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 BELLOMONT — BELMORE. 315 [Thomas Coote, sti/lerl Lord Coloony, 2nd but 1st surviv. s. and h. ap., by 1st wife, b. 15 April, and bap. 11 May 1710 at St. Anne's, Soho. He in. Elizabeth, 1st da. of Thomas Bond uf Dublin, merchant. He also died v. p. and s.p. in London 24 March 1705.1 V. 1767, 1. Charles (Coote), Lord Coote, Baron of Coloony to [I.], formerly of Coote Hill, co. Cavan, (s. and h. of Charles Coote 1S00. °f the same, (M.P. for co. Cavan), by Prudence, da. of Richard Gkbhino, one of the six clerks of the Court of Chancery, which last named Charles was s. ami h. of the Hon. Thomas Coote, of Coote Hill aforesaid, br. of Richard, 1st Earl ok Bellomont [I.], and yst. s. of Richard, 1st Lord COOTS of Coloony, [I] was bap. 12 April 1738 ami, having taken an active part in quelling an insurrection in the North of Ireland, was made K B,, (his investiture being performed by the Lord Lieutenant [I.], at Dublin Castle on 16 Jany. 1764), soon after which, nr. on 10 Feb. 1700 he tuc his cousin the 3rd Karl of Bellomont [I.] in the Barony of Coloony [I.], as abovenamed (being h. male of the body of Richard, the 1st Baron), and took his seat 7 March following. In Oct. 1700 he was appointed Deputy Quarter Master Gen. of the Forces and P.C. [I.] On 4 Sept. 1707 he was <•)•. " EARL OF BELLAMONT (sic) in our Kingdom of Ireland/'^) ami took his seat 20 Oct. 1770. In Jany. 1771 he inherited the estates of Birtsmortou and Barrow, co. Worcester. ( b ) On 12 May 1774 (a few months before his marriage), he was er, a Baronet [E.], with a spec. rem. (failing the heirs male of his body) to '• Charles Coote of Donybrook co. Dublin, Esq." Ho in. 20 Aug. 1774, at Carton, co. Kildare, Emily Mary Margaretta, 2nd da. of James (Fitz Gerald), 1st Duke of Leinster [I.], by Emilia Mary, da. of Chaile; (Lennox), 2nd Duke of Richmond. He </. s.p.m.s. legit. 20 Oct. 1S00, when all his Peerage honours became cxtinct.( c ) His widow, who was h. 15 March 1751, o„r,t^xr n l * n d Coheir of Col. Leslie Corrv, of Castle Coole afsd., da. of John viscounty LI. J Gwry uf the s. uuei waa b 7 April 1740i Sj(f his Father 2S Dec . 1. 1789. 170!', was M.P. for co. Tyrone in several Parliaments, site, to the estate of the Gorry family, at Castle Coole, in 1774, when he assumed Earldom HI the name of Corrv in addition to that of Lowrv, and on 6 Jany. 17S1 L was er. BARON BELMORE OF CASTLE COOLE, co. Fermanagh •• 1 ' [I.], taking his seat as such 4 Feb. 1782. On 0 Dec. 1739 he was er. VISCOUNT BELMORE [I.], and, finally, on 20 Nov. 1797, was er. EARL OF BELMORE [I.] He m. firstly, 3 Oct. 1772, Margaret, 1st da. of Somerset Hamilton (BlTTLER), 1st Earl of CahRICK [I.], by Juliana, 1st da. of Henry (Boyle), 1st Earl of Shannon [[.] She was b. 23 Jany. 174S, and d. April 1775. He m. secondly 2 March 17S0, Henrietta, 1st da. and coheir of John (Houart), 2nd EiRL of BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, at that time Lord Lieut, [I.], by his 1st wife Mary Anne, (") It is spelt (in this solitary iustauce^ in this unclassieal manner in the enrolment i» Chancery, but doubtless by mistake for Bellomont which was the name of the title conferred previously. Seetoitep. 74, note " d," for a similar instance sub. "AlUmout." ('') See ante p. 314 note "c." W H» illegit. s., the abovenamed Charles Coote, b. 1705, inherited the Baronetcy under the spec. rem. in the patent of 1774 above uamed.