MEATH. 21 [Edward Brabazon, styled Loud Brabazon, only a. ami h. ap. He d. an infant ami v.p., ami wasiio-. 1 July 1077, at St. Catherine's, Dublin.] IV. 1GS5. & Edward (Bradazon), Earl of Meath, &c. [I.], next bv. and h. male ; b. about 163S ; Capt. of Foot, 1(361, ami subsequently of Horse; M.P. for 00. Wieklow, 1606; Ranger of Phoenix Park and of all (he Royal Parks in Ireland, 1675 ; sue. to the peerage [I.], Feb. 1684/5 : Custos Hot. of co. Dublin and CO. Kildare, 16S5; was attainted by King James' Pari., 7 May 1688, his estate of ±'2,000 a year being sequestrated : was in command against that King at Canickfurgua in Aug. J 689 ; at the Boyno and at l.iineriek in 1690 where he was wounded ; was P.O. to King William and Queen Aune ; a Commissioner of the Gieat Seal [I.], 31 Oct. and 17 Nov. 1693, and 21 Dee. 1697. He m. firstly Cecilia, da. of Sir William BrkretoN, 1st Bart., of Houford, Cheshire, by his second wife, Cecilia, da. of Sir William SkkFFIKOTOH, Bart. She d. 12 July 1704. He m. secondly, 22 Sep. following, Dorothea, da. of James Stopkord, of Tara Hill, Co. Meath, by his second wife, Mary, da. of the Kt. Hon. Sir Robert Forth. He (/. s.p., 22, and was bur. 26 Feb. 1707, at St. Catharine's afsd. Ilis widow m. (as second wife), Dec. 1716, Lieut. Gen. Richard Gouges, of Kilbrew, and d. there, 10 April 1728.( :l ) V. 1707. o. Citambre (Bradazon), Earl of Meath, &«. [I.], br. and h. ; b. about 1615 ; was in commission for a troop of bone and was Pay Master of Ireland in 1675 ; sue. to the jiccrage [I.], Feb. 1707, and took his seat, 8 Aug. 1709 ; Custos Rut. of eo. Dublin, 1709 ; P.C. to Queen Anne and to George [. He m. in or before 16S2, Juliana, only da. and h. of Patrick (Cha worth), 2d VISCOUNT Chaworth ok Armagh [I.J, by Grace, da. of John (Manners), Sth Eaiil of Rutland. She was bur. 12 Nov. 1692 (as "Madam Brabazon ") at St. Mary's, Nottingham. He d. suddenly at Nottingham, 1, ami was bur. 2 April 1715, at St. Mary's afsd. Will dat. July 1713, pr. May 1715. VI. 1715. 6. Citaworth (Brabazon), Earl of Meatlt, &c. [I.], 1st surv. s. and h. ;('•) b. 1086; xti/lcd Lord Brabazon, 1707-15 ; M.P. for co. Dublin, 1713-14, being sum. to the House of Lords [I.] v. p. ( r ) in his father's Barony, by writ 9 March 1714 ; sue. la the Earldom [I.] in April 1715, taking his seat, as such, 17 Dec. following ; P.C. [I.], Lord Lieut, of co. Dublin and co. Wicklow. He »u, 11 Dee. 1731, Juliana, da. of Sir Thomas Prendergast, 1st Bart. [I.], of Gort, co. Galway, by Penelope, da. of Henry Cadogan, of Lismulleu. He d. s.p. at Calais, 14 May 1763, aged 77, and was bur. at Canterbury. His widow d. at Bath, 12, and was bur. 30 Dec. 1758, in Bath Abbey. VII. 1 763. 7. Edward (Brabazon), Earl of Meatii, &c [I.], only surv. br. and h. ; bap. 24 Nov. 1691, at St. Mary's, Nottingham ; M.P. for co. Dublin, 1715-58 : sue. to the peerage [J.J, M May 1763, taking his seat, 29 Nov. following. He in. about 1720, Martha, da. of the Rev. William Collins, of Warwick. She d- 24 April 1762. He d. 24 Nov. 1772, aged 81. VIII. 1772. 8. Anthony (Brabazon), Earl of Meath, &c. [I.], s. and h. ; bap. 17 Feb. 1721 ; styled Lord Brabazon, 1763-72 ; M.P. for co. Wicklow, 1745-60, and for co. Dublin, 1761-72 ; sue. to the pecraac [I.], 24 Nov. 1772, taking his seat, 24 Oct. 1773. He m. 20 May 175S, Grace,' da. of John Leigh, of Ross Garland, eo. Wicklow, by Mary, da. of John Cui'FE, of New Ross in that county. He d. 4 Jan. 1790, aged 69. His widow d. 23 Oct. 1812. ( a ) She is the " Countess Doll" alluded to by Dean Swift, who wrote a humerous epitaph on her and her second husband (Richard Gorges) entitled "Doll and Dicky." ( b ) " Chambrcy, s. of Chambrey brabazon, Esq.," (another son) was bur. 7 Dec. 1691, at St. Mary's, Nottingham. (=) J'ltfcp. 282, note "d."
