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ary 17, 1780; married to fir Thomas Webb, bart. of 
Welford, in Northampto'nlhire. 
Henry, j.he eleventh vifcOunt Dillon, married, Octo¬ 
ber 26, 1744, Charlotte eldeft daughter of George-Hen- 
ry, fecond earl of Lichfield, and foie heir to the eftates 
of the earls of.Lichfield ; by which lady, who died June 
a, 1794, he had iffue, Charles, his fucceffor; Arthur, 
born September 3, 1750, colonel of Dillon’s regiment; 
Harry, born June 28, 1759, colonel of the firlt regiment 
of the Irilh brigade, married, April 27, 1790, the eldeft 
daughter of Dominie-Henry Trant, efq. by whom he lias 
iffue, Maria, born March 10, 1796 ; Charlotte, born 
Auguft 1, 1797; and Frederic, born Auguft 28, 1798, 
to whom his royal highnefs the duke of York ftood 
fponfor. Frances, born Oftober 6, 1747, married, June 
1767, fir William Jerningham, bart. of Coffey, in the 
county of Norfolk; Catharine, born June 4, 1752, died 
May 24, 1797; Laura, born April 21, 1754; Charlotte, 
born September 11, 1755, married to Valentine earl of 
Kenmare, and died Auguft 15, 1792. The vifeount, 
O'j mg Novembers, 1787, was iucceeded by his eldeft 
Ion, Charles, the twelfth and prefent vifeount.— Crea¬ 
tion, 1621. 
Residence. : —Loughlin Caftle, in the county of 
Mayo. 
Motto.— Durn fpiro fper0 . — “ While I breathe I 
hope.” 
NETTERVILLE (JOHN), Viscount NETTER- 
VILLE, of Douth; born in 1744; fucceeded his fa¬ 
ther, the late vifeount, March 19, 1750. 
Sir Formal Netterville, defeended from Charles duke 
of Normandy, was one of the Englifli knights who fet¬ 
tled in Ireland in the reign of Henry II. He married 
Philadelphia, daughter ofWilliam'de Vefey, by.Ifabel, 
daughter of William earl of Salifbury, fon of Henry 13. 
by Rofamond, daughter of Walter lord Clifford; and 
was anceftor of Nicholas, created vifeount Netterville, 
of Douth, in 162a. John, the fecond vifeount, mar¬ 
ried, in 1623, Elizabeth, eldeft daughter of Richard 
earl of Portland, lord high treafurer of England, whofe' 
fon, Nicholas, was father of John, the fourth vifeount, 
who married, May 30, 1704, Frances, eldeft^daughter 
.of Richard vifeount Roi's; and died December 12, 
1727, leaving, iffue, Nicholas, the fifth vifeount, mar¬ 
ried, February 28, 1731, to Catharine, daughter of Sa¬ 
muel Burton, efq. of Burton Hall, in the county df 
Carlow ; by which lady, who died May 24, 1784, lie 
had iffue, John; Frances, married to William Blake, 
efq. and died in 1764; and Anne, died in 1756. His 
lordffiip, dying March 19, 1750, was fucceeded by his 
only fon, John, the prefent and fixth vifeount.— Crea¬ 
tion, 1622. 
Motto.— Cruci dum fpirofdo .—“ While I breathe, 1 
truft in the crofs.” 
NEEDHAM (JOHN), Viscount KILMOREY ; 
fucceeded his father, the tenth vifeount. May 29, 1791; 
married, January 10, 1792, Frances, eldeft daughter of 
fir Robert Salifbury Cotton, bart. of Combermere Ab¬ 
bey, in the county of Chefter. 
Thomas, the fixth vifeount, who fucceeded his fa¬ 
ther, in 1668, married Frances, daughter and heir of 
Francis-Levefon Fowler, efq. of Harnage Grange, in 
Shropfhire ; and had iffue by her, (who married, fecond- 
ly, May 2, 1690, Theophilus Haftings; earl of Hunting¬ 
don, and, thirdly, the chevalier de Ligondes,) Robert, 
the feventh vifeount, who married Mary, daughter of 
John Offley, efq. of Crew, in Chefhire ; by which lady, 
who died April 9, 1765, be had iffue, fvobert; Thomas; 
Francis; John; Anne, died in 1791; Mary, died in 
1784; Elizabeth, deceafed ; Henrietta, died in 1777. 
The vifeount died Oftober 2, 1710, and was fucceeded 
by his eldeft fon; Robert, the eighth'vifeount, who, 
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dying unmarried in 1716, was fucceeded by his next 
brother, Thomas, the ninth vifeount; married, June 29, 
1730, Mary, daughter and co-heir of Waftiington Shir¬ 
ley, earl Ferrers, who died without iffue, Auguft 12, 
1784. The vifeount died February 3, 1768, and was 
fucceeded by his brother, John, the tenth vifeount, a 
colonel in the army; married, January xi, 1738, Anne, 
widow of Peter Shakerley, efq. of the city of Chefter; 
and had iffue by her, who died Auguft 9, 1786, Tho¬ 
mas, died April 19, 1773; Robert, his fucceffor; Fran¬ 
cis, a lieutenant-general in the army, married, February 
20, 1787, Anne, fecond daughter of Thomas Fifher, 
efq. of Alton, in the county of Midd.lefex, and’ has 
iffue eleven children._ The vifeount died May 22,1791, 
and was fucceeded by his eldeft fon, Robert, the ele¬ 
venth and prefent vifeount. The prefumptive heir is 
the honourable lieutenant-general Francis Needham, 
only brother to. the vifeount.— Creation, 1623. 
Residence. —ShovingtonBall, in the county ofSalop„ 
Motto.— Nunc aut nunquam. —“ Now'or never.” 
SAUNDERSON (RICHARD-LUMLEY), Vis¬ 
count LUMLEY, of Waterford, in Ireland; alfo 
Earl of Scarborough, and Vifeount and Baron Lumley, 
of Lumley Caftle, in England.—See Earl of Scarbo¬ 
rough, among the Peers of England, p. 503. 
SMYTHE (PERCY-CLINTON-SYDNEY), Vis¬ 
count STRANGFORD, in the county of Down; 
born Auguft 31, 1780, appointed Envpy Extraordinary, 
and Minifter Plenipotentiary to the Court of Lilbon, 
O£tober 7, 1806; fucceeded his father, the late vif¬ 
eount, Oftober 1, 1801. 
Philip, fixth vifeount, married, in 1741, Mary, daugh¬ 
ter of Anthony Jephfon, of Mallow, efquire, by whom 
he had iftue, Lionel; and two daughters, Mary, and 
Anne. His lordffiip died April 29, 1787, anil was fuc¬ 
ceeded by. his. fon, Lionel, the feventh vifeount, born 
May 19, 1753, married, September 3, 1779, Maria-Eli- 
za, eldeft daughter of Frederic Philips, efq. of New 
York, by whom he had iffue, Percy Clinton, the pre¬ 
lent vifeount; Lionel-Charles Hewitt, died November 
23, 1S07 ; Eliza-Maria-Sidney, born September 3, 1781 ; 
Louifa-Sarah-Sydney, married, November 17, 1807, to. 
John Eld, efq. of Seighford, in Staftbrdlhire. The 
vifeount, dying Oftober 1, 1801, was fucceeded by his 
eldeft fon, Percy-Clinton-Sydney, the prefent vifeount. 
—The prefumptive heir is Lionel, his lordffiip’s bro¬ 
ther.— Creation, 1628. 
Motto. — Virtus incendit vires. — “ Virtue infpires 
courage.” 
TAAFFE (RODOLPHUS), Viscount TAAFFE, 
of Corren, and Baron of Ballymote ; fucceeded his fa¬ 
ther, the late vifeount, December 30, 1769; married, 
and has iffue, a fon, heir apparent; and another fon. 
Nicholas, fixth vifeount Taaffe, was poffeffed of a 
c.onliderable eftate in.Silefia; and, entering into the fer- . 
vice off the emperor Charles VI. diftinguilhed himfelf 
by the name of count Taaffe, during the war in 1738, 
with the Turks; and at the battle of Belgrade, he be¬ 
haved with fuch remarkable bravery, that he gained 
the viftory with great honour. His lordlhip married 
Mary-Anne, countefs de Spendler, daughter and heir of 
count Spendler, of Lintz, in Upper Auftria; by which 
lady he had iffue, 1. John, born January 1, 1740, mar¬ 
ried Maria countefs Choteck, and died before his fa¬ 
ther, December 10, 1768, leaving iffue, Rodolphus; 
another fon; and a daughter. 2. Francis, a general in 
the Auftrian fervice, and a count of the holy Roman 
empire;, married, at Bruffels, in 1772, the eldeft daugh¬ 
ter of John lord Bellew, but had no iffue by her, who 
died February 7, 1792. The vifeount died December 
30, 1769, at the caltle of Eli'fchaw, in Bohemia, and 
