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Peter Warren (admiral)
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Sir Peter Warren, KB
(10 March 1703 – 29 July 1752) was a British
naval officer from Ireland
who commanded the naval forces in the attack on the French
fortress of Louisbourg, Nova Scotia
in 1745. He later sat as MP for Westminster
.
He was the youngest son of Michael Warren and Catherine Plunkett, née Alymer (his mother was the first wife of Sir Nicholas Plunkett
).
A brother of his mother was Matthew Aylmer, 1st Baron Aylmer
(died 1720), admiral and commander-in-chief, had entered the navy under the protection of the Duke of Buckingham
, as a lieutenant, in 1678.
Warren signed on as an ordinary seaman in Dublin in 1716 when he was 13 years old. He rapidly rose in the ranks, becoming a Captain
in 1727. His ship patrolled American colonial waters to provide protection from French
forces. He became involved in colonial politics and land speculation. In 1731, he married Susannah Delancey (1707–1771), whose brother James
was chief justice and lieutenant governor of the province of New York
.
Warren's lands included several thousand acres on the south side of the Mohawk River
west of Schenectady, New York
. In 1738, he hired his nephew William Johnson to manage these western lands. In 1741, Warren built Warren House, a mansion overlooking the Hudson River
on his 300-acre (120-hectare) estate in Greenwich Village
. In 1744, he was made commodore and commanded a 16 ship squadron off the Leeward Islands
, capturing 24 ships in four months. In 1745, Warren commanded a group of ships that supported the Massachusetts
forces in the capture of Louisbourg. The prize system of the time allowed naval officers to profit from the capture of enemy ships, and this expedition earned Warren a fortune, a promotion to the rank of Rear Admiral of the Blue, and a knighthood.
Peter and Susannah had six children, but two died in 1744 during the smallpox
epidemic
in New York. He moved his wife and four surviving daughters to England in 1747. He was second in command of the British fleet on the Devonshire
at the Battle of Cape Finisterre
. His conduct in the battle won him further fame, a promotion to Vice-Admiral of the Red, and much prize-money. While on a visit to Ireland in 1752, he died suddenly in Dublin "of a most Violent fever."
His granddaughter, Susanna Maria Skinner, was married to Henry Gage, 3rd Viscount Gage
, son of General Thomas Gage
. (Her father, Lt. General William Skinner, was a brother of Loyalist
General Cortlandt Skinner
, and both brothers were grandsons of Stephanus Van Cortlandt
; a daughter of Cortland Skinner named Catherine was married to Sir William Henry Robinson, a son of loyalist Beverley Robinson. Beverley Robinson was a first cousin once removed of Judith Robinson, first wife of patriot Carter Braxton
).
The towns of Warren, Rhode Island
and Warren, New Hampshire
are named after him, and Warren Street in Lower Manhattan.
=Margaret =Lady Plunkett (dau. of Matthew, 5th Earl of Louth)
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Sir Nicholas Plunkett = Catherine Aylmer = Michael Warren of Warrenstown, Co. Meath.
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Oliver & several sons & 1 dau Peter
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Charlotte Warren Ann Warren Susanna
=Willoughby, 4th Earl of Abingdon =Charles, 1st Baron Southampton =Colonel Skinner
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Montague Bertie, George FitzRoy,
5th Earl of Abingdon
2nd Baron Southampton
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
(10 March 1703 – 29 July 1752) was a British
Great Britain
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naval officer from Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
who commanded the naval forces in the attack on the French
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
fortress of Louisbourg, Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
in 1745. He later sat as MP for Westminster
Westminster (UK Parliament constituency)
Westminster was a parliamentary constituency in the Parliament of England to 1707, the Parliament of Great Britain 1707-1800 and the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801. It returned two members to 1885 and one thereafter....
.
He was the youngest son of Michael Warren and Catherine Plunkett, née Alymer (his mother was the first wife of Sir Nicholas Plunkett
Plunkett
Plunkett, a surname originating in Ireland, and of Norse or Norman origin, may be spelled Plunkett, Plunket, Plunkit, Plunkitt, Plonkit, Plonkitt, Plonket, Plonkett, or Plunceid, and may refer to:* Baron Plunket, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom...
).
A brother of his mother was Matthew Aylmer, 1st Baron Aylmer
Matthew Aylmer, 1st Baron Aylmer
Matthew Aylmer, 1st Baron Aylmer was an Irish Admiral of the Royal Navy.Lord Aylmer, Admiral and Commander-in-Chief, was the second son of Sir Christopher Aylmer of Balrath, County Meath, and entered the Royal Navy under the protection of the Duke of Buckingham, as a Lieutenant, in 1678...
(died 1720), admiral and commander-in-chief, had entered the navy under the protection of the Duke of Buckingham
Duke of Buckingham
The titles Marquess and Duke of Buckingham, referring to Buckingham, have been created several times in the peerages of England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. There have also been Earls of Buckingham.-1444 creation:...
, as a lieutenant, in 1678.
Warren signed on as an ordinary seaman in Dublin in 1716 when he was 13 years old. He rapidly rose in the ranks, becoming a Captain
Captain (naval)
Captain is the name most often given in English-speaking navies to the rank corresponding to command of the largest ships. The NATO rank code is OF-5, equivalent to an army full colonel....
in 1727. His ship patrolled American colonial waters to provide protection from French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
forces. He became involved in colonial politics and land speculation. In 1731, he married Susannah Delancey (1707–1771), whose brother James
James DeLancey
James DeLancey served as chief justice, lieutenant governor, and acting colonial governor of the Province of New York.DeLancey was born in New York City on November 27, 1703, the first son of Etienne DeLancey and Anne-daughter of Stephanus Van Cortlandt...
was chief justice and lieutenant governor of the province of New York
Province of New York
The Province of New York was an English and later British crown territory that originally included all of the present U.S. states of New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Vermont, along with inland portions of Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Maine, as well as eastern Pennsylvania...
.
Warren's lands included several thousand acres on the south side of the Mohawk River
Mohawk River
The Mohawk River is a river in the U.S. state of New York. It is the largest tributary of the Hudson River. The Mohawk flows into the Hudson in the Capital District, a few miles north of the city of Albany. The river is named for the Mohawk Nation of the Iroquois Confederacy...
west of Schenectady, New York
Schenectady, New York
Schenectady is a city in Schenectady County, New York, United States, of which it is the county seat. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 66,135...
. In 1738, he hired his nephew William Johnson to manage these western lands. In 1741, Warren built Warren House, a mansion overlooking the Hudson River
Hudson River
The Hudson is a river that flows from north to south through eastern New York. The highest official source is at Lake Tear of the Clouds, on the slopes of Mount Marcy in the Adirondack Mountains. The river itself officially begins in Henderson Lake in Newcomb, New York...
on his 300-acre (120-hectare) estate in Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village, , , , .in New York often simply called "the Village", is a largely residential neighborhood on the west side of Lower Manhattan in New York City. A large majority of the district is home to upper middle class families...
. In 1744, he was made commodore and commanded a 16 ship squadron off the Leeward Islands
Leeward Islands
The Leeward Islands are a group of islands in the West Indies. They are the northern islands of the Lesser Antilles chain. As a group they start east of Puerto Rico and reach southward to Dominica. They are situated where the northeastern Caribbean Sea meets the western Atlantic Ocean...
, capturing 24 ships in four months. In 1745, Warren commanded a group of ships that supported the Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
forces in the capture of Louisbourg. The prize system of the time allowed naval officers to profit from the capture of enemy ships, and this expedition earned Warren a fortune, a promotion to the rank of Rear Admiral of the Blue, and a knighthood.
Peter and Susannah had six children, but two died in 1744 during the smallpox
Smallpox
Smallpox was an infectious disease unique to humans, caused by either of two virus variants, Variola major and Variola minor. The disease is also known by the Latin names Variola or Variola vera, which is a derivative of the Latin varius, meaning "spotted", or varus, meaning "pimple"...
epidemic
Epidemic
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in New York. He moved his wife and four surviving daughters to England in 1747. He was second in command of the British fleet on the Devonshire
HMS Devonshire (1745)
HMS Devonshire was a 66-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built to the dimensions laid out in the 1741 proposals of the 1719 Establishment at Woolwich Dockyard, and launched on 19 July 1745....
at the Battle of Cape Finisterre
First battle of Cape Finisterre (1747)
The First Battle of Cape Finisterre saw 14 British ships of the line under Admiral George Anson attack a French 30-ship convoy commanded by Admiral de la Jonquière during the War of the Austrian Succession. The British captured 4 ships of the line, 2 frigates and 7 merchantmen, in a five-hour...
. His conduct in the battle won him further fame, a promotion to Vice-Admiral of the Red, and much prize-money. While on a visit to Ireland in 1752, he died suddenly in Dublin "of a most Violent fever."
His granddaughter, Susanna Maria Skinner, was married to Henry Gage, 3rd Viscount Gage
Henry Gage, 3rd Viscount Gage
Henry Gage, 3rd Viscount Gage was a British Army officer.Henry was the eldest son of General Thomas Gage, military leader of British Forces at the beginning of the American Revolution...
, son of General Thomas Gage
Thomas Gage
Thomas Gage was a British general, best known for his many years of service in North America, including his role as military commander in the early days of the American War of Independence....
. (Her father, Lt. General William Skinner, was a brother of Loyalist
Loyalist (American Revolution)
Loyalists were American colonists who remained loyal to the Kingdom of Great Britain during the American Revolutionary War. At the time they were often called Tories, Royalists, or King's Men. They were opposed by the Patriots, those who supported the revolution...
General Cortlandt Skinner
Cortlandt Skinner
Cortlandt Skinner was the last Royal Attorney General of New Jersey and a Brigadier General in the loyalist forces during the American War of Independence.- Origins :...
, and both brothers were grandsons of Stephanus Van Cortlandt
Stephanus Van Cortlandt
Stephanus van Cortlandt was the first native-born mayor of New York City, a position which he held from 1677 to 1678 and from 1686 to 1688. He was the patroon of Van Cortlandt Manor and was on the governor's executive council from 1691 to 1700. His brother, Jacobus Van Cortlandt also served as...
; a daughter of Cortland Skinner named Catherine was married to Sir William Henry Robinson, a son of loyalist Beverley Robinson. Beverley Robinson was a first cousin once removed of Judith Robinson, first wife of patriot Carter Braxton
Carter Braxton
Carter Braxton was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, a planter, and a representative of Virginia....
).
The towns of Warren, Rhode Island
Warren, Rhode Island
Warren is a town in Bristol County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 10,611 at the 2010 census.-History:Warren was the site of the Indian village of Sowams on the peninsula called Pokanoket , and was first explored by Europeans in 1621, by Edward Winslow and Stephen Hopkins...
and Warren, New Hampshire
Warren, New Hampshire
Warren is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 904 at the 2010 census. Warren includes the village of Glencliff....
are named after him, and Warren Street in Lower Manhattan.
Warren family tree
Sir Christopher Plunkett Sir Christopher Aylmer, Baron Balrath=Margaret =Lady Plunkett (dau. of Matthew, 5th Earl of Louth)
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Sir Nicholas Plunkett = Catherine Aylmer = Michael Warren of Warrenstown, Co. Meath.
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|_________________________________________
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Oliver & several sons & 1 dau Peter
=Susanah de Lancey
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________________________________________________________________________|
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Charlotte Warren Ann Warren Susanna
=Willoughby, 4th Earl of Abingdon =Charles, 1st Baron Southampton =Colonel Skinner
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Montague Bertie, George FitzRoy,
5th Earl of Abingdon
Earl of Abingdon
Earl of Abingdon is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created on 30 November 1682 for James Bertie, 5th Baron Norreys of Rycote. He was the eldest son of Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey by his second marriage to Bridget, 4th Baroness Norreys de Rycote, and the younger half-brother of...
2nd Baron Southampton
Baron Southampton
Baron Southampton, of Southampton in the County of Hampshire, is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1780 for the soldier and politician Charles FitzRoy. He was the third son of Lord Augustus FitzRoy, second son of Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton, while Prime Minister...