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MOLESWORTH, Sir John, 4th Bt. (1705-66), of Pencarrow, Cornw.

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bap. 28 Feb. 1705, 1st s. of Sir John Molesworth, 3rd Bt., by Jane, da. of John Arscott of Tetcott, Devon. m. 1728, Barbara, da. of Sir Nicholas Morice, M.P., 2nd Bt., 2s. 1da. suc. fa. June 1723.
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Main residence: Pencarrow, Cornw.
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MOLESWORTH, Sir John, 4th Bt. (1705-66)

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MOLESWORTH, John (1729-75), of Pencarrow, Cornw.

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b. 12 Mar. 1729, 1st s. of Sir John Molesworth, 4th Bt. educ. Balliol, Oxf. 1749. m. (1) 28 Sept. 1755, Frances (d. 1758), da. and coh. of James Smyth of St. Audries, Som., 1s.; (2) 22 Sept. 1762, Barbara, da. of Sir John St. Aubyn, 3rd Bt., M.P., sis. of Sir John St. Aubyn, 4th Bt., 2s. 3da. suc. fa. as 5th Bt. 4 Apr. 1766.
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MOLESWORTH, John (1729-75)

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MOLESWORTH, Sir William, 6th Bt. (1758-98), of Pencarrow, Cornw.

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b. 30 June 1758, 1st s. of John Molesworth. educ. Eton 1769-74; St. John’s, Camb. 1776. m. 27 May 1786, Catherine Treby, da. of Paul Henry Ourry, 2s. 2da. suc. fa. as 6th Bt. 20 Oct. 1775.
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MILLER, Thomas (1717-89), of Glenlee, Kirkcudbright Stewartry and Barskimming, Ayr.

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b. 3 Nov. 1717, 2nd s. of William Miller, writer to the signet, of Glenlee and Barskimming by Janet, da. of Thomas Hamilton of Shieldhall, Lanark. educ. Glasgow Univ. 1730; Edinburgh 1738; adv. 1742. m. (1) 16 Apr. 1752, Margaret (d. 18 Apr. 1767), da. of John Murdoch of Rosebank, merchant and provost of Glasgow, 1s. 1da.; (2) 7 June 1768, Anne, da. of John Lockhart of Castlehill, Lanark. suc. fa. to Barskimming estate 1753, and e. bro. John to Glenlee Nov. 1780; cr. Bt. 3 Mar. 1788.
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Town clerk, Glasgow 1748 – 66; steward-depute, Kirkcudbright 1748 – 55; solicitor of Excise [S] 1755 – 59; solicitor-gen. [S] 1759 – 60; ld. adv. Apr. 1760–6; ld. rector Glasgow Univ. 1762 – 64; ld. justice clerk Apr. 1766 under the title of Lord Barskimming, after 1780 altered to Lord Glenlee; ld. pres. ct. of session 1787 – d.

Main residences: Glenlee, Kirkcudbright Stewartry; Barskimming, Ayr.
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MILLER, Thomas (1717-89)

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