Joan Bellew
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✓ Joan, wife of Rowland FitzEustace, 1st Baron of Portlester (I100467), and mother of Alison (I99827) who m. c.1470 Gerald 8th Earl of Kildare: CP VII 'Kildare' p.232 'Joan, widow of Christopher (Plunket), 1st Lord Killeen'. Her maiden name is not given by CP here; to be checked against CP 'Killeen' (vol. VII) and 'Portlester' (vol. X, not online). Previously Roland's wife was unresolved. Source: Complete Peerage 2nd edn vol. VII (1929), 'Kildare' pp.219-232, read 26 Oct 2026 (archive.org djvu text). [DIRECT ANCESTOR OF THE COMPILER: flag added 26 Oct 2026 by walking the tree from Aynsley, so that this marker is reliable and can be searched.] ||26 Oct 2026|| Surname found: CP VII 'Killeen' p.250 - Christopher Plunket, 1st Lord Killeen, 'm., in or before 1432, Joan Bellew. He d. before 18 Apr. 1455, when Joan (Jenet) his widow sought to recover £100 due to him from Christopher (Fleming), Lord Slane. She m. Sir Rowland FitzEustace, Knt., lord of Portlester, who was cr. Baron Portlester 5 Mar. 1461/2. She was living in 1463.' Her Bellew parentage is not given. Source: Complete Peerage 2nd edn vol. VII (1929), 'Killeen' p.250, read 26 Oct 2026.