Bruges.
367. _Vincent Kidder._--I shall be much obliged by any information
respecting the descent of Vincent Kidder of Aghaboe in the Queen's
County, Ireland, who held a commission as major in Cromwell's army. He
married Ellen Loftus, the granddaughter of Sir Thos. Loftus of Killyan,
one of the sons of Adam Loftus, Archbishop of Dublin; and, in 1670, had
a grant of forfeited lands in the county of Kilkenny. I have reason to
believe that he sprang from a family of that name in Sussex. His son,
also named Vincent, was a lieutenant in Cottingham's regiment at the
battle of the Boyne, Master of the Goldsmith's Company in Dublin in
1696, and High Sheriff of Dublin in 1718. He married Elizabeth, the
daughter of ---- Proudfoot, and left issue. I shall be glad of any
information as to the marriage of the last-named Vincent, and as to the
family of Proudfoot.