4o6 COMPLETE PEERAGE banbury Mary Katherine, da. of John Law, the celebrated financier, by Katherine, 3rd da. of Nicholas (Knollys), titular 3rd Earl of Banbury. He d. s.p. and "v.p., June 1740, suddenly, of cramp, aged 45, and was bur. in the chapel in South Audley Str., St. Geo., Han. Sq. Will dat. 6, pr. 14 June 1740. His widow, who survived her husband over 50 years, d. 14 Oct. 1790, in Park Str., Grosvenor Sq., aged 79, and was bur. with him. (") Will dat. 23 Dec. 1784, pr. 27 Oct. 1790]. V. 1740. 5. Charles (Knollys), Earl of Banbury, fsfc, 3rd, but 1st surv. s. and h. by 2nd wife, b. 26 Mar. and bap. 14 Apr. 1703, at St. James's, Westm. Matric. at Oxford (Ch. Ch.), 9 May 1722, as " s. of the Earl of Banbury ;" B.A. 1725 ; M. A. 1728 ; Vicar of Burford, Oxon., 1750-71. He m. Martha, da. of ( — ) Hughes, of Southampton. He d. at Burford, 13, and was bur. there 19 Mar. 1771, aged nearly 68. Admon. 6 Apr. 1771 to his widow. Further admon. 4 Oct. 1771. His widow only surv. him for 6 months, and was bur. with him 17 Sep. 1771. Will pr. Nov. 1771. VI. 1 77 1. 6. William (Knollys), Earl of Banbury, {sfc, s. and h., b. 21 Oct. 1726, and bap. 21 July 1727, at St. Michael's, Southampton. Lieut. Col. in the army. He d. unm., 29 Aug., and was bur. 5 Sep. 1776, at Burford afsd., aged 49. Will pr. Sep. 1776. VIL 1776. 7. Thomas Woods (Knollys), Earl of Banbury, ^fc, br. and h., b. 6 Dec. 1727, in Hawkmore Str., and bap. 15 Jan. 1727/8, at Cowley, Oxon. He was an officer in the 3rd. Reg. of Foot. He w., 30 Mar. 1761, at St. Thomas's, Winchester, Mary, da. of William Porter, of Winchester, Attorney at Law. He d. at his house in Winchester, 18, and was bur. 27 Mar. 1793, in the Cathedral there, aged 65. Will/r. May 1793. His widow d. 22 Mar. 1798. VIIL 1793. 8. William (Knollys), Earl of Banbury, tfc, s. and h., bap. 2 Mar. 1763, at St. Thomas's, Winchester. Ensign 3rd Reg. Foot Guards, 1778 ; Lieut. 1788 ; Lieut. Col. 1793 ; Col. (brevet) 1795 ; Major Gen. 1802 ; Lt. Gen. 1808 ; General 1819 ; Lieut. Gov. of St. John's (Newfoundland) 1818-27 '■> Governor of Limerick 1826 till his death. In 1806, by the style of" fVilliam, Earl of Banbury, " he petitioned the Crown for his writ, which was referred to the Attorney Gen. (Sir Vicary Gibbs), whose report thereon, 17 Jan. 1808, was that, in his opinion, the resolution of the House of Lords in 1692/3 was " not a conclusive judgment " against the Peerage ; that no steps had been taken to upset the judgment of the King's Bench, which if erroneous " might have been removed by a writ of (") Mrs. Delany writes of her, in 1740, as 'civil and goodnatured. ' V.G.
