Margaret Mordaunt

Margaret Spencer was the natural daughter of Sir Thomas Spencer, 3rd Bt. She married Lt.-Gen. Hon. Harry Mordaunt, son of John Mordaunt, 1st Viscount Mordaunt of Avalon and Elizabeth Carey, on 22 July 1706.1 From 22 July 1706, her married name became Mordaunt.

Children of Margaret Spencer and Lt.-Gen. Hon. Harry Mordaunt

1. Charles Mordaunt2
2. Harry Mordaunt2 d. 7 May 1724
3. General Sir John Mordaunt2 d. 24 Oct 1780
4. Thomas Mordaunt2
5. Herbert Mordaunt2
6. Elizabeth Lucy Mordaunt2 d. c 26 Nov 1765
7. Margaret Mordaunt2

Citations

1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2772. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]
3. [S229] Burke John and John Bernard Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England (1841, reprint; Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1985), page 499. Hereinafter cited as Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England.

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From http://www.mordaunt.me.uk/earls.html

Henry (Harry) Mordaunt (1663 - 4th January, 1719 (Julian), 1720(Gregorian)), second son of John Mordaunt, Viscount Avalon. He was educated at Eton(?), admitted to the Middle Temple on 12th February 1673-74, matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford, on 17th December 1680 and was awarded his B.A. in 1684. He was treasurer of the ordnance 1699 and a Lieutenant-General in 1709. He was M.P. for Brackley in five parliaments 1692-8 and 1700-8, and for Richmond, Yorks, 1708 until his death.

He married Margaret (abt.1674 - 1706), illegitimate daughter of Sir Thomas Spencer, third baronet, of Yarnton, Oxfordshire.

An account of his life is given in the "History of Parliament Online'" website

• From http://www.thepeerage.com/p51672.htm#i516716
• Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: Mar 16 2017, 23:32:59 UTC
• http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1660-1690/member/sp...
  • SPENCER, Sir Thomas, 3rd Bt. (1639-85), of Yarnton, Oxon. b. 1 Jan. 1639, 1st s. of Sir William Spencer, 2nd Bt. of Yarnton by Constance, da. of Sir Thomas Lucy† of Charlecote, Warws. m. 24 Jan. 1655, Jane, da. of Sir John Garrard, 2nd Bt., of Lamer Park, Wheathampstead, Herts., 3s. d.v.p. 6da.; 1da. illegit. suc. fa. May 1647.1