Sir John Dongan, 2nd Baronet

Dongan was born into an old Gaelic Norman (Irish Catholic) family in Castletown Kildrought (now Celbridge), County Kildare, in the Kingdom of Ireland. He was the son of Jane Rochfort and Walter Dongan (died 1626), who was created 1st Dongan Baronet, of Castletown in the County of Kildare, in the Baronetage of Ireland in 1623. His paternal grandparents were Margaret ( Forster) Dongan and John Dongan, originally of Fishamble Street, Dublin, a civil servant in the Irish Government who became wealthy and acquired substantial estates in County Kildare. ==Career==

Upon his father's death in 1626, he became the 2nd Baronet and took up residence at Castletown. He was a member of the Irish Parliament of 1634, under King Charles I of England. In 1643, he was a captain of horse. ==Personal life==

Dongan was married to Mary Talbot, one of eight sons and eight daughters of Sir William Talbot, 1st Baronet and the former Alison Netterville. Together, they were the parents of at least ten children, including: • Thomas Dongan, 2nd Earl of Limerick (1634–1715), the Governor of New York from 1683 to 1688. • Alice Dongan (born ), who married Robert Nugent, son of Walter Nugent. Sir John died in 1650 but his will was not proved until 1663. ==References==