Francis Drew

  Noted events in his life were:

• source. Mary-Ann Cook who writes:
Francis Drew, second of that Christian name in the Irish line, and the son of John and Margaret, suffered great losses during the war previous to the Revolution. His place at Kilwinny, Co. Waterford, was completely laid waste by King James` army, and the house, with a great deal of property, burnt and destroyed. He served as a volunteer in King William`s army at the battle of Aughrim, and also at the sieges of Athlone, Galway and Limerick. He was a just, devout Protestant, as several letters of his still existing prove. His remains were interred under his own seat in the Church of Castle Island, Co Kerry.
His wife was Rebecca Pomeroy, a descendant of Joel de la Pomerai, lord of Biry, or Berry, in Devon, who married a daughter of King Henry I, and sister of Reginald, Earl of Cornwall. The Pomeroys married into the knightly family of De Mules, De Carriville, De Vere, De Vernon. De Valletart, ect. (see Sir William Pole). Rebecca Drew survived her husband, who died 2nd September 1734, many years; and with wonderful resolution, protected herself at Mocollop Castle, though surrounded by Irish enemies. She could use guns and pistols as determinedly as any person, and always kept them loaded in her bedroom. Her powder room existed until a few years ago. She told James II`s Lord Chancellor in his own county that if she had him at Macollop Castle she would have him cased like a rabbit.

Francis married Rebecca Pomeroy, daughter of Samuel Pomeroy and Martha Smyth, on 20 Dec 1695. (Rebecca Pomeroy was born circa 1670 in Pallice, County Cork, Ireland UK and died after 2 Sep 1734 in County Kerry, Ireland UK.)