Elizabeth, da. of Thomas Windham, of Felbrigg, co. Norfolk, esq., enceinte of his only son, CHARLES, 3d earl; 2. HENEAGE, 4th earl; 6 other sons, who all d. s.p., and 4 das. By his 3d wife he had 2 das., who d. unm.; and by his 4th, a son, JOHN, 5th earl. He d. 1689, and was succeeded by his grand

son,

CHARLES, 3d earl, m. but d. s.p. 14 Aug. 1712, and was succeeded by his uncle,

HENEAGE, 4th earl, who also dying s.p. 1726, was succeeded by his half-brother,

JOHN, 5th earl, upon whose death, unm., in 1729, the issue male of Thomas, 2d earl of Winchilsea, became extinct, as did also the title of baron Fitzherbert; but the titles of earl of Winchilsea, viscount Maidstone, and bart., devolved on Daniel, 2d earl of Nottingham, whose descent we now proceed

to trace.

Sir HENEAGE Finch, only brother, who left issue, of the 1st earl of Winchilsea, was recorder of London, and speaker of the house of commons, in the reign of Charles I. By his 1st wife, Frances, da. of sir Edmund Bell, of Beaupre Hall, co. Norfolk, he had

a son,

HENEAGE, of Raunston, Bucks, who was created a baronet, on the restoration of Charles II., 7 June 1660, and was successively solicitor and attorney-general, and lord chancellor; created, 10 Jan. 1673, baron Finch, of Daventry, co. Northampton, and, 12 May 1681, earl of Nottingham; m. Elizabeth, da. of Daniel Harvey, of London, and had issue, 9 sons and 3 das.; of the sons, DANIEL, the eldest, succeeded his father; and Heneage the 2d, was created earl of Aylesford. (See that tile.) He d. 28 Dec. 1682.

DANIEL FINCH, 2d earl of Nottingham, succeeded, as before mentioned, to the titles of earl of Winchilsea, viscount_ Maidstone, &c., on the death of John, 5th earl. He m., 1st, Essex Rich, 2d da. and co-h. of Robert, 3d earl of Warwick, by whom (who d. 1684) he had an only da.,

1. MARY, m., 1st, William Saville, marquess of Halifax; and, 2dly, John, 1st duke of Roxburgh.

By his 2d wife, Anne, only da. of Christopher, viscount Hatton, (by Cecilia, his 1st wife, da. of John, 2d earl of Thanet,) who d. 26 Sept. 1734, he had,

2. HENEAGE, d. young. 3. DANIEL, 7th earl.

4. WILLIAM, d. 26 Dec. 1766, having m., 1st, 25 Jan. 1733, Anne Douglas, sister to Charles, 3d duke of Queensberry and Dover, which lady d. without issue 26 Oct. 1741; and, 2dly, Aug. 1746, Charlotte Fermor, 2d da. of Thomas, 1st earl of Pomfret, and by her (who d. 11 July 1813) he had issue,

1. GEORGE, 8th earl.

2. Charlotte; 3. Francis, both d. unm. 4. Sophia, b. 17 Oct, 1748, d. at Marseilles, 20 Feb. 1815, having m., 29 Feb. 1772, capt. Charles Feilding.

5. Henrietta, b. 28 Dec. 1750, d. 11 March 1818.

5. JOHN, m., 24 Nov. 1762, Elizabeth Younger, and d. 2 Feb. 1763, leaving issue,

Elizabeth, m. John Mason, esq., of Greenwich.

6. HENRY, d. unm. 26 May 1761. 7. EDWARD, grandfather of the present earl, of whom hereafter.

8. ESSEX, m., 20 July 1703, sir Roger Mostyn, bart., and d. 23 May 1721.

9. CHARLOTTE, m. Charles Seymour, 6th duke of Somerset.

10. ISABELLA, d. unm. 1 March 1771. 11. MARY, m., 22 Sept. 1716, Thomas Watson Wentworth, 1st marquess of Rock

ingham, and d. 3 May 1761, without issue.

12. HENRIETTA, m., 1731, William Fitzroy, duke of Cleveland, and d. 1742. 13. ELIZABETH, b. 1710, m. William Murray, 1st earl of Mansfield.

14. MARGARET, d. unm.

The earl dying 1 Jan. 1730, was succeeded by his son,

DANIEL, 7th earl of Winchilsea, and 3d earl of Nottingham, K.G., first lord of the admiralty in 1741, and again 1757; m., 1st, 1729, Frances Feilding, da. of Basil, 4th earl of Denbigh, and by her (who d. Sept. 1732) had issue,

1. CHARLOTTE, b. 7 July 1731, d. unm.

The earl m., 2dly, 19 Jan. 1738, Mary, da. and co-h. of sir Thomas Palmer, bart., by whom (who d. 1757) he had issue,

2. HENEAGE, b. Dec. 1741, m. sir George Osborne, of Chicksands, bart., and d. 4 May 1820.

3. ESSEX, b. 1 Jan. 1745.

4. HATTON, b. 23 Feb. 1747, d. 25 Oct. 1829.

5. AUGUSTA, b. 14 Feb. 1751, d. unm. 5 Aug. 1797.

The earl d. 2 Aug. 1769, and was succeeded by his nephew,

GEORGE, 8th earl of Winchilsea, and 4th earl of Nottingham, K.G., and lord lieutenant of Rutland, only son of the right hon. William Finch, son of Daniel, 6th earl of Winchilsea, b. 1747, d. unm. 2 Aug. 1826, and was succeeded by his cousin,

GEORGE WILLIAM FINCH-HATTON, 9th earl, whose descent we now proceed to trace.

EDWARD FINCH, 6th son of Daniel, 2d earl of Nottingham, 6th earl of Winchilsea, and 1st earl of Winchilsea and Nottingham, took the surname of HATTON, in addition to that of Finch, pursuant to the will of his aunt, Anne, youngest da. and co-h. of viscount Hatton, m. Elizabeth, da. of sir Thomas Palmer, bart., and d. 16 May 1771, leaving issue,

1. GEORGE, father of the present earl. 2. ANNE, b. 17 Nov. 1750.

3. JOHN-EMILIUS-DANIEL-EDWARD, rister-at-law, b. 19 May 1755.

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4. HARRIETT-FRANCES-CHARLOTTE, Feb. 1752, m., 1781, sir Jenison-William Gordon, bart., and d. 11 June 1821.

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5. MARY-HENRIETTA-ELIZABETH, May 1754, d. unm. March 1822.

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GEORGE FINCH-HATTON, esq., eldest son of Edward, was b. 30 June 1747, m., 10 Dec. 1785, Elizabeth-Mary, eldest da. of David Murray, 2d earl of Mansfield, and d. 17 Feb. 1823, leaving issue by her, (who d. 1 June 1825,)

1. GEORGE-WILLIAM, present earl.

2. DANIEL-HENEAGE, in holy orders, chaplain to her Majesty, and rector of Weldon, co. Northampton, m., 15 Dec. 1825, lady Louisa Greville, 2d da. of the countess of Mansfield, and has issue,

1. Edward-Hatton, b. 21 Oct. 1826.

2. William-Robert, b. 12 Dec. 1827.
3. Anne-Louisa, b. 25 June 1829.

4. Agnes-Elizabeth, b. 6 May 1835, d. 17 April 1836.

5. A da., b. 3 Dec. 1836.

3. LOUISA-ANNE, m., 30 April 1807, the hon. gen. Charles Hope.

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4. ANNA-MARIA, d. unm. 2 Dec. 1837, æt.

5. EMILY-MARY, b. 9 Oct. 1797, m., 7 Feb. 1826, rev. Alfred-C. Lawrence.

Heir Apparent-GEORGE-JAMES, viscount MAIDSTONE, the earl's son.

Creations-Baronetcies, 29 June 1611, and 7 June 1660; Viscount Maidstone, 8 July 1623; Earl of Winchilsea, 12 July 1628;

SIR JOHN STANHOPE, knt., common ancestor of the earls of Chesterfield, Stanhope, and Harrington, was descended from an ancient and knightly family of that name, settled in the counties of Nottingham and Derby, as early as the reign of Henry III. His great-grandfather was knighted at the battle of Blackheath, 1497, and d. 1511, leaving issue, Anne, who m. the protector Somerset; and sir Michael, who was involved in that duke's misfortunes, and beheaded 1551. Sir Michael's 3d son, sir John, was created lord Stanhope, of Harrington, 1605, and left an only son, Charles, 2d baron, on whose death s.p. in 1647, that title became extinct; and his eldest son, sir Thomas, was father of the sir John first mentioned. This sir John, by his 1st wife, Cordelia, da. and co-h. of Richard Alington, of Horseheath, co. Cambridge, esq., was father of PHILIP, 1st earl of Chesterfield; and by his 2d wife, Dorothy, da. of Thomas Trentham, he had issue, besides other children, sir John, ancestor of the earls of Harrington. (See that title.)

PHILIP, 1st earl of Chesterfield, was created baron Stanhope, of Shelford, co. Notts, 7 Nov. 1616, and advanced to the earldom 4 Aug. 1628; m., 1st, Catherine, da. of Francis, lord Hastings, eldest son of George, 4th earl of Huntingdon, by whom he had 11 sons, of whom 5 d. infants; two were slain in the civil wars, and only two left issue, viz.

1. HENRY, m. Catherine, da and co-h. of Thomas, lord Wotton, and d. in his father's lifetime, leaving issue by her (who was created by king Charles II. countess of Chesterfield for life; re-m., 1st, to John Vanden Kirckhoven, alias Poliander, lord of Heenvliett, in Holland; and, 2dly, to Daniel O'Neale, esq., and d. 1677) an only son, PHILIP, 2d earl.

2. ARTHUR, ancestor of the present earl, of whom hereafter

The earl m., 2dly, Anne, da. of sir John Packington, by whom he had issue,

3. ALEXANDER, ancestor of the earls of Stanhope. (See that title.)

The earl d. 1656, and was succeeded by his grandson,

PHILIP, 2d earl, m., 1st, Anne, da. of Algernon Percy, earl of Northumberland; 2dly, Elizabeth, da. of James Butler, duke of Ormond; and 3dly, Elizabeth, da. of Charles Dormer, earl of Carnarvon, by whom he had,

1. PHILIP, 3d earl.

2. CHARLES, who took the surname of Wotton, and m., but d. s.p. 1704.

3. MARY, m. Thomas Coke, of Melbourn, co. Derby, esq.

4. CATHERINE, m. Godfrey Clarke, of Chilcot, co. Derby, esq.

The earl d. 17 Jan. 1726, and was succeeded by his son,

PHILIP, 3d earl, m. Elizabeth, da. of George Saville, marquess of Halifax, and had issue,

1. PHILIP-DORMER, 4th earl.

2. Sir WILLIAM, K.B., thrice m., but d. s.p.

3. JOHN, a lord of the admiralty, d. unm. 1748.

4. CHARLES, d. unm. 1736.

5. GERTRUDE, m. sir Charles Hotham, of Scarborough, bart.

6. ELIZABETH, m. Samuel Hill, of Shenstone, co. Stafford, esq.

The earl d. 17 Jan. 1726, and was succeeded by his son,

PHILIP-DORMER, 4th and celebrated earl of Chesterfield, K.G., ambassador-extraordinary to Holland, lord-steward of the household 1730, lord-lieut. of Ireland 1745, and secretary of state 1746, m. Melosina de

6. GERTRUDE.

7. MARY-THEOPHILA, d. unm. 8. CATHERINE, m. Wogan.

9. ELIZABETH, m. Richard Aspinwall, of Liverpool.

MICHAEL Stanhope, D.D., 2d son of Charles, was a canon of Windsor, and d. 8 July 1738, having m. Penelope, da. of sir Salathiel Lovel, knt., baron of the exchequer, and had issue,

1. ARTHUR-CHARLES, father of the 5th earl.

2. Sir THOMAS, col. of marines, d. unm. 7 March 1770.

3. FERDINAND, d. 11 Feb. 1790, having m. Mary, da. of Phillips, by whom he left issue,

1. John, b. 1744, d. 1 Dec. 1800, rear-admiral of the red, m. Caroline, da. of. Dent, esq., by whom (who d. 8 Oct. 1830) he had issue, 1. Philip, lieut.-col., d. unm. 1830; 2. Henry, capt. R.N.; 3. CharlesGeorge, capt. in the army, m., 6. Nov. 1820, Jane, eldest da. of sir James Galbraith, bart., and d. 23 Jan. 1833; 4. Caroline, m., 7 July 1807, rev. J. S. Rashleigh; 5. Eliza.

2. Michael, m., 18 Oct. 1790, miss Hamilton.

3. Arthur, comptroller of the foreign letter office, b. Oct. 1752, d. 24 Aug. 1836,

having m., 23 Jan. 1784, Elizabeth, da. of rev. Robert Thistlethwaite, D.D., by whom (who d. 22 Feb. 1837) he had issue, Elizabeth, b. 7 July 1785, m., 16 Aug. 1810, Evelyn-John Shirley, esq.

4. LOVELL, under-secretary of state, d. unm. 1 Sept. 1783.

ARTHUR-CHARLES, eldest son of dr. Michael Stanhope, m., 1st, Mary, da. of sir Andrew Thornhaugh, of Oberton, co. Notts, by whom (who d. 18 March 1748) he had no issue; and 2dly, 25 Aug. 1750, Margaret, da. and co-h. of Charles Headlam, of Kerby, co. York, esq., and d. 9 March 1770, leaving issue by her, (who d. 1764,)

1. PHILIP, 5th earl.

2. MARGARET, b. 10 June 1754, m., 26 Dec. 1776, William Smelt, esq.

PHILIP, 5th earl, K.G., succeeded, as before stated, on the death of the 4th earl, in 1773; he was master of the horse to the king; b. 10 Nov. 1755, m., 1st, 16 Sept. 1777, Anne, da. of Thomas Thistlethwaite, D.D., of Norman Court, co. Hants, and by her (who d. 20 Oct. 1798) had issue,

1. HARRIETT, b. 9 April 1788, d. 22 Nov. 1803.

The earl m., 2dly, 2 May 1799, Henrietta Thynne, da. of Thomas, 1st marquess of Bath, and by her (who d. 31 May 1813) had issue,

2. ELIZABETH, b. 15 Feb. 1802, d. unm. Nov. 1821.

3. GEORGIANA, b. 15 Feb. 1803, to whom their majesties and the princess Augusta stood sponsors in person; m., 14 Nov. 1820, Frederick West, esq., only son of Frederick, son of John, 2d earl Delawarr, and d. 14 Aug. 1824.

4. GEORGE, present earl.

The earl d. 29 Aug. 1815, and was succeeded by his only son,

GEORGE, present and 6th earl.

Heir Apparent- GEORGE-PHILIP-CECILARTHUR, lord STANHOPE, the earl's son. Creations-Baron, 7 Nov. 1616; Earl, 4 Aug. 1628.

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Supporters-Dexter, a wolf ducally crowned or. Sinister, a talbot ermine.

Motto A Deo et rege. From God and the king.

SIR JOHN TUFTON, was created a bart. 1611, and was father of

Sir NICHOLAS TUFTON, created ba

ron Tufton, 1626, and earl of Thanet, 1628, m. Frances, da. to Thomas, 1st earl of Exeter, and had issue,

1. JOHN, 2d earl.

2. ELIZABETH, m. to sir Edward Dering. 3. DOROTHY, m. to sir Ralph Assheton. 4. MARY, m. to sir Edward Bisshopp, bart., ancestor of the late lord Zouch.

The earl d. 1 July 1632, and was succeeded by his son,

JOHN, 2d earl, m., 21 April 1629, Margaret, da. and co-h. to Richard Sackville, 3d earl of Dorset, by Anne Clifford, baroness Clifford, (da. and sole h. of George, earl of Cumberland,) and had issue,

1. NICHOLAS, 3d earl. 2. JOHN, 4th earl.

3. RICHARD, 5th earl. 4. THOMAS, 6th earl.

5. SACKVILLE, m. and had issue, SACKVILLE, 7th earl.

6. GEORGE.

7. MARGARET, m. George, 3d lord Coventry.

8. FRANCES, m. Henry Drax, esq.
9. MARY, m. William Walter, esq.
10. ANNE, m. Samuel Grimston, esq.

11. CECILY, m. Christopher, 1st viscount Hatton.

The earl d. 6 May 1664, and was succeeded by his son,

NICHOLAS, 3d earl, m. Elizabeth, da. of Richard Boyle, 2d earl of Cork and Burlington: and dying without issue, 24 Nov. 1679, was succeeded by his next brother,

JOHN, 4th earl, d. without issue, 27 April 1680, and was succeeded by his next brother,

RICHARD, 5th earl, who dying unm., 8 March 1684, was succeeded by his next brother,

THOMAS, 6th earl, was declared baron Clifford, by the house of lords, 12 Dec. 1691, as sole h. of his grandmother, Anne, above named, m. Catherine, da. of Henry Cavendish, duke of Newcastle, and d. 30 July 1729, without surviving male issue, and leaving 5 das. his co-hh.,

1. CATHERINE, m. Edward, viscount Sondes, son and heir apparent of Lewis, earl of Rockingham.

2. ANNE, m. James, 5th earl of Salisbury.

3. MARGARET, m. Thomas Coke, earl of Leicester.

4. MARY, m., 1st, Anthony Grey, earl Harold, son of Henry, duke of Kent; and, 2dly, John, earl Gower.

5. ISABELLA, m., 1st, lord Nassau Paulett, and, 2dly, sir Francis-Blake Delaval, K.B.

On the death of this earl, the barony of Clifford, being a barony in fee, fell into abeyance between the above-mentioned five ladies; which abeyance king George II. ter

minated in 1734, in favour of the countess of Leicester, 3d da. and co-h.; and on her death, s.p. in 1775, his Majesty George III. terminated it in favour of Edward Southwell, esq., grandson and h. of lady Sondes, the eldest da. and co-h. (See title Clifford.) The titles of earl of Thanet and baron Tufton devolved on his nephew,

SACKVILLE, 7th earl, son of Sackville, 5th son of John, 2d earl. He was b. 11 May 1668, and m., 11 June 1722, Mary Saville, youngest da. and co-h. of William, marquess of Halifax; by whom (who d. 30 July 1751) he had issue,

1. SACKVILLE, 8th earl.

2. MARY, b. 14 May 1723, m., 5 Sept. 1763, sir William Duncan, bart., M.D., and d. 15 July 1806.

3. JOHN, b. 1725, and d. 3 June 1734. 4. CHARLOTTE, b. 5 Sept. 1728, d. 12 Dec. 1803.

His lordship d. 4 Dec. 1753, and was succeeded by his son,,

SACKVILLE, 8th earl, b. Aug. 1733, m., 30 April 1767, Mary, da. of lord John Sackville, 2d son of Lionel, 1st duke of Dorset, and sister to the 3d duke; by whom (who d. Sept. 1778) he had,

1. ELIZABETH, b. 2 May 1768.
2. SACKVILLE, 9th earl.
3. CHARLES, 10th earl.

4. CAROLINE, b. 8 Oct. 1771, m., 26 July 1792, Joseph-Foster Barham, esq., who d 28 Sept. 1832, and she 3 Nov. following. 5. JOHN, b. 22 Nov. 1773, and d. 28 May 1799.

6. HENRY, present earl.

7. EDWARD-WILLIAM, b. 16 Nov. 1777, drowned in the Thames, 1 July 1786.

His lordship d. 10 April 1786, and was succeeded by his eldest son,

SACKVILLE, 9th earl, b. 30 June 1769, m., 28 Feb. 1811, Anne Charlotte de Bojanovitz, (of a noble Hungarian family,) by whom (who d. 15 Feb. 1819) he had no issue. The earl d. Jan. 1825, and was succeeded by his brother,

CHARLES, 10th earl, b. 10 Sept. 1770, d. unm., 20 April 1832, and was succeeded by his only surviving brother,

HENRY, present and 11th earl.

Heir Presumptive-None.

Creations-Baronet, 29 June 1611; Baron Tufton, 1 Nov. 1626; and Earl of Thanet, 5 Aug. 1628.

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Crest-A sea-lion argent.

Supporters-Two eagles ermine.

Motto-Ales volat propriis. The bird flies to

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late earl, 21 May 1818.

THIS family derives its descent from the same common ancestor as the late duke of MONTAGU, and the earl of HALIFAX, and the present duke of MANCHESTER. Sir SIDNEY MONTAGU, (7th son of sir Edward Montagu, and youngest brother of Henry, 1st earl of Manchester) was elected M.P. for the co. Huntingdon, 1640, but was expelled the house of commons, 3 Sept. 1642, for refusing to take an oath which the house had framed for their members"That they would live and die with their general, the earl of Essex." He d. 25 Sept. 1644, having m. Paulina, da. of John Pepys, esq., and had issue,

EDWARD MONTAGUE, 1st earl of Sandwich, K.G., who obtained the sole command of the English navy, and had the address as well as the honour of bringing the whole fleet to submit to king Charles II., who, in consideration of that important service, was pleased to create him baron Montagu, viscount Hinchinbrook, and earl of Sandwich; he was lord-high-admiral of England, and was killed in the great seabattle against the Dutch, off Southwold Bay, 28 May 1672; m. Jemima, da. of John, lord Crewe, of Stene, and had, besides other issue,

1. EDWARD, 2d earl.

2. SIDNEY, m. Anne Newcomen, da. of sir Francis Wortley, bart., and assumed the name of Wortley, and had

Edward, m. Mary Pierrepoint, da. of Evelyn, duke of Kingston, and had issue by her, 1. Edward, d. at Padua, unm., 29 April 1776; 2. Mary, who was created baroness Mountstuart, m. John, earl of Bute, father of John, 1st marquess of Bute. EDWARD, 2d earl, m. Anne, da. of Richard, earl of Burlington, and by her had, 1. EDWARD, 3d earl.

2. RICHARD, d. 1697.

The earl d. Feb. 1689, and was succeeded by his son,

EDWARD, 3d earl, b. 1670, m. Elizabeth, 2d da. of John Wilmot, earl of Rochester, and sister and co-h. of her brother Charles, 3d earl of Rochester, and by her (who d. 2 July 1757) had issue,

EDWARD-RICHARD, viscount Hinchinbrook, who d. 4 Oct. 1722, having m. Elizabeth, da. of Alexander Popham, of Littlecote, co. Wilts, esq., and by her (who m., 2dly, Francis, son of sir Edward Seymour, bart., brother to Edward, 1st duke of Somerset) had issue,

1. Mary, d. young.

2. Elizabeth, m., Sept. 1737, Kelland Courtenay, esq., 2d son of sir William Courtenay, of Powderham Castle, co. Devon.

3. Edward, d. young.

4. JOHN, 4th earl.

5. William, capt. R.N., d. 10 Feb. 1757, s.p., having m. Charlotte, da. of Francis Nailour, of Orford D'Arcy, co. Huntingdon, esq.

The earl d. 20 Oct. 1729, and was succeeded by his grandson,

JOHN, 4th earl, b. 3 Nov. 1718, a lieut.gen. in the army: 18 Nov. 1746, he was constituted minister plenipotentiary to the

congress at Aix-la-Chapelle, where he assisted in settling those preliminaries of peace which were ratified 18 Oct. 1748; in 1762, he was appointed first lord of the admiralty; in Aug. 1763, he was appointed secretary of state, and, 1771, again first lord of the admiralty; m., 7 March 1740-1, Judith, da. of Charles, 1st viscount Fane, in the Peerage of Ireland, (by Mary, sister of James, 1st earl of Stanhope,) and had issue, 1. JOHN, 5th earl.

2. EDWARD, d. young.

3. WILLIAM-AUGUSTUS, d. at Lisbon, 1776, unm.

4. MARY, d. unm. 1761. The earl d. 30 April 1792, and was succeeded by his only surviving son,

JOHN, 5th earl, b. 26 Jan. 1744, m., 1st, 1 March 1766, Elizabeth, only surviving da. of George, 2d and last earl of Halifax, and by her (who d. 1 July 1768) he had issue,

1. JOHN-GEORGE, Viscount Hinchinbrook, b. 1 April 1767, m., 2 March 1790, DorothyCharlotte, da. of Stephen Beckingham, esq., and d. 29 Nov. following.

2. CAROLINE, d. 2 July 1782.

The earl m., 2dly, 25 April 1772, Mary, eldest da. of Harry Paulet, 6th and last duke of Bolton, by whom (who d. 30 March 1779) he had issue,

3. GEORGE-JOHN, 6th earl.

4. MARY, b. 27 Feb. 1774, m. John, viscount Templetown.

5. HENRIETTA-SUSANNAH, d. unm. 6. FRANCIS-CHARLES, d. unm. The earl d. 6 June 1814, and was succeeded by his son,

GEORGE-JOHN, 6th earl, b. 5 March 1773, m., 9 July 1804, Marian - Juliana - Louisa Corry, da. of Armar, earl of Belmore, (by Henrietta Hobart, da. of John, 2d earl of Buckinghamshire,) and by her had issue, 1. JOHN-WILLIAM, present earl.

2. HARRIETT-MARY, b. 14 July 1805, m., 12 April 1823, hon. William-Bingham Baring, M.P., eldest son of lord Ashburton.

3. KATHERINE-CAROLINE, b. 7 Oct. 1808, m., 1 Dec. 1831, Alexander, count Walewski, a Polish noble, and d. 30 April 1834.

The earl d. at Rome, 21 May 1818, and was succeeded by his only son,

JOHN-WILLIAM, present and 7th earl.

Heir Presumptive-None.

Creations-Baron Montagu, Viscount Hinchinbrook, and Earl of Sandwich, 22 July 1660.

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THERMER.

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Supporters Dexter, a Triton proper. crowned with an eastern crown or, and holding in his right hand a trident sable. Sinister, an eagle with wings expanded vert, beaked and membered gules.

Motto-Post tot naufragia portum. After so many shipwrecks, I find a port.