| |
| | Richard Parsons 1st Earl of Rosse |
 | | RICHARD (PARSONS), 1st EARL OF ROSSE, G.M, in 1725 and 1730; of Bellamont, Co. Dublin, was only surviving son of Richard, lst Viscount Rosse, born, in January, 1702-3, when yet a minor, he succeeded as second Viscount. |
 | | He was grandson of Sir William Parsons, 2nd Baronet, by Katherine, eldest daughter of Arthur, 2nd Viscount Ranelagh, by Katherine, the attached sister of Robert Boyle the Philosopher, and one of the eight daughters of the Great Earl of Cork. |
 | | We give these details as evidence of the close ties that existed between the families, and, while we cannot produce evidence for it, it is quite possible that our first G.M. was not by any means the first of his kindred to be made a Freemason in Ireland. |
| freemasonry.bcy.ca /biography/parsons_r/parsons.html (482 words) |
|