The Counts of Ghajn Tuffieha
- Titled: Mary Frances McCutcheon Teuma Castelletti , as the 6th Countess of Ghajn Tuffieha.
- Heir: (her eldest son) Peter Donald McCutcheon , as the Contino .
The First Grantees of this Ancient title were the following . The Santa Sofia family in 1361, Pellegrino family in 1440, de Guevara in 1446, Forregioni in 1465, Inguanez family in 1513 and the family, the present grant, the Teuma Castelletti family in 1792.
The title of Ghajn Tuffieha, a fief was bought, sold or Extinct through to the Present Grant .
Ferdinand Teuma Castelletti , a jurat of Notabile and Deputy was created Count of Ghajn Tuffieha in 1792 by the Grand Master de Rohan-Polduc , with remainder to his issue in perpetuity.
During the last years of the Order of Malta, Hompesch appointed three Counts (Manduca , Barbaro and Teuma Castelletti ) and one Marquis ( Mallia -Tabone ) as Jurats of Notabile .
Ferdinando was one of the leaders of the Maltese uprising against the French in 1798, and dying in 1821, succeeded by his son, grandson, and great grandson, dying in 1959, unmarried and also a priest.
His successor, his younger and surviving brother, Saverio Alfonso , becoming the 5th Count. He migrated to Canada, upon his death, the title went into abeyance.
Saverio ’s grand daughter, Mary Frances succeeded when the title was called out in 1989 and is the present holder of the title.
Mary Frances resides in Canada, married in 1952 to Donald McCutcheon and has four Children.
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This was researched by Charles Said-Vassallo
(Text originally based on that of a website by Charles Said Vassallo, by permission.)
