The viscount d. 21 Dec. 1780, and was sueceeded by his eldest son,

JOHN-CHRISTOPHER, 5th viscount, created baron Dawnay, of Cowick, co. York, in the peerage of Great Britain, 9 June 1796, assumed the surname of Burton in addition to and before that of Dawnay, b. 15 Nov. 1764, m., 31 Dec. 1815, Louisa-Maria, da. of George Welsted, of Apsley, esq., but d. s.p. 18 Feb. 1832, when the barony of Dawnay of Cowick became extinct, and he was succeeded in his other honours by his next brother,

WILLIAM-HENRY, present and 6th vis

count.

Heir Apparent -The hon. WILLIAM

HENRY DAWNAY, eldest son of the vis

count.

Creation-Viscount, 19 Feb. 1680,

Arms Argent, on a bend plain cottised sable, three annulets of the field.

Great A demi Saracen in armour proper, wreathed about the temples, the arms extended and holding in the right hand a ring gold, set with a sapphire stone, and in the left a lion's amb erased or.

Supporters Two hons or, ducally crowned argent, each gorged with a collar be tween two cottises sabie, the collar charged with three antiulets argent.

Motto-Timet pudorem. He fears shame.

Or this noble family, who temp. Edward I., were seated co. Northampton, was sir WALTER DE MOLESWORTH, who accompanied that prince in his expedition to Palestine, to which his coat armour alludes. To this sir Walter succeeded HUGH, his son, and to him succeeded sir WALTER, his heir, whose son, RICHARD, is mentioned in the pipe rolls, co. Northampton, 1339; from whom descended

ROBERT MOLESWORTH, who was, 16 July 1716, created baron of Philipstown, and viscount Molesworth, of Swords; envoy extraordinary to the court of Denmark, in which station he resided several years, m. Letitia, 3d da. of Richard Coote, Baron of Colloony, and sister to Richard, 1st earl of Bellamont, and by her (who d. 18 March 1729) had issue,

1. JOHN, 2d viscount.

2. RICHARD, 3d viscount.

3. WILLIAM, capt. in the wars with Spain, sat in parliament for the borough of Philipstown, and was, in 1714, appointed a commissioner of trade and plantations, and d. 6 March 1770, having m., 25 July 1726, Anne,

eldest da. of Robert Adair, of Holybrook, co. Wicklow, esq., and by her (who d. June 1767) had issue,

1. ROBERT, 5th viscount.
2. John.

3. Richard, b. June 1737, d. 29 Sept. 1799, m. Catherine, da. of Francis Cobb, of Twickenham, esq., and by her (who d. 15 Dec. 1826, aged 71) had, 1. RICHARD PIGOT, present and 7th viscount; 2. John, commander R.N., m., 6 Feb. 1828, Louisa, da. of the rev. dr. Tomkins; 3. Anthony-Oliver, R.A., m., 26 May 1827, Jane, da. of John Porter, esq., and 2dly, 7 July 1835, Grace-Jane, da. of Morgan Crofton, esq., barrister-at-law; 4. JamesThomas; 5. Wilhelmina, m., 5 May 1804, Bartholomew Jeffery, esq.; 6. St. GeorgeCatherine; 7. Salome-Letitia, m., 15 May 1809, rev. John Boucher, and d. 15 Sept. 1829.

4. Letitia, m. capt. George Johnston, and d. 15 Feb. 1764.

5. Elizabeth, m., 31 Aug. 1756, Richard Holmes, gent.

6. Juliana.

7. Jane.

8. Amelia-Charlotte, m., 20 Aug. 1770, Knight Mitchell, of Shute Lodge, co. Devon, esq., and d. 12 Nov. 1819.

9. Isabella, m. John Clootwyk, esq., and d. 19 Dec. 1786.

4. EDWARD, m., and left issue two sons, John and Robert.

5. WALTER, m. and left issue.

6. COOTE, M.D., d. unm. 1782.

7. BYSSE, m., 7 Dec. 1731, Elizabeth, sister of John, 1st lord Mount-Florence, and widow of Edward Archdall, of Castle Archdall, co. Fermanagh, esq., and d. 1779, leaving issue,

1. Arthur, m., Sept. 1764, Catherine, da. of sir Walter Fletcher Vane, bart., and d. 21 Aug. 1803, leaving issue.

2. Robert, m., 1770, miss Rose.
3. George.

4. Richard.

5. Ponsonby, in the army, m. Susannah, sister of sir Roger-Hale Sheaffe, bart. 6. Bouchier, R.N.

7. William.

8. John-Cole.

9. Caroline, m. Charles Walker, esq.
10. Florence, m. rev. dr. Colclough.
11. Alice.

12. Caroline-Amelia.

8. JULIANA, d. unm. 1759.

9. MARY, m. George Monck, of Dublin, esq.

10. CHARLOTTE-AMELIA, m. capt. William Titchburne, son of lord Ferrard.

11. LETITIA, m. Edward Bolton, of Brazeel, esq.

The viscount d. 22 May 1725, and was succeeded by his eldest son,

JOHN, 2d viscount, b. Nov. 1679, in 1710, envoy to the duke of Tuscany, in 1720 to the king of Sardinia; m. Mary-Jenny, da. and co-h. of Thomas Middleton, of Stanstead Mount Fichet, co. Essex, esq., by Elizabeth, eldest da. of Richard, 1st lord Onslow, and by her (who d. 12 Aug. 1766) had a posthumous daughter,

MARY, b. 8 May 1725, m., 1751, Frederick Gore, esq.

The viscount d. 18 Feb. 1725, and was succeeded by his next brother,

RICHARD, 3d viscount, aide-de-camp to the duke of Marlborough at the battle of Ramillies, a lieut.-gen. in the army, keeper of the great seal in Ireland, master-gen. of the ordnance, commander-in-chief of his majesty's forces in Ireland, gov. of Kilmainham, and field-marshal of his majesty's forces; m., 1st, Jane Lucas, and had issue by her, (who d. 1 April 1742,)

1. MARY, m., 1 Aug. 1736, Robert Rochfort, 1st earl of Belvedere.

2. LETITIA, m., 2 Oct. 1753, col. James Molesworth, and d. 16 June 1787.

3. AMELIA, d. 30 Jan. 1758.

The viscount m., 2dly, 7 Feb. 1743, Mary, da. of William Usher, archdeacon of Clonfert, and had issue by her, (who d. 6 May 1763,)

4. RICHARD-NASSAU, 4th viscount. 5. MARY, b. 24 Sept. 1744, d. an infant. 6. HENRIETTA, b. July 1745, m., 10 Oct. 1774, the right hon. John Staples. 7. MELOSINA, b. 27 Dec. 1746.

8. MARY, b. 30 Nov. 1747.

The two latter, with their mother Mary, viscountess Molesworth, were burnt at their house in London, 6 May 1763.

9. LOUISA, b. 23 Oct. 1749, m., 1st, William-Brabazon Ponsonby, 1st lord Ponsonby, of Imokilly; and 2dly, William, 4th earl Fitzwilliam.

10. ELIZABETH, b. 17 Sept. 1751, m. James Stewart, esq., of Killymoon, co. Tyrone, and d. 30 April 1835.

11. CHARLOTTE, b. 2 Oct. 1755.

The viscount d. 12 Oct. 1758, and was succeeded by his only son,

RICHARD-NASSAU, 4th viscount, b. 4 Nov. 1748, d. unm. 23 June 1793, and was succeeded by his cousin,

ROBERT, 5th viscount, (eldest son of the hon. William Molesworth, 3d son of Robert, 1st viscount,) b. Dec. 1729, m., 18 Aug. 1761, Mary-Anne, da. of Israel Alleyne, esq., and by her (who d. 2 Aug. 1819) had issue,

1. WILLIAM-JOHN, 6th viscount. 2. WALTER, b. 24 Aug. 1764, d. in the East Indies, June 1783.

3. ROBERT, b. 16 April 1768, d. April 1814, m., 27 Sept. 1793, Mary, eldest da. of Charles, 4th viscount Ranelagh, who d. 25 Feb. 1814, leaving issue,

1. Mary-Annette, d. 27 Feb. 1831.

2. Henrietta-Sarah, d. unm. 9 Feb. 1834. 4. RICHARD, 6. 10 May 1774, d. 19 Sept. 1793.

5. HENRIETTA-MARIA, b. 28 Aug. 1762, d. 22 Nov. 1785.

6. ELEANOR, b. 18 Nov. 1766, d. 8 Oct. 1785.

7. ANNE, b. 3 June 1770, m., 27 Dec. 1792, John-Foster Hill, of Forrest, co. Dublin, esq.; and 2dly, 1807, lieut.-gen. the baron de Mallet, and d. 29 Aug. 1834.

8. JANE, b. 14 June 1772, m., 13 Sept. 1792, John Stephenson, esq.

9. CHARLOTTE-ELIZA, b. Oct. 1776, d. Jan. 1781.

The viscount d. 29 Jan. 1813, and was succeeded by his only surviving son,

WILLIAM-JOHN, 6th viscount, b. 18 Aug. 1763, major-gen. and lieut.-col. 9th foot; m. The viscount and his lady were both unfortunately lost on board the Arniston transport, on Lagullas Reef, near the Cape of Good Hope, on their passage from Ceylon, 30 May 1815, when the titles devolved on his first cousin,

RICHARD-PIGOT, present and 7th viscount, son of Richard Molesworth, brother of the 5th viscount, younger son of William, 3d son of the 1st viscount.

Heir Presumptive-The viscount's next brother, JOHN MOLESWORTH, esq., R.N. Creation-16 July 1716.

Arms-Vaire, a border gules charged with eight cross crosslets or.

Crest-A dexter arm embowed in armour, holding a cross crosslet.

Supporters Dexter, a pegasus argent, wings elevated, or. Sinister, a pegasus, wings elevated gules, semée of cross crosslets or.

Motto-Vincit amor patriæ. The love of my country prevails.

THIS family has been of great antiquity, co. Salop, (assuming their surname from Chetwynd, in that county). ADAM DE CHETWYND m. Agnes, da. of John, lord Lovel, lord of Minster Lovel, co. Oxford, and by her had issue, sir JOHN DE CHETWYND, living 1252, m. Isabella, da. and h. of Philip de Milton, with whom he had the lordships of Ingresstree, Salte, and Gretwyche, co. Stafford, and to him succeeded WILLIAM, his son, of Oddeston, co. Leicester. He had issue two sons, sir ROGER, m. Joan, the eldest da. of sir R-lph de Grendon; he had with her the lordship of Grendon, co. Warwick, and had issue, sir WILLIAM CHETWYND, of Ingresstree, who had 2 sons, RICHARD and John; and a da. Margaret, m. William Purefoy, esq., of Shireford, co. Warwick; RICHARD, the elder son, m. Thomasine, da. of William Frodsham, esq., and by her had sir PHILIP CHETWYND, who m. Eleanor, relict of Edmund, lord Ferrars, of Chartley, (ancestor of the marquess Townshend,) da. and h. of sir Thomas de la Roche, and by her had issue a son, William, who dying before his father, left a son, WILLIAM, who, 1475, succeeded his grandfather, and was assas sinated on Texhall Heath; from him descended

JOHN CHETWYND, of Ridge, near Bloreheath, co. Stafford, esq., who was father of

1. WALTER, 1st viscount Chetwynd. 2. JOHN, 2d viscount.

3. WILLIAM-RICHARD, 3d viscount. 4. LUCY, m. Edward Yonge, esq., Bath king at arms.

WALTER CHETWYND, eldest son, was created viscount Chetwynd, of Bearhaven, co. Cork, and baron of Rathdowne, co. Dublin, 29 June 1717, with limitation to the heirs male of his father. He m. Mary, da. and co-h. to John Berkeley, viscount FitzHardinge, who d. 3 June 1741: his lordship d. without issue, 21 Feb. 1735, and was succeeded by his brother,

JOHN, 2d viscount, ambassador to the court of Spain, who had issue,

1. WILLIAM-RICHARD, m. Elizabeth, da. of William Wollaston, of Finborough Hall, Suffolk, and d. in his father's lifetime, 1765,

leaving an only da., who m. John Parsons, esq.

CATHERINE, m. John Talbot, esq., and was mother of John-Chetwynd, earl Talbot.

3. FRANCES, d. unm. 30 Jan. 1805.

The viscount d. 21 June 1767, and was succeeded by his brother,

WILLIAM-RICHARD, 3d viscount, resident at the republic of Genoa, 1714; m. Honora, da. of William Baker, esq., consul at Algiers, by Deborah, da of sir Leonard Robinson, knt., (ancestor to baron Rokeby,) by whom (who d. 1726) he had issue,

1. WILLIAM, 4th viscount.

2. MARY, m. the hon. and rev. Henry Roper, son of Henry, 8th lord Teynham, and d. 1758.

3. DEBORAH, d. 1788.

4. Lucy, d. 1784.

5. ESTHER, d. 1 March 1808. 6. THOMAS, d. at sea.

7. JOHN, in holy orders, m. Judith Pigott, by whom he had issue two das., and a

son,

William, m. Penelope Carleton, and had issue, 1. John; 2. Penelope; 3. Lucy: 4. Emily; he was killed in an action with the rebels, at Saintfield, in Ireland, June 1798.

His lordship d. 3 April 1770, and was sueceeded by his eldest son,

WILLIAM, 4th viscount, b. 25 Nov. 1721, m. Susannah, youngest da. of sir Jonathan Cope, bart., by whoin (who d. 3 March 1790) he had issue,

1. WILLIAM, b. 26 Jan. 1753, d 1779. 2. JOHN-WHITMORE, b. 10 Feb. 1754, d. 1768.

3. RICHARD, 5th viscount.

4. GRANVILLE-ANSON, a major-general, chairman of the victualling office, and storekeeper at Sheerness, b. 25 Sept. 1758, d. 2 Dec. 1834, m., 29 July 1783, Martha, only da. of the late Henry Stapylton, of Wighill, co. York, esq.; and, by royal sign manual, took the name of Stapylton; by her (who d. 20 Nov. 1822) he had issue,

1. Harriet-Honora, 6. June 1784. 2. Charlotte, b. 12 Nov. 1786, d. an infant.

3. Esther-Susannah, d. 1 March 1808.

4. Henry-Richard, major in the army, b. 23 Jan. 1789, m., 12 Dec. 1820, Margaret, da. of George Hammond, esq., and has issue, 1. Henry-Charles, b. 12 March 1822; 2. Granville-George, b. 22 March 1823; 3. William; 4. Margaret, b. 1829.

5. Margaret.

6. Diana-Clarissa, m., Sept. 1824, PeterMere Latham, M.D., and d. 28 Sept. 1825. 7. Augusta, d. 19 Feb. 1824.

8. Granville-William, b. Aug. 1800, m., 30 June 1825, Catharine, da. of John Bulteel, of Fleet, co. Devon, esq., and has issue.

5. SUSANNAH, b. 26 May 1762, m., 1782, Munbee Goulbourn, of Jamaica, esq., and d. his widow, 6 Oct. 1818.

6. ANDERLECHTIA-CLARISSA, b. at Brussels, 7 April 1765, m., 2 May 1806, lord Robert Seymour, 3d son of Francis, 1st marquess of Hertford, K.G.

His lordship d. 12 Nov. 1791, and was succeeded by his son,

RICHARD, 5th viscount, b. 29 Sept. 1757, m., 30 July 1781, Charlotte, sister to Ralph Cartwright, of Aynho, co. Northampton, esq., and had issue,

1. CHARLOTTE, b. 14 Sept. 1793.

THE family of Brodrick came from Normandy into England, temp. W. Rufus, and settled in co. York.

ALAN BRODRICK, lord high chancellor of Ireland, was created baron Midleton, 1715, and viscount Midleton, 1717, m., 1st, Catherine, da. of Redmond Barry, of Rathcormack, co. Cork, esq., and had issue,

1. CATHERINE, d. an infant.

2. Right hon. ST. JOHN, successively M.P. for Midleton, Cork, and co. Cork, and in the British parliament for Beeralston, m. Anne, da. of Marcus Hill, of Hillsborough, co. Down, esq., (ancestor of the marquess of Downshire,) and d. Feb. 1727, leaving issue five das."

1. Catherine, d. young.

2. Anne, m. John Jeffreys, of Blarney Castle, co. Cork, esq.

3. Catherine, m. Charles O'Neill, of Shanes Castle, co. Antrim, esq.

4. Mary, m. sir John-Redmond Freke, of Castle Freke, co. Cork, bart.

5. Jane, m. her cousin, rev. Laurence Brodrick.

His lordship m., 2dly, Alice, da. of sir Peter Courthope, of Little Island, co. Cork, knt., and co-h, of her brother, col. John Court

hope, who was slain at Namur, in Flanders, and had issue,

3. COURTHOPE, d. unm. June 1703. 4. ALAN, 2d viscount.

5. ALICE, m. rev. John Castleman. His lordship m., 3dly, Anne, da. of sir John Trevor, master of the rolls, but had no issue by her, and dying 20 Aug. 1728, was succeeded by his only surviving son,

ALAN, 2d viscount, b. Jan. 1701, m., 7 May 1729, Mary, youngest da. of Algernon Capell, 2d earl of Essex, and had issue by her (who d. 12 March 1762) an only son,

GEORGE, 3d viscount, b. 3 Oct. 1730, m., 1 May 1752, Albinia, eldest da. of the hon. Thomas Townshend, and sister of Thomas, 1st viscount Sydney, by whom (who d. 18 Sept. 1808) he had issue,

1. GEORGE, 4th viscount.

2. THOMAS, b. 10 Dec. 1756, d. 13 Jan. 1795.

3. HENRY, a col. in the army, d. at Lisbon, 1785.

4. Right hon. CHARLES, D.D., archbishop of Cashell, and primate of Munster, b. 3 May 1761, m., 8 Dec. 1786, Mary, da. of Richard Woodward, bishop of Cloyne, and d. 6 May 1822, leaving issue,

1. Charles, barrister-at-law, b. 14 Sept. 1791, m., 5 May 1825, Emma, 3d da. of lord le Despencer, and has issue, 1. MaryEmma, b. 20 Feb. 1826; 2. Emma-AlbaniaElizabeth, b. 21 April 1828; 3. Harriett Anna, b. 18 Sept. 1829; 4. Albinia-Frances, b. 15 May 1831.

2. George, in holy orders, b. 23 April 1797.

3. William-John, in holy orders, 6. 8 July 1798, m., 16 March 1824, ElizabethAnne, da. of the earl of Cardigan, and widow of the hon. John Perceval, son of lord Arden, which lady d. 21 Nov. 1824, and he m., 2dly, 31 March 18, his cousin, the hon. Harriett Brodrick.

4. Mary-Susan-Albmia, b. 9 Oct. 1787, m. James, present earl of Bandon.

5. Albinia, b. 13 Oct. 178, m., 18 Oct. 1817, hon. James-Ashley Maude, R. N., 2d son of Cornwallis, viscount Hawarden, by his 3d marriage.

6. Louisa, &. 21 Dec. 1793, m., 16 Oct. 1827, James Scott, esq.

7. Frances, b. Jan. 1796, m., 16 Oct. 1827, major-gen. Henry Dunbar Tolley, C.B.

5. WILLIAM, F.A.S., b. 11 Feb. 1763, d. at Nice, 29 April 1819, m., 1 Sept. 1794, Mary, da. of Nathaniel Preston, esq., (who d. 20 March 1834.)

6. JOHN, a general in the army, b. 3 Nov. 1765, m., 6 Sept. 1809, Anne, da. of Robert Graham, of Fintry, co. Kent, esq., and has issue,

1. Anne, b. Dec. 1812. 2. John, b. 11 Nov. 1815. 3. Elizabeth, b. April 1819. 4. Maria-Albinia, b. 1823. 7. ALBINIA, d. young. 8. MARY.

9. HARRIKT, d. an infant. The viscount d. 22 pt. 1765, and was succeeded by his eldest son,

GEORGE, 4th viscount, b. 1 Nov. 1754, created Baron Brick, of Pepper Harrow, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, by patent, 11 June 1,6; m., 1st. 4 Dec. 1778, lady Frances Pelham, 2d da. of Thomas, 1st earl of Chichester, and had issue by her, (who d. 28 June 173,)

1. FRANCES-ANNE, m., 24 Aug. 183, Inigo Freeman Thomas, of Ratton, co. Sussex, esq.

The viscount m., 2dly, 13 June 1797, Maria, da. of Richard Benyon, esq., of Gidea-Hall, eo. Fax, (by Hannah, cldest da. of sir Edward Huis, bart,) and had issue,

2. MARIA, b. 28 March 1790.

3. CHARLOTTE, b. 18 Feb. 1801. 4. HARRIKT, 3 March 1843, m., 31 March 18, her cousin, the rev. William-John Brodrick.

5. FMMA, b. 10 Aug. 1804.

6. GEORGE ALAN, present viscount. 7. Lucy, 5. 13 Aug. 16.

His lordship d. 12 Aug. 1836, and was suceceded by his only son,

GEORGE-ALAN, present and 5th viscount. He App ent

Creats me

Barn, 13 April 1715; Viscourt, 15 Aug. 1717: Baron of the United King dom, 11 June 176.

Arms Argent, on a chief vert two spears' heads of the field erect, and the points em. brued gules.

Crest Out of a ducal coronet or, a spearhead argent, en bruc! gules.

Suppet-Two men in armour proper, each holding a spear in the extenor hand. Motto A cuspide corona. From a lance to

a crown.

THIS branch of the noble house of Hamilton is descended from sir Frederick, 5th and youngest son of Claude, 1st lord Paisley, ancestor of the marquess of Abercorn (see that title). Sir Frederick was father of

GUSTAVUS, who was of the privy council to king James II., but embraced the party of the revolution, 1688, and distinguished himself at the battle of the Boyne,

(from whence he afterwards took his title,) at the defence of Londonderry, and the storming of Athlone. He attained to the rank of major general, and was appointed vice-admiral of the province of Ulster; created, 20 Oct. 1715, baron Hamilton, of Stackallen; and, 20 Aug. 1717, viscount Boyne; m. Elizabeth, da. of sir Henry Brooke, of Brooke's Borough, co. Fer