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 330 JERSEY. favoured the Jacobite cause and was, under the designation of * William Villiers, pom of Sir Edward Villi, is, and Barbara, his wife," ei( a ) an Karl [EARL OF JERSEY ?] in 1716 by the titular King James III. He »i„ 22 March 1701 5, at Hampstrad. Midx., Judith, onlv da. and h. of Frederick IIehnk, of London (s. of Sir Nathaniel Heme, Sheriff of London, 1674-76), by (— ), da. of (— ) Lilk, of co, Northampton. She was said to have been '• worth £40,000." He d. at Castlfthorpe, Bucks. 13 July 1721, and was bur. the 23d at Westerham, Kent. Will pr. 1721. His widow was bur. 31 July 173S, at St. Bride's, Loudon. Will pr. 1735. III. 1721. J. William (Viixiers), Earl of Jersey, &c, f. ami h., styled Vjrcoint Villiers till he rue. fo the peerage 13 July 1721, taking his seat lb' January 1720 : one of the Lords of the Bedchamber to the Prince of Wales, 1733-38; an extra Lord of tin- Bedchamber to the King 173S; Ch. Justice in Kyre. south of Trent, 1746 ; P.C., 1747. Hebecame VlSCOCNT Granimson of Limeuick [I.] (a dignity <T. 3 Jan. 1620, ! ), by the death, 1 I March 170(3, of his distant cousin, John (Fitz Gerald, tUiai Villiers), 5th Viscount, and 1st Karl Grandison [I.], to whom he was heir male. (See that, dignity.) He »t., 23 June 1733, nt St. James, Wettm., Anne, Dow. I 'l'chkss ok Bedford, da. of Scrape (Eqhkton), 1st UrKE of Kiiidgewateh, by his first wife, Elizabeth, 3d da. and coheir of John (Churchill), 1st Duke of MaKLBOUOUCH. She d. 10 and was bur. 22 June 1762, at Middletou Stoney, Oxon. He d, 28 Aug. 1769, aud was bur. 7 Sen, at Sliddleton afsd. Will pr. 1769. [Frederick William Villiers, styled Viscount Villiers, s. and h. ap., 6. 25 March and bap. 21 Aug. 1734, at St. Geo. Han. sq., rf. an infant v.p., and was bur. 11 Oct. 1742, at Middletou Stoney.] IV. 17G9. 4- George Bussy (Villiers). Eakl of Jersey. &c, also VlSCOCHT Gmandison of Limerick [I.], 2d but only surv. s. and h., i. 9 June aud bap. 6 July 1735, at St. Geo. Han. sq., styled Viscount Villikiis,^) 1742-69; MP. for Tamworth. 1756-61; for Aldborough, 1761-6S, and for Dover, 1768-69; one of the Lords of the Admiralty, 1761-63; P.O., 1765 ; Vice Chamber- lain of the Household, 1765-69 J sue. lu the peerage, 28 Aug. 1769, taking his seat 9 March 1771' ; extra Lord of the Bedchamber, 1769-77 ; Master of the Buckhounds, 1782-83 ; Capt. of the Gent. Pensioners, May to Dec. 1783 ; Master of the Horse to the Prince of Wales, 1795. He m, 26 March 1770, at Gen. Johnstone's house, St. Martin in the fields, Frances, posthumous da. aud sole h. of the Rt. Rev. Philip Twysden, Bishop of Raphoe [I.], by bis second wife, Frauces, da. of the Rt. Hon. Thomas Carter. He d. 22 Aug. 1S05. Will pr. 1S05. His widow who was b. 25 Feb. 1753, d. 23 July 1821, at Cheltenham. V. 1805. 5. George (Villiers, afterwards Child-Villiers), Earl of Jfrsey, &c, also Viscount( c ) Guandison of Limerick [I.], s. and h., 5. 19 Aug. 1773, at Stone, Middleton ; styled Viscount Villiers till 1805 ; ed. at Harrow and at St. John's Coll., Cambridge ; M.A. 1794 ; Lord of the Bedchamber to the Prince of Wales, 1795 ; sue. to the peerage 22 Aug. 1805 ; D.C.L. (Oxford) 3 July 1810 ; P.C., 1830 ; Lord Chamberlain of the Household, July to Nov. lS30,and again 1834-35 ; Bearer of the Queen Consort's sceptre at the coronation, S Sep. 1831 ; G.C.H., 1834 : Master of the Horse, 1841-46, aud again March to Dec. 1852. Having m. 23 May 1804, at Gretna Green, Sarah Sophia, 1st da. of John ( Fane), 10th Earl of Westmorland, by his first wife, Sarah Anne, da. and b. of Robert Child, of Osterley Park, Midx., Banker of London, he by Royal lie. 1 Dec 1S19, took the name o£ Child before that of Villiers on his wife inheriting the estates of her (») See vol. i, p. 59, note "b," sub "Albemarle," for a list of these Jacobit" creations. The F^arldom of Jersey aud the other peerages enjoyed by his father having been sr. by William III. would, of course, not be allowed by the {titular) King of the house of Stuart. ( b ) Mrs. Montagu in her " Lady of last century " (p. 205) speaks of him as " Lord Villiers, the Prince of Maccaronies." (°) His claim to this Viscountcy (which had been inherited in 1766 by his grandfather) was established in the House of Lords 10 June 1839.