Weldon whose ancient family had a history of local representation in Kildare and English parliamentary and royal service going back to Henry VII. They had seven sons and eleven daughters; ten reached maturity, namely John, Thomas, Henry, Dorothy, Mary, Jane, Honora, Anne, Eleanor and Sarah. Ponsonby's property was organised both as farmland and wood plantations. He died at Crotta in 1681, aged 61 years survived by his wife; his son Thomas inherited his property. Post mortem, he, along with Thomas Ponsonby, was attainted by the English Parliament and his name published in publicly-available lists in England and Ireland. With this, and notwithstanding family links, in the next few years claims were made by (Chidley Coote, Thomas Coote and Thomas Crosbie) that Ponsonby had been let land owned by Coote on Stack's Mountain two decades previously and failed to pay agreed rent. After several court appearances, a ruling was issued in favour of the Ponsonbys which was challenged but the case was eventually settled out of court, after which the family became very influential in Irish national affairs. Ponsonby is remembered as a poor landlord in local Irish folklore. References Cromwellian Ireland People from Cumbria English soldiers 17th-century Irish landowners Irish landlords 1620 births 1681 deaths