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fifth and youngest son of Sir Jas. Pennyman, 3rd Bart, (who d. Nov. 17, 1745), and father of Sir Jas. Pennyman, 6th Bart., INI. P. Beverley.

Septimus Robinson, seventh and youngest son of Wm. Robinson of Rokeby, Yorks, and brother to Sir Thos. Robinson, 1st Bart. (Wotton's ' Baronetage,' 1741, vol. v. pp. 227, 409), became captain-lieutenant arid lieutenant-colonel 1st Foot Guards, May 29,

1754 ; captain and lieutenant-colonel, Aug. 27, 1754, till he retired before 1761 ; was one of the two Gentlemen Ushers dailv waiters to George, Prince of Wales, in

1755 (? appointed 1751) till 1760 ; knighted, 1761 ; and Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod (in succession to his lieutenant-colonel's brother, the Hon. Sir Henry Bellenden), April, 1761, till he d. at Brough, West- morland, Sept. 6, 1765.

Isaac Merrill ? of kin to John Merrill, solicitor to the Coldstream Foot Guards, Feb. 23 or July 4, 1711; and (as John Merryl), M.P. Tregony, 1715-27 ; St. Albans, 1733-4 ; Deputy Paymaster-General till September, 1714 ; Deputy Secretary at War, November, 1715, to April, 1717 ; Deputy Cofferer of the King's Household, May, 1723, to May, 1725 ; d. Dec. 19, 1734.

Marlborough' 1 s Dragoons (ante, p. 85).

Henry de Grangues, formerly of a Dutch regiment in English pay (see Dalton, vol. vi. p. 377), was promoted colonel of one of the new regiments, Jan. 21, 1741 ; major- general, Sept. 24, 1747 ; d. June, 1754 ; will proved at Dublin same year.

Francis Best of Elmswell, Yorks, J.P. and D.LI., son of Chas. Best of same; b. 1699 ; cornet in the Royal Dragoons, October, 1703 ; m., 1727, Rosamond, daughter of Yarburgh Constable of Wassand (' Landed Gentry ').

Samuel Gumley, M.P. Hedon, November, 1746, till unseated February, 1747 ; defeated, 1747 and 1754 ; only surviving son of John Gumley of Isleworth, Middlesex ; became lieutenant in army, 1718 ; captain, 1720 ; lieutenant and captain Coldstream Guards, Sept. 11, 1721 ; captain 10th Dra- goons, May 28, 1723 ; captain in 1st Royals, March 28, 1724 ; major thereof, Feb. 5, 1741 (v. Best, made lieutenant-colonel of the regiment) ; captain and lieutenant-colonel 1st Foot Guards, April 22, 1742, to 1749 ; first major thereof (and brevet colonel), April 27, 1749, to Dec. 22, 1753 ; fought at Dettingen and Fontenoy ; succeeded his mother in her considerable estate, Jan. 25, 1751 ; d. 1763.

Wm. Wentworth, only surviving son of Peter Wentworth of Henbury, Dorset, was b. 1699 ; was a minor in 1711 or 1712, when he had leave of absence as cornet in his uncle the Earl of Stafford's (Royal) Dragoons (Dalton, vol. vi. p. 381), his commission being dated Feb. 13, 1702, and given him " in consideration of his brother's death, who was killed at Liege " (ibid., p. 389). He was then an infant, for

" he had a Cornet's commission in the Royal Regi- ment of Dragoons when he was but two years oW,and continued in the regiment 43 years, being Captain of a Troop therein at the battles of Dettingen and Fontenoy." (Barton's 'Peerage,' 1772, p. 451.)

(It is surprising what an amount of interest- ing information is found in these old works. ) He was the (sole) Gentleman Daily Usher to Frederick, Prince of Wales (130Z.), in 1750, tillH.RH. died, March 20, 1751 ; and one of the Gentlemen Ushers of the Privy Chamber to the Princess Dowager of Wales (150Z.), 1751 till H.R.H. died, Feb. 8, 1772. He- m., Oct. 23, 1731, Susanna, daughter of John or Chamberlayne Slaughter of Upper Slaughter Hall, co. Gloucester. His only son, Fred. Thos., succeeded his cousin as 3rd Earl of Strafford.

Henry Gore, guidon and major 2nd Troop of Horse Guards till cornet and major thereof, Aug. 1, 1749 ; second lieutenant and lieutenant-colonel thereof, Dec. 1, 1754, ta July 15, 1757.

James Surtees, " a captain in the Dragoons, d. s.p. 1775," fifth and youngest son of Edw. Surtees of Mainsforth and Crawcrook, co. Durham. His next brother, Hauxley Surtees, was grandfather of Robert Surtees,. the co. Durham historian (' Landed Gentry ').

B. Gallatin was major of the regiment, Dec. 1, 1754, to 1759 ; and lieutenant and lieutenant-colonel 2nd Troop of Horse Grenadier Guards, April 7, 1759, to June 28, 1771.

North British Dragoons (ante, p. 85).

Sir R. Hay retired 1742.

W. Laurence d. Nov. 15, 1740.

Wm. Wilkinson was appointed one of the eight Gentlemen Ushers, Quarter Waiters in Ordinary to the King (50J.), in 1755, but resigned or d. 1760 or 1761.

Mark Renton, major 14th Dragoons, March 2, 1751 ; lieutenant-colonel 54th Foot, Dec. 25, 1755, to Jan. 16, 1765.

Geo. Preston (? of kin to Geo. Preston, lieutenant-general, July 2, 1739 ; d. July 7, 1748, aged 88 ; who was lieutenant-colonel of the regiment till 1706 ; see Dalton, vol. v. . 24) ; was made major of the regiment