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     Mary Gumley was the daughter of John Gumley and Susan White.¹ She married Francis Colman.¹
     Her married name became Colman.¹

     Francis Colman married Mary Gumley, daughter of John Gumley and Susan White.¹

     George Colman was born in 1732. He was the son of Francis Colman and Mary Gumley.¹ He died in 1794.
     He was a dramatist.¹

     William Pulteney, Viscount Pulteney was born in 1731. He was the son of William Pulteney, 1st and last Earl of Bath and Anna Maria Gumley.¹ He died on 12 February 1763 at Madrid, Spain^G, unmarried.¹ He was buried on 21 April 1763 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England^G.³ His will (dated 29 March 1762) was proven (by probate) on 1 June 1763.¹
     He was styled as Viscount Pulteney.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Old Sarum between 1754 and 1761.³ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1759 in the British Army.³ He held the office of a Lord of the Bedchamber between 1760 and 1763.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Westminster between 1761 and 1763.³ He held the office of Aide-de-Camp to the King between January 1763 and February 1763.³

     General Harry Pulteney was born on 14 February 1685/86.¹ He was the son of Colonel William Pulteney and Mary Floyd.¹ He was baptised on 28 February 1686/87 at St. James's, Westminster, London, England^G.¹ He died on 26 October 1767 at age 81.¹ He was buried on 5 November 1767 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England^G.¹

     Henrietta Laura Pulteney, Countess of Bath was born on 26 December 1766.³ She was the daughter of Sir William Pulteney, 1st/5th Bt. and Frances Pulteney.¹ She was baptised on 29 January 1767 at St. James's, Westminster, London, England^G.³ She married General Rt. Hon. Sir James Murray-Pulteney of Dunerne, 7th Bt., son of Sir Robert Murray of Dunerne, 6th Bt. and Hon. Janet Murray, on 24 July 1794 at Bath House, Piccadilly, London, England^G.³ She died on 14 July 1808 at age 41 at Brighton, Sussex, England^G, without issue.⁴ She was buried on 28 July 1808 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England^G.⁴ Her will was proven (by probate) in August 1808, at nearly £600,000.⁴
     She was given the name of Henrietta Laura Johnstone at birth.³ In 1767 her name was legally changed to Henrietta Laura Pulteney.³ She was created 1st Baroness of Bath, Somerset [G.B.] on 26 July 1792, suo jure.³ She was created 1st Countess of Bath, Somerset [U.K.] on 26 October 1803, suo jure.³
     On her death, her titles became extinct.⁴

     General Rt. Hon. Sir James Murray-Pulteney of Dunerne, 7th Bt. was born before 1759.^1,2 He was the son of Sir Robert Murray of Dunerne, 6th Bt. and Hon. Janet Murray.³ He married Henrietta Laura Pulteney, Countess of Bath, daughter of Sir William Pulteney, 1st/5th Bt. and Frances Pulteney, on 24 July 1794 at Bath House, Piccadilly, London, England^G.¹ He died on 26 April 1811 at Buckenham, Norfolk, England^G, from an accident when a powder flask burst and blinded him in one eye.⁴
     He was given the name of James Murray at birth.¹ He was commissioned in 1771, in the service of the British Army.³ He succeeded as the 7th Baronet Murray, of Dunerne, co. Fife [N.S., 1630] on 21 September 1771.² He fought in the American War of Independence in 1775.³ He fought in the Capture of St. Lucia in 1778.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Weymouth between 1790 and 1811. He was Adjutant-General of the British forces in Flanders between 1793 and 1794. He gained the rank of Colonel in 1794 in the 18th Foot.¹ On 24 July 1794 his name was legally changed to James Murray-Pulteney.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in 1799. He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1807.² He held the office of Secretary at War between 1807 and 1809.¹ In 1808 he enjoyed the vast Pulteney estates for life, worth about £50,000 per year.⁴

     Hon. Frances Thynne was born on 31 October 1673.¹ She was the daughter of Thomas Thynne, 1st Viscount Weymouth and Frances Finch.¹ She married Sir Robert Worsley, 4th Bt., son of Sir Robert Worsley, 3rd Bt. and Mary Herbert, in 1690.³
     From 1690, her married name became Worsley.³

     William Thynne was the son of Thomas Thynne, 1st Viscount Weymouth and Frances Finch.¹ He died, in infancy.¹

     Hon. James Thynne was the son of Thomas Thynne, 1st Viscount Weymouth and Frances Finch.¹ He died circa September 1704, young.¹ He was buried on 5 October 1705 at Longbridge Deverill, Wiltshire, England^G.¹