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     Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Carr, 3rd Bt. was the son of Sir Robert Carr, 2nd Bt. and Mary Gargrave.² He married Elizabeth Bennet, daughter of Sir John Bennet and Dorothy Crofts. He died circa November 1682.³ He was buried on 17 November 1682 at New Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England^G.²
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Lincolnshire from 1664 to 1681.² He was appointed Knight before January 1664/65.² He gained the title of 3rd Baronet Carr, of Sleford, co. Lincoln [E., 1611] on 14 August 1667.² He was designated a Knight of the intended Order of the Royal Oak.² He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1672.^3,2 He held the office of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster between 1672 and 1682.^3,2

     Carr Hervey, Lord Hervey was born on 17 September 1691.¹ He was the son of John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol and Isabella Carr.¹ He was baptised on 21 September 1691.¹ He died on 15 November 1723 at age 32 at Bath, Somerset, England^G, unmarried.¹ He was buried on 24 November 1723 at Ickworth, Suffolk, England^G.¹ He died intestate and his estate was administered on 29 November 1723.¹
     He matriculated at Clare Hall, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, on 4 June 1708.¹ He graduated from Clare Hall, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1710 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Bury St. Edmunds between 1713 and 1722.¹ He was styled as Lord Hervey between 1714 and 1723.¹ He held the office of Groom of the Bedchamber to HRH The Prince of Wales.¹

     George William Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol was born on 3 August 1721.¹ He was the son of John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey of Ickworth and Mary Lepell.¹ He died on 18 March 1775 at age 53 at Bath, Somerset, England^G, from 'palsy from repelled gout', unmarried.¹ He was buried on 26 March 1775 at Ickworth, Suffolk, England^G.¹ His will was proven (by probate) in March 1775.¹
     He gained the rank of officer in 1739 in the British Army.¹ He retired from the military in 1742.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Hervey of Ickworth, Suffolk [E., 1703] on 5 August 1743.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Earl of Bristol [G.B., 1714] on 20 January 1750/51.¹ He was Envoy to Turin between 1755 and 1758.¹ He held the office of Ambassador to Spain between 1758 and December 1761.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland from 1766 to 1767, although he never set foot in Ireland.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 26 September 1766.¹ He held the office of Lord Privy Seal between November 1768 and February 1770.¹ He held the office of First Lord of the Bedchamber between 1770 and 1775.¹ He held the office of Groom of the Stole between 1770 and 1775.¹
     Horace Walpole wrote that "he was born to the gout gfrom his mother's family, but starved himself to keep it off. This brought on paralytic strokes which have dispatched him."¹

     Vice-Admiral Augustus John Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol was born on 19 May 1724.¹ He was the son of John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey of Ickworth and Mary Lepell.¹ He was baptised on 18 June 1724.¹ He married Elizabeth Chudleigh, daughter of Colonel Thomas Chudleigh and Henrietta Clifford, on 4 August 1744 at Chapel of Mr. Merrill's house, Lainston, Hampshire, England^G, in a privately marriage.¹ He and Elizabeth Chudleigh were divorced on 11 February 1769 a mensa et thoro.³ He died on 23 September 1779 at age 55 at St. James's Square, St. James's, London, England^G, without legitimate surviving issue.¹ He died on 23 December 1779 at age 55, without issue.⁴ He was buried on 28 September 1779 at Ickworth, Suffolk, England^G.¹ His will was proven (by probate) on 24 December 1779.³
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1740 in the Royal Navy.¹ He gained the rank of Commander in 1746.¹ He gained the rank of Post Captain in 1746/47.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Bury St. Edmunds between 1757 and 1763.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel between 1762 and 1765 in the Royal Marines.¹ He was Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean fleet in 1763.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Saltash between 1763 and 1768.¹ He held the office of Groom of the Bedchamber between 1763 and 1772.¹ He held the office of Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1766 to 1767.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Ireland] in October 1766.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Bury St. Edmunds between 1768 and 1775.¹ He held the office of Lord of the Admiralty between 1771 and 1775.¹ He gained the rank of Rear-Admiral in 1775.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Earl of Bristol [G.B., 1714] on 18 March 1775.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baron Hervey of Ickworth, Suffolk [E., 1703] on 18 March 1775.¹ He gained the rank of Vice-Admiral in 1778.¹
     Horace Walpole wrote that "he had performed offices of extreme bravery, and on other occasions had had his courage called into question. He had no parts, and but a very confused understanding. During the lifetime of his elder brother he had been... a most servile and forward Courtier."¹

     Sir Thomas Felton, 4th Bt. was born in 1649.² He was the son of Sir Henry Felton, 2nd Bt. and Susanna Tollemache. He married Lady Elizabeth Howard, daughter of James Howard, 3rd Earl of Suffolk and Barbara Villiers.³ He died on 2 March 1708/9, without male issue.⁴
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Orford between 1690 and 1695. He lived at Playford Hall, Suffolk, England^G.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baronet Felton, of Playford [E., 1620] in December 1696. He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Orford between 1698 and 1701. He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Bury St. Edmunds between 1701 and 1709.

     Lady Elizabeth Howard was born in 1656.² She was the daughter of James Howard, 3rd Earl of Suffolk and Barbara Villiers.^1,3 She married Sir Thomas Felton, 4th Bt., son of Sir Henry Felton, 2nd Bt. and Susanna Tollemache.⁴ She died in 1681.²
     Her married name became Felton.

     Lady Anne Montagu was the daughter of Robert Montagu, 3rd Earl of Manchester and Anne Yelverton.¹ She married James Howard, 3rd Earl of Suffolk, son of Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk and Lady Elizabeth Home, on 17 May 1682.¹ She died on 19 October 1720, without issue.¹
     After her marriage, Lady Anne Montagu was styled as Countess of Suffolk on 17 May 1682. From 17 May 1682, her married name became Howard.

     Robert Montagu, 3rd Earl of Manchester was baptised on 25 April 1634.¹ He was the son of Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester and Lady Anne Rich.¹ He married Anne Yelverton, daughter of Sir Christopher Yelverton, 1st Bt. and Anne Twysden, on 27 June 1655.¹ He died on 14 March 1682 at age 47.¹
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Huntingdonshire between 1660 and 1671.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant for Huntingdonshire between 1671 and 1681.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Viscount Mandeville [E., 1620] on 5 May 1671.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Kimbolton of Kimbolton, co. Huntingdon [E., 1620] on 5 May 1671.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Earl of Manchester, co. Lancaster [E., 1626] on 5 May 1671.¹

     Lady Essex Howard was the daughter of James Howard, 3rd Earl of Suffolk and Susannah Rich.^1,3 She married Edward Griffin, 1st Baron Griffin of Braybrooke on 4 March 1666/67.⁴ She died after 31 January 1704/5.⁴
     Her married name became Griffin.

     Edward Griffin, 1st Baron Griffin of Braybrooke was born before 1651. He married Lady Essex Howard, daughter of James Howard, 3rd Earl of Suffolk and Susannah Rich, on 4 March 1666/67.² He died on 10 November 1710 at The Tower, London, England^G.²
     He was created 1st Baron Griffin of Braybrooke on 3 December 1688.¹ He was imprisoned in the Tower of London for treason as a Jacobite.² )