HARLEY

Earls of Oxford

Part 1

Robert [de] Harley, d.1349; m.Margaret, dau and co-heiress [with her sister, Elizabeth, wife of Richard de Cornwall, son of the Earl of Cornwall] of Sir Bryan de Brampton

1a) Robert; m.Joan Corbet

1b) Alice; m.Sir Hamond de Pashall

2a) Sir Brian, of Brampton; m.Eleanor Corbet

1b) Bryan, of Brampton Castle; m.Isolda Lyngaine

1c) Richard

2c) Jeffery, of Brampton Castle; m.1^st Joan, dau of John ap Harry; m.2^nd Julian Burley

1d) [ex 1] Margaret; m.Hugh Wolley

2d) [ex 2] Sir John, of Brampton Castle; m.Joan Hackluit

1e) Richard, dvp 11 Mar 1529; m.Catherine Vaughan

1f) John, of Brampton Castle (1491-6 Aug 1542); m.1^st Anne Crofts [or Croft]; m.2^nd Anne Rouse

[by 1^st m.]:

1g) John, of Brampton Castle; m.Maud Warncomb

1h) John, k.a.in French wars

2h) Thomas, of Brampton Castle (ca 1543-Mar 1631); m.1^st Margaret Corbet; m.2^nd Anne Griffith

[by 1^st m.]:

1i) Sir Robert; for him and his issue see Part 2, below

[by 2^nd m.]:

2i) James (bur 14 Jul 1618); m.10 Oct 1610 Anne Gardiner (bur 1618)

1j) Anne (bap 16 Jul 1615-bur 27 Mar 1619)

3i) Thomas (bap 6 Sep 1601-bur 1601)

3h) William

4h) Richard

5h) Catherine, d.16 Feb 1623, aged 84; m.1^st John Cresset; m.2^nd John Cornwall of Burford

6h) Elizabeth; m.Giles Nanfan

7h) Jane; m.Roger Minors

2g) Rev. Thomas

3g) William

4g) Edward

5g) Margaret; m.Thomas Adams

6g) Joyce

7g) Elizabeth

[by 2^nd m.]:

8g) Alice; m.Simon Macklew

2f) William

3f) Thomas

4f) Catharine; m.Roger Hopwood

2e) Alice; m.1^st Richard Monington; m.2^nd William Tomkins

3d) [ex 2] Bryan

4d) Joan

2b) Eleanor; m.Sir John Bromwick

3a) Walter

4a) Joan; m.Gilbert de Lacy

Part 2

Sir Robert Harley (see Part 1, above), born at Wigmore Castle, bap 1 Mar 1579, d.6 Nov 1656; m.1^st Anne Barrett; m.2^nd Hon. Mary Newport (bur 5 Aug 1622); m.3^rd Hon. Brilliana Conway

[by 1^st m.]:

1a) Thomas, d.young

[by 2^nd m.]:

2a) John (b.at Brampton Castle 18 Oct 1607-d.young)

3a – 10a) eight more children, d.young

[by 3^rd m.]:

11a) Sir Edward (b. or bap. 21 Oct 1624-8 Dec 1700); m.1^st 26 Jun 1654 Mary Button; m.2^nd 25 Feb 1661 Abigail Stephens (d.1688)

[by 1^st m.]:

1b) Brilliana; m.Alexander Popham

2b) Martha; m.Samuel Hutchins

3b) Marie, d.young

4b) Marie, d.young

[by 2^nd m.]:

5b) Robert, cr 1711 Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer, and Baron Harley of Wigmore [with remainder, after issue male of his body, to the issue male of his grandfather] (London 5 Dec 1661-London 21 May 1724); m.1^st 14 May 1685 Elizabeth Foley (d.30 Nov 1691); m.2^nd 4 Oct 1694 Sarah Middleton (dsp 17 Jun 1737), sister of Sir Hugh Middleton, of Hackney, Bt.

1c) Edward, 2^nd Earl of Oxford and Mortimer (2 Jun 1689-London 16 Jun 1741); m.Wimpole 31 Aug 1713 Lady Henrietta Cavendish Holles (11 Feb 1694-9 Dec 1755)

1d) Margaret (11 Feb 1715-Bulstrode 17 Jul 1785); m.London 11 Jul 1734 William Bentinck, 2^nd Duke of Portland (1 Mar 1709-1 May 1762); she was heiress to most of the Cavendish estates of her maternal grandmother

2d) Henry Cavendish, Lord Harley (18 Oct 1725-22 Oct 1725)

2c) Elizabeth, d.Wimbledon 20 Nov 1713; m.16 Dec 1712 Peregrine Hyde Osborne, 3^rd Duke of Leeds (11 Nov 1691-9 May 1731)

3c) Abigail, d.Broadsworth Hall 16 Jul 1750; m.1709 George Hay, 8^th Earl of Kinnoull (d.29 Jul 1758)

6b) Edward (7 Jun 1664-30 Aug 1735); m.Sarah Foley

1c) Edward, 3^rd Earl of Oxford and Mortimer (ca 1699-Bath 11 Apr 1755); m.London 16 Mar 1725 Martha Morgan (d.4 Jan 1774)

1d) Edward, 4^th Earl of Oxford and Mortimer (Eywood 2 Sep 1726-8 Oct 1790); m.London 11 Jul 1751 Susanna Archer (d.Kinsham Nov 1804)

2d) Robert (10 Sep 1727-Bath 12 Jan 1760)

3d) Rt. Rev. John, Bp of Hereford (29 Sep 1728-7 Jan 1788); m.23 Feb 1770 Roach Vaughan

1e) Edward, 5^th Earl of Oxford and Mortimer (London 20 Feb 1773-28 Dec 1848); m.London 3 Mar 1794 Jane Elizabeth Scott (d.Craven Hill, Bayswater 20 Nov 1824); note that doubts have been expressed about the paternity of some of his children

1f) Jane Elizabeth (9 Mar 1796-Innsbruck 1 Sep 1872); m.London 17 Aug 1835 Henry Bickersteth, Lord Langdale (18 Jun 1783-18 Apr 1851)

2f) Edward, Lord Harley (Titley 20 Jan 1800-drowned off Jersey 1 Jan 1828)

3f) Charlotte Mary (12 Dec 1801-9 May 1880); m.1823 Gen. Anthony Bacon (1796-2 Jul 1864)

4f) Anne (31 Jul 1803- ); m.1835 Giovanni Battista Rabitti, Cavaliere San Giorgio

5f) Frances (26 Jan 1805-15 Oct 1872); m.1835 Henry Vernon Harcourt (1791-26 Feb 1853)

6f) Louisa, d.young

7f) Alfred, 6^th Earl of Oxford and Mortimer (London 10 Jan 1809-Eywood House 19 Jan 1853); m.17 Feb 1831 Eliza Nugent (d.Bray Wick, Berks 14 Sep 1877), nat. dau. of Marquess of Westmeath

8f) Mortimer (17 Dec 1811-3 Apr 1812)

2e) Frances, d.25 Nov 1848, aged 76

3e) Rev. John (31 Dec 1774-20 Oct 1815)

4e) Martha, d.25 Jan 1824

4d) Thomas (24 Aug 1730-1 Dec 1804); m.15 Mar 1752 Anne Bangham (d.15 Jan 1798)

1e) Thomas, d.17 Jan 1763

2e) Edward, d.11 Jul 1768

3e) Henrietta, d.4 Jul 1759

4e) Martha, d.Aug 1788; m.30 Dec 1779 George Drummond, of Stanmore (1758-6 Mar 1789)

5e) Anne (13 May 1759-London 14 Apr 1840); m.London 10 Apr 1781 George Rodney, 2^nd Lord Rodney (25 Dec 1753-2 Jan 1802)

6e) Sarah (19 Oct 1760-15 Feb 1837); m.3 Jun 1781 Robert Auriol Hay, 10^th Earl of Kinnoull (18 Mar 1751-12 Apr 1804)

7e) Elizabeth (Apr 1763-9 Jul 1824); m.8 Oct 1783 David Murray (10 May 1748-7 May 1794)

8e) Margaret (4 Jul 1765-Isleworth 20 Nov 1830); m.20 Feb 1784 Sir John Boyd, 2^nd Bt. (Bath 27 Oct 1750-30 May 1815)

5d) Sarah (Apr 1731-29 Apr 1737)

6d) Rev. William (30 May 1733-8 Jul 1769)

7d) Martha (28 Nov 1736- ); m.20 Apr 1764 Charles Milborne

2c) Robert, d.an infant

3c) Robert, of Eywood (ca 1706-15 Mar 1774)

4c) Abigail; m.16 Sep 1724 Hon. John Verney (23 Oct 1699-5 Aug 1741)

7b) Brian, d.young

8b) Abigail (1664-4 Oct 1726)

9b) Nathaniel (bap 6 Mar 1665-Aleppo Jan 1720)

12a) Sir Robert, bur 18 Nov 1673; m.8 Feb 1670 Mrs Edith Hinton, née Pembrugge

13a) Thomas, of Kinsham Court; m.Abigail Saltonstall

1b) son, dvpsp

2b) Thomas, of Kinsham Court (ca 1667-Jan 1738)

3b – 4b) two sons, dsp

14a) Brilliana; m.James Stanley

15a) Dorothy; m.William Mitchell

16a) Margaret

17a) Elizabeth