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122 BURKE'S COLONIAL GENTRY. The earl m. 2ndly, Mary, widow of Sir Kobert Worseley, of Appuldurcomb, in the Isle of Wight, and dausjhter of the Hon. James Herbert, of Kingsey, in Buckingham- shire. He d. in 1689, and was s. by his son, Weiotheslet Baptist Noel, 4th Baron Noel, 5th Viscount Campden, and 2nd Earl of Grainsborough, who m. Catherine, eldest son of Fulke Greville, 5th Loi'd Brooke, and had two daughters, his co-heirs, viz., Elizabeth, m. in 1701, to Henry, 1st Duke of Portland. Eachel, m. in 1705 — 6, to Henry, 2nd Duke of Beaufort. His lordship d. 21st September, 1690, when all the honours devolved upon his kinsman (refer to issue of Baptist, 3rd Viscount Camp- den, by his fourth marriage), Baptist Noel, Esq. of Luffenham, in the CO. of Rutland, 3rd Earl of Gainsborough. His lordship »!. Lady Dorothy Manners, daughter of John, 1st Duke of Rutland, and had issue, Baptist, Viscount Campden, his suc- cessor. John, d. in 1718. James, M.P. for Rutlandshire, d. unm. 1752. Susan, m. to Anthony, 4th Earl of Shaftesbury. Catherine. Mary, d. in 1718. The earl d. 17th April, 1714, and was s. by his son. Baptist Noel, 4th Earl of Gainsborough. This nobleman espoused Elizabeth, daughter of William Chapman, Esq., by whom (whom. 2ndly, Thomas Noel, Esq., grandson of the 3rd Viscount Campden) he had issue. 5th and 6th earls. I. Baptist, II. Henry, j III. Charles, d. young. I. Elizabeth. II. Jane, m. to Gerard Anne Edwards, Esq. of Welham Grove, co. Essex. Her only son, Gekaed Noel Ed- wards, assumed the name and arms of Noel, upon inheriting the estates of his uncle Henry, 6th Earl of Gains- borough, and was Sib Geeard-Noel Noel, Bart. (See infra.) III. Juliana, m. to George Evans, 3rd Lord Carbery, and d. in 1760. IV. Penelope, d. young. V. Anne. VI. Lucy, m. to Sir Horatio Mann, Bart. VII. Mary. VIII. Susanna. IX. Sophia, m. to Christopher Neville, Esq. of Wellingore, co. Lincoln, and had issue, 1. Christopher Henry, h. 1774, who took the surname of Noel in compliance with the testamentary injunction of his cousin, Thomas Noel, Esq. of Walcot. He m. 1818, Miss Abbott, and d. 27th February, 1838, having had an only child, Sophia Mary, m. 30th May, 1844, Colonel F. W. AUix, of Willoughby Hall, co. Lincoln (see Burke's Landed Oentry). 2. Henry (Rev.), rector of Cottes- more, CO. Rutland, grandfather of Ralph Neville, Esq. of Welling- ore and Walcot. His lordship d. 21st March, 1750—51, and was s. by his eldest son, Baptist Noel, 5th earl, who d. in minority, on his tivavels, at Geneva, 1759, when the honours devolved on his brother, Henrt Noel, 6th earl, at whose decease, unm., in 1788, the Earldom of Gains- BOEOiiGH and all the other honours became extinct; while the estates passed to his lord- ship's nephew, Gerard Noel Edwards, Esq., who, thereupon assuming the surname and arms of Noel, and subseqviently succeeding to his father-in-law, Lord Barham's baronetcy, became Sir Gerard-Noel Noel, Baet., he m. 1st, 20th December, 1780, Diana, only child of Charles Middleton, Baron Barham, and his successor as Baroness Barham, and by her had issue, I. Charles Noel, his heir, created Eael op Gainsborough ; grandfather of the 3rd and present Earl (see Burke's Peerage). II. Gerard Thomas, M.A., in Holy Orders, Canon of Winchester, h. 2nd December, 1782; m. 1st, in February, 1806, Charlotte Sophia, daughter of Sir Lucius O'Brien, Bart., of Dromo- land, and by her (who d. 31st August, 1838) had issue, 1. Anna Sophia, m. in 1832, to the Ven. Philip Jacob, Archdeacon of Winchester, and d. in 1858. He d. in 1885. 2. Louisa Diana. 3. Charlotte Christiana, m. in 1832, to the Rev. James Driimmond Money; and d. 19th December, 1848. 4. Emma, m. in 1830, to the Rev. Charles Edward Kennaway ; and d. in 1843. He d. 3rd November, 1875. 5. Elizabeth Welman, m. 7th April, 1853, to the Rev. George Augustus Seymour, Incumbent of Holy Trinity, Winchester, and d. 26th September, 1868. 6. Caroline Maria, d. 7th December, 1877. He m. 2ndly, 15th May, 1841, Susan, 5th daughter of Sir John Kennawav, Bart., and d. 24th February, 1851. His widow d. 14th February, 1890. III. Horace, major in the Army; b. No- vember, 1783 ; d. December, 1807. IV. Henry Robert, R.N., b. in 1784 ; d. in 1800. V. William Middlet'n, b. 2nd May,