Willoughby Bertie, 3rd Earl of Abingdon

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Willoughby Bertie, 3rd Earl of Abingdon was born on 28 November 1692 at Lindsey House, Westminster, London, England.4 He was the son of Hon. James Bertie and Elizabeth Willoughby.1,3 He married Anna Maria Collins, daughter of Sir John Collins, in August 1727 at Florence, Italy.5 He died on 10 June 1760 at age 67.5 He was buried at Rycote Chapel.5 His will was probated on 9 July 1760.5

Willoughby Bertie, 3rd Earl of Abingdon held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Westbury in 1715, but was unseated after a petition.4 He succeeded to the title of 3rd Earl of Abingdon, Berkshire [E., 1682] on 16 June 1743.5 He succeeded to the title of 7th Lord Norris [E., 1572] on 16 June 1743.6 He held the office of High Steward of Abingdon and Wallingford in November 1743.4 His last will was dated 3 December 1756.

Children of Willoughby Bertie, 3rd Earl of Abingdon and Anna Maria Collins

• Lady Mary Bertie+ d. 22 Jul 1826
• James Bertie, Lord Norreys5 b. 25 Sep 1735, d. 12 Oct 1745
• Willoughby Bertie, 4th Earl of Abingdon+5 b. 16 Jan 1739/40, d. 26 Sep 1799
• Captain Hon. Peregrine Bertie5 b. bt 1741 - 1760

Citations

• [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 65. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
• [S3409] Caroline Maubois, "re: Penancoet Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 2 December 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Penancoet Family."
• [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 2, page 2349. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
• [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 47.
• [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 48.
• [S37] Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition, volume 2, page 2348.

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Family and Education b. 28 Nov. 1692, 1st s. of Hon. James Bertie of Stanwell, Mdx. educ. Corpus Christi, Oxf. 1707. m. Aug. 1727, Anna Maria, da. of Sir John Collins, 3s. 7da. suc. fa. 1735 and uncle as 3rd Earl of Abingdon 16 June 1743.

Offices Held

High steward, Abingdon and Wallingford 1743.

Biography At the 1715 election Willoughby Bertie was brought in by his uncle as a Tory for Westbury. Awarded the seat on a double return, he was unseated on petition two months later. He did not stand again. During the 1745 rebellion he refused to join the Oxfordshire association in defence of the Hanoverian succession.1

He died 10 June 1760.

Ref Volumes: 1715-1754 Author: R. S. Lea Notes