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"Synolda Luttrell
(da. of Sir Robert Lutterell of Lutterellstown)
m., 1299, William le Petit,
and bore him an heiress, Synolda (le Petit),
who m. 1320, Sir Thomas Butler (third s. of fourth Butler of Ireland)
who became 1st Lord Dunboyne, jure uxoris."
("jure uxoris", latin for "by right of his wife")
from “Happy Families”, Genealogical Questions and Comments Pertaining to Butler Families
By Lord Dunboyne
May 1983. The Butler Society. New London, New Hampshire
“Happy Families” (chapter title)
Prepared by Lord Dunboyne from readers questions
(Continued from Butler Journal, Vol. I, pg 300) Pg 405, 78. “Synolda”
https://butlersocietysoutherncrossregion.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Intro-to-Happy-Families-Jan-23.pdf
Between the years 1968-1979, Butler Society members from around the world submitted questions relating to their family research to
Patrick Butler, 28th Baron Dunboyne. (Lord Dunboyne, together with George Butler and Hubert Butler established The Butler Society
in Ireland in 1967). These questions were published in serial form in The Journals of The Butler Society Numbers 1-8 under the title Happy Families.
Other Society members who had relevant information pertaining to the question would submit details,
but in a number of cases Lord Dunboyne drew on his own extensive knowledge of Butler genealogy to answer a query.
When Ireland established a website, all the questions were scanned and posted on that website. But when their website was revised in 2017,
the Happy Families segment was deleted. Fortunately, we have a copy of the listings in our Archive,
and they have been collated into groups according to location.
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27 July 2026 - This reference to "Sir Robert Lutterell of Lutterellstown" is the earliest I have found linking possible descendants of Robert Luttrell, Chancellor of Ireland who died 1249, to Luttrellstown. The source of the information, Lord Dunboyne of The Butler Society, causes me to give it credence. I have found other historical references to Synolda le Petit, daughter of William le Petit. but her mother's name was not given.
If the information of Lord Dunboyne is correct, it would seem to show that Luttrellstown was an established and known family seat by the end of the 13th century, earlier than some Irish historians/genealogists allow. It also strongly suggests that this Robert Luttrell is a descendant of Robert Luttrell, Chancellor of Ireland, who died in 1249 in possession of property in Castleknock (where Luttrellstown is located). If this Robert Luttrell was a son or grandson of the first Robert, then his daughter, a second or third generation descendant from the former Chancellor of Ireland, would bring the prestigious pedigree desired for a spouse of William le Petit in 1299. G E L
