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     Frances Goode was born on 12 January 1694.² She was the daughter of Peter Goode.¹ She married, secondly, Lt.-Col. John Wyvell.¹ She married, firstly, Richard Pigot, son of Hugh Pigot and Elizabeth Dicken, on 29 April 1715 at St. Benet's, Paul's Wharf, London, England^G.^1,2 She died on 29 December 1769 at age 75.¹
     Her married name became Wyvell.¹ From 29 April 1715, her married name became Pigot. She was Tire Woman to Queen Caroline.³

     George Pigot, 1st and last Baron Pigot of Patshull was born on 4 March 1719.¹ He was the son of Richard Pigot and Frances Goode.³ He died on 11 May 1777 at age 58 at HEIC's Garden House, Fort St. George, Madras, India^G, possibly murdered after being irregularly detained at the instigation of senior members of HEIC (having fallen out with them), without legitimate issue.¹
     He was writer to the Honourable East Iindia Company in 1737.¹ He was Sub-Secretary, Clerk of the Peace, Coroner, Company's Solicitor and Clerk of the Court of Appeals, Honourable East Inida Company in 1742.¹ He held the office of Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Fort St. George, Madras between 1755 and 1763.¹ He was created 1st Baronet Pigot, of Patshull, Staffordshire [Great Britain] on 5 December 1764, with a special remainder to his brothers Hugh and then Robert.¹ He purchased Patshull, Staffordshire for £100,000.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Wallingford between 1765 and 1768.¹ He was created 1st Baron Pigot of Patshull, co. Dublin [Ireland] on 18 January 1766.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Bridgnorth between 1768 and 1777.¹ He held the office of Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Fort St. George, Madras between 1775 and 1777.¹ He acquired a gem called ‘the Pigot Diamond', which he left to his siblings, though it was subsequently sold at lottery for just under £24,000 in 1800, then auctioned in 1802 for just under £10,000.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.¹ On 11 May 1777 (an unknown value.)¹ On his death, his barony became extinct.¹

     General Richard Pigot was born illegitimately on 11 November 1774.^1,2 He was the son of George Pigot, 1st and last Baron Pigot of Patshull.³ He was baptised on 26 November 1774.² He died on 22 November 1868 at age 94.¹
     He gained the rank of Colonel in the 4th Dragoon Guards.¹

     Anne Hunter married John Diggles, son of Robert Diggles, on 30 August 1683 at Manchester Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire, England.¹ She died circa 6 September 1720.¹ She was buried on 6 September 1720 at Manchester Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire, England.¹
     From 30 August 1683, her married name became Diggles.¹

     General Sir Henry Johnson, 1st Bt. was born on 1 January 1748.³ He was the son of Allen Johnson and Olivia Walsh.^1,3 He married Rebecca Franks, daughter of David Franks, in 1782.³ He died on 18 March 1835 at age 87 at Bath, Somerset, England.²
     He was commissioned in 1761 with the rank of Ensign, in the service of the 28th Foot.² He fought in the American War of Independence in 1777.² He fought in the Battle of New Ross on 5 June 1798, during the 1798 Uprising in Ireland.³ He gained the rank of Colonel in the 5th Foot.³ He held the office of Governor of Ross Castle, County Wexford.³ He was created 1st Baronet Johnson, of Bath [U.K.] on 1 December 1818.³ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.)³

     Leonora Pigot was born illegitimately circa 1764.^1,2 She was the daughter of George Pigot, 1st and last Baron Pigot of Patshull.³ She married Claud Russell on 17 October 1777.¹ She died circa 1800.²
     From 17 October 1777, her married name became Russell.

     Claud Russell married Leonora Pigot, daughter of George Pigot, 1st and last Baron Pigot of Patshull, on 17 October 1777.¹
     He held the office of Member of the Madras Council.¹

     Lt.-Gen. Sir Robert Pigot, 2nd Bt. was born in January 1720.¹ He was the son of Richard Pigot and Frances Goode.² He married Anne Johnson, daughter of Allen Johnson and Olivia Walsh, on 18 February 1765.¹ He died on 11 August 1796 at age 76.¹
     He gained the rank of Colonel in the 38th Foot.¹ He fought in the Battle of Lexington on 19 April 1775.¹ He fought in the Battle of Bunker Hill on 17 June 1775.¹ He gained the rank of Major-General in 1777.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Pigot, of Patshull, Staffordshire [G.B., 1764] on 11 May 1777.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in 1782.¹