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miral in the royal navy ; married, 1 June x, 1773, to Mifs 
Mitchell. 3. Arthur, D. D. dean of Worcefter, and 
archdeacon of Berks; married, in 1772, Frances, daugh¬ 
ter of Conftantine Phipps; of St. Chriftopher’s, efq. by 
which lady he has ifTue, Richard-Fraricis; married, 
June i8oj, to Harriet, daughter of the honourable An¬ 
drew Foley, uncle to lord Foley ; Arthur Cyril Phipps j 
and three daughters, Anna-Maria, Jane, and Charlotte; 
and a daughter, Elizabeth, married to the late Rev. 
George Hamilton, uncle to the earl of Abercorn, who 
died in 1787, by whom he left ifFue, five daughters: 
Anne, one of the daughters, married', Auguft 9, 1791, 
William Plumer, efq. of Gilfton Park, in Hertfordfhire; 
and Cecilia, the youngeft, married her coufin, the pre- 
fent marquis of Abercorn, which marriage was diflolved 
by a£l of parliament, in 1798 ; and fhe married, fecond- 
ly, colonel Copley. 
Thomas, fecond lord Onflow, married Elizabeth, 
daughter of Mr. Knight; by which lady, who died in 
1731, he had a ion, Richard, born in 1713. His lordfliip, 
dying in June 1740, was fucceeded by his faid fon, Rich¬ 
ard, knight of the bath, third lord Onflow, who, May 
16, 1741, married Mary, daughter of fir Edmund Elwell, 
bait, and dying without iflue, October 8, 1776, was' fuc¬ 
ceeded by his coufin, the firft and prefent earl. 
Creations. —Baron Onflow, June 25, 1716; Baron 
Cranley, May‘14, 1776; Vifcount and Earl, June 19,1801. 
Residences.— Clandon Park, near Guildford, in Sur¬ 
rey .—To wn-houfe, Stretton-ftreet. 
A kmo r 1 a L Bearing s. — See the annexed Engraving. 
Motto.— Semperfidelis. —“ Ever faithful.” 
MARSHAM, EARL OF ROMNEY. 
CHARLES MARSFtAM, Earl of ROMNEY, 
Vifcount Marfham of the Mote, in the county of Kent, 
alfo Baron Romney, and a Baronet; Vice-admiral and 
Cuftos Rotulorum of the county of Kent and city of 
Canterbury, and a Dire&or of Greenwich Hol'pital, 
F. R.S. born September 28, 1744; fucceeded his father, 
the late lord, November 14, 1793; married, Augurt 30, 
1776, Frances, daughter of Charles, fecond earl of 
Egremont, by Alicia-Maria, daughter of George lord 
Carpenter, of Ireland ; by which lady, who died Janu¬ 
ary 14, 1795, he had iflue, Charles, vifcount Marfham, 
heir apparent, born November 22, 1777 ; Frances, mar¬ 
ried, Auguft 17, 1805, (ir John-Buchannan Riddell, 
bart. Harriot ; and Amelia-Charlotte. 
The family of Marfham was in cohfiderable eminence 
as far back as the reign of Henry I. John Marfham, 
in the reign of Charles I. adhered with unfhaken loyalty 
to that monarch in the civil wars ; and was created a 
baronet by Charles II. Auguft 12, 1663. He was the 
efteemed author of the celebrated Chronological Tables 
-which bear his. name ; and of feveral other works. He 
died May 26, 1685. Robert, his grandfon, was created, 
by George I. baron Romney, of Roniney in'fhe county 
of Kent. He married Elizabeth, daughter of the re¬ 
nowned fir Cloudefley Shovel, rear-admiral of Great 
Britain; by which lady, who married, fecondly,’ John 
Carmichael, third earl of Hyndford, of the kingdom of 
Scotland, and died November 28, 1750, lie' had ifFue, 
Shovel, born October 15, 1709,, who died'young; Ro¬ 
bert, the late lord ; Elizabeth, married, in 1741, to fir 
Jacob Bouverie, vifcount Folkeftone, grandfather of the 
prefent earl of Radnor, and died September 25, 17S2 ; 
Margaret, died young; John, died young ; Henrietta, 
died Auguft 7, 1796; Thomas died young. And his 
lordlhip, dying November 28, 1724, was fucceeded by 
his only fiu'viving foil, Robert', the late and fecond lord,' 
born Auguft 12, 1712 ; married, Prifcilla,,(daughter and 
heir of Charles Fymm, efq. of the iflaiid of"St. Kit't’s ; 
by which lady, who died February 27, 1771, lie had 
ifFue, Robert Pymm, who died November 20, 1762; 
Charles, the prefent earl j John, died young ; 'Shovel, 
died young ; Jacob, D. D 7 canon of Windier, 'lin'd'pre- 
L D R Y. 5*1 
bendary of Rochefter, born February 28, 1739; married, 
to Mifs Bullock, and has ifFue, a daughter,- born March 
12, 1792; and a Fon, born February 1, 1794. Prifcilla, 
born December 20, 1752, died May 2, 1804; Elizabeth, 
born February 9, 1751 ; Frances, born April 2, 1735; 
Harriot, born in 1760, died young ;< Charlotte, born 
November 12, 176ft ; married, July 3, 1792, John Coher, 
efq. and died January 14, 1794. His lordfhip died No¬ 
vember 14, 1793, and was fucceeded by his fon, Charles, 
the third lord, and firft and prefent earl. 
Creations. —Baron Romney, June 25, 1716 ; Vif- 
count and Earl, June 22, 1801. 
Residences. —Mote Park in the county of Kent.— 
Town-houfe, Arlington-ftreet. 
Armorial Bearings. —See the annexed Engraving. 
Motto.— Non Jibi,fed patrice .—“ Not for myfelf, but 
for my country.” 
PELHAM, EARL OF CHICHESTER. 
THOMAS PELHAM, Earl of CHICHESTER, 
and Baron Pelham, Joint-Poftmafter-General, a Privy 
Counfellor alfo' in Ireland, F. R. S. born April 28, 1756 j 
fucceeded his father in January 1785. He was called up 
by writ to the houfe of peers, by the title of barori Pel¬ 
ham, during his father’s life-time, June 29, 1801 ; and 
married, Auguft 1801, lady Mary-Henrietta-Juliana Of- 
borne, daughter of Francis, fifth duke of Leeds; and 
lias iflue a daughter, born Auguft 14, 1803. 
The family of Pelham has pedigree in England prior 
to the Norman conqueft. Sir John Pelham, in the reign 
of Edward III. diftinguiflied himfelf at the battle of 
Poidtiers, and, with lord Delawar, took prifoner John 
king of France. John, his fon, attended perfonally up¬ 
on Henry of Bolingbroke, afterwards Henry IV. and was 
joint treafurer of war to that monarch. He diftinguifh- 
ed himfelf in the wars of Henry V. for the^crown of 
France ; and died in 1429. William, his grandfon, had 
iflue, 1. William, ddio diflinguifhed himfelf in the wars- 
of queen Elizabeth, and was by that princefs conftituted 
matter general of the office of ordnance. He was fecond 
in command, under Robert Dudley earl of Leicefter, in 
the expedition into the Low Countries; and died No¬ 
vember 24, 1387. 2. Edward, who was conftituted by 
queen Elizabeth lord chief baron of the exchequer of 
the kingdom of Ireland, and died July 4, 1606. 
Thomas, third in defeent from William, was created 
a baronet, by James I. May 22, 1611 ; and fir Thomas 
the fecond baronet, ( his fon, adhered to the parliamen¬ 
tary intereft in the civil wars of Charles I. Sir John, 
third baronet, his fon, had ifFue, 1. Sir Thomas, fourth 
baronet. 2. Henry, who was clerk of the pells in his 
majefty’s exchequer, and died April 1, 1721. Thomas, 
his fon, married Annetta, daughter of Thomas Bridges, 
efq. by which lady he had iflue Thomas, firft lord Pel¬ 
ham ; and Harriot, married firft to Richard, Fon of Hen¬ 
ry Temple firft lord vifcount Palmerfton of the king¬ 
dom of Ireland, and fecondly to George firft earl of 
Abergavenny. She died Auguft 29, r.768 ; and Tho¬ 
mas, her father, in 1737. 
Sir Thomas, fourth baronet, was created by queen 
Anne, November 29, 1706, baron Pelham of Laughton 
in the county of Suflex. He married Grace, filter.of 
John Holies duke of Newcaftle, marquis of Clare, earl 
of Clare, and baron of Haughton; by which lady he had 
ifTue, 1. Thomas, fecond lord Pelham. 2. Henry, who 
was conftituted, April. 3, 1724, fecretary at war; and 
exchanged that office. May 8, 1730, for that of pay- 
mafter general of his majefty’s forces. He was farther 
promoted, Auguft 27, 1743* to be firft lord commiflioner 
of tire treafury, and chancellor and under treafurer of 
the exchequer, which employments he filled with in¬ 
tegrity and applaufe. He married Catharine, daughter 
of John fecond duke of Rutland ; by which lady lie had 
ifFue Catharine; married to Henry duke of Newcaftle, 
who died July 29, 1760; Frances, born Auguft iS, 
1738; 
