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     Margaret Jones is the daughter of Evan Jones.² She married Nicholas Nepean, son of Nicholas Nepean.¹
     Her married name became Nepean.

     Lt.-Gen. Thomas Nepean was the son of Nicholas Nepean and Margaret Jones.² He died on 25 November 1816, unmarried.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in the Royal Engineers.¹

     Rt. Hon. Sir Evan Nepean, 1st Bt. was the son of Nicholas Nepean and Margaret Jones.² He married Margaret Skinner, daughter of Captain William Skinner, on 6 June 1782.¹ He died on 2 October 1822.¹
     He held the office of Lord of the Admiralty.¹ He held the office of Secretary of the Admiralty.¹ He held the office of Secretary of State for Ireland.¹ He held the office of Governor of Bombay.³ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.)¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Queensborough and Bridport.¹ He was created 1st Baronet Nepean, of Bothenhampton, co. Dorset [U.K.] on 16 July 1802.¹

     Lt.-Gen. Nicholas Nepean was the son of Nicholas Nepean and Margaret Jones.² He married Francina Wedikind, daughter of Major unknown Wedikind, in April 1783.¹ He died in 1823.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General.¹

     Major unknown Wedikind gained the rank of Major in the 11th Hanoverian Regiment.¹

     Francina Wedikind is the daughter of Major unknown Wedikind.² She married Lt.-Gen. Nicholas Nepean, son of Nicholas Nepean and Margaret Jones, in April 1783.¹
     From April 1783, her married name became Nepean.

     Mary Wall was the daughter of William Wall and Hon. Mary Ponsonby.¹ She married, firstly, John Baldwin before 1755.² She married, secondly, Hervey Morres, 1st Viscount Mountmorres, son of Francis Morres and Catherine Evans, in July 1755.¹ She died in September 1779.²
     From before 1755, her married name became Baldwin.² From July 1755, her married name became Morres.¹ After her marriage, Mary Wall was styled as Baroness Mountmorres on 4 May 1756. After her marriage, Mary Wall was styled as Viscountess Mountmorres on 29 June 1763.

     Margaret Skinner was the daughter of Captain William Skinner.² She married Rt. Hon. Sir Evan Nepean, 1st Bt., son of Nicholas Nepean and Margaret Jones, on 6 June 1782.¹ She died on 26 December 1833.¹
     From 6 June 1782, her married name became Nepean.

     Sir Molyneux Hyde Nepean, 2nd Bt. was born on 20 September 1783.¹ He was the son of Rt. Hon. Sir Evan Nepean, 1st Bt. and Margaret Skinner.² He married, firstly, Charlotte Tighman, daughter of Philip Tighman, on 20 August 1813.¹ He married, secondly, Lydia Wright, daughter of William Wright, on 30 May 1852.¹ He died on 4 June 1856 at age 72.¹
     He was Clerk Crown for Jamaica.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Nepean, of Bothenhampton, co. Dorset [U.K., 1802] on 2 October 1822.¹