26 ABERGAVENNY. 18, 11, or S. Henry (Nevill), Earl of Aura- gavenny, &c., only s. and h., b. 22 Feb. 1755, and bap. 19 March at Earls. IL I St. Geo., Han. sq.~; ed. at Ch. Ch., Oxford ; cr. M.A. S March Barons ' 1785, 1776; K.T. 23 May 1S14. About 1790 he repaired the old family place of Eridge t, where Queen Eliz. had in 1573 been XVIII. entertained by his ancestor), and adopted it as his chief residence. J In 1S05 he sold the newlv acquired estate of Kidbrook. He vi. 3 Oct. 1781 at Isleworth, Midx., Mary, only child of John Robin- son of Sion Hill and Wyke House in that parish, many years Secretary to the Treasury, by ( — ) da. of (— ) Crowe of Barbados. She d. 26 Oct. 1796, and was bur. 5 Nov. at Isleworth He d. 27 March 1843, aged 88. Will pr. April 1S43. [Henry George Nevill, styled VISCOUNT XEVILL, s. and h. ap., 4. 22 May 17S5, and bap. 20 June at Isleworth. He d. unm. v.p., 8 April 1806, and was bur. at East Grinstead.] [Ealpli Xevill, dyled VISCOUNT NEVILL, 2nd, but eventually 1st surv. s. and h. ap., b. 21 Dec. 17S6, and bap. 22 Jan. 17S7 at Isleworth. Capt. R.N. He vi. 2 Feb. 1813 Mary-Anne, da. of Bruce ElCOC'K of Sloane Street, Chelsea. He d., s.p. and v.p., 20 May 1826. His widow d. 6 June 1828. Both bur. at East Grinstead.] III. Barons. XIX. 1 19, 12, or 4- Joiin (Nevill), Earl of Abercavkxny, &c, 3rd but 1st surv. s. and h., b. 25 Dec. 17S9, and bap. 27 Feb. 1790 at Isleworth, Midx. Ed. at Christ's Coll., Cambridge; A.M. >1843. 1848. In holy orders; sometime Hector of Burgh Apton with Holveston, Norfolk, and Rector of Otley, Sufiblk. Being hi delicate health he sat but once in the House of Lords. He d. unm. 12 April 1845 at Eridge Castle, Sussex. Will pr. May 1S45. ^ HO, 13, or 5. Wiiuam (Nevill), Earl of Aber- gavenny, &c, youngest br. and h., b. 28 June 1792 and bap. 5 Aug. I at Isleworth, Midx. Ed. at Mag. Coll., Cambridge. A.M. 1 SI 6. } li 40. j u ij 0 ]y orders ; sometime Rector of Bil ling, Kent, and Vicar of Frant, Sussex. He vi. 7 Sep. 1824 Caroline, 2nd da. of Ralph Leeke of Longford Hall, Salop, by Honoria Frances, only da. of Walter Harvey Thursuy. He d. 17 Aug. 1S68 at Birling Manor, Kent, ill Ins 77th year, bur. at Birling. His widow d. 19 May 1S73 at Birling Manor afsd. Earls. rv. Barons. XX. the Earldom of Ferrers (so cr. 1711) became separated from the Barony of that name, and so continues ; and in 1882 the Earldom of Berkeley (so cr. in 1679) became (apparently) separated from the ancient Barony thereof. The Barony of Abergavenny however may be held to have vested in the first Earl, either (1) by a Patent (hitherto undiscovered), grauted in 1603 (or even in 1450 !) to his ancestor, or in 1724 to his father ; or (2) by the Tenure ok the Castle. As to the former supposition it is not usual (though vol without a precedent) for the House of Lords to imagine a patent to exist, and to regulate the descent of a Peerage accordingly. As to the Peerage being one by tenure, the decision of the House, in 1604, that it was a Peerage less ancient than the Barony of Le Despencer, is certainly greatly against such having been the then theory ; and it is one also that has not found greater favor in more modern times, 'ihe only other alternative then that remains is (3) that the writ of 1724, (according to the mcdern law in Peerage) cr. a Barony dc novo of that date (1724) to which the House yielded (as it has done in other cases, see page 20, note ()•) the precedence due to the ancient Barony of the same name existing (hi this ciise) some 330 years previously.— (See Pedigree, p. 25.)
