BRA DESTON— BRADFORD. 3 Privy Chamber at the Accession of Ed. Ill ; Knight Banneret, 1330 ; served in the wars with France with great distinction, and was sum. to Pari, as a Baron (LORD BRADESTON) by writs 25 Feby. (1341/2) 16 Ed. HI to 3 April (1360) 34 Ed. III. He m. Agnes. He d. Aug. 1300, since which time the Barony has been dormant. His widow d. 1369. [Thomas de Bradeston, grandson and h. (being only s. and h. of Sir Robert B., s. and h. ap. of the last Lord, who d. v.p.) was aged 8 years in 1360, but appears never to have been sum. to Pari. In 1369, when still a minor, he was in the French wars. He m. Adela DE Burgh. He d. s.p.m. 1374, leaving Elizabeth his da. and h. then aged 6 months on whom the Barony should, apparently, have devolved. She m . Sir Walter de j.a Pole by whom she had a da. and h., Margaret, who m. Thomas Ingoldsthorpe, whose s. and h. Sir Edmund Ingolds- thorpe left an only da. and h. Isabel, m. John Nevill, who was sum. by writ, 1460, as Lord Nevill of Montagu. With this Barony, therefore, the Barony of Bradeston (or the right thereto) became thus united and was attainted therewith in 1471. See " Montagu" Harquessate of, cr. 1470 ; attainted 1471.] BRADFORD. Earldom. l. Francis (Newport), Viscount Newport op Brad- I 1694 F0BD ' waB > on 11 Ma y 16&4 ' EARL 0F BRADFORD, co. Salop. ' He was s. and h. of Richard, (Newport), Baron Newport of High Ercall (so cr. 1642) by Rachael, da. of John Lbveson of Halinir, Bister and h. of Sir Richard Leveson of Trentham, co. Stafford. He was 6. 23 Feb. 1620 ; matric. at Oxford (Ch. Ch.) IS Nov. 1635 ; was M.P. for Shrewsbury 1640- 44, being "disabled" 22 Jany. 1614. In that year he fought valiantly on the King's side, together with his Father, whom he sue. in the Peerage, 8 Feb. 1650 ; Lord- Lieut, of Salop 1660-1704 ; Comptroller of the Household, 1668 ; P.O., 1668-1689 ; Treasurer of the Household, 1672-87 and 1689-1708. On 11 March 1075 he was cr. VISCOUNT NEWPORT OF BRADFORD, co. Salop. He was Cofferer of the House- hold, 1691; and on the 11 May 1694, was by William III cr. Earl of Bradford, as above. Ho m. 28 April 1642, at St. Giles-in-the-fields, Diana 4th and yst da. of Francis (Russeli.) 4th Earl of Bedford, by Catharine, da. and coheir of Giles (Brvdges), Lord Chasdos (mar. lie. from Bp. of London). She d. 30 Jany. and was bur. 4 Feb. 1695, aged 73, at Chenies, Bucks. He d. 19 Sep. 1708. Will pr. Oct. 1708. II. 1708. 2. Richard (Newport), Earl of Bradford, &c, s. and h.. 6. 1645 ; matric. at Oxford (Ch. Ch,) 28 June 1661, aged 16, and was cr. M.A. 12 Sep. following. M.P. for Salop 1679-90 and 1095-98; Lord Lieut, of Salop 1704-12 and 1714-23 ; P.C. 1714. He m. Mary, 3rd and yst. da. and coheir of Sir Thomas Wildhaham of Woodhay, Bart, by Elizabeth, da. and h. of Edward Mitton of Weston Park, co. Stafford. He d. 14 June 1723. Will pr. 1723. His widow, who inherited the estate of Weston, d. 3 Dec. 1737, aged 76, and was Stir, at Weston. Will dat. 8 Oct. and pr. 31 Dec. 1737. III. 1723. 8. Henry (Newport), Eart, op Bradford, (fee, s. and h., b. 1684 ; matric. at Oxford (Ch. Ch.) 4 May 1G99. aged 15. M.P. for Bishop's Castle, 1706-8 ; for Salop, 170S-22 ; Lord Lieut, of eo. Stafford 1724-34. He appears to have d. unm., but allusion is made to the remarriage, in 1737 (or thereabouts), of "the Countess" [Query, his Mistress ?] in family Ietters(") (») The date of these letters was certainly after April 1736. As the Dow. Countess of the 2nd Earl would then be about 75, it is hardly probable she can be the person indicated. See " Additions for a Royal descent " by Miss T. E. Sharpe, Part 2. (London, 1881) p. 17.
