360 DILLON Patrick Bellew, of Barmeath, who d. v.p., 12 June 1720. She d. 16 Nov. I75i.(*) Will pr. 1752. IX. 1714. 9- Richard(Dillon), Viscount Dillon OF CosTELLo- Gallen [I.], only s. and h., b. 1688. He refused, in Jan. 1 71 5, to take the oath of allegiance, and consequently withdrew from the House of Lords [I.]. He m., in 1720, Bridget, 2nd da. of John (Bourke), 9th Earl of Clanricarde [I.], by Mary, da. of James Talbot, of Templeogue and Mount Talbot afsd. He d. s.p.m., Feb. 1737, aged 48. She d. 16 July 1779, aged 88. X. 1737. lo- Charles (Dillon), Viscount Dillon OF CosTELLO- Gallen [I.], I st cousin and h. male, b. 1 70 1 , being s. and h. of the Hon. Arthur Dillon, Lieut. Gen. in the French service {d. 5 Feb. i73-/3))C') by Christiana, da. of Ralph Sheldon, which Arthur was yr. s. of Theobald, the 7th Viscount. He was Col. of a French regt., and in command against the Germans in 1734. He m., 16 Jan. 172^/ 5, Frances, only da. and h. of his predecessor, Richard (Dillon), 9th Viscount Dillon [L], by Bridget his wife abovenamed. She d. 17 Jan. 1738/9, in London. Admon. 24 Sep. 1759. He d. there, s.p.s., 24, and was bur. 27 Oct. 1 74 1, at St. Pancras, Midx. Admon. 5 Sep. 1744. XL 1741. II- Henry (Dillon), Viscount Dillon OF Costello- Gallen [L], br. and h. He served as Major in his brother's regt., of which he was Colonel 1741-44. He m., 26 Oct. 1744, at the Portuguese Embassy Chapel,('=) Charlotte, ist da. and eventually h. of George Henry (Lee), 2nd Earl of Lichfield, by Frances, da. of Sir John Hales, Bart. He d. in Mansfield Str., Midx., 15, and was bur. 25 Sep. 1787, at St. Pancras, Midx.() Will dat. 1 1 May 1786, pr. 20 Sep. 1787. His widow, who on the death of her uncle Robert, 4th and last Earl of Lichfield, 4 Nov. 1776, became the heiress of the estates of the family of Lee, at Ditchley, Oxon, &c., d. 19 June 1794, at her house in Somerset Str., London. Will pr. June 1794. (») " The Lady Dillon of Ireland, the close of last week stabbed herself at Tunbridge, but the wound not mortal." (N. Luttrell, 17 Aug. 1697). On 6 Oct. of the year following, Vernon writes to the Duke of Shrewsbury, "Lady Dillon is betaking herself to the playhouse for her support." V.G. C') Created an Earl, probably Earl Dillon, in 1721, by the titular King James III. See article on him, post, p. 364. («) Gent. Mag. V.G. {^) "In all respects an old Frenchman in habits and nearly in language." (Lady Louisa Stuart). His yst. br., Arthur Richard, rose to great distinction in France, and became;Archbishop of Narbonne, and Commander of the Order of the Holy Ghost; being driven from France by the Revolution. He d. 5 July 1806, in George Str., Portman Sq., Marylebone. V.G.
