The Scots peerage; founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom . e Board ofGreen Olotli, by his wifeElizabeth, daugliter ofSir John Dralie of Ashe,CO. Devon, and sister ofthe first Baronet of tliesame name, was born 24June 1650 at entered tlie army in1667, and was Gentlemanof the Kings Bedcham-ber in 1673. On 21 Decem-ber 1682 he was createdLORD CHURCHILL OP EYEMOUTH, co. Berwick, inthe Peerage of Scotland, with remainder to the heirs-male of his body. For his distinguished
The Scots peerage; founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom . e Board ofGreen Olotli, by his wifeElizabeth, daugliter ofSir John Dralie of Ashe,CO. Devon, and sister ofthe first Baronet of tliesame name, was born 24June 1650 at entered tlie army in1667, and was Gentlemanof the Kings Bedcham-ber in 1673. On 21 Decem-ber 1682 he was createdLORD CHURCHILL OP EYEMOUTH, co. Berwick, inthe Peerage of Scotland, with remainder to the heirs-male of his body. For his distinguished services to hiscountry he was subsequently created, 14 May 1685, BARONCHURCHILL OP SANDRIDGB, co. Hertford; 9 April1689, EARL OP ROlRLBOROUGH, co. Wilts, and finally,14 December 1702, MARQUESS OP BLANDPORD andDUKE OP MARLBOROUGH, all in the Peerage ofEngland. It is unnecessary to enter into a detailedaccount of the career of this distinguished commander,which belongs to the general history of his times. It issufficient to say that he married, 1 October 1678, Sarah,second daughter and co-heir of Richard Jennings ofSandridge, Herts, by Prances, daughter and co-heir of. LORD OHUROHILL OP EYEMOUTH 533 Sir Giflord Thornliurst, Bart., and died, s. p. m. s., 16June 1722, at Cranbourne Lodge, near Windsor. His widowdied 18 October 1744, aged eighty - four. By her hehad:— 1. John, Lord Churchill and Marquess of Blandford, born 13 February 1689-90. He died, vita patris, of thesmallpox at Kings College, Cambridge, 20 February1702-3. 2. Henrietta, suo jure Duchess of Marlborough, born 24 July 1681, married, in 1698, to Francis Godolphin,afterwards second Earl of Godolphin. She died 24October 1733. 3. Anne, married, as his second wife, in January 1699-1700, to Charles Spencer, fourth Earl of Sunder-land, and died 15 April 1716 at Brington, agedthirty-three. 4. Elizabeth, married, as his first wife, 9 February 1703, to Scroop Egerton, first Duke of Bridgewater, anddied 22 March 1714, aged
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