Thomas Addis Emmet (1764-1827)

He was the brother of the Irish Rebel Robert Emmet who was sentenced to hang for his role in the 1798 Rebellion. Thomas fled to America with his family where in 1812 he was appointed Attorney General of New York State. On January 11, 1791, he married Jane, daughter of Rev. John and Margaret (Colville) Patten, of Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, and they had nine children (listed above). Through his youngest daughter, Jane, he is the great-grandfather of the shipping heir Sir Bache Edward Cunard 3rd Bt.