TALBOT, LORD GREY DE RUTHYN, his eldest son and heir, was created EARL OF SUSSEX, September 26th, 1717, to him and the heirs male of his body, lawfully begotten; and in default of such issue, to Henry Yelverton, his brother, and the heirs male of his body. On May 23d, 1725, he was appointed deputy Earl Marshal of England; and on the 27th following, elected Knight of the order of the Bath, then revived. At the coronation of George II. he acted as Earl Marshal of England; having been on August 5th, sworn of the privy-council. He married Lucy, daughter to Henry Pelham, of Lewes in Sussex, Esq. clerk of the Pells, younger brother to Thomas, Lord Pelham, father to Thomas, Duke of Newcastle; and by her (who died in childbed on May 25th, 1730, in the thirty-fifth year of her age) had two sons, George-Augustus, and Henry, successively Earls of Sussex.

a daughter Anne, successively wedded to Robert Earl of Manchester, and Charles Earl of Hallifax. He lies buried in the church of Easton-Mauduit, where an inscription shews that he died on December 4th, 1654, and that his lady survived till December 3d, 1670.

Sir HENRY Yelverton, his son and heir, baptised at Easton-Mauduit on July 6th, 1633, was educated in grammar learning in St. Paul's school, London, and received his academical education under the care of Dr. Wilkins, the eminent warden of Wadham college in Oxford, where he was admitted a gentleman commoner 1650, and made great proficiency in several parts of learning, being as exact a Latinist and Grecian, as any in the university of his age and time. Soon after he came of age, he succeeded his father in title and estate; and being strictly devoted to the doctrine of the church of England, he entertained, at his seat at EastonMauduit, Dr. Thomas Morton, Bishop of Durham, who being ejected from his 'See in those times of confusion during the civil wars, was in great necessity. Sir Henry was as tender and respectful to him as of his parent, and it was at his house that the good Bishop ended his life on St. Matthew's day 1659. He was one of the knights for Northamptonshire in that parliament which voted the restoration of Charles II. and departed this life in the flower of his age. He was buried in the chancel of Easton-Mauduit church in Northamptonshire, where are these inscriptions.

He wrote a short discourse of the truth and reasonableness of the religion delivered by Jesus Christ: printed in octavo at London, 1662. Also a vindication of the church of England against Edward Bagshaw of Christ Church; and a preface to Bishop Morton's book, intituled, The Episcopacy of the Church of England justified to the apostolical, from the authority of the primitive church.

e Bill. Signat. 4 Geo. I.

His Lordship departed this life at his seat at Easton-Mauduit, on October 27th, 1731, and was succeeded by

GEORGE AUGUSTUS, LORD Grey de RuthyN, SECOND EARL, his eldest son and heir; who, with Lord Cathcart, were the two persons of distinction appointed to reside at Paris until Cape Breton should be restored to the French, pursuant to the articles of peace concluded at Aix-la-Chapelle, 1748. On his return to England, he was appointed one of the lords of the bed-chamber to Frederick, Prince of Wales, and afterwards to his son, the present King; but died unmarried on January 8th, 1758, was buried at Easton-Mauduit, and was succeeded in titles and estate by his brother,

HENRY, LORD Grey de RuthYN, THIRD EARL OF SUSSEX, married, first, January 17th, 1757, Hesther, daughter of John Hall, Esq. of Mansfield Woodhouse, Notts, and by her (who died January 11th, 1777), had issue,

First, Talbot, who died an infant.

Second, Barbara, born June 19th, 1759; married, in October, 1775, to Edward Thoroton Gould, Esq. and died April 9th, 1781, having had issue, first, Barbara, born January 25th, 1777; died young; second, Mary, born May 5th, 1778; married, October 15th, 1807, the Honourable and Reverend Frederick Powys, brother to Lord Lilford; third, Henry, the late Lord Grey de Ruthyn.

His Lordship re-married on January 29th, 1778, to Mary, daughter of John Vaughan, of Bristol, Esq. by whom he had no issue.

He died on Monday, April 22d, 1799, æt. seventy, at his house in Somerset-street, Portman-square, when the Earldom of Sussex became extinct. But the Barony descended to his daughter's son,

HENRY GOULD, who thus became LORD GREY DE RUTHYN; and took the name of YELVErton.

His Lordship was born September 8th, 1780; and held for some time an ensigncy in the foot-guards; and at his death was lieutenant-colonel commandant of the fourth regiment of Warwickshire local militia.

His Lordship married, June, 1809, Miss Maria Kellam, of Ryton; and died October 29th, 1810, aged thirty, at his seat at Brandon, of a violent hemorrhage, which terminated his existence in five days, leaving an only daughter,

RUTHYN.

Title.

who, on his death, became BARONESS GREY DE

..... Yelverton, Baroness Grey of Ruthyn.

Creations. Baroness Grey of Ruthyn in com. Denbigh, by descent and writ of summons to the parliament, October 17th, 1679, 31 Car. II.; formerly allowed in the parliament November 3d, 1646, 16 Car. I.; originally ......., 1322, 16 Edw. II. Arms. Argent three lions rampant, and a chief gules. Supporters. On the dexter side a wyvern, or, collared and chained, gules; on the sinister, a lion reguardant, gules.

Chief Seats. Easton-Mauduit, Northamptonshire; Brandon, Warwickshire.

Or this family, taking its name from the town of Stourton, in com. Wilts, was a BOTOLPH STOURTON, of Stourton; who, when William the Conqueror entered into the west, was among those that broke down the sea walls of the Severn, and entered Glastonbury, guarding the pass by land, until the Conqueror granted what they required. He had issue

ROBERT de Stourton, father of

WILLIAM de Stourton; whose son,
Sir MICHAEL, had issue

JOHN de Stourton; who, by Grace his wife, had a son,
EUDO, who died in his father's life-time, leaving

RALPH, his son, heir to his grandfather. This Ralph was a knight of the Holy Sepulchre, and had issue by Alice, his wife, daughter of Lord Berkeley, two sons, Eudo, (in some pedigrees called Edward), who died young; and William.

Which WILLIAM married Joan, daughter of Richard Vernon, of Horningsham in com. Wilts, and had a numerous issue; the eldest son,

JOHN de Stourton, lord of the manor of Preston, in the aforesaid county, who, in 37 Edward III. was in the wars of Aquitain, on his death was buried at Staverdale, and left issue by his second wife, Jane, daughter of Ralph, Lord Basset, five sons, viz. first William; second, John; third, Roger; fourth, Richard; fifth,

a Glover's Pedigrees of Nobility, MS. pens. Tho. Wotton.

Edmund; whereof the three last died without issue: also three daughters, viz. Editha, married to Sir John Beauchamp, of Bletsho, in com. Bedford; and Margaret, and Anastasia, both

nuns.

WILLIAM, son and heir of John, aforesaid, was steward of the principality of Wales, in 1402. And when some malicious persons, in taverns and other public places assembled, asserted that the King had forfeited his coronation oath, this William was impowered, with others in the county of Dorset, to arrest and imprison all such persons as they should find spreading such reports.

He married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir John Moigne, of Maddenton, in com. Wilts, died on Monday after the feast of St. Lambert, in 1 Henry V. and was buried with his wife in the church of the Carthusian monastery, in the parish of Witham in Somersetshire; leaving issue a daughter, Margaret, wife of William Clarent, (or Carrent, of Tomber in com. Somerset,) and Sir John, their son and heir.

Which Sir JOHN, FIRST Peer, in 9 Hen. V. made proof of his age, and had livery of his lands. In 8 Hen. VI. (being then a knight) he was 8 retained by indenture to serve the King in his French wars. In h 12 and 16 of that King's reign, he was sheriff of Wilts; and in 14 Hen. VI again retained to serve in the wars of France and Normandy; also, in 18 Hen. VI. * was sheriff of Gloucestershire.

In 19 Hen. VI. he was appointed one of the plenipotentiaries to treat at Calais, with those of France, about a peace, and releasing the Duke of Orleans, then a prisoner. And, the same year, had a grant for divers deer leaps in Stourton park, and of free warren in all his demesne lands and woods there; as likewise for a fair there yearly. In 25 Hen. VI. being then treasurer of the household,' he had a grant of the castle of Old Sarum, then ruinous, to be held by fealty, and the rent of 3s. 4d. per

annum.

b Some authors say this William was the issue of a former wife, Catherine, daughter of Henry, Lord Beaumont,

c Rymer, tom. viii. p. 257.

e Esc. 1 Hen. V. n. 49. g Ex Autogr. penes Cler. Pell. i Ex Autogr. penes Cler. Pell.

d Pat. 21 Rich. II. p. 3, m.7.
f Claus 9 Hen. V. m. 19.

h Rot. Fin. de iisd. ann.

k Rot. Fin. 18 Hen. VI. m. 21.

1 Pat, 25 Hen. VI, p. 1, m. 3.