54 CARNWATH St. Mary's, Bryanston Str., Maude Maitland, da. of John Eden Savile, of St. Martin's, Stamford. Having sue. to the Peerage after 22 Jan. 1901, he is, as such, outside the scope of this work.] CARPENTER OF KILLAGHY BARONY [I.] I. George Carpenter, yst. s. of Warncombe C, by Eleanor, widow of John Hill, da. of William Taylor, of I. 1719. Withington, CO. Hereford, was ^. 10 Feb. 1656/7, at Pit- cher's Ocull, CO. Hereford, and at the age of 14 was Page to Ralph Montagu (afterwards ist Duke of Montagu) in his embassy to France, after which he entered the 3rd troop of Guards as a Private; was many years Lieut. Col. of Peterborough's regt. of Horse, and subsequently Col. of the 3rd (King's own) Dragoons 1703 till his death; in this regt. he served with great gallantry both in Flanders and Spain. Brig. Gen. 1705. He distinguished himself again by helping to mitigate the severe English defeat at Almanza, 14/25 Apr. 1707; Major Gen. 1708; Lieut. Gen. 1709/10, and was severely wounded, 27 July 17 10, at the battle of Almenara. M.P. (Whig) for Whitchurch, 1715-22, and for Westminster 1722-27. Envoy to the Court of Vienna, 171 5. Gov. of Minorca 1716 till his death; and Commander in Chief of all the forces in North Britain, 171 6-25. C*) On 29 May 17 19 he was fr. BARON CARPENTER OF KILLAGHY,C>) CO. Kilkenny [I.]. He w., (lie. 20 Jan. 1693/4, at the Fac. office, each being said to be aged 33) 23 Jan. 1693/4, at St. Edmund the King, Lon- don, Alice (a large fortune), widow of James Margetson, da. of William (Caulfeild), 1st Viscount Charlemont [I.], by Sarah, da. of Charles (Moore), Viscount Drogheda [I.]. She d. 7 Oct. 1731, at Bath, Somer- set, and was bur. (from her husband's house at Longwood) at Ouselbury, Hants. Admon. 17 Feb. 173 1/2. He d. 10 Feb. 173 1/2, aged exactly 75, and was bur. there. M.I. Will dat. 31 Dec. 1731, pr. 17 Feb. 173 1/2. II. 1732. 2. George (Carpenter), Baron Carpenter of Killaghy [I.], only s. and h., who in 1704 was Cornet, in 1712 Captain, and in 171 5 Lieut. Col., of the ist regt. of Horse Guards; I St Lieut. Col. in May 1748. He was M.P. (Whig) for Morpeth 1717-27, and forWeobley 1741-47; F.R.S. 5 June 1729. On 23 May 1733 he inherited the estate of Holme in Dilwyn, co. Hereford, long the pro- perty of his paternal ancestors, under the will of his 2nd cousin, Thomas Carpenter, of whom, however, he was not the h. male. He m., 26 Aug. 1722, Elizabeth, da. of David Petty, of W^anstead, Essex, Citizen of (^) He purchased, 23 June 1703, from the Trustees of forfeited estates [I.] for
- f 1,585, Baramount, part of the estate of Piers, Viscount Galmoy, attainted, and for
- ^i,o8o, Killahy, part of the estate of John Grace, attainted, both in co. Kilkenny,
he being then described as of Nether Court, co. Oxford. 1^) See the very elaborate preamble to the patent in Lodge, vol. iii, p. 91, note.
