Rev. Hon. George Mordaunt

Historical Anecdotes of the Families of the Boleynes, Careys, Mordaunts, Hamiltons, and Jocelyns, arranged as an elucidation of the Genealogical Chart at Tollymore Park, etc. (2017). Google Books. Retrieved 16 March 2017, from page 69

GEORGE MORDAUNT, the youngest son of Lord Mordaunt, born after his father’s death, was a Clergyman. He married first, Catherine, fourth daughter and co-heir of Sir Thomas Spencer, of Yarnton, in Oxfordshire, sister to the wife of his brother Henry. She died in 1714, leaving no children, and he married, secondly, Elizabeth, daughter of Sir John Doyly, of Chislehampton, in Oxfordshire; she died in 1720, and was mother of Anna Maria Mordaunt, who married Jonathan Shipley, Bishop of St. Asaph’s, and left descendants. His third wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Collyer, and sister of the wife of his brother Lewis, was the mother of Elizabeth Mordaunt, who became the wife of Sir William Milner, of Nun-Appleton, in Yorkshire; and also left descendants.

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

George Mordaunt (1675 - 28th July 1728), 5th son of John Mordaunt, Viscount Avalon, was baptised in All Saints, Fulham in 6th December 1675. He matriculated at New Inn Hall, Oxford on 27th January 1691-2, the university giving his age as 15.

An entertaining account of his early life has been given in the book "Uncertain Unions and Broken Lives - Marriages and Divorce in England 1660 - 1857" by Lawrence Stone (OUP 1992/1992). It is amusing reading but has obvious inaccuracies, such as referring to his brother as 3rd Earl of Anglesey instead of Peterborough, which does not give one great confidence in the piece, and it is probably not very impartial given that most of the sources quoted were intended to totally destroy the character and credibility of the hapless Susan Forbes and her associates. The often quoted footnotes, "LAPC" refers to "Lambeth Palace, Court of Arches manuscripts" the court of appeal of the Archbishop of Canterbury which dealt with, among other things, matrimonial disputes. The mentioned seminary at Lambspring was not, in fact, so much a seminary as a monastery established by English Benedictines.

By his lover, Susan Forbes he apparently had a son

George Morfor (1708 - 1708) baptised in July 1708 in the Portugeuse Ambassador's chapel who, fortunately for him perhaps, did not long survive.

He afterwards married

1. A widow of apparent dubious reputation, Catherine (var. Katherine) Dormer, née Spencer, (d. 1714), daughter of Sir Thomas Spencer of Yarnton, Oxfordshire, at St Bride, Fleet Street, on 3rd December 1708. An heiress, she had inherited from her father a quarter share of the manor of Packwood, Warwickshire, which whole manor her widower George and all her family together sold in 1715. She died without children.

He then married 2. Elizabeth (? - 1718), daughter of Sir John Doyly of Chiselhampton. She is buried in All Saints, the parish church of Fulham, where his parents lived and are buried.

They had two daughters

1. Sophia Elizabeth Mordaunt was named in her father's Will dated 1726, proved in 1728, but I have not yet seen her on any genealogical list. Either she died young or did not make a marriage the various directories and other references thought worth recording
2. Anna Maria Mordaunt who married Jonathan Shipley, D.D., canon of Christchurch, Oxford, and later bishop of St Asaph, in north Wales.

George next married 3. Elizabeth Collier, the sister of Mary, the wife of his brother, Lewis at St. Benet Pauls Wharf, on 9th July 1720. He obtained or was given the living of Little Paxton in Huntingdonshire. His children were all baptised there and he presented a silver plate to the parish. The children of the marriage were not individually named in his Will in 1726, which made guaranteed provision for the two eldest children, by Elizabeth Doyly, on the basis of the earlier marriage settlement but poor George had to admit he could not afford to afford to fulfill his obligations to Elizabeth Collier and her children under her marriage settlement as it seems a third person had defaulted on a debt to him. His Will prompted her to sell all his property to raise money for herself and the education of the children. He clearly did not expect help from his wealthy brothers. All the same, Elizabeth did not do so badly by the children, obtaining a good marriage for at least one daughters.

1. George Mordaunt (1723 - ?), baptised in Little Paxton, Hertfordshire, on 3rd May 1723
2. John Mordaunt (1724 - ?), baptised in Little Paxton, Hertfordshire, on 6th May 1724
3. Mary Mordaunt (1725 - ?), baptised in Little Paxton, Hertfordshire, on 24th August 1725, She married Valentine Morris (or Maurice), Esq., (1727 - 1789). Her portrait miniature was published in a Christie's catalogue. He was to become to become Governor of the Caribean island of St. Vincent and was incumbent when the island was captured by French forces in the American War of Independence and he returned to the UK impoverished. According to Wikipedia articles, Mary attempted suicide and was confined to a madhouse and Valentine was imprisoned for seven years for debt.
4. Elizabeth Mordaunt (1726 - 1785), baptised in Little Paxton, Hertfordshire, in August 1726. She married in 1747 Sir William Milner, a baronet. Their son and heir was (Sir) William Mordaunt Milner. The family has kept the name Mordaunt, not as a hyphenated double-barrelled surname but as a sort of hereditory middle Christian name for all the children, right down to the present generation. The only exception appears to the the current baronet whose christening broke over 200 years of family tradition although not for his brother. A daughter, Mary, married Sir John Lindsay, RN, perhaps most famous now as the father of Dido Elizabeth Belle as a result of the 2013 UK film, "Belle."

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From A Genealogical History of the Dormant. (2017). Google Books. Retrieved 16 March 2017, from page 380

John Mordaunt; this gentleman obtained great fame by his zeal in the cause of King Charles II., and stood a trial during the usurpation for his exertions in behalf of the exiled monarch, but upon which he was acquitted, by the connivance chiefly, as stated by Lord Clarendon, of the celebrated John Lisle, the presiding judge. The other judges were equally divided as to the guilt or innocence of Mr. Mordaunt, and the president gave the casting vote in his favour. He supseqently made several daring but fruitless attempts to restore the king, and for all those faithful services was, eventually, elevated to the peerage, 10 July, 1659, as Baron Mordaunt, of Rygott, со. Surrey, and Viscount Mordaunt, of Avalon, in Somersetshire. His lordship and Sir John Grenvile, were the bearers of the letters which the king, prior to his restoration, addressed to Monk, to parliament, and to the corporation of London. His lordship, after the Restoration, was constituted constable of Windsor Castle, and appointed lord lieutenant, and custos rotulorum of со. Surrey.

He m. Elizabeth, dau. and sole heiress of Thomas Carey, 2nd son of Robert, Earl of Monmouth, by whom he had five sons and three dau's:

5 George, in holy orders. This gentleman m. thrice, and left by his 2nd wife, Elizabeth, dau. of Sir John D'Oyly, Bart., a dau., Anna-Maria (co-heiress), re. to Jonathan Shipley, D.D., bishop of St. Asaph, ancestor by her of the Shipley Conwys, of Bodrhyddan, со. Flint, and of the Shipley of Twyford House, Hants. and by his 3rd wife, Elizabeth, dau. of Colonel Collyer, he was father of two daus.,Mary, m. to Valentine Morris, Esq, of Piercefield, Monmouthshire. Elizabeth, m. to Sir William Mllner, Bart.

Rev. Hon. George Mordaunt is the son of John Mordaunt, 1st Viscount Mordaunt of Avalon and Elizabeth Carey.2 He married, firstly, Catherine Spencer, daughter of Sir Thomas Spencer, 3rd Bt. and Jane Gerrard.1 He married, thirdly, Elizabeth Collyer, daughter of Lt.-Col. unknown Collyer.1 He married, secondly, Elizabeth D'Oyly, daughter of Sir John D'Oyly, 1st Bt., after 1714.1

Children of Rev. Hon. George Mordaunt and Elizabeth Collyer

1. Mary Mordaunt2
2. Elizabeth Mordaunt+2 d. 1785

Child of Rev. Hon. George Mordaunt and Elizabeth D'Oyly

1. Anna Maria Mordaunt+2 b. 1716/17, d. 6 Dec 1788

Citations

1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2772. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

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