that died young; and a daughter, Anne, born 24th February, 1754, married April 20th, 1780, to Major-general Richard Vyse. His first wife died April 27th, 1771,, and he was remarried on May 22d, 1776, to Elizabeth, relict of Thomas second Earl of Effingham.

Henry, his brother, with Mary, married to Francis Vincent, Esq. eldest son and heir of Sir Henry Vincent, of Stoke-Dabernon, in Surrey, Bart, and Catharine, were all who survived to maturity.

FRANCIS, who succeeded as FIFTH LORD HOWard of EFFINGHAM, as beforementioned, was governor of Virginia in the reign of Charles II. and departed this life on March 30th, 1694. His Lordship married Philadelphia, daughter of Sir Thomas Pelham, Bart. great grandfather of Thomas Duke of Newcastle; and by her, who died at Virginia August 13th, 1685, aged thirtyone," he had issue three sons.

1. Charles, who died in the eighteenth year of his age, April 11th, 1694.s

2. Thomas, Lord Howard of Effingham.

And, 3. Francis, first Earl of Effingham.

Also three daughters; Philadelphia, who died August 5th, 1694, aged sixteen; Margaret-Frances, who died May 15th, 1685;" and Elizabeth, married to William Roberts, of Willesden, in the county of Middlesex, Esq.: and, secondly, to William Hutcheson, Esq.

The said Francis Lord Howard, wedded to his second wife, Susan, daughter of Sir Henry Felton, of Playford, in the county of Suffolk, Bart. and widow of Thomas Herbert, Esq. but by her had no issue.

THOMAS, his eldest surviving son, succeeding him in honour and estate, as sIXTH LORD HOWARD OF EFFINGHAM, was, in the reign of Queen Anne, one of the Gentlemen of the Bedchamber to George Prince of Denmark. He married, first, Mary, daughter and heir of Ruishe Wentworth, Esq. son and heir of Sir George Wentworth, a younger brother to Thomas Earl of Strafford, by whom he had issue two daughters; Anne, who, on Sep

P Qu. If still living? I presume he was father of Colonel K. A. Howard, of the Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards.-I think the late Field-Marshal, Studholme Hodgson, who died October 20, 1797, aged 90, married one of this family. She died in August 1757. Univ. Mag. Inscript. Tumuli apud Lingfield. s Ibid.

u Ibid.

t Ibid.

tember 14th, 1729, was married to Sir William Yonge,* of Escote, in Devonshire, Knight of the Bath, and Baronet, whose widow she died in 1775; and Mary, who, on June 21st, 1733, was married to George-Venables Vernon, of Sudbury, in Derbyshire, Esq. created Lord Vernon May 1st, 1762.

His Lordship had to his second wife, Elizabeth, daughter of John Rotheram, of Much Waltham, in the county of Essex, Esq. and widow of Sir Theophilus Napier, of Luton-Hoo, in the county of Bedford, Bart. but by her (who was afterwards wife of Sir Conyers D'Arcy, Knight of the Bath), had no children. And departing this life, without issue male, at Spa, in Germany, July 10th, 1725, was buried at Lingfield, and the barony devolved on his brother and heir,

FRANCIS, SEVENTH LORD HOWARD, and FIRST EARL OF EFFINGHAM, was, on July 14th, 1731, appointed Lieutenant-Colonel of the Horse Grenadier-Guards: and on July 22d, next year, was constituted Colonel of the 20th Regiment of Foot. In 1731, he was constituted Deputy Earl-Marshal of England. And, in consideration of his great merit and abilities, created an Earl of Great Britain, by the style and title of EARL OF EFFINGHAM, by letters-patent dated December 8th, 1731. In June 1737, his Lordship was appointed Colonel of the second troop of Horse Grenadier Guards; and on July 17th, 1739, promoted to the rank of a Brigadier-General; also, December 22d, 1749, appointed Captain and Colonel of the fourth troop of Horse Guards.

His Lordship married, first, Diana, daughter of Major-General O'Farrel, of the kingdom of Ireland, by whom he had Thomas, second Earl of Effingham.

And in July 1728, wedded, secondly, Anne, sister of Robert Bristow, Esq. one of the Commissioners of his Majesty's Board of Greencloth; and by her, who died at her house in George-street, Hanover Square, November 5th, 1774, had a son, George, that died young. And his Lordship deceasing February 12th, 1742-3, was buried on the 18th following, at Great Bookham, in Surrey; to whom succeeded in his honours and estates his only surviving son and heir,

THOMAS, SECOND EARL OF EFFINGHAM, who on the decease of his father, was, April 16th, 1743, appointed Deputy EarlMarshal of England. On April 11th, 1743, he was promoted to be first Lieutenant and Lieutenant-Colonel of the second troop of

A wit and politician; father, by her, of the present Sir George.

Horse Guards; also, on August 20th, 1749, appointed one of his Majesty's Aids de Camp; on December 2d, 1754, he was preferred to the command of the 34th Regiment of Foot. In January, 1758, his Lordship was promoted to the rank of MajorGeneral, and to that of Lieutenant-General, on December 8th, 1760; having been appointed to the command of the first troop of Horse Grenadier Guards, the preceding month.

His Lordship married, on February 14th, 1744-5, Elizabeth, daughter of Peter Beckford, of the Island of Jamaica, Esq. who was grandson of Sir Thomas Beckford, Knt. and Alderman of the city of London, and by her (who was one of the Ladies of the Bedchamber to the Queen, and re-married, 1776, to Sir George Howard, Knight of the Bath, and died October 12th, 1791), he left surviving issue, two sons;

1. Thomas, third Earl of Effingham.

2. Richard Howard, fourth Earl.

And four daughters; 1. Lady Elizabeth, born November 10th, 1750, married to the late Rev Henry Reginald Courtenay, LL.D. Bishop of Exeter, &c. 2. Lady Anne, born May 4th, 1752, married to Thomas Carleton, Esq. Lieutenant-Colonel of the 29th Regiment of Foot, who died in Canada, 1787. 3 Lady Maria, born August 31st, 1763, married to Guy Carleton, Lord Dorchester, who died 1808. And, 4. Lady Frances Herring, born May 22d, 1755, died June 16th, 1796. His Lordship died November 19th, 1763, and was buried in the family vault, at Bookham. in Surrey; being succeeded by his eldest son,

THOMAS, THIRD EARL OF EFFINGHAM, born January 13th, 1746-7, and married, in October 14th, 1765, to Catherine, daughter of Metcalfe Proctor, of Thorpe, near Leeds, in Yorkshire, Esq. His Lordship was deputy Earl Marshal of England. He was in April, 1782, appointed Treasurer of his Majesty's Household, in the room of the Earl of Salisbury; and in February 1784, Master of the Mint. He was afterwards appointed Governor of Jamaica; in which appointment he died, November 15th, 1791, without issue. His Countess having died on the 15th of the preceding month.

He was succeeded by his brother, RICHARD, FOURTH and present EARL, who was born February 21st, 1748, and is Secretary and Comptroller to the Queen. He married, June 14th, 1785, Miss March, daughter of John March, Esq. of Waresley Park, Huntingdonshire; but has no issue.

Titles. Thomas Howard, Earl of Effingham, and Lord Howard of Effingham.

Creations. Baron Howard, of Effingham, in the county of Surrey, by letters patent, dated March 11th, 1553-4, 1st Mary; and Earl of Effingham, December 8th, 1731, 5 Geo. II.

Arms and Crest., The same as the Duke of Norfolk's, a mullet for difference.

Supporters. Two lions, Argent, each charged on the shoulder with a mullet Sable.

Motto. VIRTUS MILLE SCUTA.

Chief Seat. At the Holmes, near Rotherham, in Yorkshire.

In the account of the Earls of Chesterfield, is mentioned the second marriage of Sir John Stanhope, of Shelford, and that his eldest son, by that marriage, was,

Sir JOHN Stanhope, of Elvaston,a knighted by James I. at Whitehall, on June 4th, 1607, and in the 18th year of that King, elected one of the Knights for the county of Derby; as also, in the first Parliament called by Charles I. and who served for the town of Leicester, in the third year of that reign. d In the fifth year of that King, he was Sheriff of Derbyshire; and departed this life on May 29th, 1638. The inscription on a marble monument in the church at Elvaston (where his figure lies in full proportion), gives an account of his marriages and children. By his first wife, Olive, daughter and heir of Edward Berrisford, of Berrisford, in Staffordshire, Esquire, he had only a daughter, wedded to Charles Cotton, Esq.

By Mary, his second wife, who was daughter of Sir John Radclyffe, of Ordsal, in Lancashire, Knight, and erected the beforementioned monument, he had John, Thomas, and Frances, who all died infants; another John, his successor;

3. Radclyffe.

4. Byron. 5. Alexander. 5. Alexander. And Elizabeth, and Anne, who survived him.

Of the four sons and two daughters last-mentioned, Anne was

a Philpot's Cat. of Knights. c lb. MS.

b Willis's Not. Parl. Vol. II. p. 122.

d Fuller's Worthies in com. Derb.

The father of Charles Cotton, the Poet, of Beresford, co. Staff.