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ST. JOHN, William (c. 1689-1720)

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b. ?c.1689, 4th but 3rd surv. s. of Sir St Andrew St John‡, 2nd bt., and Jane (d.1711), da. of Sir William Blois of Cockfield Hall, Suff. educ. Jesus, Camb. matric. 1709, BA 1713. unm. suc. fa. 10 Feb. 1709. d. 11 Oct. 1720; will 28 Jan. – 2 Feb. 1719, pr. 17 Jan. 1721. TNA, PROB 11/578.
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ST. JOHN, William (c. 1689-1720)
Associated with: Woodford, Northants. and Melchbourne, Beds.E. and M. Humphries, Woodford Juxta Thrapston, 20-22; VCH Beds. iii. 142-3.;
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Eagles, Robin
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ST. JOHN, Paulet St. Andrew (1711-14)

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b. 1711, posthumous s. and h. of Sir St Andrew St. John, 4th bt., and Anne (1689), da. of Sir William James of Korlings, Suff. unm. suc. fa. 1711 as 5th bt. HP Commons 1690-1715, v. 360. d. 10 May 1714; admon. to mother 18 June 1714. TNA, PROB 6/90, f. 79.
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ST. JOHN, Paulet St. Andrew (1711-14)
Associated with: Woodford and East Haddon, Northants.
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Eagles, Robin
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MANNERS, John (1676-1721)

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b. 18 Sept. 1676, 2nd but 1st surv. s. John Manners, styled. Ld. Roos (later duke of Rutland), and 3rd w. Katherine (d.1703), da. Baptist Noel, 3rd Visct. Campden; bro. of Thomas Baptist Manners‡. educ. unknown. m. (1) 17 Aug. 1692 (with £15,000), Katherine (d.1711), da. of William Russell‡, Ld. Russell, 5s. (2 d.v.p.) 4da.; (2) 1 Jan. 1713, Lucy (d. 27 Oct. 1751), da. of Bennet Sherard‡, 2nd Bar. Sherard [I], 6s. 2da. KG 16 Oct. 1714. d. 22 Feb. 1721; will 20 Feb. 1721, pr. 9 Mar. 1721. TNA, PROB 11/579.
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Commr. union with Scotland 1706.

Ld. lt. and custos rot. Leics. 1714 – d.

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MANNERS, John, Ld. Roos (1676-1721), of Belvoir Castle, Lincs.
Associated with: Belvoir Castle, Lincs.; Haddon Hall, Derbys.; Southampton House, Bloomsbury, Mdx.HMC Cowper, iii. 116.;
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portrait miniature, enamel on metal, by Charles Boit, c. 1715, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.

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Littleton, Charles
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MANNERS, John (1604-79)

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b. 10 June 1604, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of Sir George Manners‡ of Haddon, Derbys. (d.1623) and Grace, da. of Sir Henry Pierrepont‡ of Holme Pierrepont, Notts. educ. Queens’, Camb. 1619, MA 1621; I. Temple 1621; travelled abroad (France) 1622-3; Académie d’Equitation d’Angers 1623. m. 1628, Frances (d. 19 May 1671), da. of Edward Montagu†, Bar. Montagu of Boughton, 4s. (3 d.v.p.) 7da. (2 d.v.p.). suc. fa. 23 Apr. 1623. d. 29 Sept. 1679; will 29 Apr. 1679, pr. 1 Dec. 1679. TNA, PROB 11/361.
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Commr., to conserve peace bet. Eng. and Scot. 1643, 1646, 1647, to the Scottish Parliament 1643, Great Seal 1643, New Model Army 1645, 1647, excise 1645, treaty with Scots 1645, to reside with the armies at Newark 1645, LJ, viii. 28–29. exclusion from sacrament 1646, 1648, sale of bishops’ lands 1646, appeals in visitation of Oxford Univ. 1647, indemnity 1647, navy and customs 1647.

Commr., forced loan, Derbys. 1626 – 27, Derbys. 1627, charitable uses, Derbys. 1629, 1632, 1635, sewers, Lincs., Lincoln and Newark Hundred, Notts. 1642, 1660, 1664, 1669, Lincs. and Northants. 1646, 1654, 1657, 1658, TNA, C181/5, p. 573; C181/6, pp. 26, 246, 332. Notts. 1669, array, Derbys. 1642, Northants. RO, FH 133. militia, Derbys., Lincs. 1648, Lincs. 1660; sheriff, Derbys. 1632–3; List of Sheriffs (List and Index Soc. ix) 31. dep. lt. Derbys. by 1634-at least 1640; J.C. Cox, Three Centuries of Derbys. Annals, 156; HMC Cowper, ii. 228, 259. ld. lt., Derbys. (parliamentarian) 1642, Leics. 1667 – 77; cust. rot. Derbys. Mar- Oct. 1660; c.j. in eyre, Trent north Trent 1646 – 61; recorder, Grantham 1662 – 77.

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MANNERS, John (1604-1679), of Haddon Hall, Derbys.
Associated with: Belvoir Castle, Leics.; Haddon Hall, Derbys.; Exeter House, The Strand, Westminster . (c.1646-c.1658).Evelyn Diary, iii. 95 and n.4, 203 and n.3; HMC Rutland, iv. 539-40.;
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Littleton, Charles
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Lords 1660-1715
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KER, John (c. 1680-1741)

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b. c. 1680 2nd s. of Robert Ker (Kerr), 3rd earl of Roxburghe [S] (d.1682), and Margaret, da. of John Hay, mq. of Tweeddale [S], sis. John Hay, 2nd mq. of Tweeddale [S]; bro. of Hon William Ker‡. educ. travelled abroad (France, Italy) 1701–2. Floors Castle, Roxburghe mss, 726; NAS, Hay of Belton mss, Roxburghe to Ld. David Hay, 28 May, 4 Sept. 1701; HMC Buccleuch, ii. 760–61. m. 1 Jan. 1708, Mary (d.1718), da. Daniel Finch, 2nd earl of Nottingham, wid. William Savile, 2nd mq. of Halifax, 1s. KG 10 Oct. 1722. d. 27 Feb. 1741.
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Sec. of state [S] 1704–5 (jt.), 1716–25; PC [S] 1704–8, Lockhart Letters, 6. PC 1709 – d.; regent Aug. – Sept. 1714; kpr. privy seal [S] 1714 – 16; kpr. signet [S] 1716–?; TNA, SP 54/12/274. ld. justice 1716, 1720, 1723, 1725; dep. high constable [S] 1727.

Commr. supply, Roxburgh, Stirling 1703; burgess, Edinburgh, 1703; Scot. Rec. Soc. lxii. 177. ld. lt. Roxburgh and Selkirk 1715 – d.

FRS 1717; gov. Foundling Hosp. 1739–d. Copy of R. Charter Establishing Hosp. for … Exposed and Deserted Young Children (1739), 4.

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KER, John (c. 1680-1741)
Associated with: Floors Castle, Roxburgh; Halifax House, St James’ Sq., Westminster.Dasent, Hist. of St James’ Sq. App. A.;
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oil on canvas by unknown artist, National Galleries of Scotland, PG 1021; mezzotint by J. Faber, aft. J. Richardson, 1741, NPG D21534.

Author
Townend, Graham
Hayton, David
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Lords 1660-1715
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LESLIE, John (1679-1722)

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bap. 21 Aug. 1679, 1st s. of Charles Hamilton, 5th earl of Haddington [S], and Margaret, suo jure countess of Rothes [S]; bro. of Thomas Hamilton<sup>&dagger;</sup>, 6th earl of Haddington [S]. m. 29 Apr. 1697, Jean (d.1731), da. John Hay, 2nd mq. of Tweeddale [S], 8s. (1 d.v.p.) 4da. (2 d.v.p.). d. 9 May 1722; admon. 26 Mar. 1735 to Alexander Garden esq., principal creditor. TNA, PROB 6/111, f. 56v.
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Ld. privy seal [S] 1704 – 05; PC [S] 1704 – 05; v.-adm. [S] 1715–?d.; ld. high. commr. to Gen. Assembly, Church of Scotland 1715-­21; chamberlain, Fife and Strathearn 1716 – d.; commr. planting schools in Highlands 1716.

Hered. sheriff principal, Aberdeen and Fife 1700 – d.; ld. lt. Aberdeenshire, Fife, and Kinross 1715, Aberdeen by 1716. NAS, GD 90/2/194; GD 52/41; CTP 1720–8, pp. 117, 262; TNA, SP 54/10/168.

capt. and gov. Stirling Castle Feb 1718–d. Lockhart Letters, 6; NAS, GD 406/1/5279; GD 220/5/507; GD 1/73/10; GD 124/15/1196.

Burgess, Edinburgh 1696; provost, Cupar-d. Scot. Rec. Soc. li. 307; TNA, SP 54/13/96, 115, SP 54/14/102.

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LESLIE, John (1679-1722)
Associated with: Leslie House, Fife and Tyninghame House, Haddington.
HAMILTON
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oil on canvas by J.B. De Medina, 1694, Clan Leslie Charitable Trust; oil on canvas by J. Scougall, Clan Leslie Charitable Trust; oil on canvas by unknown artist, National Galleries of Scotland.

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Townend, Graham
Hayton, David
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Lords 1660-1715
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WATSON, Lewis (1655-1724)

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b. 29 Dec. 1655, 1st s. Edward Watson, 2nd Bar. Rockingham, and Anne (d.1696), da. of Thomas Wentworth†, earl of Strafford. educ. unknown. m. July 1677, Lady Catherine Sondes (d.1696), da. and coh. George Sondes, earl of Feversham, 3s. (2 d.v.p.), 7da. d. 19 or 20 Mar. 1724; Evening Post, 21 Mar. 1724; Universal Journal, 25 Mar. 1724. will 2 Apr.–27 Oct. 1722, pr. 9 May 1724. TNA, PROB 11/597.
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Commr. for assessment, Northants. 1677 – 79, Kent 1679 – 80, Kent and Northants. 1689; freeman, Canterbury 1681; ld. lt. Kent 1705 – d.; custos rot. Kent 1705 – d.; v.-adm. Kent 1705 – d.; steward honour of Higham Ferrers 1707 – 16.

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WATSON, Hon. Lewis (1655-1724), of Rockingham Castle, Northants.
Associated with: Rockingham Castle, Northants.; Lees Court, Kent; Lisle Street, Westminster.J. Heward and R. Taylor, The Country Houses of Northants, 290; Add. 22267, ff. 164-71.;
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Eagles, Robin
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Lords 1660-1715
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WATSON, Edward (1630-89)

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b. 30 June 1630, 3rd but o. surv. s. of Sir Lewis Watson†, bt. (later Bar. Rockingham), and 2nd w. Eleanor (d.1679), da. of Sir George Manners‡, sis. John Manners, 8th earl of Rutland. educ. unknown. m. 24 Nov. 1654, Anne (d.1695), da. of Thomas Wentworth†, earl of Strafford, 4s. (1 d.v.p.), 4da. C. Wise, Rockingham Castle and the Watsons, 91–92; Collins, Peerage (1709) 427-8. d. 22 June 1689; admon. 9 July 1689, 28 Jan. 1696. TNA, PROB 11/458.
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WATSON, Edward (1630-89)
Associated with: Rockingham Castle, Northants.
Author
Eagles, Robin
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Lords 1660-1715
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NASSAU VAN ZUYLESTEIN, Frederick (1683-1738)

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b. 1683, 2nd s. Willem Nassau, heer van Zuylestein, Leersum, and Ginckel (later earl of Rochford), and Jane, da. of Sir Henry Wroth of Enfield, Mdx.; bro. of William Henry van Zuylestein, 2nd earl of Rochford. educ. unknown. m. (with £10,000) 3 Aug. 1714, Elizabeth (1699–1746), illegit. da. Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers (with Elizabeth Colleton); 2s. 3da. suc. fa. 2 July 1708 as heer van Waayestein; suc. bro. 16 July 1710 as heer van Zuylestein, Leersum, and Ginckel. d. 14 June 1738; will 10 Jan. 1738 –2 May, pr. 22 June 1738. TNA, PROB 11/690.
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NASSAU VAN ZUYLESTEIN, Frederick (1683-1738)
Associated with: Waayestein, Netherlands; Powis Castle, Mont. (to 1722); Rivers House, Great Queen Street, Westminster (from 1714); St Osyth’ Priory, Essex (from 1721).Reina van Ditzhuyzen, Oranje-Nassau: een biografisch woordenboek, 100-101; Survey of London, v. 69-71, 100-101; TNA, PROB 11/690.;
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Littleton, Charles
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Lords 1660-1715
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Oxford 1644
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