COWPER

Sir William Cowper, of Ratlin Cort, Kent, cr Baronet [S] 1638, cr Baronet [E] 1642 (7 Mar 1582-10 Dec 1664), m.26 Sep 1611 Martha Master (bur 25 Nov 1659), and had issue:

1a) John, d.Sep 1643; m.Martha Hewkley

1b) Sir William, 2^nd Bt. (d.26 Nov 1706); m.1663 Sarah Holled (d.3 Feb 1719)

1c) Sir William, 3^rd Bt., cr 1706 Lord Cowper of Wingham, cr 1718 Earl Cowper and Viscount Fordwich (ca 1665-Cole Green 10 Oct 1723); m.1^st ca 1686 Judith Booth (d.2 Apr 1705); m.2^nd Sep 1706 Mary Clavering (1685-5 Feb 1724)

1d) William, 2^nd Earl Cowper, took surname Clavering-Cowper 1762 (13 Aug 1709-Cole Green 18 Sep 1764); m.1^st 27 Jun 1732 Lady Henrietta Nassau de Auverquerque (d.23 Sep 1747); m.2^nd 1 May 1750 Lady Georgiana Caroline Spencer, née Carteret (d.Richmond 21 Aug 1780; note: The Complete Peerage gives the date as 25 August 1780, but a footnote in the Yale Edition of the Walpole Correspondence shows that it was the 21^st, citing The London Chronicle as well as letters by Walpole and by Lady Mary Coke); through Henrietta the Cowpers inherited a right, subject to attainder, to the Baronies of Dingwall and Butler of Moore Park

1e) Caroline (20 Jun 1733-2 Jun 1773); m.24 Jul 1753 Henry Seymour, of Redland Court (d.1805)

2e) George Nassau, 3^rd Earl Cowper, cr 1778 a Prince of the Empire, with remainder to heirs male of his body, in recognition of his representation of the Nassaus of Auverquerque (26 Aug 1738-Florence 22 Dec 1789); m.Florence 2 Jun 1775 Hannah Anne Gore (d.Florence 5 Sep 1826)

1f) George Augustus, 4^th Earl Cowper (Florence 9 Aug 1776-Cole Green 12 Feb 1799)

2f) Peter Leopold Louis Francis Nassau, 5^th Earl Cowper (Florence 6 May 1778-Putney, Surrey 21 Jul 1837); m.Melbourne House 20 Jul 1805 Hon. Emily Mary Lamb (21 Apr 1787-Brocket Hall, Hants 11 Sep 1869); she was sister to the Prime Minister, Viscount Melbourne, and she m.2ndly the Prime Minister, Viscount Palmerston

1g) George Augustus Frederick, 6^th Earl Cowper (London 26 Jun 1806-Maidstone 15 Apr 1856); m.London 7 Oct 1833 Lady Anne Florence de Grey (London 8 Jun 1806-London 23 Jul 1880); she suc in 1859 as 7^th Baroness Lucas of Crudwell

1h) Francis Thomas de Grey, 7^th Earl Cowper, suc. mother as 8^th Lord Lucas of Crudwell, suc as 4^th Lord Dingwall and 3^rd Lord Butler of Moore Park on the 1871 reversal of attainder of an ancestor (London 11 Jun 1834-Panshanger 19 Jul 1905); m.London 25 Oct 1870 Lady Katrine Cecilia Compton (Castle Ashby 26 Jul 1845-Cannes 23 Mar 1913)

2h) Henry Frederick (18 Apr 1836-10 Nov 1887)

3h) Henrietta Emily Mary (26 Mar 1838-28 Jun 1853)

4h) Florence Amabell (4 Dec 1840-26 Apr 1886); m.9 Aug 1871 Hon. Auberon Edward William Molyneux Herbert (18 Jun 1838-5 Nov 1906); the baronies of Lucas and Dingwall devolved on their heirs

5h) Adine Eliza Anne (17 Mar 1843-20 Oct 1868); m.29 Sep 1866 Hon. Julian Henry Charles Fane (10 Oct 1827-19 Apr 1870)

6h) Amabel Frederica Henrietta Cowper (24 Mar 1846-15 Oct 1906); m.18 Nov 1873 Lord Walter Talbot Kerr (28 Sep 1839-12 May 1927)

2g) Emily Caroline Catherine Frances (6 Nov 1810-London 15 Oct 1872); m.London 16 Jun 1830 Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7^th Earl of Shaftesbury (London 28 Apr 1801-Folkestone 1 Oct 1885)

3g) William Francis, took surname Copwer-Temple 1869 on inheriting Broadlands and other Palmerston estates, cr 1880 Lord Mount-Temple (Brocket Hall 13 Dec 1811-Broadlands 16 Oct 1888); m.1^st London 27 Jun 1843 Harriet Alicia Gurney (d.North Runton 28 Aug 1843); m.2^nd London 21 Nov 1848 Georgiana Tollemache (d.Babbacombe, Devon 17 Oct 1901)

4g) Charles Spencer (9 Jun 1816-30 Mar 1879); m.1^st 1 Sep 1852 Harriet, Css d’Orsay, née Lady Harriet Anne Gardiner (d.17 Dec 1869); m.2^nd 11 Apr 1871 Jessie Mary McLean

1h) Mary Harriette (1853-30 Jul 1854)

5g) Frances Elizabeth (London 9 Feb 1820-Cannes 26 Mar 1880); m.London 27 Apr 1841 Robert Jocelyn, Viscount Jocelyn (20 Feb 1816-London 12 Aug 1854)

3f) Edward Spencer (Florence 16 Jul 1779-Nice 1 Feb 1823); m.1808 Catharine Philipps

2d) Very Rev. Spencer, Dean of Durham (d.25 Mar 1774); m.19 May 1743 Hon. Dorothy Townshend (1714-1776)

3d) Sarah (d.11 Dec 1758)

4d) Anne (d.26 Mar 1750); m.1731 James Edward Colleton, of Haynes Hill (ca 1709-30 Aug 1790), great-grandson of Sir John Colleton, Bt.

2c) Sir Spencer (1669-10 Dec 1728); m.1^st Pennington Goodeve; m.2^nd Mrs Theodora Stepney; all issue was by 1^st m.

1d) William (d.Feb 1740); m._____

1e) William (ca 1722-27 Aug 1769); m. ___ Madan, his first cousin

2e) Spencer (ca 1726-13 Mar 1797); m.____

1f) Henry

2d) Rev. John (d.10 Jul 1756); m.1^st Anne Donne (d.1737); m.2^nd NN

1e) William, the poet (15 Nov 1731-25 Apr 1800)

2e) Rev. John (1737-10 May 1770)

3d) Ashley (d.1788); m.Dorothy Oakes

1e) Harriet (bap 12 Jul 1733-10 Jan 1807); m.Sir Thomas Hesketh, Bt. (21 Jan 1728-4 Mar 1778)

2e) Elizabeth Charlotte, d.by 1808; m.24 Apr 1759 Sir Archer Croft, 3^rd Bt. (1731-30 Nov 1790)

3e) Theodora Jane

4d) Judith; m.Martin Madan

2b) Martha (d.young)

2a) Sir Edward (5 Aug 1614-10 Nov 1685)

3a) Sir William

1b) Sir John à issue

4a) Spencer (d.6 Nov 1676)

5a) James; m.Mary Wroth

6a) Henry (d.young)

7a) Mary

8a) Martha (d.6 Nov 1681); m.John Hitson [Huitson] (d.13 Apr 1689)

9a) Anne; m.John Richmond