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Ducie, Baron (GB, 1720 - 1770)

Creation: let.pat. 9 Jun 1720

Extinct: 25 Dec 1770

Family name: Moreton

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Arms:

See Earl of Ducie

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Matthew Ducie [Moreton], 1st Baron Ducie, PC

1st son and heir of Edward Moreton, of Moreton and Ingleton, co. Stafford, by his wife Eleanor Ducie, niece of William [Ducie], 1st Viscount Downe, and only child of Robert Ducie, of Little Aston, co. Stafford, 4th son of Sir Robert Ducie, 1st Bt.

born

c. 1663

mar.

11 Jan 1689/90 Arabella Prestwich (b. c. 1660; d. 14 Mar 1749/50), 1st dau. and cohrss. of Sir Thomas Prestwich, 2nd Bt., by his wife Mary Hunt, dau. of Edward Hunt, of Mortlake, co. Surrey

children

1. Hon Matthew Ducie Moreton, later 2nd Baron Ducie

1. Hon Elizabeth Moreton, mar. (1) Richard Syms, of Blackheath, London, and (2) Francis Reynolds MP, of Strangways, co. Lancaster, and had issue by her second husband:

1a. Thomas Reynolds later Reynolds-Moreton, later 2nd Baron Ducie

2a. Frederick Reynolds later Reynolds-Moreton, later 3rd Baron Ducie

1a. Mary Reynolds (d. 26 Mar 1818), mar. Thomas Legh, of Wincham, son and hr. of Charles Legh, of Adlington, co. Chester

2a. Arabella Penelope Reynolds, mar. John Bettesworth, of East Hyde, co. Lancaster

2. Hon Penelope Moreton, mar. Thomas Stourton

died

2 May 1735

created

9 Jun 1720 Baron Ducie, of Moreton in the County of Stafford

suc. by

son

note

High Sheriff of Staffordshire 1704-05 and of Gloucestershire 1705-06; Member of Parliament (Whig) for Gloucestershire 1708-13 and 1715-20; Vice-Treasurer of Ireland 1717-20; Privy Councillor [I] 1717

Matthew Ducie [Moreton], 2nd Baron Ducie also 1st Baron Ducie (of Tortworth)

born

bef. 1700

died

25 Dec 1770

created

27 Apr 1763 Baron Ducie, of Tortworth in the County of Gloucester, with a special remainder failing heirs male of his body to his nephews, Thomas Reynolds and Francis Reynolds, respectively in like manner

note

Member of Parliament (Whig) for Cricklade 1721-22, for Calne 1723-27, for Gloucester 1727-28, for Tregony 1729-34 and for Loswithiel 1735; Constable of St Briavels, Warden of the Forest of Dean and Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire 1755-58

On the death of the 2nd Baron Ducie the Barony of Ducie of Moreton became extinct and the Barony of Ducie of Tortworth passed to his nephew, Thomas Reynolds.

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