His lordship dying 12 March 1764, was succeeded by his eldest son, GEORGE, 1st marquess and 4th viscount, b. 28 Feb. 1724, who was advanced to the dignity of a marquess, 27 Oct. 1786, a fieldmarshal, colonel 2d regiment of dragoon guards, governor of Jersey, lord-lieut., viceadmiral, custos rotulorum of Norfolk, high steward of Tamworth, Yarmouth, and Norfolk, D.C.L. His lordship was godson to George I., and served under George II. at the battle of Dettingen; he served also in the battles of Fontenoy, Culloden, and Lafeldt; also at the memorable siege of Quebec, which town surrendered into his hands as commander-in-chief, after the death of general Wolfe. His lordship was also at the battle of Fellinghausen, and served a campaign in Portugal, under the count La Lippe; he served the offices of lieut.-gen. and master-general of the ordnance, and filled the station of viceroy of Ireland for five years; b. 28 Feb. 1724, m., 1st, Dec. 1751, Charlotte, only surviving child of James Compton, 5th earl of Northampton, who inherited in her own right the baronies of Compton and Ferrars of Chartley, and by her (who d. 14 Sept. 1770) had issue, besides three das., who d. infants, 1. GEORGE, 2d marquess. 2. JOHN, P.C., b. 18 Jan. 1757, and d. 25 Feb. 1833, m., 10 April 1787, GeorgianaAnne, da. of William Poyntz, of Midghamhouse, co. Berks, esq., (whose 1st marriage with William Fawkener, esq., had been dissolved by act of parliament in April 1787,) and had issue by her, 1. Audrey-Harriett, b. 1 Feb. 1788, m., 10 Oct. 1826, the rev. Robert Ridsdale, M.A., prebendary of Chichester, and rector of Knockyn, co. Salop. 2. Elizabeth-Frances, b. 2 Aug. 1789, m., 20 Oct. 1813, sir Augustus-William-James Clifford, capt. R.N. and C.B., gent. usher of the black rod. 3. Isabella-Georgiana, b. 1 Feb. 1791, d. 17 Sept. 1811. 4. Jane, b. 28 Sept. 1792, m., 6 Nov. 1824, John Hildyard, esq. 5. Charles-Fox, b. 28 June 1795, d. 2 April 1817. 6. Anne, b.31 Aug. 1796, d. 30 July 1822. 7. John, captain R.N., b. 28 March 1798, m., 18 Aug. 1825, Jane, eldest da. of lord George Stuart, and has 1. Anne-Maria, b. 6 Dec. 1826; 2. John-Villiers Stuart, b. 10 April 1831; 3. James-Dudley-Brownlow Stuart, b. 14 Dec. 1832; 4. Elizabeth-Clementina, b. 26 July 1834. 8. George-Osborne, in holy orders. 3. FRANCES, d. young. 4. ELIZABETH, b. Aug. 1766, m., 7 May 1790, general William Loftus, lieutenant of the Tower of London, colonel 24th regiment dragoons, and d. 21 March 1811. 5. FREDERICK, in holy orders, b. 30 Dec. 1767, rector of Stiffkey with Morston, co. Norfolk, d. 18 Jan. 1836. 6. CHARLES, b. 6 Jan. 1769, d. 27 May 1796. The marquess m., 2dly, 19 May 1776, Anne, da. of the late sir William Montgomery, bart., and by her (who d. 29 March 1819, Leeds. 9. HONORIA-MARIA, b. 6 July 1777, d. unm. 6 May 1826. 10. WILLIAM, b. 5 Sept. 1778, d. unm. 11. HENRIETTA, b. 20 April 1782, m., 16 Sept. 1811, the hon. lieut.-gen. William Blaquiere, 2d son of John, 1st lord de Blaquiere. 12. JAMES-NUGENT-BOYLE-BERNARDO, K.C.H., capt. R.N., and extra naval aidede-camp to the queen, b. 11 Sept. 1785, m. at Halifax, Nova Scotia, 8 May 1813, Elizabeth, da. of P. Wallis, esq. The marquess deceasing 14 Sept. 1807, was succeeded by his eldest son, GEORGE, 2d marquess, b. 18 April 1755; summoned to parliament on his mother's death, as baron Ferrars of Chartley, and took his seat 28 April 1774; created earl of Leicester, 18 May 1784; m., 24 Dec. 1777, Charlotte, 2d da. and co-h. of Eaton Mainwaring Ellerker, of Risby Park, co. York, esq., and by her (who d. 2 Feb. 1802) had issue, 1. GEORGE, present marquess. 2. THOMAS COMPTON, d. 7 Jan. 1787. 3. CHARLES-VERE-FERRARS, b. 16 Sept. 1785, m., 24 March 1812, Charlotte, da. of general William Loftus, lieut. of the Tower (by Elizabeth, da. of George, 1st marquess Townshend). 4. CHARLOTTE-Barbara, b. 22 June 1781, d. 3 Oct. 1807, having m., 6 April 1805, the hon. Cecil Bisshopp, eldest son of Cecil, lord Zouche. 5. HENRIETTA-ANNE, b. 23 May 1782, m., 11 March 1813, Edward Ferrars, of Baddesley Clinton, co. Warwick, esq., who d. 11 Aug. 1830. 6. ELIZABETH-MARGARET, b. 16 Aug. 1784, m., Aug. 1815, Joseph-Moore Boultbee, of Springfield-house, co. Warwick, esq. 7. ARABELLA, b. 2 April 1787, d. 1 July 1817. The marquess d. 27 July 1811, and was succeeded by his son, GEORGE-FERRARS, present and 3d mar quess. Heir Presumptive-Lord CHARLES-VERB TOWNSHEND, only brother of the marquess. Creations-Lord de Ferrars, of Chartley, by writ of summons, 6 Feb. 1298; Baron Compton, of Compton, co. Warwick, by writ of summons, 8 May 1572; Baronet, 1617; Baron Townshend, 20 April 1661; Viscount, 11 Dec. 1682; Earl of Leicester, 18 May 1784; Marquess, 27 Oct. 1786. Arms-Azure, a chevron ermine, between three escallops argent. Crest-A stag statant proper, attired and unguled or. Supporters-Dexter, a stag sable, attired and unguled or. Sinister, a greyhound argent. Motto-Hæc generi incrementa fides. Faith obtained these honours for our race. JAMES-BROWNLOW-WILLIAM GASCOIGNE-CECIL, MARQUESS and EARL of SALISBURY, Viscount Cranborne, and Baron Cecil, of Essendon, High Steward of Hertford, D.C. L.; born 17 April 1791; succeeded his father, James, late marquess, 13 June 1823; married, 2 Feb. 1821, Frances-Mary, da. and sole heiress of Bamber Gascoigne, esq., and niece to general Isaac Gascoigne, M.P. for Liverpool; on which occasion he obtained a royal sign manual, authorizing him to take the name of Gascoigne before that of Cecil, and to sign it before all titles of honour; and has issue, 1. JAMES-EMILIUS-WILLIAM - EVELYN, viscount Cranborne, b. 29 Oct. 1821; -2. ARTHUR-GEORGE-VILLIERS, b. 15 Dec. 1823, d. 25 April 1825; -3. ROBERT-ARTHUR-TALBOT, b. 3 Feb. 1830; -4. MILDRED-ARABELLA-CHARLOTTE-HENRIETTA, b. 24 Oct. 1822; -5. BLANCHE-MARY-HARRIETT, b. 5 March 1825; -6. EVELYN GEORGIANA-GERALDINE, b. 1 Sept. 1827, d. July -7. EUSTON-BROWNLOW-WILLIAM, b. 24 April 1834. 1828; THE marquess is descended from the celebrated lord high treasurer Burleigh, whose eldest son, THOMAS CECIL, lord Burleigh, was created earl of Exeter, 1605.-ROBERT CECIL, the youngest son, was on the same day created earl of Salisbury. Sir ROBERT CECIL, 1st earl of Salisbury, m. Elizabeth, da. of William Brook, lord Cobham, and had WILLIAM, 2d earl; and Frances, m. Henry, lord Clifford, the last earl of Cumberland. He d. 1612, and was succeeded by his son WILLIAM, 2d earl; m. Catherine Howard, da. of Thomas, 1st earl of Suffolk; and had Charles, who d. before his father, in 1659, leaving JAMES, who, 1668, succeeded his grandfather, and became 3d earl, K.G., dying in 1683, was succeeded by his son JAMES, 4th earl, m. Frances, da. and co-heiress of Simon Bennet, of Bechampton, co. Bucks, esq., and dying in 1694, was succeeded by his son, JAMES, 5th earl, m., 1708, Anne Tufton, 2d da. of Thomas, 6th earl of Thanet; and had issue by her, (who d. 22 April 1757,) 1. JAMES, 6th earl. 2. WILLIAM, who d. 1740. 3. ANNE, m. William Strode, esq., and d. July 1752. 4. CATHERINE, m. John, 2d earl of Egmont. 5. MARGARET, d. March 1752. His lordship dying 9 Oct. 1728, was succeeded by his son, JAMES, 6th earl of Salisbury, b. 20 Oct. 1713, m., 1743, Elizabeth, eldest da. of mr. Edward Keet, of Canterbury, sister to the rev. John Keet, rector of Hatfield, co. Herts, by whom (who d. 3 Feb. 1776) he had issue, 1. JAMES, 7th earl and 1st marquess. 2. BENNET, b. 22 June 1747, and d. 18 Nov. 1769. 3. ANNE, b. 6 March 1746, d. unm. 11 June 1813. His lordship d. Sept. 1780, and was sueceeded by his eldest son, JAMES, 7th earl and 1st marquess, K.G., b. 14 Sept. 1748, created, 10 Aug. 1789, marquess of Salisbury, m., 2 Dec. 1773, MaryAmelia, da. of Wills Hill, 1st marquess of Downshire, and by her (who was unfortunately burnt to death 27 Nov. 1835,) he had issue, 1. JAMES BROWNLOW-WILLIAM, 2d and present marquess. 2. GEORGIANA-CHARLOTTE-AUGUSTA, b. 20 March 1786, m., 27 Feb. 1816, sir Henry Wellesley, G.C.B., since created baron Cowley. 3. EMILY-ANNE-BENNET-ELIZABETH, b. 13 July 1789, m. George, marquess of Westmeath. 4. CAROLINE, b. 13 Aug. 1793, d. 23 May 1797. The marquess d. 13 June 1823, and was succeeded by his son, JAMES-BROWNLOW-WILLIAM, sent and 2d marquess. pre Heir Apparent - Viscount CRANBORNE, son of the marquess. Creations-Baron Cecil, of Essendon, co. Rutland, 13 May 1603; Viscount Cranborne, co. Dorset, 20 Aug. 1604; Earl of Salisbury, 4 May 1605; and Marquess of Salisbury, 10 Aug. 1789. Arms-Barry of ten argent and azure, six escocheons, 3, 2, and 1, sable, each charged with a lion rampant of the first; a crescent for difference. Crest-Eight arrows in saltire, points downwards or, barbed and flighted argent, encircled by a belt gules, buckled gold, and surmounted by a morion or steel cap, proper. Supporters-Two lions ermine. Motto-Sero sed serio. Late, but seriously. JOHN-ALEXANDER THYNNE, MARQUESS of BATH, Viscount Weymouth, Baron Thynne, of Warminster, and a Baronet; born 1 March 1831, succeeded his father, Henry-Frederick, late marquess, 24 June 1837. SIR JOHN THYNNE, of Longleat, co. Wilts, knt., who built the sumptuous family mansion, d. there 1589; he was great grandfather of sir HENRY THYNNE, who was created a bart. 1641, m. Mary, da. of Thomas, lord Coventry, and had issue 2 sons, THOMAS, 1st viscount, and Henry. THOMAS, the eldest son, was created, 11 Dec. 1682, baron Thynne, of Warminster, co. Wilts, and viscount Weymouth, with remainder, on failure of issue male of his body to his brother Henry; m. Frances, da. of Heneage Finch, earl of Winchilsea, by whom he had an only son, Henry, who d. in his father's lifetime, 1708, leaving issue, 2 das. his co-heiresses, Frances, m. Algernon Seymour, earl of Hertford, and Mary, m. William Greville, lord Brooke. The viscount d. 28 July 1714, without surviving male issue, and was succeeded by his great nephew, Thomas, only son of Thomas, who was only son of Henry, the viscount's brother. THOMAS, 2d viscount, m., 6 Dec. 1726, Elizabeth, eldest da. of Lionel, duke of Dorset, who dying 29 June 1729, he m., 2dly, in July, 1733, Louisa, da. of John, earl Granville, by whom (who d. 25 Dec. 1736) he had THOMAS, 1st marquess; and HenryFrederick, who was heir, by will, to his grandfather, the late earl Granville, took the name of Carteret, and was created baron Carteret, 29 Jan. 1784 (see lord CARTERET). His lordship d. 12 Jan. 1751, and was succeeded by his son, THOMAS, 1st marquess of Bath, and 3d viscount, K.G., who was on 18 Aug. 1789, advanced to the dignity of a marquess, b. 13 Sept. 1734; m., 22 May 1759, ElizabethCavendish Bentinck, eldest da. of William, 2d duke of Portland, by whom (who d. 12 Dec. 1825, aged 91) he had issue, 1. LOUISA, b. 25 March 1760; m. Heneage, 4th earl of Aylesford. 2. CHARLOTTE, b. 7 Nov. 1761, and d. 19 May 1765. 3 HENRIETTA, b. 17 Nov. 1762; m. Philip, 5th earl of Chesterfield. 4. SOPHIA, b. 18 Dec. 1763; m. George, 3d earl of Ashburnham. 5. THOMAS, 2d marquess. 6. ISABELLA, b. 11 Oct. 1768, lady of the bedchamber to the Duchess of Gloucester, d. unm. 7 April 1835. 7. GEORGE, b. 23 Jan. 1770, now baron CARTERET (see that title). 8. JOHN, F.S.A., b. 23 Dec. 1772, P.C., some time vice-chamberlain of the household, m., 18 June 1801, Harriet, da. of Thomas Master, of the Abbey, co. Gloucester, esq., lady of the bedchamber to the princess Sophia. 9. MARY, b. 17 May 1778, m., 10 May 1806, Osborn Markham, esq., son of the late archbishop of York, and d. 24 Feb. 1814. 10. CAROLINE, b. 31 Aug. 1781. The marquess d. 19 Nov. 1796, and was succeeded by his eldest son, THOMAS, 2d marquess, K.G., lord lieut. co. Somerset, D.C.L. and F.S.A., b. 15 Jan. 1765, m., 24 April 1794, Isabella Byng, da. of George, 4th viscount Torrington, and by her (who d. 1 May 1830) had issue, 1. ELIZABETH, b. 27 Feb. 1795, m., 30 July 1816, John-Frederick, present earl Cawdor. 2. THOMAS, Viscount Weymouth, b. 9 April 1796, m., 11 May 1820, Harriet-Matilda, da. of mr. Thomas Robbins, and d. s.p. 16 Jan. 1837. 3. HENRY-FREDERICK, 3d marquess. 4. JOHN, b. 7 Nov. 1798, in holy orders, prebendary of Westminster, rector of Kingston Deverill, co. Wilts, and Street, co. Somerset, m., 2 March 1824, Anne-Constantia, 3d da. of rev. Charles-Cobb Beresford, and has issue, 1. George-Emilius, b. 6 Dec. 1824. 2. Frederick-Charles, b. 25 April 1826, d. 11 Jan. 1827. 3. Augustus-William, b. 11 April 1827. d. 23 Jan. 1833. 4. Harriet-Selina, b. 19 Jan. 1829, d. 1 April 1830. 5. Francis-John, b. 17 June 1830. 6. Arthur-Christopher, b. 9 Nov. 1832. 7. William-Frederick, b. 8 Aug. 1834. 8. Alfred-Walter, b. 15 June 1836. 5. LOUISA, b. 25 March 1801, m., 5 July 1823, the hon. Henry Lascelles, 2d son of the earl of Harewood. 6. WILLIAM, major 7th foot, b. 17 Oct. 1803. 7. FRANCIS, b. 20 Jan. 1805, d. 29 May 1821. 8. EDWARD, b. 23 Jan. 1807, m., 8 July 1830, Elizabeth, da. of William Mellish, of Woodford, Essex, esq. 9. GEORGE, b. 25 Dec. 1808, in the army, d. unm. 19 June 1832. 10. CHARLOTTE-ANNE, b. 10 April 1811, m. Walter Francis, duke of Buccleuch. 11. CHARLES, b. 9 Feb. 1813, in holy orders, m., 18 July 1837, Harriet-Frances, da. of the right rev. Richard Bagot, lord bishop of Oxford. 12. A SON, still-born, 26 Dec. 1814. The marquess d. 27 March 1837, and was succeeded by his eldest surviving son, HENRY-FREDERICK, 3d marquess, a captain R.N., b. 24 May 1797, m., 19 April 1830, JAMES HAMILTON, MARQUESS of ABERCORN, Viscount Hamilton, of Hamilton, co. Leicester, in England, Earl of Abercorn, Baron of Paisley, Abercorn, Hamilton, Mountcastle, and Kilpatrick, in Scotland; Viscount Strabane, Baron of Strabane, and Mountcastle, in Ireland; and a Bart. of Ireland*; born 21 Jan. 1811; succeeded his grandfather, JohnJames, 1st marquess, 27 Jan. 1818; married, 26 Oct. 1832, lady Louisa Russell, 2d da. of the duke of Bedford, and has issue, 1. HARRIET, b. 6 July 1834;- 2. BEATRICE, b. 21 July 1835 ;- 3. A DA., b. 16 Aug. 1836. THE marquess is the chief representative in the male line of the illustrious house of Hamilton. His ancestors have frequently intermarried into the royal family of Scotland, and have been acknowledged by the parliament of that country as the presumptive heirs to the crown, in the person of James Hamilton, earl of Arran, who was chosen, in 1542, protector to queen Mary, during her minority, and declared 2d person of the realm; and, in failure of issue in the queen, her successor to the throne of Scotland. JAMES, 3d lord Hamilton, was created earl of Arran in 1503, whose son, JAMES, 2d earl, presumptive heir to the crown of Scotland, was created duke of Chatelherault, in 1549, by Henry II. of France. He left issue 4 sons, víz. 1. James, 3d earl, d. s.p.; 2. John, ancestor of the dukes of Hamilton (see that title); 3. CLAUDE, ancestor of the present marquess of Abercorn; 4. David, d. young. The marquess asserts his right to the French title of duke of Chatelherault, borne by the duke of Hamilton, upon the ground that, on failure of heirs male in the elder branch of the house of Hamilton, by the death of William, 2d duke of Hamilton, at the battle of Worcester, in 1651, the earls of Abercorn became the heirs male and representatives of the family, and that by Lord CLAUDE HAMILTON, 3d son of James, 2d earl of Arran and duke of Chatelherault, in France, was created baron of Paisley, in 1535. He had issue four sons, of whom, sir Frederick, the youngest, was father of Gustavus Hamilton, created viscount Boyne in 1717; and sir Claude, the 2d, was ancestor of sir John Hamilton, bart. JAMES, the eldest son, was created baron of Abercorn in 1604, in his father's lifetime, and was advanced to the dignities of earl of Abercorn, baron of Hamilton, Mountcastle, and Kilpatrick, 10 July 1606. He m. Mariana, da. of Thomas, lord Boyd, and had issue, 1. JAMES, 2d earl of Abercorn, in Scotland, who was created a peer of Ireland in 1616, by the title of baron of Strabane, and was father of James, 3d earl of Abercorn. 2. CLAUDE, to whom his eldest brother made over the title of Strabane, with the permission of king Charles I., whose grand the law of France, titles of honour were strictly descendible to heirs male to the exclusion of females; the claim to this dignity was accordingly brought forward by James, 6th earl, in 1712, at the peace of Utrecht, and it is inscribed on the monument erected in the family burying ground at the abbey of Paisley, among the honours and titles of James, 8th earl of Abercorn. son, Claude, 5th baron of Strabane, in Ireland, succeeded as 4th earl of Abercorn, on the death of his cousin, George, 3d earl. 3. Sir WILLIAM Hamilton, knt., d without issue. 4. Sir GEORGE, ancestor of the marquess of Abercorn. GEORGE HAMILTON, 4th and youngest son of James, 1st earl of Abercorn, was seated at Donalong, co. Tyrone, in Ireland. During the civil wars he was a captain of horse, colonel of foot, and governor of the castle of Nenah, in Tipperary, and was very active in the service of Charles I. and Charles II. In 1651, he retired to France with the exiled monarch, by whom he was created a bart. of Ireland, after the Restoration. He m. Mary, 3d da. of Thomas, viscount Thurles, son of Walter, 11th earl of Ormond, and sister of James, duke of Ormond, and had issue, 1. JAMES. 2. Sir GEORGE, created count Hamilton in France, and a mareschal du camp; m. Frances, eldest da. and co-h. of Richard Jennings, of Sandridge, co. Herts, esq., sister of Sarah, duchess of Marlborough, and had issue by her, (who m., 2dly, Richard Talbot, duke of Tyrconnel, and d. in Dublin, 7th March 1730,) 1. Elizabeth, m., in 1685, Richard Parsons, viscount Rosse. 2. Frances, m. Henry, 8th viscount Dillon. 3. Mary, m. Nicholas Barnewall, 3d viscount Kingsland. 3. ANTHONY, a lieut.-gen. in the French service. 4. THOMAS, R.N., commanded the ship which took the duke of Argyll's, in the West Indies, d. in New England. 5. RICHARD, a brigadier-gen., and colonel of a regiment of horse in the army of James II., with whom he retired to France upon king William's accession, and was there made a lieut.-gen. 6. JOHN, a colonel in king James's army, killed at the battle of Aghrim. 7. ELIZABETH, m. Philibert, count de Gramont, younger brother of Anthony, duke de Gramont, peer and mareschal of France. 8. LUCIA, m. sir Donough O'Brien, bart. 9. MARGARET, m. Matthew Ford, esq., of Coolgreny, in Wexford. JAMES, the eldest son, d. before his father, sir George; he was groom of the bedchamber to Charles II., and colonel in his army, and m. Elizabeth, eldest da. of John, lord Culpeper, of Throsway, and d. of a wound in 1673, received commanding a regiment of foot, on board the navy, with the duke of York in one of his sea expeditions against the Dutch. He had issue, 1. JAMES. 2. GEORGE, a colonel in the foot-guards, killed at the battle of Steinkirk in 1692. 3. WILLIAM, seated at Chilston Place, Kent, m. Margaret, 2d da. of sir Thomas Culpeper, of Hollingbourne, knt., and was ancestor of sir Charles and sir Edward Hamilton, created baronets 1776 and 1818. JAMES, the eldest son, succeeded as bart. on the death of his grandfather, sir George, but declined to use the title; at the age of 17 he was groom of the bedchamber to Charles II., and afterwards a privy counsellor and colonel of a regiment of horse to James II.; but perceiving that prince's intention to introduce popery, he fought on the side of king William, and was particularly assisting at the celebrated siege of Londonderry. In 1700, he succeeded to the title of earl of Abercorn, (on the decease of CHARLES, 5th earl of Abercorn, and 6th lord Strabane, who was the grandson and last male descendant of Claude, lord Strabane, 2d son of James, 1st earl of Abercorn,) being the grandson and heir male of sir George Hamilton, bart., 4th son of the 1st earl of Abercorn. His lordship took his seat in the Scots parliament in 1706, as 6th earl of Abercorn, but generally resided in Ireland, of which realm he was a peer, as baron Strabane, and was called into the privy council, and created viscount Strabane, and baron of Mountcastle, 2 Dec. 1701. The earl m., 1686, Elizabeth, da. and h. of sir Robert Reading, bart., of Dublin, (by Jane, widow of Charles, earl of Mountrath,) and had issue by her (who d. 19 March 1754) 9 sons and 5 das., of whom 4 sons and 1 da. d. young; those who survived were, 1. JAMES, 7th earl. 2. GEORGE, member for Johnstown, in Ireland, and for Wells, in England; m., Oct. 1719, Bridget, da. and h. of col. William Coward, of Wells, co. Somerset, a Virginia merchant, and had issue, four sons, who all d. s.p., and seven das.; he d. 1775, aged 80. 3. FRANCIS, in holy orders, rector of Dunleer, co. Armagh; m., 20 Oct. 1733, Dorothy, 24 da, and co-h. of James Forth, esq., of Redwood, King's co., and d. 20 May 1746. 4. WILLIAM, lost in his passage to Barbadoes, with lord Belhaven, 10 Nov. 1721. 5. CHARLES, member for Truro, in the English parliament, and for Strabane, in Ireland; he was comptroller of the green cloth to the prince of Wales, and receivergen. of his majesty's revenues for the island of Minorca; he d. Í Sept. 1787, without issue. 6. ELIZABETH, m., 1st, 8 Jan. 1711, William Brownlow, of Lurgan, esq., member for the co. Armagh; and 2dly, Martin, count de Kearney. 7. MARY, m., 1719, Henry Colley, of Castle Carbery, in Kildare, esq., elder brother of Richard, 1st lord Mornington. 8. PHILIPA, m., 1st, Benjamin Pratt, dean of Down, provost of the university of Dublin; and 2dly, Michael Connell, M.D., and d. 27 Jan. 1767. 9. JANE, m., 26 Sept. 1719, lord Archibald Hamilton, brother of James, duke of Hamilton, and d. 13 Nov. 1770; she was 1st lady of the bedchamber, mistress of the robes, and privy purse to Augusta, princess of Wales. The earl d. 28 Nov. 1734, and was succeeded by his eldest son, JAMES, 7th earl of Abercorn, F.R.S., and a privy counsellor in England and Ireland, m., 1711, Ann, eldest da. of John Plumer, esq., of Blakesware, co. Herts, and by her (who d. 7 Aug. 1776) had issue, 1. JAMES, 8th earl. 2. JOHN, capt. R. N., drowned at Portsmouth, 18 Dec. 1765; m. Harriot, natural da. of James Craggs, esq., secretary of state to king George I., (widow of Richard Eliot, of Port Eliot, co. Cornwall, and mother of the 1st lord Eliot,) by whom (who d. 1 Feb. 1769) he had issue, 1. JOHN-JAMES, 9th earl and 1st marquess. 2. Ann, d. unm. 3. WILLIAM, d. young. 4. GEORGE, canon of Windsor, and rector of Taplow, m. Elizabeth, only da. of gen. Richard Onslow, uncle of George, earl Onslow, and d. 26 Nov. 1787, having had issue, 1. George, d. in the West Indies, 11 Oct. 1782. 2. Anne, b. 6 Oct. 1755, m. Folliott-Herbert-Walker Cornewall, D.D., bishop of Worcester, and d. 18 Dec. 1795. 3. Mary, b. 26 Nov. 1756. |