marriage is published (after the Commonwealth form) for the last time on 18th January 1656-7, thus:— “Arnaunt de Chaumont Marquise of Mount Pelian, of this parish, and Adriana Demiyerne of Chelsea, singlewoman.” Two years and a half afterwards, the marriage is registered at Chelsea thus:— “1659, July 21. The Right Hon. Armond de Coumond Lord Marqiest of Mompolion and Mrs Adriana de Miherne.”[1]
Page 203. The Layard family claims descent from the Raymonds. They have a common ancestry with Ducs Caumont de La Force. In 1590 there flourished Raymond de Caumont de Layarde and Francoise Savary de Mauleon de Castillon his wife. Their grandson was the refugee.
Major Peter Raymond Layard,<r />(born 1666, died
Mary Anne Crozé
(or Croissé, or Croissy.)
Daniel Peter Layard,
M.D., LL.D., F.R.S., F.S.A.,
(born 1720, died 1794).
Susan Henrietta,
dau. of Lt.-Col.
Louis de Boisragon.
Elizabeth,
Mrs Fouace.
Mary Ann,
Duchess of Ancaster,
whose only child was
Countess of Portmore.
Charles Peter Layard, D.D.,
Dean of Bristol, (born 1749, died 1803.) = twice married
Anthony Lewis,
Lieut. General,
died 1823.
John Thomas,
Lieut.-General,
died 1828.
Susanna Henrietta,
Mrs Pegus,
Rev. Brownlow Villiers Layard.
Henry Peter John Layard.
Charles Edward Layard.
Brownlow Villiers,
Lt.-Col.
Bernard Granville,
Lt.-Col.
Right Hon. Austen Henry Layard.
Colonel Frederic P. Layard.
Captain Brownlow Villiers Layard,
Head of the family.
Note:— The sons of Dean Layard have other descendants too numerous to be mentioned here. The Dean had also daughters, one of whom was Charlotte Susanna, Countess of Lindsey.
Page 203. Mrs Layard, wife of Major Layard, the refugee, was also of refugee stock.
Captain James Crozé. = Susanna, heiress of James Samuel Balaire.
James Samuel Croze.
Marianne. = Major Layard.
Susanna Mary. = Samuel Despaignol.
Peter Despaignol.
Elizabeth. = David Palairet,
Dean of Bristol.
Page 205. Mrs Dr Layard was of noble refugee ancestry.
Louis Chevalleau,
Seigneur de Boisragon.
1st, Louise Poyrand, daughter of Réné,
Seigneur Des Clouseaux.
2dly, Marie Henriette de Rambouillet.
Henry,
Major.
Charles Gideon,
Major, C.B.
Susanna Henrietta,
Mrs Dr Layard.
Elizabeth,
Mrs Mathy.
Anne,
Mrs Justamond.
Henry Charles Boisragon, M.D. = Mary Fanshawe.
Captain Charles Henry Boisragon.
Lt.Col. Henry Boisragon.
Major Theodore Boisragon.
- ↑ Colonel Chester’s MSS.
