Henry Vansittart1

M, #130931, b. 1732, d. January 1770

Last Edited=22 Feb 2009
Henry Vansittart
by Sir Joshua Reynolds 2
     Henry Vansittart was born in 1732. He died in January 1770, lost with all hands on board Aurora, while on the way to Bengal.1
     Henry Vansittart held the office of Governor of Bengal.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.).1

Child of Henry Vansittart and Amelia Morse

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 175. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S3409] Caroline Maubois, "re: Penancoet Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 2 December 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Penancoet Family."

Amelia Morse1

F, #130932
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Last Edited=13 Oct 2004
     Amelia Morse is the daughter of Nicholas Morse.1

Child of Amelia Morse and Henry Vansittart

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 175. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

Nicholas Morse1

M, #130933

Last Edited=13 Oct 2004
     
     Nicholas Morse lived Governor of Madras.1

Child of Nicholas Morse

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 175. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

Hon. Catharine Isabella Eden1

F, #130934, b. 20 September 1778, d. 10 August 1810
Hon. Catharine Isabella Eden|b. 20 Sep 1778\nd. 10 Aug 1810|p13094.htm#i130934|William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland|b. 1744\nd. 28 May 1814|p2889.htm#i28883|Eleanor Elliot|b. 1758\nd. 18 May 1818|p2889.htm#i28884|Sir Robert Eden, 3rd Bt.|d. 25 Jun 1755|p526.htm#i5258|Mary Davison|d. 31 Jan 1794|p4552.htm#i45517|Rt. Hon. Sir Gilbert Elliot, 3rd Bt.|d. 11 Feb 1777|p2854.htm#i28532|Agnes Dalrymple-Murray-Kynynmound|d. 30 Dec 1778|p2854.htm#i28533|

Last Edited=19 Sep 2007
     Hon. Catharine Isabella Eden was born on 20 September 1778.1 She was the daughter of William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland and Eleanor Elliot.1 She married Nicholas Vansittart, 1st and last Baron Bexley, son of Henry Vansittart and Amelia Morse, on 22 July 1806.1 She died on 10 August 1810 at age 31.1
     From 22 July 1806, her married name became Vansittart.1

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 176. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

Robert Benson, 1st and last Baron of Bingley1

M, #130935, b. circa 1676, d. 9 April 1731
Robert Benson, 1st and last Baron of Bingley|b. c 1676\nd. 9 Apr 1731|p13094.htm#i130935|Robert Benson||p13094.htm#i130936|Dorothy Jenkins||p13094.htm#i130937|||||||Tobias Jenkins||p13094.htm#i130938||||

Last Edited=18 Mar 2009
     Robert Benson, 1st and last Baron of Bingley was born circa 1676.1 He was the son of Robert Benson and Dorothy Jenkins.1 He married Lady Elizabeth Finch, daughter of Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Aylesford and Elizabeth Banks, on 21 December 1703 at St. Gile's-in-the-Fields Church, London, England.1 He died on 9 April 1731, without male issue.1 He was buried on 14 April 1731 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England.1 His will (dated 27 June 1729 to 9 March 1729/30) was probated on 13 April 1731.1
     Robert Benson, 1st and last Baron of Bingley held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Thetford between 1702 and 1705.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for the City of York between 1705 and 1713.1 He was Commissioner of the Treasury from August 1710 to 1711.1 He was a director of the South Seas Company from 1711 to 1715.1 He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 14 June 1711.1 He held the office of Chancellor of the Exchequer from 14 June 1711 to 1713.1 He held the office of Ambassador to Spain from 1713 to 1714.1 He was created 1st Baron of Bingley, co. York [Great Britain] on 21 July 1713.1 He received a grant of Branham Moor, Yorkshire from the Crown, where he erected a stately mansion.1 He held the office of Treasurer of the Household to King George II from 1730 to 1731.1
     On his death, his peerage became extinct.1 He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.2
     

Child of Robert Benson, 1st and last Baron of Bingley and Lady Elizabeth Finch

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 177. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995), reference: "Benson, Robert". Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.
  3. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 178.


Robert Benson1

M, #130936

Last Edited=18 Mar 2009
     Robert Benson married Dorothy Jenkins, daughter of Tobias Jenkins.
     Robert Benson was an attorney.1 He lived at Wrenthorpe, Yorkshire, England.1

Children of Robert Benson and Dorothy Jenkins

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 177. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 2, page 2163. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.

Dorothy Jenkins1

F, #130937
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Last Edited=18 Mar 2009
     Dorothy Jenkins is the daughter of Tobias Jenkins.1 She married Robert Benson.
     Her married name became Benson.

Children of Dorothy Jenkins and Robert Benson

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 177. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 2, page 2163. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.

Tobias Jenkins1

M, #130938

Last Edited=13 Oct 2004
     
     Tobias Jenkins lived at Grimston, Yorkshire, England.1

Child of Tobias Jenkins

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 177. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

Lady Elizabeth Finch1

F, #130939, b. circa 1679, d. 26 February 1757
Lady Elizabeth Finch|b. c 1679\nd. 26 Feb 1757|p13094.htm#i130939|Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Aylesford|b. c 1649\nd. 22 Jul 1719|p2729.htm#i27289|Elizabeth Banks|d. 1 Sep 1743|p2729.htm#i27290|Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham|b. 23 Dec 1621\nd. 18 Dec 1682|p2531.htm#i25303|Elizabeth Harvey|b. 1627\nd. 1676|p2531.htm#i25304|Sir John Banks, 1st and last Bt.|b. c 1627\nd. 18 Oct 1699|p2730.htm#i27291|Elizabeth Dethick|d. c Oct 1696|p5655.htm#i56544|

Last Edited=13 Oct 2004
     Lady Elizabeth Finch was born circa 1679.1 She was the daughter of Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Aylesford and Elizabeth Banks.1 She married Robert Benson, 1st and last Baron of Bingley, son of Robert Benson and Dorothy Jenkins, on 21 December 1703 at St. Gile's-in-the-Fields Church, London, England.1 She died on 26 February 1757.1 She was buried on 11 March 1757 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England.1 Her will (dated 25 July 1737) was probated on 26 March 1757.1
     From 21 December 1703, her married name became Benson.1 As a result of her marriage, Lady Elizabeth Finch was styled as Baroness of Bingley on 21 July 1713.

Child of Lady Elizabeth Finch and Robert Benson, 1st and last Baron of Bingley

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 177. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 178.

George Fox-Lane, 1st and last Baron Bingley1

M, #130940, b. circa 1697, d. 22 February 1773
George Fox-Lane, 1st and last Baron Bingley|b. c 1697\nd. 22 Feb 1773|p13094.htm#i130940|Henry Fox|d. 1719|p13095.htm#i130941|Hon. Frances Lane|b. 4 Dec 1674|p13095.htm#i130942|||||||George Lane, 1st Viscount Lanesborough||p13095.htm#i130943|Lady Frances Sackville||p22572.htm#i225711|

Last Edited=10 Nov 2005
     George Fox-Lane, 1st and last Baron Bingley was born circa 1697.1 He was the son of Henry Fox and Hon. Frances Lane.1 He married Hon. Harriet Benson, daughter of Robert Benson, 1st and last Baron of Bingley and Lady Elizabeth Finch, on 12 July 1731 at Somerset House Chapel, The Strand, London, England, She brought him estates worth supposedly £100,000, including Bramham, Yorkshire.1 He died on 22 February 1773 at Bramham Park, Yorkshire, England, without surviving issue.1 His will (dated 30 May 1770) was probated on 27 April 1773.1
     George Fox-Lane, 1st and last Baron Bingley was baptised with the name of George Fox.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Hindon between 1734 and 1741.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for the City of York between 1742 and 1761.1 On 22 March 1750/51 his name was legally changed to George Fox-Lane by Act of Parliament.1 He was created 1st Baron Bingley, co. York [Great Britain] on 13 May 1762.1

Child of George Fox-Lane, 1st and last Baron Bingley and Hon. Harriet Benson

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 178. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.