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Newport, Baron (E, 1642 - 1762)

Creation: let.pat. 14 Oct 1642

Extinct: 18 Apr 1762

Family name: Newport

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Arms:

 See Earl of Bradford

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Richard [Newport], 1st Baron Newport

son and heir of Sir Francis Newport, of High Ercall, co. Shropshire, by his wife Beatrix Lacon, dau. of Roland Lacon, of Willey, co. Shropshire

born

7 May 1587

mar.

bef. 1615 Rachel Leveson (d. 31 Jan 1661), sister and cohrss. of Sir Richard Leveson, of Trentham, co. Stafford, and dau. of Sir John Leveson, of Haling, co. Kent

children

1. Hon Francis Newport, later 2nd Baron Newport later 1st Viscount Newport later 1st Earl of Bradford

2. Hon Andrew Newport, Commissioner of the Customs (d. unm.)

1. Hon Beatrix Newport, mar. Sir Henry Bromley, of Shrawarden Castle, co. Shropshire

2. Hon Christian Newport (d. unm.)

3. Hon Mary Newport, mar. (1) John Steventon, of Tothill, co. Shropshire, and (2) Francis Forester, of Dothill Park, co. Shropshire, High Sheriff of Shropshire 1653 (b. 1623), son and heir of Francis Forester, of Watlingstreet, co. Shropshire, by his wife Dorothy Skrimsher, dau. of James Skrimsher, of Norbury, co. Stafford, and had issue by her second husband

4. Hon Margaret Newport, mar. Richard Fowler, of Hamage Green, co. Shropshire

5. Hon Anne Newport, mar. Edward Corbett, of Longnor, co. Shropshire

6. Hon Elizabeth Newport, mar. Henry Powle, of Williamsthorpe, co. Gloucester

died

8 Feb 1650/1

created

14 Oct 1642 Baron Newport, of High Ercall in the County of Shropshire

suc. by

son

note

Member of Parliament for Shropshire 1614, 1624-26 and 1626-29 and for Shrewsbury 1620-22; knighted 1615

Francis [Newport], 2nd Baron Newport later 1st Viscount Newport later 1st Earl of Bradford, PC

created

11 Mar 1674/5 Viscount Newport, of Bradford in the County of Shropshire

11 May 1694 Earl of Bradford, of Bradford in the County of Shropshire

The Barony of Newport was held by the Viscount Newport (Earls of Bradford from 11 May 1694) from 11 May 1974/5 until 18 Apr 1762, when on the death of Thomas [Newport], 4th Earl of Bradford, 5th Baron Newport, etc., all his titles became extinct.

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