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     Sir Griffith Williams, 6th Bt. was the son of Sir Hugh Williams, 5th Bt. and Anne Vaughan.² He married Catherine Anwyl, daughter of Owen Anwyl, on 7 April 1697.³ He died in July 1734.³
     He succeeded as the 6th Baronet Williams, of Penrhyn, co. Caernarvon [E., 1661] on 22 March 1686.³ He held the office of High Sheriff of Caernarvonshire from 1707 to 1708.³ He lived at Pant Glas, Ysbyty Ifan, Caernarvonshire, Wales.³ He lived at Marle, Conway, Caernarvonshire, Wales.³

     Thomas Smyth was born in 1740.^1,2 He was the son of Charles Smyth and Elizabeth Prendergast.¹ He married unknown daughter Stuart.² He died on 16 January 1785.¹

     Sir Thomas Prendergast, 2nd Bt. was the son of Brig.-Gen. Sir Thomas Prendergast, 1st Bt. and Penelope Cadogan.² He married Anne Williams, daughter of Sir Griffith Williams, 6th Bt. and Catherine Anwyl, on 11 January 1739.¹ He died on 23 September 1760, without issue.¹
     He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Prendergast, of Gort, co. Galway [I., 1699] on 11 September 1709.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Clonnel [Ireland] between 1727 and 1760.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Ireland] in 1733.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Chichester between 1733 and 1739.² He held the office of Postmaster-General [Ireland].² On his death, his baronetcy became extinct.²

     Sarah Brigid Henderson was born on 10 October 1929.^1,2 She was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Hon. Michael Thomas Henderson and Oonagh Evelyn Brassey.¹ She married Timothy John Oswald Mosley, son of John Arthur Noel Mosley and Caroline Edith Sutton Timmis, on 23 January 1958.³ She died on 5 January 1986 at age 56.^1,2 She was buried at Buscot Church, Buscot^G.²
     From 23 January 1958, her married name became Mosley.²

     Henry Bennet is the son of unknown Bennet.¹
     He lived at Shandon, County Cork, Ireland^G.¹

     Editha Vereker is the daughter of John Vereker and Editha Bennet.¹ She married Martin Stokes.¹
     Her married name became Stokes.¹

     Sir John Dickson Hamon, 1st and last Bt. married Elizabeth Prendergast, daughter of Brig.-Gen. Sir Thomas Prendergast, 1st Bt. and Penelope Cadogan, on 26 January 1727.¹
     He gained the title of 1st Baronet Hamon.¹

     John Smyth, 1st Viscount Gort was born in 1741.¹ He was the son of Charles Smyth and Elizabeth Prendergast.² He died on 23 May 1817, unmarried.¹
     On 23 September 1760 his name was legally changed to John Prendergast on the death of his uncle, Sir Thomas Prendergast, 2nd Bt.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Carlow between 1776 and 1783.¹ His name was legally changed to John Prendergast-Smyth.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Limerick between 1785 and 1797.¹ On 14 January 1785 his name was legally changed to John Smyth on the death of his brother, Thomas Smyth.¹ He held the office of Chamberlain of Limerick.¹ He was created 1st Baron Kiltarton of Gort, co. Galway [Ireland] on 15 May 1810, with a special remainder to his nephew, Charles Vereker.¹ He held the office of Governor of County Galway between 1812 and 1817.¹ He was created 1st Viscount Gort, co. Galway [Ireland] on 16 January 1816, with a special remainder to his nephew, Charles Vereker.¹

     Martin Stokes married Editha Vereker, daughter of John Vereker and Editha Bennet.¹