-Gen. George Jocelyn and Catherine Wythens.^1,3 She married John Bloomfield, son of Benjamin Bloomfield and Dorthy (?), circa 28 February 1749.³
     From circa 28 February 1749, her married name became Bloomfield.³

     Brig.-Gen. George Jocelyn was born in 1676.² He was the son of Sir Robert Jocelyn, 1st Bt. and Jane Strange.³ He married Catherine Wythens, daughter of Sir Francis Wythens and Elizabeth Taylor, on 14 November 1713 at Maidstone, Kent, England^G.⁴ He died in November 1727.³
     He gained the rank of Colonel in the Guards.³

     Jane Mackay was the daughter of Reverend James Mackay.¹ She married, firstly, George Rochfort, 2nd Earl of Belvidere, son of Robert Rochfort, 1st Earl of Belvidere and Hon. Mary Molesworth, on 10 November 1803.¹ She married, secondly, Abraham Boyd, son of Reverend James Boyd and Mary Martin, on 14 December 1815 at Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G.³ She died in December 1836 at Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G.³
     After her marriage, Jane Mackay was styled as Countess of Belvidere on 10 November 1803. From 10 November 1803, her married name became Rochfort.¹ From 14 December 1815, her married name became Boyd.³

     Reverend James Mackay lived at Phibsborough, County Dublin, Ireland^G.¹

     Abraham Boyd was born in 1760.² He was the son of Reverend James Boyd and Mary Martin.² He married, firstly, Catherine Shuttleworth in 1786.² He married, secondly, Jane Mackay, daughter of Reverend James Mackay, on 14 December 1815 at Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G.¹ He died on 4 November 1822 at County Sligo, Ireland.²
     He was appointed King's Counsel (K.C.)¹

     George Augustus Rochfort-Boyd was born on 13 March 1817 at County Sligo, Ireland.² He was the son of Abraham Boyd and Jane Mackay.¹ He married Sarah Jane Woods, daughter of George Woods and Sarah Hamilton, on 4 July 1843 at Ireland.² He died in September 1887 at age 70 at Middleton Park, County Westmeath, Ireland.²
     He lived at Middleton Park, County Westmeath, Ireland^G.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of County Westmeath.³ He was given the name of George Augustus Boyd at birth.¹ On 16 November 1867 his name was legally changed to George Augustus Rochfort-Boyd by Royal Licence.¹

     Admiral Sir John de la Poer Beresford, 1st Bt. was born illegitimately in 1766.^1,2 He was the son of George de la Poer Beresford, 1st Marquess of Waterford.¹ He married, firstly, Mary Molloy, daughter of Captain Anthony James Pye Molloy, in May 1809.³ He married, secondly, Harriet Elizabeth Peirse, daughter of Henry Peirse and Hon. Charlotte Grace Monson, on 17 August 1815.³ He married, thirdly, Amelia Baillie, daughter of James Baillie, on 26 May 1836.⁴ He died on 2 October 1844.¹
     He was appointed Knight, Order of the Tower and Sword of Portugal (K.T.S.)³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.)³ He gained the rank of Admiral of the White.³ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Hanoverian Order (G.C.H.)³ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.)¹ He was created 1st Baronet Beresford, of Bagnall, co. Waterford [U.K.] on 21 May 1814.³ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.²