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Peer Descendants of William Powys of Ludlow, Tanner, Church Warden, Farmer Peer Descendants of William Powys of Ludlow, tanner, church warden, farmer The arms are displayed for the first peer in each line descended from William Powys: Legends William Powys (of Ludlow) In 2017 there were 56 peers who were or are descended from William Powys, and three further lines are on the way Red Border = All descendants of William Powys dsp = ‘Decessit sans parole’, died without issue. b. 1494 a Wm Powys descendant have their names in The arms displayed are, because of space considerations, d. Nov 1577, Ludlow, Shropshire who is or was a Peer Bold Type. usuually only the first, patrinomial, quarter. dspm = ‘dsp’ male, died without sons. Farmer. Bailiff of Ludlow. Juror. dspms = ‘dsp’ male surviving, died without surviving sons. & Margaret Rowbury But impartible arms, as with Windsor, are shown in full. d. unm. = died unmarried. d. 1613 Thomas Powys (of Snitton) Thomas Powys (of Snitton) John Powys (Junior) b. 1558 b. 1558 b. bef 29 Nov 1572 d. 19 Nov 1639 d. 19 Nov 1639 d. bef 1622 2nd s. of 2nd marr; 3rd surv. s. overall. 2nd s. of 2nd marr; 3rd surv. s. overall. 3rd surv. s. of 2nd marr; 4th surv. s. ’A cunning clerk and scrivener'. ’A cunning clerk and scrivener'. overall. ”Late of Snitton and now of Of Snitton, Salop. Of Snitton, Salop. Greete, yeoman" - his will. & (1) Jane Cupper & (2) Elizabeth Smyth & Susan Bury d. abt 1610 d. Jul 1645 m. ca 1603, Shropshire No children with Thomas Powys. Dau. of Richard Smyth of Credenhall, Herefords. m. 11 Sep 1584, Ludlow, Shropshire m. abt 1616 Thomas Powys (of Henley) Thomas Powys (of Henley) Thomas Powys b. 1617, Snitton b. 1617, Snitton d. 21 Apr 1671, Henley d. 21 Apr 1671, Henley Barrister, Serjeant-at-law. Of Henley Hall, Bitterley, Salop Barrister, Serjeant-at-law. Of Henley Hall, Bitterley, Salop & (1) Anne Littleton & (2) Mary Cotes b. bef 30 Dec 1619 b. 1632 d. 30 Jun 1655 d. 7 Jun 1668 m. 29 Jun 1646, St Margaret’s Westminster 1st dau. m. 1659 Sir Thomas Powys Sir Thomas Powys Richard Powys Thomas Powys b. 1648, Snitton, Salop b. 1648, Snitton, Salop b. Dec 1662, (bapt at) Bitterley, Shropshire 1677: Bought Bryndrinock, Clun from Hon Robt Howard. d. 4 Apr 1719, Lincoln's Inn Fields d. 4 Apr 1719, Lincoln's Inn Fields d. 16 Feb 1723 (buried at) Hintlesham, Suffolk & Margaret Powell 2nd s. Lawyer, Solicitor General. Of Lilford, 2nd s. Lawyer, Solicitor General. Of Lilford, 3rd s. of m.2 of father. Clerk to the Treasury. Purchased Hintlesham Hall. b. ca 1650 Northants. Kt Bach: 25 Apr 1686. MP for Ludlow. Northants. Kt Bach: 25 Apr 1686. MP for Ludlow. & Elizabeth Singleton d. 7 May 1729 & (1) Sarah Holbech & (2) Elizabeth Meadowe b. ca 1671 She was not ‘Heir to her brother John’. b. ca 1666 b. 24 Feb 1662, Wesminster, London d. 1721 d. bef 1698 d. 4 Dec 1728, Sion, Isleworth m. ca 4 Jan 1699, prob. St Mary Hill, London 1st dau. m. 1 Oct 1698, Licenced for St Anne’s, Westminster m. ca 4 Jun 1685, Mollington, Warks Thomas Powys Philip Powys Richard Powys Thomas Powys b. 1686 b. 2 Jun 1704, Lincoln's Inn Fields b. ca 1709 b. 1679 d. 3 Mar 1720 d. 19 Sep 1779 d. 9 Sep 1743, Hampton Court d. 2 Aug 1744 1st s. Barrister 5th s. but 4th surv. High Sheriff of Oxon: 1739. Of Hintlesham Hall and Cainham, Salop MP: 1734. Of Shrewsbury. Purchased Berwyke. & Katherine Ravenscroft First of the earliest surviving cadet branch. & Lady Mary Brudenell & Bridget Baldwyn b. ca 1695 & Isabella Lybbe d. 21 Feb 1813 b. ca 1675 d. 1721 b. ca 12 Jan 1713 Eldest dau. (not so in Burke...) d. 25 Jan 1742 Co-heir. d. 6 Mar 1761, Red Lion, Benson, Oxon m. 30 May 1735 Heir. Eldest dau. m. aft 26 Apr 1718, St Anne, Soho, Westminster Sole heir of Hardwick at Whitchurch-on-Thames. m. 28 Apr 1703, St Julian’s, Shrewsbury, Salop m. 19 Dec 1730, St Bene’t’s, Pauls Wharf, London Thomas Powys Elizabeth Powys Mary Powys Edward Powys b. 24 Sep 1719 b. 7 Apr 1736 d. 3 Jan 1810, Ham Common b. 1710 d. 2 Apr 1767 d. 1 May 1826, Chapel St, Mayfair Co-heir. Younger dau. (Birth unknown.) d. 29 Sep 1769 Only son. Heir of his gt-uncle Littleton Powys. Lady of bedchamber to Q Charlotte. Co-heir, 1st dau. & James Stopford Earl of Courtown 3rd s. Of Moreton Hall, Cheshire. And of Wheelock (on MI). & Henrietta Spence & Thomas Townshend Viscount Sydney b. 28 May 1731 & Catherine Jelf d. 1771 b. 24 Feb 1733, London d. 30 Mar 1810, His seat at Teddington b. ca Aug 1714, Bristol, Glos Only dau. and heir of Thos. Spence of Palgrave, Norfolk d. 30 Jun 1800, Frognal, Chislehurst 2nd earl (I). MP. Lord of the bedchamber to the Prince of Wales. d. aft 1769 m. 18 Nov 1740, Oxford Chapel, Vere St, London 1st s. 1st baron & 1st viscount. Home Secretary: 1782-89. m. 19 Apr 1762, St George Hanover Sq parish church, Middlesex m. 20 Jul 1732, St Nicholas, Bristol, Gloucestershire m. 19 May 1760, St George's, Hanover Sq Thomas Powys Lord Lilford John Thomas Townshend Viscount Sydney Frances Townshend Harriet Catherine Townshend James George Stopford Earl of Courtown Lt-Gen Sir Edward Stopford KGCB Rev Richard Bruce Stopford Thomas Jelf Powys b. 4 Mar 1743 b. 21 Feb 1764, (bapt at) St James, Middlesex b. 20 Feb 1772, (bapt at) St James, Middlesex b. 29 Nov 1773 b. 15 Aug 1765, Berkeley Sq, Middx b. 28 Sep 1766 b. 2 Mar 1774, (Bapt in) Westminster, Middlesex b. ca Jun 1744, Astbury, Cheshire d. 26 Jan 1800 d. 20 Jan 1831, Frognal, Nr Foots Cray, Kent d. 13 Aug 1854, Barrington Park, Glos d. 24 Apr 1819, Dalkeith House d. 15 Jun 1835, Cloisters, Windsor castle d. 14 Sep 1837, Warwick district, Warks d. 12 Dec 1844, Greenwich district, London d. Jan 1805, Shropshire 1st s. MP for Northants in 4 parliaments until 1st baron: 26 Oct 1797. 1st s. 2nd vscnt. A lord of the Treasury. 3rd dau. 4th dau. 1st s. 3rd earl. Treasurer of the household. 2nd son. Lt-General. MP: 1810-8. Clergyman. A chaplain to the Queen, canon of Windsor. Of Berwick House, Salop & Moreton Hall, Chester. & Eleanor Mann & Caroline Elizabeth Letitia Clements & George Talbot Rice Lord Dinevor & Charles William Henry Montagu Scott Duke of Buccleuch & Mary Scott & Anais Pauline Nathalie Aubert & Eleanor Powys & Lissey Anne Cooper b. 29 Aug 1747, prob London b. ca 1781 b. 8 Oct 1765, (bapt at) St Geo Han Sq parish, London b. 24 May 1772 b. 21 May 1769, London b. ca 1800 b. 13 Feb 1773, London, Mx b. bef 28 Sep 1753, Market Drayton, Salop d. Jan 1823, Clifton d. 9 Aug 1805, (In childbed) Grosvenor Sq, London d. 9 Apr 1852, Barrington Park, Glos d. 20 Apr 1819, Lisbon, Portugal d. 21 Apr 1823, Courtown House, nr Gorey, co d. 25 Jul 1871, Louveciennes, near Paris d. 10 Dec 1854, Kettering district, Northants d. 14 Jul 1832 4th dau. CP thinks she is Mary but she is definitely Eleanor in all records. 3rd dau. 3rd baron. MP. Lord Lieut for Carmarthen, Wales. 2nd but 1st surv. s. 4th duke. KT: 1812. Wexford, ireland Actress with Comedie Francais. 1st dau. and 1st child. m. 5 Aug 1770, Astbury church, Cheshire m. 31 Mar 1772, Cottesmore church, Rutland m. 27 May 1802, The Dwelling House of The Earl m. 20 Oct 1794, Thos Townshend’s house in Grosvenor Sq, Middx m. 24 Mar 1795, Dwelling House of Thos Visc Sydney in Grosvenor Sq, London 1st dau. m. 10 Nov 1800, Lilford parish church, Northants of Leitrim in Grosvenor Square, St Geo Han Sq, Mx m. 29 Jan 1791, St George, Hanover Sq London Duplicate of line from Eleanor Powys Thomas Powys Lord Lilford John Robert Townshend Earl Sydney of Scadbury George Rice-Trevor Lord Dinevor Charlotte Albinia Montagu Scott Walter Francis Montagu Douglas Scott Duke of Buccleuch Margaret Harriet Montagu Scott James Thomas Stopford Earl of Courtown General Edward Charles John Claremont CB Thomas Powys, lord Anne Catherine Powys b. 13 Feb 1773, London, Mx b. 8 Apr 1775, prob. Westminster, London b. 9 Aug 1805, (bapt at) St George Hanover Sq, Middlesex b. 5 Aug 1795, (bapt in) St Marylebond parish, London b. 16 Jul 1799, Dalkeith House, Edinburgh b. 25 Nov 1806, Dalkeith House, Edinburgh b. 12 Jun 1811, Dalkeith House, Dalkeiths. b. 27 Mar 1794, (bapt in) St James parish, (born Stopford) Lilford & Mary Mann b. ca Dec 1771, (bapt in) Astbury, Cheshire d. 10 Dec 1854, Kettering district, Northants d. 4 Jul 1825, Grosvenor Place d. 14 Feb 1890, Frognal, Chislehurst, Kent d. 7 Oct 1869, Malvern, Worcs d. 29 Feb 1828, Rome, Italy d. 16 Apr 1884, Bowhill, Selkirkshire d. 5 Jun 1846, St George Hanover Sq district, London Piccadilly, London b. 23 Jan 1819, Paris d. 1 Jan 1852, Rossall, nr Shrewsbury 1st dau. and 1st child. 1st s. Barrister. 2nd baron. Only s. 1st earl: 1874. 3rd Vscnt. dsp. 1st s. 4th baron. dspm. 2nd dau. 2nd s. but 1st surv. 5th duke. Lord privy Seal. KG 674: 1835, N 16. & Charles Marsham Earl of Romney d. 20 Nov 1858, Courtown House, Gorey, d. 16 Jul 1890, Paris 1st dau. & coheir. & Rev Richard Bruce Stopford & Henrietta Maria Vernon Atherton & Emily Caroline Paget & Frances FitzRoy & James Thomas Stopford Earl of Courtown & Charlotte Anne Thynne b.
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