to Sir John Killigrew, of Falmouth-Castle, in Cornwall; Catharine, to William Hobby, of Hales, in Gloucestershire, Esq.; and Mary, to Robert Crichton, Lord Sanquhar, a Scottish Peer (who was hanged at London, June 29th, 1612, without issue); and, secondly to Barnaby O'Brien, Earl of Thomond, in Ireland.

HATTON Fermor, his son and heir, knighted in the lifetime of his father, as before mentioned, succeeded him in his estate; and living constantly in the country, at his seat at Easton-Neston, was Sheriff of Northamptonshire in 15 Jac. I. He married two wives; Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Edmund Anderson, Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas; who dying without issue, he took to his second wife, Anna, daughter of Sir William Cockain, Lord Mayor of London, by whom he had five sons; viz.

1. Sir William Fermor, Bart. who succeeded him.

2. Hatton, who was Major of Horse to the Prince of Wales, and died at nineteen years of age; crowning his unspotted youth with a noble death, valiantly fighting for Charles 1. January 11th, 1644-5, at Culham-Bridge, near Oxford.

3. Charles. 4. George. And, 5. Richard, all died young. Also six daughters; Mary, wife of Sir Charles Compton, second son to Spencer Earl of Northampton, and died in 1660; Anne, wife of Jonathan Cope, of Ranton-abbey, in Staffordshire, Esq. grandfather to Sir Jonathan Cope, of Brewern-abbey, in Oxfordshire, Bart.; Arabella, and Elizabeth, both died unmarried; Catharine, died an infant; a second Catharine was married to Sir John Shuckburgh, of Shuckburgh, in Warwickshire, Bart.; and, lastly, to Sir Roger Norwich, of Brampton, in the county of Northampton, Bart.

Sir Hatton having broken his leg by a fall out of his coach, died of it, October 28th, 1640, and was buried at Easton-Neston aforesaid, near his ancestors, under a tomb of black and white marble, erected by Anna his wife, who survived him twenty-five years; and with a manly courage and constancy sustained as well the hardships of imprisonment, as fines and confiscations, to the last of those unhappy times, wherein the nation was in the greatest ferment, and all things in the utmost confusion. Which,

Sir WILLIAM Fermor, Bart." pursuing the steps of his ancestors, took up arms in defence of the Royal Party; and notwithstanding his youth, was honoured with the command of a troop

" He is called Baronet, in his epitaph; but I presume it was only a mistake for Knight Banneret.

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of horse by Charles I made one of the Privy-Chamber to the Prince his son, and served them to the last with unshaken loyalty and honour. And with the same constancy and courage took his lot of suffering with them, until he and his family were near ruined for their loyalty, as his ancestor Richard Fermor had been before for his religion. Among other hardships, he was obliged to compound for his estate for 14001. with the sequestrators. At last the scene changed, and he happily lived to see his Royal Master restored and crowned; and was elected a member for the town of Brackley, in Northamptonshire, in that Parliament which met at Westminster on May 18th, 1661; but died of the smallpox on the 14th following: having been nominated one of the Knights of the Bath at the coronation of King Charles II. and catched that distemper in performing the ceremonies of the said order. Mary, his beloved wife, who survived him, died on July 18th, 1670, and was buried at Easton-Neston; she was daughter of Hugh Perry, of London, Esq. and relict of Henry Noel, second son of Edward Viscount Camden: a matron venerable for virtue and piety; a faithful sharer of all fortunes with him, and most affectionately careful of her children, who were very young at his death; viz. William, created Lord Lempster; Henry, Charles, George, Richard, who all died at men's estate, but unmarried; also two daughters; Mary, who died young; and Anna, who was born after her father's death, and died unmarried at her house in Denmark-street, in the parish of St. Giles in the Fields, in June 1740.

WILLIAM, LORD LEMPSTER, erected from the very foundation at Easton-Neston aforesaid (the ancient seat of his family), a regular and fair pile of building of freestone; added pleasant gardens' and plantations; and adorned the whole with a magnificent and costly collection of ancient Greek, Roman, and Egyptian statues. He was created A PEER by letters patent, bearing date April 12th, 1622, and having married three wives; first, Jane, daughter of Andrew Barker, of Fairford, in Gloucestershire, Esq. by her had a daughter, Elizabeth, who died unmarried in y March 1705, and was buried at Fairford; and by his second wife, Catharine, eldest daughter to John Lord Paulet, by his first wife, and half-sister to John Earl Paulet, he had one daughter, Mary, married to Sir John Woodhouse, of Kimberley, in the county of

* List of Compounders, Ed. 1655, in Letter F.

y Le Neve's Mon. Ang. Vol. IV. p. 105.

z Harl. MS. No. 1040.

Norfolk, Bart, and died October 24th, 1729, buried at Kimberley. His third wife was the lady Sophia, sixth daughter of Thomas Duke of Leeds, relict of Donatus Lord O'Brien, grandson and heir to Henry Earl of Thomond; and by her he had issue two sons, and four daughters; Thomas Earl of Pomfret; William; Sophia, who died young, Catharine, who died in the twentyfourth year of her age, on April 11th, 1719; Bridget, who died unmarried; and Matilda, married to Edward Conyers, of Copthall, in com. Essex, Esq. and died in 1741.

His Lordship died on December 7th, 1711, after a long indisposition, and was buried with his ancestors; and his third Lady, died on December 8th, 1746.

THOMAS SECOND LORD LEMPSTER, his son and heir,a was created EARL OF POMFRET, alias Pontefract, in the county of York, December 27th, 1721, and was elected one of the Knights of the most honourable Order of the Bath, May 27th, 1725. Also on September 27th, 1727, was appointed Master of the Horse to her Majesty Queen Caroline.

On February 5th, 1750-1, his Lordship had a grant of the office of Ranger and Keeper of St. James's Park. And deceasing Sunday July 8th, 1753, aged fifty-five, was buried at EastonNeston, being succeeded in his honours and estate by his eldest son, George, the second Earl of Pomfret.

The said Thomas, Earl of Pomfret, married on July 14th, 1720, Henrietta-Louisa, daughter and sole heir to John Lord Jeffreys, Baron of Wem, by the Lady Charlotte Herbert, daughter and heir of Philip Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery, &c.

Her Ladyship was, with her friend, the Countess of Hertford, Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Caroline; at whose death, in 1737, they both retired from courtly life; the former, on a continental tour with Lord Pomfret, through France, Italy, and a part of Germany, for about three years, during which time her Correspondence with Lady Hertford continued; and has been recently given to the public in three volumes, 12mo. After Lord Pomfret's death, a part of the Arundelian Marbles, which had been purchased by his father, were presented by the Countess, in 1755, to the University of Oxford, where they are now deposited. She died December 15th, 1761. By her he had issue four sons, and six daughters.

1. George, second Earl of Pomfret.

a Bill Signat. 8 George I.

b Park's R. and N. A. IV. 244.

2. William, who was captain of a man of war, and died in 1749, unmarried.

3. John, who deceased at the age of three years; and 4. Thomas, who also died unmarried.

Lady Sophia, born May 29th, 1721, married, in 1744, to John Earl Granville; and died in the year 1745.

Lady Charlotte, born February 14th, 1725, married, in 1746, to the Right Hon. William Finch, Esq. brother to the late Earl of Winchelsea, by whom she was mother to the present Earl of Winchelsea and Nottingham. She was afterwards Governess to their Majesties' younger children, and is still living.

Lady Henrietta, born September 29th, 1727, married, January 13th, 1747, to John Conyers, of Copthall, in Essex, Esq. who died September 7th, 1775, aged 57, and died November 25th, 1793, leaving issue.

Lady Juliana, born May 21st, 1729, married in August, 1751, to Thomas Penn, then one of the proprietors of Pennsylvania, and of Braywick, in Berkshire, Esq. and had issue.

Lady Louisa, born February 23d, 1731, one of the Ladies of the Bedchamber to the Princess Amelia, married, 1757, William Clayton, Esq. son of Sir William Clayton, Bart.

Lady Anne, married, July 15th, 1754, to Thomas Dawson, Esq. of Dawson's-Grove, co. of Monaghan, Ireland, since created Viscount Cremorne, in Ireland; and died March 1st, 1769.

GEORGE, SECOND EARL OF POMFRET, was, by his present Majesty, appointed one of the Lords of his Bedchamber, and Ranger or Keeper of the little Park at Windsor; also one of his Majesty's Privy-council. His Lordship, on April 30th, 1764, married Miss Anna Maria Drayton, of Sunbury, in Middlesex, to whom Lady Jane Coke, relict of Robert Coke, Esq. (brother to Thomas late Earl of Leicester), and eldest sister of Philip late Duke of Wharton, left a very great fortune. His Lordship was also Keeper of his Majesty's lower parks and house at Windsor. His Lordship died June 9th, 1785, having had issue by his Countess, aforesaid, who survived till September 23d, 1787, two sons, and a daughter, viz.

1. George, present Earl.

2. Thomas-William, born November 22d, 1770, a Captain, with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, in the third Regiment of Foot Guards.

3. Lady Charlotte, born November 20th, 1766, married, August 1st, 1787, Peter Denys, Esq.

George, eldest son, succeeded as THIRD EARL of Pomfret. He was born January 6th, 1768, and married, August 29th, 1793, Miss Browne, daughter and heiress of Trollope Browne, Esq. with whom he had a fortune of . 100,000; but by her has no issue. He is at present a Captain in the Northamptonshire Militia.

Titles. George Fermor, Earl of Pomfret, and Lord Lempster. Creations. Lord Lempster, in com. Heref. April 12th (1692) 4 Will. and Mar.; Earl of Pomfret, in com. Ebor. December 27th (1721) 8 Geo. I.

Arms. Argent, a Fess, Sable, between three lions heads erased, Gules.

Crest. Out of a ducal coronet, Or, a cock's head issuing, Gules, crested and wattled, Or.

Supporters. Two lions proper.

Motto. HORA E SEMPRE.

Chief Seats. At Easton-Neston, in the county of Northamp ton; and Sunbury, in Middlesex.