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There are several women called Joan Boyle in the family of Richard Boyle, First Earl of Cork, including his mother, first wife and fourth daughter.

The First Earl of Cork's Daughter

Lady Joan Boyle (14 June 1611-11 March 1656-7) was the fourth daughter and fifth child of Richard Boyle, the First Earl of Cork and his second wife Catherine Fenton.

She married George "The Fairy Earl" FitzGerald, 16th Earl of Kildare (born on 23rd of Jan 1611-12) on the 15th of August 1630.

She had three children:

Wentworth FitzGerald, who succeeded his father as the 17th Earl of Kildare, was born in 1634, married: Lady Elizabeth Holles (2nd daughter of 2nd Earl of Clare) and died on the 5th of March 1664.

Robert Fitzgerald (for whom the only dates available seem to be his marriage) married Mary Clotworthy (daughter of James Clotworthy, of Monnimore, co. Londonderry, Ireland) on 4 Aug 1663.

Elizabeth FitzGerald (for whom the only details available seem to be her two marriages and her death) married the 2nd Earl of Clancarty and subsequently married Sir William Davies and died in 1660.

Lady Joan Boyle died aged 44 or 45 on the 11th of March 1656 or 1657.

The First Earl of Cork's Mother

Joan Boyle 15 Oct 1529 - 26 Mar 1586 (referred to by her maiden name Joan Naylor) was the mother of Richard Boyle, the First Earl of Cork.

She was born in Canterbury, Kent, England, the Daughter of John Naylor of Renville, Kent, England.

She married Roger Boyle of Faversham, Kent, England, when she was 35 and he was 41 (quite a late marriage and thus perhaps particularly notable for its productivity in terms of issue) on the 6th of October 1565 in Canterbury, Kent, England.

Her first child was (the eventual) Right Rev. John Boyle D.D. Oxford, Bishop of Cork and Cloyne, born in about 1564 in Canterbury, Kent, England.

Note that the date of John Boyle's birth appears to possibly precede his mother's marriage, which, considering his title, would potentially be historically interesting.

Her second child was Sir Richard Boyle 1st Earl of Cork, born on the 13th of October 1566, when Joan was 36.

Her third child, Hugh Boyle was born in about 1568 in Canterbury, Kent, England

Her first daughter and fourth child, Elizabeth Boyle was born in about 1570 in Canterbury, Kent, England

Her second daughter and fifth child (Lady?) Mary Boyle was born in about 1572, when Joan was 43 in Canterbury, Kent, England

Joan died at the age of 56 and was buried in the upper end of the chancel of the Parish Church ofPreston near Faversham, Kent, England.

The First Earl of Cork's first wife

Joan Boyle (1578? - 14 of December 1599) - was Richard Boyle, the First Earl of Cork's first wife.

She was originally Joan Apsley the daughter of William Apsley, of Limerick.

She was born in about 1578 in Limerick, Ireland.

She married Richard Boyle in the 6th of November 1595, when she was 17 and he was 28, in Limerick, Ireland.

She died died during childbirth (with no issue) on the 14 of December 1599 when she was 21 and Richard was 33 in Moyallow, Ireland and is buried in Buttevant, co. Cork, Ireland.