ANNANDALE — ANNESLEY. 105 After his death, his petsOttal%, amounting to £415,000, was divided in three parts— viz one to each "f his two uterine brothers, ami one to the descendants (next of kin) of Ids sister [Ex parte paterna), of the half blood, the Countess of Hopetoun [S.] His Scotch estates went to his grand nephew (of tlie half blood) and heir of Line, James (Hope), 3rd Karl of Hopetoun [S.], grandson of his said half sister, while his En<rlisk estates, which lie had inherited through his mother, went to his uterine br. Richard Vamleu Bempda" Johnstoue, afterwards er. a Baronet (See page 104, note ("). His peerage dignities became dormant^). A1"NER( V ') See " Carleton of Anxeb," Baron [I.], er. 1789, ex. 1825. ANXESLEY. Barons [I.] 1. "William Axnesley of Castlewellan, in the parish t ijso of Kilmegan, co. Down, 6th s.( c ) of Francis A., of the same, Jl and of Thorganby, CO, York, by his 1st wife Elizabeth, da. of Sir Joseph MautiN of London, was 4. about 1710; was a Barrister at (") Among the many claimants to these Honours, some as heirs of entail, under the regrant of 1061 to the Earldom, &c, (with the precedency of 1643), and some as heirs male whomsoever to the Marquessate and other honours granted in 1701, may be enumerated — 1. James (Hope), Eaiu. civ Hopetoun [S.], in 1794, as h. gen. and h. of entail, being grandson and h. of Henrietta, Countess of Hopetoun [S.J, the only child that left issue of William, 2nd Earl and 1st Marquess of Annandale. This claim was continued by John James Hope JOHNSTONE* of Annandale, his grandson and h. of line (being s. and h. of his 1st da.) in 1825. Disallowed 11 June 1844. Revived on the ground of " res noviter. " See " Maidment," pp. 89, 107, 109 and 121. This last claimant t(. 11 July 1876, aged 80, and was sue. in the Annandale estates and his claim by his grandson and h. male. 2. Sir John Lowther Johnstone of Westerhall, Bart. [S,], in 1805 as h. male. This claim was continued bv his s. and h. Sir George Frederick Johnstone, Bart. [S.]. who petitioned 30 June "l S34. Continued also after Sir George's death by his (posthumous) s. and h. Sir Frederick John William Johnstone. Bait. [S.] See "Maidment," p. 108, and 119 to 121. 3. .John Henry ffoodfnge, afterwards Goodiit'/e Johnslnnr, in 1S30 and 1S39. as h. of entail. He was s. and. h. of Sarah (wife of William Goodinge), only child that had issue of John Johnstone, s. and h. of John Johnstone, alleged to be 2nd s. of the 1st Kail of Annandale. This claim was disallowed 11 June 1844. See " Maidment," p. 107, but a fresh petition w;us lodged in 1851. 4. Dougal Camhiei.l, M.D., as h. of entail (through Mary, 1st da. of the 1st Earl of Annandale, wife of William (Lindsay), Earl of Crawford [S.]). This claim also was disallowed 11 June 1844. 5. Sir Robert Graham of Esk, Bart, (claim pending 1841), as h. of entail, 1 the same Lady in contradiction to the generally received pedigree which ma! such heir to her aunt, the sister (not the da.) of the 1st Earl of Annandale. 6. James Johnstone of Dromore, eo. Monaghan (claim made before male. Continued by his only s. and h. Charles Johnstone. 7. Edward Douglas Johnstone of Snow Hill, co. Fermanagh. , 8. Edward Johnstone of Fulford, co. Warwick, Barristei at 1 rosu, ' ,e<l *? be M Law. Claim referred 28 May 1870. ) lnlue * 9. James F. Gyles, a citizen of the United States in America, in 1875. ( b ) Said to be a corruption of " Avostab," a river in co. Tipperary. P) He was indeed the eldest surv. s. at his father's death, but his eldest br. Rev. fnuicis Annesly, lld., Rector of Wiuwick, co. Lancaster (who d. v.p., 1 May 1740),
- In Lord Campbell's " Life of Brougham," hi* Lordship lemarks : " When I was
Attorney Gen. [1831-41], Brougham was about to create aiMt&er Karl [besides the Karl of Devon], by making Mr. Hope Johnstone, Earl OF Annandale, and he had octuully congratulated Mrs. Hope Johnstone as the Countess ; but, with the assistance d^llo^d*'*" 1 ^ 0 ^ ett ' * P reveute d him completing the creation, and the claim was
