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Charles, third Viscount, who m. in May 1723 Audrey, daughter 

 of Edward Harrison, Esq. and had issue, 1st, George, first Marquis; 

 2d, Charles, d. Sept. 4, 1767 ; 3d, Edward, d. June 29, 1731 ; 4th, 

 a son, who d. young ; 5th, Roger, killed at Ticonderago July 25 

 1759 ; 6th, Audrey, d. Feb. 1781. His Lordship dying March 12, 

 1764, was succeeded hy his eldest son, 



George, first Marquis, b. Feb. 28, 1724. His Lordship served under 

 George I. at the battle of Dettingen, and was second in command 

 at the taking of Quebec, which city surrendered to him after the 

 death of General Wolfe, and m. Dec. 1, 1751, Charlotte, Baroness 

 de Ferrars in her own right, and by her had issue, 1st, George, the 

 second Marquis; 2d, Lord John, b. Jan. 19, 1757; 3d, Lord Frede- 

 rick Patrick, b. Dec. 30, 1767 ; 4th, Lord Charles Patrick Thomas, 

 b. Jan. 6, 1768, d. May 27, 1796, also four daughters, Ladies Char- 

 lotte, Caroline, Frances, who d. young, and Lady Elizabeth, b. in 

 Aug. 1766, d. March 21, 1811. His Lordship m. secondly, Anne, 

 daughter of Sir William Montgomery, Bart, and had issue, 1st, 

 Lady Anne, b. Feb. 1, 1775 ; 2d, Lady Charlotte, b. March 19, 

 1766; 3d, Lady Honora Maria, b. July 6, 1777; 4th, Lord Wil- 

 liam, b. Sept. 5, 1778, d. in 1794; 5th, Lady Henrietta, b. April 20, 

 1782; 6th, Lord James Nugent Boyle Bernardo, b. Sept. 11, 1785. 

 His Lordship dying Sept. 14, 1807, was succeeded by his eldest son, 

 George, second Marquis, b. April 18, 1755, who, on the death of 

 his mother, succeeded to the titles of Baronde Ferrars of Chartley, 

 Bourchier, Lovaine, Bassett, and Cornpton, created Earl of Leices- 

 ter, May 18, 1784, m. Dec. 24, 1777, Charlotte, second sister and 

 co-heir of Roger Mainwaring Ellerker, Esq. and by her had issue, 

 1st, George, the present Marquis ; 2d, Lord Thomas Compton, b. 

 March 29, 1780, d. Jan. 7, 1787; 3d, Lord Vere Charles, b. Sept. 16, 

 1785; 4th, Lady Charlotte Barbara, 6. June 26, 1781,d. Oct. 3, 1807; 

 5th, Lady Harriet, b. May 23, 1782; 6th, Lady Elizabeth Margaret, 

 6. Aug. 16, 1784; 7th, Lady Arabella, b. April 2, 1787. His Lord- 

 ship dying July 27, 1811, was succeeded by his son George Fer- 

 rars, the present Marquis. 



Creations. Baron de Ferrars, of Chartley, in the county of Stafford, origi- 

 nally by writ of summons to Parliament, 27 Edw. I. Baron Bourchier, by writ 

 also 16 Edw. III. Baron Lovaine, by writ 22 Edw. I. Baron Bassett, of Drayton 

 Bassett, in the county of Stafford, by writ 49 Hen. III. and lastly, Baron 

 Compton, of Compton, in the county of Warwick, by writ 14th Elizabeth j 

 Baron Townshend, of Lynn Regis, by letters patent April 20lh, 1661, and Vis- 

 count Townshend of Rainhara, December 2d, 1682, Baron of Lynn, by writ 

 May 24th, 1723 ; Earl of Leicester, May 18th, 1784, and Marquis Townshend, 

 October 27, 1787. 



