Rev Beather King
Beather King married Jane Barclay
born circa 1734 1764 ML born circa 1729
Co Derry Dublin
died 1805 died January 1808
Dublin
Beather King was born circa 1735 in County Derry. He was the son of William King, a merchant.
He was educated by Mr Torrens and graduated Trinity College Dublin BA in 1753 and LLD in 1776.
He was ordained deacon in 1761 at St Luke’s Church and held the curacy of St John’s until 1783.
He married Jane Barclay in 1764. Jane was the daughter of John and Anne Barclay and the
granddaughter of Robert Barclay, author of an ‘Apology for the people called Quakers’, an
exposition and defence of Quakerism written in Latin and published it in 1676. He held the
curacy of Stillorgan from 1764 until 1785. There were 32 families living at Stillorgan/Kilmacud at
the time of his appointment, of these only 12 were protestant. The total population of Stillorgan
was 195 of which 57 were protestant.
According to FE Ball, Stillorgan Church was in a state of disrepair in 1760 and was restored with the
tolerance of Lord Chancellor Jocelyn of Mount Merrion Demesne, amongst others. The right of
presentation was vested in the Dean of Christchurch and he chose Rev Beather as the curate,
who also held the curacy of St John’s Church, Dublin. During his curacy of Stillorgan he erected a
glebe house on land owned by Christ Church Cathedral. This glebe house was on Newtown Park
Avenue. In 1785 he was collated (appointed), and installed 6 October to Mogulah the Prebendary
of Kilmacdonagh (Kilmacduagh, Galway). He held this preferment until his death in 1805.
1 John Dawson King only son born circa 1767 in Dublin graduated Trinity, admitted King's
Inns 1787 and called to the Irish Bar in 1791.
© June Bow & Karen Poff – August 2022
Beather King married Jane Barclay
born circa 1734 1764 ML born circa 1729
Co Derry Dublin
died 1805 died January 1808
Dublin
Beather King was born circa 1735 in County Derry. He was the son of William King, a merchant.
He was educated by Mr Torrens and graduated Trinity College Dublin BA in 1753 and LLD in 1776.
He was ordained deacon in 1761 at St Luke’s Church and held the curacy of St John’s until 1783.
He married Jane Barclay in 1764. Jane was the daughter of John and Anne Barclay and the
granddaughter of Robert Barclay, author of an ‘Apology for the people called Quakers’, an
exposition and defence of Quakerism written in Latin and published it in 1676. He held the
curacy of Stillorgan from 1764 until 1785. There were 32 families living at Stillorgan/Kilmacud at
the time of his appointment, of these only 12 were protestant. The total population of Stillorgan
was 195 of which 57 were protestant.
According to FE Ball, Stillorgan Church was in a state of disrepair in 1760 and was restored with the
tolerance of Lord Chancellor Jocelyn of Mount Merrion Demesne, amongst others. The right of
presentation was vested in the Dean of Christchurch and he chose Rev Beather as the curate,
who also held the curacy of St John’s Church, Dublin. During his curacy of Stillorgan he erected a
glebe house on land owned by Christ Church Cathedral. This glebe house was on Newtown Park
Avenue. In 1785 he was collated (appointed), and installed 6 October to Mogulah the Prebendary
of Kilmacdonagh (Kilmacduagh, Galway). He held this preferment until his death in 1805.
1 John Dawson King only son born circa 1767 in Dublin graduated Trinity, admitted King's
Inns 1787 and called to the Irish Bar in 1791.
© June Bow & Karen Poff – August 2022