▁of ▁his ▁sons ▁and ▁his ▁est ates ▁were ▁conf isc ated . ▁ ▁His ▁children ▁were : ▁▁ ▁Walter , ▁the ▁el dest ▁son , ▁was ▁a ▁man ▁of ▁powerful ▁frame , ▁distinguished ▁for ▁his ▁strength ▁and ▁courage , ▁and ▁was ▁in ▁several ▁batt les ▁in ▁the ▁Reb ell ion ▁of ▁ 1 7 9 8 . ▁▁ ▁John ▁Cor ish ▁was ▁born ▁at ▁his ▁father ' s ▁farm , ▁near ▁En nis c orth y , ▁County ▁W ex ford , ▁Ireland , ▁ 5 ▁August , ▁ 1 7 7 4 . ▁ ▁Thomas ▁married ▁Mary ▁Red mond ▁and ▁they ▁had ▁one ▁son , ▁John ▁C ., ▁Jr ., ▁who ▁was ▁afterwards ▁adopted ▁by ▁his ▁brother , ▁John ▁C . ▁De vere ux , ▁of ▁Ut ica . ▁ ▁James ▁was ▁killed ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Vin eg ar ▁Hill . ▁▁ ▁Luke ▁came ▁to ▁America ▁and ▁died ▁of ▁yellow ▁fe ver ▁at ▁N atch ez , ▁Mississippi ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 8 . ▁ ▁Nicholas ▁was ▁the ▁sixth ▁son . ▁ ▁Catherine ▁De vere ux ▁became ▁the ▁Super ior ▁of ▁the ▁Pres entation ▁convent ▁in ▁En nis c orth y . ▁ ▁Life ▁During ▁the ▁ag itation ▁preceding ▁the ▁re bell ion , ▁John ▁C . ▁De vere ux ▁was ▁obliged ▁to ▁fly ▁from ▁the ▁country ; ▁he ▁went ▁first ▁to ▁France ▁and ▁afterwards ▁to ▁America . ▁He ▁land ed ▁at ▁New ▁York ▁about ▁ 1 7 9 7 , ▁gave ▁dan cing ▁less ons ▁in ▁Connecticut , ▁and