(4) (5) Bernard. Michael. Deborah; Anne married to Ezekiel Stewart of Fort-Stewart in county of Down, Efq.; Sarah; Elizabeth; and Jane. Nicholas, born in 1663, who married Sufanna daughter of Anderfon of county of Lancaster, and by her had iffue Elizabeth; Sarah; Dorcas; Sufanna; and one fon Vere, born in 1696, who married Lucy Pettyt, a daughter of the ancient family of Pettyt, Barons of Mullengar, and had iffue five fons, viz. Nicholas; Bernard; Charles; Michael; and Vere. John, the youngest fon, died unmarried. was Bernard Ward, eldeft fon of Nicholas, was born in 1654, fucceeded to the family inheritance; married Mary fifter of Michael Ward, Provost of Trinity College Dublin, who died Bifhop of Derry; and killed in a duel in 1690, whilft fheriff of Down, by Jocelyn Hamilton of the Clanbraffill family, who received a mortal wound at the fame time. His iffue were three fons and three daughters, viz. Nicholas who died unmarried; Michael, who fucceeded; Robert (collector of the port of Strangford, born in 1684, who by his wife Elizabeth Bayley had Michael born in 1730; Elizabeth 30 June 1748, married to William Perceval, Efq., counfellor at law, of the family of Templehoufe, in the county of Sligo; and Anne, to Robert Maxwell of county of Down, Efq.); daughter Sarah, (married first Rev. Philip Fernley; and fecondly Lawrence Steel of Rathbride in county of Kildare, Efq.); Mary married Thomas Stewart of Ballylave in county of Derry, Efq.; and Anne, the youngeft, died unmarried. Michael, fecond fon of Bernard, was born in 1683, on the death of his brother Nicholas, he fucceeded to the family eftates, and was made one of the Juftices of the King's Bench in 1727, and in 1709 married Anne-Catharina, daughter and coheir to James Hamilton of Bangor in county of Down, Efq. (by his wife Sophia Mordaunt, daughter of John, the fecond Earl of Peterborough,) and by her who was born in 1692, he had iffue two fons and three daughters, viz. James, who died an infant; Bernard advanced to the Peerage; daughter Sophia (born 25 February 1711, married to Arthur Upton of Caftle-Upton in county of Antrim, Efq. brother to Lord Templetown; and died without fue); Anne (in March 1744-5 to Sir John Parnel of Rathleague in the Queen's County, Bart. reprefentative in feveral parliaments for Maryborough, and by him, who died in 1782 had Sir John Parnel the prefent Baronet, reprefentative in parliament for the Queen's County, Chancellor of the Exchequer and a Member of the Privy Council in Ireland, who married Letitia-Charlotta, youngest daughter of the late Sir Arthur Arthur Brooke, Bart. and by her who is deceafed had John- Bernard Ward, only furviving fon of Michael, was born Bernard, in Auguft 1719, and baptized 6 September following, was Viscount elected to parliament in 1749 for the county of Down, Bangor. which he continued to reprefent till Majefty his was pleaseḍ by Privy Seal at St. James's 1 May 1770, and patent at Dublin 39 of fame month, to advance him to the peerage, and by the title of Baron Bangor of Castle-Ward in county of Down, he had his introduction to the house of peers 11 March 1771 2: by privy feal at St. James 15 December 1780, and patent 3 13 January 1781 he was created Viscount Bangor. In December 1747 he married Lady Anne, fecond daughter of John the first Earl Darnley, relict of Robert Hawkins Magill of GillHall in county of Down, Efq., and mother to Theodofia Lady Clanwilliam. His Lordfhip deceafed 20 May 1781, having had iffue by his faid Lady four fons and four daughters, viz. Nicholas his heir. John baptized 29 March 1752, died young. Edward baptized 30 April 1753, elected to parliament for the county of Down, and married in to Lady Arabella Crosbie, youngest daughter of William late Earl of Robert, who married Sophia, third daughter of the late Daughter Anna-Catharina. Sophia. * Henry Whaley, Efq. in May or June 1659, was an adventurer in the double ordinance and became feized of feveral denominations of land within the liberties of Galway, in the barony of Muckullen; and the Franchifes of St Dominick's Abbey, and feveral others in the weft liberties of Galway, and also in the parish, barony and liberties of Athenry; for which his fon John, after his decease, paffed patent under the acts of fettlement. The faid Henry served in parliament for Athenry in 1661, made his will in 1665, thereby devifing all his real estates to his only fon John and his heirs for ever; and died in Dublin in 1667, having iffue by his wife Rebecca, the faid John, who died 19 January 1691, leaving by his wife Sufanna, only four daughters, Elizabeth (married in 1684 to John Lopdell, and had Sufanna and Mary his coheirs); Rebecca died unmarried; frances married pursuant to deed 20 July 1691, to John Ormfby, Efq.; and Sufanna to Richard Whaley, Efq. of Newford in county of Galway, by whom he had a daughter married to Ralph Hawtrey of Waterford, Efq.; and a fon Richard Chapel Whaley, to whom Richard Chapel, Efq. made a confiderable bequeft. Which Richard ferved in parliament for the county of Wicklow, married firft the daughter of Armitage, who dying without iffue in November 1758, he married fecondly in February 1759, Anne, daughter I Rot. A. 10 Geo. III. 2. p. f. R. 40. ? Lords Jour. IV.559. A. 21 Geo. III. 2. p. f. R. 43. 3 Rot (1) (2) (3) (4) (1) (2) (3) (4) 2 Sophia. Amelia, married to Rev. Hugh Montgomery, of the county of Down, and Harriot.' Nicholas, Nicholas, the fecond and prefent Viscount Bangor, was baptized 5 December 1750, he fucceeded to the title on his Viscount. father's decease, and 11 April 1785 the Hon. Edward Ward and Sir John Parnell, Bart, committees of the perfon and eftates of Nicholas Lord Bangor, presented a petition to the house of lords praying leave to bring in a bill to enable them to make leafes for his Lordfhip, which they obtained 2 May 1785 the faid bill paffed the house 24 May, and obtained the royal affent 19 June following.2 TITLES.] Nicholas Ward, Viscount and Baron Bangor. CREATIONS.] B. Bangor of Caftle-Ward in county of Down, 30 May 1770, 10 Geo. III. and V. of the fame 13 January 1781, 21 Geo. III. ARMS. Saphire, a Crofs patonce Topaz. CREST.] On a Wreath, a Saracen's Head full faced, couped at the Shoulders, proper. SUPPORTERS.] Dexter a Knight of Malta, in complete armour and habited proper, charged on the breast, with a Crofs Moline, Ruby, his Mantle charge with the fame Crofs, Pearl his Sword proper: Sinister, an Eastern Prince his Hands in Chains. MOTTO.] SUE CRUCE SALUS. SEAT.] Caftle-Ward in county of Down, 77 miles from Dublin, LAMB, daughter of Rev. Bernard Ward and died in February 1769, having had issue four fons and three daughters, of whom Richard-Chapel, born 23 February 1762 died young; Thomas, Member of Parliament for the borough of Newcastle is now on his travels; his next brother in 1788 married Lady Anne Mead, eldest daughter of John, Earl of Clan-William; one of the daughters in 1787 married to the Right Hon. John Fitz-Gibbon, his Majefty's AttorneyGeneral, and the youngest married Hon. Robert Ward, as in text. (Lodge Collect. Lords Jour. II. 581. &c. Family Pedigigree, Information of S. Haye's, Efq,, and Ulfter's Office, 2 Lords jour. V. 587. 599, 616.641. LAMB, VISCOUNT MELBOURNE, M ATTHEW LAMB of Brecket-Hall in the county of tain 17 January 1755,' and his fon 45. Sir Matthew, Sir Peniston, Sir Peniston the fecond Baronet, was created a Peer I of this realm, by the title of Baron of Kilmore, in the coun- Baronet. ty of Cavan, with limitation to his iffue male; for this honour the writ of Privy Seal bears date at St. James's 2 May Viscount 1770, and the patent at Dublin 8 June following; and 11 MelJanuary 1781 his Lordship was by patent 3 of that date, bourne. pursuant to Privy Seal at St. James's 16 December 1780, advanced to the dignity of Viscount Melbourne, His Lordship is a gentleman of the Bedchamber to George, Prince of Wales, and member in the British Parliament for Malmsbury in the county of Wilts. 13 April 1769 4 he married Elizabeth, only daughter of Sir Ralph Milbank of Halnaby in Yorkshire, Bart. (whofe ancestor was created to that dignity 7 Auguft 1661) and by her hath iffue Peniston, born 3 May 1770; William, 15 March 1779; and Frederick-James, 17 April 1782 5. TITLES.] Sir Peniston Lamb, Viscount Melbourne, Baron of Kilmore, and Baronet. CREATIONS.] Baronet, 17 January 1755, 28 Geo. II. B. of Kilmore in county of Cavan, 8 June 1770, 19 Geo. III. and V. Melbourne 11 January 1781, 21 Geo. III. ARMS.] Ruby, a fefs charged with two Mullets, Diamond, between three Cinque-foils, Pearl. CREST.] 2 Rot. A. To Geo. III. 2. p. CREST.] A Demi Lion couped, of the field, holding in his Dexter Paw, a Mullet, Diamond. SUPPORTERS.] Two Lions Rampant, Ruby, Collared and Chained, topaz, each Collar charged with two Mullets, Diamond. MOTTO.] VIRTUTE ET FIDE, SEATS.] Brocket-Hall in county of Hereford, and Melbourne in county of Derby. AGAR, VISCOUNT CLIF DEN. 46. TETIS Charles, James. HIS family derives its defcent from Charles Agar of the city of York, Efq.; who married Ellis, of the family of Blanchvillestown in the county of Kilkenny; and by her was father of James Agar of Gowran in faid county, Efq. who acquired a confiderable eftate, served in parliament for the borough of St. Canice, Kilkenny, died 30 November 1733, aged 63, and was interred at Gowran, where a handfome monument is erected to his memory.10 January 1692, he married Sufanna, daughter of John Alexander, Efq. by whom he had James, and two other fons, who all died young; and taking to his fecond wife Mary, eldest daughter of Sir Henry Wemys* of Dane'sfort, * Sir Patrick Wemys, Knt. a native of Scotland, was a Captain Lieutenant to the Earl of Ormond in the army of K. Charles I.; and 22 November 1641, entered Drogheda, with 50 horse for its defence. He married Mary, fister to Oliver Wheeler of Grenan in the Queen's County, Efq. and dying in May 1661 was interred 31 of that month in St. Audoen's Church Dublin, with his Lady who was interred there on fame day in the preceding year; having had iffue Sir James; Thomas, who left no iffue; Morris, who had a fon Francis ; Sir |