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Mary Davis1

F, #10161, d. 12 January 1730

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 4132. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S3409] Caroline Maubois, "re: Penancoet Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 2 December 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Penancoet Family."

Sir Richard Grosvenor, 4th Bt.1

M, #10162, b. before 1693, d. 13 July 1732

Sir Richard Grosvenor, 4th Bt. was born before 1693.1 He was the son of Sir Thomas Grosvenor, 3rd Bt. and Mary Davis.1 He married, firstly, Jane Wyndham, daughter of Sir Edward Wyndham, 2nd Bt. and Catharine Leveson-Gower, in 1708.1 He married, secondly, Diana Warburton, daughter of Sir George Warburton, 3rd Bt. and Hon. Diana Alington, in 1724.1 He died on 13 July 1732, without surviving issue.1
He was Grand Cup-Bearer at the coronation of King George II.1 He succeeded as the 4th Baronet Grosvenor, of Eaton, co. Chester [E., 1622] on 2 July 1700.2 He held the office of Mayor of Chester in 1715.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Chester between 1715 and 1732.1

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 4132. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S15] George Edward Cokayne, editor, The Complete Baronetage, 5 volumes (no date (c. 1900); reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983), volume I, page 190. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Baronetage.

Sir Thomas Grosvenor, 5th Bt.1

M, #10163, b. 7 December 1693, d. 4 February 1732/33

Sir Thomas Grosvenor, 5th Bt. was born on 7 December 1693.1 He was the son of Sir Thomas Grosvenor, 3rd Bt. and Mary Davis.1 He died on 4 February 1732/33 at age 39, unmarried.1
He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Chester between 1727 and 1733.1 He succeeded as the 5th Baronet Grosvenor, of Eaton, co. Chester [E., 1622] on 13 July 1732.2

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 4132. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S15] George Edward Cokayne, editor, The Complete Baronetage, 5 volumes (no date (c. 1900); reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983), volume I, page 190. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Baronetage.

Anne Grosvenor1

F, #10164

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 4132. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Catherine Leveson-Gower1

F, #10165

Last Edited=5 Aug 2018

Consanguinity Index=0.0%

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3819. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Elizabeth Howland1

F, #10166, b. circa 1682, d. 29 July 1724

Elizabeth, Duchess of Bedford
by Godfrey Kneller 2

Elizabeth Howland was born circa 1682.3 She was the daughter of John Howland and Elizabeth Child.1 She married Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford, son of Rt. Hon. William Russell, Lord Russell and Lady Rachel Wriothesley, on 23 May 1695 at chapel of the Manor House, Streatham, Surrey, EnglandG, both under-age, and with her worth 'the best part of £100,000.1' She died on 29 July 1724 at Streatham, Surrey, EnglandG, from small pox.3 She was buried at Chenies, Buckinghamshire, EnglandG.3 Her will was proven (by probate) in August 1724.3
Her married name became Russell. After her marriage, Elizabeth Howland was styled as Duchess of Bedford on 7 September 1700.

Children of Elizabeth Howland and Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 81. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S3409] Caroline Maubois, "re: Penancoet Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 2 December 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Penancoet Family."
  3. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 82.
  4. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 319. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

David Hugh Montgomery1

M, #10167

Citations

  1. [S8] BP1999 volume 1, page 79. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8]

Richard Vernon1

M, #10168, b. 18 June 1726, d. 16 September 1800

Richard Vernon was born on 18 June 1726.2 He was the son of Henry Vernon and Penelope Phillips.3 He married Lady Evelyn Leveson-Gower, daughter of John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower and Lady Evelyn Pierrepont, on 6 February 1759.4 He died on 16 September 1800 at age 74.2
He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Tavistock between 1754 and 1761.2 He lived at Hilton Park Hall, Hilton, Staffordshire, EnglandG.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Bedford between 1761 and 1774.5 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Okehampton between 1774 and 1784.5 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Newcastle Uder Lyme between 1784 and 1790.5 He was a horse breeder.2

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 366. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S6289] The History of Parliament Online, online http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org. Hereinafter cited as History of Parliament.
  3. [S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995). Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.
  4. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3819. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  5. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford1

M, #10169, b. August 1616, d. 7 September 1700

Last Edited=1 Feb 2011

Consanguinity Index=0.0%

William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford
by Sir Godfrey Kneller 2
NPG website

William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford was born in August 1616.4 He was also reported to have been born in August 1613.5 He was the son of Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford and Hon. Catharine Brydges.1 He married Lady Anne Carr, daughter of Robert Carr, 1st and last Earl of Somerset and Lady Frances Howard, on 11 July 1637 at St. Benet's, Paul's Wharf, London, EnglandG, bringing him a fortune of £12,000.6 He died on 7 September 1700 at age 84 at Bedford House, The Strand, London, EnglandG.6 He was buried on 17 September 1700 at Chenies, Buckinghamshire, EnglandG.6 His will was proven (by probate) in May 1701.6
He was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, EnglandG.5 He was appointed Knight Bachelor on 1 February 1626.4 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Tavistock from 1640 to 1641.4 He succeeded as the 5th Earl of Bedford [E., 1550] on 9 May 1641.4 He succeeded as the 6th Baron Russell [E., 1539] on 9 May 1641.4 He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Russell of Thornhaugh, co. Northampton [E., 1603] on 9 May 1641.4 He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset in 1642.4 He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Devon in 1642.4 He was General of the Horse in the Parliamentary Service on 14 July 1642.4 He fought in the Battle of Edgehill on 23 October 1642, for the Parliamentarians.4 He fought in the Battle of Newbury on 20 September 1643, for the Royalists.4 He was Fellow Commoner on 15 October 1643 at Wadham College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, EnglandG.4 He held the office of Governor of Plymouth in 1671.5 He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) on 29 May 1672.4 He held the office of Joint Commissioner for the office of Earl Marshal in 1673.4 He held the office of Recorder of Cambridge in 1689.4 He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire between 1689 and 1700.4 He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire between 1689 and 1700.4 He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 14 February 1688/89.4 He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Middlesex between 1692 and 1700.4 He was created 1st Duke of Bedford [England] on 11 May 1694.4 He was created 1st Marquess of Tavistock [England] on 11 May 1694.4 He was created 1st Baron Howland of Streatham, Surrey [England] on 13 June 1695, with remainder to his grandson, Wriothesley Russell.6
Thomas, Earl of Ailesbury, speaks of him as "a graceful old nobleman ... He kept a good house for eating amongst themselves, but no hospitality ... He went to the Parish [Church] on Sunday Morning, but had a Protestant Chaplain."6

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 78. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S140] National Portrait Gallery, London, online http://www.npg.org.uk. Hereinafter cited as National Portrait Gallery.
  3. [S3409] Caroline Maubois, "re: Penancoet Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 2 December 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Penancoet Family."
  4. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 79.
  5. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 319. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  6. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 80.
  7. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 108.
  8. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 30.

Henry Somerset, 7th Duke of Beaufort1

M, #10170, b. 5 February 1792, d. 17 November 1853

Last Edited=22 Apr 2020

Consanguinity Index=0.04%

Henry Somerset, 7th Duke of Beaufort was born on 5 February 1792.1 He was the son of Henry Charles Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort and Lady Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower.1 He married, firstly, Georgiana Frederica Fitzroy, daughter of Hon. Henry FitzRoy and Lady Anne Wellesley, on 25 July 1814 at Upper Brook Street, Mayfair, London, EnglandG.1 He married, secondly, Emily Frances Smith, daughter of Charles Culling Smith and Lady Anne Wellesley, on 29 June 1822.1 He died on 17 November 1853 at age 61 at Badminton, Gloucestershire, EnglandG.1 He was buried on 24 November 1853 at Badminton, Gloucestershire, EnglandG.1 His will was proven (by probate) in March 1854.2
He gained the rank of officer in 1810 in the 10th Hussars.1 He was Aide-de-Camp to the Duke of Wellington in Portugal and Spain between 1812 and 1814.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Monmouth between 1813 and 1832.1 He held the office of a Lord of the Admiralty between 1815 and 1819.1 He gained the rank of Major in 1819.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for West Gloucestershire between January 1835 and November 1835.1 He succeeded as the 7th Lord Botetourt [E., 1305] on 23 November 1835.1 He succeeded as the 15th Baron Herbert [E., 1461] on 23 November 1835.1 He succeeded as the 7th Duke of Beaufort [E., 1682] on 23 November 1835.1 He succeeded as the 9th Marquess of Worcester [E., 1643] on 23 November 1835.1 He succeeded as the 13th Earl of Worcester [E., 1514] on 23 November 1835.1 He held the office of High Steward of Bristol between 1836 and 1853.1 He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) on 11 April 1842.1

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 56. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 57.
  3. [S37] BP2003 See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  4. [S1916] Tim Boyle, "re: Boyle Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 16 September 2006. Hereinafter cited as "re: Boyle Family."
  5. [S37] BP2003. [S37]