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Genealogical Account of LUMLEY-SAUNDERSON, Earl of SCARBOROUGH,

THIS noble and ancient family

(which derive their furname from Lumley, a caftle with a park round it, fituate on the bank of the river Were in the bishoprick of Durham) deduce their origin from Of bert de Lumley, whofe fon Liulph was a nobleman of great reputation in the reign of Edward the Confeffor. He married Algitha, daughter to Aldred, earl of Northumberland, whose mother was the youngest daughter of king Ethelred II.

Marmaduke de Lumley, another of the ancestors of this noble earl, was prior of St. John of Jerufalem; and Sir Ralph his fon was made governor of Berwick upon Tweed, in the tenth year of the reign of Richard II. Two years after he obtained leave of that king to fortify his manor-house of Lumley, and was knighted. He fat in parliament as lord Lumley, from the eighth year of Richard II. to the first year of Henry IV. inclufive, when he and his eldest fon Thomas were both attainted of high treason, but the fame was reversed by act of parliament in the first year of the reign of Edward IV. He died in 1399, leaving if fue by Eleanor, daughter to John lord Nevil, the firft earl of Weftmoreland, four fons, Thomas, John, William, and Marmaduke, and three daughters.

December, 1764.

Thomas the eldest fon, died May 31, 1404, and was fucceeded by

Sir John, his next brother, who being reftored in blood by act of parliament in the thirteenth year of the reign of Henry IV. was knighted for his fervice in Scotland; but in 1421 loft his life at the battle of Baugy in France. He married Felicia, daughter to Sir Matthew Redman, governor of Berwick, by whom he had Thomas his heir, Edmund, and a daughter named Maud.

Sir Thomas, who fucceeded, in 1453 was made governor of Scarborough Caftle for life; upon whofe petition the attainder of his grandfather and uncle was reverfed. He married Margaret, daughter to Sir James Harrington, knt. and by her had Sir George his heir, and three daughters.

Sir George fucceeded his father, and was feveral times nominated sheriff of Northumberland, and knight of the thire in 1466; and on the 22d of August, 1480, was made a banneret in Towton-field, for his valour against the Scots. He married Elizabeth, daughter and coheir to Roger de Thornton, Efq; and dying in 1508, left iffue three fons, Thomas, Roger, and Ralph.

Thomas the eldest died in his father's life-time, 1488, and left iffue by Elizabeth Plantagenet his wife, 4 M natural

natural daughter to king Edward IV. four fons, Richard, John, George, and Roger, and three daughters.

Richard, who fucceeded his grandfather, was fummoned to parliament in the beginning of the reign of Henry VIII. and marrying Anne daughter to William lord Conyers, of Hornby in Yorkshire, had two fons, John his heir, and Anthony, of whom we shall speak hereafter.

John ferved in two parliaments in the reign of Henry VIII. He married Joan, daughter to Henry lord Scroop of Bolton, by whom he had an only fon,

George, who being concerned in an infurrection with the lord Darcy and others, was committed to the Tower of London; and in 1538 being arraigned at Westminster, was found guilty of high-treafon, and fuffered death in the life-time of his father. He married Jane, fecond daughter and coheir to Sir Richard Knightley of Fawley in Northamptonshire, knt. and by her left a fon, John, and two daughters.

John, who fuccceded his grandfather, was reftored in blood by at of parliament in the first year of the reign of Edward VI. and a new barony of Lumley created and limited by express words to the faid John lord Lumley, in tail male, the ancient barony being merged in the crown, in confequence of the attainder of George his father. Queen Mary created him a knight of the Bath; and he executed feveral important commiflions under queen Elizabeth. His lordship was twice married. His first wife was Jane, daughter and coheir to Edward FitzAlan, Earl of Arundel, by whom he left no iffue: his fecond wife was Elizabeth, daughter to John lord Darcy of Chich; but dying on the 10th of April 1609, without furvi

ving iffue, the new-created barony of Lumley expired with him. We

now return to

Anthony, the fecond fon of Richard lord Lumley. He married a daughter of Richard Gray of Northumberland, Efq; by whom he had

Roger his heir, who married Anne daughter to Kurtwich, Efq; and by her had feveral fons and daughters.

Richard, the eldeft fon, being the chief heir male of the family, after the deceafe of the abovemen tioned John lord Lumley, inherited the caftle of Lumley, and the greateft part of the eftate of his anceftors, by deed of fettlement, and the laft will and teftament of the faid lord Lumley. He was knighted by king James I. and in him the honour of lord Lumley was again revived; for on the 12th of July 1628, he was created vifcount Lumley of Waterford in Ireland. In the time of the rebellion, he efpoufed the caufe of the king, and was one of those loyal peers who fubfcribed a memorable declaration just before the meeting of that parliament which reftored Charles II. He married Frances, daughter to Henry Shelley of Warminghurst, Efq; by whom he had a fon John, and a daughter named Julia.

John, her brother, dying before his father, left iffue by Mary, daughter to Sir Henry Compton, knight of the Bath, two fons, Richard and Henry, and three daughters.

(1ft E.) Richard the eldeft, who fucceeded his grandfather in his Irish honour, was on the 11th of Sept. 1680, made master of the horse to queen Catharine, confort to Charles II. and on the 31st of May 1681, he was created baron Lumley of Lumley-cafle, in the bishoprick of Durham. On the infurrection of

the

the duke of Monmouth in the west, he had the command of a regiment of horse, and had a principal fhare in gaining the victory at Sedgmore: the duke, with the German count who accompanied him, and the lord Grey, were by his vigilancy difcovered, and furrendered themfelves prifoners to his lordship. Nevertheless, when he obferved king James's defign was to introduce popery, &c. he forfook the court, appeared on the behalf of the feven bishops; and upon the landing of the prince of Orange, he fecured the town of Newcattle, which declared for the prince. He was likewife no lefs inftrumental by his intereft and arguments in the house of peers, in gaining the vote that the throne was vacant, as alfo that the prince and princefs of Orange fhould be declared king and queen of England; for which fignal fervices he was afterwards fworn one of the privy-council, made gentleman of his majesty's bedchamber, created viscount Lumley, and earl of Scarborough; and made captain and colonel of the first troop of horfeguards. In 1690, he attended king William at the battle of the Boyne; and the fame year waited on him at the great congrefs of princes at the Hague, was afterwards declared lieutenant-general of his majefty's forces, and attended him in feveral campaigns in Flanders till the peace of Ryfwick. He was likewife, in the fame reign, conftituted 1. rdlieutenant and cuftos rotulorum of the counties of Durham and Northumberland, and vice-admiral of thofe coafts, as he was in the reign of queen Anne, to whom he was one of the privy-council, and one of her commiffioners to treat of the union. On the acceffion of George I. he

was one of the lords juftices; after which he was made chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster, and vice-treafurer, receiver-general, and paymafter-general of his majefty's revenues in Ireland; and died on the 17th of December 1721. His lordfhip married Frances, only daughter and heir to Sir Henry Jones of Afton in Oxfordshire, knt. and by her had feven fons and four daughters. Henry vifcount Lumley, the eldest fon, dying of the fmall-pox, July 25, 1710,

(2d E.) Richard, the fecond fon, fucceeded his father in his honours, as well as lord-lieutenant and cuftos rotulorum of Northumberland. In 1722, he was appointed colonel of the 2d regiment of foot-guards, called, The Coldftream; and on July 9, 1724, being elected a knight of the Garter, was inftalled the 28th of the fame month. On June 15, 1727, he was appointed matter of the horse to his late majefty, and fworn one of his privy-council, and one of the governors of the Charter-houfe. In December 1733, he .was preferred to the rank of a major general. In February 1733-4, he refigned his poft of mafter of the horfe. He died in February 1739-40, unmarried, and was fucceeded in his titles and eftate by

(3d E) Sir Thomas Saunderfon, his next brother, who had changed his name (by act of parliament) to Saunderfon, in order to inherit an eftate left him by James Saunderfon, earl Cattleton, who died without if fue May 25, 1723. Previous to his fucceeding his brother, he had been appointed, in 1721, his majefty's envoy extraordinary to the king of Portugal; had been ele&ted on May 27, 1725, a knight of the Bath; and been a member of parliament both in the reign of George I. and 4 M 2 George

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