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 230 STAMFORD. secondly, at Sir Henry Hobart's seat, in Norfolk, shortly before 12 March 1 690/1, p) Mary, 1st da. and coheir of Joseph Maynaud, of Ounnesbnry i M Ealing, co. Midi., by Mary, da. of Sir Edward Mosei.ky, Hart. He rf-s.p.s.( 1 ') 31 Jan. 171P/20 aped 67, and was inc. at Kradgate afsd.(') Will dat. 10 Sep. 1719, pr. 11 Feb. 1719/20 by his widow and again 1 'i Jan. 1730/1. His widow (sometimes said to have tf. in Ireland) rf. s.p.s. 9 or 10 Nov. 1 722 aged 51, and was bur. at Bradgate. M.I, Will dat. IS Oct. 1722, pr. 1 Dec. 172-1, 29 March 1732 and 8 Nov. 1730. IIL 1720. 3. Harry (Orey), Karl of Stamford, &c, cousin and h., being s. and b. of the Hon. John Ghby, of Knville Hall, co Staf- ford, by his second wife, Catharine." 1 ) 1st da. of Edward (Ward), 11th I.uiu) DUDtBT, and 2d Baiion Ward ok Birmingham, whic h John was 3d s. of the 1st Ear l. He was A. 10 June and bap. 8 July 16S5, at Dudley Castle, co. Stafford ; me, to the pceraijr, 31 Jan. 1719/20, and took "his seat, 17 May 1723. He m. 6 July 1701, at St. Giles in the fields. Dorothy, da. of the Kt. Hon. Sir Nathan WniOHT, L. Keeper of the Great Seal, by Elizabeth, da. of George Ashby. She d. 12 Aug. 1738, at Old Liddington, Beds. He d. 16 Nov. 1739, aged 54, at Knville Hall afsd.(') Admou. 3 March 1739/40. IV. 1739. J). Harry (Orey), Earl of Stamford, &c, 1st s. and h. : b. 18 June 1715, at Enville ; staled Lord Guky, 1720-39 ; ed. at Rugby, and at Westm. ; M.P. for Leicestershire, 1738-39 ; sue. to tin peerage as above, 16 Nov. 1739. He m. May 1736, at St. James's, Westm., Mary, only da. and h. of George (Booth), 2d Earl ok Warrington, by Mary, da. and coheir of John OldBUBT, He d. at Enville Hall afsd., 30 May, and was bur. 6 June 1768, at Enville, aged 52. M.I. Will pr. June 1768. His widow d. at Dunham Massv, co. Chester, 10, and was bur. 16 Dec. 1772, at Bowdon, aged 69. Will pr. March 1772. V. 1768. 5. George Harry (Orey), Earl of Stamford, Sic, 1st s. and h. ; b. 1 ami bap. 21 Oct. 1737, at Newtown Linford, co. Leicester ; styled Lord Grky, 1739-68 ; ed. at Leicester School, and at Queen's Coll., Cambridge; M.P. for Staffordshire, 1761.63 ; a Page of Honour at the coron. of Geo. III., 22 Sep. 1761 : sue to the peerage as above, 30 May 176S ; F.S.A., 1775 ; L. Lieut, of Cheshire, 17S3, and Col. of the Cheshire militia. Having inherited the large estates in Cheshire of his wife's ancestors, he was cr. 22 April 1796, BAUON DELAMER OF DUNHAM MASSEY, co. Chester, and EARL OF WARRINGTON He TO. 28 May 1763, at the house of her mother in Whitehall (reg. at St. James's (a) Luttrell's "diary" of that (lite, where it stated that this Joseph (who d. v.p. before 1690) was " the late Serjeant Maynard's son." Elizabeth, the other da. and coheir, m. Sir Henry Hobart, Bart. See Le Neve's " Knights." ('') Besides two sons, who d. infants, he had by his first wife one da., Diana, who a", young. By his second wife he bad a son, 6. 23 Dec, 1696, who d. an infant ( c ) Macky speaks of him, when turned 50, that " he doth not want sense, but by reason of a defect in his speech wants elocution," whereupon Dean Swift comments that " he looked and talked like a very weak man, but, it was said, he $pnlce nil in council." Macky adds that he "is very honest man himself, but very suspicious of everybody that is not bis party. . . from a good estate is become very poor and much in debt." The Earl of Ailesbury ["Memoirs"] says that " that poor-headed Earl had a reasonable paternal estate but entailed, so he cut down all the vast fine woods, ruined the mansion house, and took money by advance on this estate and spent it ; his maternal estate, upwards of £3,000 per annum, he eat up absolutely and all Bold. ( d ) Their mar. lie, 21 Nov. 1683, is at Worcester, he of Old Swiuford, co. Wore, aged 40, widower, Bhe of Dudley, aged 20, spinster. («) He was a singular character, and shewed his eccentricities principally in whimsical buildings. See Shaw's " Staffordshire" vol. ii, p. 269.