516 HE R A 
Wolftenholme, efq. of Holly-hill, in Suffex ; Elizabeth, 
born June 29, 1751; married to John Fane, efquire, of 
Wormfley, in Oxfordlhire, and has iffue ; Mary, born 
March 27, 1753; Anne, died in 1774. The earl died 
February 9, 1795, when he was .fucceeded by his fon, 
George, the prelent and fourth earl.-^-The heirprefump- 
tive is Thomas, brother to the prefent earl. 
Creations. —Baron Parker, March 10, 1715; Vif- 
count Parker, and Earl of Macclesfield, Nov. 5, 1721. 
Residences. —Sherborne Cafile, in the county of 
Oxford.—Town-houfe, Conduit-ftreet. 
Armorial Bearings.— See the annexed Engraving. 
Motto.— Sapere aude. —“ Dare to be wife.” 
FERMOR, EARL OF POMFRET. 
G'EORGE FERMOR, Earl of POMFRET, Ba¬ 
ron Leominller, and a Baronet; LL.D. born January 6, 
1768 ; fucceeded his father, the late earl, June 9, 1785 ; 
married, A tig u if 29,. 1793, Mifs Browne, daughter of 
Trollope Browne, efq. 
The family of Fermor was in high repute in the reign 
of Richard III. Richard Fermor, in the reign of Henry 
VIII. buffered the penalties of a premunire, for convey¬ 
ing relief to Nicholas Thayne, at that time imprifoned 
for denying the king’s fupremacy. George, his grand- 
fon, fpent his youth in the wars of the Netherlands, un¬ 
der William the firll prince of Orange; and was the 
friend of fir Philip Sidney. William, his grandfon, was 
created a baronet, and buffered considerable Ioffes for 
his loyalty to Charles I. and Hatton, his brother, was 
killed in the civil wars, January n, 1645. Sir William, 
fecond baronet, his fon, was created by William III. 
baron Leominller. 
Thomas, fecond lord Leominller, was created by 
George I. earl of Pomfret, and married Henrietta-Louifa, 
daughter of John lord Jeffries ; by which lady, who died 
December 17, 1761, he had iffue four fons and fix daugh¬ 
ters, viz. George, the fecond earl; William, a captain 
in the royal navy, died unmarried, in 1744; John, died 
in 1729 ; Thomas, died young; Sophia, married to John 
Carteret earl Granville, and died Oft. 7, 1745 > Char¬ 
lotte, married to William Finch, brother to the earl of 
Winchilfea, by whom Ihe had ! iffue, George, the prefent 
earl, and other iffue; Henrietta, married to John Conyers, 
efq. of Copthall, in Effex, and died Nov. 25, 1793, leav¬ 
ing iffue a daughter, born in 1758 ; John, born in 1755; 
Edward, born in 1756; Juliana, married to Thomas 
Penn, efq. of feraywick, in Buckinghamlliire, and has 
iffue; Louifa, married to William, youngeft Ion of fir 
William Clayton, bart. and has ifl'ue ; Anne, married 
to Thomas Dawfon vifcount Cremorne, and died March 
1, 1769, leaving ifl'ue, fince deceafed. The earl died 
July 8, 1753, and was fucceeded by his only fon, George, 
the fecond earl, born in 1722; married, April 30, 1764, 
Anna-Maria, daughter and foie heir of-Draycott, 
efq. of Sunbury, in Middlefex, by whom he had iflqe, 
1. George, the prefent earl. 2. Thomas-William, born 
November 22, 1770, a colonel in the army'.' 3. Charlotte, 
married to Peter Denys, efq. The earl died June 9, 
1785, and was fucceeded by his eldeft fon, George, the 
prefent and third earl. The heir prefumptive is Tho¬ 
mas-William, his lordlbip’s brother.. 
Creations. —Baron Leominller, in the county of 
Hereford, April 12, 1692; Earl of Pomfret, otherwife 
Pontefraft, in the county of York, December 27, 1721. 
' Residences.— -Eaftpn Hall, in the county of North¬ 
ampton ; and Sunbury, in the county of Middlefex.— 
Town-houfe, Portman-fquare. 
Armorial Bearings.— See the annexed Engraving, 
Motto. —Hora etfemper.— (t Now and always.” 
GRAHAM, EARL GRAHAM. 
WILLIAM GRAHAM, Earl and Baron GRA¬ 
HAM, of Belford, in the county of Northumberland, 
in England, and Duke of Momrofe, in Scotland; Mailer 
L D R Y. 
of the Horfe" to the King.— See Duke of Montrose 
under Dukes of Scotland. 
WALDEGRAVE, EARL WALDEGRAVE. 
JOHN-JAMES WALDEGRAVE, Earl WALDE¬ 
GRAVE, Vifcount Chewton, Baron Waldegrave, and 
a Baronet; a Captain in the 7th Regiment of Dragoons ; 
born July .30, 1785 ; and fucceeded his brother, the late 
earl, June 29, 1794. 
The family of Waldegrave was among the patriotic 
barons in the reign of king John; and fir Richard Walde¬ 
grave, in the reign of Richard II. was elefted fpeaker 
of the houfe of commons, and died May 2, 1401. His 
pofterity adhered to the party of the houfe of York; and 
Edward, the feventh in defcent, was a Ilrenuous fup- 
porter of queen Mary, having been on that account im¬ 
prifoned by Henry VIII. and after her acceflion was ap¬ 
pointed chancellor of the duchy and county palatine of 
Lancafler. Upon the death of that princefs he was-vin- 
diftively treated, and committed to the Tower, where 
lie died, September 1, 1571. Edward, his grandfon, ad¬ 
hered to the party of Charles I. by whom he was created 
a baronet, Augufti, 1643. Sir Henry Waldegrave, fourth 
baronet, his great grandfon, married Henrietta, daugh¬ 
ter of James II. by Arabella,^filter of John Churchill 
duke of Marlborough; and by That monarch was created 
baron Waldegrave of Chewton. James, fecond lord 
Waldegrave, was, May 26, 1727, appointed ambaffador 
extraordinary to the court of Vienna ; and May 7, 1730, 
ambaffador extraordinary to the court of Verfailles. By 
George II. he was created vifcount Chewton,'and earl 
Waldegrave, and died April 11, 1741, leaving iffue, 1. 
James, fecond earl Waldegrave. 2. John, third earl 
Waldegrave. 
James, fecond earl Waldegrave, was appointed, De¬ 
cember 18, 1752, governor to the prince of Wales, after¬ 
wards George III. He married, May 15, 1759, Maria, 
daughter of fir Edward Walpole, knight of the bath, 
fon of Robert firll earl of Orford; by which lady he had 
iffue, i. Elizabeth-Laura, born March 24, 1760, and 
married to George earl Waldegrave, her firll coufin. 
2. Charlotte-Maria, born Oftober 11, 1761, and married 
to George-Henry earl of Eullon, fon of Augulius-Henry 
duke of Grafton. 3. Anna-Horatia, born Nov. 8, 1762; 
married to lord Hugh Seymour, brother to the fecond 
marquis of Hertford, an admiral in the royal navy, who 
died Feb. 12, 1801, leaving ifl'ue ; and his lady died July- 
12, 1801. The countefs married, fecondly. Sept. 6,1766, 
hisroyal highnefs William-Henry duke of Gloucefter, and 
died Aug. 23, 1807, leaving iffue. James, fecond earl, 
dying without ifl'ue male, in 1763, was fucceeded by his 
only brother, John, third earl, a general in the army, 
governor of Plymouth, and mailer of the horfe to the 
queen; born April 28, 1718 ; married, in 1751, Eliza¬ 
beth Gower, filter to Granviile-Levefon, firll marquis 
of Stafford, by whom he had iffue, George,' the fourth 
earl; William, an admiral of the white, created baron 
Radltock,.in Ireland ; married, at Smyrna, in 1785, Cor¬ 
nelia, fecond daughter of David Van Lennep, elq. and 
has iffue. John, born November 27, 1756, died in 1780; 
Elizabeth, and Amelia, twins, born May 26, 1758, and 
both died in June 1768 ; TElizabeth, married, April 28, 
1791, the earl of Cardigan; Frances, born Oftober 6, 
1761, died in May 1768 ; Catharine, born March 1, 1765. 
His lordlhip, dying Oftober 22, 178+, was fucceeded by 
his Ion, George, the fourth earl; married May 5, 1782, 
Elizabeth-Laura, daughter of his'uncle, James, the fe¬ 
cond earl, by whom lie had ifl'ue, George, fifth earl ; 
John-Jatnes, fixth earl; Edward-William, in the 7th 
regiment of dragoons; Wilhelmina, deceafed; Maria, 
married, January 26, 1804, Nathaniel Micklethwaite, of 
Beelton-hall, in Norfolk, efquire, and by her, who died 
March 30, 1805, left one fon; Charlotte, deceafed. His 
lordlhip dying Oftober 17, 1789, was fucceeded by his 
fon, George, fifth ear], born July 12, 1784, and who 
