Charles Coote, 1st Earl of Bellomont (Had at least 12 illegitimate children per will legitimate male heirs died leaving his Earldom extant)

1738 - 1800  (62 years)

• Name	Charles Coote  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Suffix	1st Earl of Bellomont (Had at least 12 illegitimate children per will legitimate male heirs died leaving his Earldom extant)
  Birth	6 Apr 1738	of Dublin, Ireland   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	20 Oct 1800	Dublin, Dublin, Ireland   [2, 3]
  Burial	Cootehill, County Cavan, Ireland   [3]
  Person ID	I17548	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Charles Coote, Esq (An Irish Politician),   b. 15 Sep 1695, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland d. 19 Oct 1750, , Cavan, Ireland (Age 55 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Prudence Geering,   b. Abt 1697, Ballyclough, Co. Cork, Ireland d. Feb 1781, Her house in Northumberland St, Dublin, Ireland (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F5891	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Johnston,   b. 1761   d. 3 May 1784 (Age 23 years)
  Children	1. Charles Johnston Coote, - 2nd illegitimate son by this name,   b. 1781, Ireland d. 25 Nov 1842, Cootehill, County Cavan, Ireland (Age 61 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5911	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Lady Emily Fitzgerald,   b. 15 Mar 1751, County Kildare, Ireland d. 8 Apr 1818, Penzance, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England (Age 67 years)
  Children	1. Charles Coote, Viscount,   b. 1774   d. 16 Apr 1786, Toulouse, Departement de la Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées, France (Age 12 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Prudentia Charlotte Emily Coote,   b. 1779   d. 18 Jan 1837, City of London, Greater London, England (Age 58 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Louisa Coote,   b. 1783  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Mary Coote,   b. 1775   d. 8 Nov 1845, City of London, Greater London, England (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5912	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Children	1. Kinzey Coats, (Age estimated from 1810 and 1830 census),   b. 1770, of PA, VA, or Ireland? d. 1840, Huntzville, Madison, Alabama, USA (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]   2. Charles Coote, (illegitimate heir of 1000 lbs.),   b. 1765, , Caven, Ireland d. 1867 (Age 102 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F8050	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Photos

  Charles Coote_1st Earl of Bellamont

  
  

• Notes

  He had 11 illegitimate children named in his will. One of these, a son named Charles, inherited some of his estate.

  
  

• Sources

  [S717] Ancestry.com, Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA;), Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M840639. [S25] Ancestry.com, Geneanet Community Trees Index, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;). https://gw.geneanet.org/marieber?n=coote+de+bellomont&oc=&p=charles [S143] Ancestry.com, UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/270361970/charles-coote [S1062] Ancestry.com, Ireland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT; Date: 2011;).