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     Mary Davis was the daughter of Alexander Davis. She married Sir Thomas Grosvenor, 3rd Bt., son of Roger Grosvenor and Christian Myddleton, on 8 October 1677. She died on 12 January 1730.
     Her married name became Grosvenor. By her marriage to Sir Thomas Grosvenor, the Grosvenor family acquired their great London property.

     Sir Richard Grosvenor, 4th Bt. was the son of Sir Thomas Grosvenor, 3rd Bt. and Mary Davis. He married Jane Wyndham, daughter of Sir Edward Wyndham, 2nd Bt. and Katherine Leveson-Gower, circa 1708. He married Diana Warburton, daughter of Sir George Warburton, 3rd Bt., circa 1724. He died on 13 July 1732.
     Sir Richard Grosvenor, 4th Bt. succeeded to the title of 4th Baronet Grosvenor, of Eaton, co. Chester [E., 1622] on 2 July 1700.¹

     Sir Thomas Grosvenor, 5th Bt. was born on 7 December 1693. He was the son of Sir Thomas Grosvenor, 3rd Bt. and Mary Davis. He died on 31 January 1733 at age 39, unmarried.
     Sir Thomas Grosvenor, 5th Bt. succeeded to the title of 5th Baronet Grosvenor, of Eaton, co. Chester [E., 1622] on 13 July 1732.¹

     Anne Grosvenor was the daughter of Sir Thomas Grosvenor, 3rd Bt. and Mary Davis. She married Hon. William Leveson-Gower, son of John Leveson-Gower, 1st Baron Gower and Lady Catherine Manners, on 26 May 1730.
     Her married name became Leveson-Gower.

     Catherine Leveson-Gower is the daughter of Hon. William Leveson-Gower and Anne Grosvenor.

     Elizabeth Howland was born circa 1682.² She was the daughter of John Howland and Elizabeth Child.¹ She married Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford, son of Rt. Hon. William Russell, Lord Russell and Lady Rachel Wriothesley, on 23 May 1695 at chapel of the Manor House, Streatham, Surrey, England, both under-age, and with her worth 'the best part of £100,000.¹' She died on 29 July 1724 at Streatham, Surrey, England, from small pox.² She was buried at Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England.² Her will was probated in August 1724.²
     Her married name became Russell. As a result of her marriage, Elizabeth Howland was styled as Duchess of Bedford on 7 September 1700.

     David Hugh Montgomery married Elizabeth Lavinia Sara King, daughter of Lt.-Cdr. James Osborne King and Hon. Elizabeth Patricia White, on 14 June 1969.¹ He and Elizabeth Lavinia Sara King were divorced in 1990.¹

     Richard Vernon married Lady Evelyn Leveson-Gower, daughter of John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower and Lady Evelyn Pierrepont, on 6 February 1759.
     Richard Vernon lived at Hilton, Staffordshire, England.¹

     Sir William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford was born in August 1616.³ He was also reported to have been born in August 1613.⁴ He was the son of Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford and Hon. Catharine Brydges.¹ He married Anne Carr, daughter of Robert Carr, 1st and last Earl of Somerset and Frances Howard, on 11 July 1637 at St. Benet's, Paul's Wharf, London, England, bringing him a fortune of £12,000.⁵ He died on 7 September 1700 at age 84 at Bedford House, The Strand, London, England.⁵ He was buried on 17 September 1700 at Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England.⁵ His will was probated in May 1701.⁵
     Sir William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.⁴ He was invested as a Knight Bachelor on 1 February 1626.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Tavistock from 1640 to 1641.³ He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baron Russell of Thornhaugh, co. Northampton [E., 1603] on 9 May 1641.³ He succeeded to the title of 5th Earl of Bedford [E., 1550] on 9 May 1641.³ He succeeded to the title of 6th Baron Russell [E., 1539] on 9 May 1641.³ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Devon in 1642.³ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset in 1642.³ He was General of the Horse in the Parliamentary Service on 14 July 1642.³ He fought in the Battle of Edgehill on 23 October 1642, for the Parliamentarians.³ He fought in the Battle of Newbury on 20 September 1643, for the Royalists.³ He was Fellow Commoner on 15 October 1643 at Wadham College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.³ He held the office of Governor of Plymouth in 1671.⁴ He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) on 29 May 1672.³ He held the office of Joint Commissioner for the office of Earl Marshal in 1673.³ He held the office of Recorder of Cambridge in 1689.³ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire between 1689 and 1700.³ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire between 1689 and 1700.³ He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 14 February 1688/89.³ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Middlesex between 1692 and 1700.³ He was created 1st Duke of Bedford [England] on 11 May 1694.³ He was created 1st Marquess of Tavistock [England] on 11 May 1694.³ He was created 1st Baron Howland of Streatham, Surrey [England] on 13 June 1695, with remainder to his grandson, Wriothesley Russell.⁵
     Thomas, Earl of Ailesbury, speaks of him as "a graceful old nobleman ... He kept a good house for eating amongst themselves, but no hospitality ... He went to the Parish [Church] on Sunday Morning, but had a Protestant Chaplain."⁵

     Henry Somerset, 7th Duke of Beaufort was born on 5 February 1792.¹ He was the son of Henry Charles Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort and Lady Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower.¹ He married, firstly, Georgiana Frederica Fitzroy, daughter of Hon. Henry FitzRoy and Lady Anne Wellesley, on 25 July 1814 at Upper Brook Street, Mayfair, London, England.¹ He married, secondly, Emily Frances Smith, daughter of Charles Culling Smith and Lady Anne Wellesley, on 29 June 1822.¹ He died on 17 November 1853 at age 61 at Badminton, Gloucestershire, England.¹ He was buried on 24 November 1853 at Badminton, Gloucestershire, England.¹ His will was probated in March 1854.²
     Henry Somerset, 7th Duke of Beaufort gained the rank of officer in 1810 in the service of the 10th Hussars.¹ He was Aide-de-Camp to the Duke of Wellington in Portugal and Spain between 1812 and 1814.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Monmouth between 1813 and 1832.¹ He held the office of a Lord of the Admiralty between 1815 and 1819.¹ He gained the rank of Major in 1819.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for West Gloucestershire between January 1835 and November 1835.¹ He succeeded to the title of 15th Lord Herbert [E., 1461] on 23 November 1835.¹ He succeeded to the title of 13th Earl of Worcester [E., 1514] on 23 November 1835.¹ He succeeded to the title of 9th Marquess of Worcester [E., 1643] on 23 November 1835.¹ He succeeded to the title of 7th Duke of Beaufort [E., 1682] on 23 November 1835.¹ He succeeded to the title of 7th Lord Botetourt [E., 1305] on 23 November 1835.¹ He held the office of High Steward of Bristol between 1836 and 1853.¹ He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) on 11 April 1842.¹
     He had another daughter by his first wife, and a further four daughters by his second wife.³