Arms-Ar., three bat's wings, sa. on a chief, Boteville, who, from residing in one of the inns gu. a lion passant, or. Crest-A bat's wing, sa. on a wreath. Seats Belvoir Park, and Moira Park, both in Downshire. BATH, MARQUESS OF, (ThomasThynne, D.C.L. and F.R.S.) Viscount Weymouth, in the county of Dorset, Baron Thynne, of Warminster, in the county of Wilts, and a baronet; a knight of the most illustrious order of the Garter, and lord-lieutenant and custos-rotulorum of the county of Somerset; b. 25th January, 1765; m. 24th April, 1794, Isabella, daughter of George, fourth Viscount Torrington, by whom (who d. 1st May, 1830) he has issue, THOMAS, Viscount Weymouth, b. 9th April, John Alexander. John, in holy orders; b. 7th November, 1798; m. 2nd March, 1824, Anne-Constantia, third daughter of the Rev. C. C. Beresford, and has issue. 1. George-Emilius. 2. Augustus-William. 3. Francis-John. William, b. 17th October, 1803; an officer in the army. Edward, M. P. b. 25th January, 1807; an officer in the army; m. 8th July, 1830, Elizabeth, eldest daughter of William Mellish, esq. George, b. 25th December, 1808. Charles, b. 9th February, 1813. Louisa, m. 5th July, 1823, to the Hon. Henry Charlotte-Anne, m. 13th August, 1829, to His lordship s. to the honors, as second marquess, upon the demise of his father, 19th November, 1796. Lineage. It appears, from documents in the possession of this noble family, that its ancient surname was Botevile; and that under that name it enjoyed lands in the manor of Stretton, in Shropshire, for many generations, from the time of King John; in whose reigu, the brothers, Sir Geoffry and Oliver Boteville, persons of great eminence and rank in Picton, came over to England, according to Matthew Paris, in order to assist the king against his rebellious barons. The surname of Thynne is said to have originated with John of court, was denominated " John o' Th' Inne," and thence "Thynne," the eldest son of this John o' Th' Inne, RALPH BOTEVILE, OF THYNNE, m. Anne, daughter of John Higgons, of Stretton, and had, with other issue, THOMAS, his successor. William, master of the household to King Henry VIII. This William Thynne, who was a person of erudition, collected and published the works of Chaucer, with notes, in 1542. He was father of FRANCIS THYNNE, Lancaster-herald. Ralph Thynne was s. by his eldest son THOMAS THYNNE, of Stretton, who m. Margaret, daughter, and at length heiress, of Thomas Eynes, or Heynes, esq. of Stretton (which lady was gran daughter, maternally, of Humphry Galacre, of the body to King Henry VI., who was descended, through females, from Sir Richard Pembruge, K. G.). This Thomas Thynne was s. by his eldest son SIR JOHN THYNNE. This gentleman laid the foundation, in January, 1567, of the magnificent mansion at Longleate, in Wiltshire, from which time the building was carried on until 1579, so that twelve entire years were consumed in its completion. This is said to be the first wellbuilt house in the kingdom, The stone and timber were Sir John's own: and, besides carriage and days of gifts, the edifice cost, according to three folio books in the possession of the Marquess of Bath, £8016 13s. 8d. Sir John Thynne m. first, Christian, daughter of Sir Richard Gresham, knt. lord-mayor of London, and sister and heir of Sir Thomas Gresham, who founded and endowed Gresham Gollege, and built the Royal Exchange in London, by whom he had three sons and three daughters. He espoused, secondly, Dorothy, daughter of Sir William Wroughton, of BroadHinton, in the county of Wilts, and had five other sons, and two daughters. He d. 21st May, 1580, and was s. by his eldest son, SIR JOHN THYNNE, knt. of Longleate, who m. Joan, youngest daughter of Sir Rowland Hayward, knt. lord-mayor of London (twice), and was s. by his eldest son. SIR THOMAS THYNNE, who m. first, Maria, daughter of George, Lord Audley, by whom he had three sons, the two elder of whom died without issue. The youngest, THOMAS (Sir), was seated at Richmond, Surrey; and marrying Stuart, daughter and coheir of Dr. Walter Balquanquill, dean of Durham, left a son, THOMAS, who succeeded to Longleate, and lived there in great magnificence until basely assassinated by the means of Count Konigsmark, a Swedish nobleman, brother of Konigsmark the supposed gallant of Sophia of Zell. Sir Thomas Thynne m. secondly, Catharine, daughter of Charles Howard, and niece of Vis count Bindon. The eldest surviving son of this marriage James, L.L. D. M. P. d. unmarried in 1709. Henry-Frederick, one of the clerks of the Privy Council, m. Dorothy, daughter and co-heir of Francis Philips, esq. of the Inner Temple, barrister-at-law, and dying in 1705, left an only son, THOMAS, who m. Lady Mary Villiers, daughter of Edward, first Earl of Jersey, and dying, 1710, left a posthumous son, THOMAS, who s. as second VISCOUNT WEYMOUTH. Sir Henry was s. at his decease by his eldest son, 2. SIR THOMAS, who, upon the murder of Thomas Thynne, esq. as stated above, became representative of the family, and inherited Longleate. He sate in parliament for several years, and, until elevated to the peerage on the 11th December, 1682, in the dignities of Baron Thynne, of Warminster, Wilts, and Viscount Weymouth, with remainder, in the event of failure of male issue, to his brother Henry. His lordship m. Frances, daughter of Heneage, second Earl of Winchelsea, by whom he had an only son, Henry, who pre-deceased the viscount in 1708, Frances, m. to Algernon (Seymour) Lord Mary, m. to William (Greville) Lord Brooke. Lord Weymouth d. on the 28th July, 1714, when all his honors devolved upon his grand-nephew, (refer to descendants of Henry Thynne, third son of the first baronet.) THOMAS, as second viscount, who married, first, in December, 1726, Elizabeth, daughter of Lionel, Duke of Dorset; but her ladyship d. while his lordship was upon his travels, before cohabitation; and, secondly, in 1733, Lady Louisa Cartareth, daughter of John, Earl Granville, by whom he had two sons; the younger of whom, Henry, inheriting the property of his maternal grandfather, assumed his name, and was created Baron Carteret; while the elder, THOMAS, S. upon the demise of his father, 12th January, 1751, to the family honors as third viscount; and upon the 18th August, 1789, was elevated to the MARQUISATE OF BATH. His lordship m. 22nd May, 1759, Elizabeth-Cavendish, eldest daughter of William, second Duke of Portland, by whom he had issue, THOMAS, present peer. George, who s. to the barony of Carteret. John, F.S.A. b. in December, 1772, M. P. for Bath; m. in June, 1801, Harriet, daughter of Thomas Master, esq. of the Abbey, in the county of Gloucester. Louisa, m. in 1781, to Heneage, late Earl of Aylesford. Henrietta, m. in 1799, to Philip, late Earl of Sophia, m. in 1784, to George, third Earl of Isabella, lady of the bedchamber to the Duchess Mary, m. in 1806, to Osborne Markham, esq. and d. in February, 1814. His lordship, who was a K. G., d. 19th Nov. 1796. Creations-Baronet, 15th June, 1641. Baron and Viscount, 11th December, 1652. Marquess, 18th August, 1789. BATHURST, EARL OF, (Henry Bathurst, D. C. L. and F.S.A.) Baron Bathurst, of Battlesden, and Baron Apsley, of Apsley, illustrious order of the Garter, a teller of the in the county of Sussex, knight of the most Exchequer, and joint clerk of the crown; b. 22nd May, 1762, m. 1st April, 1789, Georgiana, youngest daughter of Lord George Henry Lennox, and sister of Charles, fourth Duke of Richmond, by whom he has issue, HENRY-GEORGE, Lord Apsley, D. C. L. and Emily-Charlotte, m. 16th March, 1825, to the His lordship s. to the honors, as third earl, upon the demise of his father, 6th of August, 1794. Lineage. This family was originally seated in Sussex, at a place called Bathurst, not far from Battle Abbey; of which, however, they were despoiled, and the castle demolished in the conflicts between the houses of York and Lancaster, and nothing remained but a wood, called Bathurst Wood, where some of the ruins were to be found. LAWRENCE BATHURST, in the reign of King Henry VI., was seated at Cranebrook, in Kent, within a few miles of the ancient castle; and, at his decease, left three sons, Edward, ancestor of Earl Bathurst, Robert, of Horsmanden, and John, of Staplehurst. EDWARD BATHURST, the eldest son, of Staplehurst, was father of LAUNCELOT BATHURST, an alderman of London, who, in the beginning of Queen Elizabeth's reign, was possessed of the manor of Francks, in Kent, and erected a large mansion-house there. Mr. Alderman Bathurst's youngest son, GEORGE BATHURST, esq. m. in 1610, Elizabeth, daughter and co-heiress of Edward Villiers, esq. of Howthorpe, in the county of Northampton, and, obtaining that estate by the alliance, settled there. Of this marriage there were thirteen sons and four daughters; six of the former died in the service of King Charles the First during the civil wars. The seventh son, Benjamin Bathurst, was a distinguished wit, and a celebrated Latin poet. The youngest son, SIR BENJAMIN BATHURST, knt. was elected, in the reign of King Charles the Second, governor of the Royal African Company; and in the years 1688 and 1689, governor of the East India Company. He was afterwards treasurer of the household to the Princess Anne, of Denmark, and, on her accession to the throne, Sir Benjamin was constituted her majesty's cofferer. Hem. Frances, daughter of Sir Allen Apsley, of Apsley, in Sussex, and dying 27th April, 1704, was s. by his eldest son, ALLEN BATHURST, esq. M. P. who was advanced to the peerage on 31st December, 1711, as Baron Bathurst, of Battlesden, in the county of Bedford, and created 12th August, 1772, EARL BATHURST, of Bathurst, in the county of Sussex. His lordship m. in July, 1704, Catharine, daughter and heiress of Sir Peter Apsley, by whom he had four sons and five daughters. This nobleman, who was distinguished for his wit, taste, and learning, died at the advanced age of ninety-one, 16th Sept. 1775, and was s. by his eldest surviving son, HENRY, second earl, b. 2nd May, 1714, an eminent lawyer, who had been elevated to the peerage himself, upon being appointed LORD HIGH CHANCELLOR OF GREAT BRITAIN, in the dignity of Baron Apsley, of Apsley, in the county of Sussex, 23rd Jan. 1771. His lordship was previously one of the judges of the court of commonpleas. The earl m. first, Anne, daughter of James, esq. and widow of Charles Philips, esq. by whom he had no issue; and, secondly, on the 14th June, 1759, Tryphena, daughter of Thomas Scawen, esq. of Maidwell, in the county of Northampton, and left at his decease, in 1794, BAYNES, SIR CHRISTOPHER, baronet, of Harefield-place, in the county of Middlesex; b. 6th August, 1755; m. 1st March, 1788, Nanny, daughter of William Gregory, of Ryde, in the Isle of Wight, by whom he has issue, WILLIAM, b. 28th November, 1789; m. in Mary. This gentleman, who is the only surviving son and heir of William Baynes, esq. a merchant of great opulence in London, and one of the gentlemen of the privy-chamber to their majesties Kings George the First and Second, (who purchased Harefield-place, in the county of Middlesex,) by Mary, daughter of Christopher Roberts, esq. of London, was created a baronet 29th June, 1801. Creation-1801. BAYNING, BARON, (The Rev. HenryWilliam Powlett,) of Foxley, in the county of Berks: b. 8th June, 1797; inherited the title, as third Baron, at the decease of his brother, in August 1823; and assumed, by royal license, in the same year, (in place of his own surname of "Townsend,") the names of his maternal great-grandfather, "William Powlett." Lineage. The title of Bayning, in the present family, has become twice extinct; first, upon the demise of Paul, Viscount Bayning, without male issue, in 1640; and, secondly, in 1698, upon the death of his lordship's sister, Anne, created Viscountess Bayning, by Charles Second, for her own life only. THE HON. WILLIAM TOWNSHEND, third son of Charles, second Viscount Townshend, by his first wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas, Lord Pelham, m. 29th May, 1725, Henrietta, only daughter of Lord William Powlet, (by his second wife, Anne, daughter and co-heir of Randolph Egerton, esq. of Betley, in the county of Stafford, by his wife, Anne, eldest daughter and co-heir of Henry Murray, esq. and his wife, Anne Bayning, VISCOUNTESS BAYNING.) Mr. Townshend had issue a son and two daughters. He d. in 1738, and was s. by the former, CHARLES-TOWNSHEND, esq. who, having filled some public employments of importance, was created, on the 20th October, 1797, BARON BAYNING, of Foxley, in the county of Berks. His lordship m. Annabella, daughter of the Rev. Richard Smyth, and grandaughter and heir of William Powlett, esq. by whom he had issue, CHARLES-FREDERICK POWLETT, his successor. HENRY, present peer. Caroline. Amelia. Annabella. He d. in May, 1810, and was s. by his eldest son, CHARLES-FREDERICK POWLETT, second baron, at whose decease, unmarried, 2nd August, 1823, the title devolved upon his only brother, the present peer. Creation-20th October, 1797. Arms-Az., a chev. erm. between three escallops. ar. a mullet for difference. Crest-A buck, statant, sa. attired, or, charged on the body, with a mullet, ar. for difference. Supporters-DEXTER, a buck, sa. attired, collared, and lined, or, the collar charged with three mullets, az.; SINISTER, a leopard, ar. pelletée, ducally gorged and lined, or, therefrom a shield, pendent, ar. charged with two bars, sa. thereon four escallops, or. Motto-Stare super vias antiquas. THE HON. ANNE BEAUCHAMP, espoused Richard Lygon, esq. and had issue. SIR RICHARD LYGON, knt. of Madresfield, in the county of Worcester, who m. Margaret daughter and heir of Mr. Justice Greville, of the court of common-pleas, and was s. by his son, RICHARD LYGON, esq. of Madresfield. This gentleman m. Mary, daughter of Sir Thomas Russel, knt. of Strensham, in the county of Worcester, and dying in 1584, was s. by his son, SIR WILLIAM LYGON, of Madresfield, whose grandson, WILLIAM LYGON, esq. of Madresfield, m. 7th August, 1688, Margaret, daughter and heir of Thomas Corbyn, esq. of Halland, in the county of Warwick, by whom he had three sons, who left no issue to survive, and a daughter, MARGARET LYGON, who m. first, Reginald Pindar, esq. of Kempley, in the county of Gloucester, and secondly,- Biddulph, esq. of Ledburgh, in the county of Hereford. By her first husband she had three sons, the eldest of whom, REGINALD PINDAR, esq. becoming heir to the Madresfield property, assumed the surname of Lygon. He m. Susannah, daughter of William Hanmer, esq. of Battisfield, in the county of Flint; by whom he had one daughter, Elizabeth, who m. the Hon. John Yorke, third son of Lord Chancellor Hardwicke; and one son, his successor, at his decease, in 1788, WILLIAM LYGON, esq. This gentleman represented the county of Worcester for thirty years in parliament, and only retired upon being elevated to the peerage, 26th of February, 1806, by the title of Baron Beauchamp, of Powyke, in the county of Worcester. His lordship was advanced to the dignities of Viscount Elmley and EARL OF BEAUCHAMP, on the 1st Dec. 1815. He m. Miss Denn, only daughter of James Denn, esq. and had issue, WILLIAM BEAUCHAMP, his successor, JOHN-REGINALD, present earl. Henry, colonel, M.P.; m. in July, 1824, Susannah-Caroline, daughter of William, second Earl of St. Germans, and has issue, 1. WILLIAM, b. 1828. 2. Henry, b. 1829. 3. Frederick, b. 1830. 4. Felicia-Susan. Edward Pindar, colonel in the army, C.B. and K.S.W. Emma-Susannah, m. to George-William, Vis- Jemima-Catherine-Louisa. Georgiana-Emma-Charlotte, m. to the Earl Emily-Esther-Anne, m. to Lloyd-Bamford His lordship d. 21st October, 1816, and was s. by his eldest son, WILLIAM-BEAUCHAMP, second earl; at whose decease, unmarried, in May, 1823, the honors devolved upon his brother, JoHN REGINALD, pre Arms-Gu. a chev. engr. or, between three lions' heads, erased, ar. ducally crowned gold. Crest-A lion's head, as in the arms. Supporters-DEXTER, a bear, ppr. muzzled, collared, and chained, or; SINISTER, a swan, ar. wings elevated, gu. beaked and legged, sa. gorged with a ducal coronet, and lined, or; on the breast of each supporter, suspended from the collar and coronet, a shield, gu. charged with a fesse, between six martlets, gold. Motto Ex fide fortis. Town Residence-27, Portman-square. Seat-Madresfield-court, Worcestershire. BEAUFORT, DUKE OF, (HenryCharles Somerset, D. C. L.) Marquess of Worcester, Earl of Glamorgan, Viscount Grosmont, Baron Herbert of Chepstow and Ragland, Baron Gower, Baron Beaufort, of Caldecot Castle, and Baron de Bottetourt; Knight of the most illustrious order of the Garter, lord-lieutenant and custos rotulorum of the Counties of Gloucester, Monmouth, and Brecon, receiver of rents of the county of Monmouth, constable of St. Briaval's Castle, warden of the forest of Dean, and colonel of the Monmouthshire militia; b. 22nd December, 1766; m. 16th May, 1791, Charlotte-Leveson, daughter of Granville, first Marquess of Stafford, by whom he has issue, HENRY, Marquess of Worcester, M.P. a ma- (a daughter). Granville-Charles-Henry, M.P. b. 22nd Dec. 1792; m. 27th July, 1822, Emily, daughter of Lord Carrington, and has issue, Granville-Robert-Henry, b. 7th Jan. 1824. (a son), b. in 1829. Emily-Catherine-Anne. (daughter). Charlotte-Sophia, m. 12th August, 1823, to the Hon. Frederick Calthorpe. Elizabeth-Susan, m. first, Lord Edward O'Brien, (who d. in 1824,) and secondly, 11th Nov. 1829, Major-General James Orde. Georgiana-Augusta, m. in 1825, to the Hon. Granville-Dudley Ryder. Susan-Caroline, m. 11th May, 1830, to the Isabella-Anne, m. 18th April, 1828, to ThomasHenry Kingscote, esq. of Kingscote, in the county of Gloucester, and d. 4th Feb. 1831. |