M<2 HERALDRY. 
Dartmouth. Upon the accefilon of James II. he was July 15, 1801, was fucceeded by George, the prefent 
conllituted. in addition to his former office, mailer ot and third earl. 
the horfe to the king, and conftabie of the Tower of 
London. He refigned the pod of mailer of the horfe, 
December 16, 1687 ; and in the following year was 
appointed admiral of the fleet deltined to intercept the 
prince of Orange. He had a ftrong perfonal attachment 
to James II. and at the period of the revolution was de¬ 
prived of all his employments. He was on that account 
alfo committed prifoner to the Tower of London, in July 
1691, and died in confinement OCtober 25 in that year. 
William, fecond lord Dartmouth, his fon, was ooofti- 
tuted, in 1710, one of the principal fecretaries of (late. 
In the following year he was created vifcount Lewilham, 
and earl of Dartmouth } and, having refigned the office 
of fecretary of ftate, was declared, in 1713, lord keeper 
of the privy feal, which office he held till September 
1740. He married Anne, daughter of Heneage Finch, 
firft earl of Aylesford, and died December 15, 1750, 
leaving iifue fix fons, and two daughters. George, vif¬ 
count Lewilham, married Elizabeth, daughter and heir 
of fir Arthur Kaye, baronet, of Kockton Grange, York- 
fliire, by whom he had iflue, 1. a daughter, who died 
an infant ; 2. Arthur, who died October 6, 1729 ; 3. 
William, the fecond earl; 4. Anne, married to James 
Brudenell, earl of Cardigan, and died January 30, 1786, 
without iflue 5. Elizabeth, married to Whitlhed Keene, 
efq. and has iflue, Elizabeth, married March 12, T799, 
to John Weyland, efq. His lordlhip died in the life¬ 
time of his father, Auguft 29, 1732; and his lady mar¬ 
ried, fecondly, in January 1736, Francis North, eighth 
earl of Guildford, and died April 21, 1745, leaving iifue ; 
Heneage, born in 1704; married, in June 1740, Catha¬ 
rine, daughter and co-heir of Jonathan Fogg, efq. and 
niece to fir John Bernard, alderman of London, and died 
Auguft 29, 1759, as did his lady November 12 follow¬ 
ing, leaving iflue, 1. Heneage, born January 7, 1747, 
whomarriedElizabeth,daughterof fir Philip Mufgrave, 
baronet; 2. Catharine, married to Charles Chefter, efq. 
brother to the firft lord Bagot ; 3. Anne, died July 30, 
j752. William, died an infant. Henry-Bilfon, bornMarch 
29, 1708; was conftituted, April 6, 1754, chancellor 
and under treafurer of the exchequer, which office he 
refigned November 22, in the fame year. Upon the 
appointment of the late earl of Chatham to be one of the 
principal fecretaries of ftate, Mr, Legge was rellored to 
the office of chancellor of the exchequer, November 15, 
3736. He was removed, together with lord Chatham, 
April 9, 1737, and rellored July 2, in the fame year. 
He married, September 3, 1750, Mary, daughter and 
heir of Edward Stawell, lord Stawell, and died Auguft 
23, 1764, leaving iflue one fon, Henry, lord Stawell. 
His lady married, fecondly, in September 1768, Wills, 
the firft marquis of Downlhire, and was created baronefs 
Stawell, May 19, 1760. Edward, born in 1710, died in 
the Weft Indies, Robert, died in infancy. Barbara, 
born OCtober 3, 1701; married fir Walter Bagot, of 
Blithfield, in Staffordfhire, by whom lhe had iflue, Anne, 
married, in October 1739, fir Lifter Holt, bart. of Afton, 
in Warwicklhire, and died in 1740; William, the fecond 
earl, born June 20, 1731, fucceeded his grandfather, 
December 15, 1750; married, January 11, 1755, Fran- 
ces-Catharine, daughter and heir to the late fir Charles 
Gunter Nicoll, K. B. and by her, who died July 24, 
3803, lie had iifue, George, the prefent earl; William, 
who died October 19, 1784; Charles-Gunter, died 
October 11, 1785; Heneage, died September 2, 1782; 
Henry, born January 23, 1765 ; Arthur-Kaye, born Octo¬ 
ber 23, 1766; Edward, born December 11, 1767, dean 
of \V indfor and Wolverhampton; Augultus-George, 
married, December 15, 1795, Honora Bagot, daughter 
of the rev. Walter Bagot; Charlotte, born October 3, 
3774; married, September 24, 1795, Charles Duncombe, 
efq. of Yorklhire, and has iifue. The late earl, dying 
Creations. —Baron of Dartmouth, December 2, 
1682; Vifcount Lewilham, Earl of Dartmouth, Septem¬ 
ber 5, 1711 ; and Baron Dartmouth, June 16, 1801. 
Residences. —Sandwell Parkin the county of Staf¬ 
ford, and Woodlhali Hall in the county of York.— 
Town-houfe, Berkeley-fquare. 
Armorial Bearing s. —See the annexed Engraving. 
Motto.— Gaudet tentamine virtus.—~ (( Virtue rejoices 
in trial.” 
BENNET, EARL OF TANKERVILLE. 
CHARLES BENNET, Earl of TANKERVILLE, 
and Baron of Ofl'ulfton; born November 13, 1743 ; fuc¬ 
ceeded to the title upon the death of his father, Octo¬ 
ber 27,. 1767. He was appointed, April 13, 1782, to 
the office of joint poftmafter-general, which he refigned 
April 10, 1783. He was reftored to the fame office Ja¬ 
nuary 6, in the following year; and having refigned in 
September 1786, was re-appointed in February 1787, 
and continued in this office till June 23, in the fame 
year. He married Emma, daughter and co-heir of 
fir James Colebrooke, bart. by whom he has iflue, Ca¬ 
roline, married to fir John Wrottefley, bart. Anna, 
married to the reverend William Beresford, youngeft 
fon of the hon. William Beresford, archbilhop of Tuam, 
and nephew of the marquis of Waterford ; Charles-Au- 
guftus, lord Ofl'ulfton, heir apparent, born April 28, 
1776, married, July 28, 1806, Mademoifelle de Grainont, 
daughter of the duke de Gramont, and grand-daughter 
of the duke de Polignac; Henry-Grey, born Dec. 2, 1777 ; 
John-Aftley, born Dec. 21, 1778; Margaret-Alicia-Em- 
ma, born May 21, 17S0; Mary-Elizabeth, born March 
24, 1783; Augufta-Sophia, born November 27, 1787. 
The family of Bennet was originally of Clapcot, in 
the county of Berks. Thomas Bennet, efq. in the reign 
of Henry VI. had iffue, 1. Richard. 2. Thomas, lord- 
mayor of London in 1603, whole fon Simon was created 
a baronet July 17, 1627, and died without iifue. Ri¬ 
chard had ilTue, 1. John. 2. Thomas, vvhofe Ion Tho¬ 
mas was created a baronet November 22, 1660, which 
title became extinCl May 23, 1701. John, l'on of John, 
had iifue, 1. John, created by Charles II. baron of Of- 
fulfton. 2. Henry, created by that monarch baron Ar¬ 
lington of Arlington, vifcount Thetford, and earl of 
Arlington, with remainder to U'abella, his daughter, 
confort to the firft duke of Grafton. He was conlli- 
tuted, OClober 2, 1662, one of the principal fecretaries 
of ftate, which office lip held till May 11, 1674. He 
died July 28, 1683. Charles, fecond lord Ofl'ulfton, 
fon of John, firft lord Ofl'ulfton, marrying Mary, daugh¬ 
ter and heirefs of Ford Grey, earl of Tankerviile, was 
afterwards- raifed by George I. to that earldom. He 
died May 21, 1722, leaving iifue four fons, and three 
daughters, Bridget, Mary, and Annabella; the latter 
was married to William Powlett, efq. and died in No- 
vembcri769; Mary, to William Wilmer, efq. Bridget, 
to John Wallop, earl of Portfmouth. The fons were, 
Charles, John, Henry, and Grey : the youngeft died 
November 19, 1724; the fecond died an infant; and the 
third died alfo unmarried. Charles, the eldeft, and fe¬ 
cond earl, fucceeded his father ; and marrying Camilla, 
daughter of Edward Colville, efq. who died October 8, 
1775, aged 105, had iflue two fons and one daughter, 
viz. Charles, the late earl; Camilla, married to Gil¬ 
bert-Fane Fleming, efq. by whom (he was left a widow ; 
and October 6, 1779, lhe married, fecondly, —— Wake, 
elq. and died February 7, 1785; George, born in 1727, 
died in 1793. His lordlhip, dying March 14, 1753, was 
fucceeded by his eldeft fon, Charles, third earl, who 
married Alicia, daughter and co-heir to fir John Altley, 
bart. of Staffordfhire; and by her, who died Octobers, 
1775, bad Charles’, the prefent earl; John-Gre), born 
j September 
