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27-466: Jane Jones (died 1739) was an Irish printer, bookseller, and newspaper proprietor. Jane Jones was the wife of Theophilus Jones , a bookseller, printer, newspaper proprietor and possible descendant of Sir Theophilus Jones . She is described as a "lady of birth." After Jones was widowed in April 1736, she announced that she would continue her husband's business to support her large family. She continued to print

54-730: A Welsh priest who joined the Church of Ireland in 1605 and became Bishop of Killaloe in 1633. His mother Mabel was sister to James Ussher , head of the church from 1625 to 1656, while his brothers Henry (1605–1681) and Ambrose (died 1678), also became bishops. His other brothers, Michael (ca 1606/1610–1649) and Oliver (ca 1612–1664), were soldiers and politicians. In 1648, he married Alicia Ussher (1625–1690), daughter of Sir Arthur Ussher; they had at least three children who survived to adulthood, Arthur, Judith and Mabella. His daughter Judith married Francis Butler (1634–1702), Member of Parliament for Belturbet from 1661 to 1666. Almost nothing

81-609: A decisive victory won by his brother Michael over the Ormond-Confederate alliance. After Oliver Cromwell landed with the main expeditionary force in August, Theophilus was left in Dublin; Michael accompanied Cromwell on his autumn campaign and died of disease in December. For the next three years, Jones served with Robert Venables in the campaign to subdue Leinster and Ulster, including

108-513: A petition on behalf of the rebels, where he was able to report on their plans. In December 1641 he was able to escape with his family to Dublin. He then did much to mitigate the sufferings of the Protestants during the war, including making a trip to London to collect money for their relief. He served as the head of a "Commission for the Dispoiled Subject" which documented losses of Loyalists at

135-579: A truce or "Cessation" with the Confederacy. Factions on both sides objected to the terms, which included negotiations on freedom of worship for Catholics and constitutional reforms. In Ulster, it created a three-way contest between Ormond's Royalists , Confederate troops under Gaelic Catholic leader Eoghan Ó Néill , and Presbyterian militia , known as the Laggan Army , supported by Covenanters under Robert Munro , who were allies of Parliament. Michael Jones

162-679: Is known of Jones' career prior to the outbreak of the Irish Rebellion in October 1641; like his brothers Michael and Oliver, he joined the Royal Army raised to suppress it, commanded by the Earl of Ormond . His brother Henry was taken prisoner at the family home in Ballinagh ; released in December, he prepared a report of alleged Catholic atrocities, titled "A remonstrance of divers remarkable passages concerning

189-669: The Dublin Evening Post from Clarendon Street until 31 March 1739. She also published Life of Prince Eugene of Saxony (1737), Amusements de Spa by Karl Ludwig von Pöllnitz (1737), Complete English tradesmen by Daniel Defoe (1738), and a Letter to a lady, in praise of female learning by Wetenhall Wilkes (1739). Jones started work on the History of the bishops of Ireland by Sir James Ware in 1739, but died in May of that year before she could complete it. Her daughter, Elizabeth, took over

216-687: The Royal Navy who served in Ireland with Cromwell. He helped suppress a Presbyterian-backed plot to seize Dublin Castle in 1662, and effectively retired from public life in 1664; thereafter, much of his time was spent on legal battles over Lucan Manor , an estate awarded to him in 1654. This had been confiscated from Patrick Sarsfield , a senior commander in the Confederacy, whose eldest son Wllliam married Mary Croft, sister of Duke of Monmouth , an illegitimate son of Charles II. William used this connection to have

243-790: The Church of Ireland, while Michael and Oliver were senior soldiers and politicians. Little is known of his career prior to the Irish Rebellion of 1641 when he fought in the Irish Confederate Wars , first with the Earl of Ormonde 's Royal Irish Army , then later under Oliver Cromwell . When Ireland was part of the Commonwealth of England from 1653 to 1660, he sat as MP in the Second and Third Protectorate Parliaments . Prior to The Restoration in 1660, he and his brother Henry were instrumental in securing Ireland for Charles II . In return, he

270-616: The Marquis of Ormonde and was consecrated in Christ Church, Dublin, on 9 November. He was allowed to retain the archdeaconry of Killaloe and other preferments in commendam. In the following year, he was appointed Vice-Chancellor of the University of Dublin , to which he presented the Book of Durrow and the Book of Kells , and in 1651 the exotically designed oak staircases which led to the gallery of

297-495: The battles of Scarrifholis and Lisnagarvey . In April 1653, the last of the rebel leaders in Ulster surrendered to him at Cloughoughter Castle . With hostilities at an end, Jones and his brothers remained active in politics, although both Henry and Ambrose refused to accept the removal of bishops from the Church of Ireland. Scotland and Ireland were made part of the Commonwealth of England , with one unified Parliament and in 1656 he

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324-469: The business, possibly with the help of two of her sisters. They continued to operate from Clarendon Street for a further two years, printing the full set of Ware's works along with History of the civil wars of France by Enrico Caterino Davila (1740). Elizabeth Jones married an engraver, Thomas Dixon, in 1756, by which time she had ceased working as a printer or bookseller. Theophilus Jones (soldier) Sir Theophilus Jones , (circa 1606–1610 to 1685)

351-645: The church and kingdom of Ireland". Later published by the Parliament of England , it played a key role in shaping English and Protestant views of the rebellion. In December 1641, Theophilus was appointed captain in Lord Edward Conway 's regiment, an infantry unit raised in Ulster . Ormond's forces in the north were supported by Scots Covenanters under Alexander Leslie , who captured Dungannon in September 1642; Jones

378-523: The family lands returned in 1674 and Jones was compensated with lands elsewhere. He died in Osbertstown, County Kildare on 2 January 1685, leaving his property to his son Arthur. Henry Jones (bishop) He was born in Wales, eldest of the five sons of Lewis Jones , Bishop of Killaloe and Mabel Ussher. His brothers included Michael Jones , Governor of Dublin and Ambrose Jones , Bishop of Kildare. He

405-557: The hands of the Irish rebels; Jones presented a report to the British House of Commons in March 1642, and in 1652 published An Abstract of some few of those barbarous, cruell massacres and murthers of the Protestants and English in some parts of Ireland , drawn from the commission's depositions. On 27 October 1645, he was raised to the episcopacy as the bishop of Clogher on the recommendation of

432-581: The new library. In 1657 he was appointed the principal trustee of an educational trust established by Erasmus Smith . On 25 May 1661 he was translated to the bishopric of Meath. The sermon he gave at the consecration of his brother Ambrose as Bishop of Kildare in June 1667 was published. He was an ardent Protestant and was involved in the 1670s in the downfall of Oliver Plunkett , the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Armagh . He died in Dublin in 1681/2 and

459-621: The side of Parliament, Theophilus was sent to London in October to raise fresh troops and money and was present at the Execution of Charles I on 30 January. This action led to an alliance between Ormond, the Confederation, the Laggan Army and Munro's Covenanters, with the objective of restoring his son Charles II . In early summer, Theophilus returned to Dublin and took part in the Battle of Rathmines ,

486-435: The two sides generally co-operated. Jones' regiment was present when Munro was defeated at Benburb in June 1646, although it is not clear whether he was. The First English Civil War ended a few days later when Charles surrendered, and with his approval Ormond signed an alliance with the Confederation to restore him to the throne. However, non-negotiables for Charles, Ormond and Irish Royalists like Theophilus and his brothers

513-519: Was among the Irish troops sent to England and defected to Parliament; although they shared his opposition to the truce, Henry and Theophilus remained loyal to Ormond. In return, Theophilus was knighted in early 1644, while Henry was appointed Bishop of Clogher in 1645. Promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel , Jones was made governor of Lisburn in early 1644. In May, he refused entry to troops led by Munro, appointed Parliamentarian commander in Ulster, but despite refusing to acknowledge orders issued by Parliament

540-495: Was an Irish soldier and government official of Welsh descent. One of five sons born to Lewis Jones , Bishop of Killaloe in the Church of Ireland , he formed part of a close-knit and powerful Protestant family. A grandson of James Ussher , head of the Church of Ireland from 1625 to 1656, in 1648 he married his cousin Alicia Ussher, another of his grandchildren. Of his four brothers, Henry and Ambrose were also bishops in

567-429: Was appointed Parliamentarian Governor of Dublin in place of Ormond, and the revitalised Protestant army won decisive victories at Dungans Hill and Knocknanauss in August and September 1647. The Confederation now re-opened talks with Ormond, once again opposed by Ó Néill, who agreed a separate truce in August 1648 with Michael Jones; negotiated by Henry Jones, its terms included the release of Theophilus. Now firmly on

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594-706: Was appointed garrison commander before the Catholic Confederacy took it back in spring 1643. The outbreak of the First English Civil War in August 1642 meant the Irish Army could no longer receive reinforcements or money from England; by mid-1643, the Confederacy held most of Ireland, apart from Ulster, Dublin and Cork City . Charles I wanted to use troops from Ireland to defeat his Parliamentarian opponents in England, and in September 1643, Ormond agreed

621-663: Was appointed to the Privy Council of Ireland , made Clerk of the Pells in the Exchequer of Ireland , Scoutmaster of Ireland and elected for County Meath in the 1661 to 1666 Parliament of Ireland . He largely withdrew from public life after 1664 and died in Osbertstown, County Kildare on 2 January 1685. Theophilus Jones was born sometime between 1606 and 1610, probably in Ardagh, County Longford , third of five sons of Lewis Jones (1560–1646),

648-530: Was appointed to the new Privy Council of Ireland and made Clerk of the Pells in the Exchequer of Ireland . He succeeded his brother Henry as Scoutmaster-General of Ireland in 1661 and represented County Meath in the restored Parliament of Ireland from 1661 to 1666; his brother Oliver was MP for Knocktopher . The diarist Samuel Pepys records having dinner with him in London in September 1661, along with Sir George Ayscue and Sir William Penn , senior officers in

675-423: Was educated at Trinity College, Dublin , graduating B.A. in 1621 and M.A. in 1624. In 1625 he succeeded his father as dean of Ardagh until he was appointed Dean of Kilmore in 1637. In 1638 he was also collated Archdeacon of Kilmore. During the Irish Rebellion of 1641 he was forced to surrender his castle at Belananagh, County Cavan to the O'Reillys. Whilst in captivity he offered to go to Dublin to present

702-579: Was elected to the Second Protectorate Parliament , representing a combined seat for Westmeath , Longford , and King's counties. He also sat in the short-lived Third Protectorate Parliament in 1659, before falling from favour and joining with Henry, Charles Coote and others in overthrowing the Commonwealth government in Ireland. Following the Restoration of Charles II in 1660, Jones

729-505: Was the supremacy of the Protestant Church of Ireland, and acceptance of land settlements made prior to 1641. As a result, the terms were rejected by Ó Néill, whose estates in Ulster had been confiscated in 1610 , and a rebel faction who insisted on Catholicism as the national religion. Placed in command of Kells, County Antrim , Jones was taken prisoner when it was captured by Ó Néill in December 1646. In June 1647, his brother Michael

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