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101737. Martha, born November 33, 1736; married, 
April 20, 1764, Charles Milbourne, efq. 1 lie third earl 
died April it, 1755, and was fucceeded by his eldelt 
fon, Edward, the late and fourth earl of Oxford, born 
September 2, 1726; married, July ix, 1751, Sufan, 
daughter of W. Archer, efq. and dying, without ilfue, 
October 8, 1790, was fucceeded by his nephew, Edward, 
the prefent and fifth earl. 
Creations. —Baron Harley, Earl of Mortimer, and 
Earl of Oxford, July 24, 1711. 
Residences. —Eyfewood Houfe, in the county of He¬ 
reford.—Town-houfe, Harley-ftreet. 
Armorial Bearinos. —See the annexed Engraving. 
Motto. — VirtuU et-f.de .—“ By virtue and faith.” 
.SHIRLEY, EARL FERRERS. 
ROBERT SHIRLEY, Earl FERRERS, Vifcount 
Tamworth, and a Baronet, F.S.A. born September 21, 
1756; fucceeded his father, the late earl, April 18, 
1787 j married, firft, March 13, 1778, Elizabeth daugh¬ 
ter of John Prentife, of the county of Elfex, efq. by 
whom (who . died September 14, 1799) he had ifi'ue 
Robert-Sewallis, vifcount Tamworth, heir apparent, 
born November 9, 1778; married September 1800, So- 
phia-Caroline, daughter of Nathaniel Curzon, lord 
Scarfdale. His lord Ihip married, fecondly Sept. 28, 1799, 
Elizabeth, youngeft daughter of Wright fon Mundy, elq. 
The family of Shirley is defeended from Sewallus, 
lord of Ettingdon, in the county of Warwick, in the 
reign of Edward the Confeflor. Upon the acceflion of* 
William the Conqueror, the lordftiip of Ettingdon was 
given to Henry earl of Ferrars in the duchy of Normandy, 
and was held under him and his family by Sewallus and 
liis pofterity. James, his defeendant, in the reign of 
Henry III. affiuned the furname of Shirley. George, 
the defeendant of James, was created a baronet by James 
I. May 22, 1611. Sir Henry, fecond baronet, his fon, 
married Dorothy, daughter of Robert Devereux earl of 
Elfex, favourite of queen Elizabeth, fifth in defeent 
from fir Walter Devereux and Anne his wife, baronefs 
de Ferrars of Chartley, Bourchier, and Lovaine. Sir 
Robert, fourth baronet, his Ton, died in confinement in 
the Tower on account of his loyalty to Charles I. 
Sir Robert, fixth baronet, his fon, had the titles of 
baron de Ferrars of Chartley, Bourchier, and Lovaine, 
confirmed to him by Charles II. December 14, 1677. 
By qiieen Anne he was created vifcount Tamworth, and 
earl Ferrers, and had ilfue, 1. Robert, father of Anne, 
baronefs de Ferrars of Chartley, Bourchier, and Lovaine, 
who carried thefe titles into the family of the earl of 
Northampton, from whence they defeended to George 
earl of Leicefter. 2. Walhington, fecond earl Ferrers, 
father of Selina, married to Theophilus, ninth earl of 
Huntingdon. 3. Henry, third earl Ferrers. 4. Laurence. 
Laurence, younger fon of Robert fir.fi earl Ferrers, 
married Anne, daughter of fir Walter Clarges, of Alton, 
in the county of Hertford, baronet; by which lady, who 
died May 29, 1782, he had ilfue, 1. Laurence, fourth 
earl Ferrers. 2. Walhington, fifth earl Ferrers, who 
married Mils Anne Elliot, of Plymouth, in the county 
of Devon, and died October 1, 1778. 3. Robert, fixth 
earl Ferrers. 4. Walter, who embraced the profellion 
of the church, and died April 7, 1786, leaving five 
children. 5. Thomas, a captain in the navy, born 
April 6, 1733, and married March 30, 1773, to Mary, 
relift of fir Stephen Anderfon, of the county of Lincoln, 
baronet.' 6. Elizabeth. 
Laurence, fourth earl Ferrers, married, September 16, 
1752, Mary, grand-daughter of fir William Meredith, 
ol Henbury, in the county of Chelter, baronet; by 
which lady he had no iirue. This was the unfortunate 
earl Ferrers, who, in a phrenzy of paflion, killed his 
land-lteward ; and his lady married, fecondly, lord Fre¬ 
deric Campbell, fon of John, fourth duke of Argyle ; 
and was molt unfortunately burnt to death, on the 2.5 th 
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L D R Y. 
of July 1807, at their feat at Coombank, near Seven- 
Oaks in Kent,' fuppofed by her falling down in a fit 
againft the table in her ladyftiip’s drefling room, when 
going to bed, which threw the candle upon her clothes, 
and (he was entirely confirmed to allies, not even the 
Ikull-bone remaining, only the heart, and a filial! part 
of an entrail ; for the fire was not difeovered till four 
o’clock in the morning.- She had no ilfue by lord Fre¬ 
deric, who happened at the time to be in London. The 
earl was fucceeded by his brother Walhington, fifth earl, 
who died without ilTiie. 
Robert, fixth earl Ferrers, brother to the two prece¬ 
ding, married Catharine, daughter of Rowland Cotton, 
of Etwail, in the county of Derby, efquire 5 by which 
lady, who died March 16, 1786, he had ilfue, r. Robert, 
the prefent earl ; Laurence Rowland, born in 1757 ; died 
in 177.2; Walhington,- in the fecond regiment of foot 
guards, born November 13, 1760; married, September 
1, 1781, Frances, only daughter of the rev. William 
Ward, cotifin to vifcount Dudley and Ward ; by whom 
he lias ifi'ue Frances, born March 24, 1782, and Robert- 
W'illiam. The late earl dying April 18, 1787, was fuc¬ 
ceeded by his fon Robert, the prefent and feventh earl. 
Creations. —Vifcount Tamworth, and Earl of Fer¬ 
rers, September 3, 171-1. 
Residences. —Stanton Harold, in the county of Lei¬ 
cefter; Chartley Caftle, in the county of* Stafford ; and 
Shirley Hall, in the county of Derby.—lown-houfe. 
Park-lane. 
Armorial Bearings. —See the annexed Engraving. 
Motto.— Honor virtutis premium. —“ Honour is the 
reward of virtue.” 
LEGGE, EARL OF DARTMOUTH. 
GEORGE LEGGE, Earl of DARTMOUTH, 
Vifcount Lewifliam, F. R. A. and L. S. born October 3, 
1755 ; fucceeded his father William, the late earl, July 
15, 1864. His lordlhip was called up by writ of lum- 
mons to the houfe of peers, June 16, 1801, as baron 
Dartmouth, during the life of his father. He married 
September 24, 1782, Frances, filler to the earl of Aylef- 
ford, by whom he has ifi'ue, 1. Frances-Catharine, born 
September 7, 1783 ; diedini789 ; 2. William,, vifcount 
Lewifliam, heir apparent, born November 29, 1784; 
3. George, born February 20, 1786, and died 111 1789 ; 
4. Louifa, born March 8, 1787; married to William 
lordBagot; 5. Heneage, born February 29, 1788; 6. 
Charlotte, born February 12,1789; 7. Henrietta, boro 
September 7, 1790; 8. Barbara-Maria, born November 
29, 1791 ; 9. Cathanne-Chariotte, died an infant; 10. 
Georgiana-Caroline, born May 14, 1795 ; 11. M »ry, 
born June 3, 1796; 12. Anne, born Auguft 14, 1797; 
13. Charles, born Janiiary 26, 1799 ; 14. Arthur-Chafies, 
born June 25, 1800. 
The family of Legge is defeended from a patrician 
family of the city of Ravenna, in Italy, and came over 
to England about the time of Henry II. Thomas Legge, 
in the reign of Edward III. was twice lord-mayor ot 
London; married Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Beau¬ 
champ earl of Warwick; and was cruelly beheaded, 
together with Simon Sudbury, archbilhop of Canterbury, 
by the partifans of Wat Tyler, in 1381. Thomas, his 
grandfon, ferved with great gallantry in the French wars 
of Henry VI. The family of Legge alfo diftinguilhed 
themfelves on the part of Charles I in the civil.wars. 
William, the eldeft of four brothers who ferved in the 
army of that monarch, was feveral times wounded, and 
made prifoner, by the republican party. Being charged 
with high treafon by order of the parliament, in 1649, 
he was faved by the interpofition of William Lenthal 
the fpeaker, whofe pardon he in his turn procured, at 
the reftorationof Charles II. He died Oflober 13, 1672. 
George, -his fon, was conftituted matter general of 
the office of ordnance, January 28, 1681; and in the 
following year was advanced to the dignity of baron of 
6 P Dartmouth. 
