DE VSECT— -DEVON. 99 DE VESCI OF ABBEY LEIX. Viscountcy [I.] 1. Thomas (Veset), Baboh Knapton, Queen's I J 77G County [I.], only surv. a. and h. of John-Denny, 1st BiliON Knapton [I., 1750], by Elizabeth, da. of WUliam Brownlow, o£ Lurgan, co. Armagli ; ed. at the Uuiv. of Dubliu ; Lieut iu Lord Drogheda's horse ; sue. his father 25 July 1781, taking his seat 22 Oct. following. On 19 July 1776, he was a: VISCOUNT DE VESCI( a ) OF ABBEY LKIX, Queen's County [I.], taking his seat 11 March 1778. He )». 24 April 1769, Selina-Elizabeth, 1st da. and coheir of the IU. Hon. Sir Arthur Brooke, Bart. [I., 1761], by Margaret, da. of Thomas Fortescte, of Iiandalstown, co. Louth. He d. 13 Oct. 1804. EL 1804. 2. John (Yesey), Viscount de Vesci of Abbey Leix, &c. [I.], 1st s. and h., *. 15 Feb. 1771, in Kildare Street, Dublin : M.P. for Maryborough 1796-97: Lord Lieut, of Queen's County. Hep. Peer [I.] 1838-55. He m. 25 Aug. 1S00, Fiances-Letitia, 5th da. of his great uncle (the br. to his grandmother, Baroness Knapton), the IU. Hon. William Browslow, of Lurgan, co. Armagh, by his 2d wife, Catharine, da. of Roger Hall, of Mount Hal!, co. Down. She d. 6 June 1810. He d. 19 Oct. 1855, aged 84, at Portaferry, co. Down. III. 1855. 3. Thomas (Yesey), Viscount de Vesci of Abbey Leix, &c. [I.], 1st s. and h., b. 21 Sep. 1803, in Merrion square, Dublin ; ed. at Ch. Ch., Oxford ; B.A. 2d class math. 1825 ; M.P. for Queen's County 1835-37 and 1811-52. Rep. Peer [I.] 1S56-75. He m. 19 Sep. 1839, at Wilton, Wilt*, Emma, yst. da. of George Augustus (Herbert), 11th Earl of Pembroke, by his 2d wife Catharine, da. of Simon, Count Woronzow, in Russia, He d. 23 Dec. 1875, aged 72, at 6. Carlton House terrace, Midx., and was bur. at Abbey Leix. Will pr. iu the Kilkenny district 19 Feb. 1876, under £25,000. His widow, who was b. 23 Aug. 1819, d. 10 Oct. 1884, at Muntham Court, Worthing, Sussex. IV. 1875. 4- Joiin-Robeut- William (Vesey) Viscount De Vesci t>„ of Abbey Leix [I. 1776], Baron Knapton [I. 1750], and a Bart. y- [I. 1698], 1st s. and h., b. 21 May 1844 in St. James' Place, Midx. I. 1884. Lieut. Coldstream Guards 1863 ; Capt. 1S66 ; Adjutant 1871 ; Lieut.-Col. 1876; retired 1883 ; Lord-Lieutenant of Queen's County. On 8 Nov. 1884 he was a: BARON DE VESCI OF ABBEY LEIX, in the Queen's County [U.K.] He m. 21 May 1841, Evelyn, 1st da. of Francis (Wemyss-Ciiarteris-Douglas), Earl of Wemyss [S.] by Anne Frederiea, da. of Thomas- William (Anson), 1st Earl of Lichfield. She was b. 29 Aug. 1849. Family Estates... These, in 18S3, consisted of 15,069 acres in Queen's County, 818 iu co. Cork, 420 in co. Dublin (this last being worth £31,713 ! ! a year), and 375 in Kent. Total 16,682, worth (including, of course, the £31,713) £45,214 a year. Principal Residence... Abbeyleix House, Queen's County. DEVON (County) or DEVONSHIRE. [Baldwin Fitz-Gilbert, alias De Beionne, alias De Sap, alias De Meulks, or De Molis (as being Lord of Sap and Meules, in Normandy), alias De ExcESTRE( b ) (as Gov. of the City and Castle of Exeter), was 2d s. of Gilbert, Count of Brion in Normandy and yr. br. to Richard Fitz-Gilbert, Lord of Clare. (See ( a ) See p. 37, note " b," sub "De Grey," for examples of "modern antiques" (of the ISth and 19th century) in the way of Peerages titles with the prefix " De." CO "This plurality of titles, or rather the arbitrary and irregular mode of desig- nating their possessor, is a serious stumbling-block in the path of the genealogist. It is necessary to remember that most of these old Norman Barons were, as Mrs. Malaprop describes Cerberus, Three gentlemen at once; some, indeed, like our Baldwin, five or more." See Planchd's "Earls of Devon " in the Collectanea Archaoloyica, Vol. t (4to.), pp. 263-284, an admirable article, of which free use has been made in this account.
