many years), the 17th of Sept. 1784, without iffue, by which the Titles are now extinet; but he has left his elegant Seat at Wanfted in Effex, with his large eftates, to his Nephew, Sir James Tylney Long, Bart. Member in the prefent Parliament of Great Britain for the Devifes in Wiltshire.

This noble Lord was defcended from the ancient family of Child, (heretofore fometimes written Le Child, and likewife L'Enfant) in Worcestershire, but the prime Anceftors of this Family were originally Lords of Arcal Pawe, thence called Childs Arcal, in the county of Salop; which line ended long fince, in Richard L'Enfant, or Child, who left Anne, his daughter and fole heir, married to John Baldwin of Diddlebury, in the fame county, whofe pofterity in right of that match, quarter the arms of Child, borne alfo by William Lacon Child, Efq. William Child of Northwick, county of Worcester, was father of Edmund, whofe fon William, married Anne daughter to Mr. Huncks, and by her had William Child, of Pentack, who had iffue William, who married Catherine, daughter of Sir Thomas Coventry, Chief Justice of the Court of Common-Pleas, by her had John Child, from whom defcended Richard Child, of the City of London, merchant, whofe wife was Elizabeth, daughter of Roycroft, of Weftonfwick, county of Salop, Efq; and by her he had two fons and a daughter, of the fons, which were John, and

(Ift Baronet.) Jofiah, the latter, on May 7th, 1638, fucceeded his father, and was created a Baronet, he married, first Anne, daughter to Edward Boat, of Portsmouth, Efq; and had two fons who died in their infancy, and a daughter Elizabeth, married to John Howland. of Stretham, county of Surry, Efq; who had a daughter of her name who was married to Wriothefly Ruffell, duke of Bedford. The faid Jofiah married fecondly, Mary, daughter to William Atwood, merchant, and widow of Thomas Stone, of London, merchant, by whom he had one fon Jofiah, and two daughters, of the daughters, (1) Rebecca, married Charles Somerfet, Marquis of Worcefter, eldeft fon of Henry the first Duke of Beaufort, by whom fhe had iffue, Henrietta, married Charles Fitzroy, Duke of Grafton, and Henry 2d, Duke of Beaufort. (2d) Mary, married to Edward Bullock, Efq; and had, iffue, Sir Jofiah, married to his third wife Emma, younger daughter and co-heir to Sir Henry Barnard, of Stoke, county of Salop, Knt. widow of Francis Willoughby, of Wollaton, county of Nottingham, Efq; (father by her, of Thomas, created Lord Middleton) and by her had two fons, Barnard, who died in the 21st year of his age unmarried, and Richard, Created Earl of Tylney.

(2d Baronet.) Sir Jofiah, the only fon by the 2d wife and the 2d Baronet, married Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Sir Thomas Cooke, Knt. but dying without issue by her the 20th January, 1704, was fucceeded by his half brother,

(1ft Earl.) Richard, the 3d Baronet, reprefented the county of Effex, in Parliament for 37 years. His Majefty King George the 1ft, was pleased to create hin by privy feal the 7th of April, and by patent the 17th of that month, 1718, Baron of Newtown and Viscount Caftlemaine, and King George the 2d, was graciously pleated to advance him to a higher degree of honour, by creating him Earl of Tylney of Caftlemaine, by privy feal, 12th of May, 1731, and by patent, 11th of January, 1732, and 24th of March, 1734, gave his Royal Affent by act of parliament, to enable his Lordfhip's eldest son, and his heirs, to affume and use the furname of Tylney, by reafon of a very large eftate (7000l. per Ann.) which devolved to the Lady Tylney, as heir to Anne, Lady Craven, daughter to Frederick Tylney, of Rotherwick, in the county of Southampton, Efq. His Lordship married Dorothy, only furviving daughter and heir to John Glynne, of Henley Park, in Surry, Efq; (by his wife Dorothy, daughter to Francis Tylney, of Rotherwick, Efq;) and by her who died 23d of February, 1743, had three fons and two daughters, viz.

ift Son, Richard, who returned from his travels, the 30th of March, 1733, and died of the finall pox the 19th of February following.

2d. John, the late and 2d Earl of Tylney. 3d. Jofiah, an officer in General Bland's Dragoons, who married in 1754, Lady Henrietta Knight, only daughter of Robert late Earl of Catherlough, and died without iffue.

ift Daughter, Lady Emma, married the 29th of May, 1735, to the late Sir Robert Long, Bart. by whom he had the prefent Sir James Tylney Long, who has fucceeded his Uncle the late Earl of Tylney in his eftates, &c.

2d. Lady Dorothy, died unmarried.

And his Lordship dying in France, in March 1750, was fucceeded by his 2d but cldeft furviving fon.

(2d Earl.) John, the late and 2d Earl of Tylney.

Titles.] The Right Honourable John Child Tylney, Earl Tylney, of Caftlemaine, Vifcount Castlemaine, Baron of Newtown, and Baronet.

Creation.] Baronet, 18th of July, 1678, 30 Car. 2d. Baron of Newtown, in the county of Donegal, and Viscount Caftlemaine, in the county of Kerry, 17th of April, 1718, 5 Geo. ft. Earl Tylney, of

Cafle

Castlemaine, 11th of January, 1732, 5 Geo. 2d.

Arms.] Quarterly, 1ft and 4th Ruby, a Chevron, Eririne between three Eaglets clofe, Pearl; 2d and 3d Pearl, on a bend Saphire, three Efcallop Shells on the Field. Creft.] On a Wreath, an Eagle with Wings expanded, Pearl, enveloped around the neck with a Snake, whofe tail is waved over his back, ali proper.

Supporters.] Two Eagles reguardant, Pearl, each enveloped with a Snake as the Creft.

Motto.] Imitari quam Invideri. (Imitate rather than envy.

Seats.] Wanted-house, in the county of Effex; and Draycot, in the county of Wilts.

Ponsonby, Earl of Befborough.

HE Right Honourable William PonfonThor Beborough, Viscount

Duncannon, Baron of Befborough, in Ireland; Lord Ponfonby, Baron Ponfonby, of Syfonby, in England; one of the Lords of his Majefty's most honourable Privy Council in both kingdoms, a Truftee of the British Mufeum, Vice Admiral of the Province of Munfter, Lord Lieutenant and Cuftos Rotulorum for the county of Kilkenny, fucceeded his father Brabazon, the 1ft and late Earl, the 4th July, 1758; and in June, 1739, married the honourable Lady Caroline Cavendish, eldest daughter to William, Duke of Devonshire, then Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, and by her, who died January the 20th, 1760, he had issue, viz.

Ift fon, John, Lord Viscount Duncannon, late one of the Lords of the Admiralty, born 27th September, 1749, and married 23d November, 1780, to the Honourable Lady Henrietta Frances Spencer, daughter to the late, and fifter to the prefent Earl Spencer; by whom he has iffue,"

it daughter, Lady Catherine, born 25th October, 1742, married the 4th May, 1763, to the Right Honourable Aubrey, the prefent Lord Vere; and by her, who died in February, 1783, he had two fons and one daughter.

ad, Lady Charlotta, born 10th December, 1747, married the 11th July, 1770, to the Right Honourable William, the prefent Earl of Fitzwilliam.

Befides thefe his Lordship has had fix ether children, who died in their infan

cy.

This noble family derives its origin from Picardy, and their prime anceftor in this kingdom accompanying William, Duke of Normandy, in his expedition to England, his pofterity eftablished their refidence at Haugh-Heale, near Whitehaven, in Cumberland, where they poffeffed a good eftate, d took their name from the Lordflip of

Ponsonby, of which they were owners, and had conferred upon them the office of Barber to the Kings of England, much about the time (as is faid) that the Earl of Arran's ancestors was appointed the office of Butler, to which the coat armour bears an allufion.

John Ponfonby, of Haugh-Heale, Efq; was the father of Simon, his fucceffor there, whofe fon Henry, by Dorothy, daughter to Mr. Sandys, of Rottendon, in Cumberland, had iffue two fons, Sir John, and Henry, who both fettled in Ireland; from the latter of whom is defcended Richard Ponfonby, of Crotto, county Kerry, Efq; and Sir John, the anceffor to the Earl of Besborough, who was a Colonel of Horfe in Cromwell's army. He died in 1678. He married Elizabeth, elde ft daughter to Henry, Lord Folliott, of Ballyfhannon, (widow of Richard, for and heir of Sir Edward Wingfield, and

mother of Folliott, Lord Viscount Powerfcourt); and by her (who was also relict of Edward Trevor, brother to Marcus, Lord Viscount Dungannon) had two fons and a daughter, Sir Henry and William; Elizabeth, married, 1673, to Richard, Lord Viscount Shannon.

Sir Henry Ponfonby, married the 1ft October, 1674, Dorothy, daughter of Captain Shaw, of Drogheda, but dying without iffue the eftate devolved to his brother,

(Ift Baron and 1ft Viscount.) William Ponfonby, of Besborough, Efq; who ferved in the Parliament during the reign of Queen Anne, for the county of Kilkenny, until he was created a Peer. In September, 1715, he was called into the Privy Council, and by privy feal, dated 28th July, and by patent, 11th September, 1721, was created Baron Befborough, of Befborough; and was further advanced by privy feal, dated 30th December, and by patent, 28th February, 1722, to the dignity of Viscount Duncannon. He married, Mary, daughter of the Honourable Randle Moore, of Ardee, brother to Henry, the firft Earl of Drogheda; by whom he had iffue three fons and fix daughters, viz.

ift fon, Brabazon, created Earl of Befborough.

2d, Henry, of Afhgrove, county Kilkenny, who embracing a military life was promoted to be Colonel of a regiment; and February, 1741, was made Brigadier General; in 1742, was appointed as a general officer to command the troops fent into Flanders; and 14th July, 1743, he was made a Major General; but loft his life at the head of his regiment 11th May, 1745, in the battle of Fontenoy. He married the Lady Frances Bral azon, youngest daughter to Chambre, the 5th Earl of Meath; by whom he left one fon and one daughter.