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 1 8 GRIFFIN — GRIMSTON. patent dat. at Salisbury, 3 Dee. 1688,(») BARON GRIFFIN' OF BRAYBROOKE, co. Northampton, taking his scat 25 Jau. following. To King James he remained faithful, attending him abroad till 170^ when tie was taken prisoner iu an expedition to Scotland on hi.s behalf. He m., 1 JIarch 1869/7, at St. Margaret's, Wustui- (Lie. Dean ami Chapter) Essex, 1st da. and coheir of James (Howard), Emu. ok Sim-folk and Loud Howaud de Walden, and only child of his 1st wife, Susan, da. of Henry (Rich), E.uu. of Holland. She, who bad been "taken up upon account of the plot about the papers found in the pewter bottle " was " discharged," 7 May 169 0,('') and was living Feb. 1691 when, as senior coheir to the Barony ui Howard de Waldcii, she opposed tile claim thereto. He d. a prisoner in the Tower of London, 10 Nov. 17U 1 , and was bur. the 15th iu the chapel of St. Peter ail Vincula.( c ) II, 1710. &. James (Griffin), Barok Griffin of Braybrookb, only s. and h., who appears never to have assumed the title; bip. IS Dec. 1667, in London; M.l for liraekley, 1685. He »., 29 Nuv. 1631, at St. Margaret's, Weston. (Lie. from Vic. Gen.), Anne, da. and h. of Richard K.vynsfoud, of Dalliugtou, co. Northampton (1st s. of Sir Uichard Raynsfotd, L>id CU. Justice), by Auue, da. of Uichard Neville of Billingbear, Berks. She, who was aged 16 in 1684, was Aiir. 29 May 1707, at Dingley afsd. He was bur. 31 Oct. 1715,( c ) at Dingley, as "The Hon. James Griffin, Es, 8. KuwARD (Griffin), Baron Griffin of Bkatbrooke, to s. and h.,b'j>. 17 Oct. 1693, at Dingley; mat. at Oxford (Ch. Oil.), 17-12. 5 July 1710. He conformed to the established church and took the oaths and his seat in the House of Lords, 1 Feb. 1726/7. He «t.('') Mary, da. of Anthony Wkldkn, of Well, co. Lincoln, sometime Gov. of Bengal, by Marv, his wife. He d. s p.s. legit, aud was bur. 22 June 17-12, at Dingley, aged IS, when the ttarouy became extinct.^) Will ilat. 4 Dec. 1738, pr. 6 March 1743/1. His widow m. George CHARLES who survived her. She d. in Dover street, Midx. Her will dat. 17 Jan. 1771, pr. 15 Jan. 1778. GKIMST02T. Viscountcy [i.j /, William Giumston, of Gorhamlmry, co. Hertford, 1 1719 " <l S ' r ^ 'H' ;,m Llxkvn, 3d Bart., of Little Waltham, Essex, by Marv, da. of William SiieuInuton, Alderman of London, which Sir William Luckyu, was s. and h. of Sir Cape] Lixkyn, 2d Bart., by Mary, da. of Sir Harbottle Giumston, Bart, (sometime Speaker of the House of Commons) was b. about i«S3 and having, iu Oct. 1700, by the death of his great uncle (") The creation was called in question but was finally allowed. It was the last of the ten English peerages cr. by James II. of which see a list iu vol. iii, p. 78, note "a," 4i(6 " Derwentwater." ( l >) Narcissus Luttrell's " State affair*." ( c ) Bp. Burnet's character of the first Lord Griffin, when aged 60 and upwards, with Dean Swift's remarks in italics is as follows—" a great sportsman and brave, a good companion. Hit son was a plain drunken fellow." ( d ) His alleged marriage with one " Elizabeth Harpur, spinster," was not allowed. This lady d. at Paddington, Midx. Her will in which she styles herself as " widow of Edward, Lord Griffin," and desires to be bur. at Littleover, co. Derby, is dat. 3 Sep. 1767, and pr. 9 Nov. following. (o) His estates went between his two sisters of whom (1) Elizabeth, Countess of Portsmouth, d. s.p. in 1762 and (2) Auue »t. William Whitwell by whom she had John Griffin Whitwell afterwards Griffin, her R. and h„ in whose favour the abeyance of the Barony of Howard de Walden was iu 1784 terminated and who was cr. Baron Braybrooke in 1788 with a spec. rem. iu favour of his distant cousin, viz., the maternal grandson of bis mother's mother's mother's brother (Richard Neville of Billiugbear) ancestor of the present Barons Braybrooke. See tabular pedigree iu vol. i, p. 9, note "a," sub "Braybrooke."