Francis Howard, 1st Earl of Effingham

Francis Howard, 1st Earl of Effingham

Brigadier-General Francis Howard, 1st Earl of Effingham (bapt. 20 October 1683 – 12 February 1743) was an English peer and army officer.

Francis was the second son of Francis Howard, 5th Baron Howard of Effingham. On 26 July 1722, he was commissioned captain and lieutenant-colonel in the 3rd Regiment of Foot Guards. Howard succeeded as Baron Howard of Effingham in 1725, with the death of his older brother Thomas Howard.

He continued to rise in the Army, and was made lieutenant and lieutenant-colonel in the 1st Troop of Horse Grenadier Guards on 15 July 1731. He was created Earl of Effingham on 8 December of that year, and made a Deputy Earl Marshal on 13 December. The next year, on 22 July 1732, he received the colonelcy of a regiment of foot, which he held until 1737. On 21 June 1737, he became Captain and Colonel of the 2nd Troop Horse Grenadier Guards, with the rank of a colonel of horse, and was promoted brigadier-general on 2 July 1739. On 22 December 1740, he became Captain and Colonel of the 4th Troop of Horse Guards. He died in February 1743, and was succeeded by his eldest son Thomas, then an officer in the Horse Grenadier Guards.

From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Howard,_1st_Earl_of_Effingham

_____________________

• Francis Howard, 1st Earl of Effingham1
• M, #27066, b. 20 October 1683, d. 12 February 1742/43
• Last Edited=24 Mar 2011
• Francis Howard, 1st Earl of Effingham was born on 20 October 1683.1 He was the son of Francis Howard, 6th Baron Howard of Effingham and Philadelphia Pelham.1 He married, firstly, Diana O'Farrell, daughter of Maj.-Gen. Fergus O'Farrell, on 23 February 1713.1 He married, secondly, Anne Bristow, daughter of Robert Bristow, on 23 May 1728.1 He died on 12 February 1742/43 at age 59.1
• He succeeded to the title of 8th Baron Howard of Effingham, co. Surrey [E., 1554] on 13 July 1725.1 He held the office of Deputy Earl Marshal in 1731.1 He was created 1st Earl of Effingham, co. Surrey [Great Britain] on 8 December 1731.1
• Child of Francis Howard, 1st Earl of Effingham and Diana O'Farrell
  • Thomas Howard, 2nd Earl of Effingham+1 b. 1714, d. 19 Nov 1763
• Citations
• [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 1277. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
• From: http://www.thepeerage.com/p2707.htm#i27066 __________________
• Name Francis Howard, Earl of Effingham [1]
• Born Hale House, Little Chelsea, Kensington, Middlesex, England [1]
• Christened 20 Oct 1683 Kensington, Middlesex, England
• Died 12 Feb 1743 [1]
• Buried 13 Feb 1743 Great Bookham, Surrey, England [2]
• Father Francis Howard, Baron Howard of Effingham, c. 17 Sep 1643, Great Bookham, Surrey, England d. 30 Mar 1695 (Age ~ 51 years)
• Mother Philadelphia Pelham, c. 6 Oct 1654, St. Michael's, Lewes, Sussex, England d. 13 Aug 1685, at sea (Age ~ 30 years)
• Family 1 Diana O'Farrell, b. of, , , Ireland
• Married 23 Feb 1713 St. James', Piccadilly, Westminster, Middlesex, England [1]
• Children
  • 1. Thomas Howard, Earl of Effingham, b. Abt 1714, d. 19 Nov 1763 (Age ~ 49 years)
• Family 2 Annie Bristow, d. 15 Nov 1774, Hampton Court, Hampton, Middlesex, England
• Married 23 May 1728 St. Dunstan in the East, London, Middlesex, England [1] MARRIAGE: Special licence.
• Sources
• [S3] #21 The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, or Dormant (1910), Cokayne, George Edward (main author) and Vicary Gibbs (added author), (New edition. 13 volumes in 14. London: St. Catherine Press,1910-), vol. 5 p. 12 (Reliability: 3).
• [S3] #21 The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, or Dormant (1910), Cokayne, George Edward (main author) and Vicary Gibbs (added author), (New edition. 13 volumes in 14. London: St. Catherine Press,1910-), vol. 5 p. 12-13 (Reliability: 3).
• [S3] #21 The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, or Dormant (1910), Cokayne, George Edward (main author) and Vicary Gibbs (added author), (New edition. 13 volumes in 14. London: St. Catherine Press,1910-), vol. 5 p. 11 (Reliability: 3).
• From: https://histfam.familysearch.org//getperson.php?personID=I56843&tre... ______________________
• The official baronage of England: showing the succession ..., Volume 1 By James William Edmund Doyle
• http://books.google.com/books?id=B-kIAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA662#v=onepage&q&...
• Pg. 661
• FRANCIS HOWARD I., cousin of Charles III.: Baron Howard of Effingham. B. before 1654; succ. as 6th Baron Howard of Effingham, April 26, 1681; Governor & Captain-General of Virginia, Sept. 28, 1683; m. (1) Philadelphia, d. of Sir Thomas Pelham, Bart.; m. (2) Susan (Mrs. Herbert), d. of Sir Henry Felton, Bart.; d. March 30, 1696.
• THOMAS HOWARD I., son of Francis I. (I): Baron Howard of Effingham. B. about 1680; st. Hon. Thomas Howard, Esq., 1681-1696; succ. as 7th Baron Howared of Effingham, March 30, 1696; Guidon, 1st Troop of Horse Guards, Jan, 1706; Gentleman of the Bedchamber to Prince George of Denmark, May, 1706-Oct., 1708; m. (1) Mary Wentworth, grand-niece of Thomas, Earl of Strafford, Feb. 11, 1707; m. (2) Elizabeth, Dowager-Lady Napier, d. of JOhn Rotheram, Esq. of Much-Waltham, co. Essex; d. July 10, 1725.
• Pg. 662
• FRANCIS HOWARD II., brother of Thomas I.: Earl of Effingham, & Baron Howard of Effingham. B. after 1681; st. Hon. Francis Howard, Esq., [1696]-1725; Captain & Lieut-Colonel, 3rd Regt. of Foot Guards, July 26, 1722; succ. as 8th Baron Howard of Effingham, July 10, 1725; Lieutenant, & Lieut-Colonel, 1st Troop of Horse Grenadier Guards, July 15, 1731; cr. Earl of Effingham, Dec. 8, 1731; Deputy Earl Marshal of England, Dec. 13, 1731; Colonel, (20th) Regt. of Foot, July 22, 1732; Captain & Colonel, 2nd Troop of Horse Grenadier Guards, June 21, 1737; Colonel of Horse, June 21, 1737; Brigadier-General, July 2, 1739; Captain & Colonel, 4th Troop of Horse Guards, Dec. 22, 1740; m. (1) Digna, d. of Major-General O'Ferrel; m. (2) Anne, sister of Robert Bristow, Esq., July, 1728; d. Feb. 12, 1743. __________________
• The Lords Effingham and the American colonies (1976)
• http://www.archive.org/details/lordseffinghamam00feld
• http://www.archive.org/stream/lordseffinghamam00feld#page/3/mode/1up
• Francis, 5th Baron Howard of Effingham (1643-1695), of Great Bookham, Surrey, was the great-grandson of Sir William Howard of Linfeld, who was the second son of William, first Lord Howard of Effingham. Since Lord Francis Howard played a role in pre-revolutionary days as Governor of Virginia, he is dealt with at length in the following chapter.
• He was succeeded by his second but eldest surviving son, Thomas, as 6th Baron Howard of Effingham (1682-1725). Lord Thomas had no sons, and the Barony devolved upon his brother
• Francis, 1st Earl of Effingham and 7th Baron Howard (1683- 1742). His Lordship was a military officer of high rank. Succeeded by his only son
• http://www.archive.org/stream/lordseffinghamam00feld#page/4/mode/1up
• Thomas, 2nd Earl of Effingham and 8th Baron Howard (1714-1763), also a military officer of rank. he was succeeded by his elder son.
• .... etc.
• http://www.archive.org/stream/lordseffinghamam00feld#page/6/mode/1up
• Lord Francis Howard, 5th Baron of Effingham, of Great Bookham, Surrey was baptized September 17, 1643. His first wife was Philadelphia, daughter of Sir Thomas Pelham, Bt., whom he married July 8, 1673, and by whom he had three sons and three daughters. She died August 13, 1685. On January 20, 1689, he married Susan, widow of Philip Harbord, of Stanninghall, Norfolk, and daughter of Sir Henry Felton, Bt., after he had returned to England.
• This second marriage was to last a little more than six years, since Lord Effingham died March 30, 1695. She survived him thirty-one years. The title passed to his second but eldest surviving son, Thomas. _____________________
• Francis HOWARD (5° B. Howard of Effingham)
• Born: 1643
• Died: 30 Mar 1695
• Buried: Lingfield
• Father: Charles HOWARD of Eastwick
• Mother: Frances COURTHOPE
• Married 1: Philadelphia PELHAM 8 Jul 1673
• Children:
  • 1. Thomas HOWARD (6° B. Howard of Effingham)
  • 2. Francis HOWARD (1° E. Effingham)
  • 3. Philadelphia HOWARD
  • 4. Margaret Frances HOWARD
  • 5. Elizabeth HOWARD (m.1 William Roberts - m.2 William Hutcheson)
• Married 2: Susan FELTON (dau. of Sir Henry Felton of Playford, 2° Bt. and Susanna Tollemache) 20 Jan 1690, St.Giles's-in-the-Fields
• From: http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/HOWARD2.htm#Francis HOWARD (5° B. Howard of Effingham) _______________________