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 1 60 WILMINGTON — ^WILTON, f.tf.i " Wilmington, of Wilmington, co. Sussex," Barony fCampton), er. 1812y with the llARQunsATB of Northampton, which aee. WILMOT OF ADDERBURY, and WILMOT OF ATHLONE. Vifloountoy [I] 1. "Charles Wilmott, Knt., President of the T 1 fiSI province of Connanght and a Privy Councillor in Ireland/'(A) whs 1. lu^i. ^ ^ j^^ 1620/1, VISCOUNT WILMOT OF ATHLONE [L] He was a. of Kdward Wilmott, of Witney, Oxon, formerly of Derwent, oo. Qloucester. He served in Ireland, where he iu aaid to have first gone as a Page ; wai knigkUd in Dublin, 5 Aug. 1599, by the Viceroy Enez; obtained a grant, in 1614, of the abbey of Carrickfergua, oo. Antrim, and aubeequently of the monastery of Baltinglass, co. Wicklow, and of extensive estates elsewhere in Ireland ; was P.O. p.] and L. President of Oonnaught, and was er. a ViicouiU [I.], 4 Jan. 1620/1, as aboye mentioned. He m. firstly, in or shortly after 1606, Sarah, 4th da. of Sir Henrjr Andikson, sometime [1601—1602] SherifT of London, by Elizabeth, da. of Francis Bowykr, Cit. and Orocer of London. Her burial on 8 Dea 1616, is registered both at St. Ohive'a, Jewry, London, and at St. Martin's in the fields. He m. secondly, between 9 Nov. 1627 and 28 April 1630,(^) Mary, widow of Garrett (Moork), 1st ViacooNT Moori of Droqhrda [I.], da. of Sir Henry Cou.bt, of Castle Carbery, co. Kildare, by Catherine, da. of Sir Thomas Cusaok, L. Chancellor [I.]. He was living 29 June 1643 (the date of his sou's creation as a Baron), but d. not long afterwards, before 7 Jan. 1644/6(o). Will dat. 12 May 1643, pr. 2 June 1664(d) [tie]. His widow, by whom he had no issue, d. 8 Juiieit^') and was bur, 8 July 1664, with her first husband, at Drogheda. Barony [E.] 1 and ^. Hknrt (Wilmot), Viscount Wilmot op L 1643 Athlonr [I.], and, also. Baron Wilmot of Addirsurt, 8d but 1st surv. s. and h., by first wife, probably 6. 2 Nov. 1612 ; Visoountcy [I.] was er. v.p., as " Heniy Willmott," 29 June 1648, BAliON TT Iftll? WILMOT OP ADDERBURY, co. Oxford; tue. to the Iruh 11. 104« I peeragct as above, between 1648 and 1646, and was cr. 18 Dea 1662, EARL OP ROCHESTER; see that dignity, which, with the abOTe named peerages, became exUnct 12 Nov. 1681. WILTES, see Wilts, or Wiltshire. WILTON. See "Grey," otherwise "Grey db Wilton," Barony (Orey), cr. 1296 ; attainted 1404. i.e., •* Wilton, co. Hereford," Visoountcy (BrydgesJ, cr. 1714 with the Earldom of Carnarvon ; see " Chandos," Dukedom, er. 1719 ; ex. with the above Dukedom, 1789. ^^_.__^..,_^.^__^ (*) OreatioM, 1488—1646," in ap. 47th Rep. D. K. Pub. Records. The title seems to have been taken from the seat of his Government (Athlone) when L. President of Oonnaught. (^) Among the sponsors for Dorothy Annesley, da. of the 1st Viscount Valentia [I.], 28 April 1680, was Mary, Viscountess Wiluiut. No nieuUou (oddly enough) is made of her in her husbsnd's will of 12 May 1648. (0) On that date (7 Jan. 1644/6) the Committee of Sequestration report that Anne [i.e., Anne St. John, 2d wife of the 2d Viscount] Viscountess Wilmot, may enjov her jointure to her own use only and not to the use of her husband. {fi His character is thus given in the will of Sir Arthur Willmott, Bart., of Weld, 00. Southon, dat. 28 Feb. and pr. 16 March 1628/9, who therein gives God " most humble thanks that hath blest our name and family with so noble a person as my Honble. nephew, Charl««, Lord Viscount Willmott, whose virtues hath [tic] added honour to our house." (•) Lodge [vol. ii, p. 98]. The date of her death (as thus given) is but one day after that of the probate of her hufthand's will.