HERALDRY. 
Jofepha, third daughter of Francis-Jofeph Wallh, count 
of Serrant, in France, and had ilfue, Thomas-Anthony, 
■ born February 25, 1777, the prefent vifcount; Charles, 
born March 17, 1779, a captain in the 4th garrifon bat¬ 
talion ; Arthur, born February 6, 1789 ; Francis, died 
an infant; Margaret, married to Jenico Prefton, twelfth 
vifcount Gormanfton; Frances, died young .; Paulina, 
married, Auguft 19, 1806, Richard Caddell, efq. of 
Harbourftown, in the county of Meath. The vifcount, 
dying Febuary 12, 1796, was fucceeded by his eldefl: 
fon, Thomas-Anthony, the third vifcount, and fifth 
lord Southwell. 
Creations. —Baron, September 4, 1717; Vifcount, 
July 1776. 
Motto. —■Nec ■ male notus, eques. — “ A knight well- 
known. 
VESEY (JOHN), Viscount DE VESCI, of Abbey 
Leix, Baron Knapton, and a Baronet ; born February 
15, I 77 I > fucceeded his father, the late vifcount, Oc¬ 
tober 13, 1804; married, Auguft 25, 1800, Frances- 
Letitia Brownlow, fifth daughter of the right honour¬ 
able William Brownlow, by whicli lady he has ilfue, 
Thomas, heir apparent, horn September 20, 1803 ; and 
Catharine, born June 19, i8oz. 
His lordlhip’s grandfather, John Denny, was the firft 
baron Knapton ; and married, May 15, 1732, Elizabeth, 
eldefl: daughter of William Brownlow, elq. hy lady Eli¬ 
zabeth Hamilton; daughter of James, fixth earl of 
Abercorn ; and had iflue, Thomas, the firft vifcount 
De Vefci; Elizabeth, married, firft, July 4, 1751, to 
Robert Hancock, efq. of Watherftowne, in Weftrneath ; 
and, fecondly, October 27, 1762, to Edmund vifcount 
Pery ; Anne, married to Thomas vifcount Northland, 
and died October ax, 1803 ; Jane, married to fir Robert 
Staples, bart. and has ilfue, Elizabeth, married, June 
a6, 1794, Gerald Fitzgerald, efq. ; Selina; and Anne. 
His lord Ihip died June 25, 1761, and was fucceeded by 
his fon, Thomas, tlie fecond lord Knapton, created vif¬ 
count De Vefci, of Abbey Leix ; and married, Septem¬ 
ber 24, 1769, Elizabeth-Selina, eldeft daughter and co¬ 
heir of the right honourable fir Arthur Brooke, bart. 
and had ilfue, John; Arthur, born March 3, 1773; 
Charles, born July 1784; Elizabeth, born January 30, 
1772; and Selina, born January 24, 1775. The vif¬ 
count, dying October 15, 1S04, was fucceeded by his 
eldeft fon, John, third lord Knapton, and fecond vif¬ 
count De Vefci. 
Creations. —Baron, April 10, 1750; Vifcount, 
June 22, 1776. 
Motto. — Sub hocJigno vinces.— “ Under this fign you 
lhall conquer.” 
FORTESCUE, (WILLIAM-CHARLES ), Vis¬ 
count CLERMONT, and Baron Clermont, of Cle.r- 
mont, in the county of Louth ; fucceeded his uncle, 
William-Henry, in the above honours, September 29, 
1806, when the earldom of Clermont became extindt. 
The vifcount is defcended from the fame anceftor as 
the earls Fortefcue. Thomas, the eldeft fon of William 
Fortefcue, of Newragh, efqtiire, married Elizabeth 
Hamilton, filter of the earl of Clanbraflil, and died Fe¬ 
bruary 2, 1769, leaving ilfue by her, 1. William-Henry, 
the late earl of Clermont. 2. James, born May 15, 
1725, on whom the vifcounty was entailed, and who 
died in 1782, leaving ilfue, by his lady. Mils Hunter, 
ThomaS, who died July 24, 1795 ; and.William-Charles, 
the prefent vifcount; George, deceafed; William ; 
Maria, married to captain Roper; Charlotte, married 
fir Henry Goodricke, bart. of Ribfton, in Ydrkfhire. 
3. Matthew, born November 7, 1726. 4. John, born 
February 28, 1730. 5. Margaret, married to fir Arthur 
Brooke, bart. William, the eldeft fon, was created 
lord Clermont, vifcount Clermont, of Clermont, in 
Louth, with remainder to his brother, the right honour- 
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able James Fortefcue, of Ravenfdale Park ; born Au¬ 
guft 5, 1722; married, February 29, 1752, Frances, 
daughter of colonel John Murray, by Mary, daugh'er 
of Cadwallader lord Blayney. The earl, dying Sep¬ 
tember 29, 1806, without ilfue, was fucceeded in the 
barony and vifcounty by his nephew, William-Charles*. 
as ftated above. 
Creation. —Vifcount and Baron, July 23, 1776- 
Residence. — Ravendale Park, in the county of 
Louth. 
Motto. — Fortefeutumfalus ducum, —“ A ftrong ftiidd' 
is the leader’s defence.” 
HEWITT (JAMES), Viscount and Baron LIF¬ 
FORD, of Lifford, D.C.L. Dean of Armagh, and Arch¬ 
deacon of Ardagh; born October 27, 1750; fucceeded 
his father, the late vifcount, April 28, 1789; married, 
July 25, 1776, Henrietta-Judith, eldeft daughter of Ar¬ 
thur Pomeroy, vifcount Harberton, who died without 
iflue, April 22, 1778. The vifcount married, fecondly, 
December 23, 1781, Alicia, eldeft daughter of John 
Oliver, archdeacon of Ardagh; by which lady he had 
ilfue, James, heir apparent, born Auguft 29, 1783 ; and 
John-Pratt, born May 2 6, 1796. 
James, the late vifcount, was lord chancellor of Ire¬ 
land ; born in 1709; married, firft, the only daughter 
of the Rev. Rice Williams, redtor of Btapleford-Abbot, 
in the county of Elfex, by whom he had ilfue, James, 
the prefent vifcount ; William-Williams, married, De¬ 
cember 16, 1774, (and died in April 1798,) leaving ilfue 
by Anne, daughter of Thomas Strettell, efq. of Cork, 
two fons and three daughters, viz. William-Williams,, 
who died July 20, 1804; Thomas; Mary; Anne; and 
Elizabeth-Alicia - Hannah. Jofeph, was one of the 
judges of the court of king’s bench in Ireland, and died 
April 1, 1794. John, dean of Cloyne, married, Jane, 
daughter of the late Dr. Moore, and has ilfue, Mary 
and Jane; and died May 14, 1804. His lordlhip mar¬ 
ried, fecondly, Ambrofia, daughter of the Rev. Charles 
Bayly, of Knaveltock, in Elfex, who died in March. 
1S07, by whom he had ilfue, George ; Ambrofia; and 
Elizabeth, who all died unmarried. His lordlhip, dying 
April 28, 1789, was fucceeded by his fon, James, the 
prefent and fecond vifcount. 
Creations. —Baron, January 9, 1768; Vifcount, 
January 4, 1781. 
Residence. —Santry Houfe, Dublin. 
Motto.— Be juft, and fear not. 
WARD (NICHOLAS), Viscount BANGOR, 
Baron of Caftle Ward; born in 1750; fucceeded his fa¬ 
ther, the late vifcount, May 20, 1781. 
Bernard Ward, his lordlhip’s father, born in 1719, 
was the firft baron and vifcount Bangor. He married, 
in 1747, Anne, daughter of John, firft earl of Darnley, 
and widow of Robert-Hawkins Macgill, of Gilford, in 
the county of Downe, and mother of the prefent coun- 
tefs pfClanwilliam; and died February 7, 1789, leaving 
iflue, Nicholas, the prefent vifcount ; John, died young; 
Edward, born in April 1753 ; married Arabella, young- 
eft daughter of William, late earl of Glandore; by 
whom he has ilfue, Bernard, born April 1785 ; William- 
Crolbie, born May 1786 ; Edward-Southwell, born 
March 1790 ; John-Pelly, born 1791 ; Henry, born De¬ 
cember 1795; Tbeodolia, married, February 16, 1S05, 
Kean Olborne, efq.; ^rabella-Catharyie, born Augult 
1787; Diana, died an infant; Sarah-Catharine, born 
March 1793; and Urahia-Caroline, born May 1794; a 
daughter, born April 18, 1800; Robert, married So¬ 
phia, third daughter of the late Chaple Whaley, efq. 
which lady died in 1796, leaving iflue, Michael, Ed¬ 
ward, John, Robert, and Sophia; and he married, fe¬ 
condly, May 1797, Louifa, fecond daughter of the late 
Rev. Dr. Abraham Symes ; by whom he has ilfue, Ber¬ 
nard, born June 1798; Anne-Catharine-Sophia; Ame- 
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