Commons 1715-1754

b. c. 1709 at Barbados, 1st s. of John Colleton of Barbados and Haines Hill by Elizabeth, da. of Edward Ernle of Etchilhampton, Wilts., wid. of Thomas Shatterden (afterwards Drax); Henry Drax was his half-bro. educ. poss. Eton 1725; Clare, Camb. 1727. m. (1) 1731, Lady Anne Cowper (d. 26 Mar. 1750), da. of William Cowper, M.P., 1st Earl Cowper, s.p.; (2) 30 Mar. 1754, Francis, da. of Philip Jennings, s.p. suc. fa. 1755.

1st s. of Benjamin Collyer. m. Catherine, da. of Jeremiah Powell of Edenhope, Salop,W. Cooper, Wootton Wawen, 115. 1da.

b. 1692, 2nd s. of George Compton, 4th Earl of Northampton, by Jane, da. of Sir Stephen Fox of Farley, Wilts. educ. Eton 1706-7. m. 5 Mar. 1748, Frances, da. of Rev. Thomas Payne, s.p. suc. bro. as 6th Earl 3 Oct. 1754.

b. 27 Aug. 1700, o. surv. s. of David, 1st Earl of Portmore [S], by Catherine, suo jure Countess of Dorchester, da. of Sir Charles Sedley, 5th Bt., M.P., of Aylesford, Kent, mistress of James II. m. 7 Oct. 1732, Juliana, da. and coh. of Roger Hele of Halwell, Devon, wid. of Peregrine Hyde Osborne, 3rd Duke of Leeds, 2s. 2da. suc. fa. as 2nd Earl 2 Jan. 1730; K.T. 2 June 1732.